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1. New Energy Academies Educating for a sustainable future http://www.pge.com/about/community/education/newenergyacademy/\ In partnership with Wendy Fukamaki, PG&E

2. Why Focus on Energy? Opportunity: • Meet future energy needs • Keep energy affordable and reliable • Make environmentally acceptable Instruction: • Promote energy efficiency • Support energy research • Advance energy science and technology Wendy Fukamaki, PG&E

3. Why California? • More than 1 in 8 students in America is a California student. • California has almost 6.2 million students • California is educating the most diverse and challenging school population in the U.S. • California is operating with substantially fewer human resources than almost any other state. • California has fewer school staff per pupil than all other state. • California spends less than the national average per pupil. • If we can do this in California, it can be done anywhere else in the U.S. Wendy Fukamaki, PG&E

4. Why Pacific Gas & Electric? • PG&E is one of the largest energy providers in California (20,000 employees provide service to 15 million people over 70,000 square miles). • PG&E has a “Green” focus. • PG&E is a national leader in green energy. • PG&E is researching and utilizing greener sources and methods of energy generation and distribution. • PG&E is actively pursuing workforce development. • PG&E provides Apprenticeship training. Wendy Fukamaki, PG&E

5. Why Career Academies? • Most promising high school reform model • Most successful structure to provide academic AND Career and Technical Education learning • Research shows academies work • Small, safe, supportive learning environment Wendy Fukamaki, PG&E

6. Why New Energy Career Academies? Strategies: • Partner with CA Department of Education (CDE) • Launch five New Energy California Partnership Academies. • Engage educators at each school in the planning process and curriculum development • Develop a network of stakeholders for high school education around energy • Share intent and results of the effort through various communications vehicles and at public events Wendy Fukamaki, PG&E

7. New Energy Academy Schools • Berkeley High School • Berkeley Unified School District • Edison High School • Fresno Unified School District • Foothill High School • Twin Rivers School District  • Independence High School • Kern County School District • Venture Academy • San Joaquin County Office of Education Wendy Fukamaki, PG&E

8. Primary Roles and Responsibilities Wendy Fukamaki, PG&E

9. What are PG&E’s Objectives? Vision: • Foster students who are knowledgeable about energy • Make students aware of all career opportunities in the utility and energy field • Generate a workforce development pipeline Objectives: • Increase the number of students, including underrepresented youth, who graduate from high school prepared to enter the workforce and/or college • Raise student attendance and GPA • Increase the number of qualified candidates for the industry Wendy Fukamaki, PG&E

10. What are PG&E’s Objectives? Wendy Fukamaki, PG&E

11. Challenges and Opportunities Wendy Fukamaki, PG&E

12. Update: How are we doing? 2009 • Spring/Summer: Vetted and selected 5 schools (with support from CDE) called New Energy Academies 2010 • Fall: Implemented grade 10 for all New Energy Academies 2011 • Spring: Committed $1 million to the program, including $100k for classroom enhancements and curriculum development and $1k for scholarships for each graduate of the program • Fall: Grade 11 began 2012 • Winter: Established scholarship program • Fall: Grade 12 began Wendy Fukamaki, PG&E

13. Update: What do the students say? • I really appreciated PG&E coming to our school and donating a million dollars to the New Energy Academies. The thousand dollar scholarship for each academy student was amazing and we are all grateful for such a generous gift. Our school and student body will really benefit from the donation and we would like to personally thank them for keeping us in mind when they have so many other important things to think about. Erin Cantrell • In class our teachers have us learning about the many sources of energy. They teach us how we can preserve energy and how we the people can try to save our world. Not only do we learn about energy and utility but also about business and responsibility. Morgan Cortez • Being in the library today with all the PG&E workers, our academy advisory, and all the other people was a great experience… It showed me that people that don’t know me have faith in me to succeed and it encouraged me to keep working so that I can get into a good college and put the money they gave me to good use. Crystal Hammond Wendy Fukamaki,, PG&E

14. Update: New Scholarship Program • Called Bright Minds Scholarships • Full-ride scholarships up to $30,000 per year • Give students the means to advance their learning through education • In 2012, gave total of almost $900,000 to 30 students • Awarded scholarship based on community leadership, personal triumph, financial need and academic achievement • More information at: www.pge.com/brightminds Wendy Fukamaki,, PG&E

15. New Energy Career Academy • Berkeley High School • Berkeley Unified School District Wendy Fukamaki,, PG&E

16. New Energy Career Academy • Edison High School • Fresno Unified School District Wendy Fukamaki,, PG&E

17. New Energy Career Academy • Foothill High School • Twin Rivers School District  Wendy Fukamaki,, PG&E

18. New Energy Career Academy • Independence High School • Kern County School District Wendy Fukamaki,, PG&E

19. New Energy Career Academy • Venture Academy • San Joaquin County Office of Education Wendy Fukamaki,, PG&E

20. Questions for the New Energy Academies Educating for a sustainable future http://www.pge.com/about/community/education/newenergyacademy/\ In partnership with Wendy Fukamaki, PG&E