Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Canceled: May Richmond City Council Career and Technical Education Commission Meeting

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Tuesday, 12 May 2015

Canceled: May Richmond City Council Career and Technical Education Commission Meeting

WHAT         (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) – The Richmond City Council Career and Technical Education Commission meeting, previously scheduled for Thursday, May 14, 2015, has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held Thursday, June 11, 2015. These meetings are free and open to the public and all Richmond Residents are invited and encouraged to attend.

WHEN         Canceled: Thursday, May 14, 2015; 3:00-4:30 p.m.

                  Next meeting:
                  Thursday, June 11, 2015; 3:00-4:30 p.m.
                 
WHERE        Greater Richmond Planning District - Boardroom
                    9211 Forest Hill Avenue, Suite 200; Richmond, Virginia

WHO          The Honorable Michelle R. Mosby, Chairman of the Richmond City Council Career and Technical Education Commission; Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Richmond South Central 9th Voter District

CONTACT   For more information, please contact:
                  The Honorable Michelle R. Mosby, Councilwoman
                       Richmond City Council, Richmond South Central 9th Voter District
                       804.912.6465 (tel); michelle.mosby@richmondgov.com (email)

Background ______________________________________________________________

Richmond City Council Career and Technical Education Commission
The Richmond City Council Career and Technical Education Commission was established by Richmond City Council on December 14, 2009 (Council Resolution number 2009-R166-194). The goal of the Commission is to explore the development of career and technical education options for K-12th grade students, young adults, displaced workers and those reentering the workforce. It is also working to identify and review various existing career and technical education providers to determine which are employing “best practice” education and training techniques.

      The Richmond City Council Career and Technical Education Commission includes the following 21 members:

·   A Member of the Richmond City Council Health, Human Services and Education Standing Committee, who shall serve as Chairman;

·   A member of the Richmond Public Schools Board of Trustees;

·   A representative from the Richmond Public Schools Administration;

·   A representative from the Richmond Public Schools Richmond Technical Center Advisory Board;

·   A representative from the Richmond Department of Economic Development;

·   A representative from the Greater Richmond Partnership;

·   A representative from the Richmond Capital Regional Workforce Investment Board;

·   A representative from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), a federation of international labor unions;

·   A representative from the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce;

·   Ten at-large members who shall either be Richmond residents or operated businesses in the city; and

·   Two members appointed by the Mayor by letter to the Richmond City Council Office of the City Clerk.


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RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
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Richmond, Virginia  23219 U.S.A.
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