Redefining Business Education

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• Redefining Business / Education
• Partnerships
• Presented by
• Michael Grady
• Ms Marty Gholston

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Our Mission

• To meet the needs of a growing population of high
  school students classified as at-risk of not
  graduating,
• by providing an integrated learning experience
  connecting real world applications to academic
  standards.

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Why

• "We have a generation of needed employees who are
  not learning the fundamental work habits that
  keep them employed getting out of bed, coming to
  work drug-free, on-time and dressed
  appropriately, speaking language that fits the
  employer's culture."
• Steve Gunderson
• Jobs Revolution

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• Education and Business are stakeholders in
  Americas Future

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Three major challenges facing society

• Global economy
• India and China
• Demographics
• Retirees and upcoming workforce
• Workplace skills
• Employability skills versus career training

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Facts for Careers

• Top 10 jobs for 2010 dont exist yet
• 75 of new job growth require two year post
  secondary education
• Employer skill demands are changing

"It's natural that we want to stop, get off the
globe and see if our fathers' jobs aren't still
lurking somewhere in the neighborhood." Steve
Gunderson Jobs Revolution
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Preparing students for the challenges

• Eliminate the Blame Game
• Re-examine expectations
• Establish active business and education
  partnerships
• Redesign the method of delivery
• Restructure curriculum

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Second ChancePartnership

• Expectations
• Environment
• Delivery
• Curriculum

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Second Chance in a nutshell

• Credit deficient high school juniors
• Students earn their high school diploma and a
  paycheck
• On site 5 days per week, 8 hours per day
• 5 hours production, 3 hours class time
• 21 consecutive months, Sept May
• Students switch departments every 3 months,
  companies every 6 months
• Students are expected to maintain the same
  standards as your workforce
• Students pay is tied to performance and behavior
• Company experts participate in classroom
  instruction

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Second Chance Training Center

• Individualized instruction
• Experiential learning
• Core curriculum from Wisconsin Technical College
  System
• Instruction by industry experts
• Curriculum aligned to state and industry
  standards
• Support from University of Wisconsin

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Target Population

• Student Profile
• Credit deficient
• Hands-on learner
• Knows necessity of diploma
• Desire to learn
• Demonstrates commitment

• Student Selection
• At least 16 years old
• 2 years of high school
• Desire to earn high school diploma
• Parental commitment
• Physical ability
• Mechanical aptitude

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To the left Design Engineer Todd Meyer working
with Second Chance apprentices on Engineering
Process Control Systems.
To the right Second Chance senior Brandon
Corriher verifying the alignment and height of a
stator at Generac Power Systems, Inc. (Brandon
graduated on June 7th from Mukwonago High School
and plans on attending technical college in the
fall.)
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The workplace as a learning environment

• Why do I have to learn this stuff?!?

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Team Building

• Apprentices learn how to be an effective member
  of a team

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Problem Solving
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Applied Learning

• English, math, social studies, science...

In a non-traditional format...
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Personal Management Skills

• Students learn and experience the expectations of
  the business world

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Environment

• Relocate students to a workplace setting
• Students maintain status with current school
  district
• Students are held to the same requirements as the
  rest of the employee population

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Meeting the Standard

• Apprentices know the expectations

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Structured Support Network

• Workplace
• Parents
• School District
• Tech Schools and Universities
• Community

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The Results

• High school diploma
• State certificate of proficiency
• 6 articulated credits
• Post high school options
• Defined career path
• Post secondary options being investigated rather
  than ignored

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Current Status 2001 - Current

• 35 Participants
• 16 Graduates
• 3 serving in military
• 10 working full time
• Average starting wage 9.94
• 1 full time WCTC
• 1 part-time WCTC / Full time employment
• 1 unaccounted
• 3 Withdrawn
• 16 Current Students
• 12 New students in Fall of 2005
• 91 Completion rate
• Replication in Whitewater, WI