MANTECA HIGH SCHOOLHEALTH SCIENCE PROGRAM

BUILDING THE 7-12 PATHWAY

PresentersDoug McCreath (Assistant Superintendent SJCOE) Larry Machado (Counselor) Kathy Ruble (Coordinator Schools-to-Career/ROP) Greg Conway (Science Teacher/Pathway Coordinator)Jasmine Mim (Science Teacher at Sequoia Elementary)

Overview of Presentation• The Outcome/End Product (What We Wanted to Happen)

• Building the Feeder School Relationship

• Career Exploration

• 7-12 Planning Folder

• Science Teacher Collaboration/Curriculum Development

• The Lab (Slicing and Dicing the Pigs)

• Student Interviews (Video)

The Product/Outcome• We wanted clearly defined pathways that students could

investigate and explore beginning in the 7th grade. This exploration was both career and academic.

• We wanted a joint science project with our feeder school teachers that introduced our health science program to the students.

• We wanted a planning folder that clearly outlined options for students…this folder will be introduced to students in the 7th grade and will follow them through the 12th grade.

• We wanted students to begin career and post-secondary exploration in the 7th grade and continue it throughout their educational careers.

Building the Relationship• Nothing better than working in a

unified school district!! MHS has 6 feeder schools.• Two annual meetings with our feeder

school principals (bought them lunch)• Outlined program: showed how it

would benefit them. $$ and other stuff.• Did not waste their time, if we said it

we did it.

Career Exploration

• Starts at the Junior High feeders schoolsPart of Elective Curriculum

• Teacher training:In-service for JH teachersTime-sheeted to attend after school training.Implement in JH elective courses.

• Provide Lesson PlansUse in conjunction with CareerZone.

CareerZone www.cacareerzone.org

Teacher Training

Student Lessons: Part 1

• Students Assess themselves – Quick Assessment:Complete worksheet –

Forces student to research different occupations.

Student Lessons: Part 2

• Reality Check – Budgeting Simulation

Students learn if they will make enough to meet my financial obligations.

Student Lessons: Part 3

• Use CareerZone to create Power Point:• Slide 1: Introduction Slide (your name and grade)• Slide 2: School - name, location, mascot of school you want to attend.• Slide 3: Why you selected this school (major specialization, location, etc.)• Slide 4: Admission – requirements (SAT/ACT Scores, special programs and

deadlines, % of applicants that get accepted)• Slide 5: Finances – tuition, financial aid, and other costs.• Slide 6: Housing – dorm, off-campus, costs, etc.• Slide 7: Student Life – on campus activities, sports programs, clubs, events, • Slide 8: Any of other information you would like to include.

*Present in class

Student Lessons: Part 4

• Summarize Selected Occupation/Making a Career PlanHow students can use high school to

reach career goal:Courses to take – college prep or

vocationalMinimum GPAPost HS Assessments: ASVAB,SAT, ACT,

etc.

7-12 Planning Folder• Front Cover: 7th-12th planning guide

Academic/Career Planning Helpful websites

• Literature inside pouches :Planning For Your FutureCourse OfferingsNCAA ClearinghousePathways

• 9th-12th Checklists - pages:CAREER EXPLORATIONPOST-SECONDARY EDUCATION EXPLORATION

• Back Cover: 4 year Course Planner

Front Cover: 7th-12th planning guide

Literature inside folder:

Planning For Your FutureCourse OfferingsNCAA ClearinghousePathways

9th-12th Checklists – Inside pages:

Back Cover• 4 year planner• Graduation

Requirements• How credits are

earned• A-G UC/CSU entrance

requirements

Science Teacher Collaboration

• 1st Meeting – Planning• Brainstorm ideas• Create connections between curriculum• Create rough draft of lab write-up• Logistics: when, materials, supplies• Make orders and coordinate delivery

• 2nd Meeting – Distribution• Final draft of lab write-up • Materials • Last minute concerns

The Activity• Pig Dissection• See handout