Career pathways

The Sauk Prairie High School is now implementing Career Cluster Models into our course selection process. These tools, Career Clusters and Career Pathways, will help students group their required courses and electives into a coherent sequence in preparation for college and careers. Utilizing the 16 Career Clusters, students can identify pathways from high school to two- and four-year colleges, graduate school, and/or directly to the workplace. By connecting education to future goals, students are motivated to work harder and enroll in more rigorous courses.

The 16 Career Clusters are Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources; Architecture & Construction; Arts, A/V, Technology & Communications; Business, Management & Administration; Education & Training; Finance; Government & Public Administration; Health Science; Hospitality & Tourism; Human Services; Information Technology; Law, Public Safety & Security; Manufacturing; Marketing, Sales & Service; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; and Transportation, Distribution & Logistics.

Almost all career possibilities can be found within the clusters. Students at Sauk Prairie High School are fortunate to have the opportunity to take coursework relevant to all 16 Career Clusters. Communicating career and educational goals to your school counselor, working with the Career Cruising website and exploring the 16 Career Clusters at www.career-pathways.org can aide students in choosing relevant and applied coursework designed to meet their individual educational and career goals.

Sauk Prairie High School uses a website called Career Cruising for assisting students in learning about their future careers. Each student will get a log in assigned to them and with this log in they can access the website and learn more about careers and career clusters. Career Cruising Website

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources: The production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources including food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture, and other plant and animal products/resources.

Architecture & Construction: Careers in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment.

Arts, A/V Technology & Communications: Designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.

Business Management & Administration: Careers that encompass planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. Business Management and Administration career opportunities are available in every sector of the economy.

Education & Training: Planning, managing and providing education and training services, and related learning support services.

Finance: Planning, services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management.

Government & Public Administration: Executing governmental functions to include Governance; National Security; Foreign Service; Planning; Revenue and Taxation; Regulation; and Management and Administration at the local, state, and federal levels.

Health Science: Planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development.

Hospitality & Tourism: Careers that encompass the management, marketing and operations of restaurants and other food services, lodging, attractions, recreation events and travel related services.

Human Services: Preparing individuals for employment in career pathways that relate to families and human needs.

Information Technology: Building Linkages in IT Occupations Framework: For Entry Level, Technical, and Professional Careers Related to the Design, Development, Support and Management of Hardware, Software, Multimedia, and Systems Integration Services.

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security: Planning, managing, and providing legal, public safety, protective services and homeland security, including professional and technical support services.

Manufacturing: Planning, managing and performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance and manufacturing/process engineering.

Marketing, Sales & Service: Planning, managing, and performing marketing activities to reach organizational objectives.

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics: Planning, managing, and providing scientific research and professional and technical services (e.g., physical science, social science, engineering) including laboratory and testing services, and research and development services.

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics: Planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail and water and related professional and technical support services such as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment and facility maintenance.