The High School and Beyond Plan and Field of Study Requirement

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The High School and Beyond Plan and Field of
Study Requirement

• An Overview

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The High School and Beyond Plan is

• A state requirement
• Students shall have an education plan for their
  high school experience, including what they
  expect to do the year following graduation.

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The High School and Beyond Plan Includes

• Choosing a Field of Study
• Choosing your career interest
• Indicating your post-high school plans
• Recording your Field of Study concentration
  courses
• Recording classes you are taking
• You should revise your plan each year to reflect
  classes you actually take.
• All of this is done on WOIS! www.wois.org

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Field of Study Rationale

• What does choosing a field of study have to do
  with me?
• A field of study will help you connect high
  school curriculum to life after high school.
• A field of study provides opportunities for
  extended learning and student leadership.

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Field of Study

• The Field of Study requirement asks a student
  to choose coursework in an area of concentration
  based on one of five major themes
• Arts and Communication
• Business and Marketing
• Engineering and Technology
• Health and Human Services
• Science and Natural Resources

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Arts and Communication

• Students should select this field of study if
  they
• Enjoy creative, innovative or imaginative
  activities.
• Enjoy music, visual arts, debate or theater.
• Tend to score high on Artistic scales when taking
  inventories.
• Are curious about the role of communication and
  the arts in our world.
• Are interested in education, employment, or
  activities after high school where they can use
  their artistic and communication talents.

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Some Examples of Careers Activities that are
Related to this Field of Study

• Animation/
• Multimedia
• Architectural Design
• Audio/Video Productions
• Culinary Arts
• Fashion/Interior Design

• Film Production
• Floral Design
• Graphic Design
• Journalism/
• Broadcasting
• Publishing/Editing
• Visual/Performing Arts

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Business Marketing

• Students should select this field of study if
  they
• Enjoy leading, persuading, or organizing others.
• Enjoy working with computers other business
  technologies.
• Have an interest in finance and business.
• Tend to score high on Enterprising or
  Conventional scales when taking inventories.
• Are curious about the role of business and
  economics in our world.
• Are interested in education, employment, or
  activities after high school where they can use
  their leadership and business talents.

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Some Examples of Careers Activities Related to
this Field of Study

• Accounting
• Administration
• Banking
• Business Law
• Buying and Merchandising
• E-Commerce
• Entrepreneurial Ventures

• Financial Management
• Government
• Insurance Services
• Business Management
• Marketing
• Office Management
• Retail Sales
• Travel Tourism

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Engineering Technology

• Students should select this field of study if
  they
• Enjoy assembling, designing, building or
  repairing things.
• Enjoy working with tools and various
  technologies.
• Have the ability to work accurately and
  precisely.
• Tend to score high on Realistic or Technical
  scales when taking inventories.
• Are curious about the role of design and
  technology in our world.
• Are interested in education, employment, or
  activities after high school where they can use
  their analytical and technical talents and
  interests.

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Some Examples of Careers Activities that are
Related to this Field of Study

• Architecture
• Automotive Tech.
• Computer Information Systems
• Construction
• Drafting Design
• Electronics

• Engineering
• Landscape Design
• Manufacturing
• Mechanics
• Network Systems
• Textiles
• Transportation
• Woodworking

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Health Human Services

• Students should select this field of study if
  they
• Enjoy helping and working with people.
• Enjoy aiding, instructing, or protecting others.
• Tend to score high on Social or Service scales
  when taking inventories.
• Are curious about the role of service in our
  world.
• Are interested in education, employment, or
  activities after high school where they can use
  their social and helping talents.

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Some Examples of Careers Activities that are
Related to this Field of Study

• Community Services
• Consumer Services
• Corrections
• Counseling/Mental Health
• Early Childhood Development
• Emergency/Fire Services
• Human Resources

• Law Enforcement
• Legal Services
• Medical and Health Services
• Military Service
• Personal Care Services
• Physical Therapy
• Social Services
• Teaching/Training

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Science Natural Resources

• Students should select this field of study if
  they
• Enjoy working with data, ideas, and things.
• Have the ability to work accurately and
  precisely.
• Enjoy using testing and analyses to solve complex
  problems and questions.
• Tend to score high on Investigative or Scientific
  scales when taking inventories.
• Are curious about the role of science,
  mathematics, and natural resources in our world.
• Are interested in education, employment, or
  activities after high school where they can use
  their investigative and analytical talents.

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Some Examples of Careers Activities that are
Related to this Field of Study

• Astronomy
• Agriculture
• Biology
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Computer Programming
• Engineering

• Forestry Fisheries
• Health Services
• Horticulture
• Marine Science
• Research Development
• Statistics
• Systems Analysis

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Portfolio Culminating Project

• WOIS
• All students will develop a portfolio that
  includes best works and an updated High School
  and Beyond Plan.
• Students should go on to their WOIS portfolio
  each year to update their educational planner.
• Culminating Project
• Seniors will complete a proposal/action plan that
  must be approved prior to beginning the
  culminating project.
• Juniors Seniors will take 2 credits in courses
  related to their Field of Study.
• Seniors will develop a project in which they
  apply their Field of Study learning to develop a
  product, event or service.
• Seniors will present their project and portfolio
  to a panel of teachers/community representatives.

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• Field of Study choice, and 2 credit concentration
  of study, must relate to the culminating project,
  but not necessarily to post high school plans.
• Matching these up is encouraged, however, as it
  can benefit the student to explore a potential
  career choice in depth.

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There are at least TWO ways to go

• A student can choose a culminating project, and
  look at their transcript to see which 2 credits
  of classes relate to it, or
• A student can take 2 credits of classes in a
  concentration of interest, and develop a
  culminating project based on that concentration.

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The Path to GraduationNow I get it!!!
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High School Programs which Expand Field of Study
Options

• Intra-district courses, usually taken 11th and
  12th grades.
• Running Start at a community college (11th and
  12th Grades).
• Sno-Isle Skills Center
• Tech Prep
• Courses on-line

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Intradistrict Classes

• Automotive Technology Meadowdale High
• Broadcast Production Mountlake Terrace
• Carpentry Lynnwood High
• Drafting, Architectural CAD Civil/Structural CAD
  Edmonds-Woodway
• Fire Service Technology Snohomish County Fire
  District, Everett
• Health Occupations Edmonds-Woodway
• KIDS Mountlake Terrace

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Intradistrict Classes (Continued)

• Introduction to Law and Justice
  Edmonds-Woodway, Lynnwood
• PC Technical Center Lynnwood High
• Beginning Theater Arts and Technology Lynnwood
  High
• Horticulture/Plant Studies-Lynnwood
• Biotechnology Lynnwood

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Running Start

• Opportunity for Juniors (11 credits) and Seniors
  to take college classes
• Designed for students who are ready for
  college-level work, and seeking academic
  challenges not available at their high school.
• Take classes at a community college for high
  school credit in any subject except Culminating
  Project.
• Interested? See counselor for app.

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Sno-Isle Skills Center

• Located near Paine Field in Everett
• 14 local school districts involved
• Purpose Prepare students for entry-level jobs
  after graduation from high school or for related
  post-high school education/training.
• Students should have a good attendance record
• Spring application for Fall enrollment
• Two Sessions 800am to 1030am or 1110am to
  140pm
• Transportation provided by Edmonds District

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Sno-Isle Skills Center

• Aircraft Mechanic
• Auto Parts/Auto Tech
• Aviation Technology
• Building/Grounds Maintenance
• Business and Management
• Computer Business Technology
• Computers, Electronics, and Networks
• Computer Aided Drafting
• Computer/Web Programming

• Construction Trades
• Cosmetology
• Criminal Justice
• Culinary Arts
• Dental Assisting
• Diesel Mechanics
• Electronic Technology
• Fashion and Merchandising
• Fire Service Technology
• Graphic Arts Technology
• Medical Office Support
• Microsoft/Cisco Networking Technology

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Sno-Isle Skills Center, cont.

• Nursing Assistant
• Precision Machining
• Veterinary Assisting and Grooming
• Welding/Metal Fabrication

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Tech Prep and Online Classes

• See online MTHS course catalog for Tech Prep
  classes. For a 25 fee, you can earn community
  college credit for these classes!
• Online classessee your counselor.

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How Do High School Credits Work?

• How many credits do you need to graduate???
• You are earning .50 credit for each class you
  pass.
• If you pass 6 classes every semester you will
  earn 6 credits per year.
• Remember, our attendance policy can affect your
  ability to earn credit!

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What is a transcript???

• Permanent record of your high school work.
• If you have an I on your report card, you will
  need to make up the work in order to get a grade,
  or it will transfer to an F.
• Grade changes are done through the
• registrar.

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Where do I go for Help???

• Hawk Study Club
• Tutorial at 725 a.m.
• Set up appointments with your teachers
• Evening Academy sign up in the Counseling
  Center
• Paid Tutors
• Peer Tutoring Program

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Can I Earn Credit Other Ways?

• YES!!!
• Take a class before or after school
• Volunteer Work, 90 Hours .50 credit. See Ms.
  Roberts in the Career Center.
• Private Instruction Credit (piano lessons, select
  sports, etc.) See Ms. Roberts.
• Summer School
• CLIP(juniors and seniors) see counselor
• Correspondence/Online Classes

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What About Life After Graduation?

• There are many options available to you
• Choices are based on your career path
• Explore, Explore, Explore!!
• Help is available from your counselor, the career
  specialist, and from your teachers (YES, we all
  care!)

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College Degree Information

• Associate Degree - 2 years (AAS, ATA)
• Bachelor of Arts or Science - 4 years
• Masters Degree - 3 -5 years beyond Bachelors
  Degree
• Ph.D. - 5-7 years beyond Bachelors Degree

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Education and Pay

• Median Earnings in 2003
• Professional Degree--82,421
• Doctorate--75,182
• Masters Degree--56,589
• Bachelors Degree--46,969
• Associate Degree--36,399
• Some college, no degree--34,340
• High School Graduate--29,187
• Less than High School--22,350

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Apprenticeships

• Are referred to as the Original 4 year degree.
• You learn by doing the work, and actually get
  paid at the same time.
• Not only do you earn a living wage, but you also
  get health care benefits.
• You must have a strong work ethic, be drug free,
  be in good shape, and have a GED or Diploma.

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Apprenticeships and Pay

• Carpenters--20-40/hr
• Electricians--19-55/hr
• Painter--12-40/hr
• Shipbuilding--19-42/hr
• Sheet Metal--23-47/hr
• Drywall--9-40/hr
• Truck Drivers--10-47/hr
• Divers--33-81/hr

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Vocational/Technical College

• This is a great option for those who like to
  learn by doing.
• The emphasis is hands on learning in a specific
  skill area.
• There is a wide variety of offerings.
• Some programs take two years or longer, others
  take one year or less.

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Community Colleges

• There are many excellent community colleges in
  this area.
• All offer 2 year degrees that can be transferred
  to 4 year schools.
• Cost is much less than 4 year colleges.
• Often have smaller class sizes, and more
  opportunities to get help.

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4 Year College Admission Requirements

• 4-Year University
• SAT/ACT
• Competitive G.P.A.
• Minimum Course Requirements
• English 4 Years
• Math 3 Years (through Algebra 2)
• Social Studies 3 Years
• Science 2 Years
• Fine Arts 1 Year
• World Language 2 Years

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Military Service

• Army
• Navy
• Air Force
• Coast Guard
• Marine Corps

• Benefits
• Training and experience
• pay and allowances
• money for college
• free health care
• Retirement

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Final Thoughts

• Finding your passion is the best predictor for
  success and happiness in life.
• As a student, your job is to figure out what is
  important to you, and how that interest
  intersects with what society needs.

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• Successful career planning means
• finding the place where your deep joy meets
  the worlds deep need.
• Susan Quattrociacchi