Summary: <br> <br> <br> Today, I am talking with Matt Jones, the Chief of Staff for the Georgia Department of Education.<br> He is a former teacher and technology director from Toombs County, Georgia.<br> We get a chance to talk about what he does as Chief of Staff as well as what he liked most about working with kids as a teacher.<br> <br> <br> <br> The focus of our talk is on the initiative Vision 2020. According to Matt, "It captures where we want to go as a state."<br> <br> <br> <br> We talk about several of the key elements of Vision 2020 and Matt explains the point and purpose of each.<br> You will hear Matt's passion and focus on the children of Georgia as well as take away a keen understanding of Georgia's focus for the next several years.<br> Thanks for listening! Enjoy!<br> <br> <br> <br> Find out more information:<br> <a href="http://www.gadoe.org/">Georgia Department of Education</a><br> <a href="http://www.gadoe.org/Documents/VISION_2020.pdf">Vision 2020</a><br> <a href="https://issuu.com/georgiadoe/docs/final_booklet">Educating Georgia's Future</a><br> email Matt: mattjones@doe.k12.ga.us<br> <br> Length: 37:33<br>
