Career Academy Leaders' Collaborative
Program Overview
Participants develop adaptive leadership capacity for effective, high quality, and equitable implementation of the career academy model with fidelity to the National Standards of Practice for Career Academies (NSOP). The program consists of a year-long fellowship built on three in-person workshops and on-going virtual support. NCAC's vision for the Career Academy Leaders Collaborative is to develop leadership capacity to grow school-community networks that harness the power of collective impact, ultimately improving the economic and life chances of all youth.
The Collaborative
The Career Academy Leaders' Collaborative will be supported by a partnership between two organizations:
- The Education Development Center (EDC)
- The National Career Academy Coalition (NCAC)
Intended Participants
CALC is a year-long fellowship built on three in-person workshops and ongoing virtual support. The Fellowship offers individual school and/or district leaders a thorough grounding in the NSOP, leadership assistance, and methods for understanding and overcoming implementation challenges. Registration of leadership teams is encouraged; these could include teachers, coaches, guidance counselors, school and district administrators, and advisory board members.
Program Goals
NCAC Fellows will:
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Master Adaptive Leadership skills and methods for understanding and overcoming implementation challenges including buy-in.
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Develop expert knowledge of the ten National Standards of Practice for effective, high quality career academies.
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Receive access to a collection of templates and samples of best practices from Model Academies.
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Communicate a compelling vision for their school(s) and academy(ies) for a variety of audiences and purposes.
Cost per participant is $4,000.
Tentative Meetings for 2021 - 2022
September 27 - 29, 2021 Grand Island, Nebraska
November 13 -15, 2021: NCAC National Conference in Orlando, Florida
February 23 - 25, 2022 Polk County, Florida
Registration for the 2021-2022 cohort is closed. If you have any questions, please contact Connie Majka at connie@ncacinc.com. Thank you!
