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Kindergarten Readiness = Workforce Readiness
Join Lt. Governor Jon Husted, Crane Group CEO Tanny Crane, and the Crane Center for a special breakfast event for central Ohio business leaders on workforce development.
Thursday, October 19, 2023 • 9:00-10:00am • North Bank Park Pavilion
311 W Long St, Columbus, OH 43215 • Doors open at 8:30 and breakfast will be available
Ohio’s economy continues to thrive and is poised for future growth. How to best grow and support a strong workforce is a pivotal topic for central Ohio businesses. Did you know that children who are kindergarten ready are more likely to pass the third grade reading guarantee, which is also linked to high school graduation rates?
Join us and industry experts for this important conversation. Learn how kindergarten readiness is essential to workforce readiness, and what central Ohio business leaders can do to strengthen our workforce.
REGISTRATION
This event is free and open to those invited and their guests. Please use the link provided to you in the email invitation to register.
SCHEDULE
| 8:30am | Doors open and breakfast is available |
| 9:00 – 9:01am | Welcome
Dean Donald Pope-Davis, College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University |
| 9:01 – 9:05am | Opening Remarks
Tanny Crane, President and Chief Executive Officer of Crane Group |
| 9:05 – 9:10am | Ohio’s Future: A look at Ohio’s economy and workforce
Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted |
| 9:10 – 9:30am | Kindergarten Readiness = Workforce Readiness
Dr. Laura Justice, Executive Director of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy Jamie O’Leary, Associate Director of Policy and External Affairs of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy |
| 9:30 – 10:00am | Discussion: What can Ohio’s business leaders do?
Dr. Laura Justice, Executive Director of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy Jamie O’Leary, Associate Director of Policy and External Affairs of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy |