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PROGRESS REPORT 2007
BRAINPOWER GROUP PROGRESS
Early discussion by the Brainpower Group centered on the following questions,including:
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How can we support the Fayette County Public Schools Vision 2020 initiative?
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How can we develop ways for business to make high impact partnershipswith secondary teachers and students to enhance and bring relevancy to educa-tion?
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Are there ways to improve the public's understanding of the importance of career/technical education as an equally valuable option for preparing people?These discussions led the group to decide that its vision would be "To work tomake Lexington a place where talented and creative people want to live." Building uponauthor Richard Florida's use of the Three T's - Technology, Talent and Tolerance, the group decidedto expand the idea of "brainpower" by adding a Fourth T, Trades, or highly skilled, good paying opportunities, whichemphasizes vocational/technical education as a viable option.As a way to ensure that (1) students are prepared when they enter the workforce, and (2) teachers understand whatbusinesses need in the way of a worker's skills, a program called the Lexmark Teacher Institute: "Bringing Innovation toTeaching and Relevance to Curriculum" has been developed. Scheduled to be held July 30 - August 3, this weeklong pro-gram will allow teachers and community business partners to collaborate on how businesses use what schools are teach-ing, real world examples that will enliven delivery to the students, and ultimately open doors to more opportunities for stu-dents.The Brainpower Group needs help in the following areas: (1) Can you host a group of teachers for a visit during theweek? (2) Do you know of a company that may want to be involved? (3) Are you a company that can help bring real lifeexamples to curriculum?
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP PROGRESS
The Physical Development committee has been working very hard during the lastyear since the Commerce Lexington Leadership Visit to Oklahoma City. A series of meetings was held to gather information, concerns and existing programs that wouldassist the committee in developing a list of needs and desires for Lexington and thesurrounding counties.The committee then agreed that there were certain projects that needed to bedeveloped for Lexington that would not only help for the 2010 FEI Games, but for thecommunity as a whole. Different media will be used to distribute the information tothe public, including newspaper articles, billboards, radio shows and the creation of aprinted booklet that will be distributed to various political groups and interested citi-zens and businesses. A draft copy is being developed that this committee will sharewith the entire Commerce Lexington Inc. group for review and input.
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“The Bluegrass Region is our greatest asset, and by working together, we'll be able to meet our needs,exceed our expectations, and create a Bluegrass worthy of our children and our children's children. Wehave reached the time to move from the talking to the walking. We all know that our actions willspeak much louder than words. This will be my goal as your chairman of Commerce Lexington.”
GUY A. HUGUELET III
2007 CHAIRMANCOMMERCE LEXINGTON INC.PRESIDENT, ADECCO OFCENTRAL KENTUCKY
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