Career Pathways in

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Career Pathways in The OC

• Presented by
• Dejah Swingle
• Susan Coleman

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What You Can Expect

• Overview of the Tech Prep Collaborative Grant
• Sharing of Activities and Resources
• Questions and Sharing from Audience

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CCCD Tech Prep Network Collaborative

• Identified Career Pathways
• Offered Mini-grant to high schools and ROP
• Staff Development workshop
• Counselors Breakfast
• Class Projects Activities
• Pathway grid and articulation agreements
• Information, marketing and website
• Pathway Days Work-based Learning Activity
• Evaluation

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Career Pathways

• Business
• Digital Media Arts
• Fashion
• Public Services
• Culinary
• Early Childhood
• Construction

• Transportation
• TV/Video
• Computer Science
• Architecture
• Biotech
• Health Services
• Manufacturing

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Mini-grants

• Developed mini-grant process
• Distributed to high schools
• CCCD Tech Prep Consortia
• Orange County Department of Education
• Orange County Tech Prep Consortia
• Reviewed by Grant Team for
• Merit
• Geography
• Pathway distribution

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Staff Development Workshops

• High School and Community College faculty
• 6 hours
• Overview
• Resources
• Professional Experts
• Work and planning time
• Critical friends review

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• Outcome of staff development
• Classroom Project plan
• Pathway Day plan
• Work-Based Learning plan

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Counselors Breakfast

• 90 counselors from OC schools
• Presentation on projects and resources
• Its Your Life Workbooks
• Classroom resources for students and parents

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Classroom Project

• Integrate applied academics in math, English and
  communications
• Synopsis of project
• Outcomes
• Academic and CTE Standards
• Step by step plan for replication
• Handouts/Supplies
• Utilize in Classroom
• Evaluate Activity

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Articulation and Pathway Grids

• Articulation from high school to community
  college and beyond
• Program to program articulation
• Posted on website and linked to information sheet
  by pathway

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Marketing

• Information Sheets for each pathway targeted to
  students and parents
• Description of pathway
• Nature of work
• Earnings
• Do You Like to
• Outlook and trends
• Job Titles
• College Information

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Pathway Information Sheets
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Website www.occareers.com

• Orange County Matrix of Programs
• Information Sheets
• Pathway and articulation agreements
• College Information and Resources

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Pathway Days

• High school students visit college program
• Students complete a college level activity in the
  classroom
• Campus Tour
• Lunch

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Work-Based Learning Activity

• Partnered with Vital Link
• Innovations
• Business
• Health Careers
• Construction and Architecture
• Individual activities
• Saleen Mustang
• Paul Frank Industries
• L.A. Fashion Symposium
• Goodwill Industries
• Courthouse

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Evaluation

• Classroom Project Evaluation
• Overall mini-grant Evaluation
• Grant outcomes

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Work-based learning activities and resources
www.wblconnections.com
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High school resources and activities
www.occareers.com
Click Educators
Its Your Life PowerPoint Presentation for
Students Its Your Life Student Worksheet
Packet(to accompany PowerPoint) PowerPoint
Presentation for Parents (in English Spanish)