A TASK FORCE ON
CAREER READINESS
Convened by the Council of Chief State School Officers
– 2014
PRESENTED BY:
Matt Gandal
President, Education Strategy Group
Coordinating Consultant, Council of Chief State School
Officers
Eric Spencer
Director, College and Career Readiness Bureau
New Mexico Public Education Department
CCSSO Career Readiness Task Force Members
State Chiefs
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KY
NC
WI
MD
LA
MN
GA
State CTE
Directors
• VT
• OK
• NM
State
Postsecondary
Leaders
• NC
• CO
National
Experts
Business
Leaders
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• IBM
• JP Morgan
Chase
• US Chamber of
Commerce
Foundation
SREB
NASDCTEc
SkillsUSA
Educate Texas
ConnectEd
Why it Matters
Task Force Dialogue
Enlist
Employer
Community
as Lead
Partner
Raise the
Bar for
Quality
Career
Preparation
Programs
Build the
System’s
Capacity to
Deliver
Make Career
Preparation
Matter to
Schools and
Students
Next Steps - Estimated Timeline
October
24
October
28
Draft
Report to
be
Finalized
by CCSSO
November
13
Final
Convening
of the
Taskforce
Early
December
Final
Report
Presented
to all State
Chiefs
Final
Report
Released
Publically
THANK YOU