Table of Contents

I.  Career Connection Academy Executive Summary 2

Career Academy Team for School Year: 2014-2015

Mission Statement

Academy Highlights: 2013-14

II.  Standard 1: Integrated Curriculum 5

III.  Standard 2: Career Focus 5

IV.  Standard 3: Program of Study 6

V.  Standard 4: Advisory Committee 8

VI.  Standard 5: Enrollment 8

VII.  Standard 6: Pure Schedule 9

VIII.  Standard 7: Common Planning/Collaboration 9

IX.  Standard 8: Professional Development 9

X.  Standard 9: Articulation 10

XI.  Standard 10: Workbased Learning 11

XII.  Standard 11: Industry Certification (CHANGE) 11

XIII.  Standard 12: Marketing 12

XIV.  Appendix 14

Operating Budget

Rationale for Career Academy Cohort Scheduling: Supporting Standards 1 & 6

XV.  Academy Ambassador Program SY 14-15 17

Career Connection Academy Ambassador Benefits:

Career Connection Academy Ambassador Roles and Expectations:

Student Ambassador Application - Sample

Career Connection Academy Executive Summary

Since 1994, Volusia County Schools have nurtured thriving career academies. The evolution of the career academy model as a part of high school redesign, continues to adapt to meet the needs of the 21st Century student here in Volusia County. With a total of 34 career academies active for 2014-15 school year, the success of the academy model is directly linked to the outstanding teachers, directors, business members, school based administrators, district staff, parents and students who have a stake in the rigorous career based curriculum.

Graduating students who have both career experience and high level academic preparation, is the ultimate goal of career academies. The reality of a world with high stakes testing and increasingly high standards for employment required that Volusia build in the highest standards of quality within their academies. Since 2005, Volusia has utilized 12 Standards for Career Academies as a means to evaluate each academy on a yearly basis. Academies must meet minimum standards to retain their gold, silver, or bronze academy status. Integrated curriculum, pure schedule, and common planning are the three key components that separate an academy from any other CTE program. The additional standards further clarify a structure for what an academy should look like. This level of standardization has helped to serve as a benchmark for academies and a way to achieve the goal of measureable outcomes related to academy success.

The following pages will outline the plan for achieving the 12 Academy Standards for SY 2015-16. As much specific detail and follow-up information is contained in this document that should be shared with school based administration, Career & Technical Education Department district personnel, and academy Advisory Committee business partners to ensure the success of the academy and it’s students.

The plan begins with the academy’s Mission Statement which outlines the goal and purpose of this academy and continues on through each of the standards. Each standard is defined and text boxes are given for the academy team to describe their approach to enacting each standard, and tables where appropriate to give more specific detail for their plan. Standards that need additional collaboration with school based administration such as Assistant Principals for Curriculum, Data and Scheduling, Guidance Counselors, and Data Processing Clerks are delineated. Standards that need guidance and participation from Academy Advisory Business Partners are also noted.

Please click here to access further information on the 12 Academy Standards, associated forms, and to further access the Academy Wiki Site.

Career Academy Team for School Year: 2015-2016

School / Mainland High School
Academy: / Academy of Hospitality and Culinary Arts
Director: / Jason Kester
District Liaison: / Kelly Amy
School Based Administrative Contact: / Guidance Counselor:
Requires Administrative Support- / Requires Administrative Support -
CTE Course: / Academic Course:
Level / CTE Course Name / CTE Course # / Section# / Teacher / Pd / Academic Course Name / Academic Course # / Section # / Teacher / Pd
9th / Nutrition & Wellness / 8500355/ WPKH / Guthrie / 1,2,3,5,6,7
Principles of Food Preparation / 8500390/ WPJH / 1,2,3,5,6,7
10th / Culinary 1 / 8800510/ WSAH / Logan / 1,2,3,5,6,7
11th / Culinary 2 / 8800520/ WSBH / Kester
12th / Culinary 3
Culinary 4 / 8800530/ WSCH / Kester
8800540/ WSDH
Student Ambassador: / Val Severino (740) 424-6869
Business Partner(s): / District Manager – Cracker Barrel

Mission Statement

/ Your Mission Statement answers the question, “What is your academy’s core purpose?” (Quick video: Academy Mission Statement)
Characteristics:
·  Short
·  Memorable
·  Inspiring / T-Shirt Test Tip:
·  Would your mission statement fit on a t-shirt?
·  If it did, would you wear it?
·  If you produced it, would your academy staff/students wear it?

Academy Highlights: 2014-15

Standard 1: Integrated Curriculum

/ A minimum of 25% of at least 1 out of 4 of the academic courses integrated with the career area. •Capstone Project/Portfolio
·  Bonus - Minimum of 1 Curriculum In Action Visit.
·  Completed Reflection for each integrated unit taught
CTE Contact to ask for assistance: Dr. Kristin Pierce
*Grade Level / Project
Name / CTE Course
Name / CTE
Teacher / Academic
Course Name / Academic Teacher / Project Summary
(2-3 sentences) / *Duration
(in weeks)
9th / The Farm-to-Plate Story / Food Prep / Logan
9th / Thanksgiving Cooking Blog / Food Prep / Logan
10th / Standardized Recipe / CA1 / Logan/
Kester
10th / Lab Reflection / CA1 / Logan/
Kester
11th / Customer Complaint Letter Project / CA2 / Kester
11th / Business Concept / CA2 / Kester
12th / Business Plan / CA3 / Kester
12th / Unit Cost & Recipe Cost / CA3 / Kester

*Integrated curriculum must represent a minimum of 25% (9 weeks) of at least 1 academic course integrated with 1 CTE course for each grade level.

Standard 2: Career Focus

/ Students are exposed to 3 or more classroom career assignments, activities at each grade level. •Completion of Career Focus Template.
Should include input and participation of Academy Advisory Committee Business Partners.
CTE Contact to ask for assistance: Dr. Kristin Pierce
Grade Level / Activity/Event/Speaker/Project/Portfolio / Date/Semester
Activities:
Freshman Academy New Member Dinner / Wed Sept 16 (Early Release)
-  Field Studies/Field Trips
-  Epcot Center Food & (No) Wine Festival
-  Hilton Global Week of Service (+ Farmers Market)
-  Prostart Invitational Culinary Competition
-  Ongoing Prostart Wkshps
-  Daytona State College Competition / Tentative Dates -Mon Nov 16
-Thurs Oct 22
-Jan – Mar 2016
-TBD
-Dec
-  Guest Speakers – (1st Tuesday of every month)
-  Technology Tim – Office 365 tutorial / Tentative Dates:
Sept 8,
Oct 6,
Nov 3,
Dec 1,
Jan 5,
Feb 2,
Mar 1,
Apr 5,
May 3
-  GPA Incentives
-  -Halloween Event
-  -2nd 9 wks Event
-  -Spring Event
-  -Memorial Day Event / Tentative Dates:
-Fri Oct 30
-Fri Jan 22
-Fri Apr 1
-Fri May 27
-  Resume Project / 3rd-4th Week
-  Portfolio Planning
-  Kuder Inv. / ?

Standard 3: Program of Study

/ Requires Administrative Support: Include Guidance Counselor and Assistant Principal in charge of the Curriculum.
A rigorous and relevant POS is defined for grades 9-12.
·  DOE Program of Study for grades 9-12 & part of the school's curriculum guide
Industry Certification or technical skills attainment exam administered in final course of the program
CTE Contact to ask for assistance: Dr. Dan Cox

Career Cluster:

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CTE Program:

Career Cluster Pathway:

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Industry Certification:

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16 CORE CURRICULUM CREDITS

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8 ADDITIONAL CREDITS

ENGLISH

4 credits

/

MATH

4 credits

/

SCIENCE

3 credits, 2 with lab

/

SOCIAL STUDIES

3 credits

/ OTHER REQUIRED COURSES
FINE ARTS (1 credit)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
(1 credit) /

CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSES

/ RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES
(ALIGNED WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM PROGRAMS)

HIGH SCHOOL

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·  Students are encouraged to use flchoices.org to explore careers and postsecondary options.

·  Students are also encouraged to participate in dual enrollment courses which may be used to satisfy high school graduation or Bright Futures Gold Seal Vocational Scholars course requirements.
·  One course within the 24 credit program must be an online course. Cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale for 24 credit program

9th

10th

11th

12th

POSTSECONDARY

/ Based on the Career Cluster of interest and identified career and technical education program, the following postsecondary options are available.
TECHNICAL CENTER PROGRAM(S) / COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAM(S) / UNIVERSITY PROGRAM(S)

CAREER

/ Sample Career Specialties (The Targeted Occupations List may be used to identify appropriate careers.)

CREDIT

/ Articulation and CTE Dual Enrollment Opportunities
Secondary to Technical Center (PSAV)
(Minimum # of clock hours awarded) / Secondary to College Credit Certificate or Degree
(Minimum # of clock or credit hours awarded) / PSAV/PSV to AAS or AS/BS/BAS
(Statewide and other local agreements may be included here)
Internship/Work Experience Recommendations

Standard 4: Advisory Committee

/ An active advisory committee is established with at least 8 members.
·  A minimum of 2 meeting agendas with minutes
·  A business person chairs the committee
A representative is named to sit on the Cadre
Please see detailed information/directions the Career Connection Academy Advisory Committee Booklet.
CTE Contact to ask for assistance: Kate Barnette, Marianne Blair
Advisory Board Committee Meetings: 3
Tues Nov 10
Tues Jan 26
Tues May 10
Advisory Committee Members: / Profession
Member Name / Contact Phone # / Contact email
Steve Parmeter / 386-852-6566 (cell)
386-441-9839 (work) / Publix –Grocery Mgr.
Ormond By The Sea
Meaghan McCracken / / Chef Instructor (Pastry), DSC
Costa Magoulas / (386) 316-4228 / / Dean of the school of Hospitality, DSC
Jeff Modaff / (904) 412-9143 (cell)
(904) 858-1754 (work) / / The Art Institute (JAX)
Recruiter/Presenter
Taryn Brown / brownta@ daytonastate.edu / Instructor of Hospitality Management, DSC
Kathy Douglas / douglaka@ daytonastate.edu / Chef Instructor (Pastry), DSC
Rashanda Denson / (386) 481-2871 / @cookman.edu / Interim Department Chair, Hospitality MGMT, BCU
David Weir / / Chef Instructor, DSC
Phyllis Hutson / (386) 673-6670 work
(386) 233-0431 cell / / Proprietor
Heavenly Cheesecakes
John Slimak / / Parent and food enthusiast
Patricia Longmore / (772) 713-6025 / / Head of recruitment,
JWU
Bob Davis / / President of the Volusia County Hotel & Lodging Association
Edward Williams / (386) 882-8843 / / Academy Student &
Culinary Club Officer
Kristin Pierce / (386) 795-4701 / / Director of Hum, Member of the Daytona Beach Leadership council
Andre Burgess / GM, Sedexco at BCU
James Wood / / Proprietor, Chick-Fil-A, Ormond Beach
Jay Holdren / / District Manager, Cracker Barrel
Liz Huber / / Owner, Cakery Creations
Business Partner: District Manager Cracker Barrel
Academy Ambassador: Val Severino (740) 424-6869

Standard 5: Enrollment

/ Goal of 90+ students in all grades with less than 50% of students from out-of-zone.
CTE Contact to ask for assistance: Dr. Dan Cox
Plan or status:
Grade Level / Enrollment Total / In Zone % / Out of Zone %
9th Grade:
10th Grade:
11th Grade:
12th Grade:

Standard 6: Pure Schedule

/ Requires Administrative Support: include Guidance Counselor and Assistant Principal in charge of the Master Schedule.
Class rosters for each grade level showing a minimum of 50% of students are enrolled in classes with identified academy teachers.
CTE Contact to ask for assistance: Kelly Amy
Plan or status: Has/have your core instructor(s) been identified? Are academy students identified for administration to schedule? If issues with scheduling, what remediation will occur in the schedule or otherwise to address the delivery of integrated curriculum?

Standard 7: Common Planning/Collaboration

/ Academy teachers have a minimum of 2 hrs. of common planning per week or 72 hrs. per year from activities listed below:
·  Teachers attend a 24 hr. Academy Workshop
·  Academy teachers meet / collaborate at designated times
Planning template documents agendas, minutes, and attendance from school meetings
CTE Contact to ask for assistance: Kelly Amy
PD Days: / 8hr + 20hrs (2x10 days)= (28hrs)
Integrated Curriculum Wkshp / 8/3-8/6 2016 = (24 hrs) need 20 more hrs (see below)
PLC time / Ongoing 1-2x/week
Advisory Committee Mtngs: / 2-4 hrs
Person In Charge of Agenda:
Person In Charge of Minutes:
Weekly Planning Schedule:
F2F or Virtual Collaboration Resources:
Other Follow-up:

Standard 8: Professional Development

/ Academy teachers earn a minimum of 18 in-service hours in curriculum integration, academy related topics, or using technology for academy development (over a 2 yr. period).
Academy related conference attended / on-line course
CTE Contact to ask for assistance: ALL
Plan or status:
PD Days: / 8hr + 20hrs (2x10 days) (28 hrs)
Integrated Curriculum Wkshp / 8/3-8/6 2016 + all (24hrs)
County Workshops: / Ongoing
DSC Sharpen your Skills wkshp: / April – practice/develop proper food preparation techniques, get ready for student competitions.

Standard 9: Articulation

/ Academy articulates with middle school via at least 3 career academy activities:
·  Curriculum Fair / Orientation Night / Open House
·  8th grade high school registration
·  Middle school Orientation / Awareness Day
·  8th grade shadow day
·  HS / MS collaboration
·  Mentoring / volunteering
·  Future Freshman Night
Other:
CTE Contact to ask for assistance: Kate Barnette, Dr. Dan Cox, Debra Dumas, Dr. Kristin Pierce
Plan or Status:
Grade Level / Activity/Event / Date/Semester
9th Grade:
10th Grade:
11th Grade:
12th Grade:

Standard 10: Work-based Learning