Association of Career and Technical Education’s Techniques magazine
This year, over $190 billion in federal relief funds are available to K-12 school districts around the country as part of three COVID aid packages: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (ESSER I), Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (ESSER II), and American Rescue Plan Act (ESSER III). Take advantage of this rare opportunity by leveraging these additional funds to reengage, reinvigorate, and refocus your students.
“Giving [students] this direction is going to help with everything you can imagine in your school...whether it’s discipline...or if it’s your dropout rate or your test scores. It will help across the board.”
Rhett Carter, Principal
Orcutt Academy High School, Orcutt, California
For over 30 years, our evidence-based curriculums have given schools around the nation the tools necessary to help all of their students succeed.
students impacted by this future-focused curriculum
of changing attitudes and changing lives
“Whether you’re 18, 38, or 58, the career decision-making process is the same. You’ve provided a tool that can be referred to over a lifetime.”
Kenneth B. Hoyt, Ph.D.
Former Director, Office of Career Education, U.S. Department of Education
Past President, National Career Development Association
Past President, American Counseling Association
“We wanted to do something about the school’s academic culture starting with the freshman class. In our second year, we had a 38% drop in freshmen with three or more Fs, and GPAs went up 15%.”
Rudy Ramirez, Principal (1992-2016)
Indio High School, Indio, CA
“We’ve seen some very remarkable results. Our 2009 graduation rate hovered around 53%...The second cohort that was exposed to the Career Choices program, which graduated 2011‐2012 school year, had an 83% graduation rate.”
Lynnette Williams, Lead Teacher
Poughkeepsie High School, Poughkeepsie, NY
“I have seen my students start to connect to resources that have always been available. They are now willing to jump in and try new things. We want them to be in the driver’s seat of their own lives.”
Rachelle Fast, Teacher
Sierra High School, Manteca, CA
“Students seem to be more connected to school, are here in the classroom more, and are just not getting in trouble as much...they understand that they need to be here and why their decisions will affect them in the future.”
Erin Hansen, Freshman Seminar Teacher
Carpinteria High School, Carpinteria, CA
“It’s like having a career counselor in a package. It gently guides the reader through the process of making some of life’s most important decisions.”
Pat Schwallie-Giddis, Ph.D.
Past President, National Career Development Association
Former Chair, Department of Counseling & Human Development,
The George Washington University
“I think the number one reason that we do this program is because all evidence that we have to this point demonstrates that this has a positive effect on the lives of young people in planning ahead, beyond just what they are going to do in a public school setting, but they are also planning for whatever their life career will be.”
Dr. Dan Mielke, Executive Director
Eastern Promise, Eastern Oregon University
“The biggest surprise has been the brevity...it only took a year to make a major impact on our students.”
Bobby Cunningham, Former Principal
McCormick High School, McCormick, SC
Inspiring students to reengage, reinvigorate, and refocus on their future is the key to get through this time of unparalleled learning loss and student distress.
Let our team of experts assist you in finding the solution that will work best for you and your students. Time is limited to take advantage of your ESSER funds, so don’t delay!
Career Choices was used by Santa Barbara City College’s Dual Enrollment Get Focused...Stay Focused!® Program which contributed to the college being recognized by the Aspen Institute in 2013 as the #1 Community College in the United States.
In 2015, the United States Congress awarded Career Choices author Mindy Bingham a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for Innovative Approaches to Curricula.
Quotes have been collected from educators over the past three decades. Titles were accurate at the time the quote was made.