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A career academy is a specialized learning community within a
school. This provides students with a unique atmosphere in which
to interact with both teachers and peers. A career academy
involves teachers from different subjects working together as a
team. Through team-designed projects, students see the relevance
of what they are learning.
Partnerships with the business community provide academy
students the opportunity to participate in field trips,
internships and on the job training.
Career academies are an integral part of the comprehensive
high schools. The career academies students can choose from and
their locations are:
Academy of Building
Construction
East Lee County High School, Ida S. Baker High School,
Mariner High School and South Ft. Myers High School
The Building Construction cluster focuses on careers in
designing, planning, managing, building, and maintaining the
built environment. Career Pathways might include: building
construction, construction management, turf management,
drafting/architecture and turf management.
Academy of
Manufacturing and Engineering
East Lee County High School, Ida S. Baker High
School,
Mariner High School and South Ft. Myers High School
The Manufacturing and Engineering cluster focuses of careers
in planning, managing, and performing the processing of
materials into intermediate or final products and related
professional and technical support. These careers require
educational preparation ranging from high school education with
on-the-job training to advanced degrees obtained at the
university level. Career pathways might include: manufacturing,
robotics, pre-engineering and automotive.
Academy of Business,
Finance, IT & Marketing
Dunbar High School, East Lee County High School,
Ft. Myers High School, Ida S. Baker High School,
Lehigh Senior High School, Mariner High School,
North Ft. Myers High School
and South Ft. Myers High School
The Business, Finance, IT & Marketing cluster frequently
overlap in job responsibilities and desired outcomes, depending
upon the type, size, and goals, of a business. The career
pathways might include: teller operations, finance, information
technology, new media technology and international marketing.
Academy of Medical
and Biotechnology:
East Lee County High School, Estero High School,
Ida S. Baker High School and South Ft. Myers High School
The Medical and Biotechnology cluster focuses on careers in
planning, managing, and providing health care and research
related services. These careers require educational preparation
ranging from community college to four-year University,
technical school and advanced degrees. Most positions require
certification and licensing. Career pathways might include:
sports medicine/physical therapy, EMS, medical lab and
biotechnology, veterinary assisting and nursing assisting.
Hospitality and Tourism
Academy
Estero High School
The Academy of Hospitality
and Tourism prepares students for employment in the travel and
tourism industry. The program focuses on broad, transferable
skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the
following elements: planning, management, finance, technology,
production skills, sales, marketing, and labor, community,
health, safety, and environmental issues. The three course
academy sequence ends with an internship in the hospitality and
tourism industry.
Public Service
Academy
East Lee County High School, Ida S. Baker High School,
Mariner High School
and South Ft. Myers High School
The Public Service Academy focuses on careers in planning,
managing and providing legal services, public safety, protective
services, education training, working in media, and fire
fighting. Career pathways might include: pre-law/criminal
justice, education, fire fighting, journalism and TV production.
Veterinary Assisting
Academy
Mariner High School
South Ft. Myers High School
The Veterinary Assisting Academy focuses on careers in
veterinary health care. Students learn the proper care and
handling of animals, the basic principles of normal and abnormal
life processes, and in routine laboratory and clinical
procedures. Training also includes: how to obtain and record
patient histories, collect specimens and perform laboratory
procedures, provide specialized nursing care, prepare animals,
instruments, and equipment for surgery, and perform dental
prophylaxes. Career pathways might include: veterinary
technician, animal sciences, fish/game management, veterinary
medicine, biomedical research and animal genetics. |
