PA PATHWAYS

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Career Pathways For All Students

• Presented by James Lewis
• Career Technical Education Advisor
• Pennsylvania Department of Education
• Bureau of Career Technical Education
• Jamlewis_at_state.pa.us
• Fifth Annual National Career Cluster Institute
• PA Pathways
• Ballroom E-F, 220 to 320 PM
• June 12, 2007

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Graduates need to be fully prepared to compete in
a global economy

• Need to increase the rigor and relevance of
  instruction
• Need to streamline student pathways to
  postsecondary career success

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Career pathways help students plan their future

• Students who experience education as a tool to
  build their future are likely to make the most of
  it
• Effective learning communities release
  well-prepared graduates into the workforce

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PA Career Education Work Standards

• Standards lay out the knowledge skills students
  need to achieve career success
• Students of all ages must maintain practice
  these skills
• Career awareness preparation
• Career acquisition
• Career retention advancement
• Entrepreneurship

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How can schools implement the Career Education
Work Standards ?

• Implement standards with existing disciplines
• Implement stand-alone courses
• Resources

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Mobilizing guidance for college career planning

• Institute career pathways for all students
• Establish career academies for all students
• Implement peer student mentoring teacher
  advising
• Develop business higher education partnerships
• Facilitate educators in the workplace internships
• Source College Career Counseling Program
  Grant (PDE-2006)

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Career plan of study

• 16 National Career Clusters
• 81 National Career Pathways
• Source www.careerclusters.org www.nccte.org
• PAs high priority occupations
• Source www.paworkforce.state.us

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PAs high priority occupations

• Definition High priority occupations are defined
  as job categories that are in demand by
  employers, have higher skill needs, and are most
  likely to provide family sustaining wages.
• Source PA Dept. of Labor Industry

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Career pathways at their best

• Include industry-recognized foundation knowledge
  and skills in each cluster curriculum
• Meet and support Commonwealth academic standards
  grade-level expectations
• Provide direct support to students in developing
  career educational plans
• Provide opportunities for students to earn
  college credit while still in high school
• Align with postsecondary programs of study

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Career pathways at their best ( cont.)

• Provide opportunities for out-of-school, hands-on
  learning experiences
• Provide employment entrepreneurial
  opportunities in chosen career clusters at
  multiple exits points
• Maintain an ongoing dialogue among secondary,
  postsecondary business partners
• Reflect the economic development plans of the
  local and Commonwealth communities

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Who wins with PA Career Pathways?

• Career pathways will help educators teach,
  students succeed, business compete,
  Pennsylvania thrive in the 21st Century.
• Students win
• Educators win
• Parents win
• Employers win
• Communities win

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Local career pathways practices

• Lancaster School District
• Secondary to postsecondary seamless transitions
• Lehigh County
• York County School of Technology
• Workforce Investment Board Youth Council

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Career Pathways Systemic Framework

• Institutional Instructional Transformation
• Student Supports Tools
• Partnership Driven
• Employer involvement
• Continuous Improvement
• Sustainability
• Source League for Innovation in the Community
  College ( 2007)