Georgia Career Academies Project (GCAP)
The recipients of the 2007 Georgia Career Academies Project grant were:
The Walton Career Academy enrolled its first class of students in fall of 2006. The Academy will use the grant funds to retrofit a wing of the existing campus to create and implement a new biotechnology program. Grant funds will also be used to purchase equipment and supplies to support the new curriculum. Students will be able to begin classes in the biotechnology program in August 2008.
Tech High is a comprehensive 9th – 12th grade Charter High School with an outstanding academic track record. This grant award will allow Tech High to offer additional technical courses and dual enrollment career academy programs. Tech High School’s proposed new location at Macy’s East will accommodate 500 students and is easily accessible. The site allows for expansion capabilities, including future development of an auxiliary gymnasium.
Hapeville Charter School is comprised of the middle school currently serving students in grades 6-8 and the new Career Academy that will serve students in grades 9-12. This new Career Academy will be a comprehensive high school where students receive academic and career/technical education in a small school environment, and will earn college credits and certificates through its partnership with Atlanta Technical College. Ninth grade students will begin in fall 2008 in programs such as avionics and health occupations. Grant and local funds will be used to obtain and renovate a building for the academy campus.
The Golden Isles Career Academy will be a new Career Academy modeled after the Central Educational Center (CEC) in Newnan and is scheduled to open in August 2008. The grant funds combined with local SPLOST funds will be used to design and construct a new 120,000 square foot facility for the Career Academy, which will focus on integrating academics and advanced technical education programs. Instruction will be project based with high school courses blended with the rigor and expectations of college coursework.
The Floyd County Schools College and Career Academy will be located on the Floyd County’s former technical high school located across the street from Coosa Valley Technical College. The grant funds combined with local SPLOST funds will be used to create a new 14,000 square-foot facility to add lab space for Automated Manufacturing and Industrial Systems programs – programs that were identified to help meet workforce development needs. Instruction will begin in the old campus in fall of 2008, with completion of the new facility scheduled for fall of 2009.
The Effingham Career Academy will be located in a new building to be constructed immediately next to the Savannah Technical College-Effingham Campus, ensuring that academy students have easy access to college resources. Grant funds combined with local SPLOST funds will be used to construct the 50,000 square foot facility and to purchase equipment for the programs. Students will enroll in fall 2008 at an interim site until new construction is completed in 2009. Programs will include engineering, health care and public safety; and all programs will have strong business/industry partnerships providing students with up to date relevant learning experiences.
The Thomas County PREP Academy (Preparing for Relevant Economic Pursuits) will serve students in rural Thomas County. The PREP Academy will offer programs in five career fields: Business Education, Healthcare Science, Metals/Welding, Transportation, and Engineering, Drafting and Design and will offer students the opportunity to earn Georgia’s Work Ready Certificates. Grant funds combined with local SPLOST funds will be used to build a new 18,000 sq. ft. addition to a local high school for the PREP Academy. Students will enroll in the Academy in fall of 2008. |
