Our district focuses on ICAP - Individual Career & Academic Plan. To provide adequate guidance to our students. Our Choice & Success Advisors engage in ICAP conversations, collaborating with students to discern a personalized career and academic pathway. This tailored approach ensures that students receive comprehensive support in their individualized journey towards success. 

Who’s your school's Choice & Success Advisor? Click here to find out!

A form of experiential learning that applies knowledge and skills in real-world environments to develop career and college readiness.

Students listen to a presentation to learn about the speaker’s career, business or organization, and industry, and ask questions to help them consider whether they want to pursue a career in the industry. Interested in being a Career Presenter? Click here

Industry partners who present at school sites or in classrooms with a group of students. Industry Speakers address direct questions from students about college and career opportunities and employee expectations and provide examples of the skills and abilities needed in industry. Interested in being an Industry Speaker? Click here.

A site visit allows a class to leave the classroom to see class-related experiences away from the school campus. This short-term visit to a business or agency expands the learning opportunities for participating students. The field trip allows students to observe and investigate activities related to a specific subject and career development objective. It extends the learning environment beyond the school facility, thus emphasizing the relationship between school and work. Interested in hosting a Site Visit? Click here.

A job fair also referred to commonly as a career fair or career expo, is speed dating for companies and professional job seekers. A job fair is an event where employers, recruiters, and schools inform potential employees and learn about available career opportunities. Want to be a part of our Career Fairs? Click here. 

Students will receive elective credit for completing an internship. Work-study may qualify for credit, but this is a decision made by the local school. In some cases, Work-Study may qualify as a work-based learning experience if the experience is aligned to a student's ICAP and post-secondary goals. 

Is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging, and complex question, problem, or challenge. 

An opportunity in real-world environments for exposure to the requirements of a particular occupation or industry, the work environment, and the behavioral expectations for success on the job. Such work experiences are not expected to provide formal training for occupational skills, although some skills may be learned.

1. 1. Students will receive 0.5 credits for completing a 60-hour internship and 1.0 credits for completing a 120-hour internship. (Students are only allowed 1 credit hour a semester.)

   2. Students will need to complete the following to earn credit for their internship.

      1. Have a school-based sponsor - C&S Advisors, counselor, CTE Teacher, etc.

      2. Complete job readiness training - Professionalism 101, job shadow, work-study, etc. 

      3. Must complete the Scope of Work - (Industry Partners must sign)

      4. Complete application 

      5. Turn in signed time sheets/logs 

      6. Complete the student reflection 

An employer-driven model and form of experiential learning that combines on-the-job learning as a paid employee with related classroom instruction to increase an apprentice’s skill level and wages.

A paid, structured apprenticeship approved by the U.S. Department of Labor or State Apprenticeship Agency.

• 2000 hours of paid work
• 144 hours of related technical instruction. 

Students work in IT, automotive, manufacturing, maintenance, or construction apprenticeships while earning wages and industry credentials.

Training in the public or private sector is given to a paid employee while he or she is engaged in productive work and provides knowledge and skills essential to complete and adequate performance on the job.

“Imagine the community that could be created if, through a series of internships, site visits, and community-connected projects, each high school graduate left school connected with 100 community leaders or professionals—locally and regionally.”