# Presentation: 859397

## Central Educational Center: Reinventing Education through Business-Education Partnerships and Instructional Design Russ Moore, CEOCentral Educational Center (CEC)Newnan, Georgiawww.gacec.com

- Central Educational Center: Reinventing Education through Business-Education Partnerships and Instructional Design Russ Moore, CEOCentral Educational Center (CEC)Newnan, Georgiawww.gacec.com

- Archived Information

## What Is CEC?

- Joint Venture Partnership
- Business and Industry
- Coweta County Schools
- West Central Technical College
- Charter School
- Not-for-Profit Corporation
- Center for Lifelong Learning

-  2004 National Model High School

## What Does CEC Do?

- Academics and Career/Technical
- Dual-enrollment
- Articulation
- GED/Adult Literacy
- Evening High School
- Technical College
- Custom Corporate Training
- Community Events

## Why CEC?

- U.S. Senate Committee:
- Health, Education, **Labor** and Pensions
- U.S. House Committee:
- Education and the** ****Workforce**
**Workforce Development**

## CEC History

- Triggered by business community
- Supported by education community
- Steering Committee
- 	*Business*
*	**Education (connect)*
*	**Government*
*	**Community at large*
-  Invest in Needs Assessment
-  Data drives whether/what needed

## Required Education Levels

**1968**

- 20%

- 65%

- 15%

- Training Beyond High School

- High School Diploma or Less

- College Degree(s)

## Required Education Levels

**2002**

- 20%

- 10%

- 70%

- Training Beyond High School

- High School Diploma or Less

- College Degree(s)

## Required Education Levels

**2010**

- 20%

- 80%

- Training Beyond High School

- College Degree(s)

## History

- Needs Assessment Findings
- Necessary for economic development
- Focus on “soft skills" (work ethic)
- Train for key occupations (“healthcare”)
- Different type of organization (charter)
- Use seamless approaches
- Make instruction RELEVANT
- Ensure post-instruction success

## Instructional Design

## Instructional Design

## PERFORMANCE-BASED content 
	(not subject-based only)

- 	(not subject-based only)

- Design Principles

## Instructional
CONTENT

- Instructional
**CONTENT**

- Design Principles

## Performance-based content
HIGH EXPECTATIONS & ACCOUNTABILITY
All students can learn
MOST to a high level
We tend to obtain what we measure

- HIGH EXPECTATIONS & ACCOUNTABILITY
- All students can learn
- MOST to a high level
- We tend to obtain what we measure

- Design Principles

## THIS?

**OR THIS?**

- We should EXPECT...

## Performance-based content
High Expectations & Accountability
PRECISION DESIGN

- High Expectations & Accountability
- PRECISION DESIGN

- Design Principles

## Performance-based content
High Expectations & Accountability
Precision Design
HIGH LEVEL SIMULATION = TRANSFER

- High Expectations & Accountability
- Precision Design
- HIGH LEVEL SIMULATION = ***TRANSFER***

- Design Principles

## Educational success is a function of the investment we  are willing to make in PLANNING, ANALYSIS, and DESIGN.

- Major lesson learned...

## Proven Success
3,000 schools in 40 states serving 750,000 students
Funding
Flexibility

Secretary Paige’s Remarks

- 3,000 schools in 40 states serving 750,000 students
- Funding
- Flexibility
- _[Secretary Paige’s Remarks](http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2004/06/06182004.html)_

- Why a Charter School?

## Seamless Education

- Academics      	 CTE
- High School	 	College
- Education		 	Business

## Work Ethic Grade

- Attendance
- Character
- Teamwork
- Appearance
- Attitude
- Productivity
- Organizational skills
- Communication
- Cooperation
- Respect

## Dual-Enrollment Programs

- Basic and Advanced Dental Assisting
- CAD – Mechanical and Architectural
- Certified Manufacturing Specialist
- Certified Customer Service Specialist
- Child Development Associate
- Computer Repair Technician
- Website Fundamentals
- Patient Care Assistant and Technician
- Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
- Machine Operator and Machining
- Lathe Operator and Mill Operator
- Basic and Advanced Culinary Services

## Business Model
CEO and Board of Directors
6 of 17 directors from business
Curriculum design
11 advisory boards
Work-Based Learning
185 business partners
470 work-based team members
“connected electives” 
	(no early release)

- CEO and Board of Directors
- 6 of 17 directors from business
- Curriculum design
- 11 advisory boards
- Work-Based Learning
- 185 business partners
- 470 work-based team members
- “connected electives”
- 	(no early release)

- Business Interaction

## One company
$75 million local impact
Facility expansion
300 new jobs
Caused $50,000 in private support 
	for school

- $75 million local impact
- Facility expansion
- 300 new jobs
- Caused $50,000 in private support
- 	for school

- Economic Development

## Dual-Enrollment
559 high school students
Earned 657 college certificates BEFORE getting HS diploma
98% graduation rate
100% placement rate 
Post-secondary
Job for which they are trained

- 559 high school students
- Earned 657 college certificates BEFORE getting HS diploma
- 98% graduation rate
- 100% placement rate
- Post-secondary
- Job for which they are trained

- Workforce Development

## Dual-Enrollment in 2004
Best year yet
 174 students 
 219 certificates earned
 44 students earned two 
		or more certificates

- Best year yet
-  174 students
-  219 certificates earned
-  44 students earned two
- 		or more certificates

- Workforce Development

## HS Graduation Test 
“1st time pass rate” improvement for “economically disadvantaged”
		Writing	 	+4%
		Language 	 	+7%
		Math 	 	+15%
		Social Studies	+18%
		Science	  	+19%

SAT scores
County average up 33 points

- “1st time pass rate” improvement for “economically disadvantaged”
**	****	****Writing****	**** ****	****+4%**
**	****	****Language ****	**** ****	****+7%**
**	****	****Math ****	**** ****	****+15%**
**	****	****Social Studies****	****+18%**
**	****	****Science****	****  ****	****+19%**
- SAT scores
- County average up 33 points

- “Traditional” Measures

## Dropout Rate - 42% improvement 
8.6% in 2000
5.0% in 2003

Enrollment doubled
650 in 2000
1450 in 2003

Majority of county seniors enrolled voluntarily

- 8.6% in 2000
- 5.0% in 2003
- Enrollment doubled
- 650 in 2000
- 1450 in 2003
- Majority of county seniors enrolled voluntarily

- “Traditional” Measures

## Student Satisfaction (Scale of 1-5)

    CEC 		 	4.19
    Other HS 	3.36

Conclusion:
	Curriculum is RELEVANT

Source: National Study of School Evaluation, 2004 

***    *****CEC ****	****	**** ****	****4.19**
-     Other HS 	3.36
- Conclusion:
***	******Curriculum is ***_***RELEVANT***_
- Source: National Study of School Evaluation, 2004

- “Traditional” Measures

## Appoint community steering committee
Superintendent/BOE step back
Survey businesses
Apply for charter for partnership
Hire CEO (not a certified educator)
“Raid” schools for best teachers
BOE donate building
Involve business in curriculum design
Concede governance to private board

- Superintendent/BOE ***step back***
- Survey businesses
- Apply for charter for partnership
- Hire CEO (***not*** a certified educator)
- “Raid” schools for best teachers
- BOE donate building
- Involve business in curriculum design
- Concede governance to private board

- Could YOU?

## Reduce drop-out rate
Raise test scores
Graduate more students
Place more graduates
Lower unemployment
Improve workforce
Attract higher education
Attract more/better industry

- Raise test scores
- Graduate more students
- Place more graduates
- Lower unemployment
- Improve workforce
- Attract higher education
- Attract more/better industry

- YOU Could!

## 

CEC Faculty

- CEC Faculty

- YOU Could!

## Questions?

- Russ Moore
- Central Educational Center
- (678) 423-2009
- russ.moore@cowetaschools.net
- www.gacec.com