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Lead <br />Year 2 Task Name <br />Agency <br />Action 5: Promote lifelong learning as the key to economic growth and prosperity. <br />Host forums on local workforce development and educational opportunities for Greater San <br />WSRCA <br />Marcos adult residents. <br />Objective 2: Support local school districts in their continuing improvement efforts. <br />Action 1: Ensure that Greater San Marcos’ school districts have the capacity and programs they need to <br />effectively educate children and prepare them for their futures. <br />Promote the Greater Austin Chamber’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) <br />SOAR <br />assistance workshops for students and parents. <br />Pool resources to fund innovative techniques to prevent dropouts-risk SOAR, <br />students achieve.ISDs <br />Strengthen Advanced Placement and gifted learning program opportunities and SOAR, <br />funding.ISDs <br />Action 2: Increase business and community commitment to the area’s school districts. <br />Gain greater support from the business community for career acadSMAC, <br />Lockhart ISD, and Luling ISD.SOAR <br />Support the development of Job Shadowingprograms for students in grades 9 to 12, ISDs, <br />and involve a wide range of local employers.SMAC <br />Further grow business and community support for school districts <br />school students with internship opportunities at local businessesummer CHMBRs <br />break. <br />Offer high school teachers externship opportunities with local ito enhance ISDs, <br />their practical knowledge and ability to prepare students for fuCHMBRs <br />Encourage the Foundation to reinvigorate efforts behindthe San Marcos Alumni SMCISD, <br />Association.SOAR <br />Action 3: Promote good news about Greater San Marcos’ accomplishments and investments in public <br />education and its youth. <br />Offer assistance to SMCISD, as needed, with the implementation of its communications GSMED, <br />strategy. SOAR <br />Objective 3: Fully leverage Texas State University-San Marcos (TXST) as a key partner in strengthening <br />Greater San Marcos’ economy. <br />Action 1: Engage Texas State University-San Marcos in Greater San Marcos’ economic development <br />efforts. <br />Ensure the workforce needs of regional employers are shared with <br />GSMED <br />process is in place for the University to evaluate those needs. <br />Action 2: Support TXST’s endeavor to become a world-class research university. <br />Ensure that the TXST Office of Technology Commercialization has <br />TXST, <br />support it needs to respond to research, corporate, and faculty <br />GSMED <br />efficient manner. <br />Establish a technology incubator facility that is based on national best practices and <br />equipped to support the startup of target sectors such as materials synthesis and TXST <br />nanotechnology research, biotechnology, and Greenindustry. <br />Involve regional leaders from TXST, government, and private industry to plan, fund, and <br />TXST <br />realize the technology incubator. <br />Implementation Plan 24 <br />September 2009 <br /> <br />