Student Interventions Implementation Needs Communication Strategy

Career portfolios Hard copy during 8th grade Advisory period

3rd grade students will read appropriate literature such as Arthur’s Pet Business

On-line coloring bookwww.pacareerstandards.org

Using preview and acceleration (LFS), homeroom teacher will do a guided read-aloud of selected literature; teachers will have students complete the resume in the on-line coloring book, prior to JA volunteers teaching in the elementary classrooms

Staff Interventions Implementation Needs Communication Strategy

Cross district career steering committee

District office Building representative(s) – other key personnel

Meeting minutes shared with building staff -updates provided at faculty meetings and/or team meetings

Lesson plans found on Education HUB given to substitute teachers

Have printed lesson plans for each grade level and hand out to substitute teachers upon arrival in the morning

Initial faculty meetings

Parent Interventions Implementation Needs Communication Strategy

Placing PA Career Zone, PA Career Standards, Education Planner, PHEAA, HUB, et al.

Link these sites to Edline

School calendar (2010-2011)Building mailings to notify parents

PTO Representatives from buildingsinvite guests from business community to speak at PTO meetings

Regular monthly meetingsE-mailPTO Newsletters

Business and Community Interventions

Implementation Needs Communication Strategy

School Business Partners interviewed by Mass Media students

Interviews at business location, or at school, conducted by the students giving a “career snapshot” to the student body, and airing on the morning school TV program.

Career Advisory quarterly luncheon and follow-up letter to business partners requesting their involvement

Postsecondary Interventions

Implementation Needs Communication Strategy

“Pearls of Wisdom” – bring alumni (1-5 years out of high school) back to talk to juniors and seniors

Identify and contact a diverse group of recent graduates and determine an effective group (i.e. college graduates, college drop-outs, military, work force) to address the students

Graduates will address members of the junior and senior classes regarding post-secondary challenges and successes