It Takes A VillageIt Takes A Village

School, Business, Community School, Business, Community & Post-Secondary Partnerships& Post-Secondary Partnerships

Urban Education PartnershipUrban Education Partnership

CurriculumCurriculum

High School Teachers offer…High School Teachers offer…

A Standards-based, Academic CurriculumA Standards-based, Academic Curriculum High School Graduation RequirementsHigh School Graduation Requirements A-G RequirementsA-G Requirements

……andand A Standards-based, CTE CurriculumA Standards-based, CTE Curriculum A Sequence of CTE CoursesA Sequence of CTE Courses

But…But…Are we doing enough?Are we doing enough? Are we exposing our students to the many pathways in our Are we exposing our students to the many pathways in our

industry sector?industry sector? Are we integrating academic standards with career Are we integrating academic standards with career

technical standards?technical standards? Are we integrating industry expectations into our Are we integrating industry expectations into our

curriculum – academic & CTE?curriculum – academic & CTE? Are we developing collaborative learners & workers?Are we developing collaborative learners & workers? Are we providing authentic project-based learning Are we providing authentic project-based learning

experiences?experiences? Are we academically enabling students to chose the next Are we academically enabling students to chose the next

phase of their career prep:phase of their career prep: Entry level position?Entry level position? AA Degree?AA Degree? Post-secondary education?Post-secondary education?

Are we meeting the new 3 R’s of education – rigor, Are we meeting the new 3 R’s of education – rigor, relevance, relationships?relevance, relationships?

Sample sequences of courses in the Engineering Design Pathway

CTE Introductory Classes Concentration Courses Capstone Courses

Intro to Drafting Design drafting Computer-Aided DesignIntro to CAD Mechanical Drawing Adv. Architectural DesignPrinciples of Technology Architectural Design Engineering DesignExploring Technology Robotics I Robotics II

Sample sequences of courses in the Engineering Design Pathway

CTE Introductory Classes Concentration Courses Capstone Courses

Intro to Drafting Design drafting Computer-Aided DesignIntro to CAD Mechanical Drawing Adv. Architectural DesignPrinciples of Technology Architectural Design Engineering DesignExploring Technology Robotics I Robotics II

Sample sequences of courses in the Child Development Pathway

CTE Introductory Classes Concentration Courses Capstone Courses

Home Economics Child Development Careers in ChildCareers and Technology and Guidance DevelopmentComprehensive Core I& II Child Psychology Careers in Early Childhood

Education

Sample sequences of courses in the Child Development Pathway

CTE Introductory Classes Concentration Courses Capstone Courses

Home Economics Child Development Careers in ChildCareers and Technology and Guidance DevelopmentComprehensive Core I& II Child Psychology Careers in Early Childhood

Education

CTE PATHWAYS WITHIN SLCsNot all students enrolled within the SLC take the CTE Pathway Courses

All students in the SLC are exposed to the sector & pathways through their core classes

School of Engineering & Design

Engineering Design

Courses

Courses

Education Academy

Child Development

Courses

We need to work with our We need to work with our business, community, and post-business, community, and post-secondary partners in order to…secondary partners in order to…

Create a Future Work Force Create a Future Work Force Together Together

In This Type of Partnership, Schools will In This Type of Partnership, Schools will Provide-Provide-

Students equipped to enter the world of work and to Students equipped to enter the world of work and to pursue post-secondary education pursue post-secondary education

Opportunities for service & work-based learningOpportunities for service & work-based learning Community volunteersCommunity volunteers Ethical, responsible workersEthical, responsible workers A liaison between school & the PartnershipA liaison between school & the Partnership Students who are collaborators, critical thinkers, and Students who are collaborators, critical thinkers, and

creative problem solverscreative problem solvers

PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORT PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORT AND SUPPLEMENT CTEAND SUPPLEMENT CTE

Collaborate with teachers to produce a curriculum that Collaborate with teachers to produce a curriculum that provides students hands-on, work-based learning provides students hands-on, work-based learning

Collaborate with teachers to design projects & work-Collaborate with teachers to design projects & work-based learning that reinforce the California academic based learning that reinforce the California academic and CTE standards and CTE standards

Help students understand the role of personal integrity Help students understand the role of personal integrity and ethical behavior in the workplace setting and ethical behavior in the workplace setting

Help students understand the basic attitudes and skills Help students understand the basic attitudes and skills needed to be a successful worker, including linking needed to be a successful worker, including linking problem-solving methods to desired outcomes and problem-solving methods to desired outcomes and understanding various leadership styles and understanding various leadership styles and accountability accountability

Partners provide-Partners provide-

Internships Internships SpeakersSpeakers Advisors/Industry StandardsAdvisors/Industry Standards AdvocacyAdvocacy Soft SkillsSoft Skills Field TripsField Trips Curriculum DevelopmentCurriculum Development Technical & Design Assistance Technical & Design Assistance ROC, ROP & College CoursesROC, ROP & College Courses

Knowledge of Knowledge of entry-level requirementsentry-level requirements working conditionsworking conditions salarysalary trainingtraining advancementadvancement needed post-secondary trainingneeded post-secondary training

Project MentorsProject Mentors Increased Academic RigorIncreased Academic Rigor RelevanceRelevance Extended RelationshipsExtended Relationships

How does one begin?How does one begin?

Contact your local council personContact your local council person Contact local business organizationsContact local business organizations Contact the California Dept. of Education Contact the California Dept. of Education

seeking to identify California Partnership seeking to identify California Partnership academy recipients in your area in your academy recipients in your area in your areaarea

Contact the SchoolContact the School

Four Phase Approach Four Phase Approach

to Business, Community, to Business, Community, Post-secondary Post-secondary

PartnershipsPartnerships

Phase One – 9th gradePhase One – 9th grade

Introduction to “soft skills” including Introduction to “soft skills” including responsibility, ethics, dress, speech, etc., responsibility, ethics, dress, speech, etc., via classroom speakers from local via classroom speakers from local business and post-secondary partnersbusiness and post-secondary partners

Local college visits – Local college visits – intro to post-intro to post-secondary possibilitiessecondary possibilities

Project mentorsProject mentors

Phase Two – 10th gradePhase Two – 10th grade

Introduction to local businesses, career Introduction to local businesses, career pathways and specific post-secondary pathways and specific post-secondary programs via teacher instruction, programs via teacher instruction, business/community speakers, introductory business/community speakers, introductory tours, project mentorstours, project mentors

Participation with local business through Participation with local business through summer internships for selected studentssummer internships for selected students

Interdisciplinary academic and CTE instructionInterdisciplinary academic and CTE instruction Job shadowingJob shadowing

Phase Three – 11th gradePhase Three – 11th grade

Internships for all 11th graders: i.e. four hours Internships for all 11th graders: i.e. four hours per day, once a week for six weeks; 6-8 weeks per day, once a week for six weeks; 6-8 weeks during summer during summer

Continue classroom speakers, field trips to Continue classroom speakers, field trips to local businesses and colleges, and project local businesses and colleges, and project mentoring and advisementmentoring and advisement

Interdisciplinary academic and CTE instructionInterdisciplinary academic and CTE instruction

Phase Four – 12th gradePhase Four – 12th grade

Summer, paid internships and/or Summer, paid internships and/or apprenticeships between 11th and 12th grade apprenticeships between 11th and 12th grade for selected 12th gradersfor selected 12th graders

Work experience opportunities for eligible 12th Work experience opportunities for eligible 12th gradersgraders

Concurrent enrollment in college courses for Concurrent enrollment in college courses for eligible 12th graderseligible 12th graders

Continue classroom speakers, field trips to Continue classroom speakers, field trips to local businesses and colleges, and project local businesses and colleges, and project mentoring and advisementmentoring and advisement

Interdisciplinary academic and CTE instructionInterdisciplinary academic and CTE instruction

Sounds like a lot of Sounds like a lot of work!!work!!

Protocols for conducting Protocols for conducting your partnership meetingsyour partnership meetings

Designing your Designing your internship programinternship program

A special note about A special note about internshipsinternships

A WINNING A WINNING COMBINATIONCOMBINATION

• Business/Community/Post-Business/Community/Post-Secondary PartnershipsSecondary Partnerships

• CTE Sectors and PathwaysCTE Sectors and Pathways• CTE DollarsCTE Dollars Interdisciplinary academic and Interdisciplinary academic and

CTE instructionCTE instruction