State of the Schools Address 1/25/17

The State of the Schools address will be a joint presentation featuring the Superintendents of the Winchester Public Schools, Clarke County Public Schools, and Frederick County Public Schools for the local Winchester Area SHRM Chapter and Chamber member businesses.  The joint presentation will provide updates on the status of each school system in addressing the workforce issues recently identified by the Business and Industry Summit hosted by the Frederick County Economic Development Authority.  The Business and Education Workforce Initiative vision sets forth a plan to have a skilled workforce that meets the needs of local employers by understanding the skills required of students to function independently in society.  Goals of the plan include developing strategies to have students know and demonstrate required work skills in concert with those identified by the community and local industry.  Learn how the school systems will address closing the skills gap of the future, and how they intend to focus on increasing the number of eligible and skilled workers within our community.