PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES INC

CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC. (PAI) HAS A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES HOUSED UNDER OUR CAREER-CONNECTED AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. PAI SUPPORTS SCHOOLS IN CAREER PATHWAY DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS IN PROGRAM DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION, AS WELL AS INDUSTRY ORGANIZING AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT. WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PAI'S MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HOSPITALITY INITIATIVE, PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH SETS OF SCAFFOLDED REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES TO FOSTER CAREER EXPOSURE, AWARENESS, PREPARATION AND TRAINING. BRIDGE AND REGISTERED PRE- APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS CREATE A CLEAR PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO WORK BY PREPARING STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY ENTER THE WORKFORCE, CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION OR JOIN AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AFTER GRADUATION. DATA SUPPORTS AND FRESHMAN SUCCESS INITIATIVES FOCUS ON INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHERS' USE OF DATA TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, AS WELL AS BUILDING A STRONG 9TH GRADE FOUNDATION TO ENSURE HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS.

THE PHILADELPHIA ACADEMIES, INC. HAS FOUR MEMORIAL FUNDS AND ONE ADDITIONAL FUND (FIVE IN TOTAL) FROM WHICH IT AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION TO GRADUATING SENIORS. THE MEMORIAL FUNDS ARE: THE RICHARD H. DELONE MEMORIAL FUND, THE PETER J. MERLINO ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, THE CLINTON GIBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, THE JUSTIN W. GRIFFITHS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP. IN ADDITION, THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND, A FUND ADMINISTERED BY THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION, IS AWARDED TO PAI FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS/SCHOOLS, THE GOAL OF WHICH IS TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND CLASSROOM RESOURCES TO: -(60% MINIMUM) FOR PAI STUDENTS SEEKING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE TRADES, CRAFTS AND APPLIED SCIENCE FIELDS. THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL ASSIST STUDENTS WHO NEED FINANCIAL AID TO OBTAIN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE AWARD AMOUNTS VARY PER STUDENT. -(40% MAXIMUM): FOR PAI PROGRAMS TO AUGMENT THEIR TEACHING RESOURCES BY THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, TEACHING MATERIALS, SPECIAL SUPPLIES, ETC. THAT WOULD ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION THAT THEY ALREADY PROVIDE IN THE TRADES, CRAFTS AND APPLIED SCIENCES.