Academy of Information Technology“Student and Business

Advisory Boards”

Presenters:

Jessie Contreras

Dr. Maryjane Leonard

Hoover AOIT—Who Are We?

A Lighthouse Academy at Herbert Hoover High School

Focus on building state of the art technology skills

College readiness program

300 students 11 teachers

Business Advisory Board

Booz Allen Hamilton City Heights Educational Collaborative International Rescue Committee Junior Achievement Project New Village Qualcomm San Diego Future’s Foundation San Diego State University San Diego Workforce Partnership Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Solar Turbines

Spirited Student Advisory Board

Student elected Officers Organize Homecoming

Presence for AOIT Organize and conduct

Fund Raising Activities New T-Shirt design Collaborate with

Business Advisory Board representatives

All grade levels represented

Preparing to become future leaders

ICEBREAKER

Team Building

Making the Connection Between Advisories

Scholarships Job Shadows Mentorship Business luncheons with professionals Business attire Public speaking Business language

Business Advisory Board as Industry Advisors

• Mission

•To provide Corporate sponsorship

•To foster mentor relationships with students

•To improve the educational experience at Hoover High School

•To review and recommend curriculum for business relevancy

Scholarships

Business Advisory Board Goal: Increase number of college scholarships each year. • 2004 – 3 scholarships

awarded

• 2011 – 10 scholarships

awarded

Multiple Field Trip Opportunities

Booz Allen Hamilton Job Shadow Cal Soap Career Fair College Tours—All local JC’s, LA, UC Riverside Community Gardens High Tech Fair La Jolla Playhouse Old Globe Padre’s Game, SD Zoo, Bowling, Beach Party Qualcomm Job Shadow Road Trip Nation SDSU Freshman for a day Solar Turbines

Booz Allen Job Shadow

Held at Booz Allen office each Spring Day’s events:

• Kick-off

• Job Shadow Activity

• Lessons Learned

Job Shadow Agenda

Kick-off

• Breakfast

• Presentation by Booz Allen leadership Job Shadow Activity

• Each student shadows a volunteer for 2-3 hours.

• Volunteer discusses important work topics

• Education required to perform their job,

• Career path & aspirations,

• College experience,

• Typical workday

Lessons Learned Presentations

RAFFLE TIME!

AND THE WINNING NUMBER IS…….

Empowering Young Leaders

Taking ownership Weekly meetings Organizing events Conflict and Resolution

Training Workshops from Industry

Partners Planning for next year

with new Student Advisory

Preparing for the future

Giving Back To The Community

Community service: Teaching computer applications to senior citizens Setting up fairs for community (Multicultural Fair,

Technology Fair, Health Fair) Empowering community through educational videos

(Legal Aid Society and Media Center San Diego) Public Speaking (translating for a community in need) Car safety Program Community Gardens Canyon Clean Up

Mr. Voeltner’s GIS class at City Council meeting

http://www.sandi.net/hoover

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Class

ElectivesAll for College Credit!!

Web Design Business and Computer Applications Global Positioning Systems Tech Support Services Graphic Design Video Production Multi-media

RAFFLE TIME!

AND THE WINNING NUMBER IS…….

3 Career Pathways

All 10th grade AOIT students take Web Architecture

In 11th grade students choose career pathway that continues through their senior year:• 1. Modern Media Marketing then Multimedia

• 2. Technical Support Systems (TSS)1, 2 then TSS 3,4

• 3. GIS 1,2 then GIS 3,4

RAFFLE TIME!

AND THE WINNING NUMBER IS…….

Visit our AOIT website

http://aoit.hooverhi.org/

AOIT WEBSITE

PRESENTER CONTACT INFORMATION

Jessie Contreras

AOIT Advisory Teacher

mcontreras@sandi.net

Maryjane (Jane) Leonard, Ed.D.

Booz Allen Hamilton

leonard_maryjane@bah.com