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GRADE INDIVIDUAL MEETING PREP aka What do I do before that meeting with Mr. B??

#1 - TAKE THE ONET ONLINE INTEREST

PROFILE The online interest profiler will ask you a series of questions to determine where

your interests lie in terms of career goals. Go to

http://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip

Answer the questions online and follow the prompts. Feel free to explore the

information provided so that you can learn about which careers interest you. Pay

close attention to the following two documents:

YOUR CAREER MATCHES:

Feel free to print out a list of career matches once you’ve gotten to the careers tab

for future reference.

SUMMARY PAGE FROM 4 to 6 career choices:

Make sure to keep copy of the summary of 4 to 6 career choices that interest you

the most. Click on the hyperlink given to you on the careers tab. This will open up

another page giving you information about that career. From there, click on the

“see more details” link at the bottom of the page. This will give you a summary

sheet that includes a necessary code. Do this for 4-6 career choices.

#2 – DETERMINE WHICH PoS BEST MATCHES

YOUR CAREER GOALS Based on the information from #1 & #4, a student can determine which Program

of Study (PoS) to follow while in high school. Please follow the steps outline below

to determine which PoS is best suited for the student.

STEP 1STEP 1STEP 1STEP 1

Go to http://www.onetonline.org/find/career?c=0&g=Go and look for the various

careers determined in #1 of this document. Look for the top 4-6, making note of

the “career pathway” (the 2nd

column). Make sure the special codes match up for

double accuracy.


Try to determine a common “career pathway” between the top 4-6 careers

chosen. If there is not a common thread, the student should determine with

which career pathway he/she would like to start high school. It is important to

remember that this CAN and WILL MOST LIKELY change throughout high school.

An 8th

grade student is NOT CHOOSING his/her eventual career at this time.


Once a career path has been chosen, please go to http://www4.esc13.net/ccr-

support-center/pgp-pos-alignment/ to find the PoS that matches with the career

pathway. Download it and investigate information contained on the PoS. The PoS

is a state-generated document that provides career-related information to help

the student.


Cross-reference the desired PoS with the 4 that CSA currently offers. Please

realize that just because the desired PoS isn’t “offered” at CSA does not mean that

it can’t be used as a guide throughout high school. Whereas CSA only offers

elective courses and career-specific activities for 4 PoS, we do offer a rigorous,

college-preparatory multidisciplinary curriculum.


Choose which of the 4 currently offered PoS at CSA you would like to follow

throughout high school.

#3 - CHOOSE ONE COHERENT SEQUENCE TO

FOLLOW CSA currently offers three different coherent sequences, from which each

incoming freshman must choose one to follow. The courses for sophomore year &

beyond will be determined each year, but the freshman course needs to be chosen

now. Each coherent sequence comes from the three following career clusters:

HUMAN SERVICES COHERENT SEQUENCE For more information about the Human Services Career Cluster (and what careers would be related to this

coherent sequence): http://www.achievetexas.org/Human_Services.htm

Here are the Human Services Coherent Sequence Options (freshman course in blue, sophomore in red, junior

in green, senior in purple):

Descriptions of the Freshman Course can be found here:

http://cte.sfasu.edu/c/human-services/principles-of-human-services/

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COHERENT SEQUENCE For more information about the Information Technology Career Cluster (and what careers would be related to

this coherent sequence): http://www.achievetexas.org/Information.htm

Here are the Information Technology Coherent Sequence Options (freshman course in blue, sophomore in red,

junior in green, senior in purple):

In the information technology cluster, students have already taken the Freshman course – Principles of

Information Technology. For students choosing the Information Technology Coherent Sequence, he/she will

take Computer Programming as his/her 2nd

course in the Information Technology coherent sequence (to be

taken next year during his/her freshman year).

A brief description for the Computer Programming course is:

Students acquire knowledge of structured programming techniques and concepts appropriate to developing executable

programs and creating appropriate documentation. Students analyze the social responsibility of business and industry

regarding the significant issues relating to the environment, ethics, health, safety, and diversity in society and in the

workplace as it relates to computer programming. Students apply technical skills to address business applications of

emerging technologies.

Feel free to contact Mr. Davis if you have further questions about the two courses.

ARTS, A/V Technology and Communications COHERENT SEQUENCE For more information about the Arts, A/V Technology and Communications Career Cluster (and what careers

would be related to this coherent sequence): http://www.achievetexas.org/Arts.htm

Here are the Arts, A/V Technology and Communications Coherent Sequence Options (freshman course in blue,

sophomore in red, junior in green, senior in purple):

A brief description for the Principles of Arts, A/V Technology and Communications course is:

Careers in the Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications career cluster require, in addition to creative aptitude,

a strong background in computer and technology applications, a strong academic foundation, and a proficiency in oral

and written communication. Within this context, students will be expected to develop an understanding of the various

and multifaceted career opportunities in this cluster and the knowledge, skills, and educational requirements for those

opportunities.

#4 - CHOOSE A FOREIGN LANGUAGE OPTION The new graduation requirements only indicate 2 years of a foreign language. The

choices at CSA are Spanish OR Outside of CSA.

SPANISH ROUTESPANISH ROUTESPANISH ROUTESPANISH ROUTE If a student would rather take Spanish the needed foreign language credit, CSA currently offers

Spanish I, II, II, IV (AP) & V (AP). As a freshman, he/she would take Spanish I.

ROUTE OTHER THAN SPANISH (OUTSIDE OF CSA)ROUTE OTHER THAN SPANISH (OUTSIDE OF CSA)ROUTE OTHER THAN SPANISH (OUTSIDE OF CSA)ROUTE OTHER THAN SPANISH (OUTSIDE OF CSA) If a student dislikes either of the options above, he/she could take courses outside of CSA to

fulfill the foreign language requirements (e.g. French at ACC). However, for freshman

scheduling purposes, it is most likely that a student in this situation would be scheduled for an

elective completely based on master scheduling.

#5 - CHOOSE AN ENDORSMENT Currently, a student can earn at least one endorsement from all 5 endorsement

possibilities as outlined below.

STEM OPTION 1STEM OPTION 1STEM OPTION 1STEM OPTION 1 A total of 5 credits in mathematics by successfully completing Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II

and two additional mathematics courses for which Algebra II is a prerequisite

A student can earn a STEM endorsement by taking PreCalculus and Calculus AB

(AP) after Algebra II. For students who take Algebra I in 8th

grade, this works out

nicely by taking one math course per year.

STEM OPTION 2STEM OPTION 2STEM OPTION 2STEM OPTION 2 A total of 5 credits in science by successfully completing Biology, Chemistry, Physics and two

additional science courses

A student can earn a STEM endorsement by taking two of either Physics 1 (AP),

Physics 2 (AP) or Environmental Systems in addition to his/her other three

courses. It is recommended that a student “double-up” on a science during

his/her sophomore, junior or senior year.

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRYBUSINESS AND INDUSTRYBUSINESS AND INDUSTRYBUSINESS AND INDUSTRY A coherent sequence of courses for four or more credits in CTE that consists of at least two

courses in the same career cluster including one advanced CTE course which includes any

course that is the third or higher course in a sequence.

A student can earn a Business & Industry endorsement by taking the 4 course

sequence offered in either the Arts, A/V Technology & Communications OR

Information Technology sequence.

PUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SERVICES A coherent sequence of courses for four or more credits in CTE that consists of at least two

courses in the same career cluster including one advanced CTE course which includes any

course that is the third or higher course in a sequence.

A student can earn a Public Services endorsement by taking the 4 course sequence

offered in the Human Services sequence.

ARTS and HumanitiesARTS and HumanitiesARTS and HumanitiesARTS and Humanities Four levels of the same language in a language other than English

A student can earn an Arts & Humanities endorsement by taking Spanish I-IV.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTION 1MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTION 1MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTION 1MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTION 1 Four credits in each of the four foundation subject areas to include English IV and chemistry

and/or physics

MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTION 2MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTION 2MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTION 2MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTION 2 Four credits in Advanced Placement or Dual Credit selected from English, Mathematics,

Science, Social Studies, Economics, languages other than English or Fine Arts

On the school’s website, under HB5 Graduation Plans (http://chaparralstaracademy.com/hb5-

graduation-plans/), there is a handy visual guide that explains how a CSA student can earn

each endorsement.

SUMMARY OF WHAT TO DO/SUBMIT

STEP 1: You don’t have to turn in anything. This is for your knowledge.

STEP 2: Before the individual meeting with Mr. Barnett, e-mail/inform him of

your chosen PoS.

STEP 3: Before the individual meeting with Mr. Barnett, chose your coherent

sequence

STEP 4: Before the individual meeting with Mr. Barnett chose whether you

would like to take Spanish or Another Course for the foreign language track.

STEP 5: Before the individual meeting with Mr. Barnett chose which

endorsement you would like to follow.

To help with the process, please complete the Google Form at

https://goo.gl/forms/xhW81bAzCsXwRSFM2

DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF GOOGLE FORM

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017

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