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Kalamazoo County’s Successful Collaboration Model:

Kalamazoo County’s Successful Collaboration Model:. Preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s careers. Last Revised: June 2011. Kalamazoo County Education for Employment Consortium. Executive Council:

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Kalamazoo County’s Successful Collaboration Model:

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  1. Kalamazoo County’s Successful Collaboration Model: Preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s careers Last Revised: June 2011

  2. Kalamazoo County Education for Employment Consortium Executive Council: Consortium membership: Kalamazoo RESA Superintendent, 9 LEA Superintendents, KVCC President Purpose: Approval of all EFE operations, program additions and deletions Educational Advisory Group (EAG) Membership: Workforce Dev, Career Tech Ed, Post Sec, Adult Ed, Sec, Business & Industry Purpose: Advisory of Federal Grants-Perkins and Tech Prep for Region EFE Council Membership: Business & Industry, Workforce Dev, Economic Dev, Post Sec, Local Districts, Labor Org Purpose: Advisory for program plan, research and development Kalamazoo RESA Education for Employment (EFE) Executive Director Central Office Staff Kalamazoo County EFE Programs 36 career pathway programs 22 program sites 60 instructors 182 course sections 3,837 student enrollment Kalamazoo County Council of Principals Kalamazoo County Guidance Council Kalamazoo County EFE Program Advisory Committees Kalamazoo County EFE College Articulation 10 partnering colleges and universities Kalamazoo County Career Education Events Audits: TRAC, Civil Rights Kalamazoo Area College Access Network

  3. Kalamazoo County Education for Employment Consortium • The Consortium Contract • Membership: Climax-Scotts, Comstock, Galesburg-Augusta, Gull Lake, Kalamazoo, Parchment, Portage, Schoolcraft, Vicksburg, Kalamazoo RESA, Kalamazoo Valley Community College • Consortium membership approved by LEA school boards • Contract began in 1982--Renewed in 1997 • In process for renewal until 2027 (15 year) • Contract designates Kalamazoo RESA hires Assistant Superintendent/Executive Director as appointed by the Executive Council • Nonpublic schools/home schools participate through student residence within • the 9 LEAs • Charter Schools • If charter high schools choose to join, consortium membership votes to accept. Membership includes all Kalamazoo County LEA boards.

  4. Kalamazoo County Education for Employment 2011-2012 Funding Sources 2011-2012 Student Billable Hour Cost: $809

  5. Kalamazoo County Education for Employment Consortium • Arts & Communications • Art & Design Career Skills • Digital Video Production • Digital Imaging • Radio Broadcasting • Theatre Tech • Business, Mgmt, Mktg & Technology • Accounting/Finance • Banking & Finance • Business Admin Mgmt & Operations • Culinary Arts • Hotel, Restaurant & Travel Mgmt • Marketing/Entrepreneurship • IT: Network Administration • IT: Computer Technology • IT: Dynamic Web Programming • Health Sciences • Dental Assistant • Emergency Medical Technician • Fundamentals of Health Science • Health Science • Professional Health Science • Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Tech • Automotive Technology • Aviation Technology • Construction Trades • Drafting Technology • Electrical Technology • Electronics & Robotics • Furniture & Cabinetmaking • Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration • Machine Tool Technology • Welding • Wind Energy Technology • Human Services • Cosmetology/Barbering • Early Childhood Education • Law Enforcement • Teacher Cadet • Natural Sciences & Agriscience • Animal Technology • Veterinary Science EFE Programs

  6. Kalamazoo County Education for Employment Consortium • Transportation • Budget • Federal Grant Coordination • Added Cost Coordination • Coordination of Capital Outlay • Audit (TRAC, Civil Rights) • Personnel • Contracted Services • Programming • Student Information System (CTEIS) • Enrollment • Grade Reporting • Assessments • Professional Development • Program Review • Curriculum Review and Revision • High School Academic Credit Equivalency • Resource Materials • Marketing • College Articulation • Workforce Development Board/EAG • Pathway Advisory Committees • Career Placement • Career Education Events • Career Tech Student Organizations • Council of Principals • Guidance Council Collaboration of Services

  7. Kalamazoo County Education for Employment Consortium • Economic Workforce/Education Partnerships: Workforce Development, Southwest Michigan First, Chamber of Commerce, Kalamazoo Human Resources Management Association, Upjohn Institute • Over 400 businesses participate in EFE Council or pathway advisory committees • Over 300 supervisors/precepts for cooperative education, apprenticeships and internships • 35-40 businesses and organizations donate to scholarships for Outstanding EFE Seniors ($57,000 in scholarships) • 50 businesses participate in Job Fair • 16 business offer EFE program training on site: Business & Industry • Access First Credit Union • Air Zoo • Borgess Medical Center/Bronson Health Alliance • Habitat for Humanity • Kalamazoo Civic Theatre • Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety • Kalamazoo Valley Community College • Life Ambulance • Public Media Network • Radisson Plaza Hotel • Rose Street Market • Secant Technologies • Sprinkle Road Vet Clinic • West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty • Wright Beauty Academy • Young Chef’s Academy

  8. Kalamazoo County Education for EmploymentRecognition and Awards • Exemplary Program Award-Health Services, MCLN, 1991 • Business/Industry Recognition Award, MI Council Voc Ed, 1992-1994 • Exemplary Program-EFE, National Institute of Work and Learning, 1992 • Outstanding Business/Education, MI Occ Ed Assoc, 1992 • Outstanding Business/Industry Partnership Award-Hospitality, MOEA, 1993 • Exemplary Program Award-Law Enforcement, MCLN, 1993 • Exemplary Business /Labor Involvement Award-Health Occupations, National Assoc of State Councils on Voc Ed, 1993 • President Clinton recognizes the exemplary quality of the KRESA EFE program, 1994 • Education Excellence Award-EFE, MASB, 1995 • Outstanding School/Business Partnership Award-Health Occ and Bronson, EMAF, 1996 • Innovator to Watch, Michigan Jobs Commission, 1997 • Michigan’s Best Education Excellence Award Program (runner up), MASB, 1997 • Excellence in Practice Award-EFE, Michigan Governor’s Career Ed Conference, 2004 • CTE Administrator of the Year , Deb Miller, Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP) , 2009-2010 • Mich. Design Educators Association's MDEA Educator of the Year, Marvin Gage, 2010 • Wells Cook Master Teacher of Secondary Business Education Award , Amy Meyer, Michigan Business Education Association , 2010

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