Dual Enrollment Panel Coming to the Get Focused Stay Focused Conference
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June 13, 2023
We are only a week away from the Get Focused Stay Focused Conference, and we are proud the conference will offer a multitude of opportunities to enhance your program, including a panel of dual enrollment experts. The discussion will highlight replicable models of implementation.
If you want to understand dual enrollment, explore its benefits, and gain strategies to enhance your collaborative efforts as K12, adult education, and community college partners, you won’t want to miss this session.
Rudy Ramirez - Retired Principal
Rudy Ramirez served in education for 41 years—24 years as Principal of Indio High School before retiring.
A graduate of UCLA, he is a former high school teacher, counselor, and junior high and high school principal.
He has also taught at the graduate level and presented at the National Principals Conference.
Mr. Ramirez believes in academic success for all. He is a leader with a purpose and vision for schools, which is based on six principles. His team is credited with turning Indio High School from “Scary to Ranked” (Desert Sun Newspaper, May 27, 2016).
Session Spotlight: Watch a School’s Journey with a Full-Year 'Get Focused' Course and Beyond—with the Principal Who Led Indio High School for 24 Years
The Get Focused Stay Focused Conference will offer a wide range of opportunities to enhance your program. This session is a rare look into the trenches of a school implementing the Get Focused Stay Focused program with fidelity as we visited their campus eight times and produced a documentary on a small cohort of randomly selected students. This short film may bring some to tears, so kleenex will be provided.
California City High School Wins Seventh Consecutive Career Choices Gold Medal
California City High School is being awarded with a Career Choices Gold Medal for promoting student success with the Career Choices series curriculum and My10yearPlan.com. This is their seventh consecutive gold medal!
“We love recognizing hardworking and talented educators across the country, but the real winners are the students and their communities,” said Mindy Bingham, author of the Career Choices series curriculum and CEO of Academic Innovations. “Thanks to the efforts of these dedicated teachers and administrators, students are set up for long-term success with meaningful 10-year plans to guide them toward achieving their career and life goals.”
There’s still time to apply for a Career Choices Medal. If you are unsure how to nominate your school for a Career Choices Medal, reach out to Deb at (800) 967-8016 or deb@academicinnovations.com.
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