Akron Public Schools gave Akron in Action a warm and enthusiastic initiation last evening at the John S. Knight Center. Two hundred educators from across the country are here to learn about College & Career Academies of Akron.
Akron in Action is a Ford NGL Community Experience ... a three-day event designed to demonstrate how Akron Public Schools mobilized the entire Akron community to build and sustain the College & Career Academies of Akron.
Participants will have the opportunity to:
- learn about the opportunities and challenges of being a mid-size urban district in the early phases of academy implementation;
- see the high school and middle school academies in action through school and nonprofit partner tours;
- interact with students, teachers, academy principals, academy coaches and business partners to learn about the important foundations of CCAA;
- understand how Akron Public Schools is designing a PreK-12 academy model to ensure a high level of student success; and
- learn how to customize educators' experience by attending breakout sessions relevant to their interests and district.
Today, they are visiting schools and non-profit partners to learn about how partnerships have formed to make C&CAA work stronger.
Tomorrow, educators will enjoy personalized schedules of breakout sessions covering a wide variety of College & Career Academy topics.
Photos are from the opening event at the Knight Center. Students were front and center featured as the keynote speaker, emcee and artistic performers.
