The Career Academy models features:

• College preparation academic coursework that is coordinated with a career focus.
  
• A small group of teachers who work as a team to plan and manage the program.
  
• A variety of motivation al activities, including parental and business partner support, a well-developed reward structure, guest speakers, field trips, mentors, job shadowing, work site experiences, community service projects, advanced credit opportunities, and regular monitoring of progress with feedback to students.
  
• A focus that continues beyond high school and into college, technical training and work.
  

The Career Academies located at Robert E. Lee, Andrew Jackson, William Raines, Wolfson, Frank H. Peterson and A. Philip Randolph are also magnet programs and students apply through the regular magnet application process. The Career Academies housed at Englewood, N.B. Forrest, First Coast, Terry Parker, Sandalwood, Edward H. White high schools are not magnet programs but may have openings for students from other high schools, after accommodating neighborhood students. Applications for these programs may be obtained at www.duvalchoice.com and are submitted directly to the school.

Note: Transportation is not provided to the non-magnet Career Academy programs.

Englewood High School
4412 Barnes Road | Jacksonville, Florida 32207 | 739-5212
Principal: Dr. Alvin Brennan | Academy Coordinator: Van Garrett-Walls
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B.E.A.M. (Building, Engineering, Architecture, Manufacturing) Academy
The B.E.A.M. Academy prepares students for postsecondary education and careers in the building, engineering, architecture and manufacturing industries. Academic classes with a career-related theme are designed to give students a rigorous and relevant learning experience. The curriculum includes hands-on assignments and the opportunity to actually build several structures, including a miniature house. Students also gain valuable and useful knowledge through job shadows, apprenticeships, and internships with local businesses. The Florida Home Builders Association, FCCJ, and SkillsUSA will award scholarships to deserving students who are interested in pursuing postsecondary degrees or certificates.”

Open House: January 25 at 11:00 am
Special Information: Accelerated Learning Center-Monday through Thursday, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Openings for students entering 9th and 10th Grades.
Contact Information: Antoinette Nelson, 739-5212 ext. 120 or email nelsonr@educationcentral.org Van Garrett-Walls, District Career Academy Coordinator at garrett-we@educationcentral.org or call 316-9436.

N. B. Forrest High School
5530 Firestone Road | Jacksonville, Florida 32244 | 573-1170
Principal: Helene Kirkpatrick | Academy Coordinator: Yolanda Smith
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Education and Training Services Academy
If you are creative, motivated, like working with others, enjoy taking leadership responsibility and are interested in the exciting fields of education and training, this is the program for you! The Career Academy will welcome our inaugural class in 2007-2008. You will join a cohort of 75 selected students who will participate in leadership and career related activities while studying together in core classes with a dedicated team of academy teachers. In addition to a challenging academic and career curriculum, you will participate in team building activities, field experiences, and community service projects. You can prepare for future college experiences while participating in the total high school program of academics, athletics, and the arts.

Open House: Tuesday, February 13, 6:30 p.m.
Tour Dates: Tuesday, January 30, 8:30 am and Tuesday, February 13, 8:30 am
Special Information: Accepting applications for 9th Grade students; limited openings after neighborhood students are placed.
Contact Information: Claudia Marshall at marshallc@educationcentral.org or Anjeanette Alexander-Smith at alexandera1@educationcentral.org or call 573-1170 or Yolanda Smith, District Career Academy Coordinator at smithy3@educationcentral.org or call 504-8636

First Coast High School
590 Duval Station Road | Jacksonville, Florida 32218 | 757-0080
Principal: Tony Bellamy | Academy Coordinator: Donna Sussman
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International Trade Career Academy
Students will be exposed to careers and businesses involved in the planning, managing, and global movement of people, materials and products by road, air, rail and water. The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) serves as a business partner in this academy.

Contact Information: Donnese Tilley, 757-0080 ext. 251 or Donna Sussman
316-1176 or sussmand@educationcentral.org
Open House Date: March 13, 2007
Tour Dates: April 17, 2007 & May 1, 2007

Terry Parker High School
7301 Parker School Road | Jacksonville, Florida 32211 | 720-1650
Principal: Scott Flowers | Academy Coordinator: Donna Sussman
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International Business Academy
Three pathways are available to students in this academy. First, the International Business pathway focuses on business principles in the global economy. Representative course work includes accounting applications, international business systems, and international finance and law. Upon academy completion, students will be qualified for jobs as manager trainees and information technology assistants. Second, in the Hospitality and Tourism pathway, representative coursework includes computer technology for travel and tourism, marketing management for travel and tourism, and introduction to hospitality and tourism. Upon academy completion, students will be qualified for jobs as guest service agents and travel and destination specialists. Third, in the Culinary Arts pathway, academic and technical studies are integrated, emphasizing and building proficiency in food production and cooking, cost control, nutrition, workplace safety, catering and menu development. A school-site restaurant emphasizes restaurant management. Completion of the academic courses leads to academic opportunities at four-year colleges, community colleges, and schools for specialized instruction, as well as certification in some areas. All academy students work to qualify for Bright Futures, Gold Medallion, and Gold Seal Diploma scholarships.

Academy of Coastal and Environmental Sciences (ACES)
There is a pathway on water resources available to students of this academy. Students completing the Academy of Coastal and Environmental Sciences are prepared to enter advanced training and education as well as post graduation employment in specialized fields of environmental sciences or businesses. Whether as college graduates or as trainees, Terry Parker students will use their broad, transferable knowledge gained from environmental studies to participate in industry planning, management, finance, technology, and labor uses, as well as community health, safety, and environmental issues. Content includes knowledge of government regulations, ecosystem awareness including land, air, and water resources, sampling and safety procedures, as well as compliance in monitoring and quality assurance procedures. Instruction emphasizes field experiences centering on the coastal salt marsh and aquatic ecosystems of the National Park Service’s Timucuan Preserve and Fort Caroline National Monument areas. Students collaborate with Park Service naturalists, Jacksonville University professors, and Terry Parker faculty to develop and implement hands-on projects that simulate real-world scientific research. All academy students work to qualify for Bright Futures, Gold Medallion, and Gold Seal Diploma scholarships.

Special Information: Limited openings for 9th Grade after neighborhood students are placed; active participation begins in 10th Grade.
Contact Information: Brenda Brown at brownb4@educationcentral.org or Phyleshia Jones at jonesp2@educationcentral.org or call 720-1650 ext. 115 or 434-6686. Donna Sussman, District Career Academy Coordinator at summand@educationcentral.org or call 720-1650 ext.140 or 316-1176

Sandalwood High School
2750 John Prom Blvd. | Jacksonville, Florida 32247 | 646-5100
Principal: Victoria Schultz | Academy Coordinator: Van Garrett-Walls
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Sandalwood Academy of Information Technology (S.A.I.N.T.)
The Sandalwood Academy of Information Technology is an academy for students in Grades 10, 11 and 12. The program gives students the opportunity to gain skills and relevant work experience in business computer programming, digital animation, or Web design.

Open House: April 24, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Special Information: Primary entry point for this academy is Grade 10. Openings are available only after neighborhood students are placed.
Contact Information: Janie Roth, Vice Principal, 646-5100 ext. 112 or Mike Khalil ext. 270 or Van Garrett-Walls, District Career Academy Coordinator at garret-we@educationcentral.org or call 316-9436

Edward H. White High School
1700 Old Middleburg Road | Jacksonville, Florida 32210 | 693-7620
Principal: Jim Clark | Academy Coordinator: Yolanda Smith
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Business and Entrepreneurship Academy
The Business and Entrepreneurship Academy is designed to prepare students for college and careers in planning, organizing, directing, formulating policies, and evaluating business functions essential to the efficient and productive operation of businesses. The initial pathway will focus on promoting entrepreneurship as a viable career option. A school-based, student-run enterprise will be a vital part of the academy.

Open House: Call for an appointment.
Special Information: Very limited openings for 10th Grade students after placement of neighborhood students.
Contact Information: Vic Stewart at stewartv2@educationcentral.org or call 693-7620 ext. 223 or Yolanda Smith, District Career Academy Coordinator at smithy3@educationcentral.org or call 504-8636.