Academy Application Guide

To submit your contact info to a waiting list for the NAF Academy Application Guide, please click here: Request a NAF Academy Application Guide and the Guide will be automatically emailed to you when it is complete.

Year of Planning: Proposals for Academies entering the YOP in summer 2009, will be due January 15th, 2009 for a Fall 2010 Academy launch with students. Letters of intent are due December 1st 2008

Because advanced planning and engagement of all members of the Academy team--teachers, administrators, business partners--is essential to a successful Academy launch, NAF recommends the Year of Planning (YOP) process for all new programs. The YOP enables a school interested in starting a NAF Academy to begin the start-up process with assistance from NAF prior to enrolling students. Schools applying for this designation agree to take part in a self-assessment process aimed at developing a year-long plan for program development. Upon acceptance as a YOP site, the school will be entitled to NAF technical assistance, staff development activities, and use of Academy curriculum and other benefits associated with NAF-network membership.

You may download a Contact Information Form from the links below. The Contact Information Form must be submitted with the Letter of Intent to begin a YOP proposal by December 1, 2008.

Academy Application Team Checklist (Word)

Contact Information Form (Word)

Letter of Intent (Word)

Guidelines for Creating Local Concepts (Word)