Admissions

NAF offers two options to join the academy network. To learn more about entering the NAF network and applying to create a NAF academy, please contact Jennifer Geisler, Director, Emerging Academies at jgeisler@naf.org.

Complete the interest survey to find out if your district/school is prepared to meet NAF’s expectations for the implementation of NAF’s educational design to create a NAF career academy.

Year of Planning

The Year of Planning (YOP) program is the developmental process for implementing a NAF academy.

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Fast Track

The Fast Track program allows a functioning academy that implements most of NAF’s standards of practice to enter NAF’s network as an open academy with full membership.

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Title	Description	Link	Filters
Admissions Interest Survey	The Interest Survey outlines the two program options for entry into NAF’s academy network and NAF’s expectations for the...	View	Flyers
NAF Educational Design	Learn more about the NAF Educational Design and the four essential elements of practice.	View	Marketing\|Flyers\|Education Design Materials\|General Materials
NAF Academy Standards	Standards that articulate essential aspects of each element of NAF's educational design.	View	Guides
National Data One Pager	Flyer about the NAF network and national data highlights.	View
Membership Pricing Flyer	Learn more about pricing to enroll in NAF's admissions programs and annual membership fees.	View	Flyers
Year of Planning Benefits Flyer	Learn more about NAF's developmental process to become a career academy.	View	Flyers
Membership Benefits Flyer	Learn more about the benefits of joining a national network of education, business, and community leaders.	View	Flyers
About NAF - for Students	Learn more about what it means to be a NAF student.	View	General Materials
Alumni Benefits Flyer	Learn more about the benefits of joining the NAF alumni network.	View	Flyers
About NAF - for Parents	Flyer about NAF, the NAF network, and NAF academies for parents.	View	General Materials
About NAF	Promotional flyer with information about NAF, the NAF network, and NAF academies.	View	General Materials
About NAF PowerPoint Presentation	Learn more about NAF’s educational design, membership benefits, and how to start a NAF academy.	View	Templates\|General Materials
Admissions - Onboarding Interview Preparation Guide	An onboarding interview is conducted with the Academy Design Team (ADT) to align resources & supports. In preparation for the interview, the...	View	Guides
Year of Planning Overview & Pacing Guide	The YOP Pacing Guide assists the Academy Design Team in establishing the timeline to meet the deliverables identified in the YOP program. The...	View	Guides
Academy Profile Template	Use this template to collect the academy profile information required to enroll in NAF's admissions program.	View	Templates
Find an Academy	Searchable map of academies in NAF's Network.	View