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Reagan and North Division recognized for excellence in NAF program Congratulations to Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School for earning Distinguished Level and to North Division High School for earning Model Level from the NAF Education Network. Both schools submitted extensive program records and hosted site visits with National Academy Foundation (NAF) leadership and experts to earn these distinctions. The NAF program promotes college and career readiness and success for students.
formation technology, engineering, and health sciences. Students who are interested in being part of an NAF track should contact their school counselor.
try-specific curricula, workbased learning experiences, and relationships with business professionals, culminating in a paid internship. NAF academies fit within and enhance school systems. NAF works with high- During the 2019–20 school need communities to trans- year, more than 112,000 form the high school experi- students attended 620 NAF ence through an educational academies across the coundesign that includes indus- try.
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Nationwide, only 200 schools earned Model Level through NAF, and only 135 reached Distinguished Level. This is the first year that Milwaukee Public Schools has had a high school reach Distinguished Level.
Health Science. More than 100 students took part this year, with 24 participating in internships. As a culminating project, North Division NAF Academy of IT students designed websites for local businesses in the 53206 ZIP code, providing a needAt Reagan, more than 100 ed service to help owners students participated in NAF promote, market, and sucAcademy of Health Science, ceed in their businesses. with 33 taking part in internships. Twelve students NAF provides strategic earned their Certified Nurs- structure, tools, and resourcing Assistant credential as es to support MPS high part of this program. North school students in pursuit of Division was honored for its chosen career fields. ComNAF Academy of Informa- munity partners are essential tion Technology, and also elements in NAF programoffers an NAF Academy of ming, providing mentors and
internships. For the 2020–21 school year, MPS will have NAF academies in seven schools: • Audubon Technology and Communication High School • Bay View High School • James Madison Academic Campus • North Division High School • Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School • South Division High School • Washington High School of Information Technology
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