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The College, Career, and Life Readiness Framework provides a blueprint to prepare middle and high school students for success after graduation. This practical toolset helps schools and districts of all sizes define, measure, and track success for their college, career, and life readiness initiatives.
The College, Career, and Life Readiness Framework provides a blueprint to prepare middle and high school students for success after graduation. This practical toolset helps schools and districts of all sizes define, measure, and track success for their college, career, and life readiness initiatives.
This research-backed framework outlines six competencies that students in grades 6-12 must achieve to become college, career, and life ready. Each competency outlines the themes and objectives to further define success, as well as grade-specific activities to achieve each grade level objective. The model provides guidance on key metrics to track related to each competency.
WHY IT MATTERS
WHY IT MATTERS
Students who understand their strengths can begin to build goals toward a future that best fits their interests and skills. When students develop grit and perseverance, they are better able to overcome obstacles.
WHY IT MATTERS
WHY IT MATTERS
Teamwork, communication, and digital literacy development are important to produce students who are able to advocate for themselves and be productive in the workplace.
WHY IT MATTERS
WHY IT MATTERS
Academic performance is a strong predictor of post-secondary success. Grade point average, study skills, and math achievement all help students set themselves up for success.
WHY IT MATTERS
WHY IT MATTERS
Through understanding the characteristics of various careers and the training necessary, students can begin to build their pathway to a meaningful career based on strengths and interests.
WHY IT MATTERS
WHY IT MATTERS
Post-secondary awareness or "college knowledge", incorporates all of the skills needed to identify the post-secondary training that is a right fit for students, as well as the characteristics of the institutions providing the best-fit education to help students achieve their goals.
WHY IT MATTERS
WHY IT MATTERS
Transitions are a part of life as a student, from elementary school through career placement. Building coping skills around transitions from elementary to middle school to high school, then to independent life can help students to successfully adapt to new situations.
6TH GRADE ICAP
6TH GRADE ICAP
Goals for grade 6: Help students transition from elementary school and begin to put down ROOTS as they EXPLORE options for their future.
Goals for grade 6: Help students transition from elementary school and begin to put down ROOTS as they EXPLORE options for their future.
Best Practices: To increase outcomes, consider the following for grade 6
Best Practices: To increase outcomes, consider the following for grade 6
Teachers discuss the transition to middle school each day for the first 3 weeks of school
invite members of the community to discuss budgeting, career pathways, and college options with students
Revisit goals quarterly with students, including those related to self-confidence, academics, and careers
7TH GRADE ICAP
7TH GRADE ICAP
Goals for grade 7: Focus on overcoming obstacles, developing successful study habits, and identifying careers of INTEREST in order to set the stage for a successful transition to the choices they will need to make in the 8th grade.
Goals for grade 7: Focus on overcoming obstacles, developing successful study habits, and identifying careers of INTEREST in order to set the stage for a successful transition to the choices they will need to make in the 8th grade.
Best Practices: To increase outcomes, consider the following for grade 7
Best Practices: To increase outcomes, consider the following for grade 7
Host a career day to allow students to learn about careers available in their community and to understand the education needed for each pathway
Invite members of the community to discuss how they have overcome obstacles in their past
Revisit goals quarterly with students, including those related to self-confidence, academics, and careers
8TH GRADE ICAP
8TH GRADE ICAP
Goals for grade 8: Assist STUDENTS in developing successful study skills, overcoming obstacles, and working with others as they make the transition out of MIDDLE school and into high school.
Goals for grade 8: Assist STUDENTS in developing successful study skills, overcoming obstacles, and working with others as they make the transition out of MIDDLE school and into high school.
Best Practices: To increase outcomes, consider the following for grade 8
Best Practices: To increase outcomes, consider the following for grade 8
Work with teachers to share situations where they have coped with stress, taken risks, and used their support system
Invite current 9th-grade students to discuss the transition to high school, including course planning, social/emotional adjustments, and academic expectations
Encourage students to revisit goals, habits, and activities independently from classroom lessons
Access the entire Middle School Lesson Curriculum here as a google doc.
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