Secondary Education: Aviation Matters – Mentor Young Pilots

WHEREAS, Research shows that America needs to strengthen its aviation pool with new well-trained pilots and air traffic controllers; and 

WHEREAS, Many African American youths would benefit tremendously from aviation training if given the opportunity to enroll in aviation training schools with scholarship offerings; and 

WHEREAS, Accredited flight training schools and programs are available across the United States in Waukegan, Illinois, Sarasota, Florida as well as other cities and states; and 

WHEREAS, Research shows that our teens need to engage in quality learning activities and environments with parental support; and 

WHEREAS, Young African American men and women are gifted with proficient cognitive aptitudes, great motor skills, physical fitness as well as emotional stability. 

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the NAACP shall work with federal and state departments of education and school districts to ensure that attending aviation academies and careers in aviation are presented as viable options for African American students in elementary and secondary schools. 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, the NAACP develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Black Pilots of America organization of Black Aviation Professionals, Sisters of the Skies and Tuskegee Next whose mission is to train whose mission is to train youth to participate and advance in various types of employment within the field of aviation. 

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED THAT, the NAACP will present attending aviation academies and careers in aviation as viable options to members of its youth councils and high school chapters.