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Career Academies

Career Academies prepare students for success in college and careers.  They accomplish this goal because they

• maintain a rigorous academic standard
• while fostering student enthusiam by linking the relevance of classroom learning to college and career goals

Los Angeles Unified School District is a nationwide model for the development of quality academies and the excellent results they can achieve (click here for newly published Academy Evaluation Study).  In partnership with local employers, LA Unified sponsors 63 Career Academies in 37 senior high schools (click here for LAUSD Academy Directory).  The intent is to make education more rigourous and relevant thereby preparing students for success in college and careers.

Most career academies have similar characteristics.  Each academy is a school-within-a-school that provides high school students with a three or four year program integrating academic learning with the study of a particular career path. LAUSD career fields include health and biotechnology, financial services, law and justice, telecommunication, travel and tourism, graphic arts, new media, performing arts, transportation, police and firefighting, fashion design and more.

There are three primary advantages to the Career Academy model. First, the school-within-a-school feature is designed to form closer bonds, and to create a strong peer group support system.  Many students describe their career academies as being like a family. Additionally, integrated academic and career curriculum brings rigor and relevance to the classroom.  Students learn best when course content is based on problem solving, real-life projects and hands-on learning opportunities.  The third advantage is the employer partnerships that are formed with the schools. These partnerships offer students opportunities to explore career options through job shadowing, internships, mentorships and a variety of creative integration methods.

LAUSD Academy Directory

School	Academy	Contact	Business Partner
Banning	Tech-Prep Academy Home Economics	TBA	Harbor College
Belmont	Travel and Tourism Academy Academy of Finance	Gary Kelly Yolanda Salazar Jane Nakano	American Express LA Educational Partnership Universal Studios Century Plaza Hotel LA Conventiona & Visitors Bureau El Cholo Restaurant
Cleveland	Multi-Lingual Academy New Media Academy	Joyce Norfleet, AP Allan Weiner, Principal	LAUSD Workforce LA See Att. I
Crenshaw	Fashion Design Academy Shell Youth Training Academy Graphic Arts Academy Office Technology Academy Telecommunications Academy	George Tucker	Monogram West Shell Oil Company Magic Johnson Foundation Breakaway Technologies Employment Development Dept See Att. I
Dorsey	Police Academy Law & Justice Academy Shell Youth Training Academy	Officer D. Jones Heidi Bowton	LAPD Shell Oil Company Avery Dennison Honda Mitsubishi and BFI
Downtown Bus.	Academy of Finance	Steve Connelly	LA Educational Partnership See Att. II
Eagle Rock	New Media Academy	Alan Takagaki Steve Kibbler	Dreamworks Workforce LA
Elizabeth St. Learning Center	Health Academy	Linda Heckenberg, AP
Foshay Learning Center	Health Academy Academy of Finance	Karel Lilly	California Hospital USC Schools of Nursing & Pharmacy Candle Corporation
Francis, Poly	Multi-Lingual Academy	Juliana Glynn	LAUSD
Franklin	MTA Transportation Academy	Erick Juarez	MTA
Fremont	Travel and Tourism Academy Shell Youth Training Academy	Dorothy Coleman	American Airlines Shell Oil Company Alamo Rentals LA Convention & Visitors Bureau LA Educational Partnership
Gardena	So. Cal. International Business Academy	Paige Okada	Cal State Dominguez Hill University Toyota Motors Honda Motor Co Ralphs/Food 4 Less Gardena Valley Rotary Club PacifiCare Pacific Life Insurance Murad
Garfield	Multi-Lingual Teacher Career Academy University Preparatory Program Ford Academy of Manufacturing Sciences	Ms. R. Cazarez Lloyd Champman	LAUSD
Hamilton	Communications Arts Academy	Peter Osbaldeston
Hollywood	New Media Academy Performing Arts Magnet	Barbara Gordon	Paramount Pictures Workforce LA Zappa Productions
Huntington Park	Multi-Lingual Academy Human Services Academy Ford Academy of Manufacturing Sciences	Steve Scanlon Steve Scanlon	LAUSD Mental Health Assoc. of LA County
Lincoln	Multi-Lingual Academy	Alicia Enriques/Nagaoka	LAUSD
Locke	MTA Transportation Academy JROTC Shell Youth Training Academy	Elois McGehee,AP Gail Garrett	MTA Shell Oil Company
Los Angeles	FAME Academy (Future American Multilingual Educators)	Michael Scharf	LA Educational Partnership See Att. II
Manual Arts	Academy of Finance Graphic Communications Academy New Media Academy Shell Youth Training Academy	Alan Seigal John Stanos Tara Thurston	Fannie Mae Printing Industry Assoc. Workforce LA See Att. I Shell Oil Company
Marshall	Construction Technologies Academy Health Academy	Jerry Devries Mary George	Habitat for Humanity
Monroe	Police Academy Law & Justice Academy Firefighting Academy Magnet Humanities Academy Invest Academy Aviation Academy	Beverly Shore Beverly Shore	LAPD LAFD
Narbonne	Human Services Academy	Carol Nelson	Mental Health Assoc. of LA County
North Hollywood	MTA Transportation Academy Multi-Lingual Academy	Purcell Twisdale Rosa Denny	MTA LAUSD
Palisades	New Media Academy	Paul McGlothlin	Workforce LA See Att I
Reseda	Multi-Lingual Academy Police Academy	Leona Warman Joel Schaeffer	LAUSD LA Police Academy Foundation
San Fernando	Multi-Lingual Academy	Valerie Madrigal Bernie Ramos	LAUSD
San Pedro	Police Academy	Sandy Alvaranga	LA Police Academy Foundation Century 21 Avery Dennison
Sylmar	Multi-Lingual Academy	Luane Emery	LAUSD
Van Nuys	Machine Tool Partnership Academy	Roberto Gutierrez	National Tooling & Machine Assoc.
Venice	Bilingual Business Academy New Media Academy	Joan Miner John Kwan	KMEX-TV, Channel 34 Workforce LA Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Venice-Marina Rotary Communities & Schools (CIS) West LA College Santa Monica College Digital Groove Rare Medium Museum of Television and Radio
Verdugo	New Media Academy	Michael Augustiny	Workforce LA See Att I
Washington Prep	Shell Academy		Shell Oil Company
Westchester	Business Career Academy	Fred Page	McDonald’s Corporation
Wilson	Academy of Finance MTA Transportation Academy Police Academy Law & Justice Magnet	Tom Fessler Tom Fessler Alan Amundsen Alan Amundsen	LA Educational Partnership See Att I MTA LA Police Academy Foundation

Attachment I Business & Local Support for New Media Academies City of Los Angeles Video Symphony KCET Museum of Television & Radio CBS Ariquitectonica Gateway Intel Corporation New Media Hollywood DreamWorks, SKG Sony Pictures Paramount Pictures Richard Berliner DMJM Gensler The Getty Digital Production Resource Haworth Furniture UAW Attachment II Business & Local Support for Finance Academies Union Bank Xerox Federal Credit Union Mellon 1st Business Bank Bank of America Merrill Lynch Salomon Smith Barney Western Federal Credit Union Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Ernst & Young J & H Marsh McLennen Northern Trust Bank KPMG Peat Marwick Aames Home Loan Robert Half International Deloitte & Touche Foothill Group, Inc. the Copeland Companies FHS, Inc. Fannie Mae Acacia Research