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The
School of Media Communications,
part of Franklin High School’s STEM Academy, is a cumulative four-year program committed to
providing industry standard training and post-secondary opportunities to students
in the field of digital video production.
Students admitted to the School of Media
Communications will complete four courses in digital technology that include
state-of-the-art training on Macintosh digital editing stations, television
production in an on-campus television studio, collaborative production work
with peers and staff at Franklin High School, and opportunity for internships
at media facilities within the greater Sacramento area. Completion of the
Media Communications curriculum at Franklin High School can lead students to post-graduation employment or
further study in digital media at the community college or university level.
The School of Media Communications consists of a team of core academic and specialty
teachers who will share students throughout the four-year program. This team
will ensure students are provided with core academic curricula that both
supports and enhances the Media Communications curriculum.
Students making a commitment to the
program will complete a sequential series of courses encompassing all areas
of digital video and digital television production. Interwoven within the
courses will be opportunities for students to participate in news journalism
and documentary production assignments at Franklin High School and the adjoining Toby Johnson Middle School. In addition, students’ training will move
beyond the campus as they provide media work for other schools within the Elk Grove Unified School District, as well as for business and other community
partners within the area of Elk Grove.
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- a community partner with the Media
Communications program at Franklin.
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Collaborative partnerships with both post-secondary,
public and private media facilities in the Elk Grove and greater Sacramento area will allow students in the School of Media Communications opportunity to receive training and work
experiences not possible at Franklin High facilities. These opportunities may
include:
- Area media employees as visiting instructors,
mentors and curriculum consultants
- Concurrent enrollment in Media Courses at Cosumnes River College
- Touring local public and private television
studios in the Sacramento area
- Creation of broadcast programs to be aired on
public access television stations
- Development of informational videos for local
schools, EGUSD, and television and private industry in the Sacramento area.
Many opportunities will exist for students in the School of Media Communications to promote their abilities and to provide exposure
to media opportunities outside of the campus. These opportunities include
involvement with:
- KVIE Channel 6, Sacramento – Public Television
- Tower of Youth “Teen Digital Reel Showcase”
- SECC – Sacramento Educational Cable Consortium - SEVA Awards
- The Sacramento Community Cable Foundation, “Access Sacramento”
- The Sacramento Festival of Cinema
Providing students with the opportunities
to move well beyond the exploration of digital video and television
production and into cooperative, team building real-world media experiences
is the goal of the School of Media Communications.
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