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Career Pathways
Explore the Career Pathways...
(Click on the images for more information in each area.)
 Arts
and Communication |
 Business, Management, Marketing, and Technology |
 Engineering/Manufacturing and Industrial Technology |
 Health Sciences |
 Human
Services |
 Agriscience and Natural Resources |
Definition: Broad groupings of careers that share similar characteristics and whose employment requirements call for many common interests, strengths, and competencies.
Goal: To align the curriculum with the interests and aptitudes of the individual student. Two main purposes: Plan and Focus
Benchmarks:
- The local board of education has adopted the six Career Pathways
- All school buildings within the district utilize the Career Pathways concept as evidenced by their curriculum plans/guides.
- All students will have opportunities to learn about careers within all pathways as evidenced by curriculum plans/guides.
- Ensures that the Career Pathways are used as a framework for:
1. organizing career contextual teaching/learning experiences as evidenced in curriculum plans
2. providing systematic career planning and preparation as evidenced by Career Pathways use in counseling and guidance, EEDPs, career awareness/exploration activities and work-based learning
3. align high school courses into pathways to reflect which courses are needed for preparing for careers as evidenced in documents such as student handbooks and course selection guides
Career Pathway levels:
| Elementary level - Career Awareness Examples: - Junior Achievement - Career Awareness Packets - Field Trips - Non Traditional |
Middle School level - Career Exploration Examples: - On Location - Use of MOIS, Bridges - ACT Explore - Career Scope - Career units within curriculum - EEDPs |
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