| Reason number one is that your school has over | | | | strategies that increase teacher job satisfaction |
| a student population of one thousand students. | | | | and effectiveness. Teaching can be a lonely |
| Students tend to be safer and more engaged if | | | | profession when a teacher closes the classroom |
| they are in a smaller group within a big high school. | | | | door. Most teachers love being part of a team |
| Your school wants to connect the rigor of | | | | and sharing ideas and strategies with other |
| college-prep courses with the relevancy of the | | | | teachers. |
| "real" world is the second reason. If the "real" | | | | Reason number seven is that your school wants |
| world context is embedded in the classroom, | | | | to build a sense of belonging and well-being among |
| students are motivated to learn. | | | | its students. Think of the career academy as a |
| Reason three includes that your school wants to | | | | gang - except this is a positive gang. Why do |
| consider high school reform efforts that are | | | | students join a gang? The answer is to belong |
| inclusive of all students including high achievers and | | | | and be accepted. |
| those at-risk for failure. Schools should not be | | | | Your school wants to find proactive ways to |
| tracking students. All students are smart in some | | | | decrease discipline problems and prevent violence |
| way, so teachers need to help students figure out | | | | is number eight. Again, students who feel |
| how they are smart and can succeed with the | | | | welcome and accepted don't need to cause |
| "smarts" they have. | | | | discipline problems to be noticed. |
| The fourth reason is that your school wants to | | | | Nine is that your school wants to challenge |
| find proven methods of increasing attendance and | | | | students to perform at their full potential. Because |
| graduation rates. Academies support students and | | | | career academies are a school within a school, |
| make them feel welcome and valued. Of course, | | | | teachers know each individual student and can |
| students who feel wanted stay in school. | | | | challenge students to a higher level of |
| Your school wants to build partnerships among | | | | achievement. |
| educators, employers, parents, and community | | | | Number ten and lastly is that you want to do all |
| leaders is number five. Most business leaders don't | | | | that you can to prepare your students to |
| know to "get their arms around" a high school, | | | | succeed in the workplace and to assume roles of |
| but, these same leaders know how to connect | | | | responsible citizenship. Teachers in a career |
| with a health academy or an engineering | | | | academy generally have more autonomy and can |
| academy. | | | | accomplish more than the regular high school |
| Sixth is that your school wants to implement | | | | teacher or counselor or administrator. |