Education

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• Education
• and
• Orange County Competitiveness
• A Wake Up Call

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Introduction

• In order to cultivate a fit Orange County
  workforce for the demands of a flat global
  economy in 2025, what is the nature of our Wake
  Up Call?

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OC Demographics in 2025

• How is Orange County Changing?

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Orange County Ethnicity Today
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Orange County Ethnicity 2025
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Our Age Today
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Our Age in 2025
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Projected Components of Population by Age in
Orange County 2000-2025
67.3
60.3
0.8
-21.3
-19.5
-7.4
-9.0
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OC Employment Trends

• Forecasting Orange Countys Job Opportunities
• Which industry clusters will thrive?
• Which ones will stagnate or decline?

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Todays Orange County Economy
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The 2025 Orange County Economy
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2025 Projected Orange County Cluster Employment
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Part III Essential Education, Skills and
Abilities for the Future Workforce

• What Knowledge, Skills and Abilities will be the
  most deficient in our future workforce?

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Components of Population by Ethnicity in Orange
County 2000-2025
-33.6
40.6
28.2
18.2
201.4
-1.0
51.5
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OC Education Outcomes SAT Scores Compare
favorably across state/nation
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OC Education Outcomes Disparities in SAT Scores
by School Districts
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English Learners Education Outcomes of
English Learners by District
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Gaps in Knowledge, Skills Abilities

• 90 of future jobs will need some kind of
  advanced educational degree (AA, BA, BS, MA, MS,
  PhD) (US Chamber of Commerce)
• Through 2025, an average of 18,000 new jobs will
  be created every year in the Orange County
  economy that will demand these degrees

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Ethnic Breakdown of UC/CSU Eligible 12th Graders
of 2005
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More Disparities in Education Achievement
College Eligibility Today
ENROLLMENT K-12 UC/CSU ELIGIBLE LATINO
44.3 18.2 WHITE 35.7 45.5 ASIAN
13.0 63.0 FILIPINO 1.6 53.1 AF.
AMERICAN 1.9 24.6 PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.7 27.8 AMERICAN INDIAN
0.5 38.8 MULTIPLE/DNS
2.3 36.9 ORANGE COUNTY 38.7 CALIFORNI
A 39.2
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Ethnic Breakdown of UC/CSU Eligible 12th Graders
of 2015
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Gaps in Knowledge, Skills Abilities

• At least 1/3 of future jobs will demand skills in
  the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology,
  Engineering, and Mathematics) (US Department of
  Labor)
• Currently, about 20 of undergraduate and
  graduate degrees given by Orange County
  universities are in these disciplines

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Academic Achievement in Math and Sciences
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Business-Education Agenda for OC 2025 A Wake Up
Call

• Challenge To constructively address the critical
  issues that could detrimentally affect our
  ability to develop, cultivate, attract and retain
  a competitive workforce, we need
• Focused, Targeted Training Skills Development
  to Meet Growth Cluster Demands, with an emphasis
  on Science Math
• Significantly Increased Educational Attainment to
  Maintain Competitiveness
• Rapid English Fluency Programs to Bring Along
  Underachievers

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Thank You!