Year of Planning Program
How will the academy build students' college knowledge, provide advanced academic opportunities, and help students achieve certifications to enhance their college and career readiness?
Strategic Actions:
1. Develop and implement a curriculum framework that integrates college and career lessons into career-pathway courses and other subject areas, ensuring alignment with industry standards.
2. Establish a calendar of events throughout the school year for FAFSA completion, college visits, ACT, PSAT, SAT, and scholarship opportunities.
3. Create a timeline for college application workshops, including planning, promotion, execution, and post-workshop follow-up, to ensure students receive timely support and guidance throughout the application process.
4. Review industry certifications to the academy's career pathways to provide students with clear guidance on certification pathways.
5. Identify advanced academic and early college options, including dual enrollment programs, articulation agreements, and other collaborative opportunities.
6. Enhance the work-based learning program by engaging the advisory board in activities that promote career awareness, exploration, and preparation.
Use the guiding questions to structure meeting agendas and facilitate a discussion aimed at developing the academy framework.
Guiding Questions:
1. How can the academy seamlessly integrate college and career lessons into career-pathway courses, ensuring alignment with industry standards?
2. What communication channels will be used to reach students, parents, and staff to ensure student participation?
3. Does the school have a timeline for college application workshops?
4. What industry certifications are available for the academy's career pathway?
5. How can the academy leverage its affiliation with postsecondary education institutions to enhance students' educational opportunities?
6. How can the academy engage the advisory board to review the work-based learning program and ensure their active participation?
