This document describes a pathways program that transforms students' high school experience by combining strong academics with career education and real-world experience. The program groups students into career-focused cohorts that take classes together and provide mutual support. It aims to prepare students for college and careers by developing critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication skills through rigorous CTE courses, integrated cross-curricular projects, and work-based learning opportunities. The goal is for students to gain an advantage in high school, college, and their careers.

1. Transforming students’
high school experience by
bringing together strong
academics, demanding
career education and
real-world experience to
help students gain an
advantage in high school,
college and careers.

2. Pathway Components
 Pure pathway cohorts – all classes taken with other
students in that pathway
 Students are part of a larger pathway family – support
network.
 Teachers are energized, engaged, and enthusiastic. They
collaborate with their peers, interact with the larger
community, and are invested in their students’ success.
 Schedule to allow for collaborative time for pathway
teachers
 Counselors/advisors
 CTE certified teachers

3. Pathway Components
 Technology hardware and IT support
 Supplies and equipment
 Certification process to ensure rigorous pathways
 Work-based learning opportunities
 Cross-curricular projects
 School-level professional development
 District-level professional development
opportunities
 Postsecondary and community partnerships

4. Summer Institute – August 2013

5. Students in Pathways…
 have stronger peer relations
 are prepared for career and a full range of
postsecondary options that includes four-
year college or university
 are more likely to pass the California High
School Exit Exam as sophomores
 are more likely to complete the a-g
requirements needed for admissions
eligibility to California’s public universities
 are more likely to graduate from high
school (lower drop-out rates)

9. Career Education – CTE Classes
 Culinary Arts 1, 2 & 3
 Health Careers 1, 2 & 3
 Computer Science 1 & 2 (g)
 Law Enforcement Occupations
 Graphic Design (f)
 Printmaking Occupations (f)
 E-Marketing
 Photography (f)
 Introduction to Engineering Design (g)
 Engineering Design & Development (g)
 Principles of Engineering (g)
 Civil Engineering & Architecture (g)
 Aerospace Engineering (g)
 Digital Electronics (g)
 Business Mgmt/ Entrepreneurship
 Principles of Finance
 Business Economics (g)
 Film & Video Production 1 & 2 (f)
 TV & Film Script Writing (g)
 Animation (f)
 Drama – Actors Studio (f)

10. California Workforce by Sector

11. Our Business and Community Partners

12. Why Pathways?
21st Century Learning…
1. Critical Thinker
Our graduates:
• analyze and evaluate information critically and competently
• propose solutions based upon studied data
• have the ability to quickly and easily adapt their knowledge and skills to new environments
(cognitive flexibility)
• demonstrate perseverance and make sense of problems while solving them
2. Creative and Innovative Thinker
Our graduates:
• create original work that demonstrates thoughtful and reflective approaches
• provide original solutions to problems, analysis, modeling, prototyping and testing
• use obstacles and setbacks as opportunities to learn, reflect, and improve
3. Collaborator
Our graduates:
• share responsibility for collaborative work, and value individual contributions made by each
team member
• practice interpersonal and social skills in order to build positive relationships with peers and
adults
• work effectively on a diverse team
• build consensus while making decisions
4. Communicator
Our graduates:
• acquire strong multilingual verbal and written skills
• advocate for their future and communicate their personal value
• write with precision, clarity and coherence appropriate to task and audience
• listen effectively to decipher meaning, values, attitudes and intentions
• deliver information effectively in multiple formats

13. Why Pathways?
21st Century Learning… in motion!
 Rigorous inquiry-based instruction within each classroom
 Performance-based assessment within each classroom
 Rigorous career technical courses
 Authentic integration of curriculum across subjects
 Team approach: analysis of data and student work
 Systematic interventions and supports
 Meaningful work-based learning opportunities for all
pathways students

14. When students
love what they’re
learning, they
work harder,
dream bigger and
learn more.