1995

First Meeting of Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation Board of Directors

First Annual Business Education Summit

1997

Inauguration of the Workplace Institute for Educators (WISE) to introduce teachers to the workplace

School-to-Work Regional Forum gains commitment from participating organizations that School-to-Work should be conducted on a regional basis

1998

First  co-sponsorship of Groundhog Job Shadow Day, placing 500 students in job shadow opportunities throughout the region

1999

Creation of Our Priorities, Our Schools report: a survey of 1000+ voters in Berkeley, Charleston & Dorchester counties about public education

2000

Formal partnership with North Charleston High School to restructure the school into a College and Career Pathways school.

2002

The Education Foundation becomes a funding partner in the Community Benchmarking Collaborative and began serving on the Steering Committee

The Education Foundation and Summerville High School enter into a formal partnership to restructure the largest high school in the state into a series of smaller learning communities

2003

Smaller Learning Communities Coalition established (Stall, Stratford, Summerville, Wando, West Ashley high schools)

Coalition receives $215,000 federal planning grant

2004

Return on Investment & Evaluation Committee established to measure the impact of all programs and to provide continuous feedback for program modification and improvement

Smaller Learning Coalition receives $2.23 million three-year federal grant to create Ninth Grade Academies and Career Pathways at five area high schools

Prinicipal for a Day begins in Charleston County School District

2005

Tenth anniversary of The Education Foundation celebrated in conjunction with 10th Annual Business Education Summit

South Carolina legislature passes Education and Economic Development Act that established Personal Pathways to Success mandating career pathways in all high schools

2006

Annual board of directors retreat focuses on Education and Economic Development Act's provision for Regional Education Center

Education Foundation staff member attends inaugural U.S. Chamber Institute for a Competitive Workforce

2007

The Education Foundation conducts statewide Smaller Learning Communities Institute

The Education Foundation named Administrative Partner to the Trident Regional Education Center

Eight staff and volunteers attend U.S. Chamber Institute for a Competitive Workforce; first contact made with Ford Motor Company's national resource network

2008

Team of board and staff make first visit to Pensacola's model career academies; Pensacola leaders featured at Business Education Summit

Principal for a Day reaches 100 percent of schools in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties

2009

Board ratifies 2009-14 strategic plan

Ford Motor Company Fund's Next Generation Learning Communities designates The Education Foundation as an affiliate

P-20 Council holds first meeting

2010

Career Academies Master Plan task force established

Fifty business and education leaders make site visit to career academies in St. John's County, Florida

Business Education Summit focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)

2011

The Education Foundation receives $129,000 grant from The Boeing Company for STEM in the Workplace professional development initiative, which provides business externships and instruction in Project-Based Learning for 46 educators in the Trident Region.

A team of school district and business representatives attends two-day career academy institute in Nashville, TN to learn about the Academies of Nashville.