HELP from ABOVE Building support for your CPA. Career Development Branch

Piece of Advice #1: Asking for help is a good thing …as long as you’re prepared. Asking for help is a good thing …as long as you’re prepared.

Consider and Clarify:  What kind of help do you need?  With what do you need help?  With whom do you need help? When do you need what?  How much help do you need?  Will any of the above change and when?  What kind of help do you need?  With what do you need help?  With whom do you need help? When do you need what?  How much help do you need?  Will any of the above change and when?

Sample Issues:  Scheduling  Conflicting initiatives  Resistance  Staffing  Students overloaded  Misperceptions  Fear of tracking  Forcing kids to decide too young  Elitist  Scheduling  Conflicting initiatives  Resistance  Staffing  Students overloaded  Misperceptions  Fear of tracking  Forcing kids to decide too young  Elitist

Piece of Advice #2: Pick your battles… …and choose the hills you want to die on. Pick your battles… …and choose the hills you want to die on.

First things first  Clarify your needs  Prioritize your needs  Align with school or district focus  Clarify your needs  Prioritize your needs  Align with school or district focus

What about my needs? Focus & Perspective

Differing Perspectives:  Career Academy Staff  Other School Staff  Administration  Public/Parents  Students  Business Community  Board Members/Superintendent  Political Entities  Career Academy Staff  Other School Staff  Administration  Public/Parents  Students  Business Community  Board Members/Superintendent  Political Entities

Administration’s Focus  Student welfare and achievement  College, college, college  A-G  Closing the achievement gap  Small Learning Communities/Small Schools  CAHSEE  Dropout prevention  Career Readiness  Facilities maintenance, improvement, construction, ADA compliance  Keeping all constituents happy  Student welfare and achievement  College, college, college  A-G  Closing the achievement gap  Small Learning Communities/Small Schools  CAHSEE  Dropout prevention  Career Readiness  Facilities maintenance, improvement, construction, ADA compliance  Keeping all constituents happy

In the beginning… Introduce and promote your program… … before asking for anything. Introduce and promote your program… … before asking for anything.

Make your case!  CPAs are about contextualizing academic instruction.  CPAs create success and teach transferrable skills.  CPAs can be SLCs or cores of SLCs  CPAs are the best way to cover all standards, prepare for CAHSEE and meet A-G. Common-planning  CPAs create funding opportunities.  Win-Win: Successful high school reform  CPAs are about contextualizing academic instruction.  CPAs create success and teach transferrable skills.  CPAs can be SLCs or cores of SLCs  CPAs are the best way to cover all standards, prepare for CAHSEE and meet A-G. Common-planning  CPAs create funding opportunities.  Win-Win: Successful high school reform

Bring it!  Show and Tell:  Academy components  Sample standards and lessons  Data (on achievement, attendance, dropout rate, internships/jobs, business connections, post-secondary success)  News stories  Anecdotal evidence  Labor Market – high-growth, high-wage  Show and Tell:  Academy components  Sample standards and lessons  Data (on achievement, attendance, dropout rate, internships/jobs, business connections, post-secondary success)  News stories  Anecdotal evidence  Labor Market – high-growth, high-wage

Strategies – Within Program  Team-building activities with staff – in or out of school  Find a time and place for talking openly about the good, bad and ugly  As a group, discuss solutions  Bring in facilitation if needed  Inform your administration  Team-building activities with staff – in or out of school  Find a time and place for talking openly about the good, bad and ugly  As a group, discuss solutions  Bring in facilitation if needed  Inform your administration

Strategies – In School  Invite administrative staff to observe class and interview students  Show off work-based learning projects by creating events  Introduce business partner(s) to admin  Invite Board and community members, including politicians (with OK)  Build coalition with other staff  Business cards  Culinary project  Video someone’s class or event  Invite administrative staff to observe class and interview students  Show off work-based learning projects by creating events  Introduce business partner(s) to admin  Invite Board and community members, including politicians (with OK)  Build coalition with other staff  Business cards  Culinary project  Video someone’s class or event

Strategies – Outside of School  Visit a model program and include administrator(s), business partner(s) and Board member(s)  Ask business partner to sponsor  Try to get partners and higher-ups to go to conferences with you.  Try to get partners to sponsor the trip  Visit a model program and include administrator(s), business partner(s) and Board member(s)  Ask business partner to sponsor  Try to get partners and higher-ups to go to conferences with you.  Try to get partners to sponsor the trip

Piece of Advice #3: Don’t come to me with a problem… …unless you have a solution …even if it’s the wrong one. Don’t come to me with a problem… …unless you have a solution …even if it’s the wrong one.

The Approach  Take a collaborative tone  Tie your need to the school’s and/or administration’s priority  Don’t take what happens personally…even if it appears to be  Allow that there are things about which you don’t know.  Listen to responses and concerns  Adapt to what you hear. Then or later.  Take a collaborative tone  Tie your need to the school’s and/or administration’s priority  Don’t take what happens personally…even if it appears to be  Allow that there are things about which you don’t know.  Listen to responses and concerns  Adapt to what you hear. Then or later.

And… …when in doubt…

LEVERAGE LEVERAGE

 State CPA Funding  Other potential funding  QZAB, Prop 1D, CTE Equipment funds  Resources from Business Partners  Funds, In-kind, Job-shadows, etc.  Resources from Employer Partner  Jobs and internships  Community Involvement  State CPA Funding  Other potential funding  QZAB, Prop 1D, CTE Equipment funds  Resources from Business Partners  Funds, In-kind, Job-shadows, etc.  Resources from Employer Partner  Jobs and internships  Community Involvement

VISUALS ARE IMPORTANT VISUALS ARE IMPORTANT

CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) Career (CTE) Pathway Academics Career Academy

Career Technical Education Small Learning Community Career Academy Academics A-G INTEGRATED INSTRUCTION COMPLEMENTARY INITIATIVES CTE #2CAREER ACADEMY MODEL

Industry SectorsCTE Career Pathways Agriculture and Natural Resources  Agricultural Business  Agricultural Mechanics  Agriscience  Animal Science  Forestry and Natural Resources  Ornamental Horticulture  Plant and Soil Science Arts, Media, and Entertainment  Media and Design Arts  Performing Arts  Production and Managerial Arts Building Trades and Construction  Cabinetmaking and Wood Products  Engineering and Heavy Construction  Mechanical Construction  Residential and Commercial Construction Education, Child Development, and Family Services  Child Development  Consumer Services  Education  Family and Human Services Energy and Utilities  Electromechanical Installation and Maintenance  Energy and Environmental Technology  Public Utilities  Residential and Commercial Energy and Utilities Engineering and Design  Architectural and Structural Engineering  Engineering Design  Computer Hardware, Electrical, and Networking Engineering  Engineering Technology  Environmental and Natural Science Engineering Fashion and Interior Design  Fashion Design, Manufacturing, and Merchandising  Interior Design, Furnishings,and Maintenance Finance and Business  Accounting Services  Banking and Related Services  Business Financial Management Health Science and Medical Technology  Biotechnology Research and Development  Diagnostic Services  Health Informatics  Support Services  Therapeutic Services Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation  Food Science, Dietetics, and Nutrition  Food Service and Hospitality  Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation Information Technology  Information and Support Services  Media Support Services  Network Communicat ions  Programming and Systems Development Manufacturing and Product Development  Graphic Arts Technology  Integrated Graphics Technology  Machine and Forming Technology  Welding Technology Marketing, Sales, and Service  E-Commerce  Entrepreneurship  International Trade  Professional Sales and Marketing Public Services  Human Services  Protective Services  Legal and Government Services Transportation  Aviation and Aerospace  Collision Repair and Refinishing  Vehicle Maintenance., Service, and Repair

Teachers Advisors & Counselors Parents/ Community Business Partners Employer Partners Administration Board Career Academy Support

SLC Requirements Work Experience Education CTE Pathways Requirements Career Academy Requirement JOBS & INTERNSHIPS CAN CROSS PROGRAMS

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