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Leverage Business & Education Partnerships: Innovation in Tough Economic TimesPresented to the Association of Metropolitan School Districts in Minnesota on 1/17/12.TRANSCRIPT
Leverage Business & Education Partnerships: Innovation in Tough Economic Times
DONNA DEEDSEXECUTIVE DIRECTORBLUE VALLEY CENTER FOR ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Overview of TodayLeverage Business and Education Partnerships: Innovation in Tough Economic Times
Overview of program + principles
Rethinking Business Partnerships
Case studies
Your questions + insights
Donna DeedsExecutive Director, BVCAPSHybrid Careerist
Every decision we made had to answer the question...Does this look like a high school? Would you see this in a high school?
If so, we made a different decision.
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My path
Blue Valley CAPS is an example of how industry and our educational system can work together to produce authentic, personalized learning experiences that prepare the next generation of professionals for 21st century opportunities.
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Charge from Superintendent + Research
“provide unique student learning opportunities that currently do not exist in the school district”
Feasibility Study
Presented the idea of a “Center Based Program”(CBP)
Search for Exec. Director starts
Facility programming workshops commence
Full program implementation in facility
Received:Edison awardNSBA Citation
Introduction ofBusiness Acceleratorprogram/space
Evolution and sharingof program
Immersion at partnerhost sites
Program refinement,strand development
Facility construction commences
2013
Blue Valley CAPS Timeline
1 { Focus on cross-pollination
2 { Liberate yourcurriculum
3 { Free yourinstructors
4 { Redefine + value skills
5 { Set the stagefor innovation
program model, mentors, clients
prototyping, real products, responsive
collaboration, facilitation, professional growth
experience, skills, attributes, “clients”
design, create spaces, flexibility
The fiveCAPSpillars
1 2 3 4 5
Focus on cross-pollination {
Break out of school
Re-allocate resources
Embrace possibility
Tap the untapped
Cross pollinatorsdraw associations and connections between seemingly unrelated ideas or concepts to break new ground.
1 2 3 4 5
Liberate your curriculum { Rapid prototype
Build on partnerships
Tools + clients + products
Look to the future“end users”
Form dynamic, heterogenous group
Create thoughtful curriculumfeedback loops
Rapid PrototypingOverview
CAPS Rapid Prototyping Curriculum Development©
STEP 2, 5 & 8:
Prototyping Team
a. Industry, university, HS experts
STEP 3 & 6:
CAPS
Curriculum
a. Roadmapb. Prototypec. Course syllabi
STEP 4:
Feedback
Loop One
a. External Field Experts
STEP 7:
Feedback
Loop Two
a. External and Internal Stakeholders
STEP 9:
Final
Curriculum
and Course
Design
a. Field Test
1st OUTPUT
2nd OUTPUT
3rd (Final) OUTPUT
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STEP 1:
Input
a. CAPS Advisory Board
b. Economic and Industry Trends
c. Student Interestd. Effectiveness Data
HUMAN SERVICES
ENGINEERING
BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY & MEDIA
BIOSCIENCE
CAPS AREAS OF STUDY
www.bvcaps.org
100%hold advanced degrees
85% 41+
15
have business
experience
professional certifications earned
average years of teaching experience
75%have spent time working in BV High Schools
22%straight from their field of expertise
ER Doctor Retired corporate executive
Sport medicine professional
Mechanical engineer
Diversify staff
Lawyer
Identify and vet skills
✓ Black and Veatch✓ H & R Block✓ Sprint✓ Freedom Bank✓ KansasBio✓ Bayer CropScience✓ University of Kansas✓ DLR Group✓ Garmin✓ LeaderFuelNow✓ American Century
Planning an Accelerator
Tom Stat from the Edison Awards led a collaborative visioning charrette for the new accelerator.
Early Accelerator Sketches Diversity of spaces and transparency to thecore of the building/Innovation Atrium.
Accelerator entrance
Accelerator entrance
How does business get involved in schools?
volunteers
career day
internships
job shadowing
sponsorship
program creationstaff developmentcurriculum creationlegal servicesstudent evaluationin-kind/monetary investments
a mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups
symbiotic
an ongoing investment of people, time, or resources that is able to be maintained and nourished over time
sustainable
bring the different elements of (a complex activity or organization) into a relationship that will ensure efficiency or harmony
coordinated
a diverse relationship having many sides or aspects
multi-faceted
Business/Institutional/ Community
Partnerships
Why do business get involved in schools?
Kids in the districtAltruism/VolunteerFree talented laborTrying out while recruiting future employeesWorkforce development / economic developmentMotivation/retention of their employeesPositive PR for company“I had a mentor, want to give back.”Image of innovation in educationBrand enhancement and visibility
Business Partnership Evolution
Feasibility Study &Community Research
Economic Research &Emerging Markets
Needs &Network Exercise
Future SkillsInterview
Rapid PrototypingCurriculum Development
Curricular &Co-curricularInvolvement
Program Investment/Other Partnerships
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Facility &Program Advisory
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Economic Research &Emerging Markets
Needs &Network Exercise
Where to start in yourcommunity?
Emerging Markets & Evolution of Industry
Networks,Relationships,
& Social Capital
Start here.
Where to start in yourcommunity?
Economic research
Economic Research &Emerging Markets
Needs &Network Exercise
1. Review your local and state chamber of commerce to understand the trends for current and future economic development.
2. Examine your local employers to see who is having a hard time filling positions due to a lack of workforce talent and/or the bandwidth of a talent pipeline.
Where to start in yourcommunity?
Network research
Get out your post-its
Economic Research &Emerging Markets
Needs &Network Exercise
1. List the business connections that your superintendent and board members have.
2. Examine and list the businesses that your most positive/advocates parents work for.
CENTER FOR ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
BLUE VALLEY
It all starts with an open, authentic conversation.
DonnaExecutive Director
Principal, Corporate Executive, Entrepreneur, District Office Administrator
JonBusiness Relations 31 years of executive sales with General Electric, Deep network of relationships
ChadDirector
Assistant principal,
Virtual School administrator, 21st Century Programs
Magnet school administrator
Leadership Team
Overall CAPSBioscienceBusiness
EngineeringHuman Services
Speakers &Instruction
ClientProjects
Influencing curriculum
Employee mentoring
Facilities
MonetaryInvestment
Equipment/Supplies
ProfessionalDevelopment
1
2
3
45
ParentAlumni
Partner/DescriptionBusiness Partnership Dashboard
Discreet Ongoing
Individual Firm
Trust/Maturity
20##
Rethinking Business PartnershipsCASE STUDIES
Hometown Business
Global Headquarters
Local HS Involvement
Global Headquarters
Board MemberExisting local mentor
CEO Instructor & client projects
Mentor pipeline & second home
Curriculum creator & program starter
Hometown Business
Local HS Involvement
CEO Instructor & client projects
This program's unique approach has effectively transformed business education at the middle and secondary school levels by transcending the false walls that have typically existed between the worlds of commerce and academia....
We now view this as a legacy project, and we look forward to each new class as we welcome additional students to an experience they will never forget–their first real business venture!
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Speakers &Instruction
ClientProjects
Influencing curriculum
Employee mentoring
Facilities/Hosting
MonetaryInvestment
Equipment/Supplies
ProfessionalDevelopment
1
2
3
45
CASE STUDIES
CEO Instructor & Client Projects
Global Headquarters
Board Member/Parent
Mentor pipeline & second home
Failure is an option.
The CAPS engineering program teaches students what to look for and how to solveproblems. Students are challenged to see if their teacher’s presentations make sense and to think for themselves. CAPS recognizes that getting the right answer is only half the goal. There will plenty of time to refine their skills in college to get the right answers. To explore and fail is simply motivation to discover andsucceed.
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Speakers &Instruction
ClientProjects
Influencing curriculum
Employee mentoring
Facilities/Hosting
MonetaryInvestment
Equipment/Supplies
ProfessionalDevelopment
1
2
3
45
CASE STUDIES
Mentor pipeline & Second home
Global Headquarters
Existing local mentor
Curriculum creator & program starter
Garmin has worked with Blue Valley CAPS to provide industry insight into current technologies, and to promote the teaching of skills that are important in today’s technological world.
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Speakers &Instruction
ClientProjects
Influencing curriculum
Employee mentoring
Facilities/Hosting
MonetaryInvestment
Equipment/Supplies
ProfessionalDevelopment
1
2
3
45
CASE STUDIES
Curriculum Creator & Program developer
Speakers &Instruction
ClientProjects
Influencing curriculum
Employee mentoring
Facilities/Hosting
MonetaryInvestment
Equipment/Supplies
ProfessionalDevelopment
1
2
3
45
CASE STUDIES
Speakers &Instruction
ClientProjects
Influencing curriculum
Employee mentoring
Facilities/Hosting
MonetaryInvestment
Equipment/Supplies
ProfessionalDevelopment
1
2
3
45
CASE STUDIES
a mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups
symbiotic
an ongoing investment of people, time, or resources that is able to be maintained and nourished over time
sustainable
bring the different elements of (a complex activity or organization) into a relationship that will ensure efficiency or harmony
coordinated
a diverse relationship having many sides or aspects
multi-faceted
Business/Institutional/ Community
Partnerships
Donna DeedsExecutive DirectorBlue Valley CAPS
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