FATE Foundation for Applied Technical Education, Inc. Annual Report Special points of interest: School Year 2014-2015

Home Listing $885,000 Goals and School Board Change

Car Sales $208,477 Each year, FATE develops a and industry practices with an Technical Education staff. series of goals focusing on emphasis on sustainable materials Scholarship Awards improving programs or installation and practices. Expansion of the FATE $34,800 advancing the initiatives of the Scholarship Program – Each School Board. FATE received a Increase Board Membership– year, FATE provides five $3,600 Program Improvement charge from the School Board Businesses often promote from scholarships. FATE also manages Grants: Robinson to “outline a five-year plan for within; however, more often, scholarships (of varying amounts) Secondary School and FATE programs and activities.” businesses bring in outside for health and medical sciences, Irving Middle School Upon review, the FATE Board leadership to provide new family and consumer sciences, found this charge to be aligned perspectives and expand industry criminal justice, Northern with the strategic goals of FATE. knowledge. Custom Builders Council, Integrity The FATE subcommittees have Realty, Pohanka Automotive identified short and long-term This year, FATE identified two Group, and Grainger. objectives that support the new Board members who reflect the Fairfax County community This year, FATE expanded the Inside this issue: current programs and provide expansion opportunities for and are industry experts to scholarship opportunities for support the FATE programs. students by increasing sustainable President’s 2 current programs and identification of new ones. scholarship donations in the Message Expansion of Student amount of $24,000 to be awarded Modernize Programs – Enterprises – Currently, FATE to students enrolled in FATE oversees two long-standing, programs. Improvement 3 Industry continually looks for new processes that reduce successful student-based Grant— costs while increasing enterprises (Student Auto Sales FATE will work to identify Irving Middle School production. In education, it is and the Residential Construction additional funding sources for necessary to continually identify program). While these programs scholarship opportunities for Improvement 4 new industry practices and provide opportunities for more students enrolled in Career and Grants— ensure that students receive the than 1,500 students to learn Technical Education programs. Robinson Secondary latest instruction on these firsthand about the business of School As a partner with FCPS, FATE is practices. automotive sales and the construction industry, there are positioned to assist with the Residential 5 many more students who could educational opportunities for Construction This year, FATE focused on updating practices in the be served by FATE. students while also assisting them Site— to realize their postsecondary Spring Village Estates Residential Construction program and in Student Auto This year, FATE continued its dreams. Providing real-world Student Auto 5 Sales. Universal Design elements support of an entrepreneurship experiences, supported by Sales were revised and integrated into student enterprise at three business and industry, is the Fairfax County Public Schools model for preparing students for the curriculum and the home st constructed by students in the (FCPS). Students in these work in the 21 Century. FATE is Student 5 Residential Construction programs participated in an resolved in its commitment to Enterprise in program. The Student interactive entrepreneurship support the development of the Entrepreneurship Automotive Sales dealership project that would not have been next generation of workers in incorporated electronic vehicle available to them without FATE’s Fairfax County and in the global Goals Report 5 tagging and titling into the support. market. automotive curriculum. FATE will continue to identify

In the coming years, FATE will new student-based enterprise focus on ensuring programs opportunities and work Board of 6 collaboratively with Career and Directors integrate emerging technologies

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President’s Message

Dear Friends,

This has been another great year for the Foundation for Applied Technical Education (FATE). On October 21, 2014, FATE held the 4th Annual Business Partner and Teacher Celebration Dinner where former students, parents, administrators, and community leaders gathered to recognize the business partners and teachers who dedicate themselves to providing exceptional technical and real world learning opportunities for students in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). We particularly appreciate the continued and growing attendance by several FCPS School Board members, as the partnership with FCPS leadership is critical in continuing FATE’s mission. In addition, Student Auto Sales, construction technologies, and our entrepreneurship partnerships maintained continued success, while a new grant program was established to provide additional support to CTE programs. FATE also proudly awarded $34,800 in scholarships this year, with $24,000 coming from industry and business partners.

Student Auto Sales sustained its track record of strong performance, in the face of a very difficult winter, with total sales of $206,577 in 2014. Of this, $144,958 was returned to the individual schools, and continues to serve as a valued source of funding to augment the curriculum and provide additional opportunities for repair and diagnostic experiences for students.

The fifth home completed by Construction Technologies during the 2014 school year went under contract and sold for $849,500 a 4.2% increase over last year’s selling price. As with each home that has come before, this home continues to serve as an impressive display of workmanship and quality, performed largely by students, while receiving a first class education in the construction industry.

Entrepreneurship and FATE continued their partnership this year with Chantilly Academy, , and Marshall Academy where we provided funding for the “Market Days” experience. New this year, were expansion programs at and . In addition, the “Purple Express” school store at , which was established in 2012 with funding from FATE, has had tremendous success by providing students with a real world experience in managing every aspect of a sales driven business including operations, negotiations, inventory management, accounting, and finance. With success has also come profitability, which they have used to become operationally self-sufficient and start repaying the investment from FATE.

In FATE’s continued efforts to expand support for CTE programs, a new program was established this year, which is a departure from the traditional Student Enterprise partnerships of the past. FATE has provided grant funding for a drunk and distracted driving simulator with the criminal justice programs, and provided funding for an after school STEM integration program at Irving Middle School. Both grants provided extended learning opportunities for students. The Irving STEM Program also involved many FATE BOD members as they participated in a series of “Lunch and Learn” opportunities at the school. Pending a yearly review of funding availability, this grant opportunity is intended to serve as a yearly opportunity for FCPS CTE programs to apply for funds in order to continue the advancement of real world learning opportunities for students.

As this year draws to a close FATE continues to explore new opportunities and appreciates the ability to do so through the extremely valuable partnership it has with FCPS. I would like to thank all members of FCPS and the FATE Board who contribute to this highly successful relationship, as I am continually amazed by their willingness to support this very important mission. Though this will be my last year as FATE President, I look forward to remaining actively engaged and working with you all for many years to come.

Sincerely, Lenny Gonzales

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School Year 2014-2015 Page 3 FATE Program Improvement Grants: Irving Middle School

FATE STEM Neighborhood

Through a competitive grant application process, Irving Middle School was selected to receive a FATE Program Improvement Grant. The grant provided $10,000 to fund an afterschool interdisciplinary STEM Integration program/project. FATE also provided business and industry representatives to visit with the students during “Lunch & Learn” sessions, which were designed to support the program by providing insight on the project and student progress. Together, the students and industry professionals were able to work collaboratively and develop a sustainable residential community on an actual piece of land being constructed in Irving Middle School’s local district.

The “Lunch & Learn” sessions gave students the opportunity to hear professionals explain their vital roles in the residential housing

industry while at the same time reinforced the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics content areas and their real world applications. Some of the STEM session topics included: capital investment, the perfect design, land development, land zoning, and real estate. Teachers involved in the project were also provided access to the content discussed during these sessions and improvements were made to areas of the STEM neighborhood project to authenticate real world learning experiences.

Grant funding was allocated for staffing to provide students the opportunity to voluntarily work after regular school hours with their technology and engineering teacher on a variety of project components. Students could utilize their time after school to receive additional teacher-directed assistance or simply take extra time to work in the design lab. The additional after school opportunities were considered very important. This year’s project was more successful in large part due to the increase in available time to work on the project and the additional teacher assistance.

The industry professionals were able to integrate their personal career perspectives, aligning their input with the educational experiences that Foundation for were provided by the teachers who developed the cross-curricular project. The partnership fostered between the FATE program and Applied Technical Irving’s STEM Neighborhood team was found to be beneficial in that it helped create a rigorous program which focused on the importance of Education, Inc. STEM and its application in the 21st century workforce.

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FATE Program Improvement Grant: Robinson Secondary School

“Drunk and Distracted Driving Simulator”

Robinson Secondary School was selected to receive a FATE Program Improvement Grant through a highly competitive grant application process. The grant provided $10,000 to fund a “Drunk & Distracted Driving” program/project for all FCPS criminal justice programs. The Virginia Attorney General’s office provided additional funding in the amount of $4,000 in support of this project.

This project was established by Robinson Secondary School with the intent to be implemented at all schools offering criminal justice across Fairfax County. Students and the Virginia State Police collaborated to design a driving course to be set up in a safe area with the use of traffic safety cones. The course was designed to simulate several roads for the students to follow learning and obeying the “rules of the road”. The students operated a low speed golf cart equipped with head-lights, turn signals, covered cockpit with windshield, and windshield wipers for the course simulation. After the students demonstrated mastering of the driving skills, the students drove the vehicle with an instructor in the passenger seat while being distracted by the use of cellphones (phone calls and texting). Following the cell phone driving experiment, the students operated the vehicle while being impaired by the use of “Drunken Goggles.” The emphasis of the simulation focused on safety and safe driving while demonstrating the effect impaired driving has on the safe operation of motor vehicles in a very controlled atmosphere.

With the support of the Virginia Attorney General’s Office “Virginia Rules” Program, an enclosed trailer was purchased for the safe storage and the transportation of the golf cart and safety cones to the other criminal justice schools for their use throughout the school year. Additionally, the Virginia Department of Transportation has donated traffic signs and stanchions to further provide real elements to this controlled simulator.

The Drunk and Distracted Driving Simulator Program will provide high school junior and seniors the opportunity to experience the effects of drunk and distracted driving in a controlled simulation in the presence of retired law enforcement officers.

Student Enterprise in Entrepreneurship

This year, the FATE Board of Directors heard a presentation and voted to approve a buying project to support the entrepreneurship programs at Annandale HS and West Potomac HS, in addition to Chantilly Academy, Herndon HS, and Marshall Academy. The proposal was for FATE to provide seed monies for the students enrolled in the program to collaboratively develop a business plan, visit the buying district in New York City, purchase wares, market the items, sell the inventory, and use proceeds to fund classroom activities as chosen by the students.

This student-based enterprise provided more than 200 students the opportunity to be an entrepreneur, experience the challenges of bringing a product to market, and the successes or failures of operating a small business.

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Residential Construction—Spring Village Estates

The residential construction garage are additional features Students worked on every program, which is aligned with that garner attention. What aspect of the home from floor the Virginia Department of makes this home unique is and wall framing to the Education building trades “5,000 sq. ft. that it is student built and finishing touches of trim curriculum, has successfully incorporates “Universal carpentry, painting, and even completed its 22nd home (the of authentic Design” principles. window cleaning as the home sixth in Springfield). More than went up for sale. Students 70 students enrolled in assessment” The program provides future worked hand-in-hand with construction technologies, builders, contractors, professional tradesman in the electrical construction and electricians, plumbers, areas of HVAC, masonry, engineering, and the residential masons, architects, and plumbing, and drywall, learning construction summer program construction managers with firsthand the tricks of the steel appliances, hardwood from thirteen area high schools on-site classroom instruction trade. The students also and tile flooring, high efficient worked to create more than developed from industry learned about the speed at heating/air conditioning, and a 5,000 square feet of authentic standards, as well as the which professional tradesmen maintenance-free exterior, assessment. opportunity to apply this work to stay competitive went on the market in May

knowledge in the construction while maintaining a high level for $885,000. Proceeds from A custom kitchen with granite of an actual house. of quality. Electrical the sale will be used to countertops, stainless steel construction students from construct the next house. appliances, and a walk-in pantry the Edison Academy joined in are features most home buyers the learning by installing the are looking for in a new home electrical systems. The house today. A maintenance-free deck, which has low maintenance covered porch, and a two-car windows and doors, stainless

Student Auto Sales Student Auto Sales (SAS) airport, translating documents over 2013) was returned to continued to refine processes and currency, to name a few). “$145,275 was the 13 schools offering automotive technology or for sales via the internet this returned to the The Internet has greatly automotive collision year. The use of the Public 13 schools in Surplus website assisted in marketing SAS and courses. These funds were (www.publicsurplus.com) has FATE. This year SAS has had 2014.” used to assist in funding significantly increased car sales several repeat customers and student competitions, field value per vehicle. SAS continues has many followers on the trips, uniforms, and the cost as an electronic dealership able Public Surplus website. requests from the dealership at of repairs to the vehicles. to electronically process titles Utilizing the Public Surplus Marshall Academy has eliminated The remaining SAS proceeds and sales through the Virginia transaction collection service wait time at the local DMV were used to assist the Department of Motor Vehicles has improved the experience counters. Customer knowledge funding of FATE scholarships (DMV). for FATE by ensuring the that the appropriate tag and title and the fees associated with collection of funds before work has been completed is also the dealership. SAS is proud to boast that it is releasing the vehicles. The reassuring for the customers. an international dealership. This funds are distributed monthly The provision in the state code year SAS successfully sold from Public Surplus and the which allows for the associated vehicles to customers outside challenge of collecting and costs of being an electronic the . Vehicles were clearing funds has been dealership to be passed on to also sold across the U.S. to eliminated. the customer made the customers in Florida, Tennessee, transition cost neutral for SAS and North Carolina to name a Becoming an electronic and FATE. few. Selling vehicles to a vast dealership with the DMV has geographic audience has also improved the buying and Car sales for the 2014 School required additional operational selling experience for our year (July 1, 2013, to June 30, procedures to be developed customers. The ability to 2014) were $208,477 of which (picking up customers from the complete title work and tag $145,275 (a 2% sales increase

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Honorary Life Members

Minerva Andrews FATE Annual Report Joseph T. Daly David Foster Carl Juran Board of Directors Diane Pruner Board President Christopher Barker Bill Flickinger Leo T. Thibodeau Attorney, Shulman Rogers Santa Fe Development, LLC Lenny Gonzales Executive General Manager Seyed A. Ali Karen Garza Fairfax County Pohanka Acura and Honda Banking Center Manager, Division Superintendent Public Schools Cardinal Bank Fairfax County Public Schools

Foundation Amy Granahan st Audrey Clark Program Locations Board 1 Vice President Fairfax County Building Plan Program Manager, Marketing Education William Lange Review Division Fairfax County Public Schools

Annandale High School General Manager, Department of Public Works Ed Johnson Centreville High School Lawrence Doll Development, and Environmental Services 10th & Page L.L.C. Chantilly Academy Joyce Chan Marcy Kneale Edison Academy Business Development Specialist, Director,

Fairfax High School The Wolf Group PC Office of Counseling & College & Career Board Treasurer Readiness Leona Chan Hayfield Secondary School Nathan (Bucky) S. White, IV Fairfax County Public Schools Principal, Kirin Realty and Herndon High School CPA Principal, Thompson, Greenspon & Property Management Jeffrey B. Krashin Lake Braddock Secondary School Financial Advisor, Company Beth Downey Lee High School Merrill Lynch Marshall Academy Coordinator, Residential Construction Site Career and Technical Education Dave Neumaier Robinson Secondary School Board Executive Director Fairfax County Public Schools iHOME Integration

South County High School and Corporation Secretary Reid M. Dudley Sloan Presidio Chad Maclin, Runyon, Dudley Associates, Inc. Assistant Superintendent, West Potomac High School Program Manager Instructional Services Department Peter Eisert Trade and Industrial Education Fairfax County Public Schools Eisert Insurance Service Irving Middle School Fairfax County Public Schools Stanley Stewart Sutton Yantis Associates Architects P.C.

Goals Report 2014-2015

Goal (completion percentage)  Increase auto sales to $225,000 Marketing Committee  Update/modernize existing Residential Construction Site per year (80%)  Develop a public relations programs (construction and auto Complete subdivision site work  Increase visibility and traffic campaign for marketing Spring sales) for phase 2 (35%) with online advertisement and Village “Universal Design” (Lots 9  Increase FATE Board membership  Complete Lot 6 (100%) marketing (100%) -18), “Sustainable Building,” and and diversity  Complete Lot 7 (50%) Scholarship Committee Energy Star Compliance (Lots 9-  Expand scholarship opportunities  Expand the FATE/CTE 18) (20%) for students Universal & Sustainable scholarship awards ceremony  Select real estate agent for Lot 6 Design to include local media, school – Spring Village Estates (100%) Recognition  Define Energy Star design administration, counselors, and On October 21, 2014, FATE elements of Lots 9-18 for Spring teachers (95%) Finance Committee recognized 29 teachers and 22 Develop a financial outlook for the Village Estates (30%)  Increase sponsored scholarships business partners for exemplary  Revise Universal Design elements for students (100%) next five years for all program contributions to the FATE for Lots 9-18 based on feedback areas (construction, Student Auto programs at the fourth FATE from Lots 1 – 6 and industry Nominating Committee Sales, scholarship) (80%) Business Partner and Teacher (30%)  Identify officer slate for coming Recognition Dinner. More than School Board Charge year (100%) 150 teachers, business partners, Continue in year 5 of the 5- Student Auto Sales  Identify new Board members and school leaders attended the year plan for FATE programs Committee (automotive focused and general recognition dinner held at the and activities  Increase FATE Board awareness) (100%) Country Club of Fairfax. representation to include  Increase FATE-sponsored student automotive dealership enterprises/programs representation (100%)

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