Partnerships and Advisory Board

Programs like this thrive with industry partners and real-world connections. You are enthusiastically invited to serve as a business partner, contact, or member of our Business Advisory Board. The FVHS Technology Academy is a smaller learning community within our high school. The program integrates core academic instruction with specific technology electives and is designed to expose students to many different opportunities in the field of technology.

Our Academy relies on a high level of support and direction from the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board provides a critical bridge between school, the community, and the workplace. Industry partnerships serve to create a connection between a student’s classroom experience and one’s preparedness for college, career and citizenship. 

As a partner of our FVHS Technology Academy, you directly impact the future by

• Providing Academy teachers with industry standards and practices to ensure classroom instruction is current 

• Assisting students with classroom projects

• Providing academy students with work-based learning experiences, including short-term work experiences and internships

• Serving as an advocate for the academy

• Attending special events where Academy students can practice professionalism and gain industry knowledge

If you are interested in partnering with the FVHS Technology Academy in any capacity, please reach out for further information.

Julia McClannon, Career Academy Coordinator

jmcclannon@wcpss.net

(919)577-2511 ext. 23866