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Alamo Colleges Alamo Area Academies. Danine Tomlin Economic & Workforce Development. Four Industry Driven High School Academies. A Cooperative Effort. The Alamo Colleges Industry Partners Independent School Districts, Charter and Private Schools
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Alamo CollegesAlamo Area Academies Danine Tomlin Economic & Workforce Development
A Cooperative Effort • The Alamo Colleges • Industry Partners • Independent School Districts, Charter and Private Schools • Multiple Cities: San Antonio, New Braunfels, Seguin, Floresville, Boerne • Chamber’s of Commerce • Local Universities • Many More Partners
The Academy Program • High School Juniors and Seniors Region-Wide • Students Enrolled in Their Home High School • 2½ Hours at an Academy Each Day, Multiple Sites • Industry-Driven Curriculum Developing Work Ready Skills • Dual Credit • 27-35 college credit hours aligned to certifications • No personal cost to student or parents • Industry Paid Internships • First NAM cohort of 24 students to graduate with a high school diploma + MSSC Certification in Spring 2012. • Proven ability to be successful in a college program • Pathway to career, high paying job and beyond
The Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Academy • All Academy curriculum is integrated with work readiness skills which support the ACT Career Readiness Certification • The ATMA curriculum gap analysis began in 2009 to MSSC-Production Technician Certificate competencies • Students began their integrated academy curriculum in Fall of 2010
The Process • One of our Alamo Colleges, Northeast Lakeview College, administered the ACT Work Keys Career Readiness Certification Exams to three of our ATMA locations from March to May 2010 • Two manufacturing instructors from St. Philips College travel to Indiana to become approved instructors in August 2010 • St. Philips College becomes an approved MSSC-CPT testing site by September 2010
The Results • Twenty eight students received Career Readiness Certificates by May 2010 • Gold-4 • Silver-18 • Bronze-6 • Twenty eight students successfully passed their first exam towards the MSSC-CPT certification in Safety in December of 2010 • Continuous improvement of curriculum is ongoing