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SEP-OCT 2014

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52 | Mass Transit | MassTransitmag.com | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2014 IVE LOS ANGELES-AREA EDUCATORS were introduced to the transporta- tion industry this summer by a WTS Los Angeles pilot program launched in partnership with the Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority (Expo Construction Authority). Te Summer Externship for Educators was piloted as a companion to WTS-LA's Adopt-a-School program, for which the organization partners with high schools to introduce young women to careers in transportation. Unlike the program for students, the externship aims to shape curricula and spark interest in trans- portation careers by targeting teachers and administrators, according to retired Los Angeles Unifed School District Administrator Em- ilie Gino, who cre- ated the program. Gino has creat- ed curricula for successful career academies within the LAUSD school system and based the externship pilot program on those academies. Educa- tors seldom have the opportunity to collaborate with pro- fessionals in other felds and this program gave them a real-world glimpse at life in the transportation feld, Gino said. "Externships provide opportunities to bridge the gap between academia and industry or business," she said. During the three-day externship, the fve educators — four administrators from Santa Monica Community Col- lege and a high school instructor from one of the Adopt-a-School institutions — got an up-close and personal look at the Exposition Light Rail Line, which will run from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica. Te frst phase of the proj - ect, downtown to Culver City, opened Pilot Program Shows Career in Transportation May be the Ticket An externship program launched by WTS gave educators an up-close look at what goes in to creating a new rail line. By Erika Grotto F EXTERNSHIP PARTICIPANTS are briefed on the Exposition Light Rail Line project by Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority COO Samantha Bricker as they cross a pedestrian bridge that spans the tracks. Photos by WTS/John Livzey

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