Shadow Ridge High School – COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS (a-g)

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

College and Career Readiness is a multi-block course that is designed to help students learn and practice valuable skills to prepare them be college and career ready. Students will explore careers through pathways in performing arts, industrial arts, medical, and STEM courses helping them to make informed decisions for their future. Additionally, students will demonstrate their understanding of career paths through a variety of assessments, projects, job simulations, speeches, research assignments, online portfolio, and a research paper. Students will identify academic interests, skills, values and personality types, research employers and industries, gain experience with public speaking and interview skills, familiarize themselves with college job search tools, strengthen writing skills, learn goal setting, solidify research techniques, and write a research paper utilizing correct MLA format. The culmination of this process is the development of an online career and education 10 year plan that can be used for advisory and academic coaching purposes and can be updated as students grow, change, or face transitions. The personalized 10 year plan provides the focus and intrinsic motivation to succeed in college, at work and in life.