Members Will Be a Part of a Movement to Ensure That All High School Students are College, Career, and Future Ready
(August 5, 2021 – New York, NY) – NAF is excited to welcome 50 new academies into our national network for the 2021-22 school year. As an emerging academy, students have the opportunity to take career-themed courses and participate in work-based learning experiences to help them become future ready.
These academies are either graduating from NAF’s rigorous Year of Planning (YOP) or Fast Track programs.
Year of Planning (YOP) is the process that takes place to ensure a school has the resources and programs in place to successfully open and implement an academy. NAF works to ensure all stakeholders develop a lasting relationship with academies and are well-trained and confident in delivering the NAF educational design. This process establishes a sustainable foundation, as well as a plan to create the culture, that assures the success of the academy and its ability to fulfill its promise to students and the community.
Those accepted into YOP gain access to a guided assessment process that informs and directs the work of advance program planning and development, technical assistance from NAF, professional development, a full suite of resources, and NAF-developed, industry-validated curriculum.
New Academies Include:
- Anacostia High School, Academy of Civil Engineering & Architecture – Washington, DC (YOP)
- Audubon Technology & Communication High School, Academy of Information Technology – Milwaukee, WI (YOP)
- Blanche Ely High School, Academy of Engineering – Pompano Beach, FL (FT)
- Bryan Adams High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Dallas, TX (YOP)
- Chicopee High School, Academy of Finance – Chicopee, MA (YOP)
- Concord High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Concord, NC (YOP)
- Coral Reef High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Miami, FL (FT)
- Duarte High School, Academy of Information Technology – Duarte, CA (YOP)
- East Bay High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Gibsonton, FL (YOP)
- Edison High School, Academy of Information Technology – Fresno, CA (FT)
- Escambia County High School, Academy of Information Technology – Atmore, AL (YOP)
- Forest Hill Community High School, Academy of Engineering – West Palm Beach, FL (YOP)
- Frank W. Ballou Senior High School, Academy of Computer & Information Technology – Washington, DC (YOP)
- Gaither High School, Academy of Engineering – Tampa, FL (YOP)
- Glasgow High School, Academy of Business Information Management – Newark, DE (FT)
- Golden Gate High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Naples, FL (FT)
- Grand Island Senior High School, Academy of Finance – Grand Island, NE (YOP)
- H. D. Woodson STEM High School, Academy of Finance – Washington, DC (YOP)
- Hickory Ridge High School, Academy of Financial Technology– Harrisburg, NC (FT)
- Homestead Senior High School, Academy of Information Technology – Homestead, FL (FT)
- John T. Hoggard High School, Academy of Information Technology – Wilmington, NC (YOP)
- Lely High School, Academy of Finance – Naples, FL (FT)
- Lennard High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Ruskin, FL (YOP)
- L.G. Pinkston High School, Academy of Information Technology – Dallas, TX (YOP)
- McCluer High School, Academy of Engineering – Florissant, MO (YOP)
- McCluer High School, Academy of Finance – Florissant, MO (YOP)
- McCluer High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Florissant, MO (YOP)
- McCluer North High School, Academy of Engineering – Florissant, MO (YOP)
- McCluer North High School, Academy of Finance – Florissant, MO (YOP)
- McCluer North High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Florissant, MO (YOP)
- McLane High School, Academy of Finance & Entrepreneurship – Fresno, CA (FT)
- Monrovia High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Monrovia, CA (YOP)
- Mumford High School, Academy of Music Performance – Detroit, MI (YOP)
- Pontiac High School, Academy of Engineering – Pontiac, MI (FT)
- Pontiac High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Pontiac, MI (FT)
- Pontiac High School, Academy of Information Technology – Pontiac, MI (YOP)
- Porterville Military Academy, Academy of Aviation & Leadership – Porterville, CA (FT)
- Robert Morgan Educational Center, Academy of Engineering – Miami, FL (YOP)
- Seminole County Virtual School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Lake Mary, FL (YOP)
- Silver Lake High School, Academy of Finance – Middletown, DE (YOP)
- South Broward High School, Academy of Engineering – Hollywood, FL (FT)
- Southwest Career & Technology Center, Academy of Health Sciences – Memphis, TN (YOP)
- STEAM Academy at McCluer South-Berkeley High School, Academy of Engineering – Ferguson, MO (YOP)
- STEAM Academy at McCluer South-Berkeley High School, Academy of Finance – Ferguson, MO (YOP)
- STEAM Academy at McCluer South-Berkeley High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Ferguson, MO (YOP)
- STEAM Academy at McCluer South-Berkeley High School, Academy of Information Technology – Ferguson, MO (YOP)
- The Innovation School, Academy of Finance – St. Louis, MO (YOP)
- Theodore Roosevelt High School, Academy of Culinary Arts – Washington, DC (FT)
- Theodore Roosevelt High School, Academy of Global Service & Diplomacy – Washington, DC (YOP)
- Trezevant Career & Technology Center, Academy of Health Sciences – Memphis, TN (YOP)
NAF Chief Executive Officer, Lisa Dughi, said, “Congratulations to our 50 new YOP and Fast Track academies! Despite the obstacles presented by COVID-19, your efforts and dedication to creating opportunities for more students have led to dozens of academies opening across the nation. You should be so proud, and we are thrilled to welcome you to the NAF Family!”
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About NAF:
NAF is a national network of education, business, and community leaders who work together to ensure that high school students are college, career, and future ready.
NAF works with high need communities to transform the high school experience through an educational design that includes industry-specific curricula, work-based learning experiences, and relationships with business professionals, culminating in a paid internship. NAF academies fit within and enhance school systems, allowing NAF to become an integral part of a plan for higher achievement at a low cost. NAF academies focus on one of five career themes: finance, hospitality & tourism, information technology, engineering, and health sciences. During the 2020-21 school year, over 117,000 students attended 619 NAF academies across 34 states, plus DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. In 2020, NAF academies reported 99% of seniors graduated with 87% of graduates planning to go to college. For more information, please visit: https://naf.org/