This Is Michigan | Developing Career Paths

When UM-Dearborn alum Heyam Alcodray took over as Fordson High School's principal, she came in with a vision that dared to ask the very basic, but also very bold question, "What's the point of a high school education anyway?"
The image of a principal who questions the very purpose of high school risks painting her as the laid-back adult who's trying to score cool points with the kids by echoing their common gripe. But Alcodray, who's also a doctoral candidate in UM-Dearborn's Ed.D. program, is serious by nature and means the question literally. She was particularly troubled by students who other principals might hold up as success stories: The ones who simply make it to the finish line. To her, a diploma is not nearly enough.
She found the educational paradigm that high school should be solely focused on preparing every student to go to college unrealistic and decided to develop an innovative curriculum that helps all of her students explore a wide range of career paths to prepare for life after graduation. Learn more at: impact.govrel.umich.edu/academy

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