Thursday, February 10, 2000
High-schoolers get career boost
Withrow, Hughes programs qualify for college credit
BY JEFF CARLTON
The Cincinnati Enquirer
A few signatures on a contract Wednesday at the Mayerson Academy in Corryville finalized a three-year effort to help Cincinnati students develop skills for high-tech employment.
The signatures mean students at Hughes Center and Withrow High School can earn college credits while taking high school classes.
These are the first schools in the district to participate. Plans are in the works for similar programs at Aiken, Western Hills and Woodward high schools.
Cincinnati State and Technical College will reserve up to eight slots in its health programs for graduates of the Hughes health program who meet grade and attendance requirements.
Graduates of Withrow's finance program who meet grade and attendance requirements can skip two lower level business courses at the University of Cincinnati's University College.
Faculty members at Cincinnati State and UC worked with teachers from Hughes and Withrow to develop the health and finance programs, respectively.
The Hughes health program has been around for three years. When Sheena Johnson graduates from it this spring, she'll be looking to start college at either Wright State University or Cincinnati State.
Either way, her high school course work in pharmacology, infection control and medical law will help her on placement tests. At Cincinnati State, she can earn up to 12 credits with a grade of 80 percent on the placement tests.
To stay eligible, Ms. Johnson has to keep her grades above a 2.0 and maintain a 90 percent attendance rate.
“She will be better prepared no matter where she goes,” said Karen Blocher, director of the Greater Cincinnati Tech Prep Consortium.
The consortium creates partnerships with businesses, high schools and colleges to prepare students for high technology jobs. It is a publicly funded group that encompasses eight colleges, 62 school districts and numerous businesses in southwest Ohio.
The consortium helped broker the agreement between the schools and colleges.
With the groundwork laid, Ken Siefferman, director of career paths for CPS, expects future partnerships between city high schools and colleges to come together in less time.
After required internships in respiratory therapy, physical therapy and nursing, Ms. Johnson wants a career in medical technology or pediatrics.
“When we come together as institutions, we really can do great things,” said Kathleen Ware, associate superintendent at CPS.
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