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SOUTH CAROLINA Broadband Study
CommitteeDecember 12, 2007
EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2005
The ChallengesThe Challenges
1. Globalization1. Globalization
2. South Carolina 2. South Carolina Students Lag Students Lag
BehindBehind
3. The Per Capita 3. The Per Capita IncomeIncome and Workforce and Workforce GapsGaps
12005 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.
$19,000
$20,000
$21,000
$22,000
$23,000
$24,000
$25,000
$26,000
Per Capita Income
United States
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Challenges:Challenges:The Per Capita Income GapThe Per Capita Income Gap
Personal Pathways to Success: Personal Pathways to Success: A New Vision for EducationA New Vision for Education
Established by The Education and Established by The Education and Economic Development Act (EEDA) of Economic Development Act (EEDA) of 2005 2005
Integrates academic and career-tech Integrates academic and career-tech education to offer more and better education to offer more and better ways for ways for allall students to succeed students to succeed
Elements of the Education and Elements of the Education and Economic Development ActEconomic Development Act
Help students connect education to careers of their Help students connect education to careers of their choicechoice
Increase the number of guidance and career counselors Increase the number of guidance and career counselors to achieve a 300 students to one counselor ratioto achieve a 300 students to one counselor ratio
Establish clusters of study and Individual Graduation Establish clusters of study and Individual Graduation Plans (IGPs) for studentsPlans (IGPs) for students
Provide for parental review and approval of IGP with Provide for parental review and approval of IGP with student and counselorstudent and counselor
Identify at-risk students and provide programs to Identify at-risk students and provide programs to increase graduation rateincrease graduation rate
Elements of the Education and Elements of the Education and Economic Development ActEconomic Development Act
Align requirements for high school graduation with Align requirements for high school graduation with college entrancecollege entrance
Establish articulation agreements making KEstablish articulation agreements making K--16 16 education seamlesseducation seamless
Create dual-enrollment agreements for high school and Create dual-enrollment agreements for high school and college courseworkcollege coursework
Create Regional Centers to connect students, Create Regional Centers to connect students, educators, employers, and the communityeducators, employers, and the community
Create a Coordinating Council to oversee Create a Coordinating Council to oversee implementation of EEDAimplementation of EEDA
Personal Pathways to Success Personal Pathways to Success 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
In the Past In the Past Making connections among stakeholders Making connections among stakeholders was like moving through a maze in which was like moving through a maze in which
only the most persistent arrive at a only the most persistent arrive at a mutually beneficial partnershipmutually beneficial partnership
Business
Community
Pre K-16 Education and Work Force Development Agencies
Economic Development
Business and Education
Partnership
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.
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
Access to information is Access to information is critical for students, parents, critical for students, parents,
councilors, educators and councilors, educators and businesses leaders who, businesses leaders who, together will identify together will identify “Personal Pathways to “Personal Pathways to
Success” for South Carolina’s Success” for South Carolina’s peoplepeople
SDE and CHE on the verge of SDE and CHE on the verge of implementing many IT Solutionsimplementing many IT Solutions
12 RECs have been formed and each has a web site12 RECs have been formed and each has a web site REC websites identify programs for school districts to REC websites identify programs for school districts to
identify and help students “at risk for graduation”identify and help students “at risk for graduation” 65 school districts have electronic IGPs ready for use65 school districts have electronic IGPs ready for use Two separate career planning tools are availableTwo separate career planning tools are available
SCOISSCOIS Kuder Career Planning SolutionKuder Career Planning Solution
Standard transcript vendor proposals are under reviewStandard transcript vendor proposals are under review
SDE and CHE are identifying vendors SDE and CHE are identifying vendors that offer other IT Solutionsthat offer other IT Solutions that that
could be implemented early in could be implemented early in 20082008
Secondary to post-secondary course articulation Secondary to post-secondary course articulation solutionssolutions
Business to student connection solutions:Business to student connection solutions: Extended learning opportunities (apprenticeships)Extended learning opportunities (apprenticeships) School to work learning experiencesSchool to work learning experiences Work shadowingWork shadowing Speakers for schools and teacher assistant programsSpeakers for schools and teacher assistant programs
Student information about going to collegeStudent information about going to college
SC Department of Commerce has just SC Department of Commerce has just implemented an IT solution that implemented an IT solution that
provides detailed up to date provides detailed up to date information about jobs and career information about jobs and career
statistics in south Carolina.statistics in south Carolina.
The WIN Strategic CompassThe WIN Strategic Compass
An powerful database for Economic Development Planners
Access to these tools is Key to SC Access to these tools is Key to SC step change increase in per capita step change increase in per capita
incomeincome Access means broadband capacity in every Access means broadband capacity in every
Middle and High School in the stateMiddle and High School in the state Allow councilors to work with their 300 students and Allow councilors to work with their 300 students and
parents in preparing the electronic IGPparents in preparing the electronic IGP Access means enough computers available in Access means enough computers available in
schools for student use during and after schoolschools for student use during and after school Access means lap tops for students to take Access means lap tops for students to take
home to work with parents on career planning home to work with parents on career planning Access means more than “dial-up” access to Access means more than “dial-up” access to
internet at their homesinternet at their homes
With Personal With Personal Pathways to Pathways to
Success:Success:
Students Students WinWin Enhances academic Enhances academic
achievement by achievement by providing real-world providing real-world relevancerelevance• Students see a reason to achieve in the classroomStudents see a reason to achieve in the classroom• Out-of-classroom learning provide valuable career Out-of-classroom learning provide valuable career
connections with local businessesconnections with local businesses• More students graduate and graduates are better More students graduate and graduates are better
prepared for postsecondary successprepared for postsecondary success Sets up seamless postsecondary paths and Sets up seamless postsecondary paths and
reduces college expenses by doing soreduces college expenses by doing so Offers enhanced guidance and individual Offers enhanced guidance and individual
planningplanning Provides multiple avenues to successProvides multiple avenues to success
With Personal Pathways to Success:With Personal Pathways to Success: The Business Community WinsThe Business Community Wins
Improves the quality of graduates entering the Improves the quality of graduates entering the workforce by giving them job-specific skillsworkforce by giving them job-specific skills
Gives graduates the “soft” skills—professionalism, Gives graduates the “soft” skills—professionalism, punctuality, responsibility, reliability—necessary for punctuality, responsibility, reliability—necessary for successsuccess
Facilitates recruiting of new Facilitates recruiting of new workers and reduces turnover workers and reduces turnover by helping students pinpoint their by helping students pinpoint their career interests and talentscareer interests and talents Improves the business climate by Improves the business climate by promoting economic developmentpromoting economic development
With Personal Pathways to SuccessWith Personal Pathways to Success::
South Carolina WinsSouth Carolina Wins Gives businesses access to pools of Gives businesses access to pools of
talented studentstalented students Uses educational resources more Uses educational resources more
effectivelyeffectively Grows a highly qualified workforce Grows a highly qualified workforce Expands the state’s capabilities as a Expands the state’s capabilities as a
global competitor that can respond to global competitor that can respond to rapid economic changerapid economic change