Participation of Minority Students in Career Academies Survey

3. If you are in a career academy, what career area are you studying? If you are not in a career academy, please skip this question.

If you are in a career academy, what career area are you studying? If you are not in a career academy, please skip this question.

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4. What is your age?

What is your age? 18

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5. What is your grade level?

What is your grade level? Senior

Junior

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6. What is your gender?

What is your gender? Female

Male

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7. What is your race/ethnicity?

What is your race/ethnicity? African American

Hispanic

Other (please specify)

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8. What are your goals when finishing high school?

	Two-year college	Four-year college	Military	Work	Both work and two-year college	Both work and four-year college
Post high school plans	*What are your goals when finishing high school? Post high school plans Two-year college	Post high school plans Four-year college	Post high school plans Military	Post high school plans Work	Post high school plans Both work and two-year college	Post high school plans Both work and four-year college

Other (please specify)

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9. Do you feel as though you are a part of a community (family) in your career academy? If you are not in a career academy, do you feel as though you are a part of a community (family) in your school?

Do you feel as though you are a part of a community (family) in your career academy? If you are not in a career academy, do you feel as though you are a part of a community (family) in your school? Yes

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10. If you answered "yes", why do you feel like you are part of a community? If you answered "no", why do you not feel like you are a part of a community?

If you answered "yes", why do you feel like you are part of a community? If you answered "no", why do you not feel like you are a part of a community?

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11. Why have you chosen to enroll in a career academy? If you are not enrolled in a career academy, why have you chosen not to enroll?

Why have you chosen to enroll in a career academy? If you are not enrolled in a career academy, why have you chosen not to enroll?

12. How often do you use academic concepts such as English, Math, and Science in your career academy courses? If you are not enrolled in a career academy, please skip this question.

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Everyday
Frequency	*How often do you use academic concepts such as English, Math, and Science in your career academy courses? If you are not enrolled in a career academy, please skip this question. Frequency Never	Frequency Sometimes	Frequency Often	Frequency Everyday

13. How well do your career academy courses prepare you to enter a job? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

	Not well	Somewhat	Well	Very well
Preparedness	*How well do your career academy courses prepare you to enter a job? If you are not in a career academy, please skip. Preparedness Not well	Preparedness Somewhat	Preparedness Well	Preparedness Very well

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14. How often do you hear from employers in your career academy courses such as guest speakers, mentors, or to supervise internships? If you are not in a career academy, how often do you hear from employers in your academic courses such as English, Math, and Science?

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often
Frequency	*How often do you hear from employers in your career academy courses such as guest speakers, mentors, or to supervise internships? If you are not in a career academy, how often do you hear from employers in your academic courses such as English, Math, and Science? Frequency Never	Frequency Rarely	Frequency Sometimes	Frequency Often

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15. Who helps you the most in making decisions to enroll in elective courses?

Who helps you the most in making decisions to enroll in elective courses? Administrators

Friends

Myself

Parents/Guardians

School counselors

Teachers

Other (please specify)

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16. Who helps you the most in making decisions to enroll in a career academy or not?

Who helps you the most in making decisions to enroll in a career academy or not? Administrators

Friends

Myself

Parents/Guardians

School counselors

Teachers

Other (please specify)

17. If you have enrolled or are currently enrolled in a career academy, how much have you learned about that specific career field? If you are not enrolled in a career academy, please skip.

	Nothing	A little	Some	A great deal
Learning	*If you have enrolled or are currently enrolled in a career academy, how much have you learned about that specific career field? If you are not enrolled in a career academy, please skip. Learning Nothing	Learning A little	Learning Some	Learning A great deal

18. How well have your career academy courses equipped you with the knowledge and understanding about work in general? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

	Not well	Somewhat	Well	Very well
Knowledge	*How well have your career academy courses equipped you with the knowledge and understanding about work in general? If you are not in a career academy, please skip. Knowledge Not well	Knowledge Somewhat	Knowledge Well	Knowledge Very well

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19. Do you participate in work-based learning programs (where you earn high school course credit for working)?

Do you participate in work-based learning programs (where you earn high school course credit for working)? Yes

20. If you have participated in work-based learning, how much have you learned from this experience? If you have not participated in work-based learning, please skip.

	Nothing	A little	Some	A great deal
Learning	*If you have participated in work-based learning, how much have you learned from this experience? If you have not participated in work-based learning, please skip. Learning Nothing	Learning A little	Learning Some	Learning A great deal

21. What have you learned from work-based learning? If you have not participated in work-based learning, please skip.

What have you learned from work-based learning? If you have not participated in work-based learning, please skip.

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22. Does the career academy help to keep your interest in school? If you are not in a career academy, do your academic courses, such as English, Math, and Science help to keep your interest in school?

Does the career academy help to keep your interest in school? If you are not in a career academy, do your academic courses, such as English, Math, and Science help to keep your interest in school? Yes

23. Does the career academy help you perform better in other courses? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

Does the career academy help you perform better in other courses? If you are not in a career academy, please skip. Yes

24. Does the career academy help you perform better on the FCAT? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

Does the career academy help you perform better on the FCAT? If you are not in a career academy, please skip. Yes

25. Does the career academy help you become more mature? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

Does the career academy help you become more mature? If you are not in a career academy, please skip. Yes

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26. Does the career academy seem to be aligned with your goals once you finish high school? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science seem to be aligned with your goals once you finish high school?

Does the career academy seem to be aligned with your goals once you finish high school? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science seem to be aligned with your goals once you finish high school? Yes

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27. Does the career academy program help you prepare for college? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science help you to prepare for college?

Does the career academy program help you prepare for college? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science help you to prepare for college? Yes

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28. Does the career academy program help you prepare for a career? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science help you prepare for a career?

Does the career academy program help you prepare for a career? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science help you prepare for a career? Yes

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29. In what ways do teachers in your career academy provide out-of-class or unique learning experiences (such as field trips or job shadowing) to better understand a career area? If you are not in a career academy, what ways do your teachers provide out-of-class experiences?

In what ways do teachers in your career academy provide out-of-class or unique learning experiences (such as field trips or job shadowing) to better understand a career area? If you are not in a career academy, what ways do your teachers provide out-of-class experiences?

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30. How likely will you earn a high paying job 10 years after you graduate from high school?

	Not likely	Somewhat likely	Likely	Very likely
Likelihood	*How likely will you earn a high paying job 10 years after you graduate from high school? Likelihood Not likely	Likelihood Somewhat likely	Likelihood Likely	Likelihood Very likely

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31. Career academies are designed to serve students who plan to go to work immediately after high school graduation.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly disagree
Agree/Disagree	*Career academies are designed to serve students who plan to go to work immediately after high school graduation. Agree/Disagree Strongly disagree	Agree/Disagree Disagree	Agree/Disagree Agree	Agree/Disagree Strongly disagree

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32. Career academies are designed to serve students who plan to go to college immediately after high school graduation.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly agree
Agree/Disagree	*Career academies are designed to serve students who plan to go to college immediately after high school graduation. Agree/Disagree Strongly disagree	Agree/Disagree Disagree	Agree/Disagree Agree	Agree/Disagree Strongly agree

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33. Career academy courses are academically challenging.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly agree
Challenging	*Career academy courses are academically challenging. Challenging Strongly disagree	Challenging Disagree	Challenging Agree	Challenging Strongly agree

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34. Career academies are designed to help students who struggle academically.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly agree
Agree/Disagree	*Career academies are designed to help students who struggle academically. Agree/Disagree Strongly disagree	Agree/Disagree Disagree	Agree/Disagree Agree	Agree/Disagree Strongly agree

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35. Career academies are designed to help students of all ability levels.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly agree
Agree/Disagree	*Career academies are designed to help students of all ability levels. Agree/Disagree Strongly disagree	Agree/Disagree Disagree	Agree/Disagree Agree	Agree/Disagree Strongly agree

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36. Career academies help students make sense of other subjects in schools.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly agree
Agree/Disagree	*Career academies help students make sense of other subjects in schools. Agree/Disagree Strongly disagree	Agree/Disagree Disagree	Agree/Disagree Agree	Agree/Disagree Strongly agree

37. Do you have any comments about participating (or not participating) in a career academy?

Do you have any comments about participating (or not participating) in a career academy?

Participation of Minority Students in Career Academies
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2. Are you in a career academy?

3. If you are in a career academy, what career area are you studying? If you are not in a career academy, please skip this question.

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4. What is your age?

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5. What is your grade level?

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6. What is your gender?

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7. What is your race/ethnicity?

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8. What are your goals when finishing high school?

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9. Do you feel as though you are a part of a community (family) in your career academy? If you are not in a career academy, do you feel as though you are a part of a community (family) in your school?

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10. If you answered "yes", why do you feel like you are part of a community? If you answered "no", why do you not feel like you are a part of a community?

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11. Why have you chosen to enroll in a career academy? If you are not enrolled in a career academy, why have you chosen not to enroll?

12. How often do you use academic concepts such as English, Math, and Science in your career academy courses? If you are not enrolled in a career academy, please skip this question.

13. How well do your career academy courses prepare you to enter a job? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

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14. How often do you hear from employers in your career academy courses such as guest speakers, mentors, or to supervise internships? If you are not in a career academy, how often do you hear from employers in your academic courses such as English, Math, and Science?

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15. Who helps you the most in making decisions to enroll in elective courses?

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16. Who helps you the most in making decisions to enroll in a career academy or not?

17. If you have enrolled or are currently enrolled in a career academy, how much have you learned about that specific career field? If you are not enrolled in a career academy, please skip.

18. How well have your career academy courses equipped you with the knowledge and understanding about work in general? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

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19. Do you participate in work-based learning programs (where you earn high school course credit for working)?

20. If you have participated in work-based learning, how much have you learned from this experience? If you have not participated in work-based learning, please skip.

21. What have you learned from work-based learning? If you have not participated in work-based learning, please skip.

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22. Does the career academy help to keep your interest in school? If you are not in a career academy, do your academic courses, such as English, Math, and Science help to keep your interest in school?

23. Does the career academy help you perform better in other courses? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

24. Does the career academy help you perform better on the FCAT? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

25. Does the career academy help you become more mature? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

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26. Does the career academy seem to be aligned with your goals once you finish high school? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science seem to be aligned with your goals once you finish high school?

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27. Does the career academy program help you prepare for college? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science help you to prepare for college?

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28. Does the career academy program help you prepare for a career? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science help you prepare for a career?

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29. In what ways do teachers in your career academy provide out-of-class or unique learning experiences (such as field trips or job shadowing) to better understand a career area? If you are not in a career academy, what ways do your teachers provide out-of-class experiences?

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30. How likely will you earn a high paying job 10 years after you graduate from high school?

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31. Career academies are designed to serve students who plan to go to work immediately after high school graduation.

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32. Career academies are designed to serve students who plan to go to college immediately after high school graduation.

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33. Career academy courses are academically challenging.

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34. Career academies are designed to help students who struggle academically.

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35. Career academies are designed to help students of all ability levels.

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36. Career academies help students make sense of other subjects in schools.

37. Do you have any comments about participating (or not participating) in a career academy?

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*2. Are you in a career academy?

3. If you are in a career academy, what career area are you studying? If you are not in a career academy, please skip this question.

*4. What is your age?

*5. What is your grade level?

*6. What is your gender?

*7. What is your race/ethnicity?

*8. What are your goals when finishing high school?

*9. Do you feel as though you are a part of a community (family) in your career academy? If you are not in a career academy, do you feel as though you are a part of a community (family) in your school?

*10. If you answered "yes", why do you feel like you are part of a community? If you answered "no", why do you not feel like you are a part of a community?

*11. Why have you chosen to enroll in a career academy? If you are not enrolled in a career academy, why have you chosen not to enroll?

12. How often do you use academic concepts such as English, Math, and Science in your career academy courses? If you are not enrolled in a career academy, please skip this question.

13. How well do your career academy courses prepare you to enter a job? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

*14. How often do you hear from employers in your career academy courses such as guest speakers, mentors, or to supervise internships? If you are not in a career academy, how often do you hear from employers in your academic courses such as English, Math, and Science?

*15. Who helps you the most in making decisions to enroll in elective courses?

*16. Who helps you the most in making decisions to enroll in a career academy or not?

17. If you have enrolled or are currently enrolled in a career academy, how much have you learned about that specific career field? If you are not enrolled in a career academy, please skip.

18. How well have your career academy courses equipped you with the knowledge and understanding about work in general? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

*19. Do you participate in work-based learning programs (where you earn high school course credit for working)?

20. If you have participated in work-based learning, how much have you learned from this experience? If you have not participated in work-based learning, please skip.

21. What have you learned from work-based learning? If you have not participated in work-based learning, please skip.

*22. Does the career academy help to keep your interest in school? If you are not in a career academy, do your academic courses, such as English, Math, and Science help to keep your interest in school?

23. Does the career academy help you perform better in other courses? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

24. Does the career academy help you perform better on the FCAT? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

25. Does the career academy help you become more mature? If you are not in a career academy, please skip.

*26. Does the career academy seem to be aligned with your goals once you finish high school? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science seem to be aligned with your goals once you finish high school?

*27. Does the career academy program help you prepare for college? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science help you to prepare for college?

*28. Does the career academy program help you prepare for a career? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science help you prepare for a career?

*29. In what ways do teachers in your career academy provide out-of-class or unique learning experiences (such as field trips or job shadowing) to better understand a career area? If you are not in a career academy, what ways do your teachers provide out-of-class experiences?

*30. How likely will you earn a high paying job 10 years after you graduate from high school?

*31. Career academies are designed to serve students who plan to go to work immediately after high school graduation.

*32. Career academies are designed to serve students who plan to go to college immediately after high school graduation.

*33. Career academy courses are academically challenging.

*34. Career academies are designed to help students who struggle academically.

*35. Career academies are designed to help students of all ability levels.

*36. Career academies help students make sense of other subjects in schools.

37. Do you have any comments about participating (or not participating) in a career academy?

Participation of Minority Students in Career Academies
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2. Are you in a career academy?

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4. What is your age?

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5. What is your grade level?

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6. What is your gender?

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7. What is your race/ethnicity?

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8. What are your goals when finishing high school?

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9. Do you feel as though you are a part of a community (family) in your career academy? If you are not in a career academy, do you feel as though you are a part of a community (family) in your school?

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10. If you answered "yes", why do you feel like you are part of a community? If you answered "no", why do you not feel like you are a part of a community?

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11. Why have you chosen to enroll in a career academy? If you are not enrolled in a career academy, why have you chosen not to enroll?

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14. How often do you hear from employers in your career academy courses such as guest speakers, mentors, or to supervise internships? If you are not in a career academy, how often do you hear from employers in your academic courses such as English, Math, and Science?

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15. Who helps you the most in making decisions to enroll in elective courses?

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16. Who helps you the most in making decisions to enroll in a career academy or not?

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19. Do you participate in work-based learning programs (where you earn high school course credit for working)?

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22. Does the career academy help to keep your interest in school? If you are not in a career academy, do your academic courses, such as English, Math, and Science help to keep your interest in school?

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26. Does the career academy seem to be aligned with your goals once you finish high school? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science seem to be aligned with your goals once you finish high school?

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27. Does the career academy program help you prepare for college? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science help you to prepare for college?

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28. Does the career academy program help you prepare for a career? If you are not in a career academy, do the academic courses such as English, Math, and Science help you prepare for a career?

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29. In what ways do teachers in your career academy provide out-of-class or unique learning experiences (such as field trips or job shadowing) to better understand a career area? If you are not in a career academy, what ways do your teachers provide out-of-class experiences?

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30. How likely will you earn a high paying job 10 years after you graduate from high school?

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31. Career academies are designed to serve students who plan to go to work immediately after high school graduation.

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32. Career academies are designed to serve students who plan to go to college immediately after high school graduation.

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33. Career academy courses are academically challenging.

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34. Career academies are designed to help students who struggle academically.

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35. Career academies are designed to help students of all ability levels.

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36. Career academies help students make sense of other subjects in schools.