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Success Factors in Career Education: Bringing Relevance to the Classroom Through Community Partnerships. Presenters Susan Fisher, Consultant, CVELI Dave Stubbs and James Toste, Patterson High School Alisa Gomez, Corcoran High School Audrey Bonomi and Greg Ravy, Sanger High School. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Success Factorsin Career Education:
Bringing Relevance to the Classroom Through Community Partnerships
PresentersSusan Fisher, Consultant, CVELI
Dave Stubbs and James Toste, Patterson High SchoolAlisa Gomez, Corcoran High School
Audrey Bonomi and Greg Ravy, Sanger High School
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley
• Formed in 2005• Valley Legacy Grant
– Develop a regional workforce based around targeted industry clusters with high demand occupations
– Improve the economic outlook– Enhance quality of life
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Valley Legacy Grant
• Challenge to– Develop new high school programs– Enhance existing high school programs– Emerging career sectors
• Water technology• Renewable Energy• Ag Business, Food Processing, Biotechnology• Manufacturing• Logistics and Distribution
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Site Based Articulation Deliverable
• Identify High Schools in the 8 county region that were willing to develop and offer new programs
• Work with post-secondary institutions to articulate these new programs
• Model programs that can be replicated by other interested schools and districts
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Programs Developed in the Valley• Corcoran High School
– Renewable Energy– Ag Manufacturing
• Patterson High School– Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Sanger High School– Ag Biotechnology– Ag Manufacturing
• Waterford High School– Ag Machinery and Manufacturing
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Components of a Model Program
- Partnerships among Education, Business, and other Key Stakeholders (Advisory Committees)
- Sustainable leadership and shared planning-(Involvement of site and district personnel)
- Aligned Secondary and post secondary education elements(articulation with post secondary)
- Rigorous academic and technical standards and assessments- Innovative teaching and learning strategies- (Project based
learning/ application of theory)- Student centered education-Job shadowing, mentorships,
work place readiness skills)
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Patterson High School
New Program! Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Pathway“How an Advisory Committee Paved the Way
from Concept to Reality”
Dave Stubbs, PrincipalJames Toste, Teacher
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Patterson USD Demographics
District: 6,000 +/- studentsPHS: 1,600 +/- students• 65% Hispanic• 23% White• 6% African American• 6% Other
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Need for Advisory Committee
• Required by grant• School personnel had no knowledge of
Supply Chain Management and Logistics
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Identifying Members
• Kathy Pon – Asst. Superintendent• Keith Griffith – Stanislaus County Alliance• Cindy Young – ROP, Stanislaus County Office
of Education• Brainstormed – made extensive list of
potential participants
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Member Invites
• Letter of invitation• Phone calls• Personal visits to invite
key players• Targets:
– Distribution Center Directors
– Operations– Human Resources
Pl ease Jo in us f o r o u r
Kick-off Luncheon
Patterson High School’s
Supply chain management and logistics pathway
May 5, 2010
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Dist r ict offi ce
RSVP to Barbara Saavedra
(209) 892-7450 ext. 200
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Kick-Off LuncheonMay 5, 2010:
• Kathy Pon and Dave Stubbs developed agenda• 40 – 45 people attended • Catered lunch was paid by grant• Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Marcy Masumoto• Explanation of the grant• Request support by serving on Advisory Committee• Brainstormed how to get started
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Participants
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Surprises
• Willingness to help• Enthusiasm for Logistics Pathway• Willingness to support • Field trips• Guest speakers• Funding
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
After Kick-off Luncheon
• Challenges:– How does PHS live up to all of this support?– Project can’t fail– Outside groups don’t understand “Education”
• Group meets quarterly• Participation has remained fairly constant
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Rewards
• Expertise• Curriculum• Financial support:
– Grainger donation of $25,000
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Meetings
• Typically last one hour• End of work day (3:30 pm)• No ongoing cost unless refreshments are
provided• Rotate to different Distribution Centers• Increased student involvement
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Advice in convening an Advisory Group
• Invite everyone• Food• Put them to work• Give kudos when
speaking to press
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Committee Impact in Classroom
• Curriculum development• Guest lecturers:
– Professionalism – appearance, demeanor, hand shakes, & logistic topics
• Distribution Center tours:– CVS, Kohl’s, Grainger, In-N-Out Burger
• On-campus resume workshops• Mock Interviews: March 2012• Mentorship roles with students
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Ease of Communication
• Open line of communication– Email preferred– Available via office and cell phone
• Communication occurs bi-weekly
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Challenges
• Some members more committed than others– Strong core of nine members
• Local company closing doors– Future growth in logistics
• Living up to the high expectations• Will students get hired for internships?
EPC12: Focus on our Valley’s Students
Student Reactions• Speakers offer real-life
perspective– Honest communciation– Positive interactions
• They enjoy facility tours– See business in
operation• Students accept
feedback from community members
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Student Involvement
• Grainger donation press conference• Attendance at committee meetings
– Eight students on January 19• Direct feedback on assignments and
experiences provided– Many would like internship opportunity
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What Do Our Students Say?“This program has given me an understanding of the types of job skills needed to be successful in any industry.” – Saul Santana
“I have obtained a better understanding of logistics as well as what it takes to compete in this tough economy.” – Adriana Rodriguez
“I now have a stepping stone to a career in a growing industry. I am excited for what the future holds for me.”– Erik Hernandez