1. 0 GA Work Ready Regional Secondary Liaison Time Period: March 15 – June 30, 2009 Phil Marvel Northeast Georgia RESA ( Regional Education Service Agency) Winterville, GA phil.marvel@negaresa.org 706-742-8292 x219

2. 1 Identify and compile administrator contact information for all high schools in Work Ready region Present GA Work Ready Regional Industry Cluster information to high school Leadership teams ( selected schools ) and RESA Superintendents Complete survey of each high school identifying all resources 1.Career Academy 2.Bio-Science classes 3.Dual Enrollment 4.Work-Based Learning 5.Future Course Offerings 6.Obstacles

3. 2 Secondary School Systems – ( 96 high schools ) Barrow *– 2 Clarke* – 2 Clayton – 8Cobb – 17 DeKalb – 25Fulton – 16 Gwinnett – 19Jackson* – 2 Madison *– 1 Morgan* – 1 Oconee *– 2 Oglethorpe* – 1

4. 3 Career Pathways / courses Agriscience Pathway ( 07-08 ) Basic Agricultural Science & Technology Plant Science & Biotechnology Animal Science & Biotechnology ** Biotechnology Biotechnology Research & Development Pathway ( 09-10 ) Intro to Health Care Science Intro to Biotechnology Applications of Biotechnology ** Biotechnology Internship / Independent Research

5. 4 Comments / Questions