Creating & Maintaining a
Successful Academy
Presenters: Lilibeth Pinpin,
Hollie Campos & Lily Mora
February 15, 2012
Introductions
• Presenters
 Lilibeth Pinpin – Biotechnology Academy
 Hollie Campos – Hospitality Academy
 Lily Mora – Hospitality Academy
• Academies
 Biotechnology – 4th year
 Hospitality Academy – 3rd year
• School
 Vallejo High School
• City
 Vallejo, California
Recruitment
• Educate administrators & counselors
• Paraphernalia – (t-shirts, hats, stickers)
pencils/pens
• Course Catalog
• Powerpoint
• Student Testimonials
• Middle School Recruitment
• 9th Grade Assembly
• 9th Grade Class Visits – work w/ counselors
• Spring Fling
Public Relations
Free
• Farmer’s Market
• Local Events – (Wednesday Celebrations,
Madhatter Festival & Unity Day, Main Street)
• Chamber of Commerce
• Course Catalog
• Promotional Marketing – Fanfare Sports
• District Academy Meeting
• Open House (during class time)
• Local Media – Newspaper, Social Networks
Public Relations
Not So Free
• Brochures & Flyers
• T-Shirts
• Bumper Stickers
Motivational Activities
• Teambuilding Activities
 Classroom activities
• Guest Speakers
• Student Government/Leadership
 Club on campus
• Student-Led Activities
 Academy Mixer – on campus during school
 Science Fair
• Field Trips
Motivational Activities
• Career Exploration
 Career Survey/Personality Test
 Career Fair
 Workshops
• Competitions
 Web Page Design – Biotechnology
 Trade Shows - Hospitality
Motivational Tools
• Graduation Sashes
• Families – Hospitality
• Academy Rewards
 Students of the Month
 Academy Awards (Evening Ceremony)
Advisory Board
• Quarterly meetings
 Agenda
 Minutes – Keep record of meetings & those in
attendance
• Members: Post-Secondary Representatives,
Industry Partners, District/County
Representatives, Site Representatives
(Teachers & Admin), Parents & Students
• Wish List: Meetings & Emails
• Resource for: Program Design, Curriculum,
Industry Expertise
Tap into your Advisory Board
for leads and contacts
E-mentorships
Guest
Speakers
Internships
Field Trips
• Quarterly: Training/Hands-On Experiences
• Free Field Trips
 Colleges, Companies, Sporting Events,
Museums, Aquariums
• Potential Paid Transportation
 College/University, County Office of Ed.,
Companies
• Community Chaperones
 County/District/Site, Industry Partners,
Counselors, Campus Supervisors, Parents &
Alumni
 Cost Effective Chaperones
 Fingerprinting Policy
Examples of Organizations That
Give Free Field Trips
• Exploratorium in San Francisco
(every first Wednesday of each month)
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Local community colleges and
universities
- Solano Community College
- Sacramento State University
- UC Davis
- Stanford University
Mentorships
• Advertisements through professional
organizations, universities
• E-Mentorship
- 2 Months
- Email Service
- Contract with Mentors
- Weekly Discussion Themes
- Mentors from Universities and Industry
- Culminating Mixer
Internships
• Search: Networking, Advisory Board Members,
Professional Organizations, Non-Profit
Organizations, Internet, Alumni
• Search Early!
• Job Shadowing
• Paid or Unpaid Internships
 Biotech: Humane Society, UC/CSU, Touro
University, Kaiser Permanente
 Hospitality: Fighting Back Partnership, Corpuz
Event Services, Event Solvers, Rebuilding
Together, Vallejo Main Street, PitCCh In (CC
Sabathia)
Internships
• Challenges
 Age
 Liability/Insurance
 Paid Internships
• Unpaid – Community Service
 Location – Transportation
 Skills - Readiness
Community Service
• Requirement
 Staff-Initiated
 Student-Initiated
• Report Community Service as Internship
• Business Match
 Facilities
 Time/Chaperones
• Good PR
Reporting
RECORD
EVERYTHING!