The High School The High School and Beyond Planand Beyond Plan

and and Field of Study Field of Study RequirementRequirement

The High School The High School and Beyond Planand Beyond Plan

and and Field of Study Field of Study RequirementRequirement

An OverviewAn Overview

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.”

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 takingYou should revise your plan each

year to reflect classes you actually take.

All of this is done on WOIS! www.wois.org

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.

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

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.

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

Business & MarketingStudents 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.

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

Engineering & TechnologyStudents 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.

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

Health & Human ServicesStudents 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.

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

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.

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

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.

• 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.

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.

The Path to Graduation:

Now I get it!!!

Culminating Project and WOIS portfolio

11th and 12th GradeFields of Study

9th and 10th GradeHigh School and Beyond Plan

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

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

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

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.

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: 8:00am to 10:30am or 11:10am to 1:40pm

• Transportation provided by Edmonds District

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

Sno-Isle Skills Center, cont.

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

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 classes—see your counselor.

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!

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.

Where do I go for Help???

• Hawk Study Club• Tutorial at 7:25 a.m.• Set up appointments with your

teachers• Evening Academy – sign up in the

Counseling Center• Paid Tutors• Peer Tutoring Program

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

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!)

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

Education and Pay

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

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.

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

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.

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.

4 Year College Admission

Requirements4-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

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

• Benefits: • Training and

experience • pay and

allowances• money for college• free health care• Retirement

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.

Successful career planning means:

“ finding the place where your deep joy meets the world’s deep need.”

Susan Quattrociacchi