A. D. Harris Learning
Village
A learning village that fulfills a legacy,
empowers our families, and revitalizes the community.
Downtown North CRA
Located at 819 East
11th Street, Panama
City, Florida
The taxable value is
$1,584,113.
Total land site is an
approximate 5.6 acres
that is bound on the
south by east 11th
street, on the north
by 11th court on the
east by Mercedes
Avenue and on the
West by Mc Arthur.
A. D. Harris is part of the adopted
Downtown North CRA Plan.
Total leasable Square
footage= 44, 920.
This facility is
cherished by the
community and as a
school many students
attended classes
when it was a 6th
grade center,
alternative high
school and an
elementary school.
Historically, this site
was the site of the
segregated black
school.
Reinventing the Old
“COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND AMENITIES”
(pg 34 of Downtown North CRA Plan)
The Plan also intends to focus on the strategic allocation of the
area’s existing resources and to ensure that the access to new
services and programs are maximized through coordination
among City departments, the Bay County School Board. The
recommended strategies include exploring opportunities to
initiate partnerships with the area’s service providers both
from a programmatic perspective and to encourage joint use of
facilities. For example, if A. D. Harris Alternative High School is
to be closed, the facilities may be used for a business resource
center, or workforce , non-profit organizations, faith-based
institutions, and a youth training center in partnership with the
School Board as a short term strategy. As the area grows and
develops, the CRA should examine the opportunities to locate
CRA
Plan
these services in a dedicated facility through land
acquisition of underutilized sites to provide the desired
services in a centralized facility.
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CRA Board purchased property
from Bay District school for
$1.00
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Financial literacy and life
management training
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ADHIS is not for profit managing
partner
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Types of services that will be
provided on campus:
Historical and Genealogical
research Center that
compliments the African
American Cultural Center
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Small Business Assistance
Center
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Mentoring Services for Youth
Preventive Health services and
education
 Art, culinary training
 Gulf Coast Community College
credit and non credit classes
 Community Garden and other
green sustainable activities
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Partnerships