The Ottawa County Business Advisory Council (BAC) was established in the summer of 2014 as a means for business leaders and K-12 educational leaders to partner together to understand and support employment needs within Ottawa County. In addition, the BAC has a goal to engage our youth in better understanding the career opportunities available in their community. Members of the BAC consist of representatives from education (superintendents, principals and career coaches) and business leaders of Ottawa County’s leading industry sectors. The BAC would not be where it is today without the support of its community partners. The BAC was established based on the efforts of the OCIC and our partners to build a stronger relationship between education and business in an effort to develop a pipeline for our future workforce.
Since 2014, the BAC has seen over 4,500 students participate in the annual career showcase event, 72 students complete the CHOOSE Program, 62 students graduate from the Skilled Trades Academy, held five successful teacher boot camp events and eight student boot camps, and collaborated on other ventures that have allowed students to gain real world experience and prepare them for life after high school.
The BAC believes that 100% of Ottawa County students should graduate from high school with a plan for their future. While Ottawa County school graduation rates are above the state average, the BAC believes that every student should graduate from high school with a solid foundation and plan for future career, college, military and/or vocational employment. The BAC aims to educate and expose Ottawa County students to the skills and continuing education needed to fill in-demand jobs in Ottawa County.
The Ottawa County BAC’s tagline “think | learn | work | succeed” represents our overall goals and initiatives.
The colors of our logo do not associate with a specific Ottawa County school, but rather represent a major asset here in Ottawa County – Lake Erie.
Danbury Local School District
Put-in-Bay Local School District
Port Clinton City Schools
Benton-Carroll-Salem Local School District
Genoa Area Local Schools
Woodmore Local School District
Vanguard-Sentinel Career & Technology Center
North Point Educational Service Center
Owens Community College
Penta Career Center
Miami University
Ottawa Co. Community Foundation
Ottawa County Improvement Corporation
Greater Sandusky Partnership
GLCAP
Lt. Governor Liaison
Ottawa County Commissioners/Administrator
OSU Extension
Ottawa County Juvenile Court
Ottawa County Dept. of Job & Family Services
Goodwill Industries of Erie, Huron & Ottawa
Family Advocacy Center
Clearwater Council of Governance
GenoaBank
Civilian Marksmanship Program
Erie-Ottawa International Airport
Port Clinton Manufacturing
Ohler & Holzhauer
Shores & Islands Ohio
Signature Label
Materion
Genoa Retirement Village
Magruder Hospital
LogistiQ
Ottawa County Health Department
Ottawa County Sanitary Engineers
Northern Manufacturing
Marine Tech Concepts
Telamon Construction
Vistra (Davis Besse)
Happy Days Boating
Luther Home of Mercy
Riverview Healthcare Campus
Liberty Aviation Museum
C Nelson Manufacturing
Chef Stacy Maple Culinary Services
United States Gypsum Company (USG)
Lakeside Chautauqua
Gill Construction
Catawba Island Club
Croghan Colonial Bank
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