INSTRUCTIONAL AND COUNSELOR WORKSHOP 2014 Bridges Career Academies and Workplace Connection Program

PARTNERS Brainerd Lakes Chamber Central Lakes College Central Lakes Perkins Consortium High Schools ; Aitkin Bertha-Hewitt Brainerd Browerville Crosby -Ironton Henning Isle Little Falls Nay Ah Shing Pequot Lakes Pierz-Healy Pillager Pine River-Backus Staples-Motley Sebeka Swanville Upsala

High Schools 48 Teachers 67 Academies High Schools 72 Teachers 97 Academies BRIDGES ACADEMIES Huge growth!

Completers 3.1 Average G.P.A. 106/125 College Completers 3.3 Average G.P.A. 195/215 College STUDENT SURVEY DATA Boy, the teachers and students were working hard.

% Stated Academies helped to determine and/or select a career. 67% Stated Workplace Connection made a difference in selecting their career % Stated Academies helped them determine and/or select a career. 89% Stated Workplace Connection made a difference in selecting their career. STUDENT SURVEY DATA Loved that business experience!

Minnesota Career Wheel

WHAT CAREERS DID STUDENTS CHOOSE? Cluster Number of Completers Continued in Cluster Health Science2096% Architecture and Construction1281% Hospitality4635% Agriculture4083% Science and Technology 394% Transportation1388%

Cluster Number of Completers Continued in Cluster Human Services1391% Information Technology 686% Manufacturing 689% Business/Finance3791% Arts/Technology 694% Entrepreneur1388%

Overall Percent of Students Continuing in Cluster 84% Percent of Students Continuing in Cluster Without Hospitality Cluster 89% Career Academies Work!

MINI GRANTS NUMBER OF GRANTS 10 Grants $ TYPES OF GRANTS Equipment Creation of Habitats Business Tours College Tours Educational Materials Animal Supplies

NEW OPPORTUNITIES Academy Grant Options: Service Learning Activities Special Student Project/Contest Instructional Grants Academy Students in Action: Classroom/Lab Photos Immersion Camp Development: Teachers in Career Cluster Interested In Developing a Immersion Camp Model Count Me In.

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CONTACTS Workplace Connection: Mary Gottsch Career Academies Judy Richer

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