Attachment A, Supts. Memo No. 053-18 March 16, 2018 Delivering Career Investigations Guidance Document for School Personnel The developed by the Board of Education describes the Profile of a Virginia Graduate knowledge, skills, competencies, and experiences students should attain during their K-12 education to make them “life-ready.” The presents and describes four overlapping areas for student learning and achievement Profile considered essential to success beyond high school. Foundational skills for students to acquire and use in each of these areas are critical thinking, creative thinking, collaboration, communication, and citizenship. The revisions to the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools or Standards of Accreditation (SOA), 8VAC20-131-90. Instructional program in middle schools, states: middle school shall provide a course in career investigation in accordance with the “Each provisions of 8VAC20-131-140. School divisions may seek alternate means of delivering the career investigation course content provided it is equivalent in content and rigor and provides the foundation for students to develop their academic and career plans as described in C 2. Possible alternative means to deliver the career investigation course content could include online methods, middle school exploratory course options, and delivering the course content through other courses.” Why is Career Investigations Important? The Career Investigation curriculum will workplace trends in the middle grades to assist students in bridging their academic help them meet their goals for successful and career development in the elementary transition to high school graduation and grades with information on rigorous courses, beyond. career pathways, postsecondary options, and The Career Investigation curriculum supports the preparation of the student and “life ready” engages students in: demonstrating workplace readiness skills; exploring career clusters and pathways;
Attachment A, Supts. Memo No. 053-18 March 16, 2018 Delivering Career Investigations Guidance Document for School Personnel The Profile of a Virginia Graduate developed by the Board of Education describes the knowledge, skills, competencies, and experiences students should attain during their K-12 education to make them “life-ready.” The Profile presents and describes four overlapping areas for student learning and achievement considered essential to success beyond high school. Foundational skills for students to acquire and use in each of these areas are critical thinking, creative thinking, collaboration, communication, and citizenship. The revisions to the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools or Standards of Accreditation (SOA), 8VAC20-131-90. Instructional program in middle schools, states: “Each middle school shall provide a course in career investigation in accordance with the provisions of 8VAC20-131-140. School divisions may seek alternate means of delivering the career investigation course content provided it is equivalent in content and rigor and provides the foundation for students to develop their academic and career plans as described in C 2. Possible alternative means to deliver the career investigation course content could include online methods, middle school exploratory course options, and delivering the course content through other courses.” Why is Career Investigations Important? The Career Investigation curriculum will assist students in bridging their academic and career development in the elementary grades with information on rigorous courses, career pathways, postsecondary options, and workplace trends in the middle grades to help them meet their goals for successful transition to high school graduation and beyond. The Career Investigation curriculum supports the preparation of the “life ready” student and engages students in: demonstrating workplace readiness skills; exploring career clusters and pathways;
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