Cutler-Orosi Joint Unif ied School Distr ict

District Design Team

N u m b er of S t u d ent s !2015-2016 Career Pathway Academy Enrollment

AEGT = 151 AOHS = 129 AOSA = 38

Academy Development and Structure• AEGT – 2 Pathways

– Engineering & Design – Computer Science Engineering

• AOHS – 3 Pathways– Bio Medical Science– Nursing – Sports Medicine

• AOSA – 3 Pathways– Ag Mechanics & Engineering– Plant Science– Animal Science

• Development:– Student Outcomes– PBL Inter-disciplinary Units of Study– Youth Leadership Development (STEM, SHPE, MESA, HOSA, FFA, etc..) – Summer School (9th Grade Spanish & 10th Grade World History)– Middle School Electives: Intro to Ag and Science Literacy

Curriculum and Instruction• AEGT –

– Project Lead The Way- A-G Approved Courses• IED, POE, ICS, CSE, (Piloting CSA in 2015-2016)

– Project Based Learning –

• AOHS – – Project Lead The Way (A-G Approved Courses)

• Principles of Bio Science and Human Body Systems

– Project Based Learning

• AOSA– Project Based Learning– Ag Science I & Ag Bio (A-G Approved)

• District Wide Initiatives – The “GIFT” – Empowering Students to be Powerful Communicators – Increasing Academic & Content Vocabulary– Proficiency and Beyond using Technology – ELD

Work Based Learning

• College and Career Continuum• Awareness - Exploration - Preparation

Career Pathway Advisory Board• Chair - Gary Marshburn – Farmer & Sun Maid (Retired)

• Vice Chair - Gilbert Bareng – Mangini & Associates• Members

– Randy Baerg – Warren & Baerg Manufacturing– Marianela Fraga – CSET– Charles Rush – College of Sequoias– Dante Rosh – Family Health Care Network– Phil Munger – BASF Corp.– Laura Van Der Staay – UC Kearney Ag Research & Extension– Thatcher Wong – Alta Family Clinic– Stacy Alvarado & Lori Fossen – Dinuba Health Care– Robert Juskalian – So. Ca. Edison

• Assistance with Curriculum Development• Industry Expertise • WBL experiences & opportunities for students• Mentors

CHALLENGES

• AEGT Year III in 2015-2016 with New Staff in all grade levels

• Career Preparation: Organizing Action Plan, Tasks, Agreements and Transportation for WBL

• Time to Organize, plan and prepare

NEXT STEPS

• Develop a Work Based Learning Action Plan• Hire Work Based Learning Coordinator• Road Show to Establish WBL Agreements for

Student WBL Internships and Job Shadowing opportunities

• Continue Academy Recruitment• Continuous Improvement on Instruction: Career

Pathway Academy Staff AVID Training• Increase Advisory Board Membership• Continue to follow Linked Learning Model and

NAF Structure with Fidelity • Continue to Celebrate and Support our Students

and Staff daily!