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Title: Crafting HighCaliber Career Academies Using the National Standards of Practice Angie Grasberger SLCA


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Crafting High-Caliber Career
Academies Using the
National Standards of PracticeAngie
GrasbergerSLC/Academy Project Coordinator
Career Technical Education Counselor School
District of Manatee CountyP.O. Box 9069
Bradenton, Florida 34206941.545.4668 941.708.868
6 fax
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Skills Gap
  • How many of this years kindergarten class will
    find themselves in jobs that dont even exist
    today?

?
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Bridge the Gap. WHY?
  • To.
  • Blend Career and Academic Instruction with Real
    World Experiences. 21st Century Rigor and
    Relevance to enter the workforce well prepared
    and to start a career with life-long skills.

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Small Learning Communities
  • Small, safe, and supportive learning environments
    that are personalized and inclusive of all
    students
  • Challenging, rigorous, and relevant curriculum
    that prepares students for college, careers, and
    productive citizenship
  • Collaborative partnerships among educators,
    parents, businesses, and other community
    resources that broaden learning opportunities

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What differentiates Career Academies from other
Small Learning Communities?
  • Partnerships with business and community
    organizations
  • Contextual career themes
  • Business mentors
  • Internships/externships
  • Widely accepted24 of high schools (U.S. Dept.
    of Ed)

6
Latest Research Shows
  • Higher attendance rates
  • Lower drop-out rates
  • Higher self-esteem and satisfaction with school
  • Lower discipline problems
  • Higher promise for at-risk and disengaged
    students
  • Lower incidence of school violence
  • Higher academic standards and sense of connection
    with teachers, other students, and school
    programs
  • Lower sense of student apathy, isolation, and
    alienation

7
Academy Goals
  • To prepare students with the skills and knowledge
    needed for success in the workplace and/or
    post-secondary education.
  • To develop and reinforce the academic skills
    necessary to raise student achievement on
    high-stakes tests.

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  • To focus curriculum planning and professional
    development around student needs to achieve the
    academic standards and essential skills required
    for the real world.
  • To overcome the organizational and cultural
    barriers between traditional academic and career
    education.

9
  • To incorporate the Career and Technical Student
    Organizations, such as National FFA, HOSA, FBLA
    and FCCLA, with the individual academies for the
    development of leadership skills, personal
    growth, and career success.

10
12 Components
  • Integrated Curriculum (Core)
  • Pure Schedule (Core)
  • Common Planning (Core)
  • Advisory Committee
  • Enrollment
  • Career Focus

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  • Program of Study and Standards
  • Articulation
  • Staff Development
  • Work-Based Learning
  • Capstone Activity
  • Marketing

12
Evaluation
  • January 2004 Six academies were evaluated by
    the National Career Academy Coalition (NCAC)
  • Four academies were certified as true academies
    having the necessary components according to our
    criteria

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  • Evaluated by_________ Level ____
  • Justification for evaluation level
    ______________________________
  • Commendations
  • _____________________________________
  • _____________________________________
  • _____________________________________
  • Recommendations
  • _____________________________________
  • _____________________________________
  • _____________________________________

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National Standards of Practice
  • Career Academy Support Network (CASN)
  • National Career Academy Coalition (NCAC)
  • National Academy Foundation (NAF)
  • National Alliance of High Schools
  • High Schools That Work (HSTW)
  • Talent Development (CRESPAR)
  • And others

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10 Components
  • Defined Mission and goals
  • There is a written definition of its mission and
    goals available to administrators, teachers,
    students, parents, advisory board, and others
    involved in the academy
  • Academy Structure
  • There needs to be a well defined structure within
    the high school, reflecting its status as a small
    learning community

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  • Host District and High School
  • Career academies exist in a variety of district
    and high school contexts, which are important
    determinants of an academys success
  • Faculty Staff
  • Appropriate teacher selection, leadership,
    credentialing, and cooperation are critical to an
    academys success
  • Professional Development
  • Since an academy places teachers and other adults
    into roles not normally included in their
    previous training, providing adequate
    professional development time, leadership, and
    support is critical

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  • Governance Leadership
  • The academy has a governing structure that
    incorporates the views of all stakeholders
  • Curriculum Instruction
  • It meets or exceeds external standards and
    college entrance requirements, while differing
    from a regular high school by focusing learning
    around a theme

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  • Employer, Higher Education, Community
    Involvement
  • Links high school to its host community and
    involves members of the employer, higher
    education and civic community in certain aspects
    of its operation
  • Student Assessment
  • Improvements in student performance are central
    to an academys mission. It is important to
    gather data that reflect whether students are
    showing improvement and to report these
    accurately and fairly to maintain the academys
    integrity

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  • Cycle of Improvement
  • No new academy functions perfectly. Even well
    established and operated academies benefit from
    self examination and refinement. Ensuring and
    improving the quality of a career academy
    requires engaging in a regular cycle of
    improvement

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Academy Evaluation
  • January 2005 The four true academies were
    re-evaluated along with the four new ones who had
    been in the planning stages for at least the past
    year.
  • All four academies re-evaluated last year
    achieved certification on the National Standards
    of Practice.
  • All four new academies evaluated met district
    standards

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What Does Evaluation Mean?
  • Administration and team members discover how well
    they have met the standards of the district or
    the NSOP
  • Validates their efforts
  • Demonstrates where they need to tweak their
    efforts
  • What needs to change or take place
  • Offers suggestions/recommendations

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Redefine the High School Experience
  • Your students will want to come to school.
  • Your teachers will want to teach.
  • Communities and employers will reap the benefits
    of well-prepared graduates ready to take on the
    world.
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