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Honoring Cisco Systems, Inc. for investing in our public school children through the development and implementation of the Cisco Networking Academy Program in Philadelphia.
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WHEREAS, Cisco adopted e-learning in the early 1990s and created a program to design practical, cost-effective networks for public schools throughout the country. At seminars, Cisco taught teachers and staff how to use, maintain, and upgrade their systems; and
WHEREAS, The success of these seminars led many schools to request a curriculum from Cisco to use as an elective course in their own schools. The result was the Cisco Networking Academy Program that currently operates over 5,700 academies in the United States and in over 100 other countries; and
WHEREAS, The Network Academy program is an e-learning model that delivers Web-based education content, online testing, student performance tracking, and instructor training and support. In our highly technological world, students who participate in the program learn how to build and maintain computer networks and design Web sites; and
WHEREAS, The Philadelphia School District began using the Network Academy Program during the 1997-98 school year. The first Network Academy class started at University City High School, giving a small group of students a novel career building experience using the Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) curriculum; and
WHEREAS, Today, the School District has increased its enrollment to 1,800 students in Cisco's Network Academy Program at over 30 public schools in the City. Students can also earn college credit for Cisco Networking Academy classes toward their studies at the Community College of Philadelphia, and
WHEREAS, Cisco is committed to seeing students begin a successful career as networking professionals. A growing number of Cisco Networking Academy graduates have worked with Smith Barney, the University of Pennsylvania, and the New York Institute of Technology; and
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