Our Partner

National Career Academy Coalition (NCAC) is a national organization that supports schools and districts in designing, strengthening, and sustaining high-quality career academies that connect education to real workforce pathways.

NCAC provides standards-based tools, professional learning, and implementation support to help educators align academic instruction, industry partnerships, and student career readiness at scale.

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The Challenge

Several school districts needed a trusted advisor to ensure career academy curricula stayed aligned with evolving workforce development trends, industry expectations, and postsecondary pathways—without creating added burden for educators.

The National Career Academy Coalition (NCAC) addressed this need through its Career Academy Review Process, aligned to the National Standards of Practice (NSOP). Using baseline analyses and formal academy reviews, NCAC evaluates curriculum, partnerships, outcomes, and implementation fidelity, providing districts with clear ratings, evidence-based commendations, and actionable recommendations to strengthen workforce alignment and program quality across campuses.

The Results

School districts, employer partners, and postsecondary institutions recognize the impact of this work in strengthening youth pathways and academy quality. The engagement produces standardized benchmarks across academies, stronger alignment between instruction and labor market needs, clearer expectations for business and college partners, and a documented pathway to certification (In Progress, Certified, Model, or Model with Distinction). Districts leave with a practical roadmap that improves workforce readiness, program credibility, and long term sustainability while giving funders defensible, outcomes driven proof of impact.

Services

Human Capacity Development

Strategic Imperatives

Industry Partnerships

“LeaVonda's service to the business community as well as youth jobseekers has been exceptional. Her marketing, writing and overall communications skills will be an asset in working with businesses in our area. - President & CEO Career Source Florida Bruce F. ”

 — President & CEO Career Source Florida Bruce F

“Her enthusiasm and zeal along with her ease in presenting the materials helped to increase overall enrollment in our program. I have been quite impressed with LeaVonda's commitment to her job. She has distinguished herself as a conscientious worker and her energetic approach to her work makes her involvement with the Partnership invaluable... I am very impressed by LeaVonda and recommend her without hesitation. Thank you for the opportunity to do so..”

 — Director of Neighborhood Partnership for the Protection of Children Arron R.

"Having worked with LeaVonda directly on multiple projects, I can attest to her talents, level of creativity, initiative and follow-through."

 — Director of Workforce Services of – St. Johns River Community College Melissa E. O.

“LeaVonda is highly motivated and is a great asset to WorkSource and the Chamber. I have worked with LeaVonda the past several years through the Business Partners in Education Committee of the Chamber and have been very impressed with her credentials. She developed a life skills curriculum that she used to teach 8th graders in St. Johns County schools.”

 — President of the St Johns County Chamber of Commerce Robin B.

“The first thing that comes to my mind is LeaVonda's excellent communication abilities. Her verbal, written and organizational skills are of the highest caliber. She is a willing self-starter with a "can do" attitude and she has been one of my colleagues who I know I can always depend upon. She has patience and savvy problem solving abilities. LeaVonda's enthusiasm and expertise in the marketing area makes her a most desirable candidate. She is a professional and approachable. Her work ethic is admirable. She possesses the integrity and professionalism that a business needs to succeed in today's demands of technical and communication excellence. - Disability Outreach Coordinator Career Source Florida.”

 — Disability Outreach Coordinator Career Source Florida Venessa L.