section i: general grant information composites kansas wired south central kansas wired grant...

Project: Composites Kansas WIRED South Central Kansas WIRED

Grant Number: WR-16344-07-60-A-20 Report Period: 4th Quarter Narrative Report (2008FY)

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Section I: General Grant Information A. Grant Identification Number:

WR-16344-07-60-A-20 Composites Kansas WIRED formerly known as South Central Kansas WIRED

B. Summary of General Grant Activities and Successes

Administration and Oversight Activities

• During the fourth quarter of 2008FY, focus has been on refining the Implementation Plan (resubmitted on June 27, 2008) and establishing the governance structure. Since the region has been focused on developing the implementation plan and launching the regional initiative, targeted initiatives originally benchmarked for the first year have been delayed. These initiatives are anticipated to carryover to subsequent quarters.

• All funded partners signed and returned sub-award agreements.

• Accounts between the fiscal agent and funded partners were established for processing WIRED funds. • Identification and nominations for the Leadership Team members by the Regional Economic Area

Partnership (REAP) continued in the quarter.

• In May the region initiated meetings of the Leadership Team and Strategy Teams. At the May 14, 2008, Leadership Team meeting, John Tomblin presented an Overview of Composite Material Trends in Aviation Manufacturing and Paul Wooley presented The Center of Innovation of Biomaterials in Orthopedic Research.

• Began monthly Composites Kansas newsletter in May. The newsletter is circulated by email. • Alternate funding for youth program (Broaden Participation in Engineering, 4th through 6th grade

summer day camp) was secured from the Knight Foundation. • Asset mapping process completed by Wichita State University Center for Economic Development and

Business Research (CEDBR) is posted on the center’s web site. Press release was issued. • The Center for Economic Development and Business Research reported outcomes for the online survey

for composite and advanced materials firms in the region. The report is posted on the center’s web site and contains information on business environment, innovation networks, regional norms and attitudes. Press release was issued.

• Regional aviation video produced and published by CEDBR for use at the Business Retention and

Expansion International Conference hosted in Wichita, June 2-6, 2008.

• Support provided for business plan development for a Kansas Bioscience Authority Center of Innovation. Regional proposal is for a Center of Innovation for Biomaterials in Orthopedic Research.



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SWOT analysis of twenty regional composites and advanced materials was conducted as background for the proposal.

• WIRED Academy in Boston was attended by Keith Lawing, executive director of Workforce Alliance

of South Central Kansas and Debra Franklin, project manager.

• Butler Community College announced plans for a new composites training curriculum. The composites training programs include a Composites Engineering Technology Certificate (37 credit hours) and an Associate’s Degree (64 credit hours). They will also offer a Composites Technician Certificate (16 credit hours).

• Council on Competitiveness Leadership Training was conducted on June 24, 2008, by Bruce Levine and

Blythe Chorn. Sixty regional leaders attended.

• Project director participated in Webinar “Integrating the Disability Perspective into the WIRED Framework” offered by Workforce3 One.

• The local workforce boards serving the Composites Kansas WIRED region, Kansas WorkforceONE and

the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas drafted an agreement for project support with the Wichita State University Center for Economic Development and Business Research.

• Conference calls were conducted with DOL ETA WIRED Leads, Kansas Department of Commerce

staff and regional staff approximately two times each month. • Promotional Power Point presentation and talking points were developed to facilitate uniform

presentation of the Composites Kansas WIRED Initiative. Presentations were given to the following groups:

o Kingman Economic Development Council presentation o Butler Community College, futurist consultation and presentation o Regional Economic Area Partnership presentation o Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition presentation o Quad Counties presentation o Workforce Investment Board presentations/updates

C. Update on Strategic Partnership Activities

Partner Activities Since the region has been focused on developing the implementation plan and launching the regional initiative, some of the targeted initiatives originally benchmarked for the first year have been delayed. Strategy 1: Coordinate and leverage the region’s educational and workforce development resources to develop talent and encourage lifelong learning practices that will support sustainable, high-wage, high-skilled jobs to meet the changing demands of employers and the global economy.



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1.1 Composite Assembly and Composite Maintenance and Repair Training 1.1.a The construction for the National Center for Aviation Training phase one has begun. 1.1.b The Aerospace Curriculum Developer position has been advertised and 24 candidates have

applied. 1.1.c WATC has worked with NIAR to develop the job description for the Non Destructive Testing

(NDT) Training and Research Engineer and have posted the position on HRePartners, the technical colleges and universities job posting website.

1.1.d The college has continued to meet with business and industry partners regarding both the criteria of curriculum development, as well as specifications for equipment which will be purchased with grant funds.

1.1.e The college has renovated space at its Comotara campus which will be used to house the NDT program until the National Center for Aviation Training is constructed.

1.1.f The college had provided information regarding both the National Center for Aviation Training as well as the two open positions related to the WIRED grant to our WIRED grant representative who will be sharing this information with national leaders from the aviation industry at the Workforce Innovations Conference which will be held at the end of July.

1.1.g Working in conjunction with NIAR and business and industry professionals the college has completed the composites laboratory layouts of the National Center for Aviation Training.

1.1.h It is anticipated that in the next quarter interviews for open positions will be held, and employment offers will be made to those who are highly skilled in the areas of composites technology.

1.1.i Once the aerospace curriculum developer has been hired and had sufficient time to meet with business and industry, equipment purchases will begin.

1.1.j 678 students have completed the composites fabrication program offered by WATC in FY08. 1.2 Coordinate and Leverage Educational and Workforce Development Resources

1.2.a A continuation agreement for Collaboration in Support of the Composites Kansas WIRED Initiative was drafted by the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas and Kansas WorkforceONE

1.2.b Workforce Solutions WIRED consultant position was filled and new hire was oriented to the new position.

1.2.c Received funding from the Knight Foundation to support 4th through 6th grades science summer day camp.

1.2.d Accounts were established for registering and tracking WIRED participants for common measures.

1.2.e WIRED Newsletter has been launched and is written and edited by business services representative. WIRED partners are encouraged to submit articles.

1.3 Broaden Participation in Engineering 1.3.a The summer day camp for students in grades 4 through 6 was offered from June 9 to 13 with the

participation of 46 girls. The program of activities for the camp is attached to this report as Appendix 1. Two highlights from the participants’ evaluation of the camp were: 1) every participant said they would attend the camp again and 2) The Laminate Water Relay, one of the composite educational activities in the camp program, was one of the most popular activities, along with the NIAR tour. A $20,000 grant from the Knight Foundation supported this camp. A story on the camp is included as Appendix 2 to this report.

1.3.b A new Lego Robotics summer camp targeting middle school students was developed, planned and scheduled to be offered from July 21 to 25, 2008. Twenty five students are registered for the camp, which is its capacity. The program of activities for this camp is attached to the report



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as Appendix 3. The funding for the camp, $10,000, is coming from an individual donor and the Wichita State University College of Engineering.

1.3.c The planning for the camp to be offered for high schools students from July 28 to August 1 was concluded. The program of activities is attached to this report as Appendix 4. There are 51 students registered for this camp which will expose students to composite bioengineering applications.

1.4 Project Lead the Way (PLTW) 1.4.a The call for proposals for the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) mini-grants was published and

proposals were submitted by schools from the Wichita Public School District (USD 259) and Winfield (USD 465). We are in the process of awarding five to six mini-grants.

1.4.b Wichita State University College of Engineering hosted the PLTW Teacher Summer Training Program on June 16-27, 2008. Two classes were offered this summer called, “Introduction to Engineering Design (IED)” and “Principles of Engineering (POE).” There were five teachers in the POE class and 18 teachers in the IED class. The teachers were mostly from the Wichita and Kansas City area but there were also teachers from Nebraska, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Kentucky and California. Appendix 5 includes a story on the summer teacher training.

1.4.c Next year, Wichita State University plans to double the number of classes offered. We plan to add the Gateway to Technology Program which is the middle school version of the program. It is expected that the middle school program will greatly expand next year. We also plan to offer the specialty course of Aerospace Engineering.

1.4.d A proposal for $100,000 to expand PLTW to two other schools was submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF).

1.5 Center for Learning, Exploration, Research and Development in Composite Materials for Aerospace Applications

1.5.a The composite short course for experienced engineers was offered from March 28 to April 25, 2008, with the participation of 22 individuals. Due to the success and to satisfy the demand that has been generated following this course, this same course will be offered again in mid fall followed by a more advanced course in mid spring.

1.5.b The College of Engineering Composite Task Force is working with the four department chairs in the recruitment of candidates for the scholarships available to graduate students pursuing the graduate certificate in Composite Materials. Scholarship award decisions should be made mid August.

1.6 Kansas Career Pipeline (KCP) 1.6.a Met with WIRED Leadership Team #1 and discussed locations for video shooting. 1.6.b Contracted with IMG Productions for video development and filming. 1.6.c Met with IMG Productions and began reviewing existing composite video footage. 1.6.d Contacted Via Christi Medical Center to review their existing bone and hip replacement video

footage. 1.6.e Contacted NIAR for review of their existing composite video footage. 1.6.f Scheduled initial video filming at Exploration Place exhibit in July. 1.6.g Expanded penetration of the KCP into additional secondary and post-secondary schools,

workforce centers, and corrections facilities has been ongoing, allowing composite information to reach a larger number of potential job seekers.

1.6.h The Connect2Business component of the KCP was implemented, deepening our ability to get composite employment information to incumbent adult workers.



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Strategy 2: Catalyze innovation and entrepreneurial talent through research and development in composite sciences to extend transformational technology into varied economic sectors 2.1 Bio-composite Research Initiative, Orthopedic Research Institute (ORI)

2.1.a Staff of ORI had been very busy in preparation of a business plan for the Center of Innovation. 2.1.b Additional members of Dr. Wooley’s team have relocated in the region and research in the

newly relocated lab is underway. 2.2 Kansas Entrepreneurial Initiative (KEI)

2.2.a A committee was formed and completed a search to fill the position created by the Wired Grant, Director of Outreach Programming within the Center for Entrepreneurship. The search was completed this quarter; an offer was made and accepted by Mrs. Wendy Veatch. Search committee members included (Wolff, Mock and Pett) and evaluated 33 candidates that applied for the position, 15 candidates had complete packages.

2.2.b Funds from ‘travel account’ were used to support Dr. Jim Wolff’s attendance at the 2008 NCIIA National Conference (Dallas, Texas) on commercialization of technologies.

2.2.c Director of Center for Entrepreneurship presented center’s role within Wired at multiple events: Leadership Kansas, BREI (Business Retention and Expansion International), and Chamber of Commerce (Visioneering Wichita).

2.2.d Funds from ‘course development’ were used to purchase computer equipment for director of Outreach Programming as well as for partial upgrade to conference room in Devlin Hall. Room will be used to deliver educational programs this fall. W. Frank Barton School of Business agreed to assist on the technology upgrade.

2.2.e Director of Center for Entrepreneurship assisted on the business plan steering committee for the CIBOR grant for BIO Kansas initiative. Grant will be used to diversify economy by combining composite efforts in the area and medical devices.

2.2.f Representatives from the center met with Klenda, Mitchell, Austerman & Zuercher LLC (law firm) and The Wichita Eagle (newspaper) to sponsor and blog on Meridian 6. Discussions concerning the actual name M6 were undertaken: changing the name is being considered. Response was positive.

2.3 Business Plan Competition 2.3.a The second annual 2008 Shocker Business Plan Competition was hosted by the Center for

Entrepreneurship and the Barton School of Business, Wichita State University and was co-sponsored by Mitchell & Richards CPAs, INTRUST Bank and Commerce Bank. By providing a forum where students can mingle with local business and community leaders, the purpose of the competition is to encourage student innovation and venture creation. All current students from colleges and universities across the state of Kansas were eligible to compete for prizes totaling $18,000 in cash.

2.3.b The banquet consisted of a Directors’ Tribute to 30 years of the Center for Entrepreneurship (Fran Jabara; Don Hackett; Tim Pett), a speech from 2007 competition winner, direction of the future including WIRED initiative, and the awards.

2.4 Advanced Materials Cluster Specialist for Entrepreneurs 2.4.a The Wichita State University Kansas Small Business Development Center provided

consultation services to a composite manufacturing company seeking assistance with expansion planning.

2.5 National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) Manufacturing Maintenance of Advanced Materials 2.5.a Royal Lovingfoss started at NIAR on June 23 as the Polymer Engineer. In this position, Royal

will start benchmarking industry issues to identify areas that offer the most value in timing and



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rework expense. Royal brings eight years of chemistry background to this position. In his latest job, he worked for a leading polymer and composites manufacturer in the role of chemist, methods developer, supervisor, and trainer.

2.5.b Supported the composites portion of the Kansas Bioscience Authority biomaterials center proposal. This proposal included a high degree of collaboration with industry (Via-Christi, regional composite companies), universities (University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University, Wichita State University) and government (Kansas Bioscience Authority). The submitted proposal asks for $31million over five years to open a Center of Innovation for Biomaterials in Orthopedic Research (CIBOR). A business case was compiled that shows the uniqueness of the composite material cluster and medical research opportunities to address pressing orthopedic challenges. A newspaper article announcing submittal of the proposal is available at http://www.kansas.com/457/story/462485.html

2.5.c WATC and NIAR have defined the equipment needed to support a portion of composite training at the National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT). An acquisition timeline is complete and detailed description and cost estimates will be submitted to the DOL per the WIRED requirements after the Non Destructive Training instructor is hired.

2.5.d From April through July, made the news regarding composite training and medical device manufacturing. Copies of these articles are available electronically.

Strategy 3: Establish Region as Center of Excellence for Emerging Global Cluster Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition (GWEDC) has been going through a leadership change. New GWEDC staff start dates include: Vicki Pratt Gerbino (President) – April 14, Debra Teufel (Business Development) – May 19, Beth Shelton (Administrative Coordinator) – June 30, David Bossemeyer (Business Development) – July 7, Tammy Nolan (Marketing Manager) – July 14 3.1 Composites Advisory Board (CAB)

3.1.a No CAB meetings were held during this period due to GWEDC being short staffed. CAB meeting had been set up for May 23, but had to be cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. GWEDC is now fully staffed (see above.) CAB meeting has been set up for July 29 featuring Andy Solter with Kansas Career Pipeline. Meeting notices have been sent and there is strong RSVP response. Agenda also includes discussion of Composites Firm Directory & Searchable Database – and GWEDC WIRED Strategy 3 Metrics.

3.2 Regional Composite and Advanced Materials Development Strategies and Stakeholder Communication 3.2.a GWEDC had a staffed booth at the May 18-22 SAMPE 2008 Trade Show in Long Beach CA.

SAMPE is the Society for Advanced Materials & Process Engineering. Follow-up with economic development prospects developed at the show is ongoing.

3.2.b Completed regional aviation industry video covering highlights of the industry’s history and evolving role of aerospace composites and advanced materials. Video was used extensively at the June 3-5 Business Retention & Expansion International (BREI) Conference in Wichita. Video was also presented at the June 27 Strategy 3 Implementation Team Meeting.

3.3 Advanced Material and Polymer Market Research 3.3.a Regional economic developers committee established last quarter to design convention and

trade show booth promoting regional workforce and advanced materials cluster met monthly. Partnering organizations: GWEDC (Sedgwick County); economic developers from Reno, Harvey, Sumner and Butler Counties; Kansas Department of Commerce; National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR); National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT); Wichita Mid-



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Continent Airport; Black Hills Energy (formerly Aquila); and K-96 Highway Coalition. This group has launched a coordinated effort to assure that the GWEDC WIRED Region participates in unified fashion at the October 2008 National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) Convention (Orlando FL.) Booth design has been finalized and booth purchased. Planning was done for pre-show outreach activities such as e-mail contact with targeted NBAA attendees.

3.3.b Initial conceptual planning done for Composites Firm Directory & Searchable Database.

Common Performance Measures i. Have you begun the collection of data to enable the calculation of the Common Measures

performance outcomes for your region? The Composites Kansas WIRED Initiative has begun to collect data for common measures. The experienced engineering course participants (1.3) will not be co-enrolled, but will be tracked separately.

ii. Describe the processes that have been established for tracking and collecting performance data,

including the data necessary to calculate the Common Measure performance outcomes? The processes needed to track and collect the performance data as well as development of local metrics will be more fully established during the sub-agreement meetings with the partners. The initial plans to track and collect the data include the use of Kansas Service Link.

iii. Have the local and state workforce partners been engaged to assist in the process? Yes, the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas and Kansas WorkforceONE will assist in the collection of Common Measure performance outcomes.

iv. Which entities are collecting the necessary data? The entities that are collecting the necessary data will include the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas and Kansas WorkforceONE.

v. Is your region co-enrolling participants in Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs, tracking WIRED participants separately, or in combination of the two?

The Composites Kansas region will use a combination of the two.



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D. Update on Leveraged Resources

WIRED REGION: South Central Kansas - - Composites Kansas WIRED AMOUNT WHO PROVIDED THE FUNDS? FUNDS WERE USED FOR… YEAR QUARTER

$1,535,161 Kansas Department of Commerce, Sedgwick County, City of Wichita 1.1 Jabara Construction

2008 Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$2,880 Wichita Area Technical College 1.1 Staffing related to NCAT

project 2008 Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$3,000 Wichita Area Technical College 1.1 Staffing related to WIRED

Reporting/meetings 2008 Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$800 Wichita Area Technical College 1.1 HR expense for hiring

curriculum Developer 2008 Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$4,000 Wichita Area Technical College 1.1 Staffing related to

composites curriculum redesign 2008 Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$2,130 WorkforceONE, LAI WIA IB 1.2 Wage and Fringe Benefits -

50 hours plus 22% for benefits 2008 Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$338 WorkforceONE, LAI WIA IB 1.2 Travel


$550 Workforce Alliance of South

Central Kansas

1.2 In kind project management support, Wage and Fringe Benefits 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$25,554 Wichita State University, College

of Engineering

1.3 Broaden Participation in Engineering, Summer camps staff salaries 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$20,000 Knight Foundation

1.3 Broaden Participation in Engineering, Summer camps expenses 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE


of Engineering

1.4 Expand Project Lead the Way (PLTW), .5 FTE director salary plus fringe benefits 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE


of Engineering

1.4 Expand Project Lead the Way (PLTW), Conference Office fees, supplies and equipment maintenance 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE


of Engineering

1.5 Develop Training Opportunities and Curricula for the Aerospace Composites Industry, Use and maintenance of equipment 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE


of Engineering

1.3, 1.4, 1.5, In kind project management support by Dean, 20 hours per quarter 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$4,000 Kansas Career Pipeline 1.6 Marketing Development and

Materials 2008 Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$2,300 IMG Productions 1.6 Video planning 2008 Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$1,000 Dr. Steve Wyckoff 1.6 KCP website development

for composite video placement 2008 Q2 - APRIL-JUNE



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WIRED REGION: South Central Kansas - - Composites Kansas WIRED AMOUNT WHO PROVIDED THE FUNDS? FUNDS WERE USED FOR… YEAR QUARTER

$47,201 Via Christi Research

2.1 ORI salaries. Time spent on developing the KBA proposal, exploratory projects, and in many case WIRED grant associated activities. 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$6,000 Wichita State University, W. Frank

Barton School of Business 2.2 Upgrading technology for

course development in Devlin Hall 2008 Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$892 Wichita State University, W. Frank

Barton School of Business

2.2 Upgrading technology for course development in Devlin Hall, printer 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE



2.2 In kind project management 100 hours director's time (@$150) and 20 hours staff time (@$25) 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$28,000

Mitchell & Richards; INTRUST Bank; Commerce Bank; Oppenheimer & Co. Inc; W. Frank Barton School of Business and Center for Entrepreneurship

2.3 Prize money and banquet for the 2008 Shockers Business Plan Competition 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$3,000

Mitchell & Richards; INTRUST Bank; Commerce Bank; Oppenheimer & Co. Inc; W. Frank Barton School of Business and Center for Entrepreneurship

2.3 Community College Competition 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE



2.3 In kind project management 50 hours director's time (@$150) and 200 hours staff time (@ $25), 300 hours graduate assistant (@$25) 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE



2.3 In kind project management 50 hours director's time (@$150) and 200 hours staff time (@ $25), 300 hours graduate assistant (@$25) 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$108,209

Small Business Administration, Kansas Department of Commerce, Wichita State University, City of Kingman, Harvey County

2.4 Support of regional economic development


$1,187,500

Wichita State University, National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR)

2.5 NIAR support of composite research and training. This supports staff, space, equipment and also includes contracted work. 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

143,665.15 Greater Wichita Economic

Development Coalition

3.1, 3.2, 3.3, Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition marketing budget 2008

Q2 - APRIL-JUNE

$3,222,168 Total



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Section II: Regional Metrics

A. WIRED Performance Measures and Results

1. Grantee Name: Kansas Department of Commerce

4. Grantee Address:1000 SW Jackson, Suite 100

City _Topeka______________ State __KS____

Year 3 Target

Cumulative Grant-to-Date

1 22 2 25

a. 22 1 23b. 0 0 1c. 0 1 1

2 869 22 1 24

a. 564 22 0 22b. 237 0 0 1c. 68 0 1 1

3 0 0 0

a. 0 0 0b. 0 0 0c. 0 0 0

4 869 22 3 25

5 $1,357,071 $22,000 $1,373 $23,462

3. Program/Project Name: Composites Kansas WIRED (formerly known as South Central Kansas WIRED)

WORKFORCE INNOVATION FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (WIRED)METRICS PROGRESS REPORT ADDENDUM TEMPLATE

GRANTEE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

GRANTEE RESULTS

2. Grant Number: WR-16344-07-60-A-20

6. Report Due Date: August 15, 2008

5. Report Quarter End Date: June 30, 2008

Progress Report Performance Categories and Measures

Previous Quarter

Current Quarter

Category 1: Education/Training Suggested Metrics for Quarterly Reporting

Number Began Workforce Education/Training Using WIRED Funds by IndustryAviation IndustryBio Composites IndustryOther IndustriesNumber Completing Workforce Education/Training Using WIRED Funds by IndustryAviation IndustryBio Composites IndustryOther Industries

Number Attained Degree, Certificate, or Industry Certified Credential as a Result of Workforce Education/Training Using WIRED Funds by IndustryAviation IndustryBio Composites IndustryOther Industries

Number of Individuals Participating and/or Completing Workforce Education/Training Using WIRED Funds Placed in Target Industry Employment

Total Investment in Incumbent Worker TrainingOthers as Identified by Region (insert cells as needed)



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6 230-4,180 0 38-500 38-500

7 4-120 0 0 0

8 TBD 0 17-88 17-88

9 30 0 2 2

10 $674,000-TBD 0 $6,204-180 $6,204-180

TBD 0 0 0

11 2005 2006a. 76,876 76,740b. 476 284c. 488 504d. 96 48e. 7,104 6,992f. 10,544 7,168g. 6,180 3,280h. 3,384 2,440i. 8,516 9,816j. 1,964 2,056k. 880 1,456l. 1,664 2,616m. 2,616 1,104n. 3,436 3,196o. 400 508p. 6,596 7,504q. 6,304 8,604r. 7,328 7,060s. 2,588 2,248t. 8,728 8,136u. 3,092 2,368v. 1,452 1,104

Category 2: Capacity Building Suggested Metrics for Quarterly Reporting

Number of Educators Prepared for Instruction in Identified Industries and Projected Number of Additional Students That Will Be Trained Annually as a ResultNew Curriculum Developed and Projected Number of Additional Students That Will Be Trained Annually as a ResultWork-Based Strategies Developed/Implemented (clinical experiences, internships, etc.) and Projected Number of Additional Students That Will Be Trained Annually as a ResultCareer Guidance Strategies Developed/ImplementedInstructional Equipment Purchased with WIRED Funds and Projected Number of Additional Students That Will Be Trained Annually as a ResultOther Capacity Building Activities as Identified by the Region and Projected Number of Additional Students That Will Be Trained Annually as a Result (insert cells as needed)

Category 3: Economic Indicators Suggested Metrics To Be Tracked AnnuallyAnnual Average Job Creations for the Ten‐County Area by Industry

All 2-Digit NAICS Sectors 11 Agric., Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 3364 Aerospace Prod. & Parts Mfg. 42 Wholesale Trade 44-45 Retail Trade 48-49 Transportation & Warehousing 51 Information 52 Finance & Insurance 53 Real Estate & Renting & Leasing 54 Professional, Scientific & Tech. Serv. 55 Management of Cos. & Enter. 56 Admin. & Support & Waste Man. & Rem. 61 Educ. Services 62 Health Care & Social Assist. 71 Arts, Enter. & Rec. 72 Accomm. & Food Serv. 81 Other Serv. (Except Pub. Admin.) 92 Public Admin.



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12 2005 2006a. $34,961 $37,648b. $33,012 $35,035c. $46,613 $52,309d. $61,137 $63,729e. $34,134 $35,979f. $51,579 $56,941g. $62,532 $71,076h. $45,703 $47,577i. $22,335 $23,679j. $33,226 $34,039k. $37,079 $37,971l. $41,596 $42,716m. $25,284 $27,145n. $40,872 $44,930o. $65,239 $83,642p. $29,258 $32,826q. $28,037 $30,015r. $34,754 $35,473s. $14,065 $13,142t. $11,024 $11,655u. $21,339 $24,231v. $56,977 $60,490w. $34,053 $35,007x. $33,113 $34,227

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b. n/a n/a n/ac. n/a n/a n/a

d. n/a n/a n/a

e. n/a n/a n/a

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a.b.c.

Average Wage for Ten‐County Area by Industry

All 2-Digit NAICS Sectors 11 Agric., Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31-33 Manufacturing 3364 Aerospace Prod. & Parts Mfg. 42 Wholesale Trade 44-45 Retail Trade 48-49 Transportation & Warehousing 51 Information 52 Finance & Insurance 53 Real Estate & Renting & Leasing 54 Professional, Scientific & Tech. Serv. 55 Management of Cos. & Enter. 56 Admin. & Support & Waste Man. & Rem. 61 Educ. Services 62 Health Care & Social Assist. 71 Arts, Enter. & Rec. 72 Accomm. & Food Serv. 81 Other Serv. (Except Pub. Admin.) 92 Public Admin. (Federal Gov't.) 92 Public Admin. (State Gov't.) 92 Public Admin. (Local Gov't.)

Unemployment RateAnnual Average Unemployment Rate for Ten-County Area

Entered Employment Rate (adult common measure)Employment Retention Rate (adult common measure)

Average Earnings (adult common measure)

Performance Improvement on Common Measures by Workforce Investment System Region Wide

Placement in Employment or Education (youth common measure)Attainment of Degree or Certificate (youth common measure)Literacy and Numeracy Gains (youth common measure)

High School Dropout RateRetention Rates in All Public Education InstitutionsNumber of Completers (Receive Degree or Certificate) in all Public Education Institutions by IndustryAviation IndustryBio Composites IndustryOther Industries



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18 2005-2006 School Year

2006-2007 School Year

a. 129,438 130,168b. 77.5% 78.3%c. 99.2% 99.6%d. 70.5% 74.8%e. 99.2% 99.6%

f. 86.5% 86.5%g. 94.8% 94.5%

19 1999 2002 2007

2.4% 18.7% 21.90%

25 32 42

20 2005 2006 20074 6 114 6 13

$1,700,000 $14,500,000 $53,300,0002.5% 19.9% 69.0%

$68,720,772 $72,932,574 $77,263,4142122 2005 2006 2007

128 163 126

23 2005 2006 2007250 220 260

Index 0.25% 0.22% 0.26%

Academic Achievement on No Child Left Behind Test ScoresTotal EnrollmentReading: % Proficiency & Above - Goal: 58%Reading: % Tested Goal: 95%Math: % Proficiency & Above - Goal: 46.8%Math: % Tested Goal: 95%Graduation Rate High School - Goal: 75% or ImprovementAttendance Rate - Goal: 90%Number of New Business Startups or ExpansionsBusiness start-ups and failures as a percentage of total firms (Kansas)

(Kansas) Rank Among the States

Venture Capital Investments (Kansas)CompaniesDeals Investments ($)Venture Capital as a % of Worker Earnings*Worker Earnings ($) in thousandsGovernment InvestmentsPatents Total for 10-county areaKauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity for Kansas# of Entrepreneurs per 100,000 People

Others as Identified by Region (insert cells as needed)

Category 3: Economic Indicators Notes:11. Annual Average Job Creations for the Ten-County Area by IndustrySource: U.S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics, Quarterly Workforce Indicators Online (NAICS), http://lehd.did.census.gov/led/datatools/qwiapp.html. Notes: The data in the table above include male and female employees between the ages of 14 and 99 years of age in both the public and private sectors.The QWI count jobs, rather than employed workers, and the data does not include self-employed workers or independent contractor employment. Unlike the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, which counts employment within a quarter on the 12th day of the month, the QWI counts all jobs within a quarter. For more information about the QWI, go to http://lehd.did.census.gov/led/gdocs/Metadata4_QWI.htm. Data may not add up to the totals because of data suppression for confidentiality purposes.



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12. Average Wage for Ten-County Area by IndustrySource: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, http://www.bls.gov/cew/.

13. Annual Average Unemployment Rate for Ten-County AreaSource: Kansas Department of Labor, Labor Market Information, Labor Force Estimates, http://www.dol.ks.gov/LMIS/lfe/lfecurrent.html.

18. Academic Achievement on No Child Left Behind Test ScoresSource: Kansas State Department of Education, Report Card 2005-2006 and 2006-2007, http://online.ksde.org/rcard/searchpage.aspx.Note: The "No Child Left Behind Act" requires "adequate yearly progress", or "AYP". The term refers to the growth rate in the percentage of students who achieve the state's definition of academic proficiency. The following school districts in the 10-county area did not make AYP in the 2005-2006 school year: USD 490 El Dorado, USD 465 Winfield, USD 470 Arkansas City, USD 331 Kingman-Norwich, USD 259 Wichita, and USD 353 Wellington. The following school districts in the 10-county area did not make AYP in the 2006-2007 school year: USD 490 El Dorado, USD 373 Newton, USD 259 Wichita, USD 261 Haysville, and USD 262 Valley Center.

19. Number of New Business Startups or Expansions, Job Churning in KansasSource: Atkinson, Robert D., Court, Randolph H., and Ward, Joseph M., Progressive Policy Institute, The State New Economy Index, July 1999, http://www.neweconomyindex.org/states/1999/StateNewEcon.pdf; Atkinson, Robert D. with Coduri, Rick, Progressive Policy Institute, The 2002 State New Economy Index, June 2002, http://www.neweconomyindex.org/states/2002/PPI_State_Index_2002.pdf; Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, The 2007 State New Economy Index, http://www.kauffman.org/pdf/2007_State_Index.pdf. Note: Because the methodology used in 1999 differed slightly from that in 2002 and 2007, the rankings are not totally comparable and comparisons have not been calculated.Note: In 1999 and 2002 editions of the Index, job churning measured business establishments, not firms. However, in the 2007 edition SBA firm data are used because they are more recent than the available Census establishment data.Note: The 2007 State New Economy Index defines job churning "as the number of new start-ups and business failures, combined, as a share of the total firms in each state." The dynamic equilibrium of job churning is the result of a highly competitive economy. This turbulence increases economic risk, but also helps drive economic innovation and growth. -- The 2007 State New Economy Index, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

20. Venture Capital Investments (Kansas)Source of Venture Capital data: PricewaterhouseCooper/Venture Economics/NVCA MoneyTree Survey (2006), http://www.venturexpert.com/VxComponent/static/stats/2007q4 state_KS.html.Source of Worker Earnings: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, SA05N Personal income by major source and earnings by NAICS industry -- Kansas, Line 0035 Earnings by place of work.

Notes: *Methodology for quantifying venture capital as an indicator was borrowed from The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, The 2007 State New Economy Index, http://www.kauffman.org/pdf/2007_State_Index.pdf.

For comparison, the U.S. average venture capital as a percent of worker earnings based on 2005-2006 data was 0.35 percent. In fourth quarter 2007 the top two counties in Kansas measured by venture capital investments were Johnson County and Douglas County for a total of $38 million. Consequently, the investment in the 10-county area in 2007 had to be less than or equal to $15.3 million ($53,300,000 - 38,000,000 = $15,300,000). Source: PricewaterhouseCooper/Venture Economics/NVCA MoneyTree Survey (2006), http://www.venturexpert.com/VxComponent/static/stats/2007q4 state_KS.html. For further comparison, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation ranked Kansas 47th lowest out of the 50 states for venture capital as a percent of worker earnings. Source: The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, The 2007 State New Economy Index, http://www.kauffman.org/pdf/2007_State_Index.pdf, page 17.

22. PatentsSource: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Full-Text and Image Database, http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html. Search query included Kansas, each Kansas city within the 10-county area and the year. Example: is/KS AND ic/Augusta AND isd/1/1/2005->12/31/2007. City names containing two words were enclosed in quotation marks. Example: is/KS AND ic/"El Dorado" AND isd/1/1/2005->12/31/2007.Note: Patent counts include both utility patents and design patents. The city of the first inventor listed for the patent determined the county in which the patent was counted. If the first inventor did not live in the 10-county area, then the city of the first inventor listed who did live in the 10-county area was used to determine the county. This methodology kept individual patents from being counted more than once.



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23. Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity for Kansas

Source: Fairlie, Robert W., Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, 1996-2006, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, http://people.ucsc.edu/~rfairlie/kiea/kauffmanreport19962006.pdf.

Note: Estimates calculated by Robert W. Fairlie, University of California, Santa Cruz, using the Current Population Survey. The index of entrepreneurial activity is the percent of individuals (ages 20-64) who do not own a business in the first survey month that start a business in the following month with 15 or more hours worked per week. All observations with allocated labor force status, class of worker, and hours worked variables are excluded. Data are reported at approximately the 95 percent confidence interval. The index includes both businesses with employees and those without, businesses that are incorporated and those that are not, and all industries, from construction to high-tech.

Note: In 2007, Kansas was ranked 33 for Entrepreneurial Activity by the Kauffman Index of Entrereneurial Activity.Note: The 2007 U.S. Census Bureau population estimate for Kansas is 2,775,997. The 2007 U.S. Census Bureau population estimate for the 10-county area is 748,927.

B. Discussion of Results Since the region has been focused on developing the implementation plan and launching the regional initiative, targeted initiatives originally benchmarked for the first year have been delayed. These initiatives are anticipated to carryover to subsequent quarters. Initial steps have been taken to identify regional metrics. Additional initiative specific metrics are in development.

Section III: Challenges to Project Progress

None at this time.

Section IV: Promising Innovation Processes and Success Stories

A. Promising Approaches, Processes, and Lessons Learned We are grateful to the Council on Competitiveness for their Leadership Training. They have provided Promising Practice papers that we have made available to our regional partners and leaders.

B. Sharing “Success Stories” APPENDIX 1: WSU STEP CAMP – SUMMER 2008 AGENDA ............................................................................................................... 15 APPENDIX 2: SUMMER CAMP GETS YOUNG GIRLS INVOLVED IN ENGINEERING, JULY 8, 2008 ...................................................................... 18 APPENDIX 3: WSU MIDDLE SCHOOL LEGO ROBOTICS CAMP – SUMMER 2008 AGENDA .......................................................................... 20 APPENDIX 4: WSU BIOENGINEERING CAMP – SUMMER 2008 AGENDA ................................................................................................ 20 APPENDIX 5: HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN PROJECT LEAD THE WAY, JULY 8, 2008 ................................................................ 21 APPENDIX 6: LEGISLATORS DELIVER FOR OUR REGION, MAY 22, 2008 .................................................................................................. 23 APPENDIX 7: LEARJET COMMITS $300K TO AVIATION TRAINING CENTER, APRIL 8, 2008 .......................................................................... 24 APPENDIX 8: NIAR COMPOSITES LAB EXPANDS CAPABILITIES, FEBRUARY 7, 2008 .................................................................................. 25 APPENDIX 9: IN THE KNOW: TEAMING UP TO PROMOTE COMPOSITE EDUCATION, JULY/AUGUST 2008 ...................................................... 26 APPENDIX 10: WORKERS: NEED FOR JABARA CENTER RISING WITH PRICE, DECEMBER 19, 2007 ................................................................ 27

Appendix 1: WSU STEP Camp – Summer 2008 Agenda



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WSU Girls STEP Camp Summer 2008 Agenda

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Date 6/9 6/10 6/11 6/12 6/13

Theme Manufacturing Engineering

Physics & Aerodynamics

Electricity & Energy Day

Math & Materials

Industrial Engineering

Attire Normal Opposite/Mismatch Day

Electrified Hair & Exercise Gear Flying Clothes WSU Shocker

Gear

Speakers T=T-shirt L=Lunch

Charity Kennedy, Joan Wagoner (T&L), Kristin Whitlow (T&L)

Bonnie Johnson (T),

Brenda Gile-Laflin (T&L), Callie Baker

Tooran Emami, Janet Twomey (T), Dean Toro Ramos

(T)

Beth Clarkson (T)

Ginny Youse (T), Ana Lazarin, Kristin Whitlow

(L)

Volunteers Jamie Pugh (T&L) Jamie Pugh (L) Jamie Pugh (L) Jamie Pugh (L) Jamie Pugh (L)

8:30 Check-In & Make Nametags Check-In Check-In Check-In Check-In

9:00 Welcome, Rules,

Awards, Day Overview

Day Overview & Icebreaker




9:30 Name Game Physics Principles - Simple Machines

and Friction: Bonnie Johnson

Path of Electrons Weaving

10:00

What is Engineering & Why Important:

Charity Kennedy

Circuits Activities

Airplane Weight - Bend the Bar

LEGO Airplane Factory

10:30 U.S. Mint Virtual Tour; Mfg Eng: Joan Wagoner Coin Sorter Group

Design and Construction

11:00 Coin Sorter (Individual

Design)

Beth Clarkson - Math, Material

Strength

Ind Eng & Cessna Sov Mfg

Video: Ginny Youse

11:30 Lunch - Hot Dog, Mac & Chz

Lunch - Rec Center Lunch - Tacos Lunch - Rec

Center Lunch - Pizza

Hut Pizza

12:00 Game Bowling

Game Bowling

Game

12:30 Laminates Prep Build an Anemometer Coin Sorter

Construction Completion and

Evaluation 1:00 Food Production

Engineering - Kristin Whitlow Aerospace

Engineering, Wind Tunnel Testing / Building a Car -

Brenda Gile Laflin

Wind Power / Building a Wind

Turbine - Jan Twomey

Composites Demonstration,

Laminates Failure Activity, Composite AC

Mfg Video 1:30 Ship the Chip -

Design

Ship the Chip - Evaluation/ Discussion

2:00 Ship the Chip - Construction

NIAR Tour 2:15 - 3:15

Parents Reception Prep

& T-Shirts



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Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Date 6/9 6/10 6/11 6/12 6/13

2:30 Bold Visions & Dean Toro Ramos

Oobleck Demo & Video

3:00 Snack (Chips & salsa) & Game

Snack (Brownies) & Game

Snack (Rice Crispy Treats) & Game Parents

Reception, Coin Sorter Demos, &

Refreshments 3:30

Manufacturing Picture Frame

Lift / Fun w/ Bernoulli / Airfoils -

Callie Baker

Wasting Energy @ Home

(3:15) Snack (7-layer bars) &

Game

4:00

3D Photography: Charity & Dr.

Weheba Graduation

4:30 wrap-up wrap-up wrap-up wrap-up



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Appendix 2: Summer camp gets young girls involved in engineering, July 8, 2008



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Appendix 3: WSU Middle School Lego Robotics Camp – Summer 2008 Agenda

Appendix 4: WSU Bioengineering Camp – Summer 2008 Agenda



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Appendix 5: High school teachers participated in Project Lead the Way, July 8, 2008



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Appendix 6: Legislators deliver for our region, May 22, 2008



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Appendix 7: Learjet commits $300K to aviation training center, April 8, 2008



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Appendix 8: NIAR Composites Lab Expands Capabilities, February 7, 2008



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Appendix 9: In the Know: Teaming Up to Promote Composite Education, July/August 2008



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Appendix 10: Workers: Need for Jabara center rising with price, December 19, 2007

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