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By JOE BARRETT
CHICAGO — One day in August 2005, Dan Swinney went to the Chicago public schools for help in his crusade to revive manufacturing here. Instead, Mr. Swinney left his meeting with some homework: design a new high school to train the workers needed to make that revival happen.
This past fall, the school, Austin Polytechnical Academy, opened inside a building that had once housed a mammoth, violence-prone high school on the city’s struggling West Side. Now, Mr. Swinney, chairman of the Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council, has plans to open two more high schools and an elementary school in other areas of the city.
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Austin Polytechnical seeks a:
PRE-ENGINEERING HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER
Extensive manufacturing experience is highly preferred. Current teaching certification is not required.
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Tech Tigers from Austin Polytechnical Academy win Rookie Inspiration Award
CHICAGO – A team of nine freshmen students from Austin Polytechnical Academy, Chicago’s only high school dedicated to careers in modern manufacturing, finished 9th out of 42 teams at the FIRST Robotics Midwest Regional Competition, held Feb. 28-March 1 at the UIC Pavilion.
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Machinists’ union rolls out “America’s Edge: Our Kids, Our Schools” to call attention to the looming skills shortage, lack of training options for youth
Chicago – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) on Tuesday night brought its national campaign to promote manufacturing skills education to the Austin community, delivering an impassioned plea to save manufacturing jobs and to educate young people for middle-class careers. Read more »
Former executive from Italy explains cooperatives, offers jobs
Austin — Manufacturing cooperatives was the topic of discussion recently when a leading manufacturing executive from Italy met with students from Austin Polytechnical Academy.
The visit with Benito Benati, of Imola, Italy, was the students’ first exposure to the international marketplace.
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Austin Polytechnical Academy recently became one of two schools nationwide selected to receive a three-year, $91,000 grant from Champions for Change, a SkillsUSA initiative that promotes technical skills training and leadership development. Read more »
Open House for Industry
Wednesday, November 14
4 - 6 PM
@ Austin Polytech
231 N. Pine St.
Chicago, IL
Learn more about Austin Polytech and how you can support education linked to careers in manufacturing!
For more information, or to RSVP, send an e-mail
to mhancock@clcr.org or call 773.278.5418 ext. 15
Austin Polytechnical Academy’s robotics team, initially expected to attract about 20 students, recently had 55 of the incoming freshmen sign up to participate in the 22-week program that challenges students to build a robot out of a box of raw materials.
“That’s nearly half the student body,” said Dan Swinney, Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council executive director. “The excitement that these students have shown for participating in this project is absolutely stunning. We are encouraged by their thirst for knowledge and their enthusiasm for this challenging and important project.”
The team is sponsored by Motorola Corp., and made possible through funding from the Chicago Public Schools’ Afterschool Matters program. Plans are to submit the students’ entry into the FIRST Robotics Competition. Founded by Dean Kamen, creator of the “Segway,” the national contest drew more than 32,500 high school students on 1,307 teams in 37 regional competitions in its flagship year in 2007.
Visit the “Austin Polytech in the News” section of this website to find out what others are saying about Austin Polytechnical Academy.
Recent Stories:
Chicago Public Radio’s story on Austin Polytech. Listen Now!
“Manufacturing-focused High School Opens in Chicago,” in the Fall ‘07 issue of the Illinois Manufacturer