1. Marin career academies
Partnerships in Action
Introductions of presenters Katheryn talked to your neighbor about what your success and challenges with working with k-12 to cc

2. Three big ideas
Expose high school students to college campus and career bridge programs
Create strong partnerships among educational entities & business partners
Provide platform to engage regional businesses
Katheryn take aways

3. Expose high school students to college campus and careers
Learn about a career and gain college credit
Katheryn

4. Background: Why Career Academies?
NEED: Increased college exposure to high school students
A method to develop Career Pathways K-12 to college and workforce
A strategy to engage business partners ( Advisory committees )
A strategy to promote collaboration between K-12 and college instructors
Katheryn

5. #1 – Student success 145 high school participants in 2017
130 students first time to campus
13% participating in high school pathways
83 received college units
Students combined with internships & job shadows
Katheryn

6. Create strong partnerships among educational entities
Together, we can succeed!
Ken

7. #2 – Educational Partnerships
California colleges and high schools are working together to create programs that offer career training and jobs development
Dual Enrollment
Articulation
Summer Bridge programs
Students start a certificate program in high school and complete at community college
Students are encouraged to participate in enhancement programs to get hands-on experience in a career while earning college units
Ken enhancement program school to career, internships

8. COM & Marin high schools working together
CTE and Student Services divisions at COM meet regularly with high school administrators and faculty to create programs like:
College of Marin Providing Access
and Supporting Success program (COMPASS)
Course Articulation Agreements
Aligned Career Pathways
Teacher Pipeline Programs
Summer Bridge
Adult Education Bridge Programs
Ken 10,000 degree partners MEF funding

9. Ongoing Career Academies
Introduction to Health Occupations
Entrepreneurship
Career Exploration
Solar Design/ Engineering
Game Development
Education Occupations
Microsoft Business
Cyber- Patriots/ CIS
ken

10. Provide platform to engage regional businesses
“We love to support workforce preparedness programs!” SUNPOWER
Beth

11. #3 – Business participation
Input, promotion and support from Career Education Advisory Committees
Presentations by industry representatives at Career Academies
Field trips to businesses
Involvement of Workforce Development Board members and Chambers of Commerce
Trades Introduction Program
Supplies,equipment,lunches
Beth

12. The Nuts & Bolts: Career academies
Deciding What To Offer
Faculty Input - Faculty Champions
Advisory Committee members
Local WIB
LMI data
Existing curriculum
Key stakeholder process
Academy Design
Class time
Field trips
Industry panels
Campus tours
Presentation of culminating projects
Beth talk about the
Most academies are 1 – 1.5 units and can be completed in 1 full week
Academies are FREE of tuition cost for high school students via dual enrollment
Fees ~ $23

13. Career academy logistics & TIMELINE
January
Plan Outreach
October
Logistics with Partners
September
Course Development with faculty
beth

14. Career academy logistics & TIMELINE
June- July Summer Academies
April- May
Logistics and Daily Schedules
January- March : Marketing and Enrollment
beth

15. IMpACT More student data on needs and career pathway interests
Directed promotion of College of Marin career pathways
Faculty collaboration- K12 to CC and CC to CC
School to Career Liaisons: one-on-one career counseling with students
Regional promotion of COM/MCOE joint programs
Transferrable college credit for high school students
Katheryn

16. AS WE GROW & IMPROVE
Expand to Adult Education population (noncredit bridge)
Invite business partners to underwrite academies
Reach out to economically disadvantaged populations
Move to co-instruction model: High School Teacher + Community College Faculty
Improve college readiness preparation AB-19 Community College Promise
Katheryn

17. Additional “Un-iNtended” Benefits
Easing the way for college readiness
AB-19 College Promise “free college for all first year students”- Better preparation!
Marketing benefits for our Career Pathway programs
More engagement from local business partners
Students “bonding” with college instructors
Faculty Collaboration and Partnerships
Interdisciplinary
K-12- Community College Instructors
Katheryn

18. Marin Career Academies Resources
College of Marin Career Academy Handbook
parent_student handbook.pdf
College Marin Career Academy Student Survey
Career Camp 2017 View Sheet (1).pdf
College of Marin: Why Choose CTE
Why_Choose_COM.pdf
College of Marin Career Academies
Beth or Katheryn

19. Questions? Comments? Elizabeth Pratt, Ed.D.
Dean of Career and Technical Education & Economic Workforce Development
College of Marin
Ken Lippi
Asst. Superintendent
Marin County Office of Education
Katheryn Horton, M.Ed
Workforce Grants Administrator
College of Marin

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