2022
Develop HCPS Academic and Career Planning Essentials, which include clear, divisionwide learning objectives and multiple pathways toward college or career readiness.
Objective:
Students will have LifeReady experiences during their educational careers that lead to college or career readiness.
Evidence:
Careful and thoughtful academic and career planning will assist students with the skills and attributes necessary to be LifeReady. In 2020, the HCPS Planning Guide was transformed from a 128-page document to a fully digital interactive resource.
In Fall of 2021, HCPS partnered with MajorClarity, a student-driven, online college & career readiness platform designed to help all students discover future careers aligned with their interests and abilities and merge their career exploration with academic planning. Beginning in grades 4-5, students are utilizing MajorClarity to complete a career interest inventory, explore all 17 Virginia Career Clusters and discover various occupations associated with each. At the secondary level, students complete a Career Interest Inventory and can complete a Learning Styles Assessment. As students become more aware of their individual strengths, interests and preferred styles of learning, they become more invested and intentional when making academic & career planning decisions.