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Backup Documents 02/12/2013 Item # 4A PROCLAMATION A WHEREAS, the Association for Career and Technical Education has designated February as Career and Technical Education month; and, WHEREAS, profound economic and technological changes in our society are rapidly reflected in the structure and nature of work, thereby placing new and additional responsibilities on our educational system; and, WHEREAS, career and technical education provides individuals with a school-to-careers connection and is the backbone of a strong, well-educated workforce, which fosters productivity in business and industry, while contributing to the nation's leadership in the global economy; and, WHEREAS, career and technical education instills practical, meaningful applications of basic skills such as reading, writing and mathematics, thus improving the quality of education and motivating at-risk students while providing leadership opportunities for high school students in their chosen fields and communities; and, WHEREAS, career and technical education offers individuals opportunities to learn new skills, which provide them with lifelong career choices; and, WHEREAS, the cooperative efforts of career and technical educators with business and industry leaders stimulates growth and vitality in the local economy as well as the nation by preparing graduates for career fields forecast to experience the largest and fastest growth in the next decade; and, WHEREAS, Collier County urges all citizens to become familiar with the services and benefits offered by the career and technical education programs in the Collier County Public School District in an effort to support these programs to enhance their individual work skills and productivity. NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that February 2013 be designated as CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH DONE AND ORDERED THIS 12TH Day of February, 2013. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COL R C LINTY, F ORIDA 7,74 GEO° IA A. HILLER, CHAIRWOMAN .A,wv'.."j7, EST: $ -4F.:._ ..fir DWIG . i E. BROCK, CLERK ���h•�,.^,, +,`'