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Home My WebLink AboutR-2000-025 RESOLUTION NO. 2000-025 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA SUPPORTING THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY'S CONTINUED APPROPRIATIONS FOR AND DUAL DELIVERY OF ALL CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED POST SECONDARY VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL AND ADULT PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING THE CURRENT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the School Board of Broward County, Florida, has a high priority on collaborating with both public and private agencies to effect implementation of creative economic and workforce development programs in support of business and industry that provide high-skill/high-wage occupational opportunities; and WHEREAS, the School Board of Broward County, Florida, has an authorized allocation to provide training of Florida's citizens for employment in these high-skill/high- wage occupations and has further decreed that the opportunity for entrance into said training programs will be extended to all segments of our community; and WHEREAS, the School Board of Broward County, Florida, currently provides training programs and services in support of post secondary vocational, technical and adult education in order to meet the diverse needs of allsegments of our community; and WHEREAS, the School Board of Broward County, Florida, has determined that workforce literacy is a high priority and that quality educational programs must be offered that assure the ooportunity for the workforce population to be competitive; and WHEREAS, the School Board of Broward County, Florida, has determined that serving the needs of adults with disabilities and the disadvantaged adult population is an integral part of the educational delivery system are a high priority; and WHEREAS, the School Board of Broward County, Florida, has determined that society will receive significant benefit if those individuals incarcerated in correctional facilities are trained and placed into long-term gainful employment; and 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2000-025 • WHEREAS, the School Board of Broward County, Florida, unanimously and unequivocally supports the spirit of the accountability measures and equal offering of educational programs by all affected educational institutions as detailed in SB 1688 and SB 1124; and WHEREAS, the School Board of Broward County, Florida, supports the position of local control governing the post secondary vocational, technical and adult education programs thoughout the county; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA: Section 1 That the City Commission of the City of Dania Beach hereby supports the School Board of Broward County's continued appropriations for and dual delivery of all currently authorized post secondary vocational, technical and adult • programs. Section 2 That this resolution shall be in force and take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED and ADOPTED this 22nd da ebru ry 00. MAY - - COMMISSIONER ATTEST: ROLL CALL: MAYOR BERTINO - YES VICE-MAYOR MCELYEA- YES A-SHUYNZHAPMA COMMISSIONER ETLING - YES ACTING CITY CLERK COMMISSIONER CALI - YES COMMISSIONER MIKES- YES APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: BY: • THOMA9 J. ANSBRO CITY ATTORNEY 2 RESOLUTION NO. 2000-025 ® THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWAARRD COUNTY, FLOW . McFATTER TECHNICAL CENTER SCHOOL BOARD D.ROBERT BOEGLI,Director ELOUISE BURNS,Ph.D.,Assistant Director Chairperson DARLA L.CARTER MARIANN JENSEN,Assistant Director Vice Chairperson DIANA WASSERMAN-RUBIN IRIS S.COHEN,Student Services Director CAROLE L.ANDREWS JUDIE S.BUDNICK 6500 Nova Drive PAUL D.EICHNER,ESQ. Davie,Florida 33317 STEPHANIE ARMA KRAFT,ESQ. (954)370-8324 MIRIAM M.OLIPHANT (954)370-1647 FAX DR.ROBERT D.PARKS LOIS WEXLER BUSINESS and COMMUNITY SERVICES LYNN GOLDMAN,Coordinator ALEXIA Student Advisor WOLFSON (954)382-6515 E-mail:lynngoldman@yahoo.com DR.FRANK TILL Superintendent of Schools Dear Mike Smith, The State Division of Community Colleges is lobbying the Florida Legislature to consolidate all Workforce Education under the sole delivery of the community college system. Enclosed is the Resolution in Support of Workforce Education Governance that was passed unanimously by our School Board of Broward County on November 16, 1999, which endorses continued local control of our local Workforce Development. System. On behalf of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education?, i am requesting that you write a letter supporting this position. In essence, our position is one of no change from what we have now, which is a great dual delivery option that captures the strengths of both systems. This is an issue that needs to be determined locally in Broward County, not a statewide mandate. I have enclosed the School Board position paper, which briefly outlines why a change is not necessary. Please send your letter of support to me before February 28, 2000, and I will forward to the following individuals: The Governor, Lt. Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker rn nr and Dr. FrKnlr Till Cup arirtAnr{�nt I LI CIIC I'iliUJ::, i iiti� v i J i�i a i:� ui Jrva.-.� �...:;:.,j.,.•v�: and :.:,. .� .-.. .; .: r,._.. .. Schools. If you have any additional questions or comments please contact me at (954) 382-6515. Sincerely, Lynn Goldman, Coordinator Business & Community Services Transforming Education: One Student At A Time Broward County Public Schools Is An Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer 94e cJ'cAcoL ,?&ah L c1'A 1L,,4 Kl wly, tTLQ��fC�fL AOLUTION 00'0 I E6 NO. 00-27 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF WORKFORCE EDUCATION GOVERNANCE WHEREAS, The School Board of Broward County, Florida, has set a high priority on collaborating with both public and private agencies .to effect implementation of creative economic and workforce development programs in support of business and industry that provide high-skill/high-wage occupational opportunities;and WHEREAS, The School Board of Broward County, Florida, has an authorized allocation to provide training of Florida's citizens for employment in these high-skill/high-wage occupations and has further decreed that the opportunity for entrance into said training programs will be extended to all segments of our community;and WHEREAS, The School Board of Broward County, Florida, currently provides training programs and services in support of post secondary vocational, technical and adult education in order to meet the diverse needs of all segments of our community,and WHEREAS, The School Board of Broward County, Florida, has determined that workforce literacy is a high priority and that quality educational programs must be offered that assure the opportunity for the workforce population to be competitive;and WHEREAS, The School Board of Broward County, Florida, has determined that serving the needs of adults with disabilities and the disadvantaged adult population is an integral part of the educational delivery system and are a high priority;and WHEREAS, The School Board of Broward County, Florida, has determined that society will receive significant benefit if those individuals incarcerated in correctional facilities are trained and placed into long-berm gainful employment,and WHEREAS, The School Board of Broward County, Florida, unanimously and unequivocally supports the spirit of the accountability measures and equal offering of educational programs by all affected educational institutions as detailed in SB 1688 and SB 1124;and WHEREAS, The School Board of Broward County, Florida, supports the position of local control in governing the post secondary vocational, technical and adult education programs throughout the county; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that The School Board of Broward County, Florida, approve Resolution No.OG-27 expressing unequivocal support for continued appropriations for and dual delivery of all currently authorized post secondary vocational, technical and adult programs. The current delivery systems have met, are meeting,and will continue to meet the educational needs of the community,'and"as such, the current--governance structure of the Broward County workforce education delivery system must be preserved. Presented this 16th day of November,1999 • THE SC L BOAR O�F6 D COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Attest: Till, r., perinte ent of Schools OF �V S ORKF'ORCE EDUCATION ISSUE LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY POSITION AT ISSUE A movement by the community colleges to consolidate and unify all workforce education programs under its sole authority within a 3 to 5 year period. SCHOOL DISTRICTS OPINION The current dual delivery system of providing workforce education programs and services to Florida s citizens by school districts and community colleges is operating both effectively and efficiently,and should be maintained and strength- ened. BACKGROUND With the passage of SB 1688 and 1124, a system to provide the delivery of post secondary workforce education between school districts and community col- leges was established. The founding principles included: ® the establishment of a level playing field between delivery systems; • competition between systems in order that the consumer gets the best training for the least cost; • guaranteed state-wide articulation through Applied Technology Diplomas; . performance based funding founded on program completers and the level of job placement. Currently, school districts receive over 57% of all workforce training dollars mi the State and earned over 80% of all the performance points in vocational certifi-* cate programs and over 78% of the performance points in adult high school. School districts have a proven track record in delivering quality literacy pro- grams as evidenced by providing over 80% of all adult literacy programs in Florida. REQUESTED ACTION To oppose any effort by the State Legislature to assign the Community College System control of the delivery of post secondary workforce education programs. This issue is one of local decision and must not be mandated by the State. Local control of the delivery of post secondary education programs and instruction is critical if we are to meet the economic development and training needs of busi- ness and industry. This decision is best made by those individuals that are af- fected most. Those individuals are the local businesses and industries that are located in our communities and served on a daily basis. Currently, Florida has a dual delivery system in place. This system has demon- strated.that it can and does work efficiently and effectively. No study of gover- nance of post secondary education in Florida has concluded that one system is superior over the other. There is no rationale or argument that can be made to consolidate this successful model to a mandated single delivery system under Community College control. SUMMARY The real issue is not one of mission creep, disjointed economic development efforts or who should deliver workforce education programs, but rather one of providing quality technical education programs to meet the diverse needs of our citizens and business/industry alike. We need to concentrate our combined efforts and resources on developing in- structional programs and educational initiatives at the local level to strengthen Florida's position as a State that can meet,the workforce needs of the new mil- lennium. FLORIDA March 1, 2000 Ms. Lynn Goldman Business and Community Services 6500 Nova Drive Davie, FI 33317 Re: Workforce Development Programs Dear Ms. Goldman: The City of Dania Beach supports the Workforce Education Governance Development Programs. Approval of Resolution Number 2000-025 supporting the School Board of Broward County continued appropriations for dual delivery of all currently authorized post secondary vocational, technical and adult programs; preserving the current governance structure; providing for conflicts; further, providing for an effe tive date. tmith r 1 s "Broward's First City' 100 West Dania Beach Boulevard Dania Beach, Florida 33004 Phone: (954) 921-8700 www.ci.dania-beach.fl.us