Reeths Puffer Schools

CAREER AWARENESS AND PREPARATION 
 

What is Career Preparation?
Career Preparation is the term used to describe a variety of activities that are available during your child’s education in order to prepare them for success beyond their K-12 education. Reeths-Puffer Schools is committed to provide many opportunities for students to become prepared for the future. Although they are too many to list, these opportunities include the following:
 

Strong Academics – Developing basic skills in reading, spelling, writing, mathematics, social studies and science.
 

Technology Education – This is much more than computers! Technology education includes teaching students to develop and solve problems that require complex tools and processes.
 

Service-Learning – Students have opportunities to learn academic skills in real-world applications while providing service to their community. Service-Learning provides students with exposure to many career options and builds employability skills such as teamwork, communication, and problem-solving.
 

Career Exploration – Study trips, classroom speakers, job-shadows and internships are just a few of the many exploration opportunities our students enjoy.  Many teachers design assignments and activities around career exploration. Special programs such as working on sales projects and career fairs also provide a variety of career exploration experiences.
 

Exploring Interests – Middle and High School students participate in activities to help them determine their aptitudes, and they take interest inventories using tools such as Career Cruising, which allows students to match areas of interest and ability with various jobs. They also use Career Cruising to develop their Individualized Development Plans.   
 

Employability Skills – In addition to learning good classroom work habits such as study skills, time management and effective use of math, science and language skills, students also learn how to be good team members in the workplace. These include Life Skills at the elementary level.
 

IEP’s - For special needs students, Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) are created to set classroom objectives and identify additional areas of need. These plans help ensure the future success of students who need extra help.