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Data Secretary Cardona and North Carolina Rep. Alma Adams Highlight Support for HBCUs, Summer Enrichment with Visits to Johnson C. Smith University and Paw Creek Elementary School
                                                          Archived InformationSecretary Cardona and North Carolina Rep. Alma Adams Highlight Support for HBCUs, Summer Enrichment with Visits to Johnson C. Smith University and Paw Creek Elementary School
**Contact:** Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
**EVENT DATE:** Monday, July 12, 2021	
	
On  Monday, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and U.S. Rep. Alma  Adams of North Carolina will visit Johnson C. Smith University, tour  the university’s Science Center, and participate in a roundtable  discussion with students and education leaders. Secretary Cardona will discuss  the Build Back Better agenda, a once-in-a-generation investment in our  nation’s future that includes $45 billion in investments for Historically  Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), including Johnson C. Smith  University. The roundtable will be followed by  a brief press gaggle with Secretary Cardona and Rep. Adams.
Secretary Cardona and  Rep. Adams also will visit Paw Creek Elementary School after  school hours, where they will tour a Camp CMS program and learn about types of  instruction offered to students with exceptional needs. Camp CMS, led by  Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, is a free, full-day summer experience for K-12  students with in-person learning. After the tour, Secretary Cardona and Rep.  Adams will speak with parents of students with exceptional needs and discuss  how to best support children with disabilities. This visit coincides with  National Summer Learning Week, where Secretary Cardona  is highlighting the importance of reengaging students and building  excitement around returning to in-person learning this fall. The roundtable will be followed by a brief press gaggle with  Secretary Cardona and Rep. Adams.
Press access to the tours and roundtables is limited. Certain  events will be pooled press. If you are interested in covering these events,  please email press@ed.gov.
**Monday, July 12, 2021**
**Tour of Johnson  C. Smith University Science Center**
**Where:**
  Johnson  C. Smith University
  Science Center
  100 Beatties Ford Rd.
  Charlotte, North  Carolina
**When:** 
  2:10 – 2:30 p.m. ET (*Time is subject to change)*
**Participants:**
  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona 
  Rep. Alma  Adams
**Press:**Space is limited. If  you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov.

**Roundtable Conversation with Students and  Education Leaders on Build Back Better Agenda**
**Where:**
  Johnson  C. Smith University
  STEM-Innovation  Center
  100 Beatties Ford Rd.
  Charlotte, ;North  Carolina
**When:**
  2:30  –3:15 p.m. ET (*Time is subject to change)*
**Participants:**
  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
  Rep.  Alma Adams
  Johnson C. Smith University President Clarence D. Armbrister
  Various  students and education leaders
**Press:**This is an open press  event. If you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov.

**Press Gaggle with Secretary Cardona and Rep. Adams**
**Where:**
  Johnson  C. Smith University
  STEM  Innovation Center
  100 Beatties Ford Rd.
  Charlotte, North Carolina
**When:**
  3:15 – 3:25 p.m. ET *(Time is subject to change)*
**Participants:**
  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona 
  Rep. Alma  Adams
**Press:**This****is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this  event, please email press@ed.gov.
**Tour of****Camp  CMS Program at Paw Creek Elementary School**
**Where:**
  Paw  Creek Elementary School
  1300  Cathey Rd.
  Charlotte, North  Carolina
**When:**
  4:20 – 4:30 p.m. ET (*Time is subject to change)*
**Participants:**
  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona 
  Rep. Alma  Adams
  Paw  Creek Elementary School Principal Danielle K. Belton
  Charlotte-Mecklenburg  Schools Board of Education Chairperson Elyse C. Dashew
  Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Deputy  Superintendent Dr. Matt Hayes
**Press:**Space is limited. If  you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov.<

**Roundtable Conversation with Camp CMS Parents**
**Where:**
  Paw  Creek Elementary School
  1300  Cathey Rd.
  Charlotte, North  Carolina
**When:**
  4:30 – 4:50 p.m. ET (*Time is subject to change)*
**Participants:**
  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona 
  Rep.  Alma Adams
  Charlotte-Mecklenburg  Schools Board of Education Chairperson Elyse C. Dashew
  Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Deputy  Superintendent Dr. Matt Hayes
  Parents of students with exceptional needs
**Press:**This is an open press  event. If you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov.
**Press Gaggle with Secretary Cardona and Rep.  Adams at Paw Creek Elementary School**
**Where:**
  Paw  Creek Elementary School
  1300  Cathey Rd.
  Charlotte, North  Carolina
**When:**
  4:50 – 5:00 p.m. ET *(Time is subject to change)*
**Participants:**
  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
  Rep. Alma  Adams
**Press:** This is an open press  event. If you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov.

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