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GOALS
 To connect our students to the real world.
To provide verbal and written support for educational projects.
To give advice and guidance concerning labor market trends, equipment, materials and training methods.
To Participate in activities that directly impact students, i.e. Cooperative Work Experience, School/Industry Partnerships, internships, mentors, guest speakers, field trips.
To assist in creating new instructional materials.
To assist professional staff in updating knowledge and methods.
To assist in creating new instructional materials.
To assist professional staff in updating knowledge and methods.
BENEFITS TO BUSINESS
Advisory board members have direct contact with students through participation in career fairs, classroom workshops and presentations.
Gain community name recognition, reaching students, parents and educators.
Enhance your corporate image and corporate citizenship.
Invigorate your organization through diverse relationships.
Enhance your employee morale.
Connect to future employees.
Motivate your staff and enhance employee skills.
Create links with schools for internships.
Communicate industry needs/skills in the workplace.
Undertake joint projects such as The S.T.A.R.S. Interview Conference, job shadowing, and mentoring
Benefits to Educators
Update curriculum for 21st century workforce.
Teachers update their technological skills
School districts share resources with industry.
Students and faculty experience the changing work world.
Business becomes familiar with the challenges schools face.
Education becomes familiar with the world we are preparing our students to enter.
Involvement builds understanding; Understanding builds support.
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