REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE,
JOB DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES
Public Hearing
The Honorable,
The Board of Commissioners of
ATTENDANCE
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Present: |
Chairman Collins, Commissioners
Sims and Suffredin (3) |
Absent: Vice
Chairman Schneider, Commissioner Gorman
Also
Present: Commissioners
Quigley and Peraica; Karen S. Crawford, Director, President’s Office of
Employment Training
Court
Reporter: Anthony Lisanti,
C.P.R.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Your Committee on Workforce, Job
Development and Training Opportunities of the Board of
Commissioners of Cook County met pursuant to notice on
Your Committee has considered the
following item and, upon adoption of this report, the recommendation is as
follows:
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293650 |
PRESIDENT’S OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
(P.O.E.T.) WORKFORCE ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORT. Transmitting a Communication from Karen S.
Crawford, Director, President’s Office of Employment Training: Transmitted herewith for your review is the President’s Office of Employment Training
(P.O.E.T.) Workforce Activities and Accomplishments Report. This report includes information regarding POET’s levels of performance in relation to the federally
mandated Workforce Investment Act performance measures as well as other
program activities and workforce information. *REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON Workforce, Job Development
and Training Opportunities *RECEIVE AND
FILE TO THE COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE, JOB DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES |
Karen S. Crawford, Director,
President’s Office of Employment Training (P.O.E.T.), provided a presentation to the Committee on
Workforce Job Development and Training Opportunities. (See attachment #1.)
Commissioner Sims voiced concern
over the dropout rate in District #5.
Ms. Crawford stated the
following: The youth funding stream comes
in one lump sum. P.O.E.T.’s
Office provides funding to programs for in-school and out-of-school youth. The agencies are submitting proposals to P.O.E.T.
to be evaluated. P.O.E.T. evaluates how
the in-school youth programs are in fact affecting the dropout rate and the graduation
rate. The out-of-school youth programs are run by the schools. Most are run by community agencies which are
responsible for identifying, finding and recruiting people who have dropped out
and re-engaging them so that they obtain their General Equivalent Diploma and
placing them into post-secondary training, college or the military. This is how success is graded.
Ms. Crawford continued to state
re-engaging the youth on day-to-day basics is what P.O.E.T. looks for agencies
to do in the One Stop Centers. The One
Stop Centers welcomes youth to the programs without qualification to go into
training or college. P.O.E.T. Office
engages the youth to prepare for their GED’s and
other programs.
Chairman Collins inquired as to
how the State Department of Labor obtains their information.
Ms. Crawford responded: Service providers enter information on the
participants into the Illinois Workforce Development Systems (IWDS). Participants are identified by their social
security number. Additional information
related to the participants’ employment is pulled from Cook County P.O.E.T. and
the State of
Commissioner Sims, seconded by Commissioner Suffredin, moved to Receive
and File Communication No. 293650. The motion carried.
The Secretary informed Chairman
Collins that a quorum was present.
Chairman Collins asked the
Secretary to the Board to call upon the registered public speakers, in
accordance with Cook County Code, Sec. 2-108(dd):
PUBLIC SPEARKERS
1) Chuck Jenrich –
2) George
Blakemore – Concerned Citizen
Chairman Collins thanked everyone
in attendance and concluded the meeting.
Commissioner Sims, seconded by Commissioner Suffredin moved to adjourn
the meeting. The motion carried and the
meeting was adjourned.
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING ACTION WITH REGARD TO THE MATTER NAMED HEREIN:
Communication Number 293650 Receive
and File
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Respectfully submitted, Committee on Workforce, Job Development and Training
Opportunities xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Earlean
Collins, Chairman |
Attest:
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Matthew B. DeLeon, Secretary
The
complete audio recording of this meeting is available in the Office of the
Secretary to the Board,