East Central Consortium Career Preparatory Certificate Four Rivers Career Center Rolla Technical Institute “building bridges to your future”

Four Rivers Career Center Striving to develop high school students with the knowledge, skill, and attitudes necessary for a successful and productive career in nine Career Cluster areas. The dedicated and professional staff train the very best using the most up-to-date technology with the highest industry standards. Our teachers come from their respected fields and bring real life experiences to class so that our students have the most competitive edge in today’s job market.

Four Rivers Career Center Providing Vocational Technical Education to 9 sending High Schools Dual Credited Partnership with ECC College Degree Programs thru ECC Community Adult Education Class

East Central Consortium Career Preparatory Certificate Meeting employers expectations Guarantee “ready to work” Developing knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for a successful career Rigor and Relevant education

East Central Consortium Career Preparatory Certificate Washington Union St. Clair Sullivan Pacific Wright City Warrenton New Haven Rolla 35 Crawford Co R-1 Crawford Co R-2 Gasconade Co R-1 Gasconade Co R-2 Licking R-VIII Maries Co R-1 Salem R-80 St. James Maries Co R-2

Benefits of the program Connect education to employers Predict readiness for work or college Improve Job satisfaction Identify real-world knowledge and skill Build stronger partnership between school and employers Better educated and trained workforce for our economic development

State Law, SEC. 160.575 Voluntary Participation Academic Components Work Readiness Components Assessment Tools and Techniques for a 3rd party objective assessment

Local Planning and Implementation To encourage all area high school students to prepare themselves for careers in the local workplace. To develop a Career Prep Certificate that will be easily recognized by Business and Industry across the East Central Missouri Region. To align Career Prep Program with other existing school programs such as A+ Schools.

Certificate Requirements Vocational Completer Academics Attendance Citizenship Community service Objective Assessment Certificate

Vocational Completer Complete 3 credits in specialized training in an approved Career and Technical education class

Academics and Attendance Two year goal of a 2.5 Cumulative GPA 80% Task Mastery 95% Attendance rate

Citizenship and Community Service Participation in Career and Technical Student Organizations Two year goal of 30 hours community service No major disciplinary infractions

Objective Assessment WorkKeys Assessment Job Skills Assessment system used to measure “real world” skills that employers believe are critical to job success Applied Math Reading for Information Locating Information

Applied Math Students will be able to: Organize information and evaluate the accuracy Inductively reason from a set of facts Access costs, benefits, and consequences of proposed solutions Make personal economic choices

Reading for Information Comprehend, evaluate, and reason from visual presentations. Use vocabulary effectively

Locating Information Use technological tools to locate, select, and organize informaiton Organize information and ideas into useful forms and be able to exchange information and ideas

Work Readiness Components Career Development and Planning Professional & Ethical Behavior Personal Accountability Interpersonal Skills Self-Direction and Self Management Lifelong Learning

Missouri Career Readiness Certificate Developed by Missouri Division of Workforce Development Certificate Rating Gold (score of 5 or higher on WorkKeys) Silver (score of 4 on WorkKeys) Bronze (score of 3 on WorkKeys)

Upon Graduation, a student could potentially earn: Their High School Diploma Career Prep Certificate Four Rivers Program Certifications A+ Certificate Missouri Career Readiness Certificate

Washington Chamber of Commerce Establish an Education Committee Provide organized opportunities for students and teachers Integrate industrial workplace readiness demands with current educational trends Provide an additional benefit to Chamber Members