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EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

A Career in Progress

An EDP is a systematic plan, reviewed yearly, that a student will follow detailing his/her course-work to satisfy high school graduation requirements and provide a foundation for a future career. The purpose of the EDP is for each learner to develop a unique, ongoing record of career exploration, based on thoughtfully selected and attainable career goals and educational options, that provide guidance in taking effective steps to enter a career of choice.

WHO AM I? WHERE AM I GOING? HOW DO I GET THERE?

Sixth Grade Career Competencies

• Identify personal interests, abilities, strengths, and weaknesses.

• Describe how work at home and/or school relates to jobs in the community.

• Describe how work is important and attainable to all people.

• Describe how personal beliefs and values affect decision-making.

• Develop ability to make personal judgments about behavior.

• Identify good study habits.

• Recognize the importance of goal setting by using time and energy effectively.

• Identify dreams and hopes. Explore options

• Investigate how options expand within career cluster areas and increase educational requirements.

• Develop personal time lines.

Seventh Grade Career Competencies

• Demonstrate effective skills in working with others.

• Show an appreciation for the similarities and differences among people.

• Identify personal interests in relation to choosing a career.

• Identify factors that are important on a job.

• Evaluate personal study habits and explore different learning styles.

• Identify leisure activities.

• Explore abilities and interests in relation to specific subject areas.

• Examine values when making decisions.

• Identify characteristics/qualities about themselves and others.

Eighth Grade Career Competencies

• Explore career pathways.

• Discuss decision-making process related to careers and future plans.

• Identify and explore at least three careers.

• Gain awareness of available careers.

• Describe individual skills and aptitudes required to fulfill life roles.

• Identify strategies for managing personal finances.

• Describe skills needed in a variety of occupations.

• Demonstrate skills needed to obtain and keep a job.

Ninth Grade Career Competencies

• Aptitude/interest assessment.

• Compare career interests to aptitudes.

• Review career pathways.

• Be able to use a wide variety of career information resources.

• Understand how individual personality, abilities, and interests relate to career goals.

• Evaluate attitudes, necessary training, employment outlook, and related school subjects for jobs of interest.

Tenth Grade Career Competencies

• Explore careers.

• Explore the world of work.

• Assess interests and aptitudes.

• Show responsible decision making.

Eleventh Grade Career Competencies

• Prepare a resume and letter of application.

• Complete application forms accurately.

• Evaluate personal career choices.

• Gain an understanding of how education relates to college majors, further training, and/or entry into the job market.

Twelfth Grade Career Competencies

• Discuss and participate in a job interview.

• Recognize how stereotyping limits career options and restricts potential.

• Demonstrate transferable skills that can apply to a variety of occupations and changing work requirements.

• Increase awareness of changing roles of women and men in the workplace.

• Update resume and references.

• Discuss job attitudes and job success.

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