EXPLORE:
9th/10th Grade
6 - 22 Credits

Milestone: 

Students develop and practice networking skills, including recognizing, building, and leveraging their networks. 

Aligned Activities: 

• Career Discovery Week

• Network mapping

• Networking workshop

• Social media workshops

• Role-playing activities 

Milestone: 

Students know how to use Labor Market Information to compare and contrast different career paths of interest. 

Aligned Activities: 

• Labor market lessons

• Career research projects

• Career pathway mapping

• Complete relevant paperwork for employment 

Milestone: 

Students are engaged in their community through volunteerism, work, and/or leadership roles 

Aligned Activities:

• Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) Project-Based Learning

• Volunteer work 

• Extra/co-curricular involvement, family caretaking 

Milestone: 

Students monitor progress toward postsecondary goals, have explored 3-5 locations/options for postsecondary, revisit career pathway options and modify the Future Ready plan as required 

Aligned Activities:

• Goal monitoring

• Revision of Future Ready plan support by 1:1 advising sessions

• Pre-WBL experience advising and reflection

• Use of digital advising tools to explore various career paths (including higher income and benefits-rich city jobs) 

• Labor market trends 

Milestone: 

Students determine academic eligibility and plan for early college credit /advanced coursework experiences, i.e. dual enrollment. 

Aligned Activities: 

• 1:1 advising sessions

• Application and early enrollment aligned to a students' plan (starting with First Year Seminar or Foundational College Experience) 

  • • • Early college credit 

      • Advanced coursework 

Milestone: 

Students interact with career fields of interest to develop a deeper understanding of potential careers. 

Aligned Activities: 

• Industry-led projects

• Informational interviewing

• Job shadowing

• Apply for SYEP