• LocatedinTulareCountyattheeasternportionofCalifornia’sSanJoaquinValleywithapopulationofapproximately55,000

• TulareCountyisthe#1Agproductioncountyinthenation

• Ruraldistrictwitha predominately agriculturebasedeconomy

• PUSDAttendanceareacovers3,000squaremiles

• Majorityofhighschoolstudentsarefromruralareasandattendoneof14elementaryfeederdistrictsoutsidePUSD

PUSDserves13,895students• 2.1%AmericanIndian• 2.7%Asian• 05%AfricanAmerican• 77.9%Hispanic• 18.8%White,notHispanic• 24%ofPUSDareEnglishLearners• 79%areidentifiedassocio-economicallydisadvantaged

• 2006– SmallHighSchoolConstructionGrant• 2007– YearofPlanning• 2008– HarmonyMagnetAcademyOpens• 2009– PUSDDistrict-wideLinkedLearningImplementation• 2010– Movedfrom2to9Magnet“OpenChoice”Linked

LearningPathwayswithin5PUSDHighSchools• 2013– PUSDnamedLinkedLearning“Mentor”districtforsix

districtsinCalifornia’sCentralValley• 2014– PUSDservesasmentordistrictforTulare/Kings

Consortium- expansionto11districtsand45pathways• 2016– PUSDexpandsto13“OpenChoice”Pathways

Porterville, CAAcademy of

Finance (AOF)Academy of

Engineering (AOE)Academy of Health (PAH)

Original Tulare Kings AB790 Consortium

Dinuba USD Lindsay USD Hanford JUHSD

Cutler - Orosi JUSD Tulare JUHSD Visalia USD

Porterville USD - Mentor

Tulare County Office of Education - LEA

Career Pathway Trust – New District Members

Corcoran USD Exeter USD Lemoore HSD

Woodlake USD

Small communities of engaged learners

Prepare students for both college and career

Connect academics to real-world applications

Improve student achievement

Pathways

Challenging, rigorous academic

core

Demanding technical core

Work-basedlearning

Intensive support services

Pathways

Students participating in Linked Learning pathways…• Exceed Expectations• Lower Dropout Rate• Higher Postsecondary Enrollment• Lower Discipline Problems• Higher Achievement• Higher Attendance Rate• Dual Enrollment Opportunities

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Awareness Exploration Preparation Training

Pre-Employment Skills Group Professionalism

Activities

Pre-Employment SkillsProfessionalism Assessment &

Resume Writing

Pre-Employment Skills Advanced

Professionalism Assessment & Mock

Interviews

Pre-Employment Skills Professionalism Peer

Mentoring

Group Career Awareness Job Shadows Job Training Internships

Career Inventory & Personal Assessment

Career and College Inventory Research

Career and College Preparation Building

Advanced Career and College Decision

Making

Group Communication Skills Building &

PresentationStudent Presentation

Advanced Student Presentation with Panel

Critique

Senior Defense Presentation

PortfolioInventory & Personal

Assessments

PortfolioResume

College& CareerResearch

PortfolioMock Interview Critique

College Application

PortfolioSenior DefenseGraduate Profile

Assessment

College and Career ContinuumWork Based Learning Experience

Academy of Engineering Students at Solar Installation Site

P8ExecutiveCouncilConsistsof:IndustryChair

Business/IndustryRepresentativesfrombroadercommunity

SuperintendentBoardofEducationRepresentatives

Purpose:SetagendaforP8Problemsolve

Setpriorityareas

PortervilleP8CoalitionConsistsof:IndustryChair

Business/IndustryRepresentativesfrombroadercommunity

PathwayAdvisoryBoardChairsSuperintendent

BoardofEducationRepresentativesPurpose:All8P’s

BoardofEducation

DistrictLeadershipTeamConsistsof:

Superintendent,TwoBoardofEducationRepresentatives,AssistantSuperintendents

PathwayDirector,PathwayCoachesPurpose:

RecommendPolicySetproceduresinmotion

ProblemSolve

JointDistrictAdvisoryCommitteeConsistsof:

Superintendent,AssistantSuperintendentsPathwayDirector,PrincipalsK-12

Purpose:DiscusscurriculumissuesK-12

Aligninitiatives

PathwayLeadsMeetingConsistsof:

PathwayDirector,PathwayCoachesWBLCoordinators,PathwayLeads

Purpose:Certification,CommonPlanning,EstablishingPathwayOutcomes

RecruitmentCourseapprovalrecommendation

PathwayPrincipalMeetingConsistsof:

PathwayDirector,AssistantSuperintendentPathwayCoaches,WBLCoordinators,Principals

Purpose:CertificationUpdates

RecruitmentProcedurediscussionandimplementationProblemsolvingandrecommendations

(Onceamonth)

Meetsjointly

PathwayCounselorsMeetingConsistsof:

PathwayDirector,PathwayCoaches,WBLCoordinators,Counselors

Purpose:CollegeandCareerReadiness,4yearplan

implementation

PathwayAdvisoryBoardsConsistsof:IndustryChair

Business/IndustryRepresentativesfromindustryrelatedcommunity

PathwayLeadPathwayTeachersasneeded

Purpose:ReviewCurriculumandProgramof

StudyProvideWBLopportunities

DistributiveLeadershipModelRotationalTopics:• Instruction&Curriculum• Marketing&Recruitment• Work-BasedLearning• Data&QualityImprovement