Transcript How To Get Your Chamber Involved -

Today’s Agenda
Part 1
• Define the Need for Business/Education
Partnerships in Your Community
Part 2
• Describe Your Vision of an Exemplary
Business/Education Partnerships
Part 3
• Plan Your Course of Action for Developing
Effective Business/Education Partnerships
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Time to Reflect
Part 1
• Define the Need for Business/Education
Partnerships in Your Community
• Describe Your Vision of an Exemplary
Business/Education Partnerships
• Plan Your Course of Action for Developing
Effective Business/Education Partnerships
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Impending Workforce Shortage
Projections by 2008
• Healthcare
– 30.8% growth in total
new positions (17,680
new positions)
– 12% of all jobs
created in Central
Ohio will be in the
healthcare industry
• Information
Technology
– 73.2% growth (15,000
new jobs)
– 10% of all jobs
created in Central
Ohio will be in the IT
industry
• Business
– 13.2% growth in total
new positions (50,000
jobs)
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Current Situation
CPS - Largest
Workforce Supplier
in Central Ohio
2,900
4,900
Original
Class
CPS
Graduates
2,000
Drop out
Don’t Graduate
Workforce
Only 1 in 14 Ohio
HS Graduates
prepared for entry
level work
Are They Ready?
College
71% Columbus
State freshman need
remedial courses in
English and Math 5
Meanwhile . . .
Back at the Schoolhouse
• Poor attendance
• Low graduation rate
• Lack of success in academic subjects
• Unprepared for the challenges of the 21st
century workplace
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Matriculation and Graduation Rates
1999 Baseline
9th
High School
Grade
Briggs
308
East
419
Marion-Franklin
293
Mifflin
283
West
526
12th
Grade
153
139
160
163
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Matriculation
No. of
Graduates % of
Rate
Graduates
9th Grade
49.68%
118
38.31
33.17%
106
25.30
54.61%
127
43.34
57.60%
129
45.58
38.59%
145
27.57
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Status of Business/Education
Partnership
1999
• Adopt-A-School
• Individual teachers &
schools contacting
business partners
– Equipment
– Speakers
• Career/Technical
Programs
– Advisory committees
– Job placement/Workbased learning
– Some articulation to
post-secondary
– Field Trips
Level 2 - “Partners in the Classroom”
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Time to Reflect
Part 2
• Define the Need for Business/Education
Partnerships in Your Community
• Describe Your Vision of an Exemplary
Business/Education Partnerships
• Plan Your Course of Action for Developing
Effective Business/Education Partnerships
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Workforce Development Vision
Emerging Workforce
+
Small Learning Community
College Prep Curriculum/Career Theme
Partnership with Business, Community &
Higher Education
Career Academies
Preparing High School Students Today to be a
Success in Business Tomorrow
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Academies
Industry-Focused
IT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Networking/Desktop & Info Support; Web
Developer
Business . . . . . . . . .
Marketing; Accounting & Finance;
Administration & Management
Health Sciences . .
Medical Services; Sports & Fitness Management
TEAM . . . . . . . . . . .
Electronic Engineering; CADD; Mechanical
Engineering
ACE . . . . . . . . . . . .
Architectural/Civil Tech;
Mechanical Tech; Structural Tech
Arts & Comm . . . .
Communications Media; Performing Arts;
Visual Arts
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Benefits to Students
• College Prep High School Diploma
• Industry certification – where
appropriate
• Up to one year of college credit
• Business experience through
internships, mentoring and other
activities
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Expanding the Vision
• Columbus Pathways to Success Initiative
– Equity, opportunities for all students
– Higher academic standards
– Higher expectations for students, parents and
educators
– Partnerships with business, industry and postsecondary institutions
– Mentoring opportunities and meaningful internships
– Data driven decision-making
– Structured system of extra help
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Components of CPSI
• 8th Grade Student
Preparation
• Summer Bridge
– Math, reading and study
skills
– Funded by Local WIA
– Six program sites
– Supported by local
community college, the
Chamber and the
Mayor’s Office
• Freshmen Success
Academy
– Small Learning
Community
– College Preparatory
Curriculum
– Career Exploration
– Career Development
Activities
– Extra Help
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CPSI Components
Continued
• Teacher Advisement
• Career Academies
– 1:15 Advisor/Advisee
Ratio
– Small Learning
Communities
– Meet twice monthly for
30-45 minutes
– College Preparatory
Curriculum
– Advisors assigned by
academy
– Thematic Approach to
Learning
– Program of Activities by
grade level
– Integrated Projects
– Scheduling assistance
– Career-Related
Electives
– Program guided by a
committee
– Career Development
Activities
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CPSI Components
Continued
• Acceleration Academy
– After-Hours Program
• Extra Help
• Math, Reading/ Language
Arts
– Career-Based
Intervention (CBI)
Math
• Study Skills Instruction
– 9th Grade Algebra 1
• Proficiency Test Tutoring
– Summer Bridge
• Student to Teacher Ratio
15:1
– After-School Tutoring
• Return to Day Program
– Monitoring and mentoring
for students
• Mandatory Assignment for
One Semester
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Overlapping Vision
Increase
readiness of
incoming
freshmen
Increase
student
achievement
CSCC
Improve quality of
emerging workforce
GCCC
CPS
Common Goal:
Increase Student Achievement
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Partnership Today
Critical Success Factor:
Each partner has staff
dedicated to support
implementation
CSCC
CPS
At the center of the
partnership, industryfocused steering
committees
guide implementation
Business
Level 5 - “Partners in Systemic Educational
Improvement”
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Adding Schools & Adding
Students
2003 - 3,545
2004 - 4,050
2005 - 4,180
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Businesses are Jumping In
•
3X Corporation
•
FedEx Ground
•
Ohio Health System
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5/3 Bank
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Franklin County
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Ohio Hospital Assn
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Acordia
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Georgia Pacific
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OSU Medical Center
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Adecco
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Columbus Chamber
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Pepsi
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American Electric Power
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Green Insurance
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Pizzuti
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Arthur Anderson
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HKE Consulting
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ResCare
•
Bank One
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Hanlin-Rainaldi
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Rickenbacker Port Authority
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Battelle For Kids
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Honda
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Ross Labs - Abbott
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Bisys
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Hondros College
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Schenker
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Buckeye Industrial Supply Co.
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Huntington National Bank
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Secure Check
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Caspian Software
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ICC
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Sophisticated Systems
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Chase Manhattan
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Inn at Chestnut Hill
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St. Vincent Family Centers
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Children's Hospital
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Lane Aviation
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Sunrise Assisted Living
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City of Upper Arlington
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Life Alliance
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Tashijian and Company
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Coca Cola
•
Limited
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Team America
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Columbus Airport Authority
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McGraw Hill
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Techniglas
•
Columbus BlueJackets
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Mentoring Center
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The School Study Council
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Columbus State
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Messer Construction
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Tigerpoly Mfg
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Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
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Moling Security
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Time Warner
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Corporate Advisors
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Moody/Nolan Ltd.
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Tower Resource Management
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Crane Plastics
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Mt. Carmel Health System
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UPS
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DeVry
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Nationwide Insurance
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Ubiquitous Technologies
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Deloitte & Touche
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OCLC
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Westminster Thurber
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Dynalab
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ODOT
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Workforce Investment Board
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Elford Inc.
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Ohio Full Court Press
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Worthington Industries
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Roles &
Responsibilities
• CSCC via K-12 Initiatives
– Steering committee
membership
– Articulation agreement for
aligned career/technical
courses
– Summer college courses
• Business Community via
Chamber’s Workforce
Development Department
– Supports steering committees
– Endeavors for consistent
implementation
– Convenes stakeholders
– Acts as intermediary for workbased learning
– Seeks funding
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Roles &
Responsibilities
Continued
• CPS via High School Curriculum Department
– Steering committee membership
– Facilitate all components of CPSI
– Support and advise staff and administrators
– Seek and administer funds
– Arrange and administer staff development
– Collect and interpret data
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Work-based Learning Continuum
By progressing along the Work-based Learning Continuum, the experiences gradually become more involved. While students
have more occasions to make connections between what they learn in the classroom and how it applies to the workplace,
business partners have more opportunities to shape the skills of these students--our emerging workforce.
Classroom
Speaker/Resource
½-hour to 1 hour in
the classroom presenting
“real-world projects” to
help students connect
what they learn in the
classroom; represent
business/industry at
recruiting events (ad hoc)
Job Shadow
Externship
Internship
3-6 hour experience
during which students
observe business
professionals (ad hoc)
3 consecutive full-day
worksite visits where
teachers observe
business professionals
to determine skills and
knowledge needed in
the workplace to be
integrated into the
curriculum
(summers)
60-hour (minimum) paid
experience during which
students develop broad
skills through hands-on
learning and instruction,
culminating in a product
or presentation (summer
between 11th & 12th
grade)
Mentoring
Small Group Shadowing
1-3 hour tour of a workplace to view
workplace and kinds of opportunities
available (ad hoc)
2 worksite visits per
year, 3-6 hours each,
during which students
observe professionals,
combined with e-mail/
phone calls in between
(11th & 12th grades)
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Additional Costs
• $2.1M Annually (CPS)
– Supplemental pay
• $1.9M Since Inception
(Chamber)
– Staff development
– Marketing & recruiting
– Career academies
– Internships
– Transportation
– Mentoring
– Other components of
systemic school reform
– On-line administration
system for WBLEs
– Summer College Courses
– Evaluation of program
outcomes
• CSCC
– In-kind support
– Curriculum building
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Partners Successfully Secure
Funding
•
KnowledgeWorks
–
•
•
–
Summer Bridge ($507,000 & $300,000)
–
Summer Internships ($600,000)
–
Summer College Courses ($68,400)
•
$250,748 over 2 years
Various program-wide activities ($700,000 &
$345,000, respectively)
Columbus Foundation
–
Mentoring ($45,000 and $15,000)
$60,000
Nationwide Insurance
Business Academies ($10,000)
Ohio Department of Education
–
•
U.S. Department of Labor & U.S. Department of
Education
–
•
CSCC on behalf of TEAM Academy ($350,000)
Carl Perkins/Tech Prep
–
•
–
•
$250,000
National Science Foundation
$296,000 over 3 years
Comprehensive School Reform
–
•
•
High Schools That Work
–
Technology Literacy Challenge Fund
–
Small Learning Communities ($86,000)
Local Workforce Board
–
•
•
$152,000
Young Women in Technology
–
$32,000
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Progress in the Initiative
Mifflin High School
Mifflin High School Matriculation
100%
80%
92%^
74%
Class 1999 **
Class 2003 ***
73%^^
63%
58%
60%
46%
40%
20%
0%
Matriculation 9-10
Matriculation 9-11
Matriculation 9-12
Graduation Rate
** Does not relflect mobility rate
*** 4 total credits needed for grade level promotion
^ Percentage increase of 24.60% above the 1999 baseline data for advancement grade 9 to 10
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^^ Percentage increase of 16.36% above the 1999 baseline data for advancement grade 9 to 11
Progress in the Initiative
Mifflin High School
Mifflin High School Attendance Rate
Attendance
100%
89%^
81%
81%
1998 – 1999
1999 – 2000
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
2000 – 2001
Year
^ Percentage increase of 9.61% above the 1999 baseline data
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Progress in the Initiative
Mifflin High School
Number of Days
Mifflin High School Discipline
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Out of School Suspension
1218
673^
307^^
1998 – 1999
1999 – 2000
2000 – 2001
Year
^ Percentage decrease of 44.74% below the 1999 baseline data
^^ Percentage decrease of 74.79% below the 1999 baseline data
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Progress in the Initiative
Awards from Superintendent
Equity Award
“Closing the Academic Achievement Gap”
2000 - 2001
Mifflin High School
West High School
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Time to Reflect
Part 3
• Define the Need for Business/Education
Partnerships in Your Community
• Describe Your Vision of an Exemplary
Business/Education Partnerships
• Plan Your Course of Action for Developing
Effective Business/Education Partnerships
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Now It’s Your Turn
• Identify and meet with key
stakeholders
• Determine common vision
and goals
• Gain buy-in from
stakeholders
– On-going process
• Establish mechanism for
support
– “Us”
– Steering committees
• Investigate options
– Consultants
– Site visits
– Research
• Create implementation plan
– Clarify roles &
responsibilities of partners
• Identify funding sources
• Data-driven decisionmaking
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Factors Influencing Successful
Collaborations1
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Environmental
History of collaboration in the community
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Collaborative group seen as leader in the
community
Members share a stake in both
process and outcome
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Multiple layers of decision-making
Political/social climate favorable
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Flexibility
–
Development of clear roles and policy
guidelines
–
Adaptablility
Membership Characteristics
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Mutual respect, understanding, and trust
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Appropriate cross-section of members
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Members see collaboration as in their
self-interest
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Process/Structure
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•
•
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Ability to compromise
Resources
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Sufficient funds
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Skilled convener
1Mattessich
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Communication
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Open and frequent communication
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Established informal and formal
communication links
Purpose
–
Concrete, attainable goals and
objectives
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Shared vision
–
Unique purpose
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and Monsey, 1992