Life, Career, and/or College Readiness Indicators

All students will:

• Meet the graduation requirements

Life Ready Indicators:  Critical for both College and Career ready graduates

• Completion of Social and Emotional Well Being Curriculum

• Completion of Academic and Career Planning

  • Understanding of growth mindset

  • Effectively advocating strengths and weaknesses

  • Demonstrating grit and perseverance to achieve goals

  • Demonstrating the use of employability skills

• Completion of a financial literacy curriculum or experience

• Demonstrating the ability to express viewpoints and acknowledge diverse perspectives

Career Ready Indicators:  Career Ready graduates identify a career cluster interest and meet two or more of the benchmarks below:

• 90% attendance

• 25 hours of community service or a service-learning project

• 160 hours of work experience in good standing

• Received a Wisconsin certified Youth Apprenticeship certification

• Completed a Wisconsin Employability Skills Certificate Program (Internship)

• Participated in the Student Leader Mentorship Program (C or better)

• Industry credential certification (high demand area recommended)

• Involvement in an approved career and technical student organization

• Two or more organized co/extra curricular activities

• Successfully complete with a "C" or better a Dual Credit class that falls under your career pathway choosing.

• Students entering the military meet the passing scores on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) for a chosen military branch.

College Ready Indicators:  College Ready graduates maintain a minimum GPA of 2.8 and two or more of the following benchmarks:

• ACT reading score of 22

• ACT math score of 22

• Algebra II (C or higher)

• Dual Credit College English and/or math (C or better)

• Complete 2 or more non-English or Math Dual Credit Classes (C or better)

If a student has a GPA below 2.8, they are still considered college ready if they have one of the following:

• ACT Exam:  English (18), Reading (22), Science (23), Math (22)

• SAT Exam:  Math (530), Reading and Writing (480)

• College Readiness Placement Assessment (determined by the post-secondary institution)

Other factors that contribute to College Readiness:

• College academic advising:  including FAFSA completion

• Participation in an approved Post-Secondary Program

• Completion of a 4th credit of math

• Completion of 2 or more world language classes

• Completion of a 4th credit of science

• Completion of a 4th credit of social studies