Building the Foundation for Success - The 2005 Education and Economic Development Act (EEDA) assist in preparing students for living productive lives in the global 21st century. The implementation of this law is called Personal Pathways to Success, which provides students with the resources to identify, explore, and develop an education plan for their career and employment goals. It combines rigorous academics with relevant career education to assist in seeing the importance of the classroom related to their preparation for entering the workforce.
The starting point of Personal Pathways is Career Clusters. Careers are organized into 16 clusters (see link below). Students take assessments and inventories to learn about their skills, values, and interest. The results are related to their chosen cluster of interest and then explored as the student selects a major.
Students are assisted in creating an Individual Graduation Plan (IGP). The plan guides their academic development through post-secondary education. It lists their courses required for graduation, and electives selected by the student that correlate with their career major. Whether planning to attend a 4 year college, 2 year college, military or going directly to the workforce, the IGP offers a plan. The IGP is reviewed every year and adjusted as determined within a meeting with the counselor, parent and student.
-written by Mona Myers, Career Specialist at Airport High School
We are happy to announce that all of our Career Specialists will have finished their CDF training required by the EEDA upon the completion of the present class.
Along with the compassion and dedication of our Career Specialist, the training for the Career Development Facilitator class has provided a solid foudation to aide our students as the enter the global economy.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The Handbook is revised every two years.
