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NAPE
Education Foundation, Inc. (click
here for pdf of brochure)
WHO WE ARE
NAPE is a national organization committed to the
advancement of equity and diversity in classrooms and workplaces. In
2002, NAPE established the NAPE Education Foundation, Inc. in response
to requests by education and workforce agencies for assistance with
program improvement efforts.
The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All
contributions to the Foundation are deductible for federal income tax
purposes as provided under Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
OUR MISSION
The Foundation's mission is to expand career options and the economic
potential of America's workforce by collaborating with stakeholders to
build the capacity of teachers, administrators, parents, and
employers. It accomplishes this by
conducting research in
education and workforce development trends and policies
collecting,
developing, and disseminating best practices and resources
working with others to
eliminate bias and stereotyping in education and employment
developing materials
and programs to promote nontraditional careers
improving the ability
of schools to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student
population
recognizing the
efforts of employers to create supportive workplaces
building the
professional capacity of teachers to close achievement gaps
facilitating systems
change in communities, schools, and businesses
increasing the access
to high-quality education and training
OUR STRATEGY
The Foundation supports the development of
equitable, innovative, and effective programs and practices to
increase the diversity in America's workforce. It promotes programs
that increase opportunities in high-skill, high-wage, high-demand
careers.
The Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable
organization that conducts national research and training on key
equity issues in education and workforce development that include
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promoting tolerance and multiculturalism
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eliminating bias, stereotyping, and
inequities
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increasing diversity in the workplace
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improving school and classroom climates
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closing achievement gaps in education
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enforcing civil rights laws
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providing support services for special
populations
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creating equitable workplaces
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encouraging students to explore and pursue
nontraditional careers
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and more!
OUR PROJECTS
Creating Pathways to IT Careers
Funded
by the National Science Foundation, this research project is conducted
by Paul D. Kohler, Ph.D., and Brooks Applegate, Ph.D., at Western
Michigan University. Their research will determine the factors that
influence enrollment, concentration, and employment experiences of
high school females and other underrepresented groups in career and
technical education information technology programs.
Engineering Equity
Extension Service (EEES)
The Foundation is collaborating with the National Academy of
Engineering to identify experts to act as EEES agents. Once
identified, these agents will be trained to incorporate gender equity
principles related to engineering and engineering technology into a
number of professional development activities offered at the national,
state, and local levels. The Foundation will also work with Project Lead the Way
(PLTW) to identify and train a cadre of master teachers who will train
others to integrate gender equity principles into the PLTW summer
teacher training institutes.
Check out our
NAPE/PLTW EEES Resource Page.
Programs and
Practices That Work
Preparing Students For Nontraditional Careers
A project of the
Association for Career and Technical Education, the National Alliance
for Partnerships in Equity, the National Association of State
Directors of Career and Technical Education and the National Women’s
Law Center.
The purpose of this project is to identify local or state educational
agencies across the country that have implemented effective programs
and practices for improving access and success of students pursuing
careers nontraditional for their gender. The project will solicit
input from the career and technical education community to identify
programs and practices that meet the selection criteria. Information
on these effective programs and practices will be shared with the
field through a variety of media in an attempt to provide states and
local education agencies with ideas for development of their own
programs and practices to successfully prepare students for
nontraditional careers.
Click here to visit the PPTW page.
Click here to view the 2008 Application.
STEM Equity Pipeline Project
The Foundation, with national, state, and local partners, is
developing a model, research-based, technical assistance project to
increase the participation of women and girls in science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM) career and technical education programs.
The project will form an extension services group consisting of
nationally recognized experts in gender equity in STEM and an advisory
panel of leading national education and workforce development
organizations to conduct the project's activities. State and local
teams will work to implement a comprehensive data analysis,
professional development, and strategic implementation process to
impact institutional change.
Click here to go to the STEM Equity Pipeline Project information page.
Accountability to
Practice
The Foundation is conducting research on the performance of the states
in implementing the accountability measure in the Perkins Act for
increasing the participation and completion of students in
nontraditional training and employment programs. From the data
collected by each state, the project intends to identify model
programs and practices that have proven the ability to improve student
performance.
Nontraditional
Career Information for Parents
In
an effort to support the work states are doing to help local
education agencies increase the participation and completion of
students in nontraditional career and technical education programs,
the NAPE Education Foundation, in partnership with Career
Communications, Inc., developed a Parent Edition of the American
Careers magazine that is focused on nontraditional careers. The
magazine highlights nontraditional role models, and includes
information about nontraditional careers, wage earning potential and
economic self-sufficiency. The magazine has a section on getting
started, exploring careers and future planning organized around the
16 career clusters and pathways. The publication includes a 9th
-16th grade career planner applicable to high school and community
college populations. This professional publication is a great tool
for local school districts to use at parent education events, in
direct mailing campaigns, back to school night, CTE open houses,
etc.. Educating parents about keeping options open for their sons
and daughters and expanding their vision of what those options might
be is a proven strategy for increasing the participation of students
in nontraditional CTE programs.
Over
250,000 copies of the magazine were sold in the Fall of 2006. In
response to the overwhelmingly positive feedback from state and
local education agencies regarding the impact of the magazine we
have developed a Fall 2007 edition. Again this edition highlights
nontraditional careers and is loaded with good information for
parents and students about nontraditional career opportunities and
tips for career exploration.
Complete the
2007 Order Form and fax it to Career Communications at
913-362-4864 by August 10, 2007 for customized covers and inserts or
by September 5, 2007 for the regular NAPE edition.
For additional information contact
Career Communications at 1-800-669-7795.
SUPPORT OUR MISSION
Please contact the Foundation's President,
Mary
Wiberg, if you are interested in
becoming a corporate partner/sponsor of the Foundation.
If you are interested in making a contribution to the Foundation,
please
click here for a contribution form.
All contributions are tax-deductible, and 100
percent of the funds collected will be used to fulfill its mission.
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