Personal Pathways and Career Academies

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Personal Pathways and Career Academies

• Careers Conference 2009
• Madison, WI
• January 2009

Dr. Rick Kalk Director of Career Education and
Business Partnerships
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Agenda

• Background
• Legislation
• Career Specialists
• CDF Training
• Activities
• Electronic Individual Graduation Plan
• Regional Education Center (REC)
• WBL and the REC
• Questions

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Spartanburg Area Background

• Spartanburg District 5
• I-85 Corridor (Atlanta to Charlotte)
• County Population 250,000
• Historically agrarian
• New economy
• BMW
• Michelin
• Staubli
• International airport

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District Five

• 7600 Students
• 10 Year Growth 39
• FR 41
• Minority 30
• 850 Teachers and Staff
• 12 Schools
• Area Career and Technology Center
• Building Program

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• Education and Economic Development Act (EEDA)
• Signed by the Governor May 2005
• Replaced the SC STW Transition Act
• Emphasizes
• Career Development and Guidance
• Career Clusters Majors
• HSTW
• Transitions

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HSTW 10 Key Practices

• High expectations
• Vocational studies
• Academic studies
• Program of study
• Work-based
• Teachers working together
• Students actively engaged
• Guidance
• Extra help
• Keeping score

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Career Specialists

• State Funded
• Supervised by Guidance Counselor
• Accountability
• Grades 6-8
• 2 Career Specialists
• Class Activities
• 2 Schools each
• Grades 9-12
• Guidance Counselors
• Career Specialist (10-12)

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CDF Training

• Regional Career Specialist
• State Sponsored
• District Instructors
• Community College/WIB
• eLearning Classes

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Career Specialists Accountability

• The number of
• Career development/guidance workshops presented
  for teachers, school counselors, and work-based
  constituents.
• Students assisted in identifying and accessing
  career information/resource material pertaining
  to career clusters.
• Educators, parents, and students provided with
  information on CATE programs offered in the
  district .
• Students who completed at least one career
  assessment.
• Students who used computer-assisted career
  guidance systems to explore careers.
• Eighth, ninth, and tenth grade students who
  attended a conference to develop an IGP
  (Parent-Designee).
• One time career events, career classes, and/or
  career programming activities coordinated by the
  career specialist.
• Ongoing career events, career classes, and/or
  career programming activities attended by
  students in your school that the career
  specialist has coordinated with teachers,
  district personnel or business partners.

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Academies

• Academy of Arts and Communications
• Academy of Business and Information Systems
• Academy of Health and Human Services
• Academy of Science, Environment, Engineering, and
  Technology

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Academies

• Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications (7)

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Academies

• Business Management and Administration (1)
• Finance (1)
• Hospitality and Tourism (2)
• Information Technology (2)
• Marketing (2)

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Academies

• Education and Training (2)
• Government and Public Administration (2)
• Health Science (2)
• Human Services (2)
• Law, Public Safety Corrections, and Security (1)

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Academies

• Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (3)
• Architecture and Construction (1)
• Manufacturing (2)
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
  (2)
• Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics (3)

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Timeline

• Class of 2010
• Yearly IGP Conference beginning - 8th Grade
  (Choose Career Cluster)
• Student
• Counselor
• Parent/Guardian/Designee
• IGP Conference 10th Grade (Choose Career Cluster
  Major)

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Timeline

• Classes of 2011 and beyond
• Career Awareness (K-5)
• Career Exploration (6-8)
• Career Preparation (9-12)

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Career Awareness Activities

• 6th Grade
• Career Lesson (Introduction to Career Clusters)
• Personality Test
• What are Post Secondary Degrees
• COIN Climb
• Clue
• Parent Newsletters (Careers)
• Open House (Presentation)

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Career Awareness Activities

• 7th Grade
• Targets
• CATE Center Video
• SCOIS Assessment
• Virtual Job Shadow

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Career Awareness Activities

• 8th Grade
• Holland SDS
• SCOIS Assessment
• Research 2 Career Interests
• Choose Cluster of Interest
• Virtual Job Shadowing
• Brochure (Career Choice and Cluster)
• Letter to Parent
• Career Assessments Review
• IGP Meeting

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Newsletters Work
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Career Assessments

• COIN Climb (elementary)
• CLUE (6th grade)
• Career Targets (7th grade)
• Holland SDS (8th grade)
• SCOIS (SC Career System)
• Cluster Assessment (7th grade)
• Self Assessment (8th grade)
• Skills Assessment (8th grade)
• Explore (9th grade)
• PLAN (10th grade)
• Kuder (varies)
• Career Scope (9th-12th (Special Ed))

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Resources

• District Brochures
• Career Academies and Clusters
• Career Majors
• CATE Programs of Study
• State Career Cluster Guides
• Website
• Notebooks for Counselors
• Academies-Clusters-Majors
• Career Assessment Samples

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Regional Education Centers
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Web Resources

• www.spart5.net
• www.sreb.org
• www.palmettopathways.org
• www.senduit.com

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Dr. Rick Kalk, CDF-I, DTErick.kalk_at_spart5.net864
-949-2350District Five Schools of Spartanburg
County P. O. Box 307Duncan, SC 29334