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o <br />Increase collaboration between Gary Job Corps and the Research and <br />Commercialization Center at Texas State University to link new s- <br />ups to affordable workforce and incubator space, and provide <br />direction for green industry job training. <br />o <br />Explore the potential use of buildings and land for recruiting target <br />industries and providing incubator opportunities for start-up <br />companies. <br /> <br />Consider annexation of Gary Job Corps campus property into the City of San <br />Marcos. <br />o <br />Explore the opportunity to utilize fire station on the Gary Job Corps <br />campus as backup support for both the school and the San Marcos <br />Municipal Airport. <br /> <br />Action 3: Coordinatefragmented workforce development resources to <br />make Greater San Marcos a competitive place for business. <br />Improve communication between workforce training providers, public school <br />systems, higher education institutions, job seekers, and local b <br />leaders. <br />o <br />Establish a forum in which Greater San Marcos workforce providers <br />can come together to discuss current programs, innovative practices, <br />and methods of collaboration. <br />Explore the possibilities for a central Greater San Marcos <br />workforce development website portal that includes Caldwell <br />and Hays County resources. <br />Contrast current workforce development and educational <br />programs against the skill needs of target industries. <br />o <br />Expand use of Gary Job Corps as a local workforce development to <br />by the Greater San Marcos community. <br />o <br />Reward organizations that collaborate to adopt innovative workforce <br />development initiatives. <br /> <br />Expand Texas State University (TXST) and ACC curricula, in areas such as <br />health care and nanotechnology, into Greater San Marcos area high schools. <br />o <br />Encourage the San Marcos Consolidated, Hays County, and Caldwell <br />County Independent School Districts to support programs that help <br />train students for jobs in targeted sectors. <br />Work with the school districts to adopt best practice <br />educational programs currently used in the most competitive <br />communities. <br />Supplement programming with curricula that are tied to the <br />target business sectors and the needs of existing employers. <br />Consider early college programs that provide high school <br />students opportunity to take advanced classes to earn both <br />high school diplomas and an Associate’s degrees upon <br />graduation. <br />Final Strategy <br />September 2009 13 <br /> <br />