#NAFNext2014

Superintendent’s Role as a Community Leader

#NAFNext2014

Dr. Gabe Soumakian, Superintendent, Oxnard Union High School District, Oxnard, CA

Dr. Kay Faulconer Boger, Director, Ventura County Civic Alliance, Camarillo, CA

Deanna Hanson, Consultant to NAF, Hanson Consulting Group, Sacramento, CA

Oxnard Union High School District & the communities of Oxnard, Camarillo and Pt. Hueneme are recipients of a $6M grant CA Career Pathways Trust Grant to increase community engagement and work

based learning for students and teachers

Presented by:

#NAFNext2014

Why Work-Based

Learning?

How Do We Do It?

Who Needs to

Be Involved?

Awareness Exploration Preparation

• WBL Experiences• Guest speakers• Worksite tours• Career Fairs• Mentors with

business partners

•Career Experiences• Individual student

plans• Career interest

inventory

• College Experiences• College Visits

** All integrated with NAF curriculum & involving business partners

• WBL Experiences• Job Shadows• Mock Interviews• Informational

Interviews

• Career Experiences• Community

planning project• Industry

competition• Resume

development• Business dress,

behavior, etiquette

• College Experiences• College Research

• WBL Experiences• Paid Internship• Virtual or school-

based enterprise• Senior presentation

• Career Experiences• Industry certificates• Community

planning project• Academy student

recruitment

• College Experiences• College visit• College research• College application

Work-Based Learning Experiences (workbasedlearning.naf.org)

Academy for a Day: Community Engagement

Business Education Intermediary

Convene

Connect

MeasureSUST

AIN

8© 2012 FSG

FSG.ORG

• Build a common understanding of the problem • Provide strategic guidance to develop a common agenda • Push critical thinking to address complex issues in innovative ways

• Ensure mutually reinforcing activities take place:– Coordinate and facilitate communication and collaboration– Convene partners and key external stakeholders– Catalyze or incubate new initiatives or collaborations– Provide technical assistance– Create paths for, and recruit, new partners– Seek opportunities for alignment with other efforts

• Collect, analyze, interpret, and report data• Catalyze or develop shared measurement systems• Provide technical assistance for building partners’ data capacity

• Build public will, consensus and commitment:– Create a sense of urgency and articulate a call to action– Support community member engagement activities– Produce and manage external communications

• Advocate for an aligned policy agenda

• Mobilize and align public and private funding to support goals

Backbone Organizations Perform Six Key Functions

Backbone Activities

Guide Vision and Strategy

Support Aligned Activities

Establish Shared Measurement Practices

Build Public Will

Advance Policy

Mobilize Funding

Bringing the Community Together

VCCA and the Three E’s

The Ventura County Civic Alliance promotes a healthy and sustainable future for Ventura County

• Economy

• Environment

• Social Equity

Collaborating with Workforce & Education

Hosting Impactful Events

Creating great things in our Community

Intermediary

Community and Education Foundations

Business Partners

Post-Secondary Partners

Building & Sustaining Resources

The SuperintendentIn Partnership with

Most Influential Business LeadersBest Connected Organizations

Work Force Investment BoardChambers of Commerce

Service ClubsYouth Serving CBOs

Economic Development AgenciesLocal Government Leaders

FoundationsCounty Office of Education & Local Colleges

Who Needs to Be Involved?

Oxnard Chamber of CommerceRecognize as Business – Institution of the Year

Business Partner Responsibilities• Form a strong collaboration, documented in a formal agreement, with secondary,

postsecondary, and any other community partners;

• Commit to provide all students an opportunity to participate in work-based learning, including job shadowing, paid or unpaid internships, virtual and group experiences, and paid part-time and/or summer employment;

• Keep the skills map for the industry/sector updated with job requirements and competencies;

• Provide workplace visits, speakers, and mentors for students and externships for teachers;

• Collaborate with district and postsecondary staff to align technical skills and workplace competencies with curriculum, course offerings, and other resources; and

• Provide staff to work with the career pathways program and coordinate with the school on the business partners’ behalf.

Wall-to-Wall Academy High School – Opens August 2015Supported by Community and Business Partnerships

RANCHO CAMPANA HIGH SCHOOL& PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Study QuestionTeachers: Tell Their Story Using Simple Graphics

Questions for you:1. Do you Know What Your Employers/Community

Want?2. What are the Best Connected Organizations in Your

Community?3. Who Are the Most Influential Leaders?4. What Local Organizations Do Your Site Leaders &

Superintendent Belong to and Attend?5. Which Community Organization Boards Include Your

Superintendent as a Member?

Questions for us?

Discussion

Final Thoughts

Don’t Forget to Leave Evaluations(Were the Right People From Your District in Attendance at This Session?)