KNOW Financial Knowledge- High School Initiating Implementing Institutionalized High School Students Are provided instruction, experiences, and guidance, for developing an understanding of relevant financial concepts, including components of Personal Financial Literacy such as: Relating income to education management Credit and debt management Planning, Saving, Investing Becoming a critical consumer Commercial and financial responsibility Risk management; “Return on Investment” High School Students Interpret knowledge of financial topics as they relate to the creation of a plan for personal finances and costs of postsecondary education and training options. High School Students Interpret knowledge of financial topics to compare personal finances, costs of postsecondary options, financial trends and outlooks of different careers, i.e., Return on Investment (ROI) of financial choices. Summarize how financial concepts relate to personal goals and vision for the future. KNOW Academic & Career Preparation- Middle School Initiating Implementing Institutionalized Middle School Students Have opportunities to learn study skills such as outlining, note-taking, using academic planners, and memorization and test-taking skills Have opportunities to engage in group work that requires collaboration and communication skills Have opportunities to engage in self-directed and group inquiry-based and problem-solving activities. Middle School Students Receive instruction in skills such as outlining, note-taking, using academic planners, and memorization and test-taking skills Receive instruction in effective collaboration and communication skills, including compromise and de-escalation. Have opportunities to engage in self-directed and group inquiry-based and problem-solving activities. Middle School Students Explicit instruction in study skills is integrated throughout the curriculum. Group work and instruction in effective collaboration and leadership skills are integrated throughout the curriculum Self-directed and group inquiry-based and problem-solving activities are integrated throughout the curriculum.
Are exposed to activities on a wide variety of career clusters and pathways. Research in-depth two or more pathways of interest. Make connections between skills acquired in and out of school and how they apply to careers of interest Engage in a variety of extracurricular activities. EXPLORE High School Career Exploration Initiating Implementing Institutionalized Take age-appropriate inventories and assessments for career exploration at least once. Identify one or more pathways of interest Research a career Take age-appropriate inventories and assessments for career exploration and reflect on the results Identify one or more careers of interest within a pathway Research careers of interest Engage in career fairs, field trips, job shadowing opportunities, and other school-provided career exploration opportunities. Take age-appropriate inventories and assessments for career exploration and reflect on the results Use general career pathway information that correlates to strengths, values and interests to identify careers of interest. Describe how careers of interest relate to assessment information and interests and reflect on areas for growth. Understand the relevance of current studies and activities to developing technical, interpersonal, academic, and key skills and understanding related to their career of interest. Engage in job shadowing, informational interviewing, part-time work, and other career exploration. EXPLORE World of Work & Labor Market- Middle School Initiating Implementing Institutionalized Middle School Students Understand the relationship between salary and standards of living. Are aware of social skills needed for employability. Middle School Students Understand salary, standards of living, and connections to different careers’ earning potential. Demonstrate social skills needed for employability. Middle School Students Understand salary, standards of living, connections to different careers, and education and training for multiple levels of jobs within the same career pathway.
Update plan regularly with academic and activities Review and revise academic and career yearly to incorporate new insights from the Academic and Career Planning Process. Review and revise academic, career, and personal goals each semester to incorporate new insights from the Academic and Career Planning Process. Update plan regularly with academic and activities Identify and list activities completed in plan. Review and revise academic, career, and personal goals at least monthly to incorporate new insights from the Academic and Career Planning Process. Update plan regularly with academic and activities Seek out, and document activities completed in pursuit of goals. GO ACP Conferencing- Middle School Initiating Implementing Institutionalized Middle School Students Discuss interests with supportive adults/mentors. Middle School Students Discuss strengths, interests and assessment results to determine next steps with supportive adults/mentors Participate or meet periodically as scheduled. Middle School Students Meet at yearly with supportive adults/mentors to explore options and plan for opportunities to meet goals. Seek out and lead conversations periodically throughout the year to discuss evolving exploration information. GO ACP Conferencing- High School Initiating Implementing Institutionalized High School Students Discuss progress, revisions, and reflections on academic and career with supportive adults/mentors regularly High School Students Lead discussions on progress, revisions and reflections on academic and career with supportive adults/mentors during yearly High School Students Actively update, revise and refine plans, and options at least monthly on own and/or with supportive adults/mentors.
conferences and through periodic informal conversations throughout the year. Participate in other district opportunities available to continuously review and revise academic and career plans based on new and evolving insights. Present progress against previous goals and plans for next steps in an annual review. Increase progress reviews as graduation nears. Continuously evaluate opportunities as they pertain to current goals for knowing, exploring, and planning for post high school plans. Identify, document and seek out activities as desired to complete plan. GO Transitions Initiating Implementing Institutionalized Middle School Students Have access to high school information events High School Students Apply to jobs and/or postsecondary programs and institutions of interest Middle School Students Attend high school and/or postsecondary information events High School Students Leverage their experience, knowledge, and skills to apply to a range of jobs and/or postsecondary programs and institutions of interest. Complete the FAFSA. Understand the value of persistence, practicality, and patience in gaining admission/employment. Middle School Students Attend high school and/or postsecondary information events High School Students Leverage their experience, knowledge, and skills to apply to a range of jobs and/or postsecondary programs and institutions of interest. Complete the FAFSA and know where to access other financial aid and scholarship information. Understand the value of persistence, practicality, and patience in gaining admission/employment. Use personal or school networks to gather connections, and letters of recommendation.