About NAF - Diplomas No · DIPLOMAS NOW SUMMER INSTITUTE – About NAF. Agenda. 1. Share NAF’s Approach to Shaping our Future Workforce 2. Review Overlap of TDS/DN/NAF Foot Print
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About NAF Shaping our Future Workforce Pat Brown – National Director, Corporate Engagement DIPLOMAS NOW SUMMER INSTITUTE 2016
Pat Brown – National Director, Corporate Engagement
DIPLOMAS NOW SUMMER INSTITUTE 2016
DIPLOMAS NOW SUMMER INSTITUTE – About NAF
Agenda1. Share NAF’s Approach to Shaping our Future
Workforce2. Review Overlap of TDS/DN/NAF Foot Print3. Explore Opportunities to Build on Each Others Work
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Spend time on this. With a little bit of a deeper dive on NAFTrack and Corporate Engagement
The Challenge
In the United States, job forecasts indicate that more than 65% of all future employment opportunities will require candidates to have some post-secondary education.
The Challenge
Yet we still live in a country where every 26 seconds, a high school
student drops out.
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Too many students, especially minorities living below or near the poverty line, are disengaged because they don’t have strong mentors in their lives and they don’t understand the relevance of their high school education. In the meantime, businesses are struggling because they have limited access to a diverse, well educated, and future ready workforce – hindering their ability to compete in a global economic landscape. A staggering one-third of America’s unemployment rate is due to the growing chasm between employee skills and open jobs. While the number of available jobs is increasing, the number of people qualified to fill them is not.
The Challenge
Yet we still live in a country wherelow-income students are graduating
HIGH SCHOOL14.4 percentage points below the rate
for their non-low-income peers.
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Or, depending on the audience, you can use: “Yet we still live in a country where African-American and Hispanic/Latino students are graduating high school 5-10 points behind the national average.” >> both stats are from the 2013-14 school year and can be accessed here: http://www.americaspromise.org/high-school-graduation-facts-ending-dropout-crisis ------------------------------------------------------------ Too many students, especially minorities living below or near the poverty line, are disengaged because they don’t have strong mentors in their lives and they don’t understand the relevance of their high school education. In the meantime, businesses are struggling because they have limited access to a diverse, well educated, and future ready workforce – hindering their ability to compete in a global economic landscape. A staggering one-third of America’s unemployment rate is due to the growing chasm between employee skills and open jobs. While the number of available jobs is increasing, the number of people qualified to fill them is not.
The Solution
NAF solves some of the biggest challenges facing education and the economy by bringing education, business, and community leaders together to transform the high school experience.
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national network of education, business, and community leaders work together to ensure high school students are college, career, and future ready. Because we envision a world in which all young people have equal opportunity for successful futures ... And businesses have a highly-skilled and diverse workforce
NAF Network
Foundedin 1982
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Our organization’s history is rooted in the corporate world and our team has experience working in various roles and levels in education, so we understand the complexities of both. NAF was founded in 1982 in NYC [possibly talk about Sandy, depending on audience] and focused on the finance industry.��since 1982 we have been partnering with existing high schools in high-need communities to enhance school systems at a low cost by implementing NAF academies.
NAF Network
88,684STUDENTS
716ACADEMIES
482SCHOOLS
Finance | Hospitality & Tourism | Information Technology | Engineering | Health Sciences
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Today, we serve 88,684 students in 716 academies and 482 high schools in 36 states including DC and the US virgin islands. In addition to finance, our academy themes now include: hospitality & tourism, information technology, engineering, and health sciences. These growing industries are vital to our economy and provide a wealth of opportunity for NAF students to succeed long after they graduate.
The NAF Educational Design
Academy Development & Structure
Advisory Board
Curriculum & Instruction
Work-Based Learning
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So how does it work? NAF’s educational design ignites students’ passion for learning and gives businesses the opportunity to shape America’s future workforce by transforming the learning environment The design includes four essential elements of practice: academy development & structure, curriculum & instruction, advisory board, and work-based learning.
Academy Development & Structure
• Small, focused learning communities• Fit within and enhance existing high
school systems• Open enrollment• 75 students per grade level• Flexible structure• Weekly common planning time• Academy leadership (directors/site
coordinators, lead teachers)
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We don’t run the schools – we work closely with schools and districts to make sure they have the structure in place [through the Year of Planning depending on audience] to ensure fidelity to the design
Curriculum & Instruction
• Rigorous• Industry-validated• STEM-infused• NAF courses included in the
The NAF curricula is created in partnership with industry professionals and designed around projects that help students acquire valuable workplace skills and see their education as a step toward long-term career options. NAF empowers teachers to expand the boundaries of the classroom in non-traditional ways that ensure lessons have real-world application to growing industries. There are about 30 NAF courses Aside from NAF curricula, select Project Lead the Way, The STEM Academy, Paxton/Patterson, Cisco, AP, IB, and dual enrollment courses may also be a part of the educational design.
Advisory Board
• 5,843 current advisory board members• Bridge between schools and the
workplace• 10-20 members• 80% from the business community• Inform curricula• Organize work-based learning activities• Community advocates for the academy• Provide and solicit financial support
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include representation from business, employers, post-secondary education, alumni, academy leadership, and school or district administration. Membership can also include parents and alumni.
Work-Based Learning
• Three phases: 1. Career Awareness
• Guest speakers• Worksite tours• Career fairs
2. Career Exploration• Mock/informational interviews• Job shadows
3. Career Preparation• Paid internships
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Work-based learning brings the classroom to the workplace and the workplace to the classroom. This instructional strategy provides students with a well-rounded skill set that goes beyond academics and includes the soft skills needed to succeed in college and the working world.
Impact
Schools and companies that work with NAF are able to open countless doors for students who never even knew they existed.
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The majority of NAF students are minorities living below or near the poverty line who don’t have mentors in their lives to ignite their passion for learning or expose them to the vast career opportunities available to them. Schools and companies that work with NAF are able to open countless doors for students who never even knew they existed.
Student Demographics
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53% male 45% female 77% minority students 69% low-income 18% English language learners
Student Outcomes
98%of seniors graduated
92%college-bound
graduates
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By working with NAF your company will be at the forefront of workforce development, recruiting diverse talent with a solid foundation in hard and soft skills. In fact, through NAFTrack Certified Hiring, many top global companies have committed to give special consideration to NAFTrack certified graduates.
NAFTrack and its Components
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NAFTrack and its Components
NAFTrack Certified Hiring
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NAFTrack Certified Hiring is a ground-breaking and lasting solution to the growing diversity and skills gap challenges facing our nation. Through an innovative partnership between industry and education, students and businesses can�Be Future Ready.
NAFTrack Certified Hiring
Successfully complete at least 4 NAF courses (or approved equivalents) including culminating projects and end of course exams
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NAFTrack Certified Hiring is a ground-breaking and lasting solution to the growing diversity and skills gap challenges facing our nation. Through an innovative partnership between industry and education, students and businesses can�Be Future Ready.
NAFTrack Certified Hiring
Successfully complete at least 4 NAF courses (or approved equivalents) including culminating projects and end of course exams
Successfully complete an internship:• 120 hours• No less than
federal (or local, if higher) subminimum training wage
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NAFTrack Certified Hiring is a ground-breaking and lasting solution to the growing diversity and skills gap challenges facing our nation. Through an innovative partnership between industry and education, students and businesses can�Be Future Ready.
NAFTrack Certified Hiring
Successfully complete at least 4 NAF courses (or approved equivalents) including culminating projects and end of course exams
Successfully complete an internship:• 120 hours• No less than
federal (or local, if higher) subminimum training wage
Meet local high school graduation requirements
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NAFTrack Certified Hiring is a ground-breaking and lasting solution to the growing diversity and skills gap challenges facing our nation. Through an innovative partnership between industry and education, students and businesses can�Be Future Ready.
NAFTrack Certified Hiring
Benefits could include:
• Pre-interview support
• Guaranteed interviews for qualified positions
• Potential higher starting salaries
• Priority hiring
• College internships
• And more…
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NAFTrack Certified Hiring is a ground-breaking and lasting solution to the growing diversity and skills gap challenges facing our nation. Through an innovative partnership between industry and education, students and businesses can�Be Future Ready.
NEW Marketing Material
NAFTrack Certified Hiring
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Several top companies have committed to give special consideration to NAFTrack certified graduates. Those companies include....
Be Future Ready
“Why was NAF and the internship experience life changing?
Because I found a home, I found a place where I mattered, where people were genuinely interested in my success and development. The experience made my dreams more realistic, more tangible.”
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Jackie graduated from Pace University with honors and internships at Citigroup, BMI, MLB, and Goldman Sachs under her belt. She has worked for GE and HBO. She took time off from HBO to get her MBA at Harvard. She later rejoined their Warner Brother’s division in California. Not sure if you need to say she is currently in New York continuing her career in entertainment. There are many other students, like Jackie, who are ready to fill our nation’s workforce pipeline and become the leaders of tomorrow.
• https://youtu.be/mbijbsW6DPA
• Click here to view the video
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Weve got some great pieces that tell the story and demonstrate the impact of NAF’s educational design better than I cant Click here to view the video that was debuted at NAF Next and share with your network to encourage more education, business, and community leaders to invest in our nation's future workforce.
It takes all of us to create a movement To transform the high school experience , to close the skills gap, and to open doors for thousands of young people.
TDS/DN/NAF Foot Print Overlap
Overlap 10 States (including DC)8 Cites3 High Schools (6 academies)
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STATES: MA, MI, CA, FL, NY, PA, TX, WA, OK, DC CITIES: Boston, Detroit, EBR (Antioch), Miami, NYC, San Antonio, Seattle, DC) ACADEMIES: Miami - Booker T Senior (AOE, AOHT, AOF, AOIT), NY - Bronx Engineering and Technology (AOE), Miami -Cardozo (AOIT)
A rigorous and comprehensive assessment system requiring students to:
• Successfully complete 4 NAF courses or their equivalent
• Pass the three parts of the assessment
• Graduate high school
NAFTrack Certification Benefits
Student
• Projects, exams, and internships will prepare you for college and career
• Qualify for NAFTrackCertified Hiring
School & District
• Ability to measure students’ college and career readiness
• Access student performance data to create data-driven action plans, improving student, school, and district-wide performance
Employer
• Cultivate interest in the industry through internships
• Ensure our nation’s future workforce has the skills necessary to succeed in your industry
NAFTrack Certification Requirements
An online professional network connecting:
• NAF students
• Alumni
• NAFTrack Certified Hiring employers
myNAFTrack Benefits
Student & Alumni
• Build a professional online profile and portfolio to easily showcase work to employers
• Access to a wide range of potential internship and job opportunities
• Access to a library of career resources
School & District
• Ability to track students post-graduation and measure college and career success
Employer
• Easily search for talent who have been certified through a rigorous and industry developed assessment system
• Directly promote the company to a highly skilled and diverse talent pool
NAFTrack Certification Requirements
A growing number of top companies have committed to give special consideration to college students and eventual job applicants who earned NAFTrack Certification.
It is a differentiator for NAF and shows the value our employer partners see in our graduates.
NAFTrack Certified Hiring Benefits
Student & Alumni (includes but is not limited to the following)
• Pre-interview and resume support
• Priority hiring among equally qualified applicant pools
• Paid high school and college internships
School & District
• Shows the community that school and NAF efforts lead to unparalleled access to major employers and post-graduation success for students
Employer
• Gain a competitive edge over companies through direct access to certified, highly skilled talent
• Participation signifies the company’s commitment to a diverse workforce
