The Nuts and Bolts of Partnering

Alamance-Burlington School System

And

Alamance County Area Chamber of Commerce

Presenters:Barbara Massey

Business/Education Coordinator

Alamance County Area Chamber of Commerce

Justine Newman-Slade

Career Development Coordinator

Vicky Wheeler

School-to-Careers Coordinator

Alamance-Burlington School System

Session Objectives

• Build the partnership structure• Identify the benefits to

education and business of partnering

• Show integration of College Tech Prep in the partnership

Partnership Building Blocks

• Business and Education Leadership

• College Tech Prep• School-to-Work• Partnership

Structure

Partners

• Alamance-Burlington School System

• Alamance Community College

• Elon University• Alamance County

Area Chamber of Commerce

Executive Committee

• ABSS Superintendent• ACC President• Elon University Director of School

Outreach• Chamber of Commerce Education Council

Chair & Business/Education Coordinator• Alamance County Government• Workforce Development Board Chair• Alamance Educational Foundation• ABSS Board of Education Chair• ACC Board of Trustees Chair

Program of Work

• Junior Achievement• Speakers Bureau• Work-based Experiences for

Students and Teachers• Career Development• Evaluation• Chamber Job Fair & Career Fair• Adopt-A-School

Program of Work

• Lunch Buddies/Tutoring• Face-to-Face• Student-led Conferences/Portfolios• Classroom Collection• SunTrust Gold Star Teacher of the

Year

Marketing Tools

• Partnership Video• Partnership

Brochure• The Report Card• Times-News

Career Tabloid• CTP materials

Alamance Co. School-to-Careers

Partnership

Building the Benefits to Business

• Improved lines of communication with educational systems

• Direct interaction with students and teachers

• Better trained workforce

Building the Benefits to Education

• Seamless transition to postsecondary education/training

• Relevancy to the curriculum

• Awareness of career opportunities

School-to-Careers & College Tech Prep =Pathways to Career

Success• Higher expectations• Academic/Skill Standards• Career Guidance• Integrated Curriculum• Work-based Learning/Employer

Involvement• Post-secondary Education/Training

Comprehensive Career Development/College

Tech Prep

Partnership Structure

Executive Committee

Chamber Education

Council

Career-Technical Education

Academic & Technical

Attainment Meeting

November 11, 2004

ABSS & ACC Articulation Meeting

October 22, 2004

Allied Health Sciences

review curriculum =

new articulation agreement

New Schools Project

Southern High School

ACC’s College Tech Prep Awards at local high

school

Business into Schools

Junior Achievement consultants teach in schools

High School Senior Project Presentations

Industry Goes Back to School

Student portfolio conferences at Graham High

School

Lunch Buddies Program

Other Support Initiatives

New Teacher Reception

New Teacher Incentive Packages/Thanks for Teaching Web Page

Classroom Collection Campaign

SunTrust Gold Start Teacher of the Year

Career Exploration Opportunities for

Students

Farm-to-Table Day

September 21-22, 2004

Over 700 ABSS 4th graders and home

schoolers

Alamance Community College’s Taste of

Tech – Fall 2004

Elon University's College & Career Fair

Hawfields Presbyterian Child Care participates in high school career fair with Early Childhood

teacher

ACC’s All-Star Career Camp

8th Grade Career Fair

February 2005

SHS Student Reports on Job Shadowing – November 2, 2004

Graham High School student intern in child care

Apprenticeship Academy utilizes ACC faculty and

area business representatives

Educators in the Workplace

Tuesday Tour for Teachers

Alamance Upclose

November 2, 2004

Craftique

The Winery at Iron Gate

Armacell North American

JOBS Educator Intern Program

Community Connections

ACC Publics Officials Breakfast focusing on the

partnership

Representative Alice Bordsen visits Woodlawn & Eastern Schools

Partnership Recognitions

Governor’s Business Partnership Award 2001

Second Mile Award 2002

NC DOL Apprenticeship Award 2001

Sellars-Gunn Construction Technology

Students work on Habitat for

Humanity House and receive

Habitat Volunteer Award

Good Education =

Good Business