Career Academies Update Shelton Cobb Career & Technical Education Director February 16, 2017

Huntsville City Schools’ Career Academies Have Created Significant Interest in Career Readiness with 5,293 Students Enrolled in Career Academy Courses Career Academies: Building Science Business Academy Culinary Arts Cyber Security Engineering Design & Advanced Manufacturing Entertainment Technology Esthetics & Spa Management Health Science Heavy Equipment Operation Law & Public Safety PLTW Biomedical Science PLTW Engineering Precision Machine Technology Technical Theatre Television Production Welding Technology Additional Career & Technical Education Programs: JROTC Family & Consumer Science Middle School PLTW Middle School Cyber Security Middle School Greenpower

New Career Academy Pathways for 2017-2018 Huntsville City Schools Career Academies Enrollment Is Expected to Increase as Additional Academy Pathways are Added and Career Interest Planning Increases New Career Academy Pathways for 2017-2018 Business Academy Business Management & Administration Finance Sports & Entertainment Marketing Family & Consumer Sciences Academy Education & Training Food, Wellness, & Dietetics Fashion Career Coaches Two state funded Career Coaches; KUDER Interest Inventory – 8th Grade; Development of 4-Year Plan; iRegister Participation; Each Academy has a recommended course progression starting freshman year; Career Prep Waiver Request – What Does it Mean for Our Students?

Industry Certifications Continue to Increase, with Students/Parents Saving on Certification Voucher Fees *Huntsville City Schools students/parents saved over $20,000 in 2015-2016 in industry recognized certification voucher fees

Exciting Activities Are Always Taking Place in Our Career Academies Career 101 Parent Outreach-February 14th & 16th Career Prep Industry Insight-February 9th ABC-Construction Career Day at Calhoun-March 8th Lee Technical Theatre – Building sets for “Little Shop of Horrors” Innovative System Project for the Increased Recruitment of Emerging STEM Students Competitions – CyberPatriot, Culinary ProStart, Skills USA, TSA, FBLA, HOSA, & FCCLA NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge AFJROTC StellarXplorer team qualified for National Semifinals on February 24th Grissom has Two of the Top 3 Teams in Alabama for the Microsoft Office Certification Challenge

Great Learning Opportunities Are Available to Our Students Through Industry Partnerships SAIC – Cyber Security Huntsville Hospital – Health Science Brown Precision Machining – Advanced Manufacturing AMRDEC – Advanced Manufacturing Greg Mellema Josh Hancock - Student