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Mechanisms and Strategies for Promoting Career and Technical Programs. Career and Technical Certificate Programs PHSC and Pasco County Schools will promote Career and Technical Education Programs via flyers and brochures, counseling services, , Curriculum Fairs and a College Night on the East and West campuses. PHSC and Pasco County Schools websites will provide pertinent related information. Career Academies If any provision of the Career Academies section of this document is inconsistent with or in conflict with any other sections of this document, as related to Career Academies only, the Career Academies section will supersede all other sections. Career Academies exist as a small cohort of students working with business partners and local community partners to provide an integrated approach within a rigorous and relevant curriculum focused on research-based best instructional practices. Career Academies prepare students to meet the demands of a changing workforce while providing the opportunity for successful high school graduation, gainful employment, post- secondary education, and the highest level of industry certification by the State of Florida. Students will be placed in academy courses which will lead to either Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI) recognized industry certification, Department of Education (DOE) recognized industry certification, post-secondary credit, and/or a state or national license. PHSC and Pasco County Schools will provide opportunities for high school students enrolled in Career Academies to earn academic college credit or technical credit while enrolled in high school. Career certificate courses and academic credit courses are classified as college credit and may be transferred to other colleges and universities. The Career certificate courses may be articulated to college credit using current state-wide articulation agreements or local articulation agreements. Credit by industry examination provides for articulation of industry-recognized certifications to college credit using standards and criteria set by state-wide or local articulation agreements. A student must earn a grade of “C” or higher in each technical credit career academy dual enrollment course in which he/she is enrolled to be awarded dual enrollment credit for the course through PHSC. A student can earn PHSC technical credit regardless of whether he/she acquires industry certification. NOTE: Some Career Certificate to Associate in Science state-wide articulation agreements require passage of a state licensure examination before credit may be awarded. Students should consult a PHSC academic advisor for further information. Career Pathways A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been developed to support and promote the Career Pathways Consortium within the Pasco-Hernando region. The MOU will be reviewed and revised annually. The Consortium will provide rigorous curriculum integrating academics and career technical education. In addition, the Consortium will enable students to transition secondary educational learning experiences to post-secondary college credit, industry certification and graduation. The Career Pathways Consortium will provide the following services to Pasco County students and PHSC students: • Development of Career Pathways and Programs of Study. • Coordinate career education activities. • Negotiate articulation agreements between secondary and postsecondary institutions. • Integrate curriculum development. • Promote rigorous and relevant programs of study. • Provide Career Pathways information and advisement to parents/guardians, students, and teachers; and • Analyze student performance data to evaluate the effectiveness of the Career Pathways and Programs of Study. The Consortium supports students earning college or technical credit(s) when they have successfully completed 25 percent of program credit hour requirements in an approved Associate in Science Degree program and have successfully completed appropriate technical credit courses with a grade of “C” or higher in select courses.

Mechanisms and Strategies for Promoting Career and Technical Programs. Career and Technical Certificate Programs PHSC and Pasco County Schools will promote Career and Technical Education Programs via flyers and brochures, counseling services, Parent Nights, Curriculum Fairs Fairs, and a College Night on the East and West campuses. PHSC and Pasco County Schools websites will provide pertinent related information. Career Academies If any provision of the Career Academies section of this document is inconsistent with or in conflict with any other sections of this document, as related to Career Academies only, the Career Academies section will supersede all other sections. Career Academies exist as a small cohort of students working with business partners and local community partners to provide an integrated approach within a rigorous and relevant curriculum focused on research-based best instructional practices. Career Academies prepare students to meet the demands of a changing workforce while providing the opportunity for successful high school graduation, gainful employment, post- secondary education, and the highest level of industry certification by the State of Florida. Students will be placed in academy courses which will lead to either Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI) recognized industry certification, Department of Education (DOE) recognized industry certification, post-secondary credit, and/or a state or national license. PHSC and Pasco County Schools will provide opportunities for high school students enrolled in Career Academies to earn academic college credit or technical credit while enrolled in high school. Career certificate courses and academic credit courses are classified as college credit and may be transferred to other colleges and universities. The Career certificate courses may be articulated to college credit using current state-wide articulation agreements or local articulation agreements. Credit by industry examination provides for articulation of industry-recognized certifications to college credit using standards and criteria set by state-wide or local articulation agreements. A student must earn a grade of “C” or higher in each technical credit career academy dual enrollment course in which he/she is enrolled to be awarded dual enrollment credit for the course through PHSC. A student can earn PHSC technical credit regardless of whether he/she acquires industry certification. NOTE: Some Career Certificate to Associate in Science state-wide articulation agreements require passage of a state licensure examination before credit may be awarded. Students should consult a PHSC academic advisor for further information. Career Pathways A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been developed to support and promote the Career Pathways Consortium within the Pasco-Hernando region. The MOU will be reviewed and revised annually. The Consortium will provide rigorous curriculum integrating academics and career technical education. In addition, the Consortium will enable students to transition secondary educational learning experiences to post-secondary college credit, industry certification and graduation. The Career Pathways Consortium will provide the following services to Pasco County students and PHSC students: • Development of Career Pathways and Programs of Study. • Coordinate career education activities. • Negotiate articulation agreements between secondary and postsecondary institutions. • Integrate curriculum development. • Promote rigorous and relevant programs of study. • Provide Career Pathways information and advisement to parents/guardians, students, and teachers; and • Analyze student performance data to evaluate the effectiveness of the Career Pathways and Programs of Study. The Consortium supports students earning college or technical credit(s) when they have successfully completed 25 percent of program credit hour requirements in an approved Associate in Science Degree program and have successfully completed appropriate technical credit courses with a grade of “C” or higher in select courses.

Mechanisms and Strategies for Promoting Career and Technical Programs. ‌ Career and Technical Certificate Programs PHSC and Pasco County Schools will promote Career and Technical Education Programs via flyers and brochures, counseling services, , Curriculum Fairs and a College Night on the East and West campuses. PHSC and Pasco County Schools websites will provide pertinent related information. Career Academies If any provision of the Career Academies section of this document is inconsistent with or in conflict with any other sections of this document, as related to Career Academies only, the Career Academies section will supersede all other sections. Career Academies exist as a small cohort of students working with business partners and local community partners to provide an integrated approach within a rigorous and relevant curriculum focused on research-based best instructional practices. Career Academies prepare students to meet the demands of a changing workforce while providing the opportunity for successful high school graduation, gainful employment, post- secondary education, and the highest level of industry certification by the State of Florida. Students will be placed in academy courses which will lead to either Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI) recognized industry certification, Department of Education (DOE) recognized industry certification, post-secondary credit, and/or a state or national license. PHSC and Pasco County Schools will provide opportunities for high school students enrolled in Career Academies to earn academic college credit or technical credit while enrolled in high school. Career certificate courses and academic credit courses are classified as college credit and may be transferred to other colleges and universities. The Career certificate courses may be articulated to college credit using current state-wide articulation agreements or local articulation agreements. Credit by industry examination provides for articulation of industry-recognized certifications to college credit using standards and criteria set by state-wide or local articulation agreements. A student must earn a grade of “C” or higher in each technical credit career academy dual enrollment course in which he/she is enrolled to be awarded dual enrollment credit for the course through PHSC. A student can earn PHSC technical credit regardless of whether he/she acquires industry certification. NOTE: Some Career Certificate to Associate in Science state-wide articulation agreements require passage of a state licensure examination before credit may be awarded. Students should consult a PHSC academic advisor for further information. Career Pathways A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been developed to support and promote the Career Pathways Consortium within the Pasco-Hernando region. The MOU will be reviewed and revised annually. The Consortium will provide rigorous curriculum integrating academics and career technical education. In addition, the Consortium will enable students to transition secondary educational learning experiences to post-secondary college credit, industry certification and graduation. The Career Pathways Consortium will provide the following services to Pasco County students and PHSC students: • Development of Career Pathways and Programs of Study. • Coordinate career education activities. • Negotiate articulation agreements between secondary and postsecondary institutions. • Integrate curriculum development. • Promote rigorous and relevant programs of study. • Provide Career Pathways information and advisement to parents/guardians, students, and teachers; and • Analyze student performance data to evaluate the effectiveness of the Career Pathways and Programs of Study. The Consortium supports students earning college or technical credit(s) when they have successfully completed 25 percent of program credit hour requirements in an approved Associate in Science Degree program and have successfully completed appropriate technical credit courses with a grade of “C” or higher in select courses.