Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools 21st Century and Career Ready Advisory Committee Annual Report 2016-2017 COMMITTEE CHARGE To review and advise on the division wide career/technical programs and curricula for students, to provide staff training identified by the business community and to encourage interaction with local businesses to include the possibility of mentoring and internships.

Committee Members Creamer, David (Community Representative), Chair Leasure, Charles (Community Representative), Vice Chair DeJesus, Deborah (Business & Industry), Recorder Ownby, Lisa (WJCC School Board) Parker, Elizabeth (WJCC Schools) DiPaola, Valerie (WJCC Schools) Key, Jeffrica (Labor Organization) Bond, Rita (Workforce Investment Council) Gore, Jonalyn (Local Community College) Herner, Tracy (Business & Industry) Day, Brandy (Business & Industry) Tonya Gokita (WJCC Schools- Special Populations) Schaffer, Bruce (New Horizons Regional Education Center)

The role of the 21st Century and Career Ready Advisory Committee is to advise the division on Career and Technical Education programs and curriculum for students. The advisory committee held five meetings during the 2016-2017 school year.

Key Activities and Accomplishments 1. A “CTE Industry Credentialing Results Database” was created to track all students passing an industry credentialing exam for each CTE course taken. Information from this database is pulled and integrated into the Synergy’s Student Information System (SIS) for ease and accuracy of reporting as well as automatic inclusion on student transcripts. 2. An interactive “CTE Completer Pathway” guide was created to assist students in choosing sequences of courses during academic and career planning that would earn Completer status. 3. CTE students at Toano Middle School experienced several accomplishments this year:  The “My First Lego League” robotics team won 1st place in Core Values at the Richmond Regional Convention in November 2016.  A team of students participated in the VA Ship Repair Association competition for the first time.  CTE teacher Melissa Chai was awarded a $2000 grant from the WJCC Schools Foundation to incorporate VexIQ robots into Toano’s CTE program.

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 Coding and microprocessors was added to the CTE curriculum through Hummingbird Duo robot kits and CTE expanded on coding with robotics using Lego Ev3 robots and Sphero robots.

4. WJCC and Jamestown High School comprised seven of the 42 Boat Design Teams that completed their entries for the Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) 2017 Boat Design Competition. One of the Jamestown teams, Operation Overboard, was selected as a finalist, had their boat built to the team’s specifications, and were raced in two different heats on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the Mariners Museum to determine the overall winner. Operation Overboard had the fastest boat and was awarded fourth place after bonus points earned by the other three teams were added to the final score.

5. One-hundred and twenty nine students from all three high schools participated in the fourth annual Manufacturing Day on October 7, 2016, held in partnership with the JCC Office of Economic Development and the Association for Manufacturer’s Excellence. This is a 51.8 % increase from the 2015 event (85 students). Each student toured two of the following six local manufacturing facilities: Aneheuser-Busch, Coresix Precision Glass, Nicewood, Ball Corporation, Owens-Illinois, and Printpack, Inc.

6. In excess of 120 students from all three high schools participated in the Youth Career Expo at the Hampton Roads Convention Center on March 2, 2017 in collaboration with the Peninsula Council for Workforce Development.

7. Over 80 8th grade students from all three middle schools participated in the first “New Horizon’s Career Day” on December 7, 2016, at the Woodside Lane campus of the Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC).

8. More than 300 students from all three high schools attended the 2016 College Tour at Jamestown High School on October 27, 2016 in collaboration with the Virginia Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (VACRAO). Attendees were able to speak with representatives from over 70 different colleges and universities and for the first time, families had the opportunity to attend a College Admissions Panel with a select group of college admissions officers and representatives.

9. A total of 75 10th grade students from all three high schools had the opportunity to participate for the first time in the 2016 “Discover Law” program on December 2, 2016 in partnership with William & Mary Law School and the Law School Admission Council.

10. Over 650 11th and 12th grade students from all three high schools had the opportunity to attend WJCC’s Career Fairs throughout the month of March and visit and network with 25 different local businesses and organizations in partnership with the JCC Office of Economic Development.

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11. CTE students across all three high schools participated in a variety of regional, state, and national competitions through Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) and/or events sponsored by local businesses and earned numerous awards under the guidance/advisement of their CTE teachers. Here are those receiving such recognition:

o Lafayette HS Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students placed in the FBLA Regional Competition on March 4, 2017.

 Anna Wright & Maddie Botts (3rd Place)- Management Decision Making  Joi Stanley & Mackenzie Carino (2nd Place)-Banking and Financial Systems These students advanced to the state FBLA competition on April 8th in Reston, VA.  Madison Vick, Isabel Vega, & Olivia Nice (3rd Place)- Marketing

o Jamestown High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students also placed in the FBLA Regional Competition.

 Phillip Song (2nd Place)- Economics  Ross Wunibald (2nd Place)- Entrepreneurship  Jackson Robertson (2nd Place)- Business Ethics  Wesley Noffsinger (3rd Place)- Cyber Security  Megan Kelly (3rd Place)- Help Desk  Olivia Speight (3rd Place)- Health Care Administration

o Two Lafayette HS teams placed at the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) State Leadership Conference in Virginia Beach, VA during the weekend of March 3-5, 2017. Both teams qualified and attended the DECA International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California from April 19-22, 2017.

12. Warhill High School CTE students partnered with both local businesses and government agencies for several significant accomplishments:  The Coding Club designed, programmed, and launched a prototype application for the JCC Police Department. The purpose of the app is to give citizens a method for anonymous tip reporting directly from their smartphone or tablet. o Warhill Engineering students designed and built a model of a Jeep to carry the Crash Test Dummies to support awareness for seatbelt safety initiatives in Schools. The finished product has been incorporated in JCC Police demonstrations and even shown off at sporting events. o The Computer Integrated Manufacturing Class has been designing and fabricating parts for a local company, Index AR Solutions, to help the augmented reality company create models for demonstrations of their software simulations. o A group of CTE students at various skill and course levels collaborated to take on the challenge of building a scale model of the new James Blair Middle School in two days, completing the model in time for presentation at the WJCC School Board Meeting,

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which took place in mid-March. The model currently resides at Central Office and will be displayed at multiple venues before coming to rest in the lobby of the new school.

13. Teachers Kris VanDeusen of Matthew Whaley Elementary School and John Aughenbaugh of Warhill High School have been sharing skills, knowledge, and equipment and finalizing plans to launch a virtual classroom collaboration between high school and elementary students where they will work together to complete design challenges staring in the Fall of 2017-2018.

14. Rawls Byrd Elementary School has acquired and begun using their first 3D printer in the Art Department. Efforts continue to support purposeful learning for elementary school students through technology and design by incorporating technology and creativity.

15. Lafayette High School CTE students were involved with some significant events/accomplishments:

o In December 2016, Technology Education students hosted a Virginia Student Training and Refurbishment (VASTAR) program, “Bridging the Gap,” where over 30 computers refurbished by the students and 20 new printers were donated to community organizations, students, and individuals in need. o In January 2017, CTE teacher Richard Aadahl traveled with students John Barton and Mikhail Johnson to Richmond to attend the VASTAR Recognition Luncheon where the LHS program received the “VASTAR Best Practices Award” for the second year in a row. o In April 2017, the student team of Sean Long, Bret Veverka, and Elliott Hansen competed in the 6th Annual NN Shipbuilding-Huntington Ingalls Egg Drop Engineering competition.

16. Both Jamestown and Lafayette High School were selected for the “W!SE 100 Best High Schools,” which recognizes the top 100 performing high schools in the W!SE national network and showcases excellence in financial education.

The advisory committee is forwarding to the School Board recommendations related to curriculum offerings and the Virginia Department of Education’s annual performance report.

Recommendations The following recommendations are offered to the School Board in support of current and proposed programming and program improvement:

1. Configure the Career & Technical Education (CTE) section of Synergy’s Student Information System (SIS) to allow WJCC to gather accurate data and calculations regarding special populations, industry credentialing, and all aspects of state reporting. This includes setting the rules in Synergy to determine which courses completed together meet CTE completer status.

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2. Continue promoting student participation in programs offered at New Horizon’s Career & Technical Education Centers on the Hampton and Newport News campuses. This is especially important with pending program offerings in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) related areas as well as the Newport News campus facility expansion.

3. Continue providing support to CTE teachers through professional development and curriculum writing opportunities to include: o Possible partnerships with Thomas Nelson Community College to address CTE staff professional development needs and enhance curriculum writing. o Continue summer internship opportunities for teachers with local businesses including Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), Canon Virginia, Liebherr Manufacturing and NASA Langley.

4. Continue expansion of the Early College Program partnership with Thomas Nelson Community College at all three high schools.

5. Continue expansion of dual enrollment opportunities in partnership with Thomas Nelson Community College at all three high schools.

6. Explore additional opportunities to partner with Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) to expand course offerings in the field of Health Sciences to include programs leading to certification in areas such as Nursing Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, and Dental Hygienist.

7. Continue partnering with the James City County Department of Economic Development to expand local business participation in WJCC’s Career Fairs at each of the three high schools through the month of March. Incorporate opportunities to explore job shadowing, mentoring, and/or internship experiences for attending business and student participants.

8. Implement the newly revised, electronic Academic & Career Plan (ACP) beginning with the 7th & 8th grade classes of 2017-18 and all new students transferring into grades 7-12 during the 2017- 18 school year. This ACP integrates Virginia’s Profile of a Graduate, aligns with VDOE requirements, can travel with a student electronically through WJCC’s Student Information System, and provides flexibility in planning through a format that engages students and families throughout the Academic & Career Planning process.

9. Promote Career Investigation courses offered at the middle school level as well as the expanded instruction of existing middle school CTE courses, which now include areas of high student interest such as robotics.

10. Continue to fund costs for students to participate in Industry Credentialing exam pre-testing, testing and re-testing (if necessary) and/or obtain the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate.

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11. Identify and provide select teachers with summer staff development opportunities through Project Lead the Way (PLTW) in preparation for any transitions in staffing. PLTW is a highly valued piece of the existing CTE program and it is often difficult to find replacements for teachers who unexpectedly depart the division. The recommended summer preparation & training would proactively address this challenge.

12. Explore and consider acquiring Naviance, a comprehensive, fully-online K-12 college & career readiness platform that provides students with self-discovery and career exploration; goal setting and task management; college and career readiness curriculum; college and scholarship search and planning; course rigor and academic planning; reporting and analytics; and a web- based and mobile family connection portal and student app. To date, over 50% of Virginia students in grades 6-12 have access to Naviance through their local school division.

Report Submitted by: The Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools 21st Century and Career Ready Advisory Committee

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