The College and Career Readiness CAN

SAM has most recently formed The College and Career Readiness CAN in collaboration with the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce as convening partner.

This CAN includes representatives from the school districts, USC Upstate, Spartanburg Community College, Economic Futures Group, Workforce Investment Board, Contec Industries, and the Upstate South Carolina Regional Education Center.

The work of this CAN is heavily influenced by the “Profile of the SC Graduate” (see page 9), a product of “Transform SC” and the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness.

The “Profile” identifies the “world class knowledge,” “world class skills,” and “life and career characteristics” that students need in order to be prepared for post-secondary education and jobs of the future.

This collaborative action network will soon broaden to include numerous community based organizations, schools, agencies, and others working together to identify opportunities to improve college and career readiness for all students in Spartanburg County.

This CAN will also operate with the benefit of a continuous improvement facilitator provided by sponsoring corporate partner BMW Manufacturing.

OTHER CANS TO LAUNCH IN 2015-17

Over the coming two years, SAM will launch four additional collaborative action networks: » Third grade reading » Eighth grade math » Post-secondary enrollment » Post-secondary persistence and completion