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During the month of May, FCA comes to each school with our hiring and training partners to host a Signing Day. Think of your typical Athlete Signing Day, but instead it's for students entering the workforce. The goal is to
• Highlight the early successes in hiring and training/apprenticeship programs
• Motivate their classmates
• Inspire the underclassmen for what success looks like next year with FCA

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In January & February, FCA takes students from each high school to three different businesses from diverse industries and includes a stop for lunch. Students meet the business leaders and current employees, ask them questions, and open their minds to what is in their community. The goal is to:
• Leverage culture, working condition and final product/ services to engage students’ fullest interests and participation in available opportunities

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Given the feedback collected from last year, we are giving schools the autonomy over how they distribute permission slips. We have included three versions:

Business Tours

Future Fairs

Combined Business Tours and Future Fairs

We have also included the teacher signature form to be printed on the back of the permission slip.

Many schools have been successful providing the Combined Parent Permission Slip early on in the year and then provide the Teacher Notification Slip closer to the date of the events as a reminder and a form of accountability.

*Please confirm with your school's FCA Lead which permission slip to use.

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26-27 ALL Permission Slip Links - Shared with Schools

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Combined Business Tour & Future Fair Permission Slip

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26-27 COMBINED Event Permission Slip Links

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Business Tour Permission Slip Links 26-27

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In October, FCA comes to each high school with local business representatives to lead a panel discussion for seniors. The goal is to:

•  Introduce FCA and foster trust

• Build understanding and interest in local companies and job opportunities

• Encourage student participation and maximize their outcomes through FCA

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26-27 Signing Day Commitment Survey - Sign up here!

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26-27 Signing Day Commitment Survey - Sign up here!

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The mission of Future Career Academy is to prepare and connect graduating seniors with great jobs and training opportunities in their communities. We are currently serving 40 high schools, including the career, exceptional, and alternative schools across the county. Our year-long workforce development program includes:

1. Curriculum - Weekly

2. Business Panels - October

3. Business Tours - Jan/Feb

4. Future Fair Hiring Events - April

5. Signing Days - May

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All English 4 and English 4 Honors students enrolled in the Future Career Academy.

Workforce development assignments such as resume writing, interviewing skills, dress for success, how to advance in a career, etc.

Educational videos such as internships and certifications programs overview, as well as industry sector videos highlighting starting positions, salaries and opportunities for advancement

Financial literacy to introduce financial concepts and good money management skills in preparation for employment and earning a paycheck

Community and Business Connection Opportunities including:

Great American Teach-In (Nov) - A panel presentation featuring business and community leaders

Business Field Trip (Jan) - An opportunity to visit multiple businesses in the community

Future Fair (April) - A hiring event featuring dozens of area employers

Signing Day (May) - An opportunity to highlight select students who are entering certification programs, apprenticeships, or a new job

We're preparing students for life with an integrated approach to workforce training. FCA bridges the gap for students by providing a targeted, integrated curriculum, specific soft and workforce development skills, access to certifications and apprenticeships, and good jobs right here in our community.

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Your Future Starts TodayThe Future Career Academy began as a partnership between Hillsborough County Public Schools and the business community in 2015 to disrupt the cycle of dead-end or low-paying jobs for non-college bound students and to put them on the path to in-demand, living wage entry-level jobs in their communities with long-term career growth and sustained employment.

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Which community is my school part of and when are my events?

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Which community is my school part of and when are my events?

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26-27 Community Map & Calendar of Events (3)

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Locate your school's individual poster to display on campus.

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Future Career Academy Business Panel Day @ Blake High School

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Business Panel Logistics Task Timeline for FCA School Leads

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Business Panel Logistics Task Timeline for FCA School Leads

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Hillsborough County Public Schools Business Panel Dates

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Hillsborough County Public Schools Business Panel Dates

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TAMPA, Fla. - Throughout January and February, thousands of students from all 32 Hillsborough County high schools have been taking field trips to visit companies across the county.

It's all part of Future Career Academy's mission to give students the best opportunity to find gainful employment right out of high school.

On any given day, a bus full of high school seniors will pull up in front of one of more than 100 Hillsborough companies eager to show and tell, like Bausch + Lomb.

"We're very proud to be a community leader, and we want to open our doors to students that don't necessarily want to go to the next step of education," Director of Manufacturing Ken Patten said.

Patten said it's equally beneficial for their company-they always have entry-level positions they're trying to fill.

"We had really focused a lot of our attention on college graduates, but the workforce is changing. We see it in front of us, and we have to be able to adapt to it and be able to reach out to juniors and seniors in high school," he said.

Students from King High School got to wear lab coats and safety glasses, walk the production floor and see firsthand what goes into operating a drug manufacturing facility.

"I think it's really nice how you can start an entry-level job, and then they'll pay you to go to college," said senior Maria Collins-Perez.

"A lot of times they prejudge an industry or a brand, and when they walk in and see the types of jobs and career paths that are available in any company that they had no idea about, they are really shocked," said Yvonne Fry with Future Career Academy.

When the nonprofit isn't organizing field trips, they are in the classroom preparing students on how to enter the workforce and setting up job fairs.

"If you have jobs, if you have opportunities for our students, we would love to connect," said Fry.

For more information, click here.

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High school seniors get jump start on finding future career in Tampa

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TAMPA, Fla. - Throughout January and February, thousands of students from all 32 Hillsborough County high schools have been taking field trips to visit companies across the county. It's all part of Future Career Academy's mission to give students the best opportunity to find gainful employment right out of high school.

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Business Tour Logistics Task Timeline for FCA School Leads

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Business Tour Logistics Task Timeline for FCA School Leads

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Hillsborough County Public Schools Business Tour Dates

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Hillsborough County Public Schools 2026 Business Tour Stops 

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Hillsborough County Public Schools 2026 Business Tour Training Organizations

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2026 Business Tour Training Organizations

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Hillsborough County Public Schools Business Tour Itinerary

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Hillsborough County Public Schools Business Tour Itinerary

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Hillsborough County Public Schools Business Tour Dates Promo PPT

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Please communicate in advance the dress code expectations. Required: Long pants and closed-toed shoes. Tennis shoes are much better than dress shoes for this day.  Suggested: Long pants without rips, school shirt or shirt with school colors.

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Annual Report | Workforce Development Partners

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Workforce Development Partners Corp (WDPC), a Florida based non-profit focused on workforce innovation via collaborative models, administers the Future Career Academy.

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Annual Report | Workforce Development Partners

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Workforce Development Partners Corp (WDPC), a Florida based non-profit focused on workforce innovation via collaborative models, administers the Future Career Academy.

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During the month of April, students from each high school are transported to our Future Fair Hiring Events where there are 50+ companies ready to hire graduating seniors! We also have a luncheon and breakout sessions where students learn from community and business leaders. The goal is to:
• Encourage students to begin the application process for employment and training opportunities in their community

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Plant City Future Fair Hiring Event 2023

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Hillsborough County Public Schools  Future Fair Hiring Event Dates

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Hillsborough County Public Schools  Future Fair Hiring Event Dates

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Future Fair Logistics Task Timeline for FCA School Leads

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Future Fair Logistics Task Timeline for FCA School Leads

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While not required, we highly encourage students wear business casual or business professional attire to the Future Fair Hiring Event. Comfortable shoes are a must!

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There will be 50+ companies hiring so we recommend students bring multiple copies of their resume, printed and as a file/picture on their cell phone.

FCA provided lesson plans on creating resumes to the English teachers to complete with the students in class.

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We will provide lunch for every participant consisting of a Chick-Fil-A sandwich, chips, cookie and water. Bananas will be available as well. We are able to provide a PB&J sandwich for students with some dietary restrictions. If you have a different need, please feel free to pack a lunch.

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Buses will arrive at school by 8:30am. Students need to get on the bus by 8:45am. Buses need to leave school BEFORE 9:00am (if possible)! Students will return to school from the trip by 3:00pm.

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Hospital Homebound **principal approval needed

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Hospital Homebound **principal approval needed

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Signing Day Task Timeline for FCA School Leads

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Signing Day Task Timeline for FCA School Leads

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Please contact your District Director for any support!

Jillian Antonio:

Jillian@WorkforceDevelopmentPartners.com

Communities Served: Central Tampa, NE Hills, NW Hills, South Tampa

Sarah LeMaster: Sarah@WorkforceDevelopmentPartners.com

Communities Served: East Hills, East Tampa, Plant City, South Hills

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We will provide a lunch for every participant consisting of a Chick-Fil-A sandwich, chips, cookie and water. We will have alternative PB&J uncrustables for students who do not eat meat and bananas will be available as well. We are not able to accommodate dietary restrictions during these events so if you have a need please feel free to pack a lunch.

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Exceptional Student Center and Success Center Permission Forms

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Exceptional Student Center and Success Center Permission Forms

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Exceptional and Success Center FCA Combined Permission Form Links 26-27