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VALTER FACUNDO, MA ED. Vocational Supervision Specialist, Cal State University, San Bernadino, 92407 Home: 760-955-1910 Work: 760-220-4580 View Credentials

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THE NEXT AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL INITIATIVE 2000/01.

Business and Industry

• HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITMENT INTEREST
  • TECHNOLOGY AND THE WORK FORCE.
  • BUSINESS FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM.
  • CAREER PLANNING AND FIELD WORK.
  VOCATIONAL DEMANDS
  BUSINESS INTERESTS
  CAREER TRANSITION
  2000/01

A Look at the Program

• The Next American High School Initiative promotes student career transitions.
• At risk students who are low income, may drop out, minorities, or cannot succeed, due to academic failure are promoted in this new initiative.
• Principals and Administrators shall reap the benefits of a program that is validated.

Competition

• Industry Based Recruitment Needs.
  • Technology based jobs are not being filled, due to a lack of tech. preparation.
  • The Next American High School Career Initiative fills those jobs in business.

Application

• Application of the Initiative Program.
  • The Next American High School Career Initiative was developed to take hold in High Schools over the next decade.
• A Promise to School Administrators.
  • Following the implementation of the program, high school students will have direct connections to industry interest.

Program Strategies

• Connect high school graduates to career opportunities in technology.
• Afford students a chance to connect the curriculum with local colleges.
• Have students’ recruited into jobs by industry after formal graduation.
• Allow students the chance to attend fieldwork outside of their campuses.

Promotion and Response

• Promotion of the Initiative.
  • The Next American High School Career Program will propose funds from private interests, community based business organizations and industry donations.
  • A copy of the 77 page published book with curriculum modules, methodologies, and current references is available at a cost of $85.00 + $8.00 shipping plus tax = $100.00.
• Cost to Operate the Career Program.
  • Direct costs are $52,000. Indirect Costs are $40,106. Support Costs are $7,870. Total operating costs over 2 years are $100,000.

Strategy to Fund the Initiative.

• Marketing the Program.
  • Present the Initiative at a meeting of business and industry interests.
• Promotion of 2 year Budget.
  • Solicit the career initiative through a website via the Internet for donations.

Academic and Technical Forums.

• Vocational Technical Education
  • PR career days in U.S. high schools.
  • PR power point presentations forum.
  • PR educational flyers, school to career handbooks, and curriculum modules are delivered to leaders in the business and industry sector and administrators.
  • PR budget and profit proposals shared.

School to Career Advertising

• Delivery of Flyers and Pamphlets.
  • Solicit school to career benefit goals.
  • Develop flyers and pamphlets for sites.
  • Distribute budget, organizational steps, and profits of the school to career plan.
  • Spend no more than 10% of all the total funds obtained in promoting program.
  • Contact donors via the Internet monthly.

Promotional Markets

• Direct marketing
  • Program sells in a 12 month period to schools.
  • Targets, goals & budget details are delivered.
• Third-party marketing
  • Contact companies in the U.S. to promote this school to career program for all young adults.
  • Solicit public and private funding to transcend students into business and industry openings.
• Marketing programs
  • Keep principal donors updated on job offers to those high school graduates who successfully completed the program in years 2001/2002.

Program Pricing of Operation

• Pricing
  • Handbooks, and transportation costs for fieldwork equal $60,000 over 2 years.
  • Similar programs promoting school to career interests will cost twice as much.
• Policies
  • Key pricing issues include indirect cost equal to an additional $40,000 for PC’s.
  • Contributors would receive all updates.

Career Initiative Distribution.

• Channels of distribution
  • Internet, e-mail, and technical interests.
  • Family, friends or relatives assistance.
• Distribution by channel
  • State, or governmental representatives.
  • Faxing, phoning or reaching educators.

Vertical Markets/Segments

• Vertical market opportunities
  • Trends in Technical Business Markets.
  • Value International Industry Interests.
  • Show our partnerships to Corporations.
  • Deliver statistics to our valued donors.
  • Follow-up to students moving into jobs.

International

• International distribution
  • Show U.S. interest in Western Europe.
  • Solicit publications to foreign schools.
• International pricing Solutions
• Localization issues to Promote
  • Evaluate business interests in Europe.
  • Call family interests in Madrid, Spain.

Success Metrics

• Career and technical educators win.
• 2001 demonstrated many job offers.
• 2002 employs adult technical grads.
• Statistics transcend career program..
• 80% of students employed by 2001.

2 Year Schedule

• 24 - Month schedule highlights
• Modularity and Technical Spectrums.
  • Curriculum modules and initiatives.
  • International school implementation.