1. Newington High School Academy Programs Presented by: Kim Davis, Director of Extended Learning, Jim Wenker, NHS Principal Gary Gula, Director of School Counseling Mark Danaher, Academy Counselor

2. What is a Career Academy?  A school within a school that provides a college preparatory curriculum within the context of a career-oriented theme.  7,000 Career Academies within the U.S. that serve over 1 million students

3. Career academies have three key elements:  Smaller learning communities  College preparatory curriculum with a career-oriented theme  Strong partnerships within the community

4. NHS Academy Programs  Information Technology and Digital Innovation Academy  Finance and Business Management Academy  Culinary and Hospitality Academy

5. NHS Academy Programs: three key elements  College preparatory curriculum with a career-oriented theme  Strong partnerships with local industry businesses  Advisory Board  Guest speakers  Work-based Learning Program  Structured and sequenced to allow students to examine future career options  Job shadows, Internships

6. Current Class of 2018 (Comprehensive) Class of 2018 (Academy) Class of 2020 (State) English 4.0 Social Studies 3.0 Humanities Elective 1.0 Math 3.04.0 Science 2.03.0 STEM Elective 1.0 Career & Life Skills 1.02.0 Fine Arts 1.0 World Language 1.0 2.0 Wellness 1.5 Free Electives 6.54.53.51.5 Academy Courses 3.0 Capstone Project 1.0 Internship 1.0 TOTALS 21.025.0

7. Career Academy Success Program  The Career Academy Success program offers students a structured plan for optimizing career and employability success.

8. Career Academy Success Program Year 1 Seminar Groups  Effective Resumes Workshop  Decision Making Exercise  Exploring Work & Local Job Sites Individual or Online Lessons  Explore 3 Occupational and Career websites  Examine the website of a professional association related to your academy  Career Planning

9. Career Academy Success Program Year 2 Seminar Groups  Effective Cover Letters Workshop  Update Resume Review Workshop  Successful Interviewing Workshop  Mock Interview Workshop  MBTI feedback session Individual or Online Lessons  Career Shadow setup  Career Shadow Follow-up  Career Planning

10. Career Academy Success Program Year 3 Seminar Groups  Update Resume Review Workshop  Networking Workshop  Work Values Card Sort  Motivated Skills Card Sort Individual or Online Lessons  Internship Preparation & Placement  Mock Interview evaluation on Interview Stream  Internship Follow-up  Career Planning

11. Career Academy Success Program Year 4 Seminar Groups  Update Resume Review Workshop  Social Media Awareness Workshop  LinkedIn Setup & Profile Write up  Internship Preparation & Placement Individual or Online Lessons  Internship Follow-up  Completion of Career Planning

12. To Be or Not to Be … an Academy Student  Dedicated counselor to work with Academy students  Preferential access to Academy-related courses  Completion of an internship which sets Academy students apart from others applying to college

13. How to Register  Email to Mark Danaher, Academy Counselor mdanaher@npsct.orgmdanaher@npsct.org  Student Name  Academy of Interest

14. Questions?