Past Events
Register today for Sept. 25 FCAN Webinar — “Future Ready: Aligning Industry and Higher Education So Students Earn Credentials Toward In-Demand Jobs”
Sep 11, 2020 | Events
Guest presenters: Tessa LeSage, Director, FutureMakers Coalition Megan Cochran, Healthcare Sector Strategist, CareerSource Brevard Teri Jones, Founder and Executive Director, Macedonia Education Technology and Career Academy (METCA) Jennifer Thayer, Workforce Planning...
Key takeaways from “Career Discoveries: Helping Students Envision Their Future and the Education Beyond High School to Get There”
Aug 28, 2020 | Events
Guest presenters: Ian Fletcher, Vice President, Education and Talent, Greater Gainesville Chamber Chris Laney, Workforce Education Director, CareerSource Suncoast FCAN host: Kathy McDonald, Assistant Director for Network Partnerships The last 20 years have brought...
Register today for “Ready, Set, Plan It: A District-wide Approach to Preparing Students for College and Career”
Aug 26, 2020 | Events, Initiatives
In 2013, Osceola County education stakeholders gathered to analyze their data and map out a plan to improve student postsecondary outcomes. One of the strategies became the inspiration for FCAN’s Plan It Florida – to ensure every student graduates high school with a...
Register today for “Career Discoveries: Helping Students Envision Their Future and the Education Beyond High School to Get There”
Aug 7, 2020 | Events
A recent study by OECD found that student career aspirations have not changed much in the last 20 years, despite dynamic changes that have shrunk some industries while growing new ones. Students from low-income families are more likely to have a limited view of future...
Key takeaways from “Unite Miami: Wraparound Support for Youth in Foster Care or Experiencing Homelessness”
Jun 24, 2020 | Events
Guest presenters: Amy Rubinson, Chief Program Officer & Care Coordination Manager, Educate Tomorrow Andrea Arrechea, Care Coordinator, Educate Tomorrow FCAN host: Kathy McDonald, Assistant Director for Network Partnerships Nearly 96,000 Florida students are...
Register today for “Unite Miami: Wraparound Support for Youth in Foster Care or Experiencing Homelessness”
Jun 5, 2020 | Events
Leaders in Miami-Dade saw the need to take a comprehensive approach to supporting youth in foster care or experiencing homelessness.Funded by the Children's Trust, Unite Miami formed as a collaborative service partnership among six community-based...
Key takeaways from “Peer Power: The Untapped Source to Increase College Access”
May 29, 2020 | Events
What happens when you train 60 students as peer influencers and unleash their creativity to build college going cultures in their school? Over 2,400 lives are changed! Those are the early results from the first cohort of BRACE Cadets, a peer-to-peer college and...
Key takeaways from “Partnering for Success: Creating Education Alignment That Works”
May 20, 2020 | Events
In 2004, out of 100 incoming Chicago Public School freshmen, only six were projected to earn a college degree. That was the startling statistic on the cover of the Chicago Tribune that set in motion a new approach to dramatically increase the outcomes for students....
Register today for “Peer Power: The Untapped Source to Increase College Access”
May 15, 2020 | Events
Broward County Public Schools launched Broward BRACE Cadets in the spring of 2019 to harness the power of peer influence and reach. BRACE Cadets are high school students who are trained to help their peers take action in preparing for college, career,...
Key takeaways from “Closing the Opportunity Divide: Holistically Building Career Readiness in Young Adults”
May 13, 2020 | Events
Companies continue to face a talent shortage in key areas. One of the proven ways to help young people prepare for these jobs is through education beyond high school and meaningful career experiences, along with wraparound supports. On May 12, Theodore Graham,...
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