Palmetto Pathways - EIGP

Terri Rhoad,                                                   

Career Specialist, GCDF ~ 06696

BA, Coker College

M.Ed. Francis Marion University

843-335-8251              843-335-7789

trhoad@chesterfield.k12.sc.us

    

Now is the Time to Schedule those Individual Graduation Plan Meetings - Contact Terri Rhoad at 843-335-7789 to schedule your child's.                       9th Grade Shadowing November 10,2008   October 10 - 9th Grade Shadowing Paperwork Due! October 15 - Future Focus Day                  9th grade = Explore                 10th Grade = PSAT                 11th Grade = ASVAB                 12th Grade = NETC Visit & Workshops November 10 - 9th Grade Shadowing & Ed-OP Day November 4 - School Closed November 14 - Parent Student Exchange Day November 25 - School Wide Assembly   IGP for 8th - 10th Grade Parents and students all  8th - 10th grade parents and students must meet with the guidance counselor to develop their child's individual graduation plan - Thank you to all the 8th grade Parents for their participation in this process! Parents Be Informed Based on the Education and Economic Development Act (EEDA) All 8th grade Students will declare a Cluster of Interest/School of Study at the end of their 8th grade year.  This hyperlink  http://www.careerclusters.org is available to enable parents and involve you in this important decision making process with your child!    Statistics 70 % of those who start a college degree do not finish within the 4-yr time frame. 47% of those who start a college degree do not finish at all. 33% of all college freshmen drop out during their freshman year. 33% of those who do graduate from college end up underemployed. 33% of entering college freshman take remedial classes -- education that was free to them in high school. PARENTS COME BY THE CAREER CENTER FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING YOUR CHILD'S CAREER EXPLORATION. 6th Grade SCOIS Virtual Shadowing 7th Grade   All 7th Grade students will have their own Kuder Electronic Portfolio Homepage by the end of the year. Learning Styles KeyTrain Holland Self Directed Search 8th Grade KeyTrain Career Cluster Inventory SCOIS = SC Occupational Info. System Kuder Career Search w/Person Match 9th Grade Parent Job Shadowing Kuder Career Search w/Person Match EXPLORE Assessment 10th Grade Kuder Career Search w/Person Match Kuder Skills Assessment 11th Grade Kuder Career Search w/Person Match Kuder Skills Assessment Super's Work Values Inventory Begin Senior Portfolio 12th Grade Kuder Electronic Portfolio Kuder College/Scholarship Search Electronic Resume` Senior Shadowing Complete Student Portfolio Kuder homepage set up is done through English in the final semester	Meet & Greet Our Seniors was a Success! McBee High School was buzzing with activity in the early hours of Sept. 9 as the school held the "First Annual Business Before Hours - Meet and Greet our Seniors."   Area businesses, community leaders and industry leaders were invited to network, mingle, and have a continental breakfast with the graduating class of 2009.   This idea was headed up by the High Schools That Work Transition Team.  During a meeting to discuss ways a student could develop valuable skills such as networking, communication, and interaction with professionals in a setting that is not the norm for 17 and 18 year olds, the idea was born and may have a follow up in the Spring.   Invited guests were heard to say, "Networking that is what it is all about" and  "The students seemed well prepared and most professional - they need to develop these skills for future interviews". "I felt this was helpful for me as a senior," said Senior Jacqueline Byrd. "I needed to hear some of the things (the community leaders) were saying." Other seniors mentioned that the event helped them to initiate a conversation and not be so shy, and it also was helpful in learning how to communicate with people you may not already know.   A powerpoint of the seniors photos and what their plans for after graduation played while the group mingled for an hour..