Mountain Brook Schools program offers taste of college life
Published: Saturday, April 21, 2012, 11:00 AM
Mark Almond -- The Birmingham NewsSamford student Anna Sharp (left) assists Mountain Brook students Bailey Jones and John Donley as they work with a phone and computer at Samford University in Homewood, Ala., Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Graduated Mountain Brook special education students participate in the Turning Points program at Samford University to experience college life. They interact with Samford students, attend some classes, get training in social skills and work on campus. (The Birmingham News/Mark Almond) For Judy Jones, Mountain Brook Schools' Turning Points initiative is appropriately named.
"Everybody needs to feel like they are contributing," Jones said. "Everybody likes to feel fulfilled and doing things that make them feel like part of society."
Judy's daughter Bailey is one of the first participants in Turning Points, a program that gives special education students a taste of college life at Samford University when they might not normally get the chance to experience it.
