PROVIDING INTEGRATED AND ALIGNED PREPARATION

LA CAUSA YouthBuild

Agenda About LA CAUSA Best Practices: Integration and

Alignment Summary of First Year Outcomes Projections for Year 2 Improvements for Next Year Plan to Comply With the Grant

About LA CAUSA What we do:

Engage disenfranchised young people in East Los Angeles and foster a commitment to personal development and community transformation.

How we do it: ○ Create a supportive environment where

members participate in educational, vocational and leadership development

○ Align our curriculum and learning outcomes to prepare students for both continued education and the workforcePSE and Construction

Best Practices: Integration & Alignment Post Secondary Education

(PSE) Construction Component Exposure to careers in math

and science

Best Practices: Integration & Alignment: PSE Integrate college and career readiness into our curriculum Three-prong strategy First, track and expose students into PSE by immersing

them into PSE related programming“College Readiness Course” throughout academic year

○ Incorporate career planning, professional development, other relevant skills into the academic curriculumPrepare students for the expectations of PSE

institutions and employers Collaborate with PSE partners

UCLA Green SITE

Best Practices: Integration & Alignment: PSE cont. Second Strategy: Promote and teach “transferrable

skills”All instructors emphasize critical

thinking skill development and post-secondary education relevancy ○ Senior Portfolio Interviews

These skills, required for PSE success, are reinforced throughout all classes

Best Practices: Integration & Alignment: PSE cont. Third Strategy: Promote cumulative projects that

integrate civic engagement, service and leadership, with the use of social media, in the communityCollege Readiness Day, FAFSA WeekIncreasing the number of students who

receive PSE exposure, along with already existing practices, will better prepare students for post-secondary pursuits and success

Best Practices: Integration & Alignment: Construction Component Integrated construction and academic

curriculum Students learn about union and labor

history, social and environmental impactResume writing, interviewing, CPR and

other relevant skills incorporated into training

Students receive MC3 (multi-craft core curriculum) certificate after completion of hours

○ More competitive job applicants

Best Practices: Integration & Alignment: Careers in STEM Field trips through the Edison Grant helped

expose students to careers in math and scienceCreating interest in STEM fields

Science and EcologyZuma National Park, Science Fair at

Paramount Ranch/Malibu Creek Camping, Columbia Memorial Space Center, UC Irvine Science field trip hosted by MAES (Mexican American Engineers and Scientists)

Best Practices: Integration & Alignment: Careers in STEM

Summary of First Year Outcomes 2012/2013 Outcomes

• Number of students enrolled in Construction pathway in 2012: 35

Projection: 32 will receive MC3 certification by the end of September 2013

180 enrolled in HSD program56 obtained HSD in 2012; 39 obtained HSD in 2013 2012 Alumni: 23 placed in general labor jobs, 9 PSE

(undecided career paths), 6 (undecided career paths) in both as of 4/13

Need to acquire data regarding number of certificates obtained by 2012 alumni, students in high demand occupations, jobs retained after 3 months

Summary of Second Year Outcomes 2013/2014 Projections 35 enrolled in Construction training; Projection: 32 will

receive MC3 certification by the end of June 2014 140 enrolled in HSD program; 46 obtain HSD 2 enrolled in IBEW, L18 and LA DWP’s UPCT program;

Projection:1 completer 5 enrolled in Health Care course - Partnership with Red

Cross; Projection: 3 completers 10 enrolled in Technology and Computer Skills Training -

Partnership with local post-secondary education institutions; Projection: 6 completers

35 placed in PSE institution and/or employed in career path

Improvements For Next Year To “improve job and post secondary placements,

including high demand career training”PSE, build upon and expand existing PSE curriculum

○ use assessment tools more effectively to plan career and credential partnerships

Incorporate Mental Toughness throughout the year ○ 7 times a year (Summer, and for 1 week at the

beginning of Units 1 and 2 of each trimester) - incorporate college and career readiness into curriculum; invite employers to give 30-minute presentations to members; have members give resumes to these employers; members and LA CAUSA staff to follow up with members.

Improvements For Next Year To “strengthen career pathways focused

on middle-skill occupations in high growth sectors in local labor market”Utility pre-craft training (UPCT) through IBEW,

Local 18IBEW, Local 11Health CareTechnology Computer skills training/certificationViridis Learning

Improvements For Next Year To “expand existing partnerships and establish

new partnerships w/ employers in high growth sectors”RePower LA - LAANE partnership with Los

Angeles Department of Water and Power (LA DWP) - Participants who successfully complete UPCT are placed in a job at the LA DWP.

Healthcare – White Memorial Hospital and LAC/USC

Technology/Computer skills – Local businesses

Improvements For Next Year To “expand existing partnerships and

establish new partnerships with postsecondary....and other programs that provide credentials w/ labor market value” Use assessment tools more effectivelyELAC, Cal State Los AngelesLA Trade TechRed CrossIBEW, Local 18 & LA DWPIBEW, Local 11

Summarize Plan to Comply With the Grant

Gather more detailed information about 2012 alumni activity

Work on placements  Build stronger partnerships with Red

Cross, ELAC, Cal State LA, IBEW, Locals 11 & 18, LA Trade Tech

Build stronger partnerships with employers, such as White Memorial, LAC/USC, LA DWP, local business that rely on technology and computer skills

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