CMCSS COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMIES

Parent Presentation

CMCSS Vision Each student graduates from high school college and career ready.

What are College and Career Academies ?

• A small learning community, comprised of a group of students within the larger high school, who take classes together, and are taught by a team of teachers from different disciplines; • A college preparatory curriculum with a career theme, enabling students to see relationships among academic subjects, and their application to a broad field of work; and • Partnerships with employers, the community, and local colleges, who bring resources from outside the high school to improve student motivation and achievement.

How are College and Career Academies different than a traditional high school experience ?

• Small cluster of students around a career/college interest base • Instruction is designed around career interest base • Opportunities for teachers and students to partner with interest based stakeholders to enhance their academic experience

How are College and Career Academies different than a typical elective focus ?

• Core academic classes integrate instruction around the academy focus (when appropriate)

How did CMCSS determine which academies would best fit student needs?

• Reviewed career interest surveys administered to 7 th 8 th grade students and • Reviewed regional and national job trend data indicating the jobs most in demand for the next 10 years

What were the findings?

Student Career Interest • Health Science • Agriculture • Arts and Communication • Hospitality and Tourism • STEM • Construction • Finance and Accounting • Law and Public Safety Regional and National Job Trends • Health Science • Agriculture • Construction • Hospitality and Marketing • Communication and Manufacturing (STEM)

What academies will be available in CMCSS ?

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Clarksville High Schoo

l-The Academy of Business and Finance

Kenwood High School

– The STEM Academy •

Montgomery Central High School

-The Academy of Plant and Animal Systems •

Northeast High School

-The Academy of Computer and Game Programming Technology •

Northwest High School

-The Health Science Academy •

Rossview High School

-The Academy of Media Arts and Technology •

West Creek High School

-The Academy of Criminal Justice and Homeland Security

College and Career Academy Application Process • Complete student information for the academy that the student has interest in attending • Prioritize the student’s strands of interest

Strands Broadcast Journalism/Mult imedia Digital Arts & Design Web Design

Freshman Speech Communication Art I Computer Applications Sophomore Broadcast Journalism I Digital Art and Design I Interactive Multimedia Presentation Web Essentials Junior Senior Choice 1 st , 2 nd ,3 rd Broadcast Journalism II Broadcast Journalism III 2 Digital Art and Design II Digital Art and Design III 1 Web Application 3

College and Career Academy Application Process • Application window is March 5-14 • Applications available tonight, at your student’s middle school, on each high school’s website, and from the CMCSS homepage (www.cmcss.net) • Commitment statement • Identified by the school logo

Selection Process

• Applications to be submitted to your child’s middle school counselor by March 14 th • College and career academy criteria is a completed application by a student and parent (interest based) • Exception of STEM Academy (academic and interest criteria) • If college and career academy exceed number of seats available (75 —50/25) a lottery will be held on March 15 th

Selection Process

• If student is not selected, they will be put on a waiting list until April 15th • If student is accepted, the school will register student between March 16-22

Registration

• Accepted students register with the academy school between March 16-22 • The academy high school will request student records from last school attended • Student will then be part of the academy within the high school they were accepted including all extracurricular activities • Renew student commitment to attend academy on a yearly basis

Transportation

• • • Out of zone parent assumes responsibility of transportation Options for transportation • CHS-MCHS (pick up point at middle school and drop off at high school) • ROHS-NEHS (pick up point at middle school and drop off at high school) • • WCHS-NWHS (pick up point at middle school and drop off at high school) Dismissed during 7 th excluding STEM period, if they need out of zone transportation • Potential for parent to transport to out of zone middle school to provide transportation for out of zone academy • If a student fits the above qualifications the parents will fill out a transportation form during registration Difference between STEM transportation (all schools have pick up points for next year only*) and College and Career Academies (just cluster pick up points)

Time to Visit Academy Representatives from each High School • 7 rooms • Opportunity to ask questions • Applications available • If interested, submit applications to your student’s middle school counselor by March 14 th