Organization Name: California Department of Education, High School Initiatives/Career Education Office
Address: 1430 N Street, 4th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 319-0893
Fax: (916) 319-0163
Web Site: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/hs/cpagen.asp
Contact: Barbara Weiss
Phone: (916) 319-0481
E-mail: bweiss@cde.ca.gov
Contact: Machelle Martin
Phone: (916) 319-0473
E-mail: mamartin@cde.ca.gov
Size (# staff, # sites): 286 currently funded California Partnership Academies
Mission/goal: Mission/goal of the High School Initiatives/Career Education Office is to provide oversight and technical assistance to the funded California Partnership Academies throughout the state of California.
Technical assistance in all areas of academy implementation:
- development of smaller learning communities
- business/industry partnerships
- standards-based curriculum development
- integrated-interdisciplinary curriculum development
- mentor programs
- work-based learning
- program schedule development
- team development and role definition
Regularly sponsored conferences/ institutes/ workshops (for whom, what, where, when, cost):
The18th Annual CA Partnership Academies Conference, February 26-28, 2005, is at the Hyatt Regency - San Francisco Airport. Registration is open to all schools that have, or are interested in starting, academies and smaller learning communities. Priority registration is given to CA Partnership Academies.
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