Academic and Career & Technical Planning

Academic and Career & Technical Planning

Grade 1

  • Students will identify one career of interest

Grade 2

  • Students will identify student qualities that may be expected in a career

Grade 3

  • Identify the names of 10 careers

Grade 4

  • Students will match their personality according to Holland’s Interest Inventory

  • Students will identify a career of interest in the category

Grade 5

  • Students will demonstrate how to look up a variety of occupations and look for careers of interest to them

  • Students will create a learner’s resume

Grade 6

  • 6th grade orientation – Informational program provided for parents and students

  • Students participate in Art, Computers, and General Music

  • Students will:

    • learn the scholarly behaviors that lead to achievement, i.e. managing assignments, workloads, and deadlines, prioritizing tasks and getting things done without constant reminders (Lythcott-Haims, 2017)

    • define the five areas of soft skill competencies and self-evaluate their level of understanding and competence: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making

    • evaluate self and apply self-knowledge to career exploration

    • learn how to introduce himself or herself to an adult

    • explore their interests and potential careers

    • understand the connection between school subjects related to careers they like

    • learn the importance of considering consequences before making decisions

Grade 7

  • Students participate in Spanish, Agriculture, and Health

    • Exploring Agriculture, FFA

  • Students will:

    • learn scholarly behaviors that lead to achievement, i.e. managing assignments, workloads, and deadlines, prioritizing tasks and getting things done without constant reminders (Lythcott-Haims, 2017)

    • work on the five areas of soft skill competencies and self-evaluate and set goals on the five SEL competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making

    • explore career pathways that play to strengths and interests

    • understand how visual, auditory and tactile skills/strengths help them learn

    • understand bias and how it affects the workplace

    • explore the impact on bias on career choices

Grade 8

  • Future Quest Career Exploration Expo

  • Visit a technical college and university

  • Parent Night for High School

  • Students participate in Agriculture, Technology Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Writing about Careers

    • FFA

    • Intro to Family & Consumer Science

    • 8th Grade Tech ED

    • Computer Literacy

  • Students will:

    • learn scholarly behaviors that lead to achievement, i.e. managing assignments, workloads, and deadlines, prioritizing tasks and getting things done without constant reminders (Lythcott-Haims, 2017)

    • work on the five areas of soft skill competencies and self-evaluate and set goals on the five SEL competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making

    • determine career pathways most suited to individual

    • realize the connection between academic achievement and post-secondary opportunities

    • plan course enrollments that reflect potential career pathways

    • identify skills needed for different occupations

    • complete the Career Match assessment and reflect on different careers

    • identify activities, clubs, and resources that will help with the transition to high school

    • understand transition as part of growing older

Grade 9

  • Freshman Orientation – Informational session for parents and students

  • Emphasize soft skills for employment

  • Students participate in Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, Technology Education

    • Small Animal Care, Large Animal Care, Wildlife Management, FFA

    • Intro to Culinary Arts, Professional Foods, World of Culinary, Baking & Pastry Arts, Housing & Interior Design, Fashion & Textile Design

    • Residential Construction, Small Engines, Computer Aided Design and Prototyping, Metal Fabrication, Material Processing

Grade 10

  • Students participate in Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, Technology Education

    • Small Animal Care, Large Animal Care, Wildlife Management, Food Science, Greenhouse Management, Ag. Leadership, FFA

    • Intro to Culinary Arts, Professional Foods, World of Culinary, Baking & Pastry Arts, Housing & Interior Design, Fashion & Textile Design, Child Development, Food Science

    • Residential Construction, Small Engines, Computer Aided Design and Prototyping, Metal Fabrication, Material Processing

    • Personal Finance, FBLA

Grade 11

  • Post-secondary Planning Conference with parents

  • Emphasize soft skills for employment

  • Students participate in Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, Technology Education

    • Small Animal Care, Large Animal Care, Wildlife Management, Food Science, Greenhouse Management, Ag. Leadership, FFA

    • Intro to Culinary Arts, Professional Foods, World of Culinary, Baking & Pastry Arts, Housing & Interior Design, Fashion & Textile Design, Child Development, Food Science

    • Residential Construction, Small Engines, Computer Aided Design and Prototyping, Metal Fabrication, Material Processing, Herzing IT100, Herzing programming Logic

    • Marketing I, Education for Employment, Accounting, FBLA

Grade 12

  • Senior Conferences with parents and students

  • Classroom guidance session on the application process

  • Emphasize soft skills for employment

  • Students participate in Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, Technology Education

    • Small Animal Care, Large Animal Care, Wildlife Management, Food Science, Greenhouse Management, Ag. Leadership, FFA

    • Intro to Culinary Arts, Professional Foods, World of Culinary, Baking & Pastry Arts, Housing & Interior Design, Fashion & Textile Design, Child Development, Food Science

    • Residential Construction, Small Engines, Computer Aided Design and Prototyping, Metal Fabrication, Material Processing, Herzing IT100, Herzing programming Logic

    • Marketing II, Education for Employment, Accounting, FBLA

 

Parents can help their students with the Academic and Career & Technical Planning process by:

  • Asking your child to show you what they have been doing on Xello (Online Career Development Resource) or by completing career and education exploration activities with your child

  • Knowing your child’s interests, skills, and values

  • Encouraging your child that all careers have multiple pathways and encouraging them to explore all options

  • Talking to your child about your career experiences

  • Helping your child find the resources they need to be successful