Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready Career Pathways in Newport News Public Schools Slide
2 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready What Are Career Pathways? Career Pathways are
groupings of professions, occupations and industries that require
similar talents, knowledge, and skills. These groupings are used as
an organizing tool for curriculum design. NNPS has 12 Career
Pathways. Slide 3 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-,
Career-, and Citizen Ready Career Pathways Video Slide 4 Preparing
NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready
Architecture & Construction Education & Training Arts, AV
Tech & Communications Business, Management & Admin. Health
Science Manufacturing & Engineering Science, Technology,
Engineering & Mathematics Law, Public Safety, Corrections &
Security 12 Career Pathways in NNPS Government and Public
Administration Hospitality and Tourism Human Services Information
Technology, Gaming, and Modeling & Simulation Slide 5 Preparing
NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready
Architecture & Construction Arts, A/V Technology &
Communications Business Management & Administration Education
& Training Government & Public Administration Health
Science Hospitality & Tourism Human Services Information
Technology, Modeling and Simulation, and Gaming Law, Public Safety,
Corrections, and Security Manufacturing Science, Technology,
Engineering & Mathematics 12 NNPS Career Pathways Slide 6
Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen
Ready Career Readiness Skills Critical Thinking Problem Solving
Creativity & Innovation Information Literacy Communication
Social Responsibility Collaboration Initiative & Self-Direction
Plus Attendance, Work Ethic, Self-Presentation, and Positive
Attitude Slide 7 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-,
Career-, and Citizen Ready Connecting Character to Career Skills
Speaking and Listening Teamwork Independence and Initiative
Positive Attitude Work Ethic Problem Solving, Decision Making, and
Creativity Self-Presentation Attendance Responsibility Respect
Honesty Compassion Perseverance Tolerance Self-Discipline
Cooperation Slide 8 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-,
Career-, and Citizen Ready Career Pathways Facilitators Champions
for Career Pathways Across Newport News Public Schools (PK-12)
Early Childhood Centers Elementary Schools Middle Schools High
Schools Slide 9 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-,
Career-, and Citizen Ready NNPS Career Pathways Focus Areas
AWARENESS in Pre K-5 EXPLORATION in 6-8 OPPORTUNITY in 9-12 Slide
10 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready Begin developing an awareness of self and their own
unique, personal characteristics, likes and dislikes; strengths and
weaknesses Develop an awareness of the relationship between school
and the world of work Understand the existence of a broad array of
career options Appreciate the contributions of various occupations
to self and community Slide 11 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate
College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready Conduct Career Pathways
Training in September or October Professional School Counselors
Will Teach Grade Specific Lessons Focused on Career Readiness
Skills Each Teacher Will Host At Least One Career Speaker (Parent
or Community Friend) Per Year Each School Will Host a PTA or Parent
Group Function with a Career Pathways Focus Elementary Schools
Slide 12 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready Host an Annual Career Fair with Parents and/or
Community Friends as Presenters 4 th and 5 th Grade Students will
Complete the VA Career View Inventory Professional School
Counselors Will Conference with 5 th Grade Students and Parents to
Discuss Career Interests and Resources Build AWARENESS of Career
Pathways and Develop Career Readiness Skills Elementary Schools
Slide 13 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready Identify the relationship of course content,
educational achievement, and career choices Identify personal
preferences, skills and interests that influence career choices and
success Demonstrate awareness of educational, vocational, and
technical training opportunities available in High School
Understand the career readiness skills and behaviors essential to
success in the job market (i.e. punctuality courtesy, appropriate
dress and language, and hard work) Demonstrate career readiness
skills such as individual initiative, teamwork, problem solving,
organization, and effective communication Slide 14 Preparing NNPS
Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready Conduct
Career Pathways Training in September or October Cultivate and
Maintain A Substantive Partnership with At Least One Business
Partner Build Portfolio Skills (3 Artifacts Per Student; Introduce
Electronic Portfolios) Each 6th Grade Team Will Have A Career
Pathways Speaker and A Career Field Trip with a Student Reflection
Component Middle Schools Slide 15 Preparing NNPS Students to
Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready 7th Graders will Host
An Annual Student- Generated Career Fair (Students will select,
research, and present careers) By the End of the First Semester,
All 8th Graders Will Complete the VA Wizard Assessment Professional
School Counselors Will Conference with 8 th Grade Students and
Parents to Discuss VA Wizard Results Support EXPLORATION of Career
Pathways and Develop Career Readiness Skills Middle Schools Slide
16 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready Understand the value of ethical standards and
behavior in education and the workplace Understand how work and
leisure interests can help to achieve personal success and
satisfaction Apply decision making skills to career planning
educational resources, including the Internet Understand how the
changing workplace requires lifelong learning, flexibility, and the
acquisition of new employment skills Demonstrate skills involved in
locating, using, and interpreting a variety of educational
resources, including the Internet Slide 17 Preparing NNPS Students
to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready Conduct Career
Pathways Training in September or October Build Portfolio Skills in
9th and 10th Grade (3 Artifacts Per Student; Transition to Digital
Portfolios) 10th Grade Will Have 100% Participation in Career Caf /
Work Site Opportunity High School Students Will Have Internship,
Job Shadowing, or Dual Enrollment Participation High Schools Slide
18 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready 10 th Graders Will Select A Career Pathway;
Selections Will Be Uploaded to SIS Express Provide OPPORTUNITIES
for Students to Experience the World of Work and to Apply Career
Readiness Skills High Schools 11 th and 12 th Grade Students Will
Pursue Self-Initiated Internships All Student Internships Will Be
Tracked in SIS Express Monthly by Career Pathways Facilitators
Slide 19 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready Electronic Portfolio Categories Student As
PlannerStudent As Learner Student As Citizen Student As Employee
Slide 20 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready Portfolio Artifacts Slide 21 Preparing NNPS Students
to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready Digital Portfolios
Complete Database of Digital Portfolio Resources on Career Pathways
Sharepoint Electronic Portfolio Resources on Sharepoint Slide 22
Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen
Ready Academic Agenda College, Career and Citizen-Ready
AchievementAdvancement Youth Development Slide 23 Preparing NNPS
Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready Youth
Development Working with young people in a purposeful way to
provide supportive relationships, meaningful opportunities, and
access to services that help them develop a strong, positive sense
of who they are (identity) and what they can accomplish (ability).
Slide 24 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready Measuring Youth Development Student success as
measured by appropriate behavior and engagement in academics and
activities. Slide 25 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-,
Career-, and Citizen Ready Business Support Middle School
Partnerships Support from Local Businesses Spring Break Internships
Newport News Shipbuilding Slide 26 Preparing NNPS Students to
Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready Slide 27 Creative
Partnerships Saddle Club at Huntington MS Slide 28 Preparing NNPS
Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready Slide 29
Career Pathways Website Slide 30 Preparing NNPS Students to
Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready Slide 31 Slide 32
Slide 33 Online Application Slide 34 Preparing NNPS Students to
Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready
www.nnschools.org/careerpathways/internships.html Slide 35
Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen
Ready Slide 36 Slide 37
www.nnschools.org/careerpathways/internships.html Slide 38
Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen
Ready Club/Activity Website Slide 39 Preparing NNPS Students to
Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready Club/Activity Website
Schools can post their needs for clubs and other activities
Businesses can post their offerings or ways they can help. Schools
needs and businesses offerings will be matched using this website.
Slide 40 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready Slide 41 Slide 42 Slide 43 Club/Activity Website
Slide 44 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready Slide 45 Career Pathways Events and Resources Slide
46 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC-HR) Branch of the Youth
Volunteer Corps of America Volunteer Service Promotes: Academic
Engagement and Achievement Civic Attitudes and Behaviors Social and
Personal Skills Laurie Sepanski, Program Director Phone (757)
223-7078 http://www.yvchr.orghttp://www.yvchr.org Slide 47
Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen
Ready Youth Career Caf at Patrick Henry Mall Open Monday to Friday
10:00am to 7:00pm and Saturdays 12:00pm to 4:30pm Slide 48
Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen
Ready VA Education Wizard Website Slide 49 Preparing NNPS Students
to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready VA Career View
Website Career Awareness, Career Planning, and Career Decision
Making Tools and Games for Students in Grades K-5 6-8 9-12
Resources for Parents, Educators, and Job Seekers Slide 50
Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen
Ready College Board Career Resources Website with Detailed
Information about Careers It Helps to Be... A highly
self-motivated, compassionate, and decisive leader. Make High
School Count Take plenty of challenging math and science courses
all through high school, including AP courses in biology,
chemistry, physics, and calculus. Build communication skills in
English composition, speech, and drama classes. Sign up for
psychology to learn about human nature and explore the mind-body
connection. Volunteer at a health clinic, hospital, womens clinic,
or elder care facility. Compensation The U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics estimates that surgeons earned an average yearly income
of $184,150 in 2006. Salaries for surgical specialists, such as
orthopedic surgeons, tend to be higher. Career: Surgeons Surgeons
are doctors who treat and correct injuries, diseases, and
deformities by operating on patients. Excerpts from
http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/
Slide 51 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready Career Resources Youth Career Cafs
http://www.pcfwd.org/Youth_Cafe.php
http://www.pcfwd.org/Youth_Cafe.php Newport News @ Patrick Henry
Mall Hampton @ 5200 Mercury Bl. next to Sears VA Career View
http://www.vaview.vt.edu/ http://www.vaview.vt.edu/ VA Education
Wizard https://www.vawizard.org/vccs/Main.action College Board
Majors and Career Central
http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/ Slide
52 Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and
Citizen Ready Career Pathways Highlights LEGO Ship Repair
Competition Egg Drop Engineers Competition Youth Career Expo Spring
Break: Make It Work! Internships and Job Shadowing Slide 53
Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen
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