St. Georges Technical High School

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St. Georges Technical High School

• Ninth Grade Career Placement Presentation

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The Exploratory Experience

• Career and Transition Classes
• These are year long classes of employability
  skills and academic success.
• Students create Student Success Plans!
• St Georges career visits and rotations
• Students visited each area of interest as they
  rotated through Career and Transition classes.

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Student Success Plans

• Every student will create a Student Success Plan
  as a part of their graduation requirements.
• This plan will be created by the student with the
  guidance of an advisor, their teachers and their
  parents.
• Each student will utilize technology such as
  Career Cruising to research and track their plan.
• Parents are asked to review their childs Student
  Success Plan each year.

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How are the selections made?

• Career Placement is based on several factors a
  completed student application, a completed Career
  Project, grades, attendance, and discipline
  record. The Career Placement Committee will meet
  between January and April.
• Student interviews may be conducted for some
  career areas.

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Career Selection Project Purpose

• Help students reflect on the many career
  exploration activities completed in order to make
  an informed and guided career choice
• Successfully integrate many employability and
  high school success skills emphasized in the
  Careers and Transition classes such as
• Problem solving, project planning, organizing,
  following directions, workplace writing, and
  critical thinking skills

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Numerous CAT career exploration activities to
help students choose

• Familiarization visits to all 16 careers
• 2 week Career Planning course
• 5 career interest assessments
• Student Success Plan and goal planning
• Three - 3 day in depth career visits
• Discussions with guidance counselors, CAT and
  career instructors, and administrators
• Career selection holiday project
• January Some after school presentations by
  career instructors for 9th graders only

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What is the project used for?

• Overall measure of student employability
• Create a dialogue between the student and parent
  about their career choices
• A major project grade in CAT class
• Input to students career selection rating
• More insight into students best career fit

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Multiple Part Project

• Formal business memorandum to career instructor
• Minimum 3 page essay (1 page per career choice)
  that incorporates sound reasoning, examples and
  evidence to explain why choosing that career
• An interview with parent/guardian including a
  brief written report on the results of that
  interview
• Student created (not copied) employment ads for 2
  of their career choices

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Keys to a successful project

• Done primarily by student
• Followed directions including all signatures
• All parts completed and in proper order
• Typed double space in 12 point font
• Turned in ON TIME
• No fancy covers a see through protective
  plastic cover is sufficient but not necessary
• Shows reflection and critical thinking about
  career activities and career choices

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Timeline for Career Placement

• The career placement process is presented to
  students in their Career and Transition classes.
• By January the students will submit their Career
  Project Essay (completed during winter break)
• By the end of January students will submit
• An Application (signed by the parent)

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Timeline

• The Career Placement Committee will meet between
  January and
• April to determine appropriate placement.
• Students are notified of their career placement
  after April.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Is my student guaranteed their first choice?
• No. While we make every attempt to place students
  in one of their top choices, we must look at each
  career area to evaluate how many students that
  area can handle safely and efficiently. Some of
  our career areas are required, through their
  national certification boards, to adhere to a
  strict teacher-student ratio.

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Can my student apply to another Vo-Tech school?

• Yes, they can apply to another Vo-Tech by
  following the application process for that
  school.
• There is no guaranteed admission to that school
  or to any of their career choices. They compete
  for spots in careers in our other schools with
  the students from that school.
• The Guidance Counselors will help a student with
  this process.

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Career Placement Notification

• When will my student know about their career
  selection?
• Career Placements selections will be mailed out
  during Spring Break.
• Who should I contact if I have any questions?
• Please contact Mr. Wells, or your childs
  Guidance Counselor if you have any questions.

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Unique Experience

• The exploratory program is a unique and valuable
  vocational experience for our students. We know
  that they are prepared to begin the career
  placement process.
• We share their excitement as we move into this
  next step on this amazing journey!
• Thank you for your support.