Career Academies:

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Career Academies
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1969The first career academy opens its doors
atThomas Jefferson High School in Philadelphia.
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Crafting a New Vision for High School How States
Can Join Academic and Technical Studies to
Promote More Powerful Learning

• We are convinced that harnessing the applied
  teaching strategies of career/technical education
  (CTE) and infusing them into college-preparatory
  academics can transform our secondary schools
  into high- performing centers of learning where
  students are both challenged and engaged.

Southern Regional Education Board
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Crafting a New Vision for High School How States
Can Join Academic and Technical Studies to
Promote More Powerful Learning

• new vision for high school success one that
  calls on states and school systems to break free
  of long-held beliefs about the sharp division
  between academic and career/technical education
  and weld the strongest elements of both into a
  powerful engine of reform.

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Lost in Transition Building a Better Path from
School to College and Careers

• College, K12 and business leaders work together
  to create theme-based learning pathways in
  high-demand, high-skill, high-wage fields that
  motivate high school students to master knowledge
  and skills needed to graduate from high school
  ready for college and careers.

Southern Regional Education Board
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Business Community
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http//www.nclabor.com/dol_statistics/200620N.C.
20Skills20Market20Survey.pdf
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2006 NC Skills Market Survey

• most entry-level jobs require only a high school
  diploma.

2006 NC Skills Market Survey Reconnecting Public
Education With Economic RealityNC Department of
Labor
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2006 NC Skills Market Survey

• NC employers believe high schools are too
  focused on preparing graduates for college and
  believe that not enough emphasis is placed on
  preparing graduates to go to work.

2006 NC Skills Market Survey Reconnecting Public
Education With Economic RealityNC Department of
Labor
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2006 NC Skills Market Survey

• At minimum, partnerships should have employers
  assist local schools in developing work-relevant
  curriculums, expose students and parents to
  career information and opportunities in their
  local area, and provide work-based learning
  opportunities for students.

2006 NC Skills Market Survey Reconnecting Public
Education With Economic RealityNC Department of
Labor
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16 Career Clusters
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Career Outlook Handbook
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The Kids
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Career Cruising Assessment
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Futures for Kids
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Futures for Kids
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Futures for Kids
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The Community
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Class of 2007 Graduation Rate

• 69.4 All USA students
• 81.7 USA students who completed a concentration
  of four CTE courses.

2007 CTE Consolidated Report Office of Vocational
and Adult Education