WORKING TOGETHER:

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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore
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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
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Baltimore Workforce Investment Board

What is the BWIB
BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore
What is the BWIBs Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force
What Resources Can the BWIB Bring
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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
Baltimore Workforce Investment Board

• Appointed by Mayor Martin OMalley in September
  2000 as part of the federal Workforce Investment
  Act (WIA) adopted by Maryland in July 2000
• Currently consists of 44 members from Baltimores
  business, education, human service, economic and
  workforce development communities

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore
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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
Baltimore Workforce Investment Board

• Serves as the voice of business and is
  responsible for measuring the progress of the
  local workforce delivery system under WIA
• Charged with developing a workforce strategy for
  Baltimore tied to economic development

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore
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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
Baltimore Workforce Investment Board

• Utilizes One-Stop Centers, BWIB Youth Council,
  BWIB Committees/Task Forces to provide employment
  solutions to businesses and job seekers
• Receives administrative and fiscal support from
  the Mayors Office of Employment Development

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore
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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
Baltimore Workforce Investment Board

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore
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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
Baltimore Workforce Investment Boards Building
Linkages with Baltimore City Schools Task Force

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore

• Created by the BWIB in January 2003 to promote a
  partnership with BCPSS with the goal of
  establishing a direct pipeline between BCPSS and
  the citys current and future workforce

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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
Baltimore Workforce Investment Boards Building
Linkages with Baltimore City Schools Task Force

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore

• Met with Interim BCPSS CEO, Dr. Bonnie Copeland
  to discuss how business could support school
  reform efforts throughout Baltimore
• In June 2003, the task force published its paper
  entitled, A Business Perspective on Baltimore
  City Neighborhood High School Reform

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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
A Business Perspective on Baltimore City
Neighborhood High School Reform

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore

• Follows the Blueprint for Baltimores
  Neighborhood High Schools key design principles
  to offer the BWIBs recommendations and resources
  to support
• Instructional Quality
• Academic Rigor and a Workplace-
  Focused Curriculum
• Small, Supportive School Structures

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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
BWIBs Recommendations

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore

• INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY
• Enhance professional development for high school
  teachers and guidance counselors through
• - Business-to-school partnerships providing
  internships, mentoring, resources and best
  practices in workplace settings
• - Training in the delivery of workplace-oriented,
  project-based learning

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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003

• INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY
• Promote industry-specific faculty qualifications
  for school staff including
• - Support for instructors by offering continuing
  education credits for summer internships
• - Hiring faculty based on interest and aptitude
  specific to the career cluster

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore
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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
Resources the BWIB can Bring

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore

• INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY
• The BWIB is prepared to aid in the professional
  development of teachers and staff by
• - Facilitating employer-sponsored internships
• - Identifying mentoring and training
  opportunities for teachers and school staff
  around specific industries

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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
BWIBs Recommendations

• ACADEMIC RIGOR AND A
• WORKPLACE-FOCUSED CURRICULUM
• Ensure relevant and up-to date technology that is
  a key part of each high schools curriculum in
  order to
• - Move students from basic computer proficiency
  to mastery of technological knowledge and skills
  related to the chosen career cluster
• - Afford students learning opportunities either
  at the school or in a workplace setting

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore
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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003

• ACADEMIC RIGOR AND A
• WORKPLACE-FOCUSED CURRICULUM
• Use business/industry/trade skill standards as
  the basis of each schools career-based
  curriculum incorporating
• Student assessments to determine the course of
  study that will allow students to advance through
  the career-infused academic program
• - Recruitment of employers for school career
  cluster advisory boards ensuring academic
  programs meet employer expectations and needs

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore
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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003

• ACADEMIC RIGOR AND A
• WORKPLACE-FOCUSED CURRICULUM
• Provide instructional materials and course
  offerings that reflect a schools career theme
  including
• - Career-based illustrations and problem solving
  exercises including soft-skills preparation
• - Elective courses including team-based work and
  learning experiences aligned to career clusters
  incorporating the usage of industry specific
  equipment or tools

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore
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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
Resources the BWIB can Bring

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore

• ACADEMIC RIGOR AND A
• WORKPLACE-FOCUSED CURRICULUM
• The BWIB will help establish a network of
  employers to promote and offer
• - Awareness of cutting edge business practices
• - Summer internships and instructional career
  fairs to connect students to Baltimores
  employment landscape

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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003

• ACADEMIC RIGOR AND A
• WORKPLACE-FOCUSED CURRICULUM
• - Expertise in the development of career and
  skills assessment criteria to aid students in
  making informed choices

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore
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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
BWIBs Recommendations

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore

• SMALL, SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL STRUCTURES
• Provide school-based support for student career
  choices by
• Offering early exposure to a wide variety of
  career options
• Hiring staff dedicated to career counseling -
  offering school transfer options for students
  whose interest change

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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003

• SMALL, SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL STRUCTURES
• Create a menu of workplace exposure and
  experiences for students related to a schools
  career/industry focus encompassing
• - Frequent interactions with industry leaders and
  workers (mentoring, job shadowing, summer
  internships)
• - Information related to career exploration
  opportunities to attend job fairs

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore
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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003

• SMALL, SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL STRUCTURES
• Linkages to career and post-secondary
  opportunities should exist for all students and
  include
• - Information and opportunities for immediate
  employment, training for employment, community
  college transition, or attendance at four-year
  higher education institutions
• - Community college linkages that allow
  coursework taken in the high school to earn both
  high school and community college credit

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore
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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
Resources the BWIB can Bring

• SMALL, SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL STRUCTURES
• To guide Baltimores high school reform efforts,
  the BWIB can provide
• - Labor market trend data about local economic
  growth and employment opportunities in the
  Baltimore region
• - Assistance in facilitating student-to-employer
  linkages

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore
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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
BWIBS School System Task Force Suggested Role

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore

• To serve as the central liaison between business
  and the school system
• To promote the value of workforce development in
  the school systems professional development
  efforts
• To work with the Steering Committee as it rolls
  out the High School Reform action plan

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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
BWIBS School System Task Force Suggested Role

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore

• To provide guidance to the Office of Career and
  Technology regarding the selection of new
  industry specific completer programs
• To participate in an open dialogue with school
  principals regarding business career-focused
  partnerships

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WORKING TOGETHER Baltimore Workforce Investment
Board Baltimore City Public School
System Presented to BCPSS High School Reform
Steering Committee September 4, 2003
Questions for Discussion

• What role does the Steering Committee see the
  BWIB playing?
• Which BWIB recommendations are most pertinent to
  the Steering Committees mission?
• What should be the next steps to maximize an
  effective relationship between the BWIB and
  BCPSS?

BWIB ChairRonald R. PetersonPresident, Johns
Hopkins Health System Building Linkages with
Baltimore City Schools Task Force ChairRobert
Steele, IIGeneral Manager, Hyatt Regency
Baltimore