Career Pathways Career Pathways in “The OC”in “The OC”

Presented by: Presented by:

Dejah SwingleDejah Swingle

Susan ColemanSusan Coleman

What You Can What You Can ExpectExpect

• Overview of the Tech Prep Overview of the Tech Prep Collaborative Grant Collaborative Grant

• Sharing of Activities and Resources Sharing of Activities and Resources • Questions and Sharing from Questions and Sharing from

AudienceAudience

CCCD Tech Prep CCCD Tech Prep Network CollaborativeNetwork Collaborative

• Identified Career Pathways Identified Career Pathways • Offered Mini-grant to high schools and ROPOffered Mini-grant to high schools and ROP• Staff Development workshop Staff Development workshop • Counselors Breakfast Counselors Breakfast • Class Projects & Activities Class Projects & Activities • Pathway grid and articulation agreements Pathway grid and articulation agreements • Information, marketing and website Information, marketing and website • Pathway Days &Work-based Learning Pathway Days &Work-based Learning

Activity Activity • EvaluationEvaluation

Career PathwaysCareer Pathways• Business Business • Digital Media Digital Media

Arts Arts • Fashion Fashion • Public Services Public Services • Culinary Culinary • Early ChildhoodEarly Childhood• ConstructionConstruction

• Transportation Transportation • TV/Video TV/Video • Computer Computer

Science Science • Architecture Architecture • Biotech Biotech • Health Services Health Services • ManufacturingManufacturing

Mini-grantsMini-grants • Developed mini-grant process Developed mini-grant process • Distributed to high schools: Distributed to high schools:

– CCCD Tech Prep Consortia CCCD Tech Prep Consortia – Orange County Department of Education Orange County Department of Education – Orange County Tech Prep Consortia Orange County Tech Prep Consortia

• Reviewed by Grant Team for: Reviewed by Grant Team for: – Merit Merit – Geography Geography – Pathway distributionPathway distribution

Staff Development Staff Development WorkshopsWorkshops

• High School and Community College High School and Community College faculty faculty

• 6 hours 6 hours • Overview Overview • Resources Resources • Professional Experts Professional Experts • Work and planning time Work and planning time • Critical friends reviewCritical friends review

•Outcome of staff Outcome of staff development: development: – Classroom Project plan Classroom Project plan – Pathway Day plan Pathway Day plan – Work-Based Learning plan Work-Based Learning plan

Counselor’s Counselor’s BreakfastBreakfast

• 90 counselors from OC schools 90 counselors from OC schools • Presentation on projects and Presentation on projects and

resources resources • ““It’s Your Life” Workbooks It’s Your Life” Workbooks • Classroom resources for students Classroom resources for students

and parentsand parents

Classroom ProjectClassroom Project

• Integrate applied academics in math, Integrate applied academics in math, English and communications English and communications

• Synopsis of project Synopsis of project • Outcomes Outcomes • Academic and CTE Standards Academic and CTE Standards • Step by step plan for replication Step by step plan for replication • Handouts/Supplies Handouts/Supplies • Utilize in Classroom Utilize in Classroom • Evaluate Activity Evaluate Activity

Articulation and Articulation and Pathway GridsPathway Grids

• Articulation from high school to Articulation from high school to community college and beyond community college and beyond

• Program to program articulation Program to program articulation • Posted on website and linked to Posted on website and linked to

information sheet by pathwayinformation sheet by pathway

Marketing Marketing

• Information Sheets for each pathway Information Sheets for each pathway targeted to students and parents targeted to students and parents – Description of pathway Description of pathway – Nature of work Nature of work – Earnings Earnings – ““Do You Like to………” Do You Like to………” – Outlook and trends Outlook and trends – Job Titles Job Titles – College Information College Information

Pathway Information Pathway Information SheetsSheets

Website: Website: www.occareers.comwww.occareers.com

• Orange County Matrix of Programs Orange County Matrix of Programs • Information Sheets Information Sheets • Pathway and articulation agreements Pathway and articulation agreements • College Information and ResourcesCollege Information and Resources

Pathway DaysPathway Days

• High school students visit High school students visit college program college program

• Students complete a college level Students complete a college level activity in the classroom activity in the classroom

• Campus Tour Campus Tour • Lunch Lunch

Work-Based Learning Work-Based Learning ActivityActivity

• Partnered with Vital Link Partnered with Vital Link – Innovations Innovations – Business Business – Health Careers Health Careers – Construction and Architecture Construction and Architecture

• Individual activities: Individual activities: – Saleen Mustang Saleen Mustang – Paul Frank Industries Paul Frank Industries – L.A. Fashion Symposium L.A. Fashion Symposium – Goodwill Industries Goodwill Industries – CourthouseCourthouse

Evaluation Evaluation

•Classroom Project Evaluation Classroom Project Evaluation •Overall mini-grant Evaluation Overall mini-grant Evaluation •Grant outcomes Grant outcomes

Work-based learning Work-based learning activities and resources: activities and resources: wwww.wblconnections.comww.wblconnections.com

High school resources and activities:

www.occareers.com

“It’s Your Life” PowerPoint Presentation for Students“It’s Your Life” Student Worksheet Packet(to accompany PowerPoint)PowerPoint Presentation for Parents (in English & Spanish)

Click “Educators”