Centralizing All Programs Involving Business Under One Department

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Centralizing All Programs Involving Business
Under One Department

• Ford Career Academy Innovation Community
  Leadership Institute
• June 16, 2007
• Joan Polster, Associate Superintendent
• Sacramento City Unified School District

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Sacramento City Unified School District
Demographics

• SCUSD now serves 50,000 students in
• K-12 schools
• 54 Elementary K to 6
• 6 Kindergarten to 8
• 8 Middle 7 to 8 (2 have 6 to 8)
• 6 High Schools
• 1 Continuation High School
• 1 Independent Study K-12
• 1 Alternative School
• 6 Charter Schools
• 5 Adult Education Centers

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Sacramento City USD Demographics Cont.

• Student Ethnic Composition
• American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.5
• Asian or Pacific Islander 23.2
• African American 22.2
• White 22.4
• Hispanic 29.1
• Undesignated 1.6

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SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SMALL
LEARNING COMMUNITIES SMALL HIGH
SCHOOLS DISTRICT-WIDE CAREER MAJOR (REVISED
Leslie Matthews Education Entrepreneur
Joy McCampbell Education Entrepreneur
Cynthia Eldridge Education Entrepreneur
Sally Leake Education Entrepreneur
Larry Loban Education Entrepreneur


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The 7 Essential Elements of e21(Education for
the 21st Century)

• Small, caring, personalized learning communities
• Student-centered system with student supports and
  safety nets
• Student pathways to the world of work and
  postsecondary education
• Rigorous, relevant standards driven teaching and
  learning
• Culture of continuous learning
• Collective responsibility
• Home-School-Community alliances

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Business, Industry, Community Involvement

• Benefits
• Relevance of curriculum
• Real world connection
• Visualization of self at the workplace
• Pre-employment skills
• Career Exploration

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Business, Industry, Community Involvement

• Major Challenges
• Multiple requests to Partners
• Readiness of students and staff for partners
• Maintenance of positive communication links
• Maintenance of multiple advisory committees

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Business, Industry, Community Involvement

• Major Challenges
• Accountability
• State
• Federal

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Organizational Structure

• Director CTP Coordinator CTP
• CTP Instructors Ed. Entrepreneurs
• Business Industry Partners

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Key Contact

• Mike Brunelle, Director, Career and Technical
  Preparation
• 916 752-3532
• brunellm_at_sac-city.k12.ca.us