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The Invaluable Partnership of Business
EducationPreparing the Next Generation
ofProductive Citizens

• An 11-Year Success Story

Creating and Sustaining Collaborative
Partnerships Between Education and Business
Chris Droessler School-to-Career Coordinator Wake
County Public School System Megan
Kirkpatrick Business Alliance Coordinator Wake
County Public School System
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful
citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is
the only thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead
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The Incomplete Cycle
Keep NC Economically Viable
Prevent Brain Drain
Find Skilled Personnel
Meet Hiring Criteria
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Our students must understand more about the
world in order to succeed and for North
Carolinas economy to thrive. Governor
Mike Easley
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Globalization is Shaping NC
How many languages are spoken in the homes of NC
public school children?
120
How many international firms are operating in
North Carolina?
1,100
Foreign direct investment is responsible for what
percentage of all private sector jobs in North
Carolina? (Hint national average is 3)
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What global region is NCs biggest regional trade
partner?
Asia (42 of NC exports in 2001)
The Center for International Understanding The
University of North Carolina Web
ciu.northcarolina.edu
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Globalization
Two-thirds of the worlds purchasing power and
more than 95 of the worlds population are
outside of the US. As a result, most of North
Carolinas future clients, customers, business
partners and competitors are well beyond our
state and national borders. The North Carolina
businesses that will thrive will be those whose
workers know how to communicate, cooperate and
compete in the global marketplace.
The Center for International Understanding The
University of North Carolina Web
ciu.northcarolina.edu
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By 2020, China wants to be known as an innovation
nation
By 2050, China wants to be an international scient
ific power
September 18, 2006
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NC exports surged 19 percent last year.
September 17, 2006
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Cultural Awareness

• Country Background
• History
• Type of Government
• Language
• Religion
• Demographics

• Cultural Orientation
• Cognitive Styles
• Negotiation Strategies
• Value Systems

• Business Practices
• Appointments/Punctuality
• Negotiating
• Business Entertaining

• Protocol
• Greetings
• Titles/Forms of Address
• Gestures
• Gifts
• Dress

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Local Company Feedback
Wake County Economic Development Program A
program of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce

• High school diplomas and clean criminal
  backgrounds
• Willingness and aptitude for lifelong training
• Ability to do multiple jobs
• Defined pipeline to reach students

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2012 Projected NC EmploymentEducation Required
work exp.
Bachelors degree
long OJT
Bachelor work exp.
Masters degree
Doctorate degree
Professional
1,2 year college
mod. OJT
Associate degree
short OJT
NC Employment Security Commission
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2004 NC High School Graduate Intentions
Other
Employment
Military
Trade and Business Schools
Private Junior Colleges
Public Senior Institutions
Community and Technical Colleges
Private Senior Institutions
NC Public Schools Statistical Profile 2005
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Postsecondary Intentions vs. Reality
Graduate Intentions
Education Required
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OJT
4 year
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4 year
1-2 year
47.4
1-2 year
OJT
35.9
63.8
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Career Outlook Handbook
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Associate Degree Required(2002 NC Starting
Salaries - 2012 High Demand)
46,110 Nuclear Medicine Technologists
45,430 Dental Hygienists 44,030 Radiation
Therapists 42,840 Diagnostic Medical
Sonographers 38,860 Registered Nurses
38,180 Computer Specialists, all other
35,050 Respiratory Therapists
34,030 Radiologic Technologists and
Technicians 32,850 Electro-Mechanical
Technicians 31,310 Physical Therapist
Assistants 27,650 Computer Support Specialists
27,290 Occupational Therapist Assistants
26,830 Biological Technicians
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Why?

• Students - Learn which careers will have openings
  when they are ready to join the workforce.
• Parents - Help their children decide which career
  to pursue.
• Teachers - Know which careers are in high demand
  so they can relate their teachings to careers.
  (Relevance)
• Businesses - Give business people the data they
  need to discuss careers with our students.
  (Relationships)

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www.nccareeroutlook.com
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School-to-Career

• Links what students learn in the classroom to
  what they will do after graduation
• Supports school-based activities such as
  classroom speakers, tutors, mentors, and
  real-world activities
• Encourages collaboration between members of the
  business community and classroom teachers

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STC Mission
The mission of Wake County School-to-Career is to
prepare every student to make knowledgeable
career choices through academic rigor and
work-based learning experiences. This requires a
systematic, comprehensive, community-wide
effort.
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School-to-Career Council
School-to-Career Council Leadership Team
Business Alliance Leadership Team
Career Academy Advisory Board Leaders
Career Pathway Employer Team Leaders
BusinessAlliances
BusinessAlliances
Career Academy Advisory Boards
Career Pathway Employer Teams
High Schools Middle Schools
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The School-Based Business Education Partnership
Business Alliances
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The Essential Principle
Career business expertise, NOT cash !
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Communicating the relationship
between the key career components and opportunity
Confidence
Courses
Choices
Character
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Drugs Smoking Prevention
Clean Criminal Record
Health
Character
Relationships
Gang Prevention
Your Career
Middle School Focus
H.O.P.E.
Communication
Appearance
Education
Financial Options
Wardrobe
Graduation
Rigor Relevance
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Business Alliances

• 38 Business Alliances
• Over 500 Business Members

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Business Alliance Web Sites
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Business Alliance Web Sites
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2005-2006Business Alliance Goals
Improved Data Collection Uniformity in
Marketing Cultural Diversity Awareness Choices
Affecting Future Employment Nontraditional
Careers H.O.P.E.
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2006-07 Goals
INCORPORATE INTO YOUR EVENTS
International Cultural Awareness 21st Century
Skills Internships Biotechnology Engineering
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Strategic Alliance Plan
Measure of Success
Goal to Achieve SIP Objective
Year-end Results
Action Steps
Timeframe
List of participating alliance members business
partners Number of students and teachers
participating
Provide School-to-Career activities for students
Careers Behind the Cars and Cycles
PD Professional Development CD Career
Development LE Leadership CO Communications
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Business Alliances
Business Alliance Chair Business Alliance
Members PTA Liaison Principal Special Populations
Coordinator Career Development Coordinator Student
Representatives
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Business Alliance Mission Statement
Business alliances combine the efforts of the
school and area business partners to benefit
individual students and the community through
collaborative activities that underscore the
value of education and the relationship between
education and career opportunities.
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Alliance Structure

• Alliance Chair is a business person
• Meetings run by Alliance Chair
• Projects align with School Improvement Plan
• Principal support participation
• Follow business meeting protocol
• Steering subcommittees
• Agenda action Items
• Consistent meeting time length

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Business AllianceLeadership Team
Business Chair Regional Chairs Education
Partners Chambers of Commerce Chief Academic
Officer Area Superintendents School-to-Career
Coordinator Business Alliance Coordinator
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Do Alliances Produce Results?
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Twelve Years Going Strong!
Successes from 2005-2006
450 Students at Xtreme Beginnings 649 Classroom
speakers reached 10,315 students 762 Student
internships 1,377 Job shadow opportunities 2,200
Students attended the Triangle Town Center
Career Fair with 200 Business volunteers 24,119 S
tudents attended school career fairs with 1,443
Business Volunteers
Megan and Chris made more than 20 presentations
at state education conferences and local business
meetings.
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Career Fairs
Xtreme Beginnings Career Pathway Fairs Finding
the Shoe that Fits Careers Behind the
Cars Community College Fair Freshman Career
Expo Summer Employment Fair Community Awareness
Day Triangle Town Center Career Fair Friday
Fairs Techno Tuesdays  

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Taking the Road Less Traveled
What is a nontraditional occupation? Any
occupation in which women and men comprise 25
percent or less of its total employment is
considered nontraditional.
US Department of Labor
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Taking the Road Less Traveled
Excerpts from the Carl Perkins Act of 1998
Nontraditional training and employment Occupation
s or fields of work, including careers in
computer science, technology, and other
emerging high skill occupations, for which
individuals from one gender comprise less than 25
percent of the individuals employed in each
occupation or field of work.
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Character
Emphasis
19 Schools 113 Businesses 2,200 Students
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Xtreme Beginnings

• 700 10th, 11th, 12th-grade students
• 200 adult volunteers
• Career models
• Human Resource personnel
• More than 6,000 volunteer hours
• Businesses donate food, door prizes

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Xtreme Beginnings video goes here
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Job Shadowing
Groundhog Job Shadow Day Youth in Business
Day Walk in My Shoes Youth in Government Day Take
Your Child to Work Day

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Business Skills Development
Classroom Speakers Practice Job
Interviews Practice Presentations Resume Writing
Workshop Student Leadership Training

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Student Tutor/Mentoring
Subject Tutoring English Language Mentoring

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Work-Based Learning
Internships Apprenticeships Cooperative
Education Service Learning

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Marketing Communication
Business Alliance Web Creation Business Alliance
Brochures PTSA Newsletter Contributions PTSA
Presentations

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School-to-Career Council
School-to-Career Council Leadership Team
Business Alliance Leadership Team
Career Academy Advisory Board Leaders
Career Pathway Employer Team Leaders
Career Academy Advisory Boards
BusinessAlliances
Career Academy Advisory Boards
Career Pathway Employer Teams
High Schools Middle Schools
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Career Academies

• Smaller learning community
• School within a school

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Career Academies

Wake Forest-Rolesville Construction Technology
Sanderson Finance

Knightdale Bioscience

Athens Drive Medical Science

Enloe Medical Science


Apex Information Technology

Middle Creek Communication Technology
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Career Academy Advisory Boards

• Secure Internship Sites
• Arrange Field Trips
• Develop and Improve CTE Curriculum
• Collaborate with Postsecondary Education
• Fundraising

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School-to-Career Council
School-to-Career Council Leadership Team
Business Alliance Leadership Team
Career Academy Advisory Board Leaders
Career Pathway Employer Team Leaders
Career Pathway Employer Teams
BusinessAlliances
Career Academy Advisory Boards
Career Pathway Employer Teams
High Schools Middle Schools
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CPETCareer Pathway Employer Team

• Linked to the 11 Career Pathways

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NC Career Pathways

• Agricultural and Natural Resources Technologies
• Arts and Sciences
• Biological and Chemical Technologies
• Business Technologies
• Commercial and Artistic Production Technologies
• Construction Technologies
• Engineering Technologies
• Health Sciences
• Industrial Technologies
• Public Service Technologies
• Transport Systems Technologies

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CPET

• Think Big-Picture
• Track Employment Trends
• Develop and Improve CTE Curriculum
• Collaborate with Employers, Schools, and
  Postsecondary Education
• Market Emerging Careers

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WCPSS Goal 2008

• WCPSS is committed to academic excellence. By
  2008, 95 percent of students in grades 3 through
  12 will be at or above grade level as measured by
  the State of North Carolina End-of-Grade or
  Course tests, and all student groups will
  demonstrate high growth.

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Goal Hierarchy
Goal 2008 School Improvement Plan School-to-Care
er Mission Regional/County Leadership Teams
Mission Business Alliance Mission Career
Pathway Employer Team Mission Career Academy
Mission
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The Complete Cycle
Keep NC Economically Viable
Relevancy to Curriculum
Prevent Brain Drain
Foster Career Interests
Find Skilled Personnel
Meet Hiring Criteria
Share Career Expertise
School-to-Career Volunteer
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Volunteering
School-based Business Alliances Career
Fairs Guest Speakers Academy Advisory Boards
Business-based Job Shadowing Internships Apprentic
eships Site Tours
Advisory-based School-to-Career Council
Leadership Team Business Alliance Leadership
Team Career Pathway Employer Teams (CPET) Career
Academy Advisory Board
www.wcpss.net/school_to_career
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Thank You !!
Chris Droessler School-to-Career
Coordinator cdroessler_at_wcpss.net [phone]
Megan Kirkpatrick Business Alliance
Coordinator mkirkpatrick1_at_wcpss.net [phone]
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Thank you for attending!!
Chris Droessler School-to-Career
Coordinator cdroessler_at_wcpss.net [phone]
Megan Kirkpatrick Business Alliance
Coordinator mkirkpatrick1_at_wcpss.net [phone]