NCWorks Partnership Conference

October 29, 2015

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Presenters

Lynne Garrison

• NC New Schools/Breakthrough Learning

Darrell Kain

• NC New Schools/Breakthrough Learning

Walter Dorsey

• Region Q Workforce Development Board

Alyson Davis

• LORD Corporation

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Characteristics of High Quality Partnerships

• Align with key economic drivers of region• Help students build both "soft" and

professional/technical skills• Address mutually beneficial goals of industry

partner and school/district/college• Result from collaboration among partners to

meet specific, measurable goals• Include ongoing two-way communication

among partners about needs, expectations

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LORD hosts Industry Partner Meeting

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LORD hosts teacher extern

Lab technicians, engineers and a college intern were all extremely patient and willing to answer my questions. This whole process of testing formulations, data analysis and drawing conclusions was time-consuming, but it opened my eyes to how the engineering design process and scientific method are used in the “real world.” I learned new methods of data analysis and will use this in the upcoming school year.

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LORD hosts student interns

Kudos to rising Super-Seniors Britial “Bruce” Hodge, Wake STEM Early College High School

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LORD hosts student interns

Kudos to rising Super-Senior Jasmine Porter, Wake STEM Early College High School

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NC Pathways to Prosperity

Northeast Region

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Wake Ed Partnership – Summer STEM 2015

Training for industry partners including SAS, Dept. of Transportation, LORD Corporation, NIEHS & Red Hat

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Wake Ed Partnership – Summer STEM 2015

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Northeast Regional School of Biotechnology, STEM Day

Industry Partner from Bayer speaking with students, Plymouth, NC

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STEM Industry Day Connections, Charlotte

• Polymers Center of Excellence• Legrand

• Charlotte Industry Innovation Council• Meeting space for training sessions

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Determine 3 Next Steps

Examples

• Consider new pathway opportunities within the region

• Publicly recognize current work based learning partners in a meaningful way

• Identify a key education and/or business partner and reach out

• Set an internal goal for initial partnership engagement

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LORD Corporation video

http://ncnewschools.org/testimonials/video/lord-corporation-wins-award-for-connecting-classrooms-to-stem-careers/