SC Education and Business SummitJune 27, 2007

Jim Reynolds, Total ComfortRobbie Barnett, SC Chamber of Commerce

Keith Beall, Total Comfort GreenvilleCedric Brown, Total Comfort Columbia

Ann Marie Stieritz, REC Start-Up Coordinator

REGIONAL EDUCATION CENTERS and BUSINESS

COLLABORATION

EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2005

South Carolina ranks:South Carolina ranks: 11stst in the nation in improvement on federal math tests in the nation in improvement on federal math tests

since 1997since 199711

11stst in the nation in improvement on federal science tests in the nation in improvement on federal science tests since 2000since 200022

11stst in the nation in SAT improvement since 1996 in the nation in SAT improvement since 199633

22ndnd in the nation in improving teacher quality in 2005 and in the nation in improving teacher quality in 2005 and 2006200644

33rdrd in the nation in raising academic standards and in the nation in raising academic standards and improving accountability in 2006improving accountability in 200644

11The Monitor Group.The Monitor Group.22U.S. Department of Education.U.S. Department of Education.33The College Board.The College Board.44Education WeekEducation Week..

The State of Education and The State of Education and Workforce Development in SC:Workforce Development in SC:

53% of high school students graduate in four 53% of high school students graduate in four years — the nation’s lowest “on time” years — the nation’s lowest “on time” graduation rate in 2003graduation rate in 200311

56% of South Carolina adults function at a 56% of South Carolina adults function at a literacy level at or below the fifth gradeliteracy level at or below the fifth grade22

SC labor participation rates are among the SC labor participation rates are among the lowest in the United States: 500,000 adults lowest in the United States: 500,000 adults under the age of 65 are not in the workforce.under the age of 65 are not in the workforce.

11Education WeekEducation Week publisher research. publisher research.22National Assessment of Adult LiteracyNational Assessment of Adult Literacy

The State of Education and The State of Education and Workforce Development in Workforce Development in

SC: SC:

Difficulty finding qualified workers to fill Difficulty finding qualified workers to fill jobs with increasingly demanding jobs with increasingly demanding knowledge and skills sets:knowledge and skills sets:

- Siemens- Siemens

- Palmetto Health- Palmetto Health

- Venture Industries- Venture Industries

- Architects, IT Firms, - Architects, IT Firms, ConstructionConstruction

The Impact on Employers The Impact on Employers

The foundation of economic The foundation of economic development is a knowledgeable, development is a knowledgeable,

skilled workforce:skilled workforce:

K-12K-12

CollegeCollege

Adult WorkforceAdult Workforce

Economic Development in Economic Development in SCSC

Personal Pathways to Success Personal Pathways to Success (The Education and Economic Development (The Education and Economic Development

Act)Act)

creates a seamless process for creates a seamless process for education and workforce education and workforce

development through development through collaboration among: collaboration among:

K-12K-12 Technical CollegesTechnical Colleges 4-Year Institutions4-Year Institutions Parent Parent

OrganizationsOrganizations

Workforce Workforce Investment BoardsInvestment Boards

One Stop CentersOne Stop Centers Business Business

CommunityCommunity Civic OrganizationsCivic Organizations

Key Elements of Key Elements of Personal Pathways to SuccessPersonal Pathways to Success Individual Graduation Plans (IGPs) and Majors for Individual Graduation Plans (IGPs) and Majors for

all studentsall students

Parental review and approval of plans in 8Parental review and approval of plans in 8thth through 12through 12thth grades grades

Identification and assistance for at-risk studentsIdentification and assistance for at-risk students

Expansion of dual credit opportunities to direct Expansion of dual credit opportunities to direct more students to collegemore students to college

Regional Education CentersRegional Education Centers

Regional Education Regional Education CentersCenters

Making the Making the Education and Economic Education and Economic

Development ConnectionsDevelopment Connections

TODAY TODAY Making connections among stakeholders is Making connections among stakeholders is like moving through a maze in which only like moving through a maze in which only the most persistent arrive at a mutually the most persistent arrive at a mutually

beneficial partnershipbeneficial partnership

Business

Community

Pre K-16 Education and Work Force Development Agencies

Economic Development

Business and Education

Partnership

Section 59-59-180 (A) of Section 59-59-180 (A) of the EEDAthe EEDA

““[T]he Education and Economic Development [T]he Education and Economic Development Council shall designate regional education Council shall designate regional education

centers to coordinate and facilitate the centers to coordinate and facilitate the delivery of information, resources, and delivery of information, resources, and

services to students, educators, employers, services to students, educators, employers, and the community.”and the community.”

TOMORROWTOMORROWA match-maker for 100,000 businesses and A match-maker for 100,000 businesses and

thousands of educatorsthousands of educators

Economic Development

Regional Centers

Donations

Businesses

One Stop Services

Teacher Summer Employment

Guest Lectures

Shadow Programs

Other Stakeholders

Educators

CATE

Community Volunteers

Students

Regional Education Centers coordinate service Regional Education Centers coordinate service providers and facilitate customer access. providers and facilitate customer access.

Regional Education Centers Regional Education Centers are not additional service providers, are not additional service providers, but virtual “brokers” of information but virtual “brokers” of information

and services for students, educators, and services for students, educators, employers and the community.employers and the community.

School DistrictsSchool Districts CollegesColleges Workforce Workforce

Investment Investment BoardsBoards

Economic Economic DevelopersDevelopers

Regional Education Center Regional Education Center PartnersPartners

One StopsOne Stops Regional Regional

Technology Technology CentersCenters

Chambers of Chambers of CommerceCommerce

Local Not-for-Local Not-for-ProfitsProfits

Regional Education CentersRegional Education Centers

It’s all about partnering in It’s all about partnering in the community to set the community to set

priorities and leverage priorities and leverage funds and initiatives.funds and initiatives.

CharacteristiCharacteristicscs

K-12K-12 Workforce Workforce InvestmenInvestment Boardst Boards

TechnicTechnical al

CollegesColleges

Econ. Econ. Dev.Dev.

Orgs.Orgs.

Adult Adult EducatioEducatio

nn

Elected Elected OfficialsOfficials

Stakeholder Contributions to a Competitive WorkforceStakeholder Contributions to a Competitive Workforce

The Regional Education Centers The Regional Education Centers Will:Will:

Convene the parties to set targetsConvene the parties to set targets Advocate for resourcesAdvocate for resources Monitor progress towards targetsMonitor progress towards targets Light fires when progress lagsLight fires when progress lags Find gaps in service delivery and facilitate filling the Find gaps in service delivery and facilitate filling the

gapsgaps Keep the overall regional perspective in mindKeep the overall regional perspective in mind Bring the voices and interests of all parties to the Bring the voices and interests of all parties to the

attention of the legislatorsattention of the legislators

Progress of Regional Center Start-Progress of Regional Center Start-UpsUps

Two Pilot Sites began in October/November 2006Two Pilot Sites began in October/November 2006 PeeDee (Florence) – Rural focusPeeDee (Florence) – Rural focus Midlands (Columbia) – Urban focusMidlands (Columbia) – Urban focus

The status of REC rollout to other regions is*:The status of REC rollout to other regions is*: Trident – Trident – First Meeting: January 25First Meeting: January 25thth, 2007, 2007 Upper Savannah – Upper Savannah – First Meeting: April 20First Meeting: April 20thth, 2007, 2007 Greenville – Greenville – First Meeting: May 24First Meeting: May 24thth, 2007, 2007 Waccamaw – Waccamaw – First Meeting: June 14First Meeting: June 14thth, 2007, 2007 Lowcountry – Lowcountry – preliminary discussions in progresspreliminary discussions in progress Pendleton – Pendleton – preliminary discussions in progresspreliminary discussions in progress UpstateUpstate Lower SavannahLower Savannah CatawbaCatawba Santee-LynchesSantee-Lynches *updated 06/01/2007*updated 06/01/2007

What Will What Will

Success for theSuccess for the

Regional CentersRegional Centers

Look Like?Look Like?

For Total Comfort it looks like:For Total Comfort it looks like:

Keith Beall

Cedric Brown

Formation of Regional Education Formation of Regional Education CentersCenters

PEE DEE REGIONPEE DEE REGION

- Ad. Ptner: Florence-Darlington Tech. College - Fiscal Agent: Florence-Darlington Tech. College

MIDLANDS REGIONMIDLANDS REGION

- Ad. Ptner: Midlands Education And Business Alliance - Fiscal Agent: Lexington District 4

TRIDENT REGIONTRIDENT REGION

- Ad. Ptner: Education Foundation (Chas.-Metro Chmbr.) - Fiscal Agent: Trident Technical College

UPPER SAVANNAH REGIONUPPER SAVANNAH REGION

- Ad. Ptner: West. Piedmont Education Consortium

- Fiscal Agent: West. Piedmont Education Consortium

Formation of Regional Education Formation of Regional Education CentersCenters

GREENVILLE REGIONGREENVILLE REGION

- Ad. Ptner: Greenville County School District - Fiscal Agent: Greenville County School District

WACCAMAW REGIONWACCAMAW REGION

- Ad. Ptner: TBD - Fiscal Agent: TBD