This document outlines a collaborative career pathways model for high schools. The model integrates curriculum, counseling, and community involvement to guide students through career exploration and planning from freshman to senior year. Key aspects include pathway-specific classes, internships, and a senior project to help students explore interests and transition to post-secondary education or careers based on their individualized plans. The model aims to implement systems-level change through collaborative leadership and involvement of all stakeholders over multiple years of planning and implementation.

1. Collaborative Career Pathways: Building Bridges Conference 2005 An Introduction Elaine Makas Howard & Pamela J. Ill Career Pathways Consulting, LLC Career Pathways: Preparing Students For Life Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press 2003 Howard/ Ill

4. The 3 C’s in the Collaborative Pathways Model C O M M U N I T Y C L A S S R O O M C O U N S E L I N G STUDENT LEADERSHIP

5. Where Does the Collaborative Model Fit? Freshman Focus Sophomore Shadows Junior Journeys Senior Success At each level, students set goals and make decisions based on classroom and counseling activities, along with real life community experiences. Steps to Success

6. Key Instructional Components: Freshman Explorations Exploring and Choosing a Pathway Through Academic, Career, and Personal Interests / Skills Junior Judgments In-depth Understanding of Workplace as Related to Pathway Sophomore Selections Maneuvering Career Pathways with Strong Employability Skills Senior Transitions Pulling Together High School Experiences and Skills to Transition

28. What is Systems Change?: Vision Current Reality Creative Tension Peter Senge: The Fifth Discipline