The  program is designed to encourage America's school districts, institutions of higher education, the workforce investment system, and their partners to scale up evidence-based high school models that will transform the high school experience for America's youth. Youth CareerConnect schools will strengthen America's talent pipeline through:

• Integrated Academic and Career-Focused Learning 
• Work-Based Learning and Exposure to the World of Work
• Robust Employer Engagement 
• Individualized Career and Academic Counseling
• Integration of Post-secondary Education and Training

Currently the District has two Academic Academies:

The Academy of Finance at Como Park High School

The Academy of Information Technology at Humboldt High School

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