Feedback on Pathway Experiences

The new Pathway to College, Career, and Community Readiness has three parts: Academic Milestones, Competencies, and Experiences. 

The Academic Milestones were rolled out this summer. We are currently working on developing the experiences that all students will take part in regardless of what school they attend. MCPS staff have worked hard to identify potential experiences. We are now at the stage of getting feedback from students, staff, and community partnerships. 

We ask that you work with other members of your organization and respond to the feedback form in part 4 below. 


2. Learn about the Compentencies

Leadership

Leverage the strengths of others to achieve common goals, and use interpersonal skills to coach and develop others. Assess and manage one’s own emotions and those of others; use empathy to guide and motivate. Take initiative to organize, prioritize, and delegate work.

Skills that express this career competency:

Career Development

Identify and articulate transferable skills, strengths, knowledge, and experiences relevant to desired career goals. Seek to continually add knowledge and skills required for progression along a career pathway. Explore and navigate steps necessary to pursue professional opportunities which match personal values and implement strategies for self-advocacy in the workplace.

Skills that express this career competency:

Teamwork/Collaboration

Build collaborative relationships and maximize strengths across diverse teams. Navigate group dynamics and manage conflict to achieve common goals. Negotiate solutions to meet the varied needs of professional stakeholders.

Skills that express this career competency:

Digital Technology 

Demonstrate general proficiency in commonly used technology tools and applications to ethically solve problems. Engage in continual learning of emerging technologies to maintain adaptability. Employ innovative use of technology tools to enhance professional and organizational success.

Skills that express this career competency:

Professionalism and Work Ethic

Demonstrate initiative, personal accountability, effective workload management, and efficient use of time. Exercise integrity and ethical behavior in the workplace. Develop an exemplary professional reputation and the ability to adapt to organizational culture and conduct expectations in varied work settings.

Skills that express this career competency:

Equity and Inclusion 

Demonstrate initiative, personal accountability, effective workload management, and efficient use of time. Exercise integrity and ethical behavior in the workplace. Develop an exemplary professional reputation and the ability to adapt to organizational culture and conduct expectations in varied work settings.

Skills that express this career competency:

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 

Exercise sound reasoning and analytical thinking. Use knowledge, facts, and data to solve problems and make decisions. Strategically demonstrate innovation, creativity, and inventiveness to achieve outcomes.

Skills that express this career competency:

Oral and Written Communication 

Utilize effective communication strategies to convey information to a target audience. Employ a variety of writing styles and formats to articulate ideas and messages in a clear, compelling, and sensitive manner when speaking publicly or engaging in professional interactions.

Skills that express this career competency:

Personal Well-Being

Enhance self-awareness by developing a better understanding of personal motivations, emotions, and behaviors. Engage in the continual enhancement of one's physical, mental, and emotional health. Cultivate and foster habits of well-being to increase focus, productivity, and impact.

Skills that express this career competency:

3. Read the experiences that we are recommending


MCPS believes there are some experiences that all students should have regardless of what school they attend.​ 

Please click here or on the document to the right to see the experiences MCPS is recommending.

Experiences and Rationale

4. Give us your feedback and input

Demonstrate general proficiency in commonly used technology tools and applications to ethically solve problems. Engage in continual learning of emerging technologies to maintain adaptability. Employ innovative use of technology tools to enhance professional and organizational success.



We want your feedback. 

We encourage you to have a discussion with other members of your organization and then respond using the form to the left. 

We ask for your name and organization so that we can keep track of who we are getting feedback from. We ask for your contact information in case we have questions.