Completed: Aug to Oct

Academic - Students will learn about terms and semesters, standards-based report cards and the characteristics ad skills of a successful student.

Completed: Nov to Dec

Academic - Students will learn their learning style preferences, how to leverage these strengths and how this connects to the world of career.

Completed: Jan to March

Career - Students will explore careers after having completed the Holland’s Career Inventory and learning the varied careers that may interest them.

Completed: April to June

Goals - Students will learn about SMART goal setting and how to make incremental progress towards their academic, career and college goals.

Completed: Aug to Oct

Goals- Students will learn about after school extracurricular activities and the importance of being active in the community while creating a resume.

Completed: Nov to Dec

Career- Students will learn the connection between their career interests and natural strengths after taking the StrengthsFinder.

Completed: Jan to March

College- Students will learn about the benefits to attending any varied postsecondary option and how to pay for it.

Completed: April to June

Academic- Students will explore their work values as well as their academic beliefs and mindsets and how to grow them through a hands on activity.

Completed: Aug to Oct

Career- Students will learn their career interest cluster and prepare for the 8th Grade Career Fair.

Completed: Nov to Dec

School Choice- Students will learn about their career interests and high school programming including courses and work-based programs aligned to their interests.

Completed: Jan to March

College- Students will learn their options to earn college credit through DPS including ASCENT, Concurrent Enrollment, etc.

Completed: April to June

Goals- Students will understand the various career paths in their identified areas and postsecondary paths and financial aid to support them.

Completed: Aug to Oct

Graduation- Students will learn about their graduation requirements, options to graduate and how to plan for ongoing success through high school.

Completed: Nov to Dec

Goals- Students will learn about the academic and involvement demands of college and scholarships and plan to expand their resume.

Completed: Jan to March

Academic- Students will learn about high school structures, grade point averages (GPA) and their graduation requirements

Completed: April to June

Career- Students will explore their career interests again and explore the career and postsecondary options available.

Completed: Aug to Oct

Graduation- Students will track their progress towards graduation requirements, learn about their options and how to plan for success throughout their high school years.

Completed: Nov to Dec

Career- Students will take a Career Interest Inventory and explore the careers and postsecondary paths as well as the high school opportunities available in your school.

Completed: Jan to March

Goals- Students will expand their knowledge on and start to compare the career, college and financial aid options available around them.

Completed: April to June

College- Students will learn more about their education options available after high school and how to pay for them, including the DSF scholarship.

Completed: Aug to Oct

Graduation- Students will track their progress towards graduation requirements, learn about their options and how to plan for success throughout their high school years.

Completed: Nov to Dec

Career- Students will learn about the varied careers they may be interested in and will write and plan towards building their resumes with extracurricular and work opportunities.

Completed: Jan to March

Goals- Students will expand their knowledge of GPA, test scores and the importance of a strong college essay with all students writing a draft to be worked on further with their teachers.

Completed: April to June

College- Students will learn and further explore their financial aid options including grants, loans and scholarships while starting scholarship applications.

Completed: Aug to Oct

Graduation- Students will track their progress towards graduation requirements, learn about their options and how to plan for success throughout their high school years.

Completed: Nov to Dec

College- Students will track completion towards college applications, FAFSA or other financial aid applications and scholarships and learn about financial aid letters.

Completed: Jan to March

Goals- Students will research career expansion opportunities and financial literacy including earning outcomes while updating their resumes.

Completed: April to June

Transitions- Students will track progress towards transitioning to college or the workforce with next steps and survey asking for support.