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AAESA Business Management Give Penny War Proceeds to Imagination Library |
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During the week of April 20th-24th the Business Management class of the Allegan County Area Technical and Education Center (ACATEC) held a Penny War for the Allegan County Imagination Library program in which all 16 programs participated. The winning class received a pizza party in exchange for their donations. The Business Management class took daily tallies of all the programs and posted each program’s standing. A program would earn 1 point for each penny donated. The program generated a huge amount of competition and money, because one team could “give” another team negative points. “This was accomplished”, explains Beth Johnston, ACATEC Business Management Instructor, “Because silver coins and paper dollars were considered “negative points” and if one team donated them, negative points were given to opposing programs, dropping them in the standings. |
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Allegan County Launches Community-wide Growth and Development Initiative |
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The Allegan Area Educational Service Agency (AAESA) and Allegan County Economic Develop Team, in coordination with McKenna Associates and The Consortium for Community Development, held its first workshop to foster growth in the areas of 21st Century Skills and Economic Development. Hosted on April 21, 2009 at The Silo in Allegan, MI, over 70 business leaders and educators came together in two facilitated workshops to uncover crucial areas for expansion and progress throughout Allegan County. The first workshop focused on what 21st Century Skills the leaders of tomorrow will need to be productive employees in Allegan County and beyond. Skills core to 21st Century Skills are: Life and Career, Learning and Innovation, Core Subjects and Information, Media and Technology. “The event was an essential stepping stone in creating a smooth transition from being a student to an employee in Allegan County” explains Mark Dobias, AAESA Superintendent. “Equipping students with the skills they need and seeking wisdom from the businesses in the area is a win-win proposition.” |
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AAESA Significantly Increases United Way Campaign Pledges |
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Mark Dobias, Allegan Area Education Service Agency (AAESA) Superintendent, was pleased to announce that the 2009 AAESA United Way Campaign pledges were over $17,079.00. This was an increase of almost 20% over last year’s contributions and an increase of over 64% in individual staff participation.
Included in the AAESA Campaign were incentives for the staff to contribute, including two raffles, one for a night’s stay at the Grand Rapids Marriott and the second, half of a pig, custom butchered and wrapped.
“We are extremely grateful that the JS Marriott provided the AAESA with this generous incentive”, stated Dobias. “And we are so happy that our staff has stepped up to shatter the previous record of employee contributions to United Way by over 18%.” |
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United Way, AAESA, Martin Resource Center and MACC Focus on Transportation |
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The Social/Intellectual Committee of the Multi-Agency Collaborative Council (MACC), Allegan County United Way, Allegan Area Educational Service Agency (AAESA), and Martin Resource Center (MRC) are partnering to launch a county transportation pilot. The purpose for the pilot is to 1) discover way to effectively identify and tap the current transportation resources in our county and 2) to demonstrate the need to improve the existing transportation system in Allegan County. The committee researched how existing vehicles that provide transportation might be able to assist the Allegan County Transportation Service (ACT) in transporting people in need. They quickly realized that the AAESA and local school districts have buses on Allegan County roads Monday – Friday, and have “down times” between the delivery and pick up of their students. Ultimately, working with the AAESA, the county educational agency that coordinates county-wide Special Education student transportation, the pilot project was launched and will offer a pilot transportation service between the MRC and the cities of Plainwell, Otsego, and Allegan. |
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Allegan Tech. Students Launch ACATEC Auto Sales/Sales Business |
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The Allegan County Area Technical & Educational Center (ACATEC) Auto Sales/Sales Business will "open for business" on March 17th 2008. The ACATEC Auto Sales/Sales business will have two student managers and student sales people and will be selling used cars that have been repaired and detailed by both ACATEC and Hillside students. Further, other student built projects from both the Construction Technology and Welding Classes will also be for sale. The mission of the Technical Education Center is to prepare today’s students to be successful in the workforce of tomorrow. The Auto Sales Center is a great opportunity to prepare students for careers in sales and management. The money earned from all sales will support ACATEC student programs. |
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