Main Areas of Focus

The School-to-Career Partnership has created a system wide approach over the past five years to ensure that students have the resources available to plan for the many options available to them.

Educational and Career Planning (ECP) - Students investigate careers, research post secondary education options that support their fields of interest, and identify the high school coursework which will help them reach their goals.

College in Colorado.org/Choices Planner - High School students and parents have access to this feature packed tool which offers occupational profiles, assessments, resume builder, and a data base of 8,000 colleges and technical schools.

College in Colorado.org/Choices Explorer - Middle School and High School students and parents have access to this engaging and entertaining tool which offers career profiles, assessment quizzes, real-life expert interviews, and a data base of post secondary majors and programs that connect careers and education.

Naviance Resources – High school Students have access to Family Connection, a customized planning and advising website. Counselors utilize Counselor’s Office in order to manage the advising process, communicate with students, and monitor college and scholarship applications.

Work Based Learning

The School-to-Career Partnership develops ongoing business partnerships to ensure that students have access to the following kinds of experiences:

Job Shadowing - Colorado Construction Career Day, offers hands-on exploration of potential careers for youth, grades 10-12.

Internships for seniors - Seven of our high schools offer elective courses that provide 120 hours of unpaid experience in the workplace.

Curriculum Integration

The School-to-Career Partnership offers staff development opportunities for educators to learn about trends and issues in the Denver Metro area and how to effectively infuse the information into curriculum.

Career Connections for Educators – Teachers and counselors attend a one-day class during the school year to learn first-hand about the “behind the scenes” operations in business and to create meaningful classroom lessons. The class is offered for .5 educator re-licensure credit through the district Staff Development Office.
Workplace Institute for Educators – Teachers and counselors attend an intensive five-day class during the month of June in order to learn about the “behind the scenes” operations in a variety of businesses and to develop business partnerships. The class is offered for two Colorado State University credits.
Healthcare Institute for Educators – Teachers and counselors attend a one-day event at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center at Fitzsimons to learn more about new and emerging careers in the fast-growing health care industry.

Visible Human Curriculum Workshop – Secondary science teachers become familiar with the VH Dissector as they view high resolution organ systems and learn how to manipulate the images to perform a virtual dissection.