Scott-Bracey graduates with doctorate degree
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Scott-BraceyThe Yazoo Herald
Dr. Pamela Scott-Bracey, Yazoo City native and a 2002 graduate of YCHS, recently graduated from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Applied Technology and Performance Improvement, with a minor in Gifted and Talented Education.
She is currently a curriculum specialist and project coordinator for an Educational Excellence grant, which is funded by Texas Education Agency to develop professional development materials for Career and Technical Education teachers of the Information Technology Cluster. She is also an adjunct professor and research affiliate of the Center for Knowledge Solutions in the Department of Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas.
With instructional experience on both secondary and post-secondary levels, Dr. Bracey is a devoted advocate of the inclusion of relevant career preparation in education, and bridging the employability skills gap between academia and the workplace. She has conducted training workshops with educators and presented research to stakeholders related to career and technical education on local, state, national, and international levels. She is also a published author of several refereed journal articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings.
Dr. Bracey is a member of the American Educational Research Association, Association of the Advancement of Computing in Education, Academy of Human Resource Development, Association for Career and Technical Education, Golden Key International Honor Society, The Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
Attributing much of her success to the Gates Millennium Scholars Program and the United Negro College Fund, Dr. Bracey has also earned a Master of Science degree in Higher Education Administration from Mississippi College, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Technology Education from the University of Southern Mississippi. Her research interests include: career and technical education, gifted education, workplace learning, and professional soft skill development. She resides in Dallas, Texas with her husband, Rudy Bracey and anticipates the birth their first child this summer.
Pam is the proud daughter of Sheila and Harry Scott of Yazoo City; daughter-in-law of Patricia and Rudolph Bracey of Raymond; granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ratcliff of Chicago, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Scott Sr. of Yazoo City,; great-granddaughter of the late Alderman and Mrs. Percy Calvin of Yazoo City.
Dear Editor,
The decision by the present school board not to renew the teaching and coaching contract of Mr. Archie Carlyle was a planned and calculated act of politics. This kind of thing has been happening for years.
They didn’t follow policies or procedures in this matter. The state’s report on the district asked the board to stop interfering in this kind of situation, but it seems they didn’t get the memo.
My mother always put her 11 children first in making decisions for their futures. It is clear this board did not do that.
Mr. Carlyle’s only crime was putting his students first. I feel like Jesus, when he told the people at the well, “He who is without sin cast the first stone.”
I and the 800 people who have signed the petition calling for Carlyle’s return can find no fault in his dedication to our community. We are being laughed at across the state, and on Facebook and Twitter.
Our community is losing faith in our ability to work in a productive and successful district. The Yazoo Herald’s sports editor called it a “travesty.” I ask the question, where are all those Christian folks, his co-workers, his pastor and his fellow church members?
Where are the athletes, past and present, and most of all where are the parents? He has mothered and fathered when you were unable to make it to a game or on the road, giving your children heart-to-heart talks of motivation and encouragement both in the halls of our schools and on the streets of this community. Now he deserves your support in this critical matter.
This affects us all, black and white, because the future of our community is at stake. I am asking everyone to show as much concern about this matter as they do during election time.
Mr. Clifton Jones, I sat on the school board when you and your wife in a 3 to 2 vote were denied what you rightfully deserved. When you first ran for alderman you were the only politician I ever spent an entire day with, walking the streets because I believed in you. When I ran for mayor as an independent, I endorsed McArthur Straughter in the primary. Many people thought I was crazy, but I was exercising my rights.
Mr. Aubry Brent Jr., I followed you from Vicksburg to Belzoni and saw people commit perjury to defeat you. When citizens support a candidate, they want something in return. As a citizen with the 800 petitioners, we are calling in our wager. Just get the record of the board of that decision, which is public record. Check the timeline of the action, and you will be amazed. Next month you will appoint or reappoint a board member, but before you do we deserve answers.
If you find me wrong I will come back and sit before you and the school board and give a public apology. Everyone deserves their day in court, and Mr. Carlyle certainly does.
What you do or don’t do will determine the caliber of teachers and coaches willing to come into our community and work with our children.
Johnny Staples
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