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Title: Career Academy National Standards Of Practice


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CareerAcademyNationalStandardsOf Practice
  • CareerAcademyNationalStandardsOf Practice

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Partnering Organizations
  • Career Academy Support Network (CASN)
  • National Academy Foundation (NAF)
  • National Career Academy Coalition (NCAC)
  • National Center for Education the Economy
    (NCEE)
  • High Schools That Work (SREB)
  • Talent Development High Schools (CRESPAR)

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I. Defined Mission Goals.
  • The career academy has a written definition of
    its mission and goals. These are available to the
    administrators, teachers, students, parents,
    advisory board, and others involved in the
    academy.

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II. Academy Structure.
  • An academy needs to have a well defined structure
    within the high school, reflecting its status as
    a small learning community.

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III. Host District High School.
  • Career academies exist in a variety of district
    and high school contexts, which are important
    determinants of an academy's success.

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IV. Faculty Staff.
  • Appropriate teacher selection, leadership,
    credentialing, and cooperation are critical to an
    academy's success.

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V. 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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VI. Governance Leadership.
  • The academy has a governing structure that
    incorporates the views of all stakeholders.

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VII. Curriculum Instruction.
  • The curriculum and instruction within an academy
    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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VIII. Employer, Higher Education, Community
Involvement.
  • A career academy links high school to its host
    community and involves members of the employer,
    higher education and civic community in certain
    aspects of its operation.

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IX. Student Assessment.
  • Improvements in student performance are central
    to an academy's mission. It is important to
    gather data that reflect whether students are
    showing improvement and to report these
    accurately and fairly to maintain the academy's
    integrity.

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X. 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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ReformingHigh Schools The Role
forCareerAcademies
  • Reforming High SchoolsThe Role
    forCareerAcademies

December 1, 2004
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Why Change is Needed
  • High School Dropout Rates
  • College Going Rates
  • Postsecondary Remediation Rates
  • Student Engagement

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What Are Career Academies?
  • Small, personalized learning communities within
    a high school
  • Rigorous academics embedded in a career theme
  • Partnerships with employers, communities, and
    higher education

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Framework for Reform
  • Rigor
  • Relevance
  • Relationships

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Career Academies Contribution to Rigor
  • High expectations for all students
  • Access to college prep curriculum
  • Students get the help they need --
  • From qualified teachers
  • Curriculum meets or exceeds state standards,
    college entrance requirements, and industry
    standards

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Career Academies Contribution to Relevance
  • Students are motivated by applied, contextual,
    project-based teaching and learning
  • Students select program based on life goals
    career interests
  • Career themes linked to local workforce needs
  • Workplace experience, community service
  • Students develop skills important to success in
    careers, life, society, not just academic skills
  • Programs provide pathways to postsecondary
    education

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Career Academies Contribution to Relationships
  • Smaller settings allow for students and teachers
    to know each other well
  • Students grouped together over several years with
    advisors, teachers
  • Employers serve as role models, mentors, advisors

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Career Academies Work
  • Labor market outcomes (MDRC)
  • High school graduation (CA)
  • Entry to postsecondary education (CA)
  • Attend four-year college (CA)

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