SAP 9-14 IT Pathway Employer Sponsored Pathways

1. SAP 9-14 IT Pathway Employer Sponsored Pathways

2. Background In an effort to increase the number of qualified IT professionals, multinational software company, SAP, is partnering with high schools and community colleges to create 9-14 pathways in IT where students earn college credit while in high school toward an industry-recognized degree.

3. Background • SAP had partnered with: • NYC Public Schools to open B-TECH Early College High School in the fall of 2014 (http://www.btechnyc.org/). • Templeton High School in Vancouver (brochure included) • Now Boston!

4. Other Employer Sponsored Models

5. Project Overview • Influence design and development • Skillsanalysis • Work-based learning • Mentorships • Internships • SAP Certifications/UA • Influence design and development • Curriculum Planning A.S Degree Program: • Internet Technology • Offered by the Computer Information Technology Department IT Pathway • Influence design and development • Curriculum planning • Program design and student supports • Pathways coordination • Integrated work-based learning

6. Key Stakeholders and Responsibilities

7. Project Overview • (Industry Partner) Potential pathways following Grade 14 1. SAP jobs, e.g., IT Associate, Pre- Sales Associate, Development Associate, etc. 2. Work with SAP Customer/Partner 3. Continue on to earn 4-year degree (Bachelor’s) • (K-12 Partner) • (Higher Education Partner) IT Pathway

8. Skills Mapping to Curriculum Skills Documentation • Identify entry level jobs • Validated by LM Data • Summarize expertise to perform entry level jobs • Develop job descriptions with defined competencies Skills/Curriculum Map • Identify AS degree pathways • Order skills by complexity • Technical Skills vs. Professional Skills • Connecting skills to courses & curricula • Developing an integrated scope and sequence • Providing work-based professional development for school staff Skills/Curriculum Map • Understand AAS degree requirements • Work with community college to develop course scope and sequence • Backwards map specific work-ready/21st Century skills to 9th grade • Determine set of academic outcomes, potential project topics and work-based learning opportunities • Provide professional development for school staff 8 06/17/13 Expertise Taxonomy

9. Skills Mapping to Curriculum 06/17/13 Expertise Taxonomy

10. Work-based Learning How Charlestown High School students experience work-based learning Middle School High School High School High School High School College Career Awareness Career Exploration Career Immersion • Guest speakers • Field trips • Career fairs • Mentorships • Project-based learning • Job shadows • Service learning • Internships • Mentorships • Deep internships • Paid apprenticeships • Capstone project • Mentorships

11. Work-based Learning • Short-term Work-based Learning Plan • Employees from SAP will participate in a month of service at Charlestown High School during the month of October. • SAP will participate in recruitment activities such as daylong IT exposure events in December. • SAP employees will participate in a job shadow day coordinated by the Boston PIC on January 30, 2015. • SAP employees will participate in Mock Interview week, which will be held at the Boston PIC offices in April 2015. • Summer • SAP will continue to participate in recruitment activities • SAP will organize Charlestown High School mentoring program and assign mentors • Long-term work-based learning Activities • Career speakers • Co-teaching (workshop in a box) • Mentoring • Job shadows • Internships

12. Lessons Learned • Will our students be competitive for jobs where candidates with Bachelor’s degrees are typically hired? • Making sure SAP is equipped to hire our students – working with their HR department • What about other employers? SAP cannot accommodate everyone! • There has to be an effort for to onboard employers. • JFF has a huge role in coordinating efforts between all of these stakeholders. What’s our sustainability plan to ensure successful continuation? Is this a replicable model? • Work with local liaison • Solidify work plan • Bigger picture: How does JFF work with other districts to coordinate these efforts when at a distance? How do we build capacity for others to take on?

13. Elizabeth Santiago Project Directoresantiago@jff.org TEL 617.728.4446 FAX 617.728.4857 info@jff.org 88 Broad Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 122 C Street, NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 WWW.JFF.ORG

14. Timing Overview (Sept. to Dec. 2014) Tasks Accomplished: MOU Signed, Agreements defined and signed, developed course scope and sequence, curriculum alignment complete, SAP month of service complete, and recruitment program developed and December event executed.

15. Timing Overview (Jan. to May 2015) Tasks Accomplished: Instructional support and professional development materials developed, SAP participates in job shadows and mock interviews, January recruitment activity complete, student support programs identified and master schedule for 2015 created.

16. Timing Overview (June to Sept. 2014) Tasks Accomplished: Professional development developed and delivered, summer bridge program developed and delivered, mentoring program developed and executed, PROGRAM LAUNCHED!