academy of information technology “student and business advisory boards”
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Academy of Information Technology “Student and Business Advisory Boards”. Presenters: Jessie Contreras Dr. Maryjane Leonard. Hoover AOIT—Who Are We?. A Lighthouse Academy at Herbert Hoover High School Focus on building state of the art technology skills College readiness program - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Academy of Information Technology“Student and Business
Advisory Boards”
Presenters:
Jessie Contreras
Dr. Maryjane Leonard
Hoover AOIT—Who Are We?
A Lighthouse Academy at Herbert Hoover High School
Focus on building state of the art technology skills
College readiness program
300 students 11 teachers
Business Advisory Board
Booz Allen Hamilton City Heights Educational Collaborative International Rescue Committee Junior Achievement Project New Village Qualcomm San Diego Future’s Foundation San Diego State University San Diego Workforce Partnership Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Solar Turbines
Spirited Student Advisory Board
Student elected Officers Organize Homecoming
Presence for AOIT Organize and conduct
Fund Raising Activities New T-Shirt design Collaborate with
Business Advisory Board representatives
All grade levels represented
Preparing to become future leaders
ICEBREAKER
Team Building
Making the Connection Between Advisories
Scholarships Job Shadows Mentorship Business luncheons with professionals Business attire Public speaking Business language
Business Advisory Board as Industry Advisors
• Mission
•To provide Corporate sponsorship
•To foster mentor relationships with students
•To improve the educational experience at Hoover High School
•To review and recommend curriculum for business relevancy
Scholarships
Business Advisory Board Goal: Increase number of college scholarships each year. • 2004 – 3 scholarships
awarded
• 2011 – 10 scholarships
awarded
Multiple Field Trip Opportunities
Booz Allen Hamilton Job Shadow Cal Soap Career Fair College Tours—All local JC’s, LA, UC Riverside Community Gardens High Tech Fair La Jolla Playhouse Old Globe Padre’s Game, SD Zoo, Bowling, Beach Party Qualcomm Job Shadow Road Trip Nation SDSU Freshman for a day Solar Turbines
Booz Allen Job Shadow
Held at Booz Allen office each Spring Day’s events:
• Kick-off
• Job Shadow Activity
• Lessons Learned
Job Shadow Agenda
Kick-off
• Breakfast
• Presentation by Booz Allen leadership Job Shadow Activity
• Each student shadows a volunteer for 2-3 hours.
• Volunteer discusses important work topics
• Education required to perform their job,
• Career path & aspirations,
• College experience,
• Typical workday
Lessons Learned Presentations
RAFFLE TIME!
AND THE WINNING NUMBER IS…….
Empowering Young Leaders
Taking ownership Weekly meetings Organizing events Conflict and Resolution
Training Workshops from Industry
Partners Planning for next year
with new Student Advisory
Preparing for the future
Giving Back To The Community
Community service: Teaching computer applications to senior citizens Setting up fairs for community (Multicultural Fair,
Technology Fair, Health Fair) Empowering community through educational videos
(Legal Aid Society and Media Center San Diego) Public Speaking (translating for a community in need) Car safety Program Community Gardens Canyon Clean Up
Mr. Voeltner’s GIS class at City Council meeting
http://www.sandi.net/hoover
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Class
ElectivesAll for College Credit!!
Web Design Business and Computer Applications Global Positioning Systems Tech Support Services Graphic Design Video Production Multi-media
RAFFLE TIME!
AND THE WINNING NUMBER IS…….
3 Career Pathways
All 10th grade AOIT students take Web Architecture
In 11th grade students choose career pathway that continues through their senior year:• 1. Modern Media Marketing then Multimedia
• 2. Technical Support Systems (TSS)1, 2 then TSS 3,4
• 3. GIS 1,2 then GIS 3,4
RAFFLE TIME!
AND THE WINNING NUMBER IS…….
Visit our AOIT website
http://aoit.hooverhi.org/
AOIT WEBSITE
PRESENTER CONTACT INFORMATION
Jessie Contreras
AOIT Advisory Teacher
Maryjane (Jane) Leonard, Ed.D.
Booz Allen Hamilton