Career Academy and Program Overview

Director: Kelley R. Kelly Academic Coordinator Counselor: Vernon A. Holley 443-840-3172 www.ccbcmd.edu/upwardbound/dundalk/ [email protected] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z47fJLxdkns

…Upward Bound CCBC Dundalk… 

Originally Funded December of 2003

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An intensive enrichment Program designed to enhance the academic and personal growth of low-income and potential first-generation college students.

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Career Academy Model Academic Advisement Instruction Tutorial assistance Career Exploration Educational and Cultural field trips Financial Aid Workshops Parent Workshops…

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…Program Design…  Academic Component    

Instruction Tutoring College Fairs College Tours  Day  Overnight Tours

 Recreational and Cultural

Activities  Saturday Academy    

Twenty-sessions Instruction Study Skills Test Taking Strategies

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…Program Design II…  Summer Component  Six-week Program  Instruction  English Literature and Composition  Math (Algebra-GeometryAlgebra II)  Integrated Science  Spanish Language Instruction and Culture  Elective Course  College Tours  Recreational and Cultural

Activities  Academy Projects

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Career Academy Overview The Summer and Academic components are implemented through the program’s Career Academy model. The idea behind this premise is that as an academic enrichment/ college preparatory program, our role is to not only assist students with excelling throughout high school or getting into college, but to also lay a foundation of exposure into career exploration. The Career Academy model creates smaller learning communities within its program with core- college preparatory and tutorial services and work- based learning experiences. These experiences will be supported by industry partners that will guide students towards centralizing their personal interests and career aspirations into academies; which will foster opportunities for students to experience various careers through lectures, seminars, trips and conferences.

Career Academy Overview The Academies •The Ninth Grade Success Academy will provide our ninth graders the challenge and support they need to make a smooth transition from middle to high school. Students will participate in a freshmen seminar course designed to teach them peer mediation and conflict resolution strategies, study skills and expose them to opportunities that will help them to begin thinking about their post- secondary endeavors. •The Business Academy, Arts Academy and Science Academy will be for our 10th -12th grade students. Through these academy’s, students will be grouped according to their career interest. They will participate in field trips, lectures and seminars, academy- based discussions and projects designed specifically to drive their focus and narrow down choices for their post- secondary endeavors.

Measurable Data •Learning and Study Strategies Inventory •Meyers Briggs/ Holland Inventory Assessments •Evaluations •Student Education Plan •Student Clearinghouse •Academy Portfolios •Senior Exit Interviews

Career Academy Pathways  Sub- clusters within SLC (Academy’s)  Revolves around a common career interest  Identify the more specific careers that are

covered under the more general SLC themes  Designed to provide students with more specific choices about their futures

Several Career Academies offered based on student's career Interests

The Career Academy Model

Students take Meyers Briggs and Holland Inventory Code to assist with Career Academy Placement and Pathway

Academy Goals guide students towards exploring their Career of interest and areas of study pertaining to their career interest The "Triple P" Lecture series helps to move students "from promise, to purpose to power" by exposing them to individuals in various careers

Students visit Career sites and facilities to explore careers within their Academy

Real life College and Career Scenarios prompt academy discussions and encourage students to provide solutions to such scenarios that may occur in their academic and/ or professional lives

Through Community Partnerships, students receive hands-on experience in their Career Interest through internship/ externship opportunities and establish mentor- based relationships

Students will be able to dialogue with Community members to discuss their Report Card progress and status of meeting graduation requirements as well as set quarterly goals to help them to meet success at the end of every quarter through the program's Report Card Conferences.

Students participate in grade- appropriate seminar courses that provide skills and strategies that assist with secondary and post- secondary endeavors

Career Academies NGSA, ARTS, BUS, SCI

Academic Session

Academy Experience

- Lecture Series

Seminar

Summer Session

Tutorial

- Algebra 1 & 2

- Cultural Experience

- Grade appropriate seminars

- Service Learning Project

- Socratic Seminar

- Geometry - Trigonometry - Statistics - Calculus - English 1-4 - Biology - Chemistry - Physics - Anatomy and Physiology - Social Studies 1-4 - Other

Core Courses

Academy Based Projects

Seminar

- Algebra 1 & 2

- Lecture Series

- Geometry

- Cultural Experience

- Grade appropriate seminars

- Service Learning Project

- Socratic Seminar

- Trigonometry - Statistics - Calculus - English 1-4 - Biology - Chemistry - Physics - Anatomy and Physiology - Social Studies 1-4 - Other

Career Academies

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academy Science and Technology Pathway

Ninth Grade Success Academy

Business and Finance Pathway

- Physical Sciences

- Hospitality Management

- Engineering

- Information Systems

- Architecture

- Accounting and Finance

- Criminal Justice

- Marketing

- Forensic Science

- Leadership/ Administration

- Education

- Entrepreneurship

- Information Technology

- Human Resources

- Behavioral Sciences

- Math

- Physical Sciences

- Freshman Seminar - Introduction to college/ career exploration

Arts , Communication and Entertainment (ACE) Academy Arts & Humanities Pathway

Communication & Entertainment Pathway

- Performing Arts

- Media

- Fine Arts

- Graphic Design

- Languages

- Advertising

- Social Sciences

- Journalism

- Humanities

ACADEMY GOALS

THE NINTH GRADE SUCCESS ACADEMY To learn how to develop our own skills and make our own future’s become reality. There are many different solutions, but we will work together to decide which way is the most productive. We will work towards our goals and help each other along the way.

Career Academies/ Pathways

Seminar Courses Freshman Seminar: students learn skills and strategies that will help them to make a successful transition from middle to high school. Students learn about organization, time management, study skills and social skills. Freshmen are given the opportunity to learn about themselves, and their futures in the world of post secondary education as they prepare to choose a career academy. Towards the end of this course, students will begin developing their Career Portfolio which they will build on as they matriculate through their Career Academies with the goal of having a completed portfolio by the end of their senior year. Sophomore Seminar: tenth grade students examine in detail their Holland Inventory and Meyers

Briggs codes. They identify what their results say about them and how they can use this information to guide the decisions and choices they make academically and socially. They learn about human relations, examine post secondary options and build on their repertoire of note taking and study strategies that gives them greater opportunities for academic success. Students get intense tutoring, guidance and preparation for their High School Assessments. Finally, students start to think about what they want their futures to look like by researching various careers based on their inventory codes.

Junior Seminar students explore learning as a journey. They examine their learning styles and learn to apply the study skills and note taking strategies that are most compatible to their learning style in their everyday learning environment. Juniors discover their ideal work environment and identify their potential dream job. Participants learn what colleges are looking for in potential students and how to become an appealing candidate to institutions of higher education. They dissect the college admissions process and create a personal checklist for becoming college ready. Juniors will begin to explore colleges and majors of study based on their career interests. Additionally, eleventh grade students learn about the American Psychological Association and Modern Language Association writing styles and receive as-needed support in passing their High School Assessments. Students also begin to prepare for the Scholastic Aptitude Test and at the end of their eleventh grade year they take their first round of SAT testing. Senior Seminar: helps seniors to understand how learning is influenced by socio-economic factors; including gender, race and ethnicity. This approach enables students to gain an appreciation of the diverse ways that people learn and to integrate what they have learned during the seminar course to current and future learning experiences. Seniors learn about financial literacy: managing a budget, financial planning, credit scores, loans, bank accounts and debt. Additionally, seniors and their parents participate in the Dundalk Upward Bound FASFA workshop and apply for financial aid. Students are encouraged to explore college scholarship opportunities. During Senior Seminar, seniors create 3 college essays, apply to at least 5 colleges of interest, and learn strategies for effectively transitioning from high school to college. Students also receive SAT/ ACT prep workshops embedded into the Senior Seminar curriculum. Seniors have the opportunity to participate in internships, externships and shadowing experiences.

“MOVING FROM PROMISE TO PURPOSE TO POWER”

Career centered lectures, workshop and tours designed to expose students to the various career options within their academy. Through such exposure, students will gain understanding and perspective as to their academic path, possible salaries and longterm career options. Students may gain mentors through such experiences.

Student EmPOWER Hour: The CCBC Dundalk Upward Bound Program Student EmPOWER Hour is a seminar- style session that provides students the opportunity to dialogue and reflect on real- world issues (past and present) and develop a social awareness for emerging situations that may impact them directly or indirectly as they; “move from promise to purpose to POWER” during high-school and as they matriculate throughout their postsecondary endeavors. Parent EmPOWER Hour: The CCBC Dundalk Upward Bound Parent EmPOWER Hour is a seminar- style session that provides parents the opportunity to dialogue and reflect on current situations within our society and how they impact their child directly or indirectly. Parents will receive strategies and tips that will help them to motivate and encourage their child and additionally help them to matriculate through their high school and postsecondary endeavors.

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Internships Externships Mentorships Community Service

Program Advisory Council  St. Stephens AME Church  Walmart Corporation  Barclay Bank  BCPS Education Channel  Mars Supermarkets, Inc  BCPS School to Career Advisory      

Council Maryland Business Roundtable CCBC Career Services CCBC Corporate and Foundation Relations CCBC Tech Prep Chic fil A Restaurant CCBC Plant Operations

 First Financial Federal

Credit Union  Sojourner Douglas College  CCBC Admissions  CCBC Financial Aid  Northrop and Grumman (STEM)  Hyatt Regency Hotel  Papa Johns  Martins Air force Base  Ray Lewis Foundation  Baltimore Ravens  Baltimore Orioles

Additional Services  Program Advisory Council

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Comprised of parents and corporate partners for the purpose of providing support to the program staff and participants

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Quarterly conferences conducted by community and PAC members to discuss students’ academic progress, areas for improvement and short term/ long term goals

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Several surveys and assessments geared towards achieving qualitative data by which to determine the success of the career academy model

 Report Card Conferences

 Evaluations: Student/

Parent/ Teacher Academic and Summer, Cultural and Academy Related Trips

Report Card Conferences

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Full Time Equivalent Attendance Achievement Promotion School Personnel Survey DUB Alumni Survey

Scholarship Fund The purpose for the Scholarship Fund is to:  Pay for graduating seniors to participate in our Bridge component at CCBC or their accepted post- secondary institution  Provide book money to graduating seniors  To financially support Career Academy Activities and opportunities  To increase technology within career academy’s  To provide laptops for students to borrow for school related assignments

Projected Outcomes Academy Portfolio High School graduation Senior Exit Interviews College Persistence Clearer focus, understanding and direction of major and career of interest  Majority of graduates- college completion within 5 years  Post secondary level internships within major  5-10 year plan     