Wickliffe City School District
Student
Ten-Year Plan
Employed,
Enrolled, Enlisted, Entrepreneur
To provide academic and career planning for
students to enable them to be best prepared for college or career when they
graduate from high school.
Overview
The Ten Year Plan is a career and
workforce development program that all Wickliffe City Schools students
participate in beginning in the 4th grade. The students engage in college and career planning as an intentional process of setting and achieving goals as part of a larger K-12 college and career readiness curriculum. The purpose is to provide academic and career planning for students to enable them to be best prepared for college or career when they graduate from high school. Students participate in a wide range of programming including: regular individual meetings with his/her school counselor to build and/or modify his/her plan, site visits, interactions with professionals in a wide variety of careers, job shadowing experiences, and internships.
Action Steps and Timeline
Grade | Step to be Completed | Person Responsible | Month |
4-12 | Professional Speakers | Administration | Quarterly |
7 | Students complete ten-year plan | Guidance | September |
7 | Students explore potential careers (Naviance) | Guidance | November |
7 | Students have embedded career exposure through the school year – Site Visits | Teacher | October- February |
7 | Students build career backpack | Guidance | August - May |
8 | Students Review Ten-Year Plan | Guidance | September |
8 | Students are exposed to college application process and requirements | Guidance | August - May |
8 | Students have embedded career exposure through the school year – Site visits | Teacher | October-February |
8 | Students build career backpack | Guidance | August – May |
9-12 | Students participate in Early College Early Career | Guidance, Teacher, MAGNET | August - May |
9-12 | Think Manufacturing | Building Administration/ Teachers | October |
9-12 | Student Government Day | Building Administration/ Teachers | |
9 | Students introductory level of coding | Teacher, University of Cincinnati | August – May |
9 | Students complete ten-year plan | Guidance | September |
9 | Students explore potential careers (Ohio means jobs) | Guidance | November |
9 | Students have embedded career exposure through the school year – Site visits | Building Administration/ Teachers | October - February |
9 | Students review college and career planning track | Guidance | November |
9 | Students develop a plan for their high school courses based on their ten year plan | Guidance | December |
9 | Students meet with guidance to review their ten year plan | Guidance | March - April |
10-12 | Students create accounts in NextWork | Guidance | August - May |
10-12 | University of Cincinnati Information Technology Program; Student Cohort leading to a degree and/or credentials in Information Technology o Earn College Credit- Enter college as a second year student o Participate in paid IT internships | Building Administration/ Teachers | August - May |
10 | Students spend two days in field (2 career days, 2 college visit days, or 1 career/1college visit) | Guidance | By May |
11 | Students spend two days in field (2 career days, 2 college visit days, or 1 career/1college visit) | Guidance | By May |
10 -12 | Students meet to review their ten-year plan | Guidance | September – October |
10 - 12 | Students build backpacks in Naviance | Guidance | September – May |
10 - 12 | Students plan assessments and courses based on their ten year plan | Guidance | January- May |
12 | 2 ½ week senior project | Administration | May |
NextWork
NextWork’s mission
is to provide quality job opportunities to its students by providing exposure,
training, and life skills required to be successful in a manufacturing
environment while helping to sustain and expand manufacturing in Lake &
Geauga Counties.
The responsibilities of the
central clearinghouse
- Organize and
coordinate all programming
- Create a
database of companies and the level of their participation.
- Work with
school districts in coordinating student and staff programs.
- Develop
programs for students, staff, and parents
- Market the
programs
- Work with
other regions to expand programming
The Think Manufacturing Expo will
continue as a high-profile event.
- This event
rotates to different high schools in the area.
Site Visits (Students, K-12
Staff)
- Broad
experience
- Focus on
awareness
- Determine
expectations and work with the company to ensure expectations are met
- Each school
district and company needs to have a point person to lead all communication
- Agendas will
be created to organize and structure the visits.
Professional Speakers Series
(Students, K-12 Staff)
- Create a database of speakers
- Student
programs may include:
- Individual speakers for large and small groups
- Virtual programming
- Panel discussions
- Staff
programs may include:
- Panel discussions
- Virtual programming
- Individual Speakers
- Expectations
for speakers will be shared.
Job Shadowing (Students)
- To begin in
grade 10
- Multiple
exposures
- Participants will see many elements of the work of the company
Internships (Students)
- Experiences
of varying lengths (several weeks in length)
- Project-based experiences- Independent and teamwork
- Summer
employment opportunities
- MAGNET Early College/Early Career program
Special Programs for
Parents/Adults
- Create an
informational program for parents/adults at the Manufacturing Expo to share
employment information
- Open
businesses for visits for parents and adults
- The school districts will promote and market events for parents/adults.