A Look Down the Road at Hanahan High

What is an Academy? Students are organized into Small Learning Communities Focused on Career Majors School within a School Concept Goal: Students will graduate from high school ready for college, careers and life.

Structure: Three Pillars Transforming teaching and learning – Interdisciplinary PLCs Sustained change through business and civic engagement High school redesign Content Academy

Why? Studies show that students enrolled in career academies consistently show… Lower dropout rates Improved attendance Increased graduation rates Increased participation in volunteer and extracurricular activities Higher post-secondary enrollment Higher earnings after graduation

Business Agencies Supporting Implementation Education Foundation TIP Councils Trident Industry Partnership AAIS American Alliance for Innovative Schools Business Oversight Committee Local Business and Civic Engagement New Carolina / Transform SC

Academy Completers In SC a completer is a student who has completed a 4-credit course of study in a particular Major. Ex. – Health Science I, Health Science II, Gerontology (worth 1 credit) (worth 1 credit) (worth 2 credits) Ex. – Intro. Eng., Prin. Eng., CIM, CSE (each worth 1 credit) Ex. – Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4 (each worth 1 credits)

Academy Completers Due to the need to earn 4 credits to complete a major, students will have one chance to change majors at the end of the tenth grade year.

Freshman Academy Students are housed with common English, math, science, and social studies teachers in one area of the building. Students interact with the school population at large for their four global (elective) classes. Academy teams serve as a transition from middle school to the relative freedom of high school. Students select their 1st and 2nd choice of Academy in the 9th grade IGP conference.

Arts & Humanities Academy AP/IB/Dual Credit Band/Strings Choral Music Voice Creative Writing Drama English Graphics Communications Journalism/Mass Communications Media Technology Visual Arts World Language Teaching and Training Customize per school.

STEM, Business Management, & Information Systems Academy Math Pre-Engineering Science Automotive Technology Business Information Management General Management Accounting

Health Science, Human Service, & Public Service Academy Social Science Health Informatics Medical Science & Research Therapeutic Services Law Enforcement Services Law & Legal Services Military Science