Four County Area Vocational Cooperative
Providing Adult and Vocational Education to Northeastern Indiana
The Four County Area Vocational Cooperative (FCAVC) was formed by a joint service agreement between eleven school corporations in June 1969. The Cooperative provides vocational offerings, administers adult education, and coordinates communications with the Indiana Department of Education and other state agencies. The eleven school corporations are located in four northeast Indiana counties: Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange, and Steuben.
These school corporations are Central Noble Community Schools, DeKalb County Central United Schools, DeKalb County Eastern Community Schools, East Noble School Corporation, Fremont Community Schools, Hamilton Community Schools, Lakeland School Corporation, Metropolitan School District of Steuben County, Prairie Heights Community School Corporation, Westview School Corporation and Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools whose district also serves as the Local Education Agency.
Since the inception of FCAVC in 1969, consortium members have had the vision to utilize the services of the Cooperative to create positive change in the delivery of vocational and adult education in a way that is unique in the state of Indiana. The FCAVC vocational and adult education programs use a competency-based curriculum approach and rely on student data and industry driven standards for continuous program improvement. Through the support of the consortium members, FCAVC is also the vehicle used in the implementation of other change initiatives such as School-To-Work, Tech Prep, and Technical Education Initiative.
This organizational
structure has provided the management and administrative
expertise that have given each school corporation
opportunities in both vocational and adult education. The
FCAVC, with a proven track record (95.4 percent graduation) of
serving students and community members, partnered with local
and national foundations, local and national industry, state
education agencies, and Department of Workforce Development to
provide additional opportunities and resources to enhance
student learning.
These successful partnerships have led to opportunities such as dual credit, articulation agreements, school-to-apprenticeship programs, and increased vocational and adult education program offerings. These high school and post secondary successes truly promote life long learning for the four county community.
Copyright Secured 2005-2007. This page is owned and operated by the Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community School District. Webmaster
01/10/2008 15:44:33