ADAMS COUNTY ACTION TEAM MEMBERSHIP FORM
WHEREAS Adams County/Ohio Valley Local Schools provides educational leadership in the Adams County community; and
WHEREAS Adams County/Ohio Valley Local Schools has recognized as a priority the importance of assuring the opportunity for all Ohio high school graduates to make a successful transition to work or post secondary education; and
WHEREAS Adams County/Ohio Valley Local Schools local board of education supports Ohio's School-to-Work mission of "ensuring that every Ohio student graduates from high school and beyond with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the ever-changing world of work - and is prepared for lifelong learning;" and
WHEREAS the School-to-Work vision is firmly based on the premises that School-to-Work is not a program, it is a system with a new approach to the delivery of knowledge and skills connecting education and the real world; and
WHEREAS the Adams County community is in the process of designing effective School-to-Work plans by building public and private partnerships that forge connections among our education and work-force development systems and unite schools, parents, business and industry, organized labor, community-based organizations, and higher education; and
WHEREAS Adams County/Ohio Valley Local Schools local board of education urges the Adams County community to become active participants in state, regional, and local School-to-Work plans and initiatives, and be prepared to provide every student with the opportunity to be educated through applied learning that allows students to relate knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to tasks and situations that occur in real life; Therefore, Be It
RESOLVED, that on ____/____/____ (DATE) the community of Adams County does hereby pledge support for the School-to-Work mission; and Be It
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the leadership for the community of Adams County does hereby pledge to become actively engaged in School-to-Work planning activities at the local and regional level.
Signed,
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Please indicate all of the following stakeholder categories which you may represent:
Labor Business & K-12 Higher Students Parents Community Govt. Voc. Economic Industry Education Education Based Education Development Orginization
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