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Regional Education Centers

Regional Education Centers. Making the Education and Economic Development Connections. Challenges: The Workforce Gap. *1998-1999 State Department of Education Special Survey. **Source: D’Amico,C. Workforce 2020.

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Regional Education Centers

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  1. Regional Education Centers Making the Education and Economic Development Connections

  2. Challenges:The Workforce Gap *1998-1999 State Department of Education Special Survey **Source: D’Amico,C. Workforce 2020

  3. TODAY Making connections among stakeholders is like moving through a maze in which only the most persistent arrive at a mutually beneficial partnership Business Pre K-16 Education and Work Force Development Agencies Business and Education Partnership Economic Development Community

  4. Section 59-59-180 (A) of the EEDA “[T]he Education and Economic Development Council shall designate regional education centers to coordinate and facilitate the delivery of information, resources, and services to students, educators, employers, and the community.”

  5. TOMORROWA match-maker for 100,000 businesses and thousands of educators Students Donations Economic Development One Stop Services CATE Businesses Regional Centers Teacher Summer Employment Community Volunteers Guest Lectures Educators Shadow Programs Other Stakeholders Regional Education Centers coordinate service providers and facilitate customer access.

  6. Regional Education Centers are not additional service providers, but virtual “brokers” of information and services for students, educators, employers and the community.

  7. OVERVIEW OF THE SCOPE OF EEDA REGIONAL EDUCATION CENTERS Education & Economic Development Coordinating Council SC Department of Education SC Employment Security Commission Regional Education Center Advisory Board (See “B” on Next Page) Regional Education Centers (See “A” on Next Page) State Board For Tech. & Comprehensive Ed. Provide Assistance Mission: To coordinate and facilitate the delivery of information, resources, and services to students, educators, employers and to the community Commission on Higher Education Department of Commerce CUSTOMERS Local School District Employers Community Higher Education Educators Students Adults • Connections • among • Business and • Education • Help create and • coordinate Work • Force Education • Programs • Information • Resources • Professional • Development • Education • Partnerships • Career • Oriented • Learning • Training • Career • Planning • Employment • Seeking • Training • Support • Help create & • coordinate work • force education • programs • Provide resources • for compliance & • accountability to • chapter • Career • Planning • Employment • Seeking • Training • Support Services Provided

  8. OVERVIEW OF THE SCOPE OF EEDA REGIONAL EDUCATION CENTERS Regional Education Centers “A” Regional Education Center Advisory Board “B” Local School District Superintendent Regional Education Center Coordinator High School Principal Local Work Force Investment Board Chairperson One Stop Shops Technical College President Work Force Investment Boards 4 Year College/University Representative Tech Prep Consortia Appointed by Appropriate Legislative Delegations Career Center Director or School District Career and Technology Education Coordinator Regional Instructional Technology Centers Others To Be Determined PTO Representative Business Leaders Civic Leaders

  9. Regional Education Center Committee 5-Step Implementation Plan • 1. Determine there will be 12 Regional Centers • 2. Establish uniform standards for all regions including the structure and responsibilities of Regional Center Advisory Boards • 3. Establish the Regional Center Advisory Boards • 4. Ensure the Regional Center Advisory Boards immediately inventory the resources in the regions • 5. Seek total virtuality as a long term goal for each • Regional Center

  10. Regional Education Center Committee 5-Step Implementation Plan • Determine there will be 12 Regional Centers Section 59-59-180 (E)(1) of the EEDA: The regional centers are to assume the geographic configuration of the Local Workforce Investment Areas (LWIA) of the South Carolina Workforce Investment Act.”

  11. Regional Education Center Committee 5-Step Implementation Plan • Determine there will be 12 Regional Centers • Establish uniform standards for all regions including the structure and responsibilities of Regional Center Advisory Boards

  12. Formation of Regional Education Centers Appropriate Local Legislative Delegation Appoints Regional Education Center Advisory Board Service Partner Hires Selects Service Partner Regional Education Center Coordinator Administrative Partner / Fiscal Agent Service Partner Service Partner

  13. Regional Education Center Committee 5-Step Implementation Plan • Determine there will be 12 Regional Centers • Establish uniform standards for all regions including the structure and responsibilities of Regional Center Advisory Boards • Establish Regional Education Center Advisory Boards Section 59-59-180 (E)(1) of the EEDA: “Appropriate local legislative delegations shall make the appointments to the regional center boards.”

  14. Establishing REC Advisory Boards Two Regions (one urban/one rural) were targeted as pilot RECs: • PEE DEE – Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, and Marlboro Counties (First meeting: October 26th, 2006) • MIDLANDS – Fairfield, Lexington and Richland Counties (First meeting: November 1st, 2006)

  15. Establishing REC Advisory Boards The status of REC rollout to other regions is*: • Trident – First Meeting: January 25th, 2007 • Greenville – all appointment requests made • Upper Savannah – First Meeting: April 20th, 2007 • Waccamaw – all appointment requests made • Lowcountry – preliminary discussions scheduled • Upstate • Lower Savannah • Catawba • Santee-Lynches • Pendleton *updated 04/10/2007

  16. Regional Education Center Committee 5-Step Implementation Plan • Determine there will be 12 Regional Centers • Establish uniform standards for all regions including the structure and responsibilities of Regional Center Advisory Boards • Establish Regional Education Center Advisory Boards • Ensure that each Regional Center Advisory Board immediately inventory the resources in the region. • Seek total virtuality as a long term goal for each Regional Center

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