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Post Secondary Planning & Career Preparation Career Pathway-Inspired Capstone Project Bloom Township High School District 206
Post Secondary Planning
& Career Preparation Career Pathway-Inspired Capstone Project
Bloom Township High School District 206
Career Curriculum Overview
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Naviance Career & College Readiness Program
Four Year Curriculum
Counselor-driven crash course in interview basics, expectations, etc.
Senior Interview Seminar
Cluster-specific 1:1 business professional/student (mock) interview
Senior Interview
Career-focused collection of employment documents and best works
Senior Portfolio
Every Student Succeeds Act
Four Year Curriculum
Naviance Career & College Readiness Program
☆☆ Academic Planning, Career Exploration, College Preparation, & Self- Exploration ☆☆
9th Grade Curriculum
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Students plan out the classes they want to take for the next four years
Developing a 4-Year Plan
Students will take their first Career Cluster survey
Career Cluster Survey
Students will get their first look at what their transcript looks like
Transcript Review
Students will watch videos that showcase workers in the career field they
are interested in
Roadtrip Nation
Quarterly classroom presentations about the following topics:
10th Grade Curriculum
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Students will complete two career surveys to help guide them with their
career planning
Career Interest & Career Cluster Survey
Students will discover complete a goal setting survey on Naviance and will
review their transcript
Goal Setting and Transcript Review
Semester classroom presentations about the following:
11th Grade Curriculum
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This tool will help students discover the types of work activities and
careers that match their interests
Career Interest Survey & College Search
Students will review their transcript and complete a Game Plan survey that
is used to guide a students counselor in developing a post-secondary plan
and goals for after graduation
Transcript Review & Game Plan Survey
Semester classroom presentations about the following:
12th Grade Curriculum
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Introduce the Senior Portfolio and the college application process
Senior Portfolio & College Application Presentation
Inform seniors about the scholarship process
Scholarship Presentation
Inform seniors about the ins and outs of the Senior Interview and how to
prepare
Senior Interview Seminar
Inform seniors about the FAFSA process a week before Oct. 1
FAFSA Information
Quarterly classroom presentations about the following topics:
Let
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Senior Portfolio Started 7 years ago to help prepare our seniors for the world outside of high school
Collaboration between the Counseling Department and the
English Department
English teachers check progress on a regular basis throughout
the school year as part of a student’s English grade
Senior Portfolios and Interviews have become a part of our
school district’s culture
Cover Letter
Resume
List of References
Senior Portfolio Tab 1: Job Requirements
Standard Job Application
● Students will type out
answers to five basic job
interview questions
● Students will prepare
questions to ask their mock
interviewer once their
interview is complete
Interview Questions
StrengthsExplorer Results
StrengthsExplorer Reflection
Sheet
Senior Portfolio Tab 2: Interview Information
High School Transcript
Personal Statement
“Who am I” worksheet
Two Letters of Recommendation
(minimum)
Cluster Finder Results
Cluster Finder Worksheet
Senior Portfolio Tab 3: Post Secondary Requirements
Transition Plan
Transition Plan Reflection
Worksheet
Senior Portfolio Tab 4: Transition Plan
College Visit Verification form
or Job Shadow Form
Apply (via Naviance) to a
minimum of one post-
secondary institution (not
required but highly
recommended)
Provide Two Career Specific Articles
Career Research Paper
Senior Portfolio Tab 5: College & Career Exploration
Three Samples of Students
Work
Community Service Verification
Forms
Certificates/Awards Earned
throughout High School
SAT/ACT Test Results and/or ASVAB
Results
College Acceptance Letters or
Military Enlistment Papers (not
required but recommended)
Senior Portfolio Tab 6: Best Work
Senior Interview Seminar
● Date/time/location of
Senior Interviews
● How to prepare for
your Senior
Interview
● Questions to expect
at the Senior
Interview
● Bonus Points
● How to dress for the
Senior Interview
Counselor Responsibilities
★ Survey Class of 2018: Naviance assessments
★ Group students by Career Cluster (Pathway)
★ Recruit interviewers (per Career Cluster/Pathway)
★ Prepare business professionals/volunteers
★ Coordinate 1:1 interview pairings
★ Collaborate staff/student chaperones
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➔ StrengthsExplorer
➔ Career Interest
Profiler
➔ Cluster Finder
Survey
Class
of 2018
Group
Students
by Career
Pathway
➔ Career Cluster By
Student
➔ Career Key
Assessment Status
➔ Careers By Student
➔ Students By Career
➔ Students By Career
Cluster
Recruit
Interviewers
per Career
Pathway
● Agriculture, Food &
Natural Resources
● Architecture &
Construction
● Arts, A/V Technology, &
Communications
● Business Management &
Administration
● Education & Training
● Finance
● Government & Public
Administration
● Health Science
● Hospitality & Tourism
● Human Services
● Information Technology
● Law, Public Safety,
Corrections & Security
● Manufacturing
● Marketing, Sales & Service
● Science, Technology,
Engineering &
Mathematics
● Transportation,
Distribution & Logistics
➔ Driving, Parking, and
Dining Details
➔ Timeline for event
➔ Career cluster-
specific and general
interview questions
➔ Grade sheets/rubrics
Prepare
Business
Professionals
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➔ Business Attire
Clothing Drive/Closet
➔ Career cluster-
specific interview
pairings and
assignments
(time/date)
➔ Senior Interview
Ticket
➔ Senior Interview
Seminar
Coordinate
1:1
interview
pairings
➔ Maintenance
➔ Culinary Arts
staff/students
➔ Faculty/student
chaperones
➔ Gifts for interviewers
➔ Lunch/breakfast
Collaborate
Senior
Interviews
Live and
in Action
We thank you for your attention and welcome collaboration.
Please do not hesitate to contact us.
Questions?
Amy Inka [email protected]
Jeanette Beste [email protected]
