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Freshmen-KNOW

 

Freshmen-KNOW

Self-Awareness

  • Aspire Exam

  • Complete Learning Styles Inventory and journal entry

 

Career Exploration

  • Use Career Selector tool to research careers based on criteria and explore  results saving a minimum of 3 careers.

  • Journal Entry:  pros and cons of saved and suggested careers.

Education Planning

  • Review college planning timeline.

  • Explore schools and majors offered saving at least 2 majors and 2 schools. (ACP5)

  • Complete 10th grade course selection (adjust 11/12th grade if applicable) (ACP6)

  • Attend vocational school campus tour.

  • Attend 8th grade transition meeting

Portfolio Development

  • Save Learning Styles Inventory and Career Selector results

  • Save at least one career of interest and a My Journal entry.

  • Save at least two majors and two schools of interest.

  • Update hobbies, extra curriculars, and goals.

Financial Literacy and Life Skills

  • Be Real Game (Unit 1: 1-6)

 

Other Academic and Career Topics embedded throughout curriculum

Self-Awareness

  • Field trips with advanced and independent art students

Career Exploration

  • Explore and discuss careers in the area of leadership, fitness, and health.

  • Explore and discuss careers in the area of foreign language

  • Explore and discuss careers in the area of science including specific videos

  • Science field trips, guest speakers

  • Military visits

  • Guest speakers in the area of art

  • Shadow days

  • Speakers on Agricultural/Tech field

Education Planning

  • Discussion in the area of science on college requirements and what AP scores transfer as.

  • Speaker from the Art Institute in Chicago

 

Resources Used to Implement ACP

District Office: 704 Cross Street, Blanchardville, WI 53516 P: 608.523.4248 F: 608.523.4286
Middle and High Schools: 704 Cross Street, Blanchardville, WI 53516 P: 608.523.4285/867.2123
Elementary School: 701 School Road, Hollandale, WI 53544 P: 608.967.2372/523.4283 F: 608.967.1172
www.pecatonica.k12.wi.us/
STUDENT NONDISCRIMINATION

It is the policy of the Pecatonica School District that no person may be denied participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any curricular, extracurricular, pupil service, recreational, or other program or activity because of the person’s gender, gender expression, race, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or learning disability or handicap as required by s. 118.13, Wis. Stats. This policy also prohibits discrimination as defined by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (sex), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (race and national origin), and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT/NONDISCRIMINATION

The Pecatonica School District prohibits all personnel management practices which unfairly discriminate against any individual for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, national origin, age, handicap, disability, arrest or conviction record not substantially related to employment, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, use or non-use of legal products when off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours, genetics, pregnancy, creed, ancestry or declining to participate in any meeting or to participate in any communication about religious or political matters. The School District shall only hire individuals who are legally authorized to work with proper documentation.
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