Comments on: Escambia Looks To Expand Career Academies To Middle Schools

By: MrS. Rodgers

MrS. Rodgers — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:19:37 +0000

ANY day NOW!!!
ARE YOU NUTS??? WHAT AN OPORTUNITY FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE! ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO CAN’T AFFORD A COLLEGE EDUCATION.
INSTEAD OF GIVING UP IN THE NINTH, TENTH OR ELEVENTH GRADES THIS IS A GOAL THEY CAN STRIDE FOR.
THERE ARE NO “FAVORITE” STUDENTS OR “SPECIAL PARENT/POLITICS” HERE. NOT EVEN A STRAIGHT A REQUIREMENT.

HEY LET’S LET MRS. WEAVER PROVE THAT GIVEN A CHANCE ALL STUDENTS ARE EQUAL AND CAN EARN, THAT’S EARN A GOOD EDUCATION.

NO I AM NOT A PARENT OF NV NOW BUTT I SURE DO LOVE THESE KIDS. I WANT THEM TO GO PLACES…

A MOMA WHO LOVES OUR KIDS

By: anydaynow

anydaynow — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:28:23 +0000

This is not education, this is job training. Why isn’t Gulf Power doing their own job training instead of the taxpayers? There already exists a HUGE population of trades people, so much so that wages are low and jobs are few and far between. How many nurses, plumbers, carpenters, and daycare workers does Escambia county need?? I’ll tell you how many, enough to keep wages at minimum wage or worse still, as “private contractors”. The kids will have to move away to find a living wage.

By: Carl Leiterman, Dir. Workforce Education, ECSD

Carl Leiterman, Dir. Workforce Education, ECSD — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:12:08 +0000

Thank you for your article concerning our career academies. Yes indeed, we are expanding our career academies into the district’s middle schools. There is one correction that I wish to make in your article:
Workman Middle School is not the only middle school with career academies. Currently, the following is accurate as of this writing: Agriscience Technology Academy Woodham Middle School
Health Occupations Academy Woodham Middle School
Information Technology Academy Woodham Middle School
Pre-Engineering Academy (Project Lead The Way) Woodham Middle School
Health Academy Workman Middle School
Pre-Engineering Academy (Project Lead The Way) Workman Middle School

For the 2010-2011 school year, we will be adding the (1st in the nation) National Flight Academy at Warrington Middle School. Additionally, we will be adding an Information Technology academy and Health Academy at Warrington. Ernest Ward Middle School will also receive a “1st in the nation” with the opening of the IBEW Electrical Academy.

Other middle school academies are also under construction. If you or your readers wish additional information regarding our school district’s career academies, I would suggest a visit to our website: http://career.escambia.k12.fl.us/CareerAcademy/index_school.asp

Thank you once again for an excellent article,

Carl Leiterman
Director, Workforce Education
Escambia County School District
cleiterman@escambia.k12.fl.us
850.469.5304