Linked Learning Champions

1. 2014 Linked Learning Champions
These were the Linked Learning Champions that were
recognized at the Linked Learning Alliance 2014 Spring
Convening:
• Policy Champion: Senate President pro Tempore
Darrell Steinberg
• Employer Champion: Children’s Hospital and
Research Center Oakland
• Educator Champion: Superintendent Dr. John Snavely

2. 2014 Policy Champion
Senate President pro Tempore
Darrell Steinberg

3. Significant Linked Learning Accomplishments
• Senator Steinberg was the force behind the $250
million Career Pathways Trust competitive grant
program.
• Authored legislation to improve the state’s
accountability system so that it better measures
student college and career readiness.
• Established in state policy the UC Curriculum
Integration Institute, which leads development of
rigorous courses that integrate core academic
subjects with Career Technical Education, and meet
the UC and CSU admission requirements.

4. 2014 Employer Champion

5. Significant Linked Learning Accomplishments
• Children’s Hospital Oakland has been a pillar for the
success of health academies in the East Bay region.
• The hospital developed the Community Health &
Adolescent Mentoring Program for Success
(CHAMPS), a three-year internship program that
annually introduces about 95-100 underrepresented
minority high school students to health professions
through a comprehensive academic program that
includes career planning and clinical shadowing
experiences.

6. 2014 Educator Champion
Superintendent Dr. John Snavely

7. Significant Linked Learning Accomplishments
• Dr. Snavely leads the Porterville Unified School
District and is recognized nationally as a model for its
systemic, district-wide implementation of Linked
Learning.
• He works with a broad range of employer, civic, and
postsecondary partners in the region to make a well-
articulated vision of success for all students a reality.
• Continually utilizes his knowledge and leadership
skills at all levels to ensure that all students have
opportunities and options for success.