Career Education Academy Showcase
Participants from Florida, Utah, New Mexico, Illinois, Oklahoma, South Carolina and New York visited Palm Beach Gardens High School, Palm Beach Lakes High, Forest Hill High, Lake Worth High, William T. Dwyer High, West Boca Raton High and John I. Leonard High and learned how these schools achieved their national recognition status. A welcome reception was held on April 21 at the Marriott in Palm Beach Gardens. On Tuesday and Wednesday, participants visited their scheduled schools and attended an afternoon breakout session that was held at Nova Southeastern University in Palm Beach Gardens. Afternoon breakout sessions included district and school level employees and career academy business partners. After visiting schools on Wednesday morning, participants met with the district Career Education team shared best practices. For more information on Career Education in Palm Beach County, please contact Constance Scotchel-Gross, Manager of Career Education, at 561-357-3757 or visit www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/careered. “Career Academies have contributed immensely to high school reform. These programs paved the way by breaking up large high schools into smaller learning communities; creating personalized learning for young people; making curriculum relevant by using careers as context for learning; and helping students explore future college and career opportunities.” |
Over one hundred Career and Technical educators from across the nation gathered in West Palm Beach from April 21-23, 2008, to participate in Palm Beach County School District/Career Education’s 2008 Career Academy Showcase. The objective of this showcase was to highlight the success of Palm Beach County’s Nationally Recognized Career Academies.
