1. Workforce Investment Board November 13, 2014

2. Special Guest Melissa Colsman, Ph.D. Executive Director Teaching and Learning Colsman.M@cde.state.co.us

3. The Colorado Academic Standards The Foundation of Colorado’s Education Improvement Efforts November 2014

4. Meeting Agenda Meeting Agenda Approval Roni Wisdom, Board Chair Meeting Minutes September 2015 Roni Wisdom, Board Chair More than Data! Debbie Bell, LEO Chair Save the Dates Roni Wisdom, Board Chair Commit to Success Debbie Bell & Roni Wisdom SWOT Christy Gonzales, Board Liaison Subject Matter Expert Inventory Clarke Becker, CRWC Director WIB Website Clarke Becker, CRWC Director

5. Meeting Agenda Approval Workforce Investment Board Local Elected Officials

6. Meeting Minutes Approval September 24-26, 2014 Grand Junction, CO Workforce Investment Board Local Elected Officials

8. Customers of Colorado’s Rural Workforce Centers 2,778 Veterans 141 Migrant Seasonal Farmworkers 14,232 Males 13,845 Females Age = 18-44 - 16,634 28,077 Job Seekers 11/11/2014

9. Customers of Colorado’s Rural Workforce Centers 5,891 Job Orders 11/11/2014 Sales 736 Food Prep726 Office/Admin 699 Healthcare 500 Transportation 470 Install/Maint/Repair 323 Building Maintenance 294 Construct/Extract 269 Management 268 Personal Svc 231 Healthcare Support 223 Computer/Math 221 Production152 Business/Finance 141 Architect/Engineer115 Protective Services106 Arts/Entertainment100 Social Services 95 Farm, Fish, Forestry 93 Education 71 Science35 Legal 4

10. Spring: February 11, 2015 GoToMeeting 1:30pm – 3:00pm Summer: May 6-8, 2015 Southeast Fall: September 23- 25, 2015 Rural Resort Region Winter: November 18, 2015 GoToMeeting 1:30pm – 3:00pm

11. Lee Wheeler-Berliner Lee.wheeler-berliner@state.co.us 303-318-8223

12. Bylaws & Board Membership WIB Meetings Held Four Times Per Year Two (2) in person Two (2) electronically

13. SWOT Analysis STRENGTHS What is working well? What is making a difference? What value do we bring to our customers? WEAKNESSES What is not making a difference? What do we need to improve? What do our customers dislike? What is not working optimal? OPPORTUNITIES What needs to be improved or changed? What should we stop doing? What should we start doing? What is missing that we need to be doing? THREATS Customer trends? Tech trends? Economic trends Financial threats

14. SWOT Analysis THREATS Lack of funding Regulations Bureaucracy Reduced allocations Are we relevant? Do we bring value? Changes in law Turnover of members Fragile economy, federal funding; new federal and state legislation Changing Demographics/Seasonal Employment

15. SWOT Analysis STRENGTHS Local Board identifies local area workforce gaps Local board identifies local area education/skills gaps Strong LOCAL partnerships Members are CREATIVE Members COLLABORATE well DIVERSITY of membership Strong leadership, both public and private sector representation Willingness to step up and provide services

16. SWOT Analysis WEAKNESSES Great ideas, but need updates & more frequent meetings to help keep us on track Process of how things are created and implemented Educate on what we do Increase visibility Include more small business Dispersed – time gap between meetings really challenges momentum Recruiting and retaining private sector around the table Need more involvement in outlining communities Lack of community knowledge to utilize the WFC’s Size of community inhibits ability to qualify for large grants Large geographical areas relying heavily on tourism and natural resources extraction to drive the community; resulting in different goals, missions and needs

17. SWOT Analysis OPPORTUNITIES Relationships Small rural areas know the players Expertise Marketing Emphasis on Career Pathways for youth/entrepreneur Using organization to meet the needs of those we serve Telecommuting opportunities Trailing spouse There are a lot of us Coordination with SBDCs Partnerships with Higher Ed, Elected Officials and Private Sector Regional Collaboration Enhanced broadband Lower property taxes New business development

18. What Do You Want to Invest Your Time Focusing On?

19. Subject Matter Expert Inventory

20. WIB on the Web www.yourworkforcecenter.com

21. Thank you for your attendance & support! Next Meeting February 11, 2015 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. via GoToWebinar