ACADEMIC AND CAREER PLAN
High School (11 & 12) Outcomes
The individual will:
KNOW
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EXPLORE
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Identify personal preferences, skills, and interests that influence career choices and success
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Demonstrate critical thinking skills to make informed ethical and socially responsible decisions
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Understand the relationship among, and importance of respecting rules, laws, safety and the protection of individual rights
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Understand when and how to utilize family, peer, school, and/or community resources
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Use appropriate communication and conflict resolution skills with peers and adults
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Apply problem solving and decision making skills to make safe and healthy choices
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Assignments that identify a student’s personality type in order to understand different personality types when considering careers
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Identify internal strengths and external supports
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Learn about the workplace culture through activities and their leadership style
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Understand how changing economic and societal needs influence employment trends and future training
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Understand how work and leisure interests can help to achieve personal success and satisfaction
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Demonstrate knowledge of the current job market trends
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Understand that self-employment is a career option and demonstrate knowledge of the variety of skills necessary for self-employment
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Understand the value of ethical standards and behaviors in education and the workplace
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Role model and mentoring. Identify an internship
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Identify a job shadowing experience
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Participate in service learning project
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Conduct an informational interview around a chose career
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concurrent/dual enrollment courses, AP courses, CTE courses
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PLAN
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GO
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Demonstrate employability skills such as individual initiative, teamwork, problem solving, organization, and communication
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Demonstrate skills involved in locating, uising, and interpreting a variety of career and educational resources
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Develop and utilize time and task management skills and other key employability skills
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Apply decision making skills to career planning
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Understand that behaviors such as punctuality, courtesy, proper dress and language, and hard work are essential top success in the job market
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Use employability and job readiness skills in internship, mentoring, shadowing and/or employment experience
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Finding the right post secondary fit: two vs. four year, college demographics, other options
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College fit: match
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Paying for college: finding scholarships, grants, work study, loans
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FAFSA- what it is, how to apply
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How to apply for college
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MaintaUnderstand how the changing workplace requires lifelong learning, flexibility, and the acquisition of new employment skills
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Maintain momentum until the completion of high school
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Modify academic goals as necessary
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Modify personal goals as necessary
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Modify career goals as necessary
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Update regularly
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Individual or group conferencing
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Transition to next level
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