Archived Agendas

August 12, 2009

BOARD RETREAT AGENDA

Association of Washington Business
1414 Cherry Street SE
Olympia, WA 98507

10 a.m.

Welcome and Introduce Lindsey Woolsey, senior policy associate for Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, and updates from Board Members

10:30 a.m.

Review High Skills, High Wages: Eight Strategic Opportunities and Goal Statements

11 a.m.

Global Market Place: Considerations for Workforce Development
Spencer Cohen, Department of Commerce

12 p.m.

Lunch

12:30 p.m.

Global Market Place: Considerations for Workforce Development (Continue)

2:30 p.m.

Board Effectiveness and Improvement

5 p.m.

Adjourn

6 p.m.

Dinner

8:30 a.m.

Welcome, Review of Day 1

9 a.m.

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization
Handouts:

• Board's WIA reauthorization recommendations
• NGA principles
• Mayor Conference Position

Crystal Bridgeman, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Bryan Wilson, Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

11 a.m.

Debrief – “Where to Now?”

12 p.m.

Lunch

1 p.m.

Department of Commerce and Role of Workforce Board
Rogers Weed, Department of Commerce

3 p.m.

Adjourn