Remaking High School
The Career Academy Support Network is dedicated to the goal of improving high schools, particularly through career academies and other small learning communities. Career academies combine coursework that prepares students for both college and career. Partnerships with employers and higher education give students opportunities to learn beyond the high school classroom.
More about CASN ...about career academies.
High school teachers eager to increase college-going rates at their schools may want to visit a companion website, College Tools.
Finding your way around this website
Academies Directories
Separate directories for California Partnership Academies and Academies Nationwide that can be searched by state, high school, academy theme, and location. Each listing includes contact information.
Resources
Gateways to useful resources: a collection of implementation guides and articles; a toolbox of templates and forms you can tailor to your own needs; Video Vignettes which spotlight exemplary CPAs; information about Lighthouse Academy workshops, site visits and services; a list of Career Academy Support Organizations; and current and past issues of CASN News.
Curriculum
A searchable database of CTE and industry-themed academic curriculum, updated regularly. A second section, under construction, provides examples of CTE course sequences, links to industry-themed curriculum, post-secondary programs and lists of occupations for 5 California Industry Sectors.
Services
Professional support for high school reform based on broad experience and in-depth research, ranging from system redesign to curriculum and learning structures—all designed to improve both college-going and career success.
California Partnership Academies (CPA)
Announcements of particular relevance to California Partnership Academy coordinators, and short videos that spotlight selected CPAs.
Academy News Clips
A convenient way to stay informed about opportunities and policies that affect career academies.
