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1 Insights into the Excellence in Action Award Tuesday, November 10, 2015

2 Thank You to Our Webinar Host

3 For Today s Webinar - Introduction to the Award and 2015 award-winning programs overview - What are we looking for in a successful application? - Q&A

4 Our Panelists - Sandra Clement, Principal, Foy H. Moody High School, 2014 award recipient (STEM Career Cluster) - Denise Adams, Dean, Career & Technical Education, Butte-Glenn Community College, 2015 award recipient (Manufacturing Career Cluster) - Bernadette Howard, State CTE Director, Hawaii

5 Application Criteria - Implementing Career Cluster -based programs of study; - Maintaining effective employer and business partnerships; - Demonstrating alignment to rigorous and relevant college- and careerready expectations; - Demonstrating a clear progression of knowledge and skills and student transitions across secondary and postsecondary systems; - Integrating successful career guidance and advisement; - Highlighting alignment to workforce and employer needs in the community; - Providing concrete data on the program of study s impact on student achievement and success at both the secondary and postsecondary levels.

6 New Criteria - Additional questions about employer engagement - Additional requirement to include a letter of support from an employer or business partner

7 Winners Will Receive - A digital banner to use in and print materials as they so choose; and - Travel and one hotel room for one night in Washington, DC for a representative to be recognized at an awards ceremony to be held the week of May 23, 2016.

8 Winners Will Be Featured In - A national press release, which will be distributed to national media. - A NASDCTEc webinar and/or at a national conference. - A standalone one-pager, used as part of NASDCTEc s federal advocacy toolkit. - A monthly newsletter sent to members of Congress. - A standalone blog on the Learning that Works blog. - The NASDCTEc website.

9 Award Timeline - Application Deadline: December 9, Selection Committee Reviews Applications: December January - Announcement of 2016 award winners: February 23, Winners honored at NASDCTEc Spring Meeting: May 2016

10 Foy H. Moody High School STEM Career Cluster Award Winner

11 A Brief History - The Innovation Academy for Engineering, Environmental & Marine Science Academy is housed at Foy H. Moody High School, Corpus Christi Independent School District, Texas Began with Corpus Christi Independent School District s T-STEM Grant application Design Team formed to develop Academy program using T-STEM Blueprint. - As the structure of the Academy developed, the mission of the program evolved.

12 Funding Initial funding to establish the unique programming in the Innovation Academy was provided by the: - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - Texas High School Project - Michael and Susan Dell Foundation - Texas Education Agency.

13 Program Goals 1. Increasing achievement through innovative and engaging instruction. 2. Providing an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning. 3. Instilling core values and desire to pursue lifelong education. 4. Graduating students who can contribute to and create solutions for an ever-changing society.

14 Program Goals Prepare students for college programs and careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). - Various engineering fields - Environmental Science - Any STEM-related program

15 Program Mission Offers rigorous plans of study to highly motivated students who: - Have the ability to excel academically. - Desire to develop their interests in specific global perspectives. Offers enriched plans of study to not-so-highly motivated students who will eventually: - Close the gaps among historically under-represented populations. - Help attract and retain a broad and diverse population of students.

16 Program Design - School-within-a school serving grades 6-12, Claude Cunningham Middle School and Foy H. Moody High School, both Title I schools implementation year with 100 students per grade level (grades 6 and 9). - Consecutive grade levels added in following years until all grade levels represented in 2010.

17 A Business Partner Like No Other!

18 Points of Pride White House Innovations in CTE Presenters State Skills USA: 1st Place Engineering Technology & Design HOSA Inspire Award Postsecondary Readiness Gold Star Distinction NASDCTEc National Excellence in Education Award: Top High School in Nation for STEM Programming State Skills USA: 1st Place Engineering State MATE Competition: 1st Place Underwater Robotics STEM Texas Innovation Award - Texas Education Agency T-STEM designated high school

19 TEA Exemplar Academy - A designated Texas Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (T-STEM) Academy by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). - Official Texas High School Project STEM Academy. - Named an Exemplar T-STEM Academy.

20 Engineering Design State Champions 2015 National Qualifiers

21 2015 Aerospace Scholars Alex Kuan Arturo Guzman - Participate in an online community with NASA subject matter experts - Complete online STEM lessons covering space exploration - Research about leading STEM professionals - Attend the on-site summer experience - Collaborate with students from across the state of Texas - Work with NASA JSC engineers, scientists and co-ops/interns on the project

22 2015 White House Presenter Celebrating Innovations in CTE

23 Butte-Glenn Community College Manufacturing Career Cluster Award Winner

24 Program Background & History - Founded Focus to meet workforce demands and industry needs - Industry Certifications - Certificates of Completion - Associate of Science Degree in Welding Technology.

25 Curriculum Advancements Capstone course developed in collaboration with industry partner, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Prerequisite courses implemented - Industry Standards - CTE standards - Math and English standards - 21st Century/Employability Skills

26 Class of 2015

27 Technology Advancements - CNC Plasma Cutting Table - Update of CNC Plasma Cutting Table Inverter Power Sources - Precision TIG welding machines - CNC Press Brake

28 Employer Partnerships - Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) - RF MacDonald - Barnum Mechanical Inc. - Transfer Flow, Inc.

29 Community Partnerships - MJB Welding Supply - Sacramento Valley AWS - Welding Technology Advisory Board

30 Educational Partnerships - Local Education Agencies (LEAs) - Throughout Central and Northern California - North/Far North Regional Consortia (NFNRC) - Butte Glenn Career Pathway Consortium (BGCPC) - National Academy Foundation (NAF) - Arc Exposure

31 Faculty

32 Student Opportunities Articulation Agreements 20 high schools in Central & Northern California - Design/Build fabrication projects - ARC Exposure annual workshop - Work-based Learning Opportunities - Job placement - AS Degree in Welding Technology - Student membership in American Welding Society (AWS)

33 Unique Program Features Articulation Agreements 20 high schools in Central & Northern California - Length of Study Year-long program Power Pathway capstone - Focus on industry required job skills Technical skills Soft Skills - Connections to Industry - Commitment of Faculty/Staff and Administration

34 Awards & Recognition - National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) 2015 Excellence in Action Award in Manufacturing Career Cluster - California Industrial and Technology Education Association (CITEA) 2015 Outstanding Community College Program

35 Bernadette Howard, Selection Committee Member

36 APPLY TODAY! - To Apply: - Webinar recording and slides will be posted soon at - Questions? awards@careertech.org

37 Thank You! Sandra Clement, Principal, Foy H. Moody High School, 2014 award recipient Denise Adams, Dean, Career & Technical Education, Butte-Glenn Community College, 2015 award recipient Bernadette Howard, State CTE Director, Hawaii

38 Thank You! Questions? Please contact us! Katie Fitzgerald

39 Thank You to Our Webinar Host

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