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Existing Academies: California Partnership Academies (CPA) 2007-08 Annual Report

The 2007-08 Annual Report is ready to download and complete. You can download it from the CPA  Required Forms page. This year the 2007 CPA Annual Report is due to the High School Initiatives/Career Education Office (HSI/CEO) on or before

 October 31, 2008.

New this Year:

There have been some minor adjustments in the wording of selected questions asked, and questions have been consolidated and/or moved, to

• Increase clarity and flow of the various CPA component areas.
• To enable us to address continuous improvement of the model more efficiently.
• Assist in providing assistance to California’s Partnership Academies.

This year we will begin to collect California Standards Test data in English/Language arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Science in the student data sections. Please work with your District Data Manager for assistance in accessing this data.

The date for submission of the 2007-08 Annual Report is October 31, 2008. This extension is for this year only to allow coordinators time to develop a process to access and record the newly requested CST data. We plan to go back to the October 15 deadline next year.

Request for Application (RFA) in Support of the Governor's Career Technical Education Initiative – Out August 2008

Funds are available through the Governor’s Career Technical Education Initiatives for fifty new academies. This Request for Application (RFA) is intended for first year, grade ten, academy implementation grants only. The purpose of this implementation grant is to provide funds to support academy programs that are beginning implementation in at least grade ten in the fall of 2008-09, or that will be operational in at least grade ten by the spring semester of the 2008-09 school year, and that have not been receiving CPA funds.

The RFA is scheduled to be released August 2008. For application availability, keep an eye on the CDE partnership academies Web site, resources and forms link. See the funding email list at the Join Funding Mailing List website.

CPA Grade 10 Implementation Grant Workshops

Please RSVP with Karen Shores at kshores@cde.ca.gov.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WORKSHOP
Friday, August 29, 2008
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WORKSHOP
Friday, September 5, 2008
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
National University
3390 Harbor Boulevard, Room 132 & 136
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Grant Reading: Anyone interested in reading grant applications, please RSVP to Karen Shores at kshores@cde.ca.gov or

916-319-0478. Applications are scheduled to be read September 29, 30 and October 1, 2008 in Sacramento, CA.

Request for Application (RFA) for Mentor Academies – Out This Fall

Funds are available for 25 mentor academies. Successful applicants will receive $50,000 for over a
two-year period, 2008-09 and 2009-10.

Requirements for eligibility as a mentor academy include:

• Have had full CPA implementation status (grades 10-12) for at least five years.
• Have achieved full CPA funding ($81,000) for the past five years.
• Have all academy required components successfully implemented.
• Have approval of district and site administration to participate as a mentor academy and to fulfill all required mentor activities, including site visits, workshops, certifications, and ongoing mentee-academy support for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years.
• A desire to share knowledge, skills, experience, and lessons-learned with new and developing academies.

For more information please contact Karen Shores at kshores@cde.ca.gov or 916-319-0478.

Fall Institute for Newly Funded Academies

A Fall Institute for all newly funded 2007-08 and 2008-09 academies has been scheduled. The dates are November 17 and 18, 2008 at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center located in San Diego, CA. A letter and registration materials requiring participation will be e-mailed as well as mailed by early August. For more information, please contact Christopher Mattson at cmattson@cde.ca.gov.

Annual California Partnership Academies Conference

Another fantastic program and hotel awaits us! The dates and location have been identified for the
21st Annual California Partnership Academies Conference. The conference will be held March 26-28, 2009 at the Desert Springs JW Marriott Hotel and Resort in Palm Desert. Please note that this year the conference will start on Thursday, March 26th, ending Saturday, March 28th. The location is amazing and worth the trip.

Please think about participating as a session or round table presenter to showcase and share some of your academy's best practices and curriculum. Good presentations are critical components of the conference and a great way to network.

Also, if you know of a vendor that you feel will be a benefit to other academies, please refer them to Machelle Martin at mamartin@cde.ca.gov. See you in March!!!

Resource Links

Mentoring is a difficult implementation piece of the California Partnership Academies model. There is information and resources about mentoring at the Governor's Mentoring Partnership (Outside Source).

The Career Academy Support Network (CASN) (Outside Source) is a comprehensive resource for small learning communities (SLCs) and academies in high schools across the United States. CASN offers professional development for staff engaged in implementing academies and SLCs, produces a variety of guides and handbooks, and conducts evaluation and research.

The California Center for College and Career (ConnectEd) (Outside Source) is a hub for innovative practice, policy and research to expand the number of education pathways that prepare students for college and career. ConnectEd will advance the role that academically rigorous career and technical education plays in reforming California high schools so that more students master the knowledge and skills they will need to succeed in tomorrow’s economy. As a result, more students will graduate from high school prepared for college and a career.