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High School & Beyond Portfolio
Scope and Sequence
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Introduction | Exploration | Application | |||
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| Grade | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Career Research Explorations designed to identify your interests and abilities in order to help you focus on education and occupations that are right for you. |
*Identify personal skills, interests, and abilities and relate them to future career choices. (E.g., WOIS, CIA) | Develop skills to locate and use career information. | Acquire skills such as teamwork, problem solving, and organization. Reexamine personal skills interests, and abilities related to current career choices. |
*Refine career searches to reflect personal skills and interests. (E.g., WOIS, CIA) | Apply academic and career readiness skills in work-based learning situations such as internships, shadowing, mentoring, and/or a graduation project. | Apply for post-secondary training or work. |
| Personal Education Plan An anticipated course of study for successful completion of high school graduation requirements and seamless transition to post-high school plans. |
*Introduce concept of long-range planning and goal setting.
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*Understand how interests, abilities, and achievement relate to achieving personal, social, education, and career goals. Create initial Personal Education Plan. |
*Identify personal preferences, and interests that influence career choices and success. Update and review grad status. Review course selections and make any necessary modifications to Personal Educa-tion Plan. |
*Update and review grad status. Review course selections and make
any necessary modifications to
Personal Education Plan. Pursue and develop competency in areas of interest. |
*Update and review grad status. Review course selections and make any necessary modifications to Personal Education Plan. | *Update and review post-secondary plans. Finalize Personal Education Plan. |
| Resume/Cover Letter
A summary of your education, skills, accomplishments, and experiences. A cover letter is proper business etiquette to accompany a resume which gives you the opportunity to help promote yourself for the position. |
Write initial resume and cover letter. | *Review and revise. Final product must meet minimum standards as judged by CKSD. | ||||
| Letter(s) of Recommendation (Recommended but not required) Any letter from a person who knows you and is able to state your strengths to potential employers, colleges or training institutions. |
Create/review/ complete the Letter of Recommendation student request form. |
Revisit Letter of Recommendation form as needed. | Collect letters. Recommended to have at least one letter of recommendation from grades 10-12 time frame. | |||
| Awards/ Certificates (Recommended but not required) Documents and artifacts that reflect your significant accomplishments. |
*Introduce. Begin collecting and archiving awards. Begin to create an index of awards/ certificates. | Inform on available opportunities. Remind and collect. | Inform on available opportunities. Remind and collect. | Inform on available opportunities. Remind and collect; update index. | Inform on available opportunities. Remind and collect; update. Recommended to have at least one certificate or award recorded on the index. | |
| Best Works A collection of artifacts that best reflects your skills and abilities. |
* Introduce in Junior High & Beyond | Update and revise annually. | Update and revise annually. | Update and revise annually. | Update and revise annually. | *Select final pieces to be displayed as Best Works. Must include at least one sample. |
| Personal Data/ Activities Practical documents (including grades and academic history) and information that will be useful for your current and future job and post-secondary training applications. |
*Introduce and begin collection (clubs, athletics, volunteer, self-employment). | Update. (E.g., First Aid/ CPR/AED, Food Handler’s permits, recommendations.) | Update. Collect job applications/ interview, job shadow, or campus visits. | Update. Collect college and scholarship applications. | ||
| Personal Statement A philosophical statement of your goals/aspirations to prepare you for future academic and occupational applications. |
*Introduce. Practice reflective writing skills. | *Introduce concept of personal statement. | *Finalize Personal Statement. Must meet minimum standards as judged by CKSD. | |||
| * | Indicates a planned activity or lesson needs to occur. |
| Blue shaded boxes have a graded or checked off requirement to meet the graduation standards. | |
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