Success Factors in Career Education: Bringing Relevance to the Classroom Through Community...

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


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


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


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


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


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)


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


Patterson USD Demographics

District: 6,000 +/- studentsPHS: 1,600 +/- students• 65% Hispanic• 23% White• 6% African American• 6% Other


Need for Advisory Committee

• Required by grant• School personnel had no knowledge of

Supply Chain Management and Logistics


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


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


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


Participants


Surprises

• Willingness to help• Enthusiasm for Logistics Pathway• Willingness to support • Field trips• Guest speakers• Funding


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


Rewards

• Expertise• Curriculum• Financial support:

– Grainger donation of $25,000


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


Advice in convening an Advisory Group

• Invite everyone• Food• Put them to work• Give kudos when

speaking to press


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


Ease of Communication

• Open line of communication– Email preferred– Available via office and cell phone

• Communication occurs bi-weekly


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?


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


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


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

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