Council members identify labor
and skills gaps and implement
strategies that respond, building
economic vitality.
Councils facilitate expansion of
career pathways pre-school
through university in target
industry clusters.
Councils work to grow smart
students and great jobs that will
retain the region’s youth, attract
talent, and accelerate economic
development.
Key components:
Academies that link industry to
education, providing multiple
pathways to college/career.
Industry helps identify real
issues and needs.
Marketing & Outreach is the
currency for a strong economy.
Research is an innovative force
to sustain these measures. |
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Professional development
promotes a learner mindset,
organization mindset, and
community mindset that
increase human and intellectual
capital.
Link our education, business, and
civic partners around a common
goal of expanded opportunity
and ongoing education. A region
learns and grows together.
A qualified and quality workforce
can be driven by a dedicated
community. Business, education,
government, student and parent
activists learn together to initiate
systems to ensure a robust
regional economy.
Key components:
Faculty Externships
Curriculum Support
Integrated Instruction
Inquiry Based Learning |
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Career themes bring real world
relevance to the classroom and
provide work-based learning
opportunities. Students learning
in academies graduate at
significantly higher rates,
continue to college at higher
rates, and pass high school exit
exams at higher rates.
Mobilizes local leadership on
education and workforce
priorities, leverages powerful
partnerships, connects youth
and adults, and enhances design
strategies for process
improvement.
Key components:
Research/Assessment Data that
provides direction and
continuous improvement.
Strategic Assistance that informs
and improves practice.
Policy Initiatives that create a
college going culture and vibrant
economy. |
