About Operation L.E.A.R.N. Services
01. Who We Are
Operation L.E.A.R.N.’s work is based on the premise that leadership is the key to success for the entire learning community. The goal is to provide stakeholders with professional services that support and encourage unprecedented growth. Our collaborative approach with customers and Community Partners fosters a culture of learning that is both effective and rewarding.
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Operation L.E.A.R.N. consists of professionals and educators who believe there is opportunity for obtaining success. This is the number one priority. For every decision that has to be made, we ask ourselves, “what is best for the people?” With people as our focus, we strive to provide services to set the tone that support learning for the community. We persistently encourage and guide with the purpose of developing and demonstrating knowledge and skills to educate our current generation. With people coming to us with various learning styles and disabilities, our approach to teaching and learning seek to support and reflect a variety of ways to meet needs. The goal is to implement current and progressive methods and ideas in education. In order for a person to truly gain a valuable learning experience, they need a strong foundation that integrates instruction, exploration and discovery. We are committed to working with the Paulding County community to promote success of all people and creating positive learning environments where stakeholders feel safe, valued, and respected.
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Our team of professionals have a wealth of experience that specializes in some family support, workforce development, family strengthening, homeless prevention, tax preparation assistance, and personal development through education and fitness awareness, leadership, mentoring, and athletics.
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Operation L.E.A.R.N. is not just changing lives by providing services to varied age groups in the Paulding County community, but prides itself in hiring a diverse group of underserved people, including first time workers, teens, college students, retirees, and individuals who might otherwise be unemployed given the current economic environment.
02. Philosophy
Our central mission here at Operation L.E.A.R.N. is to provide innovative and structured community outreach programs and activities to enhance individuals and families. We aim to network and build rural alliances and community partnerships with local agencies to make a positive difference in the quality of life for diverse populations, seniors, children, families, veterans, and disabled in Paulding, and surrounding counties.
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Through collaborative methods, we seek to provide an approach that supports and encourages unprecedented growth to build the capacity of the Paulding County Community. This approach aims to provide resources for individual needs, self-sufficiency, and lifelong learning through:
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Leadership - the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation, while operating to accomplish goals and improve organization, team, and family.
Education - the most empowering experience in life. It transforms ignorance into awareness and unlocks opportunities to succeed. This is the key to advancement; sparking the flame in our hearts for the pursuit of happiness; ensuring dreams can come true.
Accountability - taking ownership and doing what is best for the organization and our family; making better choices; treating others the way you would like to be treated; serving as a role model.
Respect - taking someone’s feelings, needs, thoughts, ideas, wishes, and preferences into consideration; giving them value; acknowledging, listening, being truthful, and accepting their individuality.
Nurture - the bedrock of relationships. The ability to care for and foster growth; however it has limits and rules. Also needs understanding, warmth, respect and praise which is necessary to produce healthy, responsible, and self-supporting adults. Through mentoring and modeling, they have the opportunity to become a contributing part of our country.
03. Values
Operation L.E.A.R.N.’s values are a set of beliefs we share about operation procedures. These values guide our priorities and are evident in daily work routines, interaction with each other, and treatment of our customers.
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Operation L.E.A.R.N. values education. We believe education is a life-long bridge that contributes to productive citizenship. We strive to add quality and innovation to the learning process through our inspired solutions.
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Operation L.E.A.R.N. respects it employees. We value the diversity of experience, background, and culture that each bring to the company. We approach every interaction believing we share company loyalty success. We discuss issues, concerns, and suggestions and reach a decision that focuses on improving processes rather than fixing people. We behave in a professional manner, at all times, working diligently to communicate effectively.
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Operation L.E.A.R.N. values its customers. We operate the company in an efficient, effective, and profitable manner—in the best interest of our customers and ourselves. We establish reasonable expectations through candid and honest communication with our customers. We work diligently to deliver quality services with appropriate specifications.
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Operation L.E.A.R.N. embraces change. We energetically adapt our products, services, practices, and processes to new opportunities and methods of doing business.
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Operation L.E.A.R.N. is dedicated to excellence. We are individually and collectively committed to exceptional performance. We plan, prepare, and execute, in a manner that leads to extraordinary results.
04. Staff Contributions
Operation L.E.A.R.N. staff members come from a wide array of educational and professional backgrounds, ensuring that students have diversified resources who have first-hand experience that is crucial. Operation L.E.A.R.N. was founded in 2015 by Dalton J. Lemelle Jr., an award-winning, retired, 20-year Air Force enlisted Veteran and Ed.D Candidate who offers years of professional service in the academic, athletic, education, and leadership arena.
Dalton's life's work has centered around creating a winning culture by assisting limited income, first generation, traditional, and non-traditional students with attaining high school diplomas and college degrees by changing the culture of surrounding communities, thus creating educational awareness. He has authored multiple resources for minorities pursuing education, been awarded million dollar grants from the US Department of Education, and helped countless students in his career.
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Check out his latest book here-