Career Pathways in “The OC” Presented by: Dejah Swingle Susan Coleman

What You Can Expect Overview of the Tech Prep Collaborative Grant Overview of the Tech Prep Collaborative Grant Sharing of Activities and Resources Sharing of Activities and Resources Questions and Sharing from Audience Questions and Sharing from Audience

CCCD Tech Prep Network Collaborative Identified Career Pathways Identified Career Pathways Offered Mini-grant to high schools and ROP Offered Mini-grant to high schools and ROP Staff Development workshop Staff Development workshop Counselors Breakfast Counselors Breakfast Class Projects & Activities Class Projects & Activities Pathway grid and articulation agreements Pathway grid and articulation agreements Information, marketing and website Information, marketing and website Pathway Days &Work-based Learning Activity Pathway Days &Work-based Learning Activity Evaluation Evaluation

Career Pathways Business Business Digital Media Arts Digital Media Arts Fashion Fashion Public Services Public Services Culinary Culinary Early Childhood Early Childhood Construction Construction Transportation Transportation TV/Video TV/Video Computer Science Computer Science Architecture Architecture Biotech Biotech Health Services Health Services Manufacturing Manufacturing

Mini-grants Developed mini-grant process Developed mini-grant process Distributed to high schools: Distributed to high schools: – CCCD Tech Prep Consortia – Orange County Department of Education – Orange County Tech Prep Consortia Reviewed by Grant Team for: Reviewed by Grant Team for: – Merit – Geography – Pathway distribution

Staff Development Workshops High School and Community College faculty High School and Community College faculty 6 hours 6 hours Overview Overview Resources Resources Professional Experts Professional Experts Work and planning time Work and planning time Critical friends review Critical friends review

Outcome of staff development: Outcome of staff development: – Classroom Project plan – Pathway Day plan – Work-Based Learning plan

Counselor’s Breakfast 90 counselors from OC schools 90 counselors from OC schools Presentation on projects and resources Presentation on projects and resources “It’s Your Life” Workbooks “It’s Your Life” Workbooks Classroom resources for students and parents Classroom resources for students and parents

Classroom Project Integrate applied academics in math, English and communications Integrate applied academics in math, English and communications Synopsis of project Synopsis of project Outcomes Outcomes Academic and CTE Standards Academic and CTE Standards Step by step plan for replication Step by step plan for replication Handouts/Supplies Handouts/Supplies Utilize in Classroom Utilize in Classroom Evaluate Activity Evaluate Activity

Articulation and Pathway Grids Articulation from high school to community college and beyond Articulation from high school to community college and beyond Program to program articulation Program to program articulation Posted on website and linked to information sheet by pathway Posted on website and linked to information sheet by pathway

Marketing Information Sheets for each pathway targeted to students and parents Information Sheets for each pathway targeted to students and parents – Description of pathway – Nature of work – Earnings – “Do You Like to………” – Outlook and trends – Job Titles – College Information

Pathway Information Sheets

Website: Orange County Matrix of Programs Orange County Matrix of Programs Information Sheets Information Sheets Pathway and articulation agreements Pathway and articulation agreements College Information and Resources College Information and Resources

Pathway Days High school students visit college program High school students visit college program Students complete a college level activity in the classroom Students complete a college level activity in the classroom Campus Tour Campus Tour Lunch Lunch

Work-Based Learning Activity Partnered with Vital Link Partnered with Vital Link – Innovations – Business – Health Careers – Construction and Architecture Individual activities: Individual activities: – Saleen Mustang – Paul Frank Industries – L.A. Fashion Symposium – Goodwill Industries – Courthouse

Evaluation Classroom Project Evaluation Classroom Project Evaluation Overall mini-grant Evaluation Overall mini-grant Evaluation Grant outcomes Grant outcomes

Work-based learning activities and resources:

High school resources and activities:  “It’s Your Life” PowerPoint Presentation for Students  “It’s Your Life” Student Worksheet Packet (to accompany PowerPoint)  PowerPoint Presentation for Parents (in English & Spanish) Click “Educators”