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

Together, We Can Make Together, We Can Make Personal Pathways to Personal Pathways to

Success a RealitySuccess a Reality

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