The essential characteristics of an ideal Career Pathway include the following:

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1 A Career Pathway is a coherent, articulated sequence of rigorous academic and career courses, commencing in the ninth grade and leading to an associate degree, and/or an industry-recognized certificate or licensure, and/or a baccalaureate degree and beyond. A Career Pathway is developed, implemented, and maintained in partnership among secondary and postsecondary education, business, and employers. Career Pathways are available to all students, including adult learners, and are designed to lead to rewarding careers. The essential characteristics of an ideal Career Pathway include the following: 1. The econdary Pathway component meets state academic standards and grade-level expectations; meets high school testing and exit requirements; provides additional preparation to assure college readiness; meets postsecondary (college) entry/placement requirements; provides academic and career-related knowledge and skills in a chosen career cluster; and provides opportunities for students to earn college credit through credit-based transition programs (e.g. dual/concurrent enrollment, advanced placement, tech prep, international baccalaureate, middle college high schools, articulation agreements). 2. The Postsecondary Pathway component provides opportunities for students to earn college credit through dual/concurrent enrollment or articulation agreements; alignment and articulation with baccalaureate programs; industry-recognized skills and knowledge in each cluster area; and employment, business, entrepreneurial opportunities in the chosen career cluster at multiple exit points. 3. Pathway partners assure a culture of empirical evidence is maintained by regularly collecting qualitative and quantitative data; using data for planning and decision making for continuous pathway improvement; and maintaining ongoing dialogue among secondary, postsecondary, and business partners.

2 EXAMPLE CAREER PATHWAY IMPLEMENTATION TRATEGIE Offer pre-high school preparation programs Develop aligned curriculum framework Administer college placement exams and other assessments to determine academic readiness and career skill preparedness Develop individual career and education plans Begin preparation for postsecondary education by 9 th grade or earlier; After 10 th and/or 11 th grade, assess for college readiness; provide academic/career advising and apply appropriate enrichments Recapture and maximize senior year (use senior year to prepare for college and/or earn credits) Offer academic and career-related counseling and services Provide counseling to parents; incorporate in career-related counseling Offer evidence-based instructional strategies Incorporate contextually-based teaching methodology and learning-centered strategies Host professional development opportunities for secondary and postsecondary faculty (concurrent training) Offer credit-based transition programs (e.g. dual/concurrent enrollment, tech prep, advanced placement, international baccalaureate, middle college high schools, articulation agreements); specify conditions for earning college credits while in high school Develop (statewide) secondary-postsecondary articulation agreements Develop articulation opportunities from two-year to four-year institutions Incorporate creative delivery strategies i.e. distance learning and computerassisted applications) Provide students with site-based experiences (e.g., internships, apprenticeships, cooperative programs) Offer employer-and/or labor-sponsored initiatives (e.g., faculty externships and fellowships, employer-staff loans, students scholarships Obtain employer/industry/labor assistance with curriculum development and industry/employment standards

3 econdary Pathway Component Offer pre-high school preparation programs Require placement exams and other assessments to determine academic readiness and technical skill preparedness Begin preparation for P by 9 th grade or earlier; assess for college readiness & apply appropriate enrichments after 10 th and/or 11 th grades Use senior year to prepare for college and/or earn credits Offer credit-based transition programs (e.g. dual/concurrent enrollment) Develop aligned curriculum framework Develop Individual career/education plans Develop articulation agreements secondary to postsecondary Incorporate contextually-based teaching methodologies and learning-centered strategies Host professional development opportunities for secondary and postsecondary faculty Provide opportunities for parents to meet with student and advising faculty Offer academic and careerrelated counseling and services Provide guidance to faculty and staff regarding student preparation Provide students with site-based experiences (e.g., internships, apprenticeships, cooperative programs) Offer employer-and/or laborsponsored initiatives (e.g., faculty externships, employer-staff loans, student scholarships) Obtain industry/employment assistance with curriculum development & industry standards Postsecondary Pathway Component Require placement exams and other assessments Offer dual/concurrent enrollment option Develop articulation agreements postsecondary to university Incorporate creative delivery strategies (i.e. distance learning and computerassisted applications) Business/Industry/Employer/Labor Component

4 CAREER PATHWAY TEMPLATE Grade English Mathematics cience ocial tudies Other Required and Recommended Academic Courses Recommended Career and Other Courses Adult Learner Entry Points High chool Required and Recommended Academic and Career Courses College Required and Recommended Academic and Career pecialization Courses After 10 th or 11 th grade, assess for college readiness; provide academic/career advising and apply appropriate enrichments 12 1 st 3 rd 1 st 3 rd Administer college placement exams (reading, math, and writing) and other assessments to determine academic readiness and career skill preparedness; provide academic/career advising and additional preparation The shading provides an example; your site may have a different number of required and recommended courses in each area. We recommend that support documentation such as competencies/learning objectives be attached. High chool Required Courses Mandatory Assessments, Advising, and Additional Preparation Recommended Academic Courses Recommended Career-Related Courses Credit-Based Transition Programs (e.g. Dual/Concurrent Enrollment, Articulated Courses, 2+2+2) College Required and Recommended Academic and Career pecialization Courses

5 Miami Valley Consortium - inclair Community College Dayton, Ohio CAREER PATHWAY ELECTRONIC & COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Grade English Mathematics cience ocial tudies Health, Computer and s Career Cluster and s Career Pathway Preparatio n Adult Learner Entry Points Career Pathway Relevance Career Pathway Community College Refinement 9 English I 10 English II 11 English III 12 1 st 3 rd 1 st 3 rd English 12 Communication Arts Integrated Algebra or Integrated Geometry Integrated Geometry or Integrated Algebra II Integrated Algebra II or Adv. Algebra II Integrated College Math or Calculus Fundamentals Physical cience Biology Conceptual Physics or Physics I Chemistry World Concepts And Themes American History American Government oc. tudy Elect. Health/PE Word - Excel Art EET114 Basic Electronic Measurement Mandatory College Placement Assessment (Reading, Math, and Writing) and Academic Advising EET114 Basic Electronic Measurement EET119 Basic Electrical Circuits&Cont MET198 P.C. Apps. for EET201 Electronics I EET207 Linear Integrated Circuits EET227 Communications ystems II EET116 Electronic chematics EET150 Electrical Circuits EET155 Electrical Circuit & Instruments. EET231 Digital Logic &Circuits EET226 Communication ystems I EET261 Microprocessors Microcontrollers ENG121 Composition Eng122 Composition EET259 Programming Electronics PHY132 Physics II EET251 Digital ystems EET285 Digital Communications COM206 Interpersonal Communication MATH132 Math II MAT133 Math III Humanities EET283 Introduction to Lasers EET287 Telecommunication Capstone MATH131 Mathematics I ocial cience PHY132 Physics EET284 Optoelectronics EET287 Telecommunication Capstone Design and Production Foundation EET119 Basic Electrical Circuits&Cont opening because of articulated course work opening because of articulated course work Dual Admission inclair Community College and The University of Dayton Completion of an Associate degree in Electronics & Computer Engineering at inclair Community College with a qualifying grade point average assures admission to the Electronics & Computer Engineering baccalaureate degree program at The University of Dayton with junior level standing. When one becomes an active University of Dayton student an annual one-third tuition scholarship is initiated. H Required Coursework Academic & Rigor Early Articulated College Credit

6 Centtrall outthern Tiier Conssorttiium--Corniing Communiitty Collllege--Corniing,, NY IInfforrmattiion Technollogy 9 TH 10 TH 11 TH 12 TH 1 T YEAR COLLEGE 2 ND YEAR COLLEGE English C ENGLIH/ ENGLIH ENGLIH ENGLIH ENGLIH O PEECH ENGLIH L ocial tudies OCIAL OCIAL OCIAL OCIAL L OCIAL OCIAL TUDIE TUDIE TUDIE TUDIE E CIENCE CIENCE Math G MATH MATH MATH MATH E MATH MATH cience P CIENCE CIENCE CIENCE CIENCE L LAB CIENCE LAB CIENCE Fine Arts & A Health FINE ART ELECTIVE HEALTH ELECTIVE C HUMANITIE LIBERAL E M ART Physical PHYICAL PHYICAL PHYICAL PHYICAL E Education EDUCATION EDUCATION EDUCATION EDUCATION N WELLNE WELLNE Foreign Language LANGUAGE LANGUAGE T COMPUTER & COMPUTER & s A E M E N T INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) Computer Information cience Computer Repair Computer cience Computer ystems Microcomputers for Business Network KEY Required Courses (NY and/or District) Recommended Academic s Career & Education (CTE) Articulated College Credit College Degree Program Requirements Articulations are based on competencies as indicated on Course Proficiency Profiles ( s.html) Titles of high school courses addressing articulated competencies are individualized per partner school. tudent Portfolios are required for ARTICULATED COMPETENCY-BAED COURE ACCT Accounting Practices ACCT Accounting Principles I BUOT Computer Keyboarding CC Visual Basic-Object Oriented Programming CIT Introduction to Networks CIT Microcomputer Applications CNT Network Fundamentals CNT LAN/WAN Networking CNT LAN Implementation and Configuration CNT Network Project CT Introduction to Graphical User Interfaces CT Introduction to preadsheets CT Introduction to Microcomputer Graphics CT Introduction to Microcomputer Database CT Introduction to the Internet CT Computer Fundamentals CT Computer Essentials ELEC Basic Electricity MATH Elements of Applied Mathematics MATH Calculus MECH Engineering Graphics TECH Orientations & Computations Lab