Choosing a CTE Pathway
Why Should a Student Choose a CTE Pathway?
Because 90% of graduates say they wish they had more real world opportunities in high school, and CTE pathways are built around workforce infused project-based learning.
Because more than 85% of CTE students are planning to continue their education after high school, and being in a CTE pathway helps students focus their post-secondary plans which means they are more likely to earn a degree.
More than 1/3 of CTE students can receive college credit for completing a CTE pathway, which not only helps saves families money, it better prepares high school students for the rigor of college coursework.
Because pathway completers are college bound and career ready.
How can parents help a high school student choose a Career Technical Education Pathway?
You may think that high school students are too young to be making a decision about a career, but it is important to remember that your teens can expect to change jobs and careers many times as adults. With that in mind, helping your teens through the process of choosing a career that is a good match will be important in preparing them for that workplace reality. And while your teens may change their minds, the skills that they will learn while in a CTE Pathway, are transferable to other careers later on.
What are the steps in choosing a CTE Pathway?
There are three basic questions that need to be asked when choosing a Career or a Pathway:
Who am I?
What do I want to do?
How do I get there from here?
To help explore the answers to these questions, Plumas Charter high school students will take a career course called "Get Focused Stay Focused" during their freshman year. They will create a Ten Year Plan that they will revisit and update during their sophomore, junior and senior years. They will have the opportunity to "try on" a career by participating in one or more CTE pathways.