These scores are then compared with those of the Differential Aptitude Test taken in eighth grade. At the conclusion of ninth grade, students are expected to be familiar with the process of career exploration and the resources available to them to continue this process throughout their four years of high school. Students are taught what a value is, encouraged to identify their own values, and then to recognize the impact their values have on the decisions they make. A specific five-step process to making decisions is presented and students practice applying it to practical decisions they face, be they large or small. Students then learn how to set and write short and long-term goals and how to relate these goals to their personal values and the decisions they make.
Most students are eager to begin post secondary planning by the time they reach their junior year.
This becomes the focal point of the curriculum in eleventh grade. Students are first given a copy of their transcripts and taught how to review and analyze it as would a potential employer or college admissions director. Instruction is also provided in the use of a variety of resources including career and college handbooks, data books, and related Internet sites. College and vocational school visitations are encouraged and students are taught how to make the visits effective. At the conclusion of eleventh grade, students are expected to have a post secondary plan in place as well as an outline of the steps to work this plan.