A number of schools have used STW resources to make initial purchases of career development software and to establish career centers, now supported by the school budgets. In Bradford, the career center with its computers and other help is a resource for all community members. STW partnerships in the Three River Valley and in Lamoille County have set up career centers in each high school for the use of students, teachers and counselors. In several regions, STW resources have helped schools and teachers develop computing courses in which students create electronic portfolios for career and education planning. In Bennington, all 7th graders create electronic portfolios with information about their academic achievement and career interests.
Students revise and add to the portfolios as they continue to grow and change.
In the Central Vermont region, junior and senior students at Harwood UHS create electronic portfolios that represent their achievements and interests. Many of these portfolios are then integrated into applications for work or further study. STW opportunities must be available for ALL students. Three members of the Central Vermont STW partnership serve on the core transition team which has developed a set of matrices in which to record students' anticipated needs, to connect needs and providers' services, and to accumulate these data across the region. Like all materials developed with STW resources, these tools are available to all interested schools.