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The Workforce Board holds regular meetings every other month. All meetings are open to the public.

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Regular Meeting, September 11, 2019
Agenda coming soon

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All regular meetings are from 9 am to 4:00 pm. Meeting locations are announced as they are finalized – please check meeting agendas for the most recent meeting location. For questions about meeting dates, locations, and posted materials, please contact Erica Wollen at (360) 709-4608.

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BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Meeting No. 229
South Puget Sound Community College
2011 Mottman Road SW  |  Olympia, WA 98512
July 10, 2019

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9:00 AM:

Welcome and Introductions

  • Ice Breaker Question: What do you collect?
9:20 AM:

Chair’s Report

  • Consent Agenda (Action)
    • April 24, 2019 Meeting Minutes
    • June 6, 2019 Meeting Minutes
9:40 AM: Executive Director’s Report and Future of Work Task Force Video
10:00 AM:

Board Mission and Vision Development Process

  • Eleni Papadakis, Workforce Board
10:30 AM: Break
10:45 AM:

Board Retreat Follow Up Items

  • Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Update
    • Suzi LeVine, ESD
  • SNAP/E&T Update
    • Dana Phelps, DSHS
11:15 AM:

Workforce Board Legislative Agenda

  • 2019 Legislative Session Roundup
  • Results of Board Retreat
  • Possible Recommendations to Future of Work Task Force
    • Nova, Gattman, Workforce Board
12:00 PM: Lunch
12:30 PM

Talent and Prosperity for All (TAP) Plan

  • Integrated Service Delivery: Priorities for focus, exploration, or partnership development
  • TAP Stakeholder Engagement Plan
  • Perkins Performance Target-Setting
  • Local Needs Assessment
    • Eric Wolf, Workforce Board
2:45 PM

Meeting Wrap-Up and Evaluation

  • Action Items from This Meeting
  • Agenda Items for Next Meeting
3:00 PM Adjourn

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June 6-7
Sleeping Lady Resort
7375 Icicle Road  |  Leavenworth, WA 98826

Day 1: Thursday, June 6
8:30 AM:

Business Meeting – Chapel Theater

  • Workforce Board/Employment Security Department’s DRAFT Joint Letter Regarding WIOA Performance Measurement (ACTION)
    • Eleni Papadakis, Workforce Board
    • Suzi LeVine, Employment Security Department
8:50 AM: Business Meeting Adjourns
9:00 AM:

Workforce Board Retreat Work Session Begins – Chapel Theater

  • 9:05 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
  • 9:30 a.m. Partnership Briefing
  • 10:00 a.m. Partnership Roundtables
  • 11:00 a.m. Break
  • 11:15 a.m. Partnership Debrief
12:00 PM: Lunch – King Fisher Dining Hall
1:00 PM:

Workforce Board Retreat Work Session Continues – Chapel Theater

  • 1:05 p.m. Review Morning
  • 1:30 p.m. Data Sharing Presentation/Discussion
  • 2:30 p.m. Break
  • 2:45 p.m. Legislative Agenda for 2020
  • 4:00 p.m. Break
  • 4:15 p.m. Review Day and Develop Action Items
  • 5:00 p.m. Break
Day 2: Friday, June 7
8:45 AM:

Workforce Board Retreat Work Session Continues – Chapel Theater

  • 8:45 a.m. Welcome
  • 9:00 a.m. Board teaming Survey
    • Gary Polain, OzMosis
  • 9:45 a.m. Accountability Discussion
  • 10:00 a.m. Customer Representative Address Questions
  • 10:30 a.m. Break
  • 10:45 a.m. Service Providers Address Questions
  • 11:15 a.m. Come Together, Discuss Plan Implementation 
  • 11:45 a.m. Wrap Up
12:00 PM: Lunch – King Fisher Dining Hall
1:00 PM: Adjourn

 

BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Meeting No. 227
United Association Local Union
8501 Zenith Ct. NE | Lacey, WA 98516
April 24, 2019

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9:00 AM:

Welcome and Introductions

  • Ice Breaker Question: What’s something you believed earlier in your career but think about differently now?
9:20 AM:

Chair’s Report

  • Consent Agenda (Action)
    • March 13 Meeting Minutes
    • Perkins Budget
9:40 AM:

Executive Director’s Report

  • Rural Planning Update
10:00 AM:

Legislative Update

  • Nova Gattman, Workforce Board
10:30 AM: Break
10:45 AM:

Talent and Prosperity for All (TAP) Planning: Aligning Priorities Across Agencies

  • Eric Wolf, Workforce Board
11:30 AM: Working Lunch
12:00 PM:

Talent and Prosperity for All (TAP) Planning: Aligning Priorities Across Agencies, Part II

  • Eric Wolf, Workforce Board
1:30 PM

Partnership Brokering Training

  • Eric Wolf, Workforce Board
2:00 PM Meeting Wrap-Up and Evaluation
2:30 PM Adjourn

BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Meeting No. 226
Association of Washington Business
1414 Cherry Street  |  Olympia, WA 98501
March 13, 2019

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9:00 AM:

Welcome and Introductions

  • Ice Breaker Question: What was your favorite/most memorable class field trip?
9:15 AM:

Chair’s Report

  • 2019 Board Retreat
  • Consent Agenda (Action)
    • January 30 Meeting Minutes
9:30 AM: Executive Director’s Report
9:45 AM:

Overview of the CTE System in Washington and the Board’s Role

  • Stacy Wyman, Workforce Board
  • Rebecca Wallace, OSPI
  • Nate Humphrey, SBCTC
10:30 AM: Break
10:45 AM:

Career Bridge Update

  • Marina Parr, Workforce Board
11:45 AM:

Controls Specialist Registered Apprenticeship Program

  • Perry England, Board Chair
12:30 PM: Working Lunch
1:00 PM:

Legislative Update

  • Nova Gattman, Workforce Board
1:30 PM:

Talent and Prosperity for All (TAP) Planning

  • Eric Wolf, Workforce Board
2:30 PM Meeting Wrap-Up and Evaluation
3:00 PM Adjourn

BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Meeting No. 225
Lacey Community Center
6729 Pacific Avenue SE  |  Olympia, WA 98503
January 30, 2019

Pre-meeting materials: A Review of the Board’s Recession Initiative (22 minutes, recorded Powerpoint, Eleni Papadakis)

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9:00 AM:

Welcome and Introductions

  • Ice Breaker Question: If you could bring back any fashion trend, what would it be?
  • Beth Thew proclamation
9:15 AM:

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) K-12 Vision

  • Chris Reykdal, OSPI Superintendent
9:45 AM:

Chair’s Report

  • 2019 Board Retreat
  • Update on the Board’s Legislative Agenda (Action)
    • Amy Anderson, Association of Washington Business
    • Caitlyn Jekel, Washington State Labor Council
  • Consent Agenda (Action)
    • Minutes from Previous Meeting
      • November 14, 2018
      • November 26, 2018
10:15 AM: Break
10:30 AM: Break
10:30 AM:

Legislative Session Update

  • Nova Gattman, Workforce Board
    • Tracked Bills January 2019
11:00 AM: Executive Director’s Report
11:15 AM:

Economic Cycle Planning

  • Dan Zeitlin, Employment Security Department
  • Mark Mattke, Spokane Workforce Council
  • Loren Lyon, Impact Washington
12:15 PM: Working Lunch
12:45 PM:

Employment Security Department’s Strategic Plan

  • Suzi LeVine, Employment Security Department Commissioner
1:30 PM:

Career Connect Washington (CCW)

  • CCW Local Program Update
    • Anna Nikolaeva, Employment Security Department
  • CCW Update
    • John Aultman, Career Connect Washington
2:00 PM:

Talent and Prosperity for All (TAP) Planning

  • Refined Planning Timeline
  • Partner Agency Projected Planning Costs
  • Perkins Plan
    • Eric Wolf, Workforce Board
3:30 PM: Meeting Wrap-Up and Evaluation
4:00 PM: Adjourn

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