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Wallenpaupack Area School District
CAREER CRUISING/ECP INITIATIVE
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT CHECKLIST
Activities Listed in Sequential Order

REQUIRED GRADE LEVEL ACTIVITY

Grade 7 Personal Profile
q Complete Personal Profile information
q Matchmaker (first 39 questions saved to ECP)
q Investigate your top ten careers and save the results to your ECP
q Complete a minimum of one entry in each category in the Activities and Abilities File
q Add work or volunteer experience if applicable
q Under the Career and Life Goals tab enter one short term S.M.A.R.T. goal for current school year
q Under the Career preparation Tab record one Career Planning activity that you completed in grade 7
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Grade 8 Personal Profile
q Update Personal Profile information
q Complete the next round of questions under the Improve Results tab in Matchmaker
q Investigate your top 5 careers and save results to your ECP
q Add a minimum of one entry in each category in the Activities and Abilities File
q Add work or volunteer experience if applicable
q Under the Career and Life Goals tab enter one short term S.M.A.R.T. goal for current school year
q Under the Career Preparation Tab record one Career Planning activity that you completed in grade 8
q Under the Career Preparation Tab investigate Career Pathways and save your top two pathways.
q Under the Post-Secondary Plan tab save your top two Career Clusters
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Grade 9 Personal Profile
q Update Personal Profile information (English Class)
q Complete the next round of questions under the Improve Results tab in Matchmaker (English Class)
q Investigate your top 3 careers and save results under the under Post-Secondary Plans in the Career Preparation Tab (English Class)
q Add a minimum of one entry in each category in the Activities and Abilities File (English Class)
q Add work or volunteer experience if applicable (English Class)
q Under the Career and Life Goals tab enter one short term S.M.A.R.T. goal for current school year and one long term S.M.A.R.T goal for your 4 year high school career (English Class)
q Under the Career Preparation Tab record one Career Planning activity that you completed in grade 9 (English Class)
q Complete and upload the Grade 9 Career research paper into your EDP (English Class)
q Take the Practice PSAT in the FALL and record your results under the Career Preparation Tab (Guidance)
q Attend the Winter College and Career Planning night with your parents and record under the Career Preparation Tab (Guidance)



Grade 10 Personal Profile
q Update Personal Profile information (English Class)
q Add a minimum of one entry in each category in the Activities and Abilities File (English Class)
q Under the Career and Life Goals tab enter one short term S.M.A.R.T. goal for current school year and refine your long term HS goal (English Class)
q Under the Career Preparation Tab, record a minimum of one Career Planning activity that you completed in grade 10. (English Class)
q Under the Career Preparation Tab add your job shadowing experience (Career Liaison)
q Sign up for the Fall PSAT and record dates and practice sessions under the Career Preparation Tab (Guidance)
q Add work or volunteer experience if applicable (English Class)
q Under Schools that Interest Me find a minimum of five schools that provide training or education for your top three careers and save them to your EDP (English Class)
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Grade 11 Personal Profile
q Update Personal Profile information (English Class)
q Add a minimum of one entry in each category in the Activities and Abilities File (English Class)
q Under the Career and Life Goals tab enter one short term S.M.A.R.T. goal for current school year and refine your long term HS goal (English Class)
q Under the Career Preparation Tab record a minimum of one Career Planning activity that you completed in grade 11 in addition to job shadowing or internship experiences (English Class)
q Sign up for the Fall PSAT and record dates and practice sessions under the Career Preparation Tab (Guidance)
q Review PSAT results with your guidance counselor and sign up for practice SAT program. Record your guidance meeting under the Career Preparation Tab. (Guidance)
q Sign up for Fall ASVAB (Guidance)
q Sign up for the Spring SAT if required for your saved schools. Record dates under the Career Preparation Tab (Guidance)
q Sign up for the Spring College Fair at Wachovia Arena (Guidance)
q Sign up for the WAHS College Fair in May (Guidance)
q Attend Financial Aid program with your parents and record under the Career Preparation Tab (Guidance)
q Over the summer narrow your school choices, schedule visits and interviews, investigate entrance requirements and deadlines and save in EDP (Guidance)
q If required, complete college essays, have them reviewed by a teacher or parent, and upload them into your EPD.
q Schedule an appointment with your Guidance counselor to make sure requirements are in place for graduation (Guidance)
Comments:
Schedule your senior project presentation

Grade 12 Personal Profile
q Finalize your school choices, schedule visits and interviews, investigate entrance requirements and deadlines and save in EDP (guidance)
q If required, complete college essays, have them reviewed by a teacher or parent, and upload them into your EPD.
q Complete all sections of the Resume Builder. (English Class)
q If needed obtain letters of reference and upload them to your EDP (English Class)
q If recommended by your guidance counselor sign up for the FALL SAT Prep program and retake the SAT in October (Guidance)
q Complete College or Certification applications as recommended by your selected schools
q If you have not completed your senior project - schedule an appointment with Mr. Garm
q Complete the FAFSA application after January first

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