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SACRAMENTO NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL CHOOSES THE JOB
JOURNEY PROGRAM TO READY STUDENTS TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE
Dateline: August 31, 2006 ... Sacramento, CA
Contact Name: Barbara Dwyer
Contact Phone: (530) 753-9380
E-mail: thejobjourney@cal.net
Web Address: http://www.TheJobJourney.org
Students and Educators Choose First-of-Its-Kind Transitional
Skills Training Program for Sophomore Class at Leading-Edge
School.
SACRAMENTO, CA - August 31, 2006 - Sacramento New
Technology High School has chosen The Job Journey transitional
skills training program in response to student demand for school-
to-work training. Sacramento New Technology High School is a
charter school, open to the public, based on the widely-
recognized success of Napa New Technology High School. Napa
Technology High School was created through the New Technology
Foundation, formed in 1999 to achieve national educational reform
and made possible by grants from the Carnegie Foundation and the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Through New Tech's Advisory Program, students and teachers
evaluated and agreed on including The Job Journey in their
curriculum beginning with the sophomore class in the 2006-'07
school year. Paula Hanzel, principal of Sacramento New Technology
High School (New Tech), reports, "The Job Journey is the kind of
program our students have asked for. They have told us they want
to learn what employers are looking for, how to build self-
confidence, how to market to their strengths, and how to get the
good jobs. The Job Journey met every one of their criteria."
The Job Journey is an educational program that uses techniques
based in business and education to prepare students for
successful entry into the marketplace, and ultimately to create a
sustainable and competitive workforce for America's businesses.
Veteran HR executive, Generation Y expert, and work-life coach
Barbara Dwyer created The Job Journey after observing the
inability of Generation Y job applicants to pass the interview
process and earn gainful employment. Currently in use by schools,
youth advocacy groups, and businesses as an internship program,
The Job Journey is currently the only program of its kind on the
market.
"Many youth today exhibit an attitude of entitlement, but the
students of New Tech are realizing that to be successful, both in
business and in life, they must learn the skills that lead to
success. At Sacramento New Technology, students will learn not
only the hard skills of a solid education, but also essential
soft skills like problem-solving, critical thinking, teamwork,
and decision-making, which are not included in traditional
curricula. Both skill sets are critically important and take
exploration, training, and practice," says Barbara Dwyer, CEO and
founder of The Job Journey.
New Technology High Schools present a new and vigorous
educational paradigm, presenting learning through a project-based
model. Classrooms are equipped in a similar manner as those they
will experience in the workplace - PCs running Windows XP Pro and
Microsoft Office. Assignments are given in the context of a
project, rather than in an abstract form with no apparent
application. Students complete portions of their assignments
using MS Word, Excel, Access, and learn to make Powerpoint
presentations and build a digital portfolio with multimedia
elements. "It is a real-world, hands-on approach to learning.
Students are issued challenging questions or tasks to which they
must then apply the concepts they have learned, just as they will
have to do in the working world. California Standards are
addressed as individual components of projects, not in the
traditional textbook manner," according to Hanzel.
Sacramento New Tech's partners include Sacramento City Unified
School District and e21, and is assisted by the Bill and Melinda
Gates foundation, LEED (Linking Education and Economic
Development), the Beaumont Foundation of America, and the New
Technology Foundation. The Job Journey shares the New Tech
philosophy in which students learn to take accountability for
themselves, their education, and their communities.
Dwyer says, "We feel honored to be part of the success in this
experiential approach to education. With over two decades of
experience in human resources and first-hand knowledge of what
employers are looking for, we know what it takes to become an
employee of excellence. The Job Journey leads students through
well-defined and dynamic exercises to build essential soft
skills, as well as learning what to expect when they apply for a
job. This combination of knowledge and skills enables students to
set tangible goals, successfully source for and obtain meaningful
employment."
About The Job Journey
The Job Journey, http://www.thejobjourney.org is a Sacramento,
California-based organization that prepares students who are
entering the job market for the first time. The intense and
highly interactive career preparation program is offered as a
solution for schools and youth service programs, or as an
independent-study package of four user-friendly DVDs with
accompanying study materials. The Job Journey is produced by a
uniquely qualified and highly motivated team of human resource,
communication, and education professionals with a diverse and
comprehensive skill set and a passion for their audience.
About the New Technology Foundation
New Technology Foundation (NTF), http://www.newtechfoundation.org,
supports the creation of new small high schools based on the Napa
New Technology High School model, thereby offering a concrete
model for how national education reform can be accomplished. NTF
is creating an NTHS Network across the country with schools in
California, Oregon, Alaska, Colorado, Illinois and Louisiana,
with additional schools opening in North Carolina, Texas and New
York over the next two years. For more information, visit the
website, or phone (707) 253-6951.
Company Contact:
Barbara Dwyer
Career-Life Coach
CEO, The Job Journey
(530) 753-9380
thejobjourney@cal.net
http://www.thejobjourney.org
Editorial Contact:
Ruth Danielson
Mulberry Street Marketing & PR
ruthd@msmpr.com
(360) 665-2794
Sacramento New Technology High School Contact:
Paula Hanzel, Principal
1400 Dickson Street
Sacramento, CA 95822
(916) 433-2839
paulaha@sac-city.k12.ca.us
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