College and Career Readiness Conference Leadership Summit Worcester Public Schools

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p SummitWorcester Public Schools

• College of the Holy Cross
• Tuesday, January 8, 2008

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Business, Education and Community Partnerships
College Community Connections As Part of a
Comprehensive Strategy For College and Career
Development

• Worcester Public Schools

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Conference Goals

• Increase low income, struggling and
  first-generation students for college readiness
• Dramatically improve the alignment and
  expectations between high school and higher
  education to increase degree attainment and
  career opportunities for graduates
• Strengthen regional secondary, postsecondary and
  workforce partnerships to improve outcomes for
  all youth

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Guiding Principles
Enlightened Self Interest
Rigor, Relevance, Relationships
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Carnegie Schools for a New Society Secondary
School Reform Key Change Areas
Professional Culture And Learning
Curriculum, Teaching, and Assessment
Small Learning Communities
Youth Development
Family and Community
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District Perspective Business, Education
Community Partnership Activities Areas of Need
This is a listing of the elements of business,
education, and community partnerships

• School Business Anchor Partners
• Financial Support
• Company-sponsored Student Programs and Special
  Events
• Membership on SLC Site Councils/Advisory
  Committees
• Host Professional Development Training for
  Teachers
• Company-sponsored Teacher Externships
• Review of SLC Curriculum for Standards
• Gallery, Exhibition, Performance Space
• Dual Enrollment

• Public Relations Support, Graphic Design,
  Production for SLC/WPS
• Student Internships
• Mentoring
• Industry-standard Equipment/Supplies
• Student Summer Employment
• Strong Postsecondary Partnerships
• Site Visits/Field Trips
• Career Fairs/Guest Speakers
• Peer Mentoring
• Homework Centers

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Business Partner
Each Small Learning Community Will Have a Core

• Public Relations
• School Business Anchor Partners
• Financial Support
• Public Relations Support, Graphic Design,
  Production for SLC/WPS
• Company-sponsored Student Programs and Special
  Events
• Membership on Site Councils/Advisory Committees
• Host Professional Development Training for
  Teachers
• Company-sponsored Teacher Externships
• Review of SLC Curriculum for Standards
• Industry-standard Equipment/Supplies
• Student Summer Employment
• Student Internships
• Mentoring
• Gallery, Exhibition, Performance Space

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Higher Education Partner
Each Small Learning Community Will Have a Core

• Avid
• Junior Achievement JA Academies
• Work Study
• Site Visits/Field Trips
• Review of SLC Curriculum for Standards
• Career Fairs/Guest Speakers
• College Advising/Counseling
• Peer Mentoring
• Homework Centers
• Dual Enrollment
• Gallery, Exhibition, Performance Space
• Strong Postsecondary Partnerships
• Membership on Site Councils/Advisory Committees
• Host Professional Development Training for
  Teachers

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Community Partner
Each Small Learning Community Will Have a Core

• Mentoring
• Tutoring
• Community Service
• After School Programs
• Peer Mentoring
• Financial Support
• Membership on Site Councils/Advisory Committees
• Homework Centers

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Collaborations with

• Community
• Colleges
• Business Industry
• Jobs for Bay State Graduates
• Regional Employment Board
• US First Robotics

• Colleges of the Worcester Consortium
• Talent Search
• Tech Prep Consortium
• Building Brighter Futures
• Parents
• DOE

Worcester Education Development Foundation
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Worcester Schools engaged in Connecting
Activities

• Burncoat High School
• Doherty Memorial High School
• North High School
• South High Community School
• Worcester Technical High School
• Claremont Academy
• Gerald Creamer Center
• Worcester Alternative School
• University Park Campus School
• Woodward Day School

• Worcester Public Schools
• High School
• District Enrollment
• 2007-2008 6,960 students

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Junior AchievementJA Academy

• JA Academy was developed in the spring of 2007 in
  response to the need for an after school
  mentoring program for local high school students
  that combines Junior Achievement quality
  financial literacy and workforce awareness
  programs with college access skills and
  preparation. Unlike traditional Junior
  Achievement programs that are offered in a public
  high school or youth agency setting, the JA
  Academy model distinguishes itself by taking
  advantage of its location on college campuses,
  incorporating college volunteers and business
  professionals in the learning process. The
  unique pairings of undergraduates and corporative
  leaders, coupled with the learning experiences
  that are available on college campuses expose
  students to valuable post secondary educational
  and career options. The JA Academy model has been
  nationally recognized by JA Worldwide as the 2007
  recipient of the prestigious MetLife
  Entrepreneurial Award and the Collaboration
  Award.

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Present WPS JA Academies

• Burncoat High School, Hanover Insurance,
  Assumption College
• Doherty High School, UPS and Anna Maria College
• North High School, Holy Cross College, Business
  Partner (TBD)
• South High School, EBS Foran Company, Worcester
  State College
• Worcester Technical High School, Stonebridge
  Company, Quinsigamond Community College

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Career Passport

• The STC coordinator worked with the designated
  representatives in each school to compile the
  information needed for the Career Passports.
  Each school representative collected and reviewed
  the awards, certificates, and volunteer
  information for each students Career Passport.
• A total of 300 Career Passports were completed by
  students in the Class of 2007.

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Career Fairs

• To empower students by increasing career
  awareness, career fairs were held throughout the
  2006-07 school year.
• Over 2,000 students participated in career fairs
  in 2006-07.
• Speakers included over one hundred (100)
  community professionals.

Internships

• During the school year 2006-07, approximately
  four hundred students (400) were placed in
  internships throughout Worcester County.

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College Community Connection/ Summer Work
Learning Program

• Personnel and Teacher Training
• Student Recruitment
• College and Community Site Recruitment

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Sites Recruited for Academics and Internships by
the STC Coordinator

• Assumption College
• Clark University
• WPI
• College of the Holy Cross
• Worcester State College
• Quinsigamond Community College
• Becker College
• WPS
• Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

• U Mass Memorial Hospital
• U Mass Medical School
• City of Worcester
• NE Dream Center
• WCCA TV13
• Worcester Youth Center
• Plumley Village
• SW Neighborhood Center
• YWCA

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College and Career ReadinessCCC Tasks

• Work Based Learning Plans
• Career Passports
• JA Success Skills
• Academic Coordination
• Professional Development
• Site Development and Preparation
• Career Development Plans

• Central Mass Regional Employment Board-Work Force
  Central One Stop
• WPS Nutrition Department
• Transportation
• Materials and Supplies
• Student Recruitment and Placement
• Budget and Financial Planning

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Turning Internships into Paid Summer Jobs

• Program at U Mass Memorial Hospital Expanded to
  50 paid summer jobs
• Coordinator works with U Mass Memorial Hospital
  Human Resources Department to ensure that
  students and job placements are compatible.

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Work Plus Program

• 400 students enroll in the Summer Work Plus
  Program
• Student identifies own summer employment
• Upon completion of the Work Plus Competency
  Handbook, the student has the opportunity to earn
  one elective credit

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Worcester Police Youth Summit

• Attended by 500 students their families
• Held at the Boys and Girls Club
• 70 booths, tee sheets, college/community/family
  resources

QCC Career Information Night
Regional Event Attended By Over 100 Students and
Their Families
Health Awareness Career Days
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DOE Sponsored Career Construction Day, May 2007

• Laborers Training Center, Hopkinton, MA
• Regional Participants under coordination of
  Worcester
• Auburn High School
• Bay Path Regional High School
• Clinton High School
• Millbury High School
• Claremont Academy
• Worcester Technical High School
• Burncoat High School
• Doherty High School
• North High School
• South High School
• Wachusett Regional High School
• Approximately 10 students from each school
• The Department of Labor, together with the
  Skilled Trades Coalition, is working to educate
  young people and transitioning workers about the
  jobs that are available in the skilled trades,
  and how to get started in the industry.

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Worcester Public Schools Small Learning
Communities
Doherty High School
Need to Develop
Increase the Support

• Engineering Academy
• Engineering Pipeline
• Manufacturing Assistance Center
• WPI
• QCC
• Intel
• YMCA Minority Achievers

• Post Secondary Articulation Agreements
• Membership in SLC Advisory/Site Council
• Business Partnerships
• Special Program Support
• First Robotics Competitions
• Engineering Coops/Internships

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Worcester Public Schools Small Learning
Communities
South High School
Need to Develop
Increase the Support

• Academy of Arts and Humanities
• Worcester Art Museum
• Worcester Center for Crafts
• United Caucasians, Asians, Latinos, and African
  Americans
• Information Technology Academy
• Worcester State College
• QCC
• Clark University
• Academy of Education, Service, and
• Government
• Audubon Society
• Worcester Historical Society
• Election Commission
• Webster Square Business Association
• Girls, Inc.

• Business Partners
• Technology Support
• Industry-supported Teacher Professional
  Development

• Anchor Business Partner
• Technology Support
• Internships
• Industry-supported Professional Development

• Anchor Business Partner
• Technology Support
• Industry-supported Professional Development
• Internships

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Worcester Public Schools Small Learning
Communities
New Worcester Technical High School
Need to Develop
Increase the Support

• Alden Design and Engineering Academy
• Construction Academy
• Information Technology and Business Services
  Academy
• Allied Health and Human Services Academy

• Mentoring
• Postsecondary Partners
• Advisory Board Participation for New and Emerging
  Technologies
• Community Partners
• Scholarships and Dual Enrollment
• Industry Participation in New and Emerging
  Technologies
• Biomedical
• Engineering

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What is your vision and

• How can your educational system support the
  conference goals to
• Increase low income, struggling and
  first-generation students for college readiness
• Dramatically improve the alignment and
  expectations between
• high school and higher education to increase
• degree attainment and career opportunities for
  graduates
• Strengthen regional secondary, postsecondary and
  workforce partnerships
• to improve outcomes for all youth

What is your strategy for developing and linking
a system for

• Business Partners
• Higher Education Partners
• Community Partners
• Legislators
• Educators
• Parents

For more information, please contact Dennis C.
Ferrante, District Director Adult, Continuing,
CVTE and Community Education Business and
Community Partnerships, Worcester Public
Schools ferrante_at_worc.k12.ma.us