College, Career Readiness and Life Skills

College, Career Readiness and Life Skills are essential for student success in today’s rapidly changing world. These competencies equip students to make informed decisions, solve real-world problems, think critically and creatively, communicate effectively, and collaborate with others. Through building healthy relationships, demonstrating empathy, and managing their emotions and responsibilities, students develop the self-awareness and self-management skills necessary for lifelong well-being and productivity. These life skills promote resilience and sense of belonging within both school and community environments.

At Charleston County School District, integrating College, Career Readiness and Life Skills is fundamental to supporting our vision of ensuring every student graduates with the knowledge, transferable skills, and confidence needed to thrive in postsecondary education, the workforce, and life. By prioritizing goal setting, adaptability, and social health competencies, we empower students to navigate diverse pathways and succeed in a global society. 

Through school based staff and community partnerships, embedding life skills instruction into our schools and providing school based mental health services to families ensures that all students have access to the support they need to succeed academically and personally.

CCSD supports Life Skills Instruction in Early Learning through High School through:

• Trauma Informed Practices 

• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

• Bullying Prevention

• Erin’s Law

• Gavin’s Law

• Wrap around services including counseling and mental health services 

• Restorative Practices, Relationship Centered Learning

• Research based curricula

CCSD utilizes Second Step and RethinkEd for our tier 1  life skills curriculum. Implementation of a tier 1  curriculum is directly tied to student behavior - if we put the work in upfront, the dividends come pouring in! 

How can we use data to understand and improve our climate and life skills implementation? The Panorama Survey that staff and students take twice a year provides valuable information about students perceptions of themselves and their strengths and weaknesses. In addition to trainings offered from Panorama, your SSS climate team can provide individual, grade/content level, school-wide or admin training on how to interpret your school data and create action plans to target areas of growth. If you're looking for more resources, check out Panorama's playbook!