“KUDOS!” The Arts, Media & Entertainment Symposium, hosted by Pillar at the Grammy Museum, was a successful collaboration of educators and industry professionals.
“...one of the highlights for public and charter school educators in the State of California. Kudos!”
Dr. Gail Greer
LAUSD
CASH FOR COLLEGE
COLLEGE AND CAREER
CONVENTION
December 8-9, 2010
Los Angeles Convention Center
Serving more than 12,000 students over two days with financial aid presentations, college and career exhibitors and college life workshops. Family night, December 8, 2010 focuses on middle and early high school college planning and preparation.
CASH FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
AWARDS RECEPTION
Spring 2010
Scholarship recipients and their families celebrated their success with food, entertainment, and a program led by Josepha Salinas from HOT 92.3.
HIGHLIGHTS
Principal for a Day hosted over 100 campus visits by local business executives
School administrators or lead teachers and local industry professionals exchange ideas, resources and a sense of responsibility for our schools.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
To promote and support effective relationships between public schools and their business and community partners.
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•Students gain access to education and skills training, preparing them for the high-skill, high-wage careers of the global economy.
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•Local businesses partner with their future local workforce to meet the needs of the 21st century marketplace.
THE WORK
THE RESULT
Individual, family and community fulfillment within a thriving regional economy.
THE STRATEGIC VISION
The best way to scale efforts in education and workforce development is through meaningful and measurable collaborations and partnerships. Support and promotion of these partnerships falls into four categories critical to student access to quality education and skills training:
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Address the urban dropout crisis by working with L.A. public schools to create small, rigorous, theme-based learning communities to better prepare students for college and career opportunities.
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Cultivate businesses and corporate leaders as education advocates then connect them to schools through formal partnerships.
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Conduct events that increase students’ knowledge about and access to college and financial aid resources.
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Facilitate student internships, job shadowing, and employment opportunities that provide youth with career exploration through work experience. Offer job skills training and work readiness certification to industry defined standards ensuring that youth are prepared to be hired and retain employment.
In his essay in the recently published book, Beyond Tracking, David Rattray, president of UNITE-LA, examines thematic learning as a potential structure to deliver Multiple Pathways.
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