Chestnut Mountain Academy to host Rep. Timothy Barr

CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN - State Rep. Timothy Barr will visit Chestnut Mountain Academy on October 2, reading from a favorite children's book to the center's 4-year-olds as part of Georgia's Pre-K Week. <br /> <br /> September 30-October 4 is the state's official Pre-K Week, hosted by Voices for Georgia's Children (www.georgiavoices.com) and its Pre-K Week partners. Across the state, government and community leaders will visit some of the Pre-K classrooms. Representative Timothy Barr is one of nearly 150 officials who will visit some of the approximately 3,800 Pre-K classrooms located in all 159 counties in Georgia.<br /> <br /> "We are so honored that Representative Timothy Barr is taking time away from his demanding schedule to spend some time with us," said Jennifer Longley, Director of Chestnut Mountain Academy. "We need leaders like him to be vocal about the positive affects that early childhood education programs have on the future success of the child, and of our state." <br /> <br /> Barr will be at the school from about 9:00-10:00. While there, he will also take a tour of the facility, talk with the staff, and get an up-close look at the ways the school is supporting early learning.