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Table of Contents
I. Career Connection Academy Executive Summary 2
Career Academy Team for School Year: 2017-2018
Mission Statement
Academy Highlights: 2016-17
II. Standard 1: Integrated Curriculum 5
III. Standard 2: Cohort Schedule 5
IV. Standard 3: Program of Study/4 Year Plan 6
V. Standard 4: Business Partners 8
VI. Standard 5: Enrollment 8
VII. Standard 6: Professional Collaboration 9
VIII. Standard 7: Recruitment 9
IX. Standard 8: Career Focus/Work-based 10
X. Standard 9: Marketing 10
XI. Appendix 11
Operating Budget
Rationale for Career Academy Cohort Scheduling: Supporting Standards 1 & 2
Crosspointe Technical Assistance Paper: How to Enter/Exit Academy Students
XII. Academy Ambassador Program SY 17-18 18
Career Connection Academy Ambassador Benefits:
Career Connection Academy Ambassador Roles and Expectations:
Student Ambassador Application - Sample
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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 41 career academies active for 2017-18 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 9 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 measurable outcomes related to academy success.
The following pages will outline the plan for achieving the 9 Academy Standards for SY 2017-18. 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 its students.
The plan begins with the academy’s Mission Statement which outlines the goal and purpose of this academy and continues 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 use this hyperlink www.volusiaacademies.wikispaces.net/Academy+Standards to access further information on the 9 Academy Standards, associated forms, and to further access the Academy Wiki Site.
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Career Academy Team for School Year: 2017-2018
School / Pine Ridge High SchoolAcademy: / Advanced Manufacturing/STEAM
Director: / James Maynard
District Liaison: / To be filled in by CTE District Team
School Based Administrative Contact: Alicia Douglas / Guidance Counselor: Mrs. Gilbert
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 / Advanced Manufacturing 1 / Maynard / English 1
10th / Advanced Manufacturing 2 / Maynard
11th / Advanced Manufacturing 3 / Maynard
12th / Advanced Manufacturing 4 / Maynard
Student Ambassador: / To be filled in by Academy Director
Business Partner(s): / VMA, Daytona Streetrods, PALL, City of Deltona, Siemens/Greenpower USA
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: 2016-17
Standard 1: Integrated Curriculum
/ The academy team develops curriculum at each grade level that is integrated with at least 1 CTE and 1 academic course and is taught for a minimum of 9 weeks.· Bonus – Curriculum in Action (2 points per visit; maximum 2 visits)
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 / Escape Room *(all)
9th
10th
10th
11th
11th / Instrument
12th
12th
*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: Cohort Schedule
/ Academy team identified on wiki. Class rosters for each grade level showing a minimum of 50% of students enrolled in academy teacher courses. NOTE: Provide to your evaluator students in AP or DE so these students do not count against cohort schedule.CTE Contact to ask for assistance: Dr. Kristin Pierce
Grade Level / Activity/Event/Speaker/Project/Portfolio / Date/Semester
9th Grade: / Driving Trainer- Porche Speaker
Maker Fare/SECME
10th Grade: / NASA Engineering and Physics Competition
Maker Fare/SECME
11th Grade: / Race Car Driving and Physics Competition
Maker Fare/SECME
12th Grade: / Race Car Driving
Maker Fare/SECME
Standard 3: Program of Study/4 Year Plan
/ 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 that meets graduation requirements.
· Academy gives Industry Certification or Skill Attainment – 2 points maxima.
CTE Contact to ask for assistance: Dr. Dan Cox
Career Cluster: Manufacturing
/CTE Program: Advanced manufacturing technology
Career Cluster Pathway: Manufacturing production process
/Industry Certification: MSSC CPT/INVENTOR, SolidEdge/MTS
/16 CORE CURRICULUM CREDITS
/8 ADDITIONAL CREDITS
ENGLISH
4 credits
/MATH
4 credits
/SCIENCE
3 credits, 2 with lab
/SOCIAL STUDIES
3 credits
/ OTHER REQUIRED COURSESFINE ARTS (1 credit)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
(1 credit) /
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSES
/ RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES(ALIGNED WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM PROGRAMS)
HIGH SCHOOL
/· 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
/ English 1 / Geometry / Combined Science (includes Biology / American Government / Art 2D/3D / Adv. Manufacturing 1 / EntrepreneurshipDIT
10th
/ English 2 / Algebra 2 / Physics Honors / World History / PE/Personal Fitness / Adv. Manufacturing 2 / Foreign LanguageFoundations of Programming
11th
/ English 3 / Pre-calc / AP Physics/ Chemistry / US History / Adv. Manufacturing 3 / Foreign LanguageProcedural Programming
12th
/ English 4 / Calculus / Chemistry Honors/AP physics / Economics / Adv. Manufacturing 4 / EntrepreneurshipCapstone/Internship
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)
Machining Certificate, / Machining Certificate, Associate of Science in Engineering technology, / Advanced Placement, BSET, Project management
CAREER
/ Sample Career Specialties (The Targeted Occupations List may be used to identify appropriate careers.)Machinist, / Industrial maintenance, mechatronics / Production engineer, mechanical engineer, project manager, logistics
CREDIT
/ Articulation and CTE Dual Enrollment OpportunitiesSecondary to Technical Center (PSAV)
Inventor 3 / Secondary to College Credit Certificate or Degree
15 / PSAV/PSV to AAS or AS/BS/BAS
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Internship/Work Experience Recommendations
Student determined by interest minimum of 75 hours. Will develop further as program matures.
This year we will be transitioning from program to Academy. Teachers will have an integrated curriculum model which will allows time for common planning with core coursework.
Standard 4: Business Partnerships
/ 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 in the Career Connection Academy Advisory Committee Booklet.
CTE Contact to ask for assistance: Kate Barnette, Kelly Amy
Use our existing ties with the VMA to build our advisory council over the course of this year.
Standard 5: Enrollment
/ Goal of 80+ 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: Current enrollment approximately 60 including 30 freshmen (double from last year). We are working on increasing enrollment as we move forward.
Actual numbers TBA
Grade Level / Enrollment Total / In Zone % / Out of Zone %
9th Grade:
10th Grade:
11th Grade:
12th Grade:
Standard 6: Professional Collaboration
/ Academy teachers have a minimum of 30 hrs./school year of team planning (supported by school administration). Academy team earn a minimum of 18 in-service hours in academy related topics.CTE Contact to ask for assistance: Kelly Amy
Plan or status: We have common planning, attended summer academy training, and will be working on projects as a group.
Standard 7: Recruitment
/ Academy articulates with middle schools through awareness activities:· High School Showcase – required
· Curriculum fair/Orientation night/Open house
· 8th grade high school registration
· 8th grade shadow day
· HS/MS collaboration
· Mentoring/Volunteering
· Future Freshman Night
· Other:
CTE Contact to ask for assistance: Kelly Amy
Plan or status:
High school showcase
Open House
Future Freshman Night
School visits
Shadow day (8th grade)
Mentoring Goblin cars (middle school feeder schools)
Speak to elementary schools
Standard 8: Career Focus/Work-based Learning
/ 90% of students at each grade level participate in 3 real world experiences, on or off campus vis such activities as guest speakers, field trips (including virtual), internships, job shadowing, capstone project, CTSO, school-based enterprise, etc.CTE Contact to ask for assistance: ALL
School based enterprise (all students): Selling fidget spinners, awards for the county/city/Green Power
Field Trips: Pall Corp., Boston Whaler, VMA manufacturing showcase
Speakers: NASA, Porsche driver
Standard 9: Marketing
/ Marketing activities to promote academy awareness:· Required: Social media presence
· Required: Academy logo
· Academy Promotional video
· Academy Promotional events (Bar-B-Que, Golf Tournament, Partner Appreciation Event, Other)
· Brochures/Flyers/Newsletter, etc.
· Other:
· Other:
· BONUS: Alumni Representative/Association – 2 points
CTE Contact to ask for assistance: Kate Barnette, Dr. Dan Cox, Debra Dumas, Dr. Kristin Pierce
Appendix
Operating Budget
When planning, the Academy Team, along with the district and school based assistance, begins to build a list of equipment, textbooks, and additional materials that will be needed to operate for the year. Cost considerations include marketing, competitions, academy activities, etc.… This is only a suggested format, and can be edited for your needs. Please know that this also allows for talking points and conversations with your business partners.
Bank Account
Academy Competitions
Academy Activity 1
Academy Student Association
Equipment
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Total Equipment
Opening Inventory
Other (list):
Item 1
Item 2
Total Expenses
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Rationale for Career Academy Cohort Scheduling: Supporting Standards 1 and 2
VITAL AREA
/CONSIDERATION
District Investment / Integrated Team Planning/Curriculum Writing workshops occur annually. Academy teacher teams of CTE and Core instructors are paid to write/update integrated curriculum projects to be delivered to students for the upcoming school year.National Best Practice Approach for Student Achievement / The Integrated Curriculum project approach is a vetted data driven method for increasing student achievement. Several professional and national associations from around the country consider this model a best practice for students.
Volusia is a Nationally Recognized Ford NGL Community / Volusia as a Next Generation Learning Community that has been nationally recognized as a leader in career academy development, integrated curriculum delivery, and academy progress monitoring
Complements the District VSET Highest Performance Standards / Academy teacher teams build and allow for high VSET domain gains. Through the integrated curriculum and project based learning – academy teacher teams avail themselves of more than half of the 9 Power Components: Setting instructional outcomes, assessing student learning, creating an environment of respect and rapport, establishing a culture of learning, engaging the students in learning and reflecting on teaching.
District Florida Standards Connection / Teacher teams are strengthening the Florida Standards connections via rigorous and relevant project based learning.
The integrated curriculum projects are a vehicle for connecting Florida Standards with career and college ready skills
Academy Evaluations / Evaluation considers Pure Scheduling at a minimum of 50% of identified academy students at each grade level should be scheduled into a corresponding identified core course.
Integrated curriculum, pure schedule, and common planning are the three key components that separate an academy from any other CTE program, and yield the highest documented student success rates
A total of 20 points out of 100 points total are awarded for meeting the 50% standard for scheduling.