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Marana Academy Partnerships Marana Academies
BHS (Business and Human Services Academy) Business Administration Culinary Arts Early Childhood Education Economics Education Professions
Forensics Government Journalism Law and Public Safety
Language Interpretation Marketing Software Development and Game Design
MAA (Marana Arts Academy) Band Ceramics Choir Creative Writing
Dance Film and TV Production Guitar Orchestra
Multimedia Production Photography Theatre Arts Visual Art
MedStart Academy Biology BioMedical Research Biotechnology Dental Assisting
EMT/Paramedics Fitness Training Marine Biology Nursing
Public Health Sports Medicine Veterinary Sciences
Science & Tech Academy Aerospace Agricultural Mechanics Agriscience Architectural Design Architectural Drafting
Automotive Technology Chemistry ConstructionTechnology Engineering Farming
Physics Research and Development Robotics Technical Writing Welding Technology
Benefits of Partnership Experiences with employers in the workplace allow students to see beyond the classroom. Students who are given opportunities to work in teams on real projects begin to understand the importance of professionalism, reliability, and teamwork. They also see how their education is related to a career ?ield. Frequently, after being exposed to the realities of the workplace, students will press harder in their studies and set higher goals for college. Partnership with Marana Academies -‐ Generates positive publicity and increased exposure in the Marana area -‐ Develops future employees locally, lowering recruitment and training costs -‐ Increases interest in your industry by interacting with the future workforce -‐ Meets a corporate or employee goal for community engagement & service -‐ Provides an opportunity for employees to use their skills to bene@it the community -‐ Improves employee morale and retention -‐ Improves graduation rates in local communities -‐ Provides needed resources for Career Academies at Marana High School
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Business & Community Involvement Opportunities
One-Time and Short-Term Engagement Guest Speaker Series -‐ Audience of Academy Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors -‐ Session held on a Wednesday during Academy Advisory (3:00-‐3:40pm) -‐ Highlighting careers and industry from the Marana area and establishing vision for a future workforce On Campus -‐ Present at a career fair -‐ Assist at mock interviews -‐ Join review panel for Senior Academy Portfolio Presentations On Site -‐ Host a worksite visit -‐ Host a job shadow -‐ Donate excess supplies & resources Resident Advisor -‐ Partner in mentoring a group of sophomores, juniors, or seniors -‐ Wednesdays during Academy Advisory (3:00-‐3:40pm) -‐ Quarter, Semester, or year-‐long commitment
Long-Term Partnerships Internships -‐ Seniors with interest in pursuing Academy careers -‐ Minimum 65 hours per semester requirement for students -‐ Semester or year-‐long placement -‐ Unpaid or paid, at the discretion of employer Diversi>ied Cooperative Education (DCE) -‐ Designed to prepare students for work -‐ Employ DCE students in paid part-‐time positions -‐ Provide on-‐the-‐job training where students gain valuable work experience. -‐ DCE students receive three credits per year for meeting class and work requirements Sponsorships -‐ Academy Consultant Board -‐ Work with Academy leadership as a steering committee -‐ Oversee and advise Academy operations within a selected career @ield. -‐ Corporate Sponsorship -‐ Show support for quality education and career exploration -‐ Embrace opportunities for students with varied academic needs and economic backgrounds -‐ Increase company exposure through media, signage and program acknowledgment -‐ Monetary service and product donations are tax deductible
Get On The MAP Get Involved Sarah Ross, Marana Academy Advisory Coordinator s.e.ross@maranausd.org Alex Ruff, Marana Academy Internship Coordinator a.a.ruff@maranausd.org Tammy Foster, Diversified Cooperative Education Coordinator t.l.foster@maranausd.org Business and Human Services Academy Alex Ruff (Forensic Sciences) a.a.ruff@maranausd.org Marana Arts Academy Heidi Barker (Theatre Arts) h.c.barker@maranausd.org MedStart Academy Ashley Dickey (Sports Medicine) a.l.dickey@maranausd.org Erinn McManus (History) e.m.mcmanus@maranausd.org Science & Tech Academy Jessica Hunt (History) j.d.hunt@maranausd.org Cassi LaFaye (Science Olympiad) c.j.lafaye@maranausd.org
Vision & Purpose
Marana Academies -‐ Discover your place. Decide your plan. We care about our students by providing smaller learning communities as a safe place
to connect, explore and plan for their lives beyond high school. Each student will interact with various career-‐?ield and professional organizations in order to have a direction and plan for the future.
The Marana Academy Partnership (MAP) initiative seeks to establish relationships with local employers to build stronger connections between school and work, providing students with a range of career development and work-‐based learning opportunities. MAP also works establish partnerships with community organizations, parents, and higher education institutions in Marana and Pima County.