Ceres High School

Manufacturing Production & Green Technology Academy

A California Partnership Academy

California Partnership Academies

• State Legislation launched the CPAs in 1984.

• CPAs exemplify the career academy model for preparing high school students to succeed in both college and careers.

• Career academies are small learning communities within larger high schools, usually enrolling students in grades 9-12.

• Each year students take classes together, including core academic subjects and at least one CTE class (Career Technical Education).

• A team of teachers works with the same group of students over several years, linking instruction across disciplines and over time.

• Several evaluations of career academies in California and elsewhere have found positive effects on students’ performance during and after high school.

• Career academies have provided a model for high school reform, and have become an important part of the current Linked Learning initiative in California.

Student Profile

Per Grant Regulations, at least 50% of students in each incoming class of Academy Freshman must meet three of the following six “at-risk” criteria 1. poor attendance record 2. behind in credits 3. demonstrating low motivation 4. economically disadvantaged 5. low state test scores 6. low grade point average

DATA

• Higher Attendance rates

• 82% passage on CASHEE

• 7% higher passage rate on State Testing

• 95% 12th grade graduation rate

Academy Team Collaboration

• Weekly meetings • Discuss student progress • Plan interventions for students who are in need of support • Fine tune and coordinate cross curricular projects • Plan field trips to businesses and colleges

Career/College Readiness

Colleges: • UC Merced • UC Berkeley • CSU Stanislaus • CSU Sacramento • CSU Fresno • CSU San Francisco • CSU San Jose • University of the Pacific • Modesto Junior College

Sites: • Jelly Belly Factory • Seneca Foods • Frito Lay • G3 Enterprises • E&J Gallo Winery • Kohl’s Distribution • Hilmar Cheese Company • Modesto Wastewater Treatment • San Jose Technology Museum • Lawrence Livermore National

Laboratory • Sony PlayStation

• Solar install for 8 homes, over 1,072 community service hours (Grid Alternatives)

• SMUD Youth Energy Summit: 2 teams- 2nd and 5th place

• 2 solar boats for the NCSR • Occupational Olympics

Robotics: 2nd and 5th • Robotics league 6 matches

and 4 Tournaments

Projects

Experience

• 20 students have completed MSSC Maintenance Awareness Training

• 41 DBW certifications • 12 students, 2 Energy Consults with

Frito Lay and Parker Hannifin (Racor)

• Work Keys Tests administered to all Seniors and Juniors

• Modesto Junior College Classes conducted for MPGT Academy

• 15 IVES Forklift Certifications

• All Seniors participated in mock interviews with Kohl’s and E&J Gallo

• 34 mentors from 8 local manufacturers

• Over $5,000.00 in project donations

• 6 paid internships at E&J Gallo • 14 “Careers in Manufacturing”

placements Partnerships

20 minute soft skills presentation followed by luncheon and discussion centered around questions/discussion points from the presentation

• Work Ethics/Work Expectations/Impressing your Boss

• Finding & Applying for a Job/Getting Hired • Business in a Nutshell/Workplace Terminology • Communication in the Workplace 35 – 40 mentors from local manufacturing businesses • E&J Gallo • G3 Enterprises • Seneca Foods • Frito Lay • Parker Hannifin (Racor) • Process Resources • Worknet Alliance • Project YES

Mentors

2014 Graduates

• Karelly Ibarra Mercer Foods • Alfred Garcia Mercer Foods* • Edwin Barajas Mercer Foods • George Romo Mercer Foods • Ruben Rosales Mercer Foods* • Ethan Campbell Frito Lay* • Amber Rose Frito Lay* • Anthony Vasquez Frito Lay • Jose Gonzales Frito Lay • Moises Rocha Seneca Foods • Angel Contreras Seneca Foods • Ethan Cefre Seneca Foods* • Daniel Legorrta Jr. Seneca Foods • Sarah Connors Foster Farms • Lance Goblirsch Dream Caterpillar • Gurlov Dhillon Family Trucking Business • Andre Torres Hobart Equipment* • Jordan Pata Round Table Pizza • Dilshad Singh Careers in Manufacturing • Abraham Contreras Age 17 cannot work yet

Name Employment Placement School or College Attending 1 Karelly Ibarra Mercer Foods UC Merced 2 Amber Rose Frito Lay* CSU Stanislaus 3 Sarah Connors Foster Farms CSU Stanislaus 4 Gurlov Dhillon Family Trucking Business CSU Sacramento 5 Alfred Garcia Mercer Foods* Modesto Junior College 6 Edwin Barajas Mercer Foods Modesto Junior College 7 George Romo Mercer Foods Modesto Junior College 8 Ethan Campbell Frito Lay* Modesto Junior College 9 Jose Gonzales Frito Lay Modesto Junior College 10 Moises Rocha Seneca Foods Modesto Junior College 11 Ethan Cefre Seneca Foods* Modesto Junior College 12 Daniel Legorrta Jr. Seneca Foods Modesto Junior College 13 Andre Torres Hobart Equipment* Modesto Junior College 14 Lance Goblirsch Dream Caterpillar Caterpillar University, SJDC Stockton 15 Anthony Vasquez Frito Lay IT&T Technical Institute 16 Dilshad Singh Careers in Manufacturing Unitek College, Fremont, CA 17 Jordan Pata Round Table Pizza Work Force 18 Abraham Contreras Age 17 cannot work yet Work Force 19 Angel Contreras Seneca Foods Workforce, U.S. Marines (Sept 2014) 20 Ruben Rosales Mercer Foods* Work Force, U.S. Army, Date TBD

Questions