Phase 2: Introduction to Career Pathways December – January

Dec - Jan: Broad Pathway Awareness

COUNSELOR

• Deliver Career Pathways: Foundational Knowledge lessons.
• Introduce basic career clusters and high school CTE pathway connections.

STUDENT

• Explore the general definition of a Career Pathway and its educational stages.
• Review high-level career clusters matching your personal characteristics.

PARENT

• Ask your child about the career pathways and clusters they discovered.
• Share details about your own career choice, pathway, and daily job experiences.

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7th Grade PGP Roadmap

START THINKING
Foundation Setting

Phase 3: Career Pathway Deep Dive February – March

Active Research & Alignment

Discovering Secondary Connections

COUNSELOR

• Facilitate specialized lessons focusing on local and district-specific secondary CTE/PTECH offerings.
• Incorporate the district's Post-Secondary Planning Guide in student activities.
• Coordinate a school-wide career awareness panel or virtual information session.

STUDENT

• Research 2-3 high-interest careers within local pathways.
• Identify the educational requirements (technical licenses, colleges, degrees) for those careers.
• Learn how middle and high school academic choices impact post-secondary options.

PARENT

• Review the district's Post-Secondary Planning Guide with your child.
• Help your child research standard entry costs, training requirements, or colleges related to their interests.

Phase 4: Setting the Foundation for 8th Grade PGP April – May

April: Transition Prep

COUNSELOR

• Introduce the concepts of High School Graduation Plans, Credits, and Endorsement areas.
• Connect 7th-grade exploration summaries with upcoming 8th-grade transition tracking steps.

STUDENT

• Summarize how your personal characteristics align with specific career clusters.
• Familiarize yourself with the basic concept of "High School Endorsements."

PARENT

• Review your child's 7th-grade Career Pathway Exploration Summary.

May: Hand-Off & Sign-Off

COUNSELOR

• Guide students to finalize their end-of-year Career Pathway Summary Worksheet.
• Send home finalized exploration summaries for parental signature.
• Collect signed 7th-grade forms into safe student portfolios.

STUDENT

• Reflect on your 7th-grade growth and complete the checklist indicating high-interest clusters.

PARENT

• Sign completed end-of-year 7th Grade Career Exploration Summary indicating portfolio review.

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Phase 2: Identifying Personal Interests December – January

Dec - Jan: Broad Interest Inventory

COUNSELOR

• Deliver Interest Inventory lessons on the Path to Postsecondary Resource Hub.
• Connect student interest inventory outputs directly to broad career clusters.

STUDENT

• Complete the Interest Inventory on the student resource platform.
• Identify 2-3 specific subject areas or activity domains that highly interest you.

PARENT

• Discuss your child's identified interests and activity categories.
• Connect school classes (e.g., science, music, math) to their natural daily interests.

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6th Grade PGP Roadmap

DISCOVER SELF
Interest & Style Mapping

Phase 3: Exploring Matching Careers & MS Pathways February – March

Connecting Self to Broad Career Fields

Exploring Electives & Clubs

COUNSELOR

• Deliver guidance lessons linking middle school electives, clubs, and extracurricular activities to student interest categories.
• Introduce broad CTE (Career and Technical Education) pathways and learning tracks.

STUDENT

• Identify 2-3 middle school electives or school clubs matching your inventory results.
• Explore general high-level industries (e.g., Arts, Technology, Services) aligned with your interest profile.

PARENT

• Discuss elective option choices with your child to prepare for 7th-grade enrollment planning.
• Encourage your child to join extra school clubs or service activities that spark their interest.

Phase 4: Setting the Foundation for 7th Grade April – May

April: Transition Prep

COUNSELOR

• Explain how 6th-grade self-discovery results support the upcoming 7th-grade "Start Thinking" pathway mapping.
• Help students reflect on how learning style self-awareness improved their 6th-grade academic habits.

STUDENT

• Summarize how your learning style self-awareness helped you manage class workloads this year.
• Identify 2 career areas you are excited to explore next year in 7th grade.

PARENT

• Review your child's 6th-grade Personal Discovery achievements and portfolio steps.

May: Discovery Summary

COUNSELOR

• Guide students to finalize their 6th-grade Interest and Learning Styles Discovery Worksheet.
• Send home finalized discovery summaries for parental review and signature.
• Collect master signed physical forms into campus transition binder systems.

STUDENT

• Reflect on your 6th-grade accomplishments and place signed summary worksheet into your portfolio.

PARENT

• Sign completed end-of-year 6th Grade Discovery Summary indicating portfolio review.

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