career pathways in newport news public schools

Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen ReadyPreparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen Ready

Career Pathways in Newport News Public Schools


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.


Career Pathways Video


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 NNPSGovernment and Public Administration

Hospitality and Tourism

Human Services

Information Technology, Gaming, and Modeling & Simulation


Architecture & ConstructionArchitecture & ConstructionArts, A/V Technology & CommunicationsArts, A/V Technology & CommunicationsBusiness Management & AdministrationBusiness Management & Administration

Education & TrainingEducation & TrainingGovernment & Public AdministrationGovernment & Public Administration

Health ScienceHealth ScienceHospitality & TourismHospitality & Tourism

Human ServicesHuman ServicesInformation Technology, Modeling and Simulation, and GamingInformation Technology, Modeling and Simulation, and Gaming

Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and SecurityLaw, Public Safety, Corrections, and SecurityManufacturingManufacturing

Science, Technology, Engineering & MathematicsScience, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

12 NNPS Career Pathways12 NNPS Career Pathways


Career Readiness Skills Career Readiness Skills

Plus…Plus… Attendance, Attendance, Work Ethic, Work Ethic, Self-Presentation, and Self-Presentation, and Positive AttitudePositive Attitude


Connecting Character to Career Skills

Speaking and Listening

Teamwork

Independence and Initiative

Positive Attitude

Work Ethic

Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Creativity

Self-Presentation

AttendanceResponsibility Respect

HonestyCompassion

Perseverance

Tolerance Self-Discipline

Cooperation


Career Pathways Facilitators• Champions for Career Pathways• Across Newport News Public Schools (PK-12)

– Early Childhood Centers– Elementary Schools– Middle Schools– High Schools


NNPS Career Pathways Focus Areas

AWARENESS in Pre K-5

EXPLORATION in 6-8

OPPORTUNITY in 9-12


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


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


Host an Annual Career Fair with Parents and/or

Community Friends as Presenters

4th and 5th Grade Students will

Complete the VA Career View

Inventory

Professional School

Counselors Will Conference with

5th Grade Students and

Parents to Discuss Career Interests and

Resources

BuildAWARENESS of

Career Pathways and Develop

Career Readiness Skills

Elementary Schools


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


Conduct Career

Pathways Training in


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


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 8th Grade Students and

Parents to Discuss VA

Wizard Results

SupportEXPLORATION ofCareer Pathways

and Develop Career

Readiness Skills

Middle Schools


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


Conduct Career Pathways Training in


Build Portfolio Skills in 9th and 10th

Grade (3 Artifacts Per

Student; Transition to

Digital Portfolios)

10th Grade Will Have

100% Participation in Career Café /

Work Site Opportunity

High School Students Will

Have Internship, Job Shadowing, or

Dual Enrollment

Participation

High Schools


10th Graders Will Select A Career Pathway; Selections

Will Be Uploaded

to SIS Express

ProvideOPPORTUNITIESfor Students to Experience the World of Work

and to Apply Career

Readiness Skills

High Schools

11th and 12th Grade

Students Will Pursue Self-Initiated Internships

All Student Internships

Will Be Tracked in

SIS Express Monthly by

Career Pathways

Facilitators


Electronic Portfolio CategoriesStudent As Planner Student As Learner

Student As Citizen

Student As Employee


Portfolio Artifacts


Digital Portfolios • Complete Database of Digital Portfolio

Resources on Career Pathways Sharepoint

Electronic Portfolio Resources on Sharepoint


Academic AgendaCollege, Career and College, Career and

Citizen-ReadyCitizen-Ready

AchievementAchievementAdvancementAdvancement

Youth DevelopmentYouth Development


Youth DevelopmentWorking 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).


Measuring Youth Development

Student success as measured by appropriate behavior and engagement

in academics and activities.


Business Support Middle School PartnershipsSupport from Local Businesses Spring Break InternshipsNewport News

Shipbuilding


Creative Partnerships

Saddle Club at Huntington MS


Career PathwaysWebsite


Online Application…


www.nnschools.org/careerpathways/internships.html

Preparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen ReadyPreparing NNPS Students to Graduate College-, Career-, and Citizen ReadyClub/Activity Website


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.


Club/Activity Website


Career PathwaysEvents and Resources


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.org


Youth Career Café at Patrick Henry MallOpen Monday to Friday 10:00am to 7:00pm and Saturdays 12:00pm to 4:30pm


VA Education Wizard Website


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


College Board Career ResourcesWebsite 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, women’s 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/


Career Resources• Youth Career Cafés 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/

• VA Education Wizardhttps://www.vawizard.org/vccs/Main.action

• College Board Majors and Career Centralhttp://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/


Career Pathways Highlights

• LEGO Ship Repair Competition• Egg Drop Engineers Competition• Youth Career Expo • Spring Break: Make It Work!• Internships and Job Shadowing

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