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Susan Katzman, National Career Academy Coalition President

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2009 Institute for Staff Development

Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

Using the National Standards to Strengthen Your Career Academy

Skills Gap

How many of this year’s kindergarten class will find themselves in jobs that don’t even exist today?





New College Degree Programs Added in the Last 10 Years

•New Media•Biotechnology•Organic Agriculture•Homeland Security•E-Business/E-Marketing•Computer Game Design

•Forensic Accounting•Human Computer Interaction•Society & the Environment•Nanotechnology



To….Blend Career and Academic

Instruction with Real World Experiences

Provide….21st Century Rigor and Relevance to

enter the workforce well prepared and to start a career with life-long skills

Bridge the Gap…. WHY?



Times Have Changed!

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1950 1991 2008

4-yr Degree

1-2 yr Degree

HS Diploma

Do You Know?

•What percent of 9th graders actually complete high school?

Source: One – Third of a Nation (ETS 2005)



Transition through high school and to college

Source: Education Weekly March 2005

100 Start

9th Grade

68

4027

18

31% Leave with 0

Credits

31%

Why do they leave?

Source: The silent epidemic: Perspectives of high school dropouts – Civic Enterprises, 2006



Students are Taking More Academics



BUT

•They are not reading better….•Not learning more science….•Not getting better at math

either….



The Problem:

•More “core academics” ≠ improved academic performance



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



What Differentiates Career Academies from other Small Learning

Communities?• Partnerships with business and

community organizations• Contextual career themes• Integrated lessons• Business mentors• Internships• Estimate at least 3,500 career academies

nationally



MDRC Manpower Demonstration Research

Corporation • Created in 1974 by the Ford Foundation and

a group of federal agencies, MDRC is best known for mounting large-scale evaluations of real-world policies and programs targeted to low-income people.

• One of the major policies studied is school reform



• Significantly cut dropout rates• Increased attendance rates, credits earned

toward graduation, and preparation for post-secondary education

• Extended positive effects on school engagement to both high-risk and medium-risk students

• Improved the likelihood of students graduating on time

• Increased teachers’ satisfactionStudy completed in 2008



Career Academies Long-Term Impacts on Labor Market

Outcomes, Educational Attainment, and Transitions to Adulthood

James J. Kemple The Career Academies produced sustained

earnings gains that averaged 11 percent (or $2,088) more per year for Academy group members than for individuals in the non-Academy group — a $16,704 boost in total earnings over the eight years of follow-up (in 2006 dollars).



Continued……… These labor market impacts

were concentrated among young men, a group that has experienced a severe decline in real earnings in recent years. Through a combination of increased wages, hours worked, and employment stability, real earnings for young men in the Academy group increased by $3,731 (17 percent) per year — or nearly $30,000 over eight years.

The Career Academies produced an increase in the percentage of young people living independently with children and a spouse or partner. Young men also experienced positive impacts on marriage and being custodial parents.



Academy Goals

• To simultaneously 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.



• To focus curriculum planning and professional development around student needs to achieve the academic standards and essential skills required for the real world.

• To involve the human, technical and financial resources of the corporate and college communities so as to present students with possibilities for their future.



National Standards of PracticeDesigners

• Career Academy Support Network (CASN)• National Career Academy Coalition (NCAC)• National Academy Foundation (NAF) • High Schools That Work (HSTW)/SREB• Talent Development (CRESPAR)• And others



10 Components• I. Defined Mission and Goals• II. Academy Structure• III. Host District and High School• IV. Faculty & Staff• V. Professional Development• VI. Governance & Leadership• VII. Curriculum & Instruction• VIII. Employer, Higher Education &

Community Involvement• IX. Student Assessment• X. Cycle of Improvement



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.



The NCAC Academy Review

• Helps administration/team members discover how well they have met the National Standards

• Validates the time and effort of academy work• Demonstrates where they need to tweak their

efforts• Provides a platform for sustainability• Offers commendations and recommendations



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