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Imperative for Change

“Even when they are working as designed, they cannot teach our kids what they need to know today. Training the workforce of tomorrow with the high schools of today is like trying to teach the kids about computers on a 50-year-old main frame. It’s the wrong tool for the wrong times.”

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Imperative for Change

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  1. “Even when they are working as designed, they cannot teach our kids what they need to know today. Training the workforce of tomorrow with the high schools of today is like trying to teach the kids about computers on a 50-year-old main frame. It’s the wrong tool for the wrong times.” -Bill Gates to the nation’s governors

  2. Imperative for Change Source: Center for Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University

  3. Compared to Nation Source: Center for Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University

  4. Postsecondary Attainment Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2009

  5. Postsecondary Gap

  6. New High School Model • Align Curriculum to Workforce • Create Relevance for Students • Personalized Learning • Role of the Teacher • Community Becomes the Campus

  7. Initiative • Partnership • Future Jobs • Career Exploratory • Capitalize on Strengths • Use the Community to Engage Students

  8. Workforce Aligned Academies • The Arts • Science, Technology, Engineering • Business and Entrepreneurship • Life Sciences and Health • Construction, Trades, Energy

  9. OCTC Discover College (grades 11-14) • All students on associate degree track

  10. Five High Schools, One Campus • Multi-district school communities aligned to the workforce needs of the future

  11. National Innovation Model • KDE- Next Generation Learning Initiative • Stupski Foundation • Corporate Partners • New Models • Funding • Staffing • Assessment

  12. What’s it worth?

  13. “Owensboro: One Big Campus”

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