In support of the work of its member governors, SGA developed "Education in the South - A Passport to Opportunity" (Passport) as an innovative communications initiative to promote high school completion and motivate students to aggressively prepare for college, post-secondary programs and/or employment. Passport was specifically designed to provide technical assistance in the development of customized turn-key communications campaigns for nine Southern states, including plans, strategies, tactics and tools targeted to students at risk of dropping out of high school, as well as their influencers. In August 2005, SGA received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund the ambitious Passport initiative.
The Passport project concluded in December of 2006. The nine participating Passport states each received a state-specific communications plan and a tool kit of resources, that included fact sheets, core messages, expert advice on Web site development and working with partners, and a set of outreach templates and communications materials such as sample radio spots, posters and logos.
Learn more about SGA's Passport initiative by clicking on the following links: