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2009 Hull-Parnell Partnership Excellence Award Winners1st Place The Brunswick County Schools/Brunswick Community College Tech Prep Consortium was nominated by an NCPN member for its comprehensive approach for worksite learning in the health sciences career pathway. The partnership involves primary business partners Brunswick Community Hospital and Dosher Memorial Hospital, in conjunction with the Brunswick County Health Department and Emergency Management Services as well as numerous local medical practices, health care facilities, emergency service providers, public service agencies, and community organizations. The Brunswick County health sciences program begins with career exploration in the ninth grade; health science courses articulated with the community college, job shadowing, and internships for high school students; certificates and associates degrees for postsecondary students; and professional development and paid internship opportunities for teachers, administrators, and counselors to stay apprised of current healthcare practices and workforce needs. In addition to national recognition among their Tech Prep and Career Pathway peers, as the 2009 first place winner the Brunswick County consortium will receive a $3,000 cash prize and a $7,500 training voucher from CORD. A Brunswick County representative will receive travel funding to attend the 2009 NCPN Conference in Atlanta Georgia where the awards will be presented at the 2009 NCPN membership luncheon on Friday, October 2, 2009. The representative will also have an opportunity to present the details of the winning program during a featured breakout session at the NCPN conference.
2nd Place The Northwestern Regional High School # 7 and Northwest Community Bank partnership was nominated by an NCPN member for its “It’s In The Bank” financial literacy program that increases financial literacy among high school students, provides an honors level course curriculum in the business education department, and provides a meaningful career pathway for students pursuing business and finance in a rural area. In 2006, after several months of collaboration and planning, Northwest Community Bank opened a branch at the school to offer banking services to campus students, faculty and staff. The branch is operated by a bank employee and several student interns. Students enrolled in the Honors Money, Banking and Business course create a resume, submit an application, and interview with the bank’s human resource personnel. The students are paired with a bank mentor and must successfully complete a 20–25 hour training program at Northwest Community Bank before they are qualified to work at the campus branch office. “It’s In The Bank” provides students and staff with a remarkable financial literacy opportunity and training program offering banking, finance, and technology experiences while opening new markets for the bank. In addition to national recognition among their Tech Prep and Career Pathway peers, as the 2009 second place winner the partnership will receive a $2,000 cash prize. A partnership representative will receive travel funding to attend the 2009 NCPN Conference in Atlanta, Georgia where the awards will be presented at the 2009 NCPN membership luncheon on Friday, October 2, 2009. The representative will also have an opportunity to present the details of the winning program during a featured breakout session at the NCPN conference.
3rd Place The Savannah-Chatham Public School System and Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation partnership was nominated by an NCPN member for its youth apprenticeship program that links secondary and postsecondary school-based learning with first-hand business experience to provide a seamless transition into the field of engineering and technology related to aviation. The program is unique in that students gain academic credit, advance their personal and career development, and add value to the work of a Fortune 500 company by engaging in authentic work-based learning. In addition to providing worksite learning and mentoring opportunities for students in the engineering career pathway, Gulfstream is active in many other career and technical education initiatives that encourage students to explore careers in aviation including job shadowing, participating on advisory boards, providing speakers for career fairs and career exploration events, supporting a teacher of the year award, and sponsoring a student leadership program. In addition to national recognition among their Tech Prep and Career Pathway peers, as the 2009 third place winner the partnership will receive a $1,000 cash prize. A partnership representative will receive travel funding to attend the 2009 NCPN Conference in Atlanta, Georgia where the awards will be presented at the 2009 NCPN membership luncheon on Friday, October 2, 2009. The representative will also have an opportunity to present the details of the winning program during a featured breakout session at the NCPN conference.
About the Hull-Parnell AwardThe Daniel M. Hull and Dale P. Parnell Partnership Excellence Award was established in 1994 by the Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD) and the National Tech Prep Network (now known as the National Career Pathways Network) to encourage partnerships between education and business to integrate meaningful worksite opportunities into their programs and to showcase the best of these programs. The award is named in honor of two visionaries who promoted student academic and career success for more than three decades and is supported through the educational interests of the Caterpillar Foundation and Texas Instruments. Hull-Parnell Award SponsorsCaterpillar
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