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You are probably tired o people asking, What do you want to be when you grow

up? Some students know exactly what they want to do, but most havent got a

clue. The idea o choosing a career is intimidating, and it eels like its ar in the

uture. Theres little time in the commotion o classes, activities, sports, work, and un to

think about what career you want to pursue ater graduation rom high school or college.

It pays, though, to take the time to think about your uture career. The truth is that

youll save a lot o time and money i you have a direction in lie, as opposed to just

nishing high school and worrying about it later. Its really a matter o dollars and

sense. I you choose a career direction now, you can select classes and activities that will

make you highly marketableand highly paidwhen you look or work. And it only

makes sense to have an idea o what you want to do rather than just wandering aimlessly

through school.

Nobody wants that. Not your parents. Not your teachers. Not your riends. They want

you tobesomebody. They want you to use your talents, ollow your interests, and pursue

your ambitions to become great at what you love to

do in lie. Thats what you should want, too.

So the time is right to take charge o your lie and

think about the uture. You need a plan o action

or how to get rom where you are today to where

you want to be in a ew years: starting out on a

personally and proessionally rewarding career.

Thats what AchieveTexas in Actionis all about. The

magazine you are holding is one o 16 guides to dierent

career clusters. It is designed to help you make smarter

decisions about your education and career options.

Youve heard the phrase, Inormation is power. Well, this magazine is power. It puts

you squarely in charge o your uture, rom creating your Texas Achievement Plan (TAP)

(see page 5) to choosing college or some other orm o education or training ater high

school. Work with your parents, teachers, and counselors to make decisions, but remind

everyone that it isyouruture at stake and thatyouare taking charge o it.

Get inormation. Get a plan. Get a clue about your career direction. Its all right i that

direction changes; choosing a direction now is better than having no direction at all. Just

promise yoursel that youll make smart choices about where to ocus your time, energy,

and passion.

Were proud that you are taking steps to plan your career direction, and we pledge that

your school, teachers, and counselors will do all they can to help you make wise choices

on your plans or success. We wish you the best o luck on your journey.

Dear Texas Student,

Youve HeardTHaT InormaTIon Is

power. well, THIs

magazIne Is power.

IT puTs You In cHargeo Your uTure.

WELCOME TO AChiEvETExAs in ACTiOn


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When I was in high school, says SherylKovach, Human Resourses director

o Environmental Services at PhillipsServices Corporation in Houston, the only

job that I even knew about was receptionistwork. I didnt aspire to be a manager orentrepreneur because I really didnt knowabout those disciplines. I was just lookingorward to graduating. That was it. I reallydidnt know what it was I wanted to do.

Sound amiliar? You, too, may not have aclue about what to do with your lie.

Dont worry, though. Help is right herein your hands. This issue oAchieveTexasin Actionis your guide to education andcareer choices that can shape your uture.Its one o 16 career cluster guides published

by AchieveTexas, Texass college and careerinitiative (www.AchieveTexas.org). This

edition is all about Government & PublicAdministration.

Lets start with some basic steps youshould take to get organized, plan or the

uture, and start on the road to success.

Ae Yor Talet ad Ablte

First, you need to gure out some thingsabout yoursel. This step can be as simpleas writing down a list o your interests (likevideo games or rock climbing), your hopesand dreams (like helping others), your

talents (like writing or math ability), andyour weaknesses (i youre squeamish at thesight o blood, or example, you might notwant to be a doctor).

Follow up on this inormal exerciseby taking some ormal assessments todetermine your interests and abilities.

Common assessments include the Kuder(www.kuder.com), Bridges (www.bridges.

com), Career Cruising (www.careercruising.com), COIN (www.coinedu.com), and Myers-

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Briggs (www.myersbriggs.org) tests. These toolsgive most students some career exploration

awareness by the time they enter eighth orninth grade.

Ask your principal or counselor about

career assessments available at your school.

Reearc Yor Career Opto

Once youve learned about yoursel, learnmore about your career options. There arethousands o occupations out there o which

you may never have heard, and others that donot yet exist because the technologies have not

been developed. Fortunately, there are plentyo resources (see inside back cover) or you, and

they are as close as the nearest computer.One o the most helpul is the Occupation

and Skill Computer-Assisted Researcher(or OSCAR, or short) rom the TexasWorkorce Commission. It is a vast database

o inormation about hundreds o proessions.You can nd OSCAR at www.ioscar.org/tx.Another good place to start is O*NET (www.onetcenter.org).

Gather inormationabout what you can earn inthe careers in which youare interested. Find out

whether the careersyou are consideringhave a promisingutureare theyadding or losing

jobs? Check out theeducation youllneed to enter those

careers.The chart on

pages 1011 presentsdata on 25 possibleproessions. Remember,though, that these are

just a sampling o careers

available in the cluster.Go to OSCAR, O*NET,or another resource toinvestigate other careers.

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PLAnning YOuR CAREER

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Create Yor TAP

Once you have a better idea o your interests andabilities, you are ready to plan or high school and

beyond. The Texas Achievement Plan, or TAP, isyour plan or preparing or the career o your choice.

Students rst choose a cluster, not a particularoccupational goal. In the eighth grade a studentmight choose Government courses and then laterbecome interested in a narrower eld such ashomeland security or urban planning.

First students choose a cluster, not a particulargoal. A student could then pursue a two-year degreeas a tax examiner or a city manager.

You should set up a TAP that takes you throughcareer preparation ater high school, revising your

plan as needed as you go along. I your career plans

include college study, ask your counselor about testsrequired or admission to college, such as the PSAT,SAT, or ACT.

seek Ot specal Proram

Many Texas schools oer innovative programsto prepare students or specic career areas.

These include career and technical education(CTE) programs, academies, and magnet schools.

Once youve decided on a career direction, askyour counselor about special programs in yourarea that may provide related experiences in yourchosen career.

Samuel Odamah enrolled in the architectureprogram at the University o Texas at Arlington,

having ound his career calling at Dallass SkylineCareer Development Center, a high school withcareer programs in a number o dierent elds.

Townview Magnet in Dallas is working onusing courses rom the Government and PublicAdministration Career Cluster this all.

Skyline is one o the ew schools in the countrythat oer programs in architecture, Odamah says.

In some careers, Skyline students could even getproessional certications or licenses right in highschool. It was a great place because you could ndout whether you really wanted to enter a career.

Odamah says that the career cluster system atSkyline taught him the value o planning or hiscareer and his lie. We learned about planning

ahead, he says. Those who plan thingsahead o time dont have to catch up. Its justa matter o what a person wants out o lie.Planning gives you a better platormor success.

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Acareer cluster is a group o occupations and broadindustries that share certain eatures. The Government& Public Administration cluster, or example, includes

legislators and agricultural inspectors. Texas has adopted 16career clusters (see back cover), the same ones designated anddeveloped by the U.S. Department o Education. As the graphicbelow shows, within each cluster are programs o study, whichare more specic groupings o similar occupations. Think o aprogram o study as being like a college major. In Government& Public Administration, you might choose to ocus onGovernance or National Security in high school and college.

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Each program o study includes a range o related occupations;legislator is an example o an occupation that alls withinGovernance. Choosing a career cluster and program o studywill help you acquire the knowledge and skills youll needto enter your chosen career. It will allow you to ollow a

seamless course o study rom high school into college or otherpostsecondary education or training. The electives you choosecan complement your core academic classes to prepare you orthe challenges o the real world o work.

Reew Yor TAP Eac YearDont get locked into a cluster and program o study you dontlike. You should reexamine your TAP at least once a year andchange programs or clusters i your interests have changed.Choosing a cluster and program o study, even i it changes later,means that youll have a direction in lie. The idea is to be awareo whats going on in your lie and take control o your uture.When you know where your education is going and why, your

classes will become more meaningul. Youll make contact withstudents, teachers, and employers who share your interest in aparticular career area. Youll have experiences that are un andexciting. Youll be on your way to success in school, in a career,and in lie.

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ATAP is a Texas Achievement Plan, and its asmart idea to create one to guide your studiesthrough high school and into college or other

postsecondary education or training. Your TAPrepresents your plan to take control o your education

and career choices. Working with your parents/guardians and guidance counselor, you can pick thecluster on which you want to ocus your studies as well

as your career and postsecondary education goals. Dontworry. You arent locked into your choices. You shouldrevisit your TAP at least once a year to update it. Youcan change clusters, programs o study, and career andpostsecondary goals as your interests and ambitions

change. Having a planeven i it changesis smarterthan having no idea o what you want to do and why youare attending school. Heres how to ll out your TAP.

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A World of

CareerChices

Careers in this program run the gamut,says Janie Headrick, state coordinatoror the Texas Heritage Trails Program.

The program partners the Texas HistoricalCommission in Austin with the States

tourism eorts to publicize scenic drives ortravelers interested in Texas history.

This program represents the wide range oproessions that make up the Government &

Public Administration career cluster.In some ways, our employees need to

be generalists, Headrick says, but withspecic knowledge as well. Obviously, adegree in history is great, but so is English or

journalism because we do so much writing.And a marketing degree helps, because we are

selling the state to tourists. We have peoplewho specialize in human resources andsomeone else whose specialty is working withnonprot organizationsgroups that otenhelp to get the word out about Texas travel.

I you think o Government & Public

Administration as politicians andbureaucrats, think again. Federal, state, and

local government oers careers in more areasthan almost any othercluster: accounting andastronautics, tourismand transportation,law enorcement andlegislation, and more.

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the biggest employerin the U.S. The ederalgovernment alonehad nearly 1.9 million

employees in 2007,according to thePartnership or PublicService, a nonprotorganization dedicatedto revitalizing ederalgovernment service.According to the Texas

Workorce Commission, Texas stateagencies employed an additional 353,000

people, and 1.1 million more people workedor local governments.

The ederal government is projected to losemore than one-third o its permanent, ull-time workorce to retirement and attritionwithin the next ve years, which means therewill be many opportunities or employment.

Texas state and local governments areexpected to hire an additional 767,000 peopleby 2011.

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Beyond the wide variety o jobs available,

there are a number o good reasons toconsider a career in Government & Public

Administration. Most public-sector positionsoer excellent benets, 8-to-5 work hours,liberal leave time, and reasonably steadyemployment (you generally dont have toworry about your employer going bankrupt,as many employees in the private sector do).

The government is also a career builder,says Tim McManus, vice president o

education and outreach or the Partnershipor Public Service in Washington, D.C.Employees have opportunities early on that,

at entry level, they wont get anywhere else.For example, in a private-practice law rm, itmay be years beore a lawyer gets courtroomexperience. As an attorney or the ederal

government, it may be simply a mattero months.

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McManus also points out that the ederalstudent loan repayment program allowspublic agencies to repay up to $10,000 per

year o student loans or college education,

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CLusTER PROiLE

This is a projection o 10 ast-growing careers in Government & Public Administration in Texas rom theyear 2006 to 2016 and the number o new jobs created in each occupation. Note that while the percentage ogrowth in jobs may be high, the actual number o jobs created may be low. For example, there will be only 50new jobs or arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators created in Texas during the decade that the data covers.Source: Texas Workorce Commission.

10 Fast-Grwing Careers

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provided that employees sign a three-year

agreement with an agency. But arent allthose ederal jobs a long way rom Texas, inWashington, D.C.? No way.

Eighty-our percent o all ederal jobs arelocated outside the Washington area, reportsMcManus. There are jobs all over the U.S. andthe world. In act, Texas is one o the top states interms o concentration o ederal employees.

Mak a Derece

A great reason to pursue Government & PublicAdministration is the chance to improve lives.

I nd that a lot o students want to dosomething that serves the greater good, saysMatthew Upton, director o student services

or the Bush School o Government and Public

Service at Texas A&M University.For example, Ill hear students say, Im

interested in education and I want to helpchange policies or the better. While the salariesin Government & Public Administration arecertainly decent, students oten are looking ormore than just a paycheck.

McManus agrees. As an employee o thegovernment, youre really making a dierence inthe lives o Americans, he says.

A Rae o Pay

Because government hires people rom almost

every proession, salaries or Government &Public Administration positions vary widely

depending on occupation and experience.The Texas Workorce Commission says the

average wage or substance abuse and behavioraldisorders counselors is $16.42 an hour, while theaverage social and community service managerearns $25.36 an hour. For those interested involunteer service coordination, salaries begin

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sity g $11.94 $7.93 $13.94This is a chart o hourly wages or 10 o the top-paying careers in the Government & Public Administration cluster in Texas. Note how entry-levelwages are oten much lower than pay or the average worker and experienced workers in each proession. Source: Texas Workorce Commission.

10 Tp-Paying Careers

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I you answered yes to fve or more o the above questions, Government & Public Administration may be the right cluster or you.To get a more specifc and scientifc measurement o your attitudes and abilities, ask your guidance counselor or teacher about takinga career assessment test or interest inventory.

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at $31,736 or entry-level workers, with

$63,261 possible or experienced employees.Starting salary or students graduating

with a masters degree ranges rom $35,000to $45,000 depending on work experience,adds Upton. Students with three years owork experiencethose who worked whilein schooltend toward the $45,000 level.

Epad Career

The governments not going anywhere, sothere will continue to be jobs available inevery eld, but some are expanding morequickly than others.

McManus lists business unctions(especially accounting), security and

protection, scientic research andengineering, and medicine and publichealth as some o the astest-growing areas

o public employment.

I you look at these areas, he says,the demand is not much dierent thanin the private sector. The governmenthas to compete or the same talent asother employers.


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While working his way through collegeat the University o Texas in Austin asa Volvo mechanic, Bryan Kelly kept

his eyes on his ultimate goal.I want to be a rocket scientist, he wouldtell riends bluntly, wiping

engine grease rom his hands.One year ater receiving his

bachelors degree in aerospaceengineering in 1994, Kelly

was contracted as an attitude andpointing ocer with the NationalAeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA), sitting at a console at theJohnson Space Center in Houstontelling astronauts where to fy the

space shuttle.

Work a a Team

Kellys job was just one o themany opportunities available

in Government & PublicAdministration, which includesdiverse elds rom astronautics tozoology. As with many positionsin government, his job requires alot o teamwork.

I planned the whole position o theship rom eight minutes ater launch to

landing, he explains. So most days, about20 percent o the time, I was in meetingsto hear about what tasks needed to beaccomplished and how the ships orientationwould aect them. A third o the day I wouldbe in the lab, developing mathematicalmodels [to ensure that the ship would be

in the correct position at the correct time],reading over a coworkers plan, or havinghim or her double-check my work. Anotherthird o the day, Id do simulations on theconsolelots o practiceto make sure Ihad it right.

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Other Government & Public Administrationcareers involve strong communication skills.When Bill Kuntz, with degrees in nance andbusiness administration, began his career,he expected to be a number cruncher,

but he nds management and marketingcommunications skills are more important asexecutive director o the Texas Department

o Licensing and Regulation in Austin, whichregulates licensing or dozens o proessions,including electrician and cosmetology.

My position is providing vision andleadership to the agency, says Kuntzenthusiastically. Sometimes I wake up at 2in the morning thinking o new ways toimprove eciency.

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By changing a procedure, we can savemoney or the agency and the licensee,he points out. Most people dont think

about the state actually reducing costs, butin 2004, we were able to reduce ees or 29license types.

Kuntz also spends a considerable amount

o time working with business people romthe community. Currently, the legislature isconsidering a bill that would amend the waytow trucks are regulated. It wouldaect a lot o peoplestorage lots, theAmerican Automobile Association, and thetow truck operators. At the request o the

bill sponsor, we met with about 50 businesspeople to explain how we could enorce the

new regulations i the bill passes.

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As public inormation program manageror Austin-Bergstrom International Airport(owned by the City o Austin), Jim Halbrook

anticipates what the media will want to knowand inorms the public about air travel,

disseminating inormation such as passengerstatistics or new airline routes.

Crisis management is another

important responsibilityor example,on September 11, 2001, when airports closedall over the country.

I was going to work, he remembers,

and I got a page rom the local CBSaliate saying, Jim, weve got lm showinga plane fying into the Twin Towers.Whats going on? When I got to theairport, we began evacuating it andassembling the media.

There were a lot o rumors to deal

with. We got one media call about a thplane that never landed in Dallas and was

supposedly headed here. We knew that theskies had been cleared, so our job was gettingthe acts straight and laying unoundedrumors to rest.

Do Wat Yo Loe

Perhaps the best part o working inGovernment & Public Administration is

the opportunity to nd the careerthats perect or you.

For Halbrook, part o the un is hosting

an event. When we hosted the AirportsCouncil International Conerence, wethrew a party at the Bob Bullock Texas StateHistory Museum, took executives out to

eat, and held inormational and educationalworkshops, he remembers.

For Kuntz, the challenge is nding newways to improve his agency. I love my

job, he says. Im really having too muchun to retire.

For Kelly, its the drama o space travel.

The decisions I make play out beore theworlds eyes in a matter o minutes.

Where else would I nd ajob like that?

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Imagine attending a U.S. SupremeCourt session in Washington, D.C.Could a high school student understand

the public policy issues and legal cases thejustices discuss?

Sonia Ramirez did. I understoodeverything. It blew my mind, says thehigh school senior at the Magnet Centeror Public Service: Government, Law, andLaw Enorcement at the Yvonne A. EwellTownview Center in Dallas (see LivingLaboratory at right).

Ramirezs elective hours at the magnetschool were spent studying government

and law. As part o that program, she hadresearched the very issue the U.S. SupremeCourt justices were discussing the day shevisited the court.

It was that day in the U.S. SupremeCourt that Ramirez knew she couldachieve her dream o being a politician or

Supreme Court justice. It let me knowI could do this; this is something I canmake my lies work.

Students dont have to attend aspecial magnet school to start preparingor a career in Government & PublicAdministration. There are courses andactivities in every high school that can

prepare students or work in the cluster.

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The courses you shouldfrst master or a career inGovernment & PublicAdministration are suchacademic classes as English,

math, and social studies.A class calledGovernmentis especiallyimportantbecause youlearn the processo local, state,

and ederalgovernment,says DanielReyes, teacherspecialist orsocial studies with theSan Antonio IndependentSchool District.

Economics is another important coursebecause you learn how the public andprivate sectors interact and aect oneanother, adds Reyes, who has a mastersdegree in public administration. Beoregoing into education as a career, Reyesworked elsewhere in the Government &

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Here are the programs of studyavailable within the Government &

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high schools.* The State has created

descriptions of each of these programsof study. These documents detail high

school classes you might take, extended

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orces. Junior Reserve Ofcers TrainingCorps (ROTC) can prepare students or

service, says Reyes. It allows students to

test the waters to see i that type o rigor

and discipline is something that fts them,

he says. Junior ROTC is also suggested as

an elective or the Governance, Foreign

Service, and Public Management &

Administration programs o study. It

gives students a sense o civic responsibility

and duty that should be the oundation o

these careers, says Reyes.

Commcato ClaeSpeech and Debate are other electivessuggested by most experts inGovernment & Public Administration.These classes help students developstrong communication skills and keepup with current events. Most people in

Government & Public Administrationcareers have contact with the public.They have to be able to eectivelycommunicate and articulate inormationand ideas.

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management and then in budget planningor the U.S. Air Force.

English courses are also essential because

most careers in the cluster require the abilityto communicate in written orm, observesReyes. At the higher levels, you have to be ableto explain things in such a way that the public

will understand, whether it is a budget or apublic works program.

Reyes also recommends history coursesbecause they provide a good oundationin how governments were ormed. Mathis important, as well; it gives you thebackground to understand how government

budgets work, he says.

Proram o stdy ElecteLike Ramirez, students can take electivecourses to prepare or a career in Government& Public Administration. One electiverecommended or all programs o study inthis cluster (see Program Profles at let)

is Business Law. No matter what area ogovernment youre interested in, youregoing to deal with laws, says Karen French,guidance counselor at Georgetown HighSchool in Georgetown.

Students should choose other electivesbased on which o the seven programs o study

they might like to pursue. For example, i astudent is interested in a career in Revenue &Taxation, Regulation, or Public Management

& Administration, business courses such asRevenue, Taxation, and Regulation and

Business Law, or Accounting shouldbe high on the list. Careers in taxationinvolve business principles as they

apply to the governments assessmentand collection o taxes, says Janet Bray,human resources manager or theTexas Comptrollers oce in Austin.

In the Regulation program o study,many careers involve the investigation o

business and nancial records to ensure thatgovernment rules are being ollowed. Careers

in Public Management & Administration,ocus on running the business o government.Employees in these careers use managementpractices similar to those employed by or-prot businesses.

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At age 23, Diana Palacios is alreadya political leader. She has served asa delegate to the state Republican

convention, as precinct chair or theRepublican Party in the city o Denton, and asvice chair or the College Republicans at theUniversity o North Texas in Denton.

She didnt start out as a leader, though,

describing hersel as a shy ninth grader.What made the dierence? Student council,she says.

Student council really prepared me interms o leadership, how to talk to people,and how to be proessional, says Palacios,who will soon graduate rom the University o

North Texas with bachelors degrees in both

political science and economics.In student council at Andress High School

in El Paso, Palacios learned leadership skillsby serving as chairperson or committees andattending leadership workshops oered by theTexas Association o Student Councils.

Student council is just one o the

many clubs, programs, and extendedlearning opportunities that can helpstudents prepare or a career inGovernment & Public Administration.

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Student council and other community service

organizations are great preparation or thiscluster, says Daniel Reyes, teacher specialist orsocial studies at the San Antonio IndependentSchool District. They give students asense o being in service to the public andthe opportunity to develop leadership andteamwork skills. Community service clubsinclude the Key Club, the Leo Club, and the

National Honor Society.

Business Proessionals oAmerica (BPA) and FutureBusiness Leaders o America(FBLA) are also recommendedor all the programs ostudy in this cluster. Theseorganizations help students

grow proessionally and developleadership skills.

Debate and speech clubs prepare studentsor the many jobs in this cluster that require

you to quickly analyze and speak aboutissues, says Robert L. Giesler, principal

at the Magnet Center or Public Service:Government, Law, and Law Enorcement.(See Living Laboratory on page 13 andCommunication Competition at right.)

For the Foreign Service program o study,language clubs are a good choice, says KarenFrench, guidance counselor at GeorgetownHigh School.

For the Planning, National Security, and

Regulation programs o study, the ExplorerProgram is recommended. It provides

members with training sessions and volunteerexperience in law enorcement activities.

Mock goermet

It might not be possible to be a senator orgovernment planner in high school, butstudents can certainly act like one. TheAmerican Legion sponsors both a Boys State

and a Girls State, during which studentsrole-play operating city, county, and stategovernments. Students can read inormation

in books, but these programs give a true tasteo what its like to be in the political arena,says Connie Bridges, executive director or theAmerican Legion Auxiliary Texas Girls State.

The YMCA Youth and Government

Program oers students another opportunityto participate in a model legislature as well asrole-play as lobbyists, government planners,news reporters, and those in judicial andexecutive jobs. Model U.N. allows studentsinterested in Foreign Service to attend a mockUnited Nations

session as a

representativeo a country anddebate pertinentissues rom theperspective o theircountrys oreignpolicy.

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crEATE a caeePorTolioOne valuable tool that can help you getready or college and beyond is a careerportolioa collection o items that

document your achievements both inand out o school, assembled in oneconvenient package.

A career portolio is not simplya resume, although it can certainlyinclude one. So what should go in acareer portolio? A variety o things,

depending on your own personalexperiences. It could include transcriptsand grades; writing samples; letterso recommendation rom teachers,mentors, or employers; awards youvereceived; and items that documentother activities, such as internships and

job shadowing experiences.

You need to be specicdates, howmany years, any awards, what theymeant, and who you received themrom, says Grace Brauchle, who helpsstudents put their portolios togetheras the career center coordinator orLehman High School in Kyle.

Brauchle says portolios come in

handy when students apply or jobs oradmission to college. First impressionsare a very big thing, she says, and

you want to be the one whose papersget passed around the oce. You wantto be the one where the admissionscounselors say, Wow, look at this one!

And a portolio doesnt have to besimply a collection o papers. Artistsand photographers use their portoliosto provide visual examples o theirwork, and so can you. Do you havephotos o someone giving you anaward? Put them in. How about a videoo a perormance? Include it on a DVD.

Do you have experience in Web design?Make an online portolio to showcasewhat you can do.

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One o the most important things a studentcan do is actually get involved in thegovernmental process, says Giesler. This canbe done in a number o ways, including job

shadowing, internships, and volunteer work.In job shadowing, students ollow a

proessional in the workplace or a day to seersthand what the job is like. Attending eventssuch as campaign rallies or school board

meetings is another way to gain exposure

to Government & Public Administration.Actively volunteering is even better, says Reyes.Contact a city council member and ask

about ways to become involved. For example,students can work on a neighborhoodimprovement project, he says.

Students might also volunteer in apolitical campaign, says Sally Burt, outreachrepresentative or U.S. Congresswoman KayGranger. It will give students the favor o the

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I a career in Government & PublicAdministration were a destination,it would have many dierent roads

leading to it.Preparing or a career in Government

& Public Administration is not straight-

orward like getting ready or an engineeringor an accounting career, says Jo AnneHuber, senior academic advisor or thedepartment o government at the University

o Texas at Austin. Postsecondary educationand training or careers in this cluster varieswidely depending on students goals.

Trouper Krueger, or example, got his

bachelors degree in business at Texas A&MUniversity beore entering the mastersdegree program in international relations atthe George Bush School o Government. Iam interested in working in the intelligencecommunity, he says. The NationalGeospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

is his rst choice or employment. TheNGA gathers intelligence rom satellites,analyzes it, and disseminates it to the otherintelligence agencies.

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Although many proessional and managerialjobs in Government & Public Administrationrequire a masters degree such as the oneKrueger is pursuing, there are many jobs thatrequire less education.

Clerks, clerical assistants, enlisted militarypersonnel, and some inspectors require a high

school diploma and training provided by theemployer. Clerical assistants are needed in

all areas o government, says Kate Brooks,director o liberal arts career services or theUniversity o Texas at Austin. For enlistedmilitary personnel, training is provided bythe military, rst in basic training and thenin advanced individualized training, where a

specic proession is learned.In the Regulation program o study,

training or inspector positions varies bytype o inspector and government entity.For example, cargo and reight inspectorsrequire a high school diploma and on-the-

job training, whereas many building codeinspector jobs require previous construction

experience and certication.

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A two-year associates degree or technicaltraining is necessary or helpul in certainGovernment & Public Administrationcareers. Such jobs include property taxassessor, city planning aide, and someHomeland Security positions.

A two-year degree can also be substitutedor job experience or tax account

examiners, taxpayer enorcement ocers,and others whose jobs require a high schooldiploma plus experience, says Janet Bray,human resources manager or the TexasComptrollers oce, the agency in charge othe States taxes and nances.

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For many jobs in the Government & PublicAdministration cluster, a bachelors degreeis pretty much required, says Brooks.The major course o study and the level odegree required depend on the job, she says.Employers in each area are really looking or

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Foreign Service ocers usually havebachelors degrees in liberal arts or business.They must also pass the Foreign Serviceexam, says Brian Collins, director othe public administration program atTexas Tech University. To pass the ForeignService exam, students must be experts in

world history.In the National Security program o

study, students must have a bachelors degreeto become a commissioned ocer in the

military. The majority o commissionedocers come rom Reserve OcersTraining Corps (ROTC) at colleges anduniversities. The ROTC program provides

the discipline and leadership training orcommissioned ocers, says LieutenantColonel Kevin Smith, who is in charge oadmissions and enrollment or the U.S.Army ROTC program at the University oTexas at Arlington.

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For jobs in Planning, employers look at majors

in architecture, geography, geology, landscapearchitecture, civil engineering, or government,says Brooks. Most planners have an advanceddegree, however, says planner Vanessa Sarria,executive director o Community ActionNetwork in Austin. When it comes to analysiso issues and really getting involved with data,

people usually have a masters degree.Advanced degrees are also the standard in

the Public Administration & Managementprogram o study. Most people going intopublic administration enter with eithera masters in public administration or amasters in public policy, says MatthewUpton, director o student services at the

George Bush School o Government atTexas A&M University.

Texas has some o the best public aairsgraduate schools in the nation, as rated byU.S. News & World Report. In 2004, the yearpublic aairs programs were last ranked,the University o Texas at Austin was ninth

or public-policy analysis, 10th or publicmanagement administration, and 16th orpublic nance and budgeting.

For city management and urban policy,the University o North Texas in Dentonranked tenth, while the University o Texasat Arlington ranked 26th. Texas A&MUniversity at College Station was ranked

21st or its program in public managementadministration.

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to college. I you want to be a lobbyist orwork in the State Legislature or Congress,says Collins, its all about networks. Hesuggests volunteering or political campaignsas a way o breaking into these careers.

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AceeTea: the name or Texass

college and career education initiative.

Artclato areemet:

ormal agreements between or amongeducational organizations (high schools,community colleges, and universities)that align courses and majors in a waythat allows students to transition rom

one institution to another without losso course credit or time.

Aocate deree:a two-yeardegree awarded by a community ortechnical college.

Bacelor deree:a our-yeardegree awarded by a university.

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orazato (CTsO): curricularorganizations or students that oeractivities and competitions related toparticular careers.

Career clter:a way o organizingcurricula, instruction, and assessmentaround specic occupational groups (orexample, Inormation Technology or HealthScience) that oers students core academics,coursework related to specic occupations,

and extended learning experiences.

Career dace: structureddevelopmental experiences presentedsystematically rom kindergarten through

12th grade that help students analyze andevaluate abilities, skills, and interests.

Career portolo:a collection o studentwork indicating progress made in subjects,activities, or programs. In career clustersystems, portolios are oten used to assessstudent perormance in extended learning

experiences.

Doctoral deree:a degree awardedby universities or study beyond a mastersdegree. Also reerred to as a Ph.D. orproessional degree.

Dal credt:credit given in both high

school and college or college-level coursestaken while in high school.

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participation in career and technical studentorganizations, extracurricular activities, jobshadowing, internships, or service learning.

acal ad:scholarships, grants, loans,and work-study unds awarded to studentsto pay or college expenses.

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experience in which students worktemporarily at entry-level jobs in careers

that interest them.

Job adow: an extended learningexperience in which students observeproessionals in particular careers as they gothrough a day on the job.

Mater deree: a degree awarded byuniversities or study beyond a bachelorsdegree.

Potecodary edcato:

education beyond high school. Middleschool and high school are reerred to assecondary education, sopostsecondarymeansater high school.

Proram o tdy:a way o organizing

the curricula and educational activitieswithin a career cluster related to a studentsspecic academic and career goal.

serce lear:an extended learningexperience in which students do volunteerwork related to their career goals.

Tareted dtry clter:

six industry clusters that have beenidentied by Texas as high-demand, high-growth sectors paying high wages. As theyare developed by the State, these may be hotareas in which to build a rewarding career.

Tea Aceemet Pla (TAP):

an education plan suggesting the highschool courses a student should taketo prepare successully or graduationand transition into postsecondaryeducation. The vision or AchieveTexasis that eighth graders, in consultationwith their parents/guardians,counselors, and teachers, will select

a program o study and create a TAP.TAPs are to be reviewed and revised atleast once each school year.

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www.acinet.org/acinetThis is the place to search or occupationalinormation, industry inormation, andstate-specic labor market inormation.

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and industries.

Collee or Teawww.collegeortexans.comHere is everything a Texan needs to knowabout preparing or, applying or, and paying

or college or technical school. And its all inone up-to-date, easy-to-navigate mega-sitealmost as big as the state itsel. Remember:$4 billion is available every year to helpTexans attend college.

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The career clusters icons above are used with permission o theStates Career Clusters Initiative, 2010. For more inormation, visitwww.careerclusters.org.

AchieveTexas Career Clusters

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Well, AchieveTexas is the name of Texass college and career education initiative. The idea behind it is

simple: Planning for the future so that students achieve lifelong success. As AchieveTexas grows, youll

see how subjects such as English, math, science, and social studies are relevant to your personal goals

and ambitions. Youll get the chance to begin a plan that gets you where you want to go in life. Youll have

the opportunity to take courses and engage in extended learning experiences that give you marketable

skills. Best of all, youll be in control of your future. Read all 16 editions ofAchieveTexas in Action(available

through your counselor) to explore Texass career clusters and start on the road to success.

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AT Govt and Public Admin Planning Guide.pdf