>> JESSICA YOU HAVE WHO [Welcome/Call to Order] [00:00:02] OUR FIRST AND SECOND MOTION OR'S WORK FOR YOUR NOTE? >> I DID NOT GET THAT. [Adoption of Meeting Agenda/Approval of March Meeting Minutes] WE REPEAT WHO THE FIRST AND SECOND IS QUITE. >> I BELIEVE THE FIRST IS DAVID –. >> I'M SORRY NELSON AND THEN DAVID WAS THE SECOND. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS [New Business] NEW BUSINESS. WERE GONNA GO OVER THE PERKINS BUDGET UPDATE FIRST. SO DOCTOR JACOBS, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU. >> THANK YOU. AGAIN I WANT TO THANK THE CTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR APPROVING THE INITIAL PIECE THAT THEN WENT ON TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD FOR APPROVAL IN APRIL. I'M VERY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PERKINS BUDGET HAS BEEN UPLOADED TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AND WE ARE AWAITING APPROVAL FROM THEM. WE MADE OUR DEADLINE AND THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. I THINK THAT GOES BACK TO THIS COMMITTEE BEING ABLE TO APPROVE SOMETHING AND PROVIDE INPUT ALONG THE WAY. I THINK THAT WHAT MAKES IT EASY FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD. I WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE AGAIN FOR THAT ASSISTANCE. >>. >> THANK YOU DOCTOR JACOBS. WHETHER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PERKINS UPDATE OR NOTES THAT ANYONE HAS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACCREDITATION UPDATE? OKAY, PERFECT. NOW TO THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY ON EMOTION UPDATE. I BELIEVE DOCTOR JACOBS DO YOU WANT COLBY TO BE THE SPEAKER FOR THIS MORNING? >> YES. COLBY? >> HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. WE HAD OUR MAY 3, WE HAVE OUR AUTOMOTIVE ACCREDITATION MEETING. WORTH A 2-YEAR PROCESS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS A 5-YEAR PROCESS AND THEY HAVE A 2 AND A HALF YEAR REVIEW. WE HAVE THE ON MAY 3 THERE'S 10 SECTIONS TO THE AUDIT. THERE'S 10 DIFFERENT THINGS WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH. THEY LOOK AT OUR TOOLS, OUR CURRICULUM, OUR CERTIFICATION. THEY LOOK AT OUR CLASS TEACHING LOADS, THEY LOOK AT OUR TRAINING HOURS, THEY LOOK AT OUR BUDGET. WE JUST WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS. YOU ARE RATED ON EACH QUESTION AND THE ADVISORY TEAM DOES THAT RATING. WE DID PRETTY GOOD. WE FARED PRETTY WELL. WE WILL ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT ACCREDITATION STATUS AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOOD SHAPE TO MOVE ON FOR OUR 5 YEAR RECERTIFICATION. TO ADD TO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO HIRE A NEW AUTO TEACHER AND HE CAME IN. WHEN HE CAME IN HE HAD ALL OF HIS AUTOMOTIVE ACCREDITATIONS IN TERMS OF HIS HOURS OF TRAINING AND THE CERTIFICATION THAT HE NEEDS. BRITAIN REALLY GOOD SHAPE. PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT. WE HAVE FORMER STUDENTS COMING TO HELP SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. THERE NOW IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD. WE HAD PEOPLE FROM THE INDUSTRY THERE. WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM BMW THERE LEXIS, ANOTHER STUDENT WHO JUST GRADUATED WHO'S ON HIS WAY INTO AN AUTOMOTIVE CAREER. IT WAS A BIG PRODUCTIVE MEETING. WE'RE PROUD TO SAY WE DID PASS OUR 2 AND HALF YEAR REVIEW MR ONTO OUR 5-YEAR CONCLUSION AND [00:05:01] THAT WILL KEEP OUR PROGRAM CERTIFIED. HERE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> SO COLBY I WANT TO SAY YOU KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS HAD A GREAT YEAR. JUST HATS OFF TO YOU FOR HELPING PUSH THE STUDENTS THROUGH THEN CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THE STUDENTS WHO ARE ABLE TO MOVE ON IN THEIR AUTOMOTIVE CAREER TO SOME OF THE COMPANIES THAT YOU MENTIONED. I DID HAVE A QUESTION. YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE TEACHER YOU HAD THAT CAME IN WITH ALL THE ACCREDITATIONS. AND, I SPOKE BRIEFLY WITH DOCTOR JACOBS BEFORE THIS AND SHE WAS MENTIONING THAT IN THE PAST THERE HAS BEEN, I GUESS SOME CHALLENGES TO BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN 3 TEACHERS FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM. I'M JUST WONDERING ABOUT THE TEACHER THAT JUST CAME IN AND THEN WHAT TYPE OF ACCREDITATIONS THEY NEEDED AND I GUESS SUPPORT YOU WOULD NEED FROM THIS GROUP THAT WOULD HELP YOU TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE ACCREDITATION OUTSIDE OF JUST MAKING SURE WE ARE GETTING THE WORD OUT. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK THE GROUP FOR THAT. THE INSTRUCTOR WE HAD, HE IS, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS BACKGROUND. HE CAME FROM VOLKSWAGEN. IT WAS A TECHNICIAN WITH FOLKS I WAGON FOR YEARS. HE'S ALSO PROFESSOR AT NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THAT'S WHERE WE MET. I SHARED AN OPPORTUNITY WITH HIM. MS. DAVIS AND DOCTOR JACOB THEY ASKED US TO PUT THE WORD OUT THERE. WE KNOW THE TYPE OF INSTRUCTOR WE ARE LOOKING FOR. WE DID HAVE SOME BUMPS IN THE PAST. NOTHING AGAINST OUR PAST INSTRUCTORS. HE IS A SOLID GUY. HE'S A MASTER ASE TECHNICIAN. MUC HAS 8 CREDENTIALS FOR THE FIELD. HE COULD PROBABLY GO ANYWHERE IN THE INDUSTRY AND WORK. HE CAME FROM VOLKSWAGEN, HE WAS A PROFESSOR AND HOURS AND HOURS OF TRAINING A VOLKSWAGEN. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HIM AND KNOW THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. HE HAS A GOOD REPORT WITH THE STUDENTS THERE. I THOUGHT HE WOULD BE A GOOD FIT. AMONGST HIM AND OTHER PEOPLE I REACHED OUT TO I ASKED HIM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE JOB AND SUBMIT THE RESUME. HE CAME DOWN AND LOOKED AT THE SHOP. I HAD HIM COME TO MY CLASS AND THE KIDS AND DO SOME TRIAL RUNS. HE DID PRETTY GOOD. HE IS AN ASSET TO OUR TEAM. WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD HERE. THANK YOU. IN TERMS OF WHAT THE COMMITTEE CAN DO, AT THIS POINT I WOULD SAY I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. HE'S COMING IN AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WHICH IS A LITTLE ROCKY BECAUSE THE STUDENTS HAVE HAD A LONG-TERM SUB WHO DID NOT HAVE THE AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING. SO ME AND THE OTHER TEACHER GOING TO HELP SUPPORT. WE THINK FINISHING OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND GOING INTO NEXT SCHOOL YEAR HE WILL BE READY TO HIT THE ROAD AND BE A GREAT AUTOMOTIVE TEACHER FOR US. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> I THINK IN THE SPIRIT OF THIS YEAR OF US WANTING TO GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ACADEMIES AND THE DIFFERENT CTE DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS AT THE VARIOUS SCHOOLS. ARE THERE ANY EVENTS IN PARTICULAR THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO PUT ON BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR OR MAYBE IN THE FUTURE THAT ANYONE ON THE COMMITTEE COULD ATTEND OR YOU COULD EXTEND AN INVITATION TO US TO GO SEE THE STUDENTS WHILE THEY'RE WORKING ON CARS. OR IF THERE'S SOMETHING OF NOTE THAT WE COULD ATTEND. I'M SURE A LOT OF US WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT AND SUPPORT THE STUDENTS. >> I CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THAT. WE HAVE A CAREER FAIR, WE USED TO HAVE IT IN PERSON CAREER FAIR WHERE ALL THE TEACHERS WOULD COME IN AND PUT OUT THE DISPLAYS. BECAUSE OF COVID THAT HAS BEEN CANCELED. WE HAVE SOME OUTSTANDING CTE PROGRAM SHARES. I'M SURE YOU WILL HEAR FROM THEM TONIGHT. WE HAVE THE ACADEMY FINANCE, OR HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES, OUTSTANDING PROGRAM. WE HAVE SOME DYNAMIC PROGRAMS. I'M OPEN TO THAT. WE CAN SET SOMETHING UP OF MEMBERS FROM THE COMMUNITY, PARENTS, WHOMEVER CAN COME IN SURLY VISIT ANYTIME OF THE YEAR. I'M SURE THE OTHER TEACHERS WILL FEEL THE SAME. ANY TIME YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME WE ARE OPEN. TO AN OPEN DOOR EVENT BECAUSE OF COVID WE HAVE NOT HAD THE CAREER FAIR. OUR CAREER FAIR HAS BEEN VIRTUAL. WE MADE SLIDES AND THE STREETS ARE [00:10:01] ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT SLIDES IN OUR CLASSES AND SAY HEY, I MAY BE INTERESTED IN THIS OR THAT. THEY SIT DOWN WITH THE COUNSELORS AND THEY HELP WALK THEM THROUGH THAT. I HAVE AN OPEN DOOR POLICY. ANY TIME ANYBODY ON THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO COME. CERTAINLY WE INVITE YOU TO COME AND DO THAT. >> MR. JACKSON, DOCTOR JACOBS, HOW WILL THE NEW INSTRUCTOR PARTICULARLY WITH NOVA CREDENTIALS IN PLACE DUAL ENROLLMENT FOR AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST LUCRATIVE IN TERMS OF THE ABILITY TO SECURE CREDITS? >> AGAIN I CAN THAT. I'M SURE DOCTOR JACOBS CAN TOO. BEING THAT HE ALREADY TEACHES AT NOVA AND HAS THE CREDENTIALS HE CAN TEACH THE DUAL ENROLLMENT PIECE. HE'S QUALIFIED TO TEACH DUAL ENROLLMENT. AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME OR TALKING ABOUT ROTATING THE COURSES AROUND A LITTLE BIT. HE'S TEACHES THE AUTO ONE COURSES THEY DON'T QUALIFY FOR DUAL AROMA AT THIS TIME. HE MOST CERTAINLY WILL BE ABLE TO TEACH DUAL ENROLLMENT. THAT WAS ONE OF THE ASSETS HE BRINGS. HE IS READY QUALIFIED TO TEACH DUAL ENROLLMENT. I AGREE WITH YOU. THAT'S AN ASSET TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S IN PLACE TO TEACH DUAL ENROLLMENT AND HE IS. HE IS READY TO GO WITHOUT. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF THEY ARE DOUBLE BLOCKED COURSES OR IN OTHER WORDS TO HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS PER THEY CAN ACCUMULATE 7+ COLLEGE CREDITS JUST ONE YEAR. >> YEP, ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IF THEY GO THROUGH OUR ENTIRE PROGRAM THEY CAN LEAVE HERE WITH 18 COLLEGE CREDITS THAT GOES TOWARDS NOVA FOR AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE. MS. BREWSTER, KATHY BREWSTER, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S ON HERE. YES, MS. BREWSTER TAKES CARE OF THAT. SHE DOES THAT. THE DUAL ENROLLMENT IS A KEY PIECE FOR OUR CLASS. THAT'S ONE OF THE PLATFORMS THAT WE STAND ON TO HELP YOU NO INTEREST STUDENTS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD. IN ADDITION TO PREPARING THEM FOR A CAREER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD. QUITE HEY, FYI THE CHAT IS DISABLED. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT QUESTION A CHAT. MAYBE IT'S DISABLED INTENTIONALLY THOUGH. >> NO PROBLEM. >> YES WE CANNOT CHAT DURING SCHOOL BOARD RELATED MEETINGS. YES IT IS DISABLED. MY APOLOGIES. >> BEFORE IT MOVE ON CAN I ADD TO THAT. COBEY, I AGREE WITH YOU. I THINK THEY HAVE SOME GREAT PROGRAMS. THEIR CT PROGRAM IS FANTASTIC. WITH AUTOMOTIVE AND THE STUDENTS IN DUAL CREDIT. THEY COULD GET CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING FOR INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS. IF WE GET ANY ASE CERTIFICATIONS AT THE END OF THEIR TRAINING THEY CONSUMMATE THOSE TRAININGS TO NOVA AND WE WILL GIVE THEM ADDITIONAL COLLEGE CREDITS FOR THE ASC CERTIFICATIONS. THAT'S ANOTHER INCENTIVE. IF THE STUDENTS WANT TO GET A DEGREE THAT'S ANOTHER COST SAVINGS. >> HOW YOU DOING SEAN, THANK YOU. THAT WAS SOMETHING I WASN'T AWARE OF. SO THANK YOU. >> NO WORRIES. WE REVAMPED IT THIS YEAR. I'M GONNA TRY TO SEND EVERYONE OUT INFORMATION AS FAR AS OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING. OUR FACULTY WANTED TO LINE THINGS WITH INDUSTRY. IT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO HELP STUDENTS SAVE MONEY AND CONTINUE ON IN THEIR PROGRAMS. >> ABSOLUTELY. YEP, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. THAT'S GOOD THERE. I LOOK FORWARD FOR YOU TO SHARE THAT. THAT WILL BE GREAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, REALLY GOOD INFORMATION FOR SHARING HERE. IN MATTHEWS, HE ALSO HAD YOUR HAND RAISED. DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR COBEY TO. >> I DID NOT. I WASN'T QUITE SURE I INTERPRETED THE QUESTION ABOUT WAYS TO SHOWCASE STUDENT WORK. I WAS GONNA SHARE SOME WAYS WE'VE DONE SOME THINGS IN THE STEM ACADEMY. I CAN WAIT FOR THAT. >> OKAY. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT SEGUE IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACCREDITATION. THAT MIGHT BE A GREAT SEGUE INTO OUR NEXT TOPIC HERE. THUS WE WANT TO FOCUS ON THE ACADEMIES. >> WHY DON'T WE START WITH THE ACADEMY FINANCE AND [Special Presentation] JIM, MAYBE YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND GET US STARTED HERE WITH A SPECIAL PRESENTATION. >> SURE. ABSOLUTELY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. I'VE PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS LIKE THIS IN THE PAST. I SEE A LOT OF NEWFOUND FACES. THEY KEEP SUPPORTING CTE EVERYTHING YOU DO. HERE AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL B OF LOTS OF GREAT CTE PROGRAMS. I JOINED THE CTE DEPARTMENT FINALLY [00:15:01] WE COULD DO SOMETHING WITH THE KIDS THAT'S MARKETABLE. THESE ARE CAREER-BASED PROGRAMS. THE ACADEMY OF FINANCE HAS BEEN HERE SINCE 2004. THESE ARE ACADEMIES THAT ARE SET UP IN HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY FOUNDATION. IN THE NAFF NETWORKING OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO LAUNCH AN ACADEMY OTHER THAN FINANCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND HOSPITALITY AND ENGINEERING MOST RECENTLY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WAS ADDED. DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR LOCAL AREA YOU CAN CHOOSE THE ACADEMY YOU WOULD LIKE TO RUN. IT'S UP TO A TEACHER TO BRING IT TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND STATE WE SHOULD HAVE THIS ACADEMY IN OUR SCHOOL. THEN THAT ORGANIZATION WILL WORK THEM THROUGH. I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT OVER FROM A PREDECESSOR WHO DID ALL THAT LEG WORK FOR ME. I BET HERE ABOUT PROBABLY 13 TO 14 YEARS. MY CAREER SWITCHER. WHEN I SAW THIS PROGRAM THIS IS WHAT I NEED TO BE DOING. I WILL HAVE THE MOST INFLUENCE ON YOUNG TEENAGERS GET THEM READY FOR THE MARKETPLACE. ALL THE WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS THAT'S A CURRICULUM FOR OUR FIRST YEAR PROGRAM. YOU HAVE TO APPLY TO GET INTO THESE. THESE ARE LIKE A SCHOOL WITHIN A SCHOOL. BUT A SEPARATE DIPLOMA AT THE END. IF A STUDENT THANKS THIS IS A TYPE OF ATTORNEY THEY LIKE THEY COME IN AND APPLY AND THEY BOTH THROUGH INTERVIEWS AND ETC. FOR US AS TEACHERS IT'S NICE TO HAVE STUDENTS WHO HAVE MOTIVATED THEMSELVES SO THEY ARE EXPECTING SOMETHING GREAT THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS. WE CAN WORK ON THAT. THE PROGRAM IS SET UP SO THE STUDENTS ARE ALL 10TH GRADERS. THEY APPLY IN THE NINTH GRADE AND START THE 10TH GRADE. THEN THEY MOVE ON TO THE JUNIOR CLASS TOGETHER THE SENIOR CLASS. OUR CLASSES ARE ALL ONE LEVEL. THEY'RE ALL 10TH GRADERS AND ALL 11 THE 12TH. I'M NOT SURE ALL YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ACADEMY OF FINANCE. OUR INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION AS THE WISE EXAM. THE COURSES WE HAVE IN THE TENT THERE IS INTRO TO FINANCIAL SERVICES. WE EXPOSE THE KIDS TO ALL THE TYPES OF JOBS THAT ARE AVAILABLE OUT THERE. AND GET THEM READY FOR THE JOB MARKETS. THE RESUMES, THE JOB INTERVIEW, THE PUBLIC SPEAKING COME UP INTERVIEWS, TAXES, PAYROLL TAXES. ANYTHING THAT WILL MAKE THEM MARKETABLE MORE CONFIDENT IN THEIR ABILITIES TO SELL THEMSELVES ON THE JOB MARKET. THE SECOND YEAR, THE GENETIC HERE THAT'S ECONOMICS AND FINANCE MORE PERRY FOR THE WISE EXAM AND DOING THE PERSONAL FINANCE. SENIOR YEAR THEY COME BACK TO ME AND TEACH THEM HOW TO OPEN THEIR OWN BUSINESS THAT I TEACH HIM AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE WHICH INCLUDES THE FOREX MARKET. SO BETWEEN THE STOCK MARKET AND THE HOUSING MARKET AND THE BOND MARKET IN THE FOREX MARKET ARE ABLE TO GET A LOT OF FINANCE IN THERE. IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THE STUDENTS DO WITH THIS TYPE OF TRAINING. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE YOUR OWN FINANCES AND ACTUALLY DO IT FOR SOMEBODY ELSE, I TELL THE STUDENTS YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE. YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE OF HAVING A GOOD CREDIT SCORE AND A BAD CREDIT SCORE AND IF YOU LIKE FINANCE THAT MUCH THERE IS LOTS OF WORK OUT THERE. ANYONE WHO HAS A FINANCIAL BACKGROUND THERE IS PLENTY OF WORK EVEN IN THE TAX AREA. I JUST LOOKED AT THE SEATING I HAVE 3 STUDENTS ARE GOING INTO FINANCE. THE A. TO ANSWER QUESTION MOSTLY ABOUT EVENTS. BECAUSE OF TRANSPORT WE HAVEN'T HAD MANY EVENTS. OUR INDUCTION SERMON AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RISK A CATERED EVENT OF THE SCHOOL AND THE STUDENTS COME OUT ON STAGE AND THEY ARE . UP WITH A SENIOR AND THERE INDUCTED INTO THIS PROGRAM. AT THE END OF THE YEAR WE HAVE A GRADUATION CEREMONY. IT'S CATERED IN THE AUDITORIUM. WE BEEN DOING IT VIRTUALLY. WE CAN SEND YOU AN INVITATION AND ZOOM LIKE YOU WANT TO ATTEND CEREMONIES. OUR ALUMNI DINNER IN JANUARY FOR THE GRADUATES WHO HAVE MOVED ON AND WE BRING THEM TOGETHER FOR AN INFORMAL DINNER. IT'S AN OPEN MIC. WHAT ARE YOU DOING AND WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY OF YOUR ACADEMY. THAT IS ONE OF HER FAVORITE WICKET AND SEE WHAT THE KIDS ARE DOING AFTER THEY LEAVE US. FUNDRAISERS, 7 AUCTION BEHALF. IN THE CLASSROOM THE MOCK INTERVIEWS. RETURN TO MY BUSINESS PARTNERS. OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS THIS YEAR WE HAVE MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, KPTM CHIEF ACCOUNTING. EXCHANGE COMMISSION CREDIT ONE FOR CREDIT UNION. THE FEDERAL RESERVE. I'VE MADE USE OF ALL THE CONNECTIONS I'VE HAD IN THIS AREA TO BE ABLE TO GET GUEST SPEAKERS AND FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN AND JUDGE. THE BUSINESS PLANS THAT MY SENIORS RIGHT THEY ARE JUDGED BY FINANCIAL PEOPLE AND THEY CAN BE JUDGED BY UOFU WANT TO BE A JUDGE ONE DAY. THAT'S IN GENERAL JANUARY. OUR MARKET INTERVIEWS OF SOPHOMORES ARE IN DECEMBER. THEY'LL GET DRESSED UP AND I'VE GOT THE RESUME AND THEY BEEN REHEARSING AND THEY'RE NERVOUS WHEN THEY TAKE THEIR INTERVIEWS. THEY REALIZE AFTERWARDS IT'S JUST A CONVERSATION AND WHY DID THEY GET SO UPSET ABOUT IT. I SAY THIS BECAUSE THEY CARE. THAT'S WHY. LOOKING AT MY SLIDE. OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR A WHILE. I'VE BEEN HERE AND I WILL STAY WITH THE PROGRAM FOR A FEW MORE YEARS YET. WE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE OUR MARK. ANNEXING THE GROWTH AND [00:20:01] THE CONFIDENCE WHEN THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO WEAR, THEY GET DRESSED UP FOR GUEST SPEAKER OR SITE VISIT WHEN WE TAKE THEM OFF OF CAMPUS. NEXT YEAR LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING ALL OF OUR EVENTS BACK UP AGAIN. I THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. I COULD GO ON FOREVER. I DON'T HAVE FUR-EVER TIME SO I'M TRYING TO RESPECT MY TIME LIMIT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> WORK ONLY ACADEMY IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF VIRGINIA. IT'S IN FINANCE. IT'S BEEN GOING STRONG SINCE 2004. OF HUNDRED PERCENT GRADUATION RATE. IT'S NICE HAVING 3 YEARS TO WORK WITH A STUDENT BECAUSE YOU CAN DO A LOT WITH THEM. PLUS YOU GET TO SEE THEIR GROWTH SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, ACADEMICALLY. THAT CONFIDENCE PIECE AFTER THE FIRST YEAR. I REMIND HIM LOOK AT WHERE WE'VE COME. 8 MONTHS AGO YOU COULD BARELY SAY YOUR NAME AND OUT LEADING A CLASS IN A DISCUSSION. GOOD FOR YOU. CTE IS ABOUT REAL LIFE SO IT MAKES IT EASY TO PUBLIC DOING. THE STUDENTS GET IT. THIS IS A CLASS WE CAN DO SOMETHING WITH. AS WITH THE OTHER CT TEACHERS FINALLY SOMETHING WE CAN USE IN LIFE. THAT'S WHAT CT IS ALL ABOUT. TAKING KIDS READY FOR LIFE. >> ALSO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS GREAT INFORMATION. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY OR SINCE YOU BEEN A TEACHER HOW MANY STUDENTS DO YOU THINK HAVE COME THROUGH THE NAFTA ACADEMY? >> SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. >> EVERY YEAR OUR ENROLLMENT IS BETWEEN 120 AND 140. IT'S THE 2 SECTIONS OF SOPHOMORES, 2 SECTIONS OF JUNIORS, 2 SECTIONS OF SENIORS. I CAN'T DO MATH IN MY HEAD EVEN THOUGH I DO FINANCE. >> THAT'S OKAY. >> GRADUATING CLASSES RANGE BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PEOPLE. WE'VE HAD 10 SO THAT'S 3000 TO 4000 KIDS. >> THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> GOOD QUESTION. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JIM? ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. >> THIS IS ALAN. I DID HAVE ONE. ONE QUESTION FOR JIM AND IT'S KIND OF EXPENSIVE. IT KIND OF TAKES IT OUTSIDE THE ACADEMY. WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS FANTASTIC AND ONE OF THESE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT FOR OUR YOUTH. THIS IS A WEAKNESS ACROSS YOUTH AND ADULTS 2. IN ADDITION TO THE STUDENTS OF THE ACADEMY AND I'M SORRY DOCTOR JACOBS OF I DON'T REMEMBER THIS. OUR OTHER STUDENTS ABLE IN HIGH SCHOOL TO GET TRAINING, EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL LITERACY SO THEY HAVE SOME SORT OF FOUNDATION OF FINANCIAL LITERACY BEFORE THEY LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL? >> YES, ABSOLUTELY. I VIRGINIA OR ONE OF THE TOP STATES AS FAR AS TEACHING ECONOMICS AND PERSONAL FINANCE. THAT'S REQUIRED CLASS. WE BEEN TEACHING IN THE ACADEMY FOREVER. THE STATE CAUGHT UP AND SAID KIDS NEED TO KNOW THIS STUFF. HOW THE ECONOMY WORKS AND HOW TO MANAGE THEIR FINANCES. THE ECONOMICS OF PERSONAL FINANCE CLASS IS A REQUIRED CLASS FOR ALL STUDENTS TO GET THEIR DIPLOMA. IT'S A ONE-YEAR COURSE. FOR ANY STUDENT WHO MISSED THE APPLICATION OR JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT US LATER. I SAY DON'T WORRY WE SAW BUT ONE YEAR COURSE YOU CAN COME WITH US IN A 3-YEAR TRAINING BUT YOU CAN GET THE TRAINING SEVERAL TEACHERS THAT TEACH ONLY THAT THERE IS SUCH A DEMAND FOR IT. THEY HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM. IT'S BIG AND IT'S WORKING. >> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. >> AND WE WOULD JUST AWARDED THE BLUE STAR AWARD FOR THE WISE CREDENTIAL. WE'VE GOTTEN IT NUMEROUS YEARS IN A ROW. WE WOULD JUST AWARDED THAT LAST MONTH. AND, WE HAVE A GOLDSTAR TEACHER. FOR ECONOMICS AND PERSONAL FINANCE. NATIONAL. >> THAT'S AWESOME, THANK YOU. >> GREAT QUESTION ALAN. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW WE GO BEYOND JUST HAVING THE ACADEMY OF FINANCE BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A REQUIREMENT. OKAY. SO NOW WE HAVE STEM ACADEMY. BEEN? >> HEY EVERYBODY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? PERFECT MY NAME IS BEN MATTHEWS. IN THE NINTH GRADE STEM ACADEMY ANALOGY TEACHER. IN THE TEAM LEAD FOR OUR COHORT. ONE OF 5 TEACHERS TO TEACH STEM. OUR ROLE IN THE ACADEMY AT THE NINTH-GRADE BUILDING IS TO RECRUIT AND [00:25:02] ADVERTISE FOR THE STEM ACADEMY AND HELP OUR STUDENTS MOVE FROM THE NINTH-GRADE PROGRAM WHERE WE INTRODUCE THEM TO PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING WE CAN ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE STEM WORLD AND HELP THE STUDENTS SORT OF CHOOSE ONE OF 5 PATHWAYS WHICH I WILL TALK ABOUT IN A FEW MINUTES. REALLY, THE ACADEMY ON OUR END, THE NINTH-GRADE CENTER IT'S A COHORT OF STUDENTS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN STEM TOPICS. WE TALK ABOUT STEM IN A WAY THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T THINK OF STEM. WE DON'T WANT TO BOX UP ANY OF OUR STUDENTS IN. WE THINK STEM IS A WAY OF THINKING AS OPPOSED TO JUST LITERALLY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH. WE THINK OF STEM IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO THINK, DESIGN AND CREATE AND CONNECTING CURRICULUM. THAT'S SORT OF OUR JOB IS TO TAKE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS THAT APPLY AND INTRODUCE THEM TO THIS KIND OF THINKING AND HELP THEM CHOOSE ONE OF 5 PATHWAYS. WE STARTED IN 2012 WITH A COHORT OF 100 STUDENTS. I JOINED THE TEAM IN 2014. IN 2015 I TOOK OVER AS THE TEAM LEAD. CURRENTLY JUST LIKE OF ALL OF A CPS. OUR ACADEMY IS CERTAINLY DOING AS WELL. THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR WE EXPECT TO HAVE ROUGHLY THE SAME NUMBER OF STUDENTS. SOME OF THE WORKFORCE PARTNERS THAT WE WORK WITH EVERY YEAR TO HELP ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS AND CONNECT THEM, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, NASA, ENGINEERING FIRM. CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION, ALL OF THE SMITHSONIAN'S I THINK WE'VE WORKED WITH 5 OR 6 OF THE SMITHSONIAN'S JUST THIS YEAR ALONE. WE GO TO THE US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE. WE TAKE STUDENTS AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE WASHINGTON AUTOMOTIVE PRESS ASSOCIATION. NAVY RESEARCH LAB FOR THE DEFENSE ANALYSIS. THESE ARE ALL PRETTY COMMON WORKFORCE PARTNERS THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH EVERY YEAR. WE ALSO FORMED A PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY. COLLEGE OF SCIENCE A FEW YEARS AGO. NOT ABLE TO TAKE HER STUDENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID AND THE TIME TO WORK OUT THIS YEAR. ESSENTIALLY IT WAS AN INITIATIVE WITH THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TO BRING AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT IN STEM PROFESSIONS. EACH OF THE LAST 3 YEARS WE'VE TAKEN STUDENTS WHERE THEY'VE MET WITH PROFESSORS AND FACULTY AND IN FIELDS LIKE DATA SCIENCE AND GEO INTERDIMENSIONAL SCIENCE, FORENSIC SCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING. ALL OF THEIR PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS FOR THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROGRAM. AND TO SEE SOME OF THE NEWER SORT OF FIELDS THAT EXIST OUT THERE. THE PROGRAM ITSELF AGAIN I WILL ROLL AT THE NINTH-GRADE CENTER IS TO JUST GIVE OUR STUDENTS AS MUCH EXPERIENCE AS WE CAN IN RELATION TO STONE. WHEN THEY MOVE ON, 10 THROUGH 12 STUDENTS REALLY START TO ALMOST LIKE SHE WAS A MAJOR. CHOOSE ONE OF THEIR MAJOR PATHWAY OPTIONS. THERE'S ENGINEER AND TECHNOLOGY, ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND BIOTECH AND ARCHITECTURAL PATHWAY. ONCE WE MOVE OUR COHORT TO KING STREET WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE COUNSELORS TO MAKE SURE THE STUDENTS ARE FULFILLING THEIR PATHWAY GOALS AND THAT'S REALLY IT. THERE'S AN APPLICATION PROCESS BECAUSE WE ARE, IN THE NINTH-GRADE PROGRAM FOR LIMITED BY THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS AND SO WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT HUNDRED HUNDRED 25 STUDENTS. REALLY FOSAMAX. IF STUDENTS APPLY TO GATED IT'S A VERY BASIC APPLICATION WHERE AGAIN OR LOOKING FOR INTEREST IN BEING PART OF THE ACADEMY. AND SINCE I'VE BEEN PART OF THE PROGRAM WE'VE SEEN [00:30:01] OUR APPLICATIONS GO FROM ABOUT HUNDRED 10 TO ALMOST 200+ STUDENTS EVERY YEAR. THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST IN LEARNING ABOUT STEM AND WORKS CITED TO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS AND INTRODUCING THEM INTO THIS KIND OF THINKING AND ALL THE DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES OUT THERE. AS FAR SHOWCASING OUR STUDENTS WORK. WE DO THAT IN VARIOUS WAYS. WE ARE VERY MUCH CONNECTED TO FIRST OFF THE SCIENCE FAIR, THE IS SIP SCIENCE OR THE WIND RUN EVERYWHERE. THERE'S A GREAT ARTICLE SENT OUT IN THE ZEBRA PRESS IN ALEXANDRIA I THINK IT WAS ALEXANDRIA TIMES TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE SCIENCE FAIR THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR. I THINK IN THE PICTURE 5 OF THE 6 STUDENTS OF THE PICTURE OR ALL OF OUR STEM STUDENTS. IT'S A BIG PART OF OUR PROGRAM TO HELP OUR STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO DO RESEARCH. NOT JUST TO AND AGAIN THIS IS NOT JUST SAYING THAT WE WANT TO BOX EVERYONE INTO SCIENCE. MANY OF OUR STUDENTS GO ON TO DO ENGINEERING PROJECTS. WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. I THINK THAT'S A BIG REASON OF WHY WE'VE HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS WITH HER STUDENTS MOVING ON IN THE SCIENCE FAIR ORIGINALLY EVEN NATIONALLY BECAUSE WE HELP THEM THINK OUTSIDE THAT TYPICAL SCIENCE FAIR TYPE OF PROJECT. THAT'S ONE WAY OUR STUDENTS SHOWCASE THEIR PROJECTS. VIRGINIA JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM IS SOMETHING WE ARE INVOLVED WITH EVERY YEAR. TYPICALLY IN A NON-*UNTRAN4* HERE STUDENTS SUBMIT A PAPER AND THEY GET INVITED TO A DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY EVERY YEAR TO GO STAY IN THE DORM AND PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH TO THE PROFESSORS AT THE UNIVERSITY. USUALLY IT'S AMONGST THE VIRGINIA UNIVERSITIES. THE COVID WORLD WE HAD TO DO THAT VIRTUALLY. THIS YEAR WE HAVE 5 STUDENTS THAT ARE PRESENTING IN 2 WEEKS PROFESSORS THAT LIAM AND MARY. THAT'S VERY EXCITING. PRIOR TO COVID WAYS TO DO AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR A BIG STEM SHOWCASE. WE INVITE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND DIGNITARIES AND ALL THE ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR STUDENTS WOULD PICK UP PROJECT THEY'VE WORKED ON THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AND PRESENTED. SOME IN THE AUDITORIUM, SOME AS POSTER PRESENTATIONS IN THE LIBRARY AND CAFETERIA. WE INVITE ALL OF THE PROSPECTIVE STEM STUDENTS AND ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME AND BE INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM AS A WAY OF RECRUITING STUDENTS TO BE PART OF THE PROGRAM. AGAIN ABOUT LIKE JIM I COULD TALK ABOUT THIS ALL DAY. I WILL STOP AND MAYBE ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE. I THINK THAT IS THE GIST OF OUR PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH BEN. THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE ELSE? GREAT, THANKS AGAIN BEN. >> THINKING. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> THANKS BEN. >> ALL RIGHT ONTO THE GOVERNOR'S HEALTH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY. >> HELLO EVERYONE, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS LAURA EVANS. I ALSO HAVE KATHY BREWSTER WITH US TODAY WHO IS OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT AND ACADEMY COORDINATOR. I'M HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCE STUDENT TEACHER AT THE KING STREET CAMPUS AND I WILL HAVE THE LINK ADDRESS. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT AND SCIENCE ACADEMY. THIS PROGRAM STARTED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. ACTUALLY HAVE OUR FIRST GRADUATING THIS COMING YEAR. SO IN THE ACADEMY WE OFFER 6 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT LINE. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WE OFFER 6 DIFFERENT PATHWAYS. AS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF META-MEDICS AND AND HELP SCIENTISTS ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO STUDENTS APPLY TO OUR PROGRAM EITHER AS A RISING NINTH OR RISING 10TH GRADER. IN THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR THEY TAKE THE DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE IN INTRODUCTION TO HELP THE MEDICAL SCIENCES DURING THE SOPHOMORE YEAR WE TOOK A DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE WHICH IS ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY. THESE ARE FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES [00:35:01] IN A PROVIDE STUDENTS A SOLID FOUNDATION AND A GREAT OVERVIEW OF DIFFERENT SCIENCE CAREERS AND STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN COLLEGE CREDITS FOR EACH OF THESE COURSES. OUR STUDENTS WHO ENTER INTO THE ACADEMY STARTING IN 10TH GRADE THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOUP THE DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES THEY MISSED IN NINTH-GRADE OVER THAT SUMMER INTO 10TH GRADE. JUNIOR YEAR STUDENTS ENTER IN ONE OF THESE 6 DIFFERENT PATHWAY OPTIONS. IF YOU LOOK TO THE LEFT ABOUT 3 SEE THE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS. AT THE SURGICAL SCIENCES PATHWAY. NURSING PATHWAY. MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES. SPORTS MEDICINE. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN. THEN A BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY PATHWAY. IN ALL STUDENTS CAN EARN UP TO 16 TO 18 COLLEGE CREDITS FOR COMPLETION OF THE GOVERNOR HEALTH SCIENCE ACADEMY. THE AMOUNT OF DUAL ENROLLMENT CREDITS THEY EARNED THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR IS DEPENDENT ON THEIR PATHWAY. BUT, ALL OF THEIR PATHWAYS OFFER A CHANCE FOR WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE WHETHER IT'S A MENTORSHIP OR CLINICAL EXPERIENCES. WHERE SHADOWING JOB OPPORTUNITIES. I COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THOSE OF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS. WE HAVE 9 TEACHERS IN THE GOVERNOR'S HEALTH SCIENCE ACADEMY. THEY'LL HAVE DIFFERENT SPECIALTY AREAS IN WHICH THEY TEACH. WE HAVE MANY PROGRAMS BEFORE HE STARTED THE GOVERNOR'S HILL SCIENCE ACADEMY A FEW YEARS AGO. WE'VE HAD INTRODUCTION AND HEALTH MEDICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY HAVE BEEN LONG-STANDING COURSES. IN ADDITION TO THAT WE'VE HAD A SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM WHICH WAS STARTED IN 2012 WHICH STARTED WHEN WE PHASED OUT OUR PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM. WE'VE ALSO HAD A NURSE AIDE PROGRAM FOR OVER 40 YEARS. THOSE ARE SOME PROGRAM SO DEPENDENT ON A LONG TIME. WE INCORPORATED THEM INTO THE ACADEMY WHEN WE BUILT THE ACADEMY. STUDENTS ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS FOR EACH PATHWAY. FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PATHWAY THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER INTO – CERTIFICATION THEN FOR BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY IS AN EMR OR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD CERTIFICATION FOR SPORTS MEDICINE. THERE'S A PERSONAL TRAINING CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE SPORTS MEDICINE. AND IN NURSING HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN THEIR NURSING LICENSE FOR THE STATE AND THEN IN SURGICAL SCIENCES STAFF OPPORTUNITY TO EARN A STERILE PROCESSING CERTIFICATION. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR ENROLLMENT. ON AVERAGE WE ADMIT ABOUT ANYWHERE FROM 95 225 STUDENTS PER YEAR. WE DID HAVE A BIT OF A DECLINE WHEN THE PANDEMIC STARTED. SO, WE ARE SEEING OUR APPLICATIONS GO BACK UP. THIS YEAR WE HAVE 92 RISING NINTH GRADERS AND WE HAVE 19 RISING 10TH GRADERS IN ADDITION TO OUR 70 CURRENT NINTH GRADERS IN THE ACADEMY. SO, IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF COLLEGE CREDITS AWARDED FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS THAT THE ACADEMY HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE GOOD GWS AWARDED OVER 2724 COLLEGE CREDITS TO OUR STUDENTS IN THE PAST 3 YEARS. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WE HAVE SEVERAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WE HAVE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, FIRE RESCUE, CVS, GOOD WOODHOUSE, NOVA HEALTH SYSTEM PAST MENTORING PROGRAM WHICH IS OUR MENTORING PROGRAM FOR OUR NINTH GRADERS AND THEN WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 10TH THROUGH 12TH GRADERS AS WELL. ANOTHER VERSION UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. IN REHABILITATION HEALTHCARE CENTERS. SOME OF HER PARTNERS ARE STUDENTS TO CLINICALS OR JOB SHUTTERING UP THE SITES. TO TALK ABOUT OUR SERVICE ORGANIZATION. WE HAVE A PRETTY ACTIVE PRESENT CHAPTER. TRANSFER – –. WE MEET EVERY TUESDAY. WE HAVE ABOUT BETWEEN 60 TO 70 MEMBERS OF POSTOP FROM YEAR-TO-YEAR. OUR STUDENTS THROUGH POZA ARE ABLE TO COMPETE AND MEDICAL COMPETITIONS AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL. THAT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING FUN THAT THEY ENJOY DOING. THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S HEALTH SCIENCE ACADEMY. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I DID WANT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR CURRENT APPLICATION STATUS. OR CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING APPLICATIONS AND WE HOPE TO HAVE NOTIFICATIONS OUT TO OUR [00:40:02] STUDENTS OR CURRENT APPLICANTS BY THE END OF MAY. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. TIFFANY, I THANK YOU HAVE A QUESTION? >> YEAH. ON IT TO ASK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR THE ACADEMY. WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS? WHAT TO THAT COMMUNITY PARTNERS BRING TO THE ACADEMY? >> THAT'S A WONDERFUL QUESTION. I THINK THEY ALL BRING VARIOUS THINGS. FIRST LET ME SAY MOST OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE HAVE OVER 16 DIFFERENT SUBCOMMITTEES FOR THE ACADEMY. AND SO WE HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE FOR EACH PATHWAY. A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS SIT ON HER SUBCOMMITTEES. IN ADDITION WE HAVE AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT MEETS BIANNUALLY. SO SEVERAL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS ALSO SENT ON THE ADVISORY BOARD AS WELL. THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT THEY BRING VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR STUDENTS IN THE MS PROGRAM TO WRITE HER LUNGS WITH ALEXANDRIA IRON RESCUE. AFTER DUE 10 RED LUNGS AS PART OF THE EMS REQUIREMENTS. CVS, OR WORKING WITH CBS TO HOPEFULLY START A PHARMACY OPPORTUNITY, A PHARMACY SHADOWING OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PHARMACY. WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC PHARMACY PATHWAY. I WORK NURSING STUDENTS TO CLINICALS BOOKLET GOOD WENT HEALTH AND WOODBINE. THAT SOME OF OUR OTHER PARTNERS THAT YOU SEE ON THERE WHO WE WORK WITH TO PROVIDE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND ADDITIONAL. >> DAVID YOU HAVE A QUESTION AS WELL? I SEE HER HAND. >> I CAN'T REMEMBER IF YOU SAID THIS OR NOT. FOR SOME OF THESE FOLKS THAT GO THROUGH THE HEALTH SCIENCE ACADEMY, WHAT UNIVERSITY TO THE AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO? >> WE HAVE A GUARANTEED ADMISSIONS AGREEMENT. THE REQUIREMENTS NEED TO BE MET. WE HAVE A GUARANTEED ADMISSIONS AGREEMENT WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON HEALTH SCIENCE. >> IS A GOOD SCHOOL? >> YES, IT'S A GOOD SCHOOL. >> GOT YOU. THAT'S GREAT PROGRAM. >> THANKS. ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? I HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION ADEQUATELY ABOUT THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IF YOU HAVE MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION BUT I REMEMBER WHEN THIS WAS BEING SET UP. WAS THERE FOR THE INAUGURATION OF THE PROGRAM. OVER THE YEARS HAVE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF KIDS. I THINK IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING THAT'S GREAT WITH THIS PROGRAM TO ME IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GET THERE GW'S, STUDENT ID. WHICH JUST HAVING THAT WHEN YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL ADDS ON TO THAT POSSIBLY YES. I CAN GET IN, I CAN GO TO COLLEGE AND ELEVATE CERTAIN INSPIRATION TO DO THAT. EVEN THAT STUDENT ID THING ASPECT I THINK IS A WONDERFUL ASPECT OF THE PROGRAM TOO. >> YEAH. THAT'S A GREAT POINT MADE. EVERY FALL DURING THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR WE TAKE THE STUDENTS FAMILY TO A TOUR OF THE GW CAMPUS OF THE SCHOOL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS. THE STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE GW ID WHILE THEY ARE THERE. MAKE A FUN AND ACTIVE DAY FOR THEM IT'S SOMETHING THEY REALLY ENJOY. EVEN MY SENIOR SNOUT THEY ALWAYS SAY THAT WAS ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE EXPERIENCES. >> THAT'S REALLY AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH LAURA. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR LAURA BEFORE WE MOVE ON? ALL RIGHT. I THINK THE LAST ONE WAS THE AUTOMATE OF TECH ACADEMY, RIGHT? >> BEFORE WE MOVE ON I DO WANT TO AGAIN INTRODUCE KATHY BREWSTER. IT WAS IN CHARGE OF OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT IN ACADEMIES. KATHY, I WANT YOU TO HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY A FEW THINGS BUT, WE DO PLAN TO BE WORKING VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER WITH CREATING SOME COMMONALITIES WITHIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR ACADEMIES AND PROGRAM. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE STEM ACADEMY STARTS WORKING THROUGH THE 10TH, 11TH AND 12TH GRADE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE WITH THE PATHWAYS. KATHY HAS SOME GREAT IDEAS FOR THAT. LAURA HAD SOME GREAT IDEAS ABOUT MAYBE COMING TOGETHER FOR A COMMON APPLICATION PROCESS. THAT WOULD BE, I [00:45:02] THINK EASIER FOR KIDS AND THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF THE LEADS OF THE ACADEMIES. KATHY, I DON'T NEED TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT BUT, I WAS HOPING MAYBE YOU COULD SAY A FEW WORDS BEFORE WE MOVE ON. >> SURE, GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. APOLOGIES FOR MY VOICE. I HAVE A LIMITED VOICE THIS EVENING. 2 NEGATIVE COVID TEST. IT MIGHT BE ALLERGIES. THANK YOU DOCTOR JACOBS AND THANK YOU LAUREN AND EVERYONE FOR PRESENTING THIS EVENING. AS DOCTOR JACOBS SAID I AM THE DUAL ENROLLMENT AND ACADEMY ACCORDING FOR ALEXANDRIA HIGH SCHOOL. TAKE IT OVER WHERE NIKKI KAUFMAN LEFT OFF. YOU MAY REMEMBER RICKY. I'M FEELING SOME VERY BIG SHOES AS THEY LEARN ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE WITH NOVA COME UP WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AND I WITH VIRGINIA STATE. WE ARE AFFORDING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT CAREER PATHWAYS AND TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT WHEN THEY DO THAT. IT'S BEEN AN EXCITING COUPLE OF MONTHS JUST LEARNING THE ROPES. AND SEEING HOW MANY OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR OUR STUDENTS. ONE THING I FEEL I BRING TO THE TABLE IS I'VE BEEN AN ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNSELOR FOR OVER 10 YEARS. I'M ABLE TO TAKE SOME OF THIS INFORMATION WHICH CAN BE COMPLEX ANSWER REALLY FINE TUNING SO THAT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES CAN UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT IS OFFERED, HOW TO ENROLL AND HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THESE PROGRAMS. SO, I AM THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET YOU ALL TONIGHT AND I'M HERE AND AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR WANT TO REACH OUT. MY EMAIL IS JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER A CPS EMPLOYEE. NICE TO MEET YOU. THANK YOU DOCTOR JACOBS. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. SO BEFORE WE LEAVE THE ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMS DISCUSSIONS. SOME OF THE ROOTS DOWN HERE OR AROUND, IT MAY BE ASKING A QUESTION THIS MIGHT ALREADY EXIST. IS THERE LIKE A CTE CALENDAR OF EVENTS OR SOME SORT OF PUBLICATION THAT GETS PUT OUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SO THAT MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE OR EVEN JUST PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY NO ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CEREMONIES THAT ARE GOING ON OR SCIENCE FAIRS THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO BE MORE INVOLVED WITH WHAT THE CHILDREN ARE DOING TO BE MORE SUPPORTIVE. >> THINGS THAT I WAS GOING TO MENTION IN MY UPDATE BUT I WILL JUST PLUG IT IN HERE. OUR SCHOOL DIVISION IS GOING THROUGH A TRANSFORMATION IF YOU WILL WITH OUR WEBSITE. CTE HAS AN IDEA FOR REVAMPING THIS TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR BRAND AREAS ARE INCLUDED ALONG WITH THE ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMS WITHIN CTE. THE IDEA IS TO HAVE A CALENDAR OF THOSE EVENTS RIGHT ON OUR CTE DEPARTMENT. ALTHOUGH I'M SURE KATHY COULD THE FACT THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL ALSO HAS THEIR OWN ACTIVITIES CALENDAR. >> EXACTLY, WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT CALENDARS. I DO OFTEN ADVERTISE THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT CALENDAR. WHICH IS A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT'S RELATIVE TO THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AS THEY EXPLORE CAREER TECH TECHNICIANS. >> MAY BE A NOTE FOR NEXT YEAR IS YOU KNOW FOR THIS COMMITTEE AND PARTICULAR TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE CALENDAR. DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH THE RESPECTED ACADEMIES OR THE DIFFERENT CTE PROGRAMS AS WELL. WHEN I SAY THAT I'M THINKING ABOUT YOU KNOW OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK, ATTEND SOME OF THAT WORD SURMISE THAT GO ON OR IF THERE IS A SCIENCE FAIR OR A MOCK INTERVIEW EVENT. WE ALL HAVE NETWORKS AND WE CAN REACH OUT TO OUR RESPECTIVE NETWORKS OR TENANTS IN THAT WAY. OKAY. SO, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, KOVACS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMS PIECE OF OUR AGENDA? >> WE STILL HAVE AC TESTS. >> :SORRY,AC TECH. >> DAOUD IS HERE AS THE PROJECT MANAGER TO SPEAK ABOUT AC TECH FOR US. >> OKAY. >> PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON AC TECH. AC TECH IS UNLIKE OTHER PROGRAMS IS IN THE PLANNING PHASE. ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC [00:50:03] SCHOOLS RECEIVED A GRANT THIS YEAR, $200,000 GRANT TO BEGIN THE PLANNING OF A ENERGY PATHWAY DOCTOR JACOBS HAS DUBBED AC TECH THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE 2023 – 2024 SCHOOL YEAR. AS PART OF THE CTE CLUSTERS. MARK MANY INTERVIEW CLUSTERS IN THE SCHOOL DIVISIONS IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. THE BIG IDEA HERE IS THAT STUDENT WOULD BE ENROLLED AS A PART OF A COHORT IN THE NINTH GRADE IN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. SELECT THIS PARTICULAR PATHWAY THAN IN NO MORE THAN 5 YEARS TO EMERGE WITH A DIPLOMA, A CTE CERTIFICATION AND ASSOCIATE DEGREE FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE. ALONG THE WAY THEY WILL HAVE REGULAR WORK BASED ON THE OPPORTUNITIES WITH OUR PRINCIPAL PARTNER, WASHINGTON GAS AND THERE WILL BE OTHER WORKPLACE OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL. THE IDEA IS 5 YEARS, WORK-BASED LEARNING, NOVA, YOU WILL COUNT WITH A DEGREE, CREDENTIAL, EXPERIENCE AND YOUR IN A VERY GOOD POSITION TO BE INTERVIEWED BY WASHING GAS AND OTHER PARTNERS. THERE'S ADDITIONAL PARTNERS WE ANTICIPATE PULLING INTO THIS DISCUSSION IN THE FUTURE. YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT LINE. THE AS I SAID, THIS IS A PLANNING GRANT. THIS $250,000 PLANNING GRANT THAT GOES INTO THE MIDDLE NEXT YEAR. THIS A LOT OF BUGS TO WORK OUT ALIGNING PROGRAMS TO STUDY WITH NOVA, MAKING SURE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK-BASED LEARNING THAT ARE POSSIBLE OR CONSISTENT WITH THAT WORKPLACE POLICIES AT WASHINGTON GAS. IT'S A VERY HEAVILY UNIONIZED SOMEWHAT INDUSTRIAL TYPE ORGANIZATION. THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN FOR SAFETY AND CERTAIN AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR WHAT YOUNG PERSON COULD DO WITH WASHING GAS. WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THOSE CONSTRAINTS AND RIGHT NOW WE ANTICIPATE REACHING OUT TO DOMINION ENERGY MAKING THEM AN MOU PARTNER. WE WEREN'T LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SUMMER DOCTOR JACOBS AND ANOTHER CONSULTANT THAT WORKS ON THE PROJECT TEAM MARKED SICILIANO WAS A STEM SPECIALIST HAVE DEVISED A SUMMER CAMP, SUMMER LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT FOCUSES ON 4TH CLUSTERS. THERE WILL BE 4 CLUSTERS EVERY YEAR. I THINK THIS YEAR IS STEM, TEXTURE CONSTRUCTION AND FORGET THE OTHER 2 OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. >> ITS HEALTH SCIENCE, CONSTRUCTION, STEM AND ENERGY. >> AND SO EVERY YEAR STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO MORE CLUSTERS OF SEVERAL THROUGH A SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM. THIS INTRODUCTION TO THE PROGRAM, LOOKING AT IT IS A BIT OF A RECRUITING. IF AN ACTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH VIRGINIA TECH. HELP US WITH THE RUNNING OF THE GRANT. WE EXPECT TO INCLUDE THEM IN FUTURE MOU SQUARE BENCHMARKING TO OTHER PROGRAMS LIKE PTECH AND FOR LEARNING TYPE OF PROGRAMS TO SEE WHAT LESSONS LEARNED. WE ANTICIPATE DOCTOR JACOBS UPDATE THE SCHOOL BOARD LAST DECEMBER ARE ANTICIPATING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AND UPDATE TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO REFINE THE PROGRAM. UNDERSTAND THE PARAMETERS WITH THE EDUCATION AND WORK-BASED PARTNERS. GOOD TO TALK TO PARENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS THEN BE READY FOR IMPLEMENTATION BEGINNING WITH THE 23/24 SCHOOL YEAR. NOT IN IMPLEMENTATION RIGHT NOW WHICH IS WORKING THROUGH THE PLANNING OF THE PROGRAM. THANKS, THE OTHER BIG THING ALOUD IS ONE OF THE BIG OUTREACH EFFORTS WE WANT TO HAVE AS ONE OF THE GOALS OF THE GRANT IS TO MAKE SURE WE TARGET AND TRY TO PUBLICIZE THIS PATHWAY TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THAT WILL BE A BIG FOCUS OF OUR OUTREACH IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. THIS PART OF THE PLANNING. >> OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> NO PROBLEM. >> OTHER ANY BASTIONS? >> WANTED TO JUST TO SUMMARIZE THEM WILL BE 2 PATHWAYS WITHIN AC TECH. THE FIRST PATHWAY IS WITHIN ENGINEERING WITH ENERGY FOCUS. AND THEN CONSTRUCTION PATHWAY WITH ENERGY FOCUS IN IT. SO, WE ARE NOT PROPOSING A SEPARATE PATHWAY JUST FOR ENERGY BUT, TO EMBEDDED WITHIN EXISTING PATHWAYS. >> OKAY. [00:55:05] THINKING DOCTOR JACOBS. >> OKAY, SO NOW GOING TO [Old Business] BE MOVING INTO SOME OF OUR OLD BUSINESS. WE HAVE THE SCOPE OF WORK UPDATE. SO TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO DURING THIS PART OF THE MEETING AS WE GO THROUGH OUR SCOPE OF WORK. AND WE TALK ABOUT YOU KNOW, FOR THIS QUARTER FOR THIS MEETING AROUND EACH OF THE ITEMS. WHAT UPDATES WE COULD PUT IN AND THEN THIS ESSENTIALLY GOES INTO OUR REPORT. ALL RIGHT, SO FOR INCREASING THE MEMBERSHIP TO INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ADDITIONAL PROGRAM AREAS. WE WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AT WITH HER MEMBERSHIP. SO, CONSIDER ENDING, MINE. WE ALSO HAVE RAUL, NELSON, AMY, OCTAVIUS, JESSICA, PATRICK AND JOE. DOCTOR JACOBS. I KNOW SPECIFICALLY FOR MY TERM AT THE END I GUESS AT THE END OF MY MEMBERSHIP. NEED TO TAKE A YEAR OFF BEFORE I COULD REAPPLY. >> THAT IS CORRECT. EVERYONE ELSE ON THIS LIST CAN ASK FOR AN EXTENSION. THEY WOULD NEED TO FILL OUT ANOTHER APPLICATION AND WE WILL SEND OUT THE LINK FOR YOU TO DO THAT.. IT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT YOU DO THAT BECAUSE SUSAN WILL BE ABLE TO GET THOSE APPLICATIONS AND BRING THEM TO OUR ATTENTION AND WE WILL BRING YOU BACK IN WITH APPROVAL. >> OKAY. YES, A QUICK NOTE ON THAT FOR THE MEMBERSHIP. IF YOU GUYS TAKE A LOOK AT OUR BYLAWS AND OF COURSE AS ALL OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DIFFERENT INDUSTRY, THE DIFFERENT INDUSTRY SPACES THAT CT IS IN. SAY TAKE A LOOK AROUND AT YOUR NETWORKS AS WELL. LIKE I MENTIONED THIS WILL BE MY LAST TERM AND WE WILL GET MORE INTO THAT LATER. IN PARTICULAR I REPRESENT A DEFENSE AS WELL AS CYBERSECURITY. I WILL BE LOOKING ROUND TO MY NETWORK DECEIVERS ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE COMMITTEE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO DO THAT AS WELL. SO FOR NUMBER 2, SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. WE HAVE THE ROTARY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP UPDATE. >> YES. WE DID HAVE, I BELIEVE THERE'S 5 STUDENTS WHO GOT THEIR APPLICATIONS IN FROM ALEXANDRIA CITY AND THE ROTARY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON IS IN EARLY JUNE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU TRICIA. SO THE VIEWING AND MONITORING OF CT COURSE OFFERINGS. WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION PATHWAY STARTED WITH TECHNICAL DRAWING FOR NINTH GRADERS. >> THEN IN THEIR 10TH GRADE YEAR THEY WOULD TAKE CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND 11TH GRADE TAKE MATERIALS AND PROCESSES. THEN IN THEIR SENIOR YEAR THEY CAN TAKE A BUSINESS CLASS, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, DEPENDENT UPON WHAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO DO OR THEY COULD ALSO HAVE WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY. >> OKAY. I WOULD ALSO NOTE THIS MEETING IS ANOTHER WAY FOR US TO ASK CONTINUE TO REVIEW AND MONITOR THE DIFFERENT COURSES AND OFFERINGS, RIGHT? HAVE THESE PRESENTATIONS FROM THE DIFFERENT ACADEMIES SO WE GET TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS THAT THE STUDENTS HOUSE. NOW, THE CTE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION TEST RESULTS IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT DATA. >> JUST VERY RECENTLY MR. BIRCH AND MS. DAVIS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL HAD A SESSION FOR WORKPLACE [01:00:01] READINESS SKILLS FOR MANY OF OUR INTROS STUDENTS AND SOME OF OUR COMPLETERS. THERE ARE ABOUT 250 TO 300 STUDENTS THAT TOOK THAT CREDENTIAL. WE HAVE 16 FOR NURSE AID, 5 ARE SCHEDULED FOR COSMETOLOGY. 18 FOR MED LAB. OUR EMT STUDENTS I DON'T HAVE A FINAL COUNT ON THEIR LICENSURE. BUT FOR SPORTS MED WE HAD 18. OF COURSE WISE EPF, ECONOMICS AND PERSONAL FINANCE. THOSE STUDENTS WILL ALL BE TAKING THE WISE TEST. OUR CULINARY STUDENTS ARE TAKING SERVE SAFE. OUR MARKETING STUDENTS, 12 OF THEM WILL BE TAKING A NATIONAL CREDENTIAL. OF COURSE OUR COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS, STUDENTS WILL TAKE MICROSOFT IMAGINE ACADEMY, WORD OR POWERPOINT CERTIFICATIONS. SO, AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS WHY WE HAD TO PUT MORE MONEY TOWARDS INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS. THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE ESPECIALLY THE LICENSURE ONES. THAT'S WHY THE INCREASE IN PERKINS GRANT MONEY FOR CREDENTIALS WAS SO IMPORTANT. AS WELL AS OUR OPERATING MONEY FROM THE SCHOOL DIVISION. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE CONTINUE INCREASING AWARENESS OF CTE PROGRAMS BY EXPANDING OUTREACH FOR WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRAM PUBLICITY TO STAKEHOLDERS. SO THE CTE WPL CONFERENCE, DOCTOR JACOBS DID YOU WANT TO GIVE US A QUICK UPDATE ON THAT? >> I WILL SAY I ATTENDED THAT CONFERENCE FIRST TIME GOING TO THAT CONFERENCE. IT WAS IN PERSON. WAS ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT. A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO UTILIZE CITY BASED SERVICES AND AGENCIES WORK-BASED LEARNING. A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. HOW TO ACTUALLY KEEP TRACK OF STUDENTS WITHIN WORK-BASED LEARNING. IT WAS AN EXCELLENT CONFERENCE. ONE THAT I WILL BE SENDING THE NEW WORK-BASED LEARNING SPECIALIST THAT COMES ON IN JULY 2 NEXT YEAR. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEND ANOTHER TEACHER, PERHAPS FROM ONE OF THE ACADEMIES TO THAT CONFERENCE. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. LOOKS LIKE THERE'S ALSO SOME NOTES ON SOME OF THE OTHER WORK-BASED LEARNING CONFERENCES AND THEN THERE WAS APPARENT PRESENTATION. >> YEAH. AMY CREED WAS HER SPECIAL EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE ON OUR CTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE INVITED ME TO SPEAK TOMORROW TO APPARENT GROUP ABOUT WORK-BASED LEARNING AND OUR STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONFERENCE IS VIRTUAL. IT WILL BE JUNE 20 AND 21ST. I THINK SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE ANTICIPATED IN THAT LAST YEAR. I CAN SEND YOU THE LINK IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR ALSO. BECAUSE IT'S FREE. >> OKAY. THAT'S FOR THE STATE CONFERENCE? >> YES. >> OKAY. THANK YOU DOCTOR JACOBS. CONTINUING PARTNER CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH I APS. SO REBOOT OF I APS TO FOCUS ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS. WHAT IS SET NOTE ABOUT DOCTOR JACOBS? IF YOU DON'T MIND? >> IS ALL OF YOU KNOW I'M ALSO COORDINATING THE INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARDS. DEFENSIVE CHALLENGES WITH SETTING UP TOURS FOR THEIR PLACES OF BUSINESS AND HAVING OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:VIRTUAL OR POSTPONED. POSTPONED ALL OF THOSE TOURS SO THE FOCUS THIS COMING THIS FALL WILL BE ON CREATING THESE EXTERNSHIPS IF YOU WILL ABOUT FIRST OUR TEACHERS TO MEET THE BUSINESSES GO TO THESE PLACES TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SKILLS AND THE CREDENTIALS THAT STUDENTS MIGHT NEED TO WORK IN THOSE PARTICULAR PLACES OF BUSINESS OR CAREER PATHWAYS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THE WORK-BASED [01:05:03] LEARNING SPECIALISTS THAT WILL BEGIN TESTING IN JULY. LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS THE APPROVAL OF THE LOCAL PERKINS PLAN FOR THE 22/23 ACADEMIC YEAR. THAT WAS APPROVED. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE SCOPE OF WORK BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE LAST FEW THINGS HERE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS THE COMMITTEE NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES. AS I JUST MENTIONED THIS IS MY LAST YEAR AS THE COMMITTEE CHAIR. WE WILL NEED A NEW CHAIR FOR NEXT YEAR. IT'S NOT QUITE IN OUR BYLAWS BUT I THINK WE'VE HAD THIS AROUND PREVIOUSLY JUST MAKE SURE JUST TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE TO BACK UP THE CHAIR. THEN THE SECRETARY. LOOKING UP THESE 3 OFFICER POSITIONS FOR NEXT YEAR. SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN, NO PATRICK YOU'RE INTERESTED IN PARTICULAR IN THE CHAIR POSITION. BUT IF THERE IS ANYONE THAT IS INTERESTED IN VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY AND CHAIR PLEASE LET US KNOW AND ESSENTIALLY HOW IT WORKS IS FOR THE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER MEETING OF NEXT YEAR THOSE POSITIONS WILL BE VOTED IN. BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT THAT MEETING. THIS IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SOMEONE OR NOMINATE YOURSELF PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL OR STATE HERE IN THIS MEETING WE WILL MAKE SURE IT GETS RECORDED FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. >> THIS IS HER CURIOSITY AND NOT A SUGGESTION. HOW COMMITTED ARE WE TO THIS TIME OF DAY, DAY OF THE WEEK ETC.? IF IT'S LONG-ESTABLISHED. >> WE TYPICALLY LEAVE IT UP TO THE CURRENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I KNOW WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY MEMBERSHIP ON THE COMMITTEE MEETING IN PERSON. I WANT TO SAY MEETING ON TUESDAYS AT AROUND THIS TIME. I HAVE BEEN 4:30. AGAIN, IT'S BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE DIFFERENT MEMBERS THEMSELVES. I WOULD SAY IS COMMITTED AS THE COMMITTEE IS. IF THEY WANT TO PROPOSE CHANGE THE DATE AND TIME WE CAN LOOK AT IT. IS THERE A BETTER TIME OR SUGGESTION FOR A DIFFERENT DATE AND TIME JIM? >> MY ONLY PERSPECTIVE IS THAT IF YOU 2 AND 8 WORK WITH SCHOOLS AND ESPECIALLY TEACHERS THIS IS THE WORK OR STUDENTS, THIS IS THE 4TH TIME OF THE WEEK END OF THE DAY. BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL. >> GOT IT. >> SO PERHAPS WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY JIM IS DURING THE SUMMER WE SHOULD PUT OUT SOME TYPE OF SURVEY TO FIND OUT WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK AND WHAT TIME MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE. THE THING IS NEXT YEAR I ASSUME WE WILL BE MEETING IN PERSON AND WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET TO A PLACE, BE ABLE TO PARK IN A TIMELY MANNER AND BE ABLE TO HAVE SPACE IN A BUILDING. >> YEAH, THAT NARROWS IT EVEN MORE X EXACTLY. THAT'S WHY THE 4 O'CLOCK HOUR WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE IT WOULD ALWAYS MEET AT ALEXANDRIA CITY HIGH SCHOOL AND THAT'S WHEN THE STUDENTS WOULD BE CLEARED OUT FOR THE MOST PART. THERE ARE STUDENTS THERE ALL THE TIME. BUT 4 TO 5 O'CLOCK SEEM TO BE THE TIME WE COULD GET A CONFERENCE ROOM. >> THAT'S AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION. PEOPLE COULD DO IT ON THE WAY HOME. I WOULD STILL BE CURIOUS ABOUT DAY OF THE WEEK. >> YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. WE WILL PUT THAT ON THE LIST. TO DO THAT. >> CAN I CHIME IN FROM A TEACHERS POINT OF VIEW? >> SURE APPEARED. >> MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS ARE HORRIBLE. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY IS BETTER. RIGHT NOW AT HIGH SCHOOL WE DON'T DO MUCH AFTER SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S ALL DURING OUR LUNCH AND LEARN. THIS MEETING WAS IDEAL FOR ME TODAY ON A TUESDAY FROM 4 – 5. PERFECT FOR ME BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES RELATE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BE THE SAME YEAR AFTER YEAR. ALL THAT APART FROM SPORTS AND DRAMA PRACTICES. MOST OF THE CLUBS TO MEET AFTER [01:10:01] SCHOOLS ANYMORE. ACTIVITIES AREN'T AFTERSCHOOL ANYMORE. YOU CAN STRETCH MY WORKDAY FROM USUALLY HERE ANYWAY. THIS IS A TIME. WHEN I'M STILL AT WORK AND I CAN JUST FINISH UP WITH THIS MEETING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR THE TEACHERS. BECAUSE WE HAVE MOVED ALL OF OUR STUDENT AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITY TO LUNCH ARTHUR'S NOT MUCH GOING ON AFTER SCHOOL FRIENDS ANYMORE. I LIKE THAT. I GET MY WORK DONE. AS MY 2 CENTS. >> THEY GIVE FOR THAT PERSPECTIVE. >> AND ONE COMMENT. ON A TAG ONTO THE COMMENT AND SOMEONE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL AND SUPPORTING OUR ACE MENTOR CHAPTER WE'VE ESTABLISHED. LUNCH AND LEARN TIME I COULD SEE HOW IT WORKS FOR THE SCHOOLS. I THINK IT HAS ONLY WORKED FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITIES THAT PEOPLE SEEK TO SUPPORT THOSE PROGRAMS BECAUSE DEPENDENT VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT. WE START COMING BACK AND HAVING MORE IN PERSON MEETINGS THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS WANT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THEIR ACTIVITIES DURING THE LUNCH AND LEARN TIME THINK IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR THE BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRY PARTNER TO SUPPORT THOSE TO THE SAME DEGREE. JUST SAYING YOU DO ONE THING AND ONE SET OF HER EMBRACES HER HAND AND THEN THE OTHER SIDE PUTS HER HAND DOWN. THIS IS ONE OF THE SITUATIONS. BE MINDFUL OF THAT AS YOU PUT THE SURVEY. WHAT LEVEL OF IN-PERSON ACTIVITY ARE EXPECTING AND I'LL SAY FOR THE BUSINESS PEOPLE AT LEAST FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM. IT WAS ONLY THE VIRTUAL ASPECT THAT ALLOWED IT TO WORK DURING THE LUNCH AND LEARN TIME. I JUST WANT TO PUT IT OUT THERE. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL. >> OKAY, AS DOCTOR JACOBS MENTIONED WE WILL SEND OUT A SURVEY OVER THE SUMMER TO GET A BETTER. ON A GOOD DAY AND TIME FOR EVERYONE. THE OTHER NOTES AND REMINDERS, REMEMBER IF YOUR TERM IS COMING UP AND YOU'RE GETTING TOWARDS END OF YOUR TERM IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED A LINK I WOULD SAY, WHAT DO WE TYPICALLY SEND OUT LINKS DOCTOR JACOBSON SUSAN? I WOULD SEE IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT AFTER JUNE THEN CERTAINLY REACH OUT MAKE SURE YOU GET AN APPLICATION IF YOU'RE STILL INTERESTED IN BEING A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE. >> THE LINK TO THE APPLICATION IS ON THE ADVISOR COMMITTEE WEBPAGE. ON THE A CPS WEBSITE. YOU CAN APPLY ANYTIME. >> OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH SUSAN. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES? OKAY ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER CALLBACKS, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? >> I HAVE ONE. THIS ON THE ANNUAL REPORT COMMITTEE? >> YES. SO, GOOD QUESTION ALAN. THE COP MADE BECAUSE IT WAS GONNA ASK DOCTOR JACOBS ABOUT THAT. OFF BACK WHEN WE GOT OFF HERE. I KNOW TYPICALLY WE WOULD HAVE MEETINGS WITH THE ENTIRE GROUP. GO AHEAD DOCTOR JACOBS. >> THIS WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT WE PIVOTED TO LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE DECIDED THAT WE WANTED TO MEET EVERY OTHER MONTH INSTEAD OF JUST QUARTERLY. WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HELP US DO THIS. THE ANNUAL REPORT IS REALLY WRITTEN FROM THAT SCOPE OF WORK CHART THAT WE JUST DID. IT SHOWS WHAT WE'VE DONE EACH MEETING. WE CREATE THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMO THAT GOES WITH IT. SO OBVIOUSLY IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO HELP. THE JOB DOES FALL TO ME AND MELISSA RIGHT NOW. IF THERE ARE ANY PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER WE WILL BE SENDING OUT AN EMAIL TO YOU VOLUNTEER TO COME TO THAT VIRTUAL MEETING. >> THANK YOU DOCTOR JACOBS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, IS HER MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. [01:15:03] >> HAS MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 5 P.M. THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE FOR JOINING US AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF THE PRESENTERS FOR GIVING US SOME MORE INSIGHT ON THE DIFFERENT ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMS AT CTE. >> JESSICA, THAT WAS JIM THAT HAVE THE MOTION AND ALAN THAT SECOND IT. >> I DID GET IT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. >> VERY GOOD, THANK YOU EVERYONE FROM THE ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMS THAT PRESENTED TODAY. AGAIN AS MELISSA SAID WE REALLY TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. AND KOPI THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. IT WAS FANTASTIC. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME, THANK YOU. >> THANKS FOR HAVING US. GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE. THANKS, GOODBYE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.