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Communications Office, (404) 463-4246, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY CONTACT:
Dr. Trudy Smith, Development & Transition
Manager (404) 463-6405, trsmith@doe.k12.ga.us
Kyle Hood, Economic Development Liaison, (404)
657-8309, kyhood@doe.k12.ga.us
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August 23, 2017 – The Georgia
Department of Education’s Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE)
Division will host six regional economic development meetings this fall. The
meetings are intended to provide industry and community stakeholders a chance
to participate in creation of best practices and strategic plans for CTAE
curriculum in their local school systems.
“We value the relationships that have been
developed with our business and industry stakeholders,” State CTAE Director Dr.
Barbara Wall said. “The role of CTAE in supporting local and regional
economic development has never been more important, and we know that educating
Georgia’s future workforce cannot be done in silos. It takes many people
working together with our educators to create a strong and sustained career
pipeline for all Georgia employers.”
The basic framework of each meeting will be
facilitated with assistance from the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson
Institute of Government; however, all six meetings will have a distinct local
flair focusing on student achievement, current industry needs and future growth
unique to that region of the state. Panel discussions and moderated Q&As
with community leadership will center around short- and longer-term planning to
ensure the programs of study remain relevant and all students graduate
career-ready.
“It is an absolute priority of my
administration to foster stronger relationships between industry and K-12
public education,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. “Education
truly is economic development – meaningful partnerships between businesses and
public schools are good for our students and good for our state.”
Dates & Locations:
September 6, 2017 – Newton County
September 13, 2017 – Fayette County
September 19, 2017 - Glynn County
October 12, 2017 – Dougherty County
October 26, 2017 – Bartow County
October 30, 2017 – Richmond County
The Educating Georgia’s Future Workforce
initiative is aimed at increasing Georgia’s focus on career education and
expanding partnerships with the business community. Learn more at workforce.gadoe.org
and gacareerpipeline.gadoe.org.
