Cisco Certified Networking Associate。
How do we keep our grades and tests safe from students who are working on maintaining our network？
The Networking Academy tests are to be kept on a separate Zip cartridge and inserted in the Cisco Micro Webserver only on test day； and then removed。 Also； it is assumed that any secure data within the school is kept on a computer that has security installed on it； such as user ID and password protection。
Do students do any wire pulling in this class？
Yes； students pull wire in the lab and within the school if union and insurance issues allow it。 The students should get as much experience in this area as possible。
I am a high school student and I want this curriculum offered at my school； how can I get one started？
To get an academy started in your school； talk to your school's computer teacher； IS manager； principal； or vice…principal。 Direct them to the Web site （cisco/edu） to get more information and to fill out the form to apply to become a Cisco Networking Academy。
I am a post…high school student and want to take these classes； how can I？
Call your local community colleges （computer science； career training； computer networking departments） to see if they are a Cisco Networking Academy。 If not； tell them they should be one and direct them to the Web site （cisco/edu）。
Thurgood Marshall Academic High School
Thurgood Marshall Academic High School （TMAHS） was established in 1994 in the economically underdeveloped southeast corner of San Francisco。 Focusing on a math； science； and engineering curriculum； the magnet school gives students a rigorous course of academic study with an abundance of college…prep math； science； and English classes plus three semesters of computer and technology electives。
The Cisco Networking Academy curriculum has been integrated into one of three areas for concentrated study selected by all TMAHS students after they reach their junior year。 Juniors take Cisco I and II； and seniors complete the program with Cisco III and IV； supplemented by projects and courses in related engineering disciplines。 〃This is above and beyond what we normally do； but we thought this was an incredible opportunity for the kids；〃 says Frezzo。
According to Jai Gosine； another Academy teacher at TMAHS； 〃Certification is the biggest benefit〃 for the school's nearly 70 Cisco Networking Academy students； who are spread among three classes。 〃Potential employers of students who earn their Cisco Certified Networking Associate status will feel comfortable hiring them；〃 he says； 〃because they'll know these students have acquired a set of practical； valuable skills。〃
The Academy is also project…based； with students addressing challenges drawn from the real world of networking … and finding solutions that work； not only in theory but in the model networks built and tested in the lab。
〃A lot of people use these clichés； but they're really true；〃 says Frezzo； 〃The old style of teaching was 'the sage on the stage。' Now we're trying to be the 'guide on the side；' helping in counseling and problem solving。
Senior Ricky Jackson notes； 〃The lessons aren't based on homework or tests so much。 We do more hands…on work。〃
The project…based learning format helps truly instill skills that otherwise might be forgotten soon after the final exam； Jai Gosine explains。 〃A student's level of learning is determined by the form of assessment。 In our case； it's not how much they can regurgitate； but how much they can do。〃 Adds Frezzo： 〃Projects provide the ultimate in performance assessments。 Was the job complete？ Did the network work； with no excuses？〃
For Jenica Lee； a TMAHS senior with tentative plans to pursue computer science in college； the interactive； project…based format of the Academy helps students develop into problem solvers。 〃I think you learn more； because you encounter problems and have to work through them to figure out the solution；〃 Lee observes。 〃It's also more fun。〃
The pride is evident in Ricky Jackson's voice as he describes how during their first full semester in the Academy he and 23 fellow team members 〃wired the San Jose Convention Center for the California Community Colleges in Education Foundation Technology Conference。 Die…hard students on the project began early on a Sunday； working eight hours with teachers and Cisco mentors to provide state…of…the…art high…speed Internet access to vendor booths and seminar rooms。
〃Vendors； presenters； and the Foundation found it to be an invaluable service；〃 remarked David Springett； the foundation's president。 〃Cisco's partnership with the high school students demonstrated how private industry's active involvement in education can advance students' skills and future prospects。〃
〃In the advanced courses； the spirit of the curriculum is to make the network self sustaining and apprentice students to the school district；〃 Gosine says。 〃There's no way school districts have enough money to hire the expertise they're going to need to maintain stable networks。 This is a way to accomplish that goal。 It's a win for everyone involved。〃
Academy students also will be applying their skills in local middle and elementary schools； which 〃makes the vision of 'Internet everywhere' more attainable；〃 Frezzo says。
Cisco Academy Recent News
Cisco Kids： High School Networking Classes Pay off
Shanley Rhodes； InfoWorld Electric
Like many high school graduates about to embark on a four…year college education； 18…year…old Tameca Smith spent last summer earning money for the coming year's expenses。 But unlike other recent graduates； Smith was not flipping burgers or watching over the pool。 Instead； she was helping train high…school teachers from across southeastern North Carolina about the basic principles of networking。 （1998）
Time Warner Announces First Corporate Sponsorship of Cisco Systems' Networking Academy Program
Company Press Release； Business Wire
Time Warner Inc。 and Cisco Systems Inc。 have signed a groundbreaking agreement to establish programs at 10 New York City public high schools that will teach students to design； build and maintain computer networks； leading to high…paying jobs in the private sector。 （9/28/98）
More Computer Experts Needed
Jason Blevins； Denver Post
As hundreds of rural and urban schools across the state merge onto the information superhighway； school administrators and principals are scrambling to find skilled personnel who can manage the often daunting networking systems。 （6/17/98）
Cisco Plans Networking Academies In Philippines
Erwin Lemuel G。 Oliva and Henry L。 Pagauitan； Metropolitan Computer Times
Cisco has been working closely with the Philippine government； particularly with education agencies； as the company introduces the Cisco Networking Academy program to high schools in the Philippines。 （5/19/98）
Garner High Trains Young Networkers
Chris O'Brien； The News & Observer
While most high school students are satisfied with surfing the Internet； students at Garner High School in North Carolina are learning how to build it through the guidance of the Cisco Networking Academy program。 （5/7/98）
Vocational Education Goes High Tech
Yvonne Simons； WRAL Online
In addition to traditional vocational education courses in automotive mechanics； cosmetology； and carpentry； high schools are now giving students hands…on training in the computer networking industry。 （5/6/98）
Everybody Learn Cisco
Randolph Court； Wired News
〃What began as one man's effort to train staff for school networks has blossomed into an ambitious international program to provide professional training for an entire generation of students。〃 （5/1/98）
New Computer Networking Youth Apprenticeship to Start in Fall
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development； News Release
Gov。 Tommy Thompson today announced an agreement by the State with Cisco to bring high…tech education and training across the state。 The youth apprenticeship program is one part of that effort。 （4/30/98）
Still in School？ Check Out the New Shop Class。
Washington Post
The Post highlights the Cisco Networking Academy program in their 〃Guide to Going High…tech Guide。〃 （4/22/98）
Marshall University and Cisco Systems Launch Regional Networking Academy
Cisco Systems； Inc。
The 〃Schools to Work〃 movement in West Virginia received a major boost with the announcement that Marshall University has been selected as the state's first Cisco Regional Networking Academy。 （4/17/98）
Computer Giants Look to Students
Mary Ann Zehr； EdWeek
Student and teacher excitement surrounds information…technology training programs such as the Cisco Networking Academy program； which teaches students how to design and build computer networks。 （4/15/98）
Internet High School
Jennifer Jones； Civic
San Francisco's Thurgood Marshall Academic High School is one of Cisco's first Networking Academies； a program that aims to equip inner…city and rural high school students with employable skills while stocking the information technology work force。 （4/1/98）
Cisco Establishes Networking Academies in Inner City Schools
Robert Bellinger； Electronic Engineering Times
Cisco Systems establishes Cisco Networking Academies in inner…city high schools to train and certify students to design； build； and maintain computer netwo