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MVVE
NAMES ROBERT FAULKNER NEW COORDINATOR
 Mahoning
Valley Vision for Education (MVVE) named Robert L. (Bob) Faulkner,
Sr. its new coordinator. He replaces Joyce Brooks, who had
been coordinator since the group’s inception in July2002
and resigned her position in December for personal reasons.
Faulkner, a 15-year Warren City School Board member and current
board president, was instrumental in the formation of MVVE
and has been involved as a volunteer since the group’s
inception. He retired after a 30-year career with Delphi Packard
Electric Systems as the manager of community relations worldwide.
He also served as the Regional Chamber’s vice president
of education/training and workforce development and was the
executive director of the Mahoning Valley Labor Management
Council from 2001 to 2004.
The
Regional Chamber created MVVE, a business-labor-civic partnership,
after a series of education summits inspired more than 130
concerned education and business leaders to become more involved
with the Valley’s educational systems.
MVVE
was formally organized in July of 2002 with Drs. Sherry Linkon
(YSU) and John Robertson (KSU Trumbull) as co-chairs and Joyce
Brooks as coordinator of the group’s steering committee.
Drs. Robertson and Robert Beebe (YSU) serve as the current
co-chairs.
The
original goal of the MVVE was to develop a vision for education
that accurately reflects the goals of Mahoning Valley residents.
The vision, written in October 2002, based on the community's
input, continues to serve as a guideline aiding in the development
of relevant curriculum and quality educational programs.
The
MVVE has held 70 focus groups with more than 1,400 participants
in the Mahoning Valley to discuss and gain community input
regarding the Valleys educational delivery systems.
When
Youngstown City and Warren City Schools were participating
in the KnowledgeWorks Ohio Small Schools Transformation Initiative,
the two districts identified MVVE as a “Center of Strength”
partner—defined as a nonprofit organization that involves
parents and other community members in the planning and design
of high school education, on the basis that community involvement
enhances student success.
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