"The governor's goal is to take a more proactive approach in meeting work-force goals in Utah," said Lisa Roskelley, spokeswoman for the governor. "We want all of the stakeholders to be hands-on at some point in this because truthfully we are all in this together."

Certain points in Utah's education system that have been identified by the group to be problematic include the process by which students receive counseling in schools, as well as how decisions are made and how data are collected and stored. Transferring teaching expertise from experienced teachers to newcomers was also pointed out to be an area with potential in Utah's schools.

The group hopes to come up with solutions to make Utah a viable producer of competent and competitive workers, in addition to getting education, business and government communities speaking the same language and have similar goals for the future outcome of the state.

Angerbauer said the process is moving along quickly but is meant to be a multiyear process, as "changes this big take time."

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