Preparing Boyertown Area School Preparing Boyertown Area School District Students for the District Students for the

Workplace: Key InitiativesWorkplace: Key Initiatives

Dr. Dion Betts, SuperintendentDr. Dion Betts, Superintendent

with support from with support from

Marilee Cassidy, School Counseling CoordinatorMarilee Cassidy, School Counseling Coordinator

Connecting school and “real life”Connecting school and “real life”

ElementaryElementary

Career Awareness ActivitiesCareer Awareness Activities

Career CruisingCareer Cruising

BerksWorksBerksWorks

SecondarySecondary

Individual career portfolios createdIndividual career portfolios created

Grade 7Grade 7

Career MatchMaker activityCareer MatchMaker activity

Career Matchmaker activityCareer Matchmaker activity

Classroom career discussionsClassroom career discussions

Grade 8Grade 8

Resume writingResume writing

Explore test – through ACTExplore test – through ACT

Grade 9Grade 9

Grade 10Grade 10CCollege visitsollege visits

Alternate activityAlternate activity

Advisor meetings - structured timesAdvisor meetings - structured times

School counseling servicesSchool counseling services

PLAN test – through ACT PLAN test – through ACT

Job shadowing Job shadowing

Update resumesUpdate resumes

Advisor meetings – structured timeAdvisor meetings – structured time

Grade 11Grade 11

Grade 12Grade 12

Graduation ProjectGraduation Project

If you want a copy of this If you want a copy of this presentation:presentation:

Email: Dion Betts, Ed.D. atEmail: Dion Betts, Ed.D. at

dbetts@boyertownasd.orgdbetts@boyertownasd.org