Sign with the text '2024 Business Advisory Council' and 'Hancock County Educational Service Center.'

Gives employers a direct role in shaping the future workforce by influencing what is taught, how it’s delivered, and how students connect to real careers.

A dark blue polo shirt with printed text 'Hancock County Business & Advisory Council' lies on a wooden table.

Time Required

Minimum: Quarterly meetings

Maximum: Monthly meetings

Value

If you’re not at the table, you’re reacting to the results. Advisory boards put you in a position to shape them.

Professionals Requested

Different advisory boards expect different levels and types of professionals to serve. Some boards require a particular subject matter expert, while others want a senior, C-suite executive to serve. Regardless, advisory boards provide substantial opportunity for anyone at the table to shape business and education collaboration.

Decisions or Influence

Advisory boards tend to be just that — advisory. Therefore, most advisory boards seek employer insights, recommendations, and input rather than decisions. Conversations lead the chair of the advisory board to make changes and/or drive new strategic direction.

Be A Voice At Many Tables

Hancock County BAC

Join this Business Advisory Council (BAC), managed by Raise the Bar, to influence K-12 business and education partnerships.
Millstream

Join one of Millstream’s program advisory committees to guide curriculum impacting high school juniors and seniors.
Collegiate Programs

Join an alma mater or another institution of higher education’s advisory board. Advisory boards may exist at the college/school level and/or at specific program levels.
Career Tech

Millstream is one of several career tech schools in Northwest Ohio. Consider joining program advisory committees at one of the other career tech schools in the region.
Business Advisory Councils

Per the State of Ohio, all K-12 school districts must belong to a business advisory council. Employers should first consider Hancock County’s BAC, but there are numerous other options across the region.