The Advanced Technology Academy (ATA), a charter school in Dearborn, Michigan, has fully integrated the Ford PAS program throughout its high school curriculum. SPEC Associates, an independent evaluation firm in Detroit, has taken a comprehensive look at the ATA Ford PAS implementation model. You can access a report of their findings and recommendations by downloading the PDF file below. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Melanie Hwalek at SPEC Associates (mhwalek@specassociates.org, 313-964-0500 ext. 202).
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Achieve's American Diploma Project (ADP) seeks to ensure that students graduate from high school prepared to succeed in higher education and the workplace. Achieve's ADP has developed benchmarks of the knowledge and skills needed to guarantee student success beyond high school. States may use these benchmarks to update their state standards and assessments for high schools. Ford PAS closely aligns with the goals and strategies for change promoted by ADP. Read more.
Kristi Eaton
The Arizona Republic
Jul. 31, 2007 10:43 AM
High School students at Horizon Community Learning Center started the school year with some big changes.
A new mandatory class has been added to the curriculum for freshmen, said Nancy Emmons , principal of Grades 7-12.
Global Business Technology will help students as they enter the work force, Emmons said.
"The students get some working knowledge of how companies and businesses work," she added.
The Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies sponsors the class. Ford PAS is an academic program developed by the Ford Motor Company Fund and focuses on providing students with skills in the business, economics, engineering, and technology fields.