CareerResources
Resources for building your AchieveTexas college and career program
AchieveTexas SchoolsThatWork(HSTW)emphasizesa startingwiththeexpensestheyneedtocover,
www.achievetexas.org frameworkofGoalsandKeyPracticesfor thesalariestheywanttomake,ortheircareer
Thisnewwebsitewillprovideinformation improvinghighschooleducation,including choices.
andresourcestohelpschoolsredesigntheir opportunitiesforout-of-classroomeducation
programsforthe21stcentury.Toolsandtips andhigherstandardsforallstudents. CareerClusterInitiative
forimplementingAchieveTexaswillbe www.careerclusters.org
available.LookforProgramofStudyModels, LaborMarketCareer Thissitedisseminatesinformationonthe16
descriptions,implementationtools,and Information(LMCI) federallydefinedcareerclusters.Ithas
frequentlyaskedquestions. www.cdr.state.tx.us publishedbrochuresaswellascoreand
Thissiteprovidesstudents,teachers,parents, occupationallyspecficknowledgeandskills
AmericanSchoolCounselor andcounselorswithlinkstoproductsand structures(catalogsofknowledgeandskills
Association servicesofferedbyLMCI.Teachersand requiredfordifferentoccupations)foreachof
www.schoolcounselor.org counselorswilldiscovermaterials,tools,and the16clustersaswellasclustercommittee
Thisprofessionalorganizationworksto informationthatwillhelpthemtoprovide information.Publicationsareavailableonline.
supportschoolcounselorsastheyguide effectivecareercounseling.
studentsinacademicandsocialdevelopment. TexasEducationAgency
NationalResearchCenterforCareer www.tea.state.tx.us
America’sCareerInfoNet andTechnicalEducation Thestate’seducationwebsiteistheplaceto
www.acinet.org/acinet www.nccte.org keepupwiththelatestdevelopmentsinTexas
Thisistheplacetosearchforoccupational TheUniversityofLouisvilleanditspartners schools.
information,industryinformation,andstate- focusonthreemajoroutcomesofeffective
specificlabormarketinformation. secondaryandpostsecondarycareerand TexasHighSchoolProject
technicaleducation:engagement-reducing www.tea.state.tx.us/ed_init/thsp/index.html
CareerVoyages dropoutsandincreasingschoolcompletion; TheTexasHighSchoolProjectisa$261
www.careervoyages.gov achievement-strenghteningacdemicand millionpublic-privateinitiativecommittedto
Thisisacareerplanningresourcefor technicalknowlegeandskills;andtransition- increasinggraduationandcollegeenrollment
students,parents,careerchangers,andcareer increasingthemovementofstudentsfrom ratesineveryTexascommunity.Theproject
advisors. highschooltopostsecondaryeducationand isdedicatedtoensuringthatallTexas
fromeducationintotheworkplace. studentsleavehighschoolpreparedfor
Governor’sIndustryClusterInitiative collegeandcareersuccessinthe21st-century
www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/ O*NET economy.
initiatives/Industry_Cluster/Industry_Cluster_ (OccupationalInformationNetwork)
SP/view orwww.twc.state.tx.us/news/ online.onetcenter.org T-STEMInitiative
ticluster.html O*NETprovidesfullinformationon http://tstem.thsp.org
TheStateofTexashasidentifiedsixindustry occupations,includingcompensation, TheTexasScience,Technology,Engineering
clustersthatwillbetterpositionittocompete employmentprospects,andskillmatchingfor andMathInitiative(T-STEM)isdesignedto
nationallyandinternationallyforjobsofthe students.Informationoncompensationis improveinstructionandacademic
21stcentury.TheOfficeoftheGovernor, availableonastate-by-statebasis. performanceinscience-andmathematics-
EconomicDevelopmentandTourism relatedsubjectsathighschoolacrossTexas
divisionandtheTexasWorkforce OwnYourOwnFuture throughappliedandrelevantinstructionin
Commissionhaveformedstateandregional http://www.OwnYourOwnFuture.com mathematicsandsciencetiedto
partnershipstofostergrowthand Astudentoutreachcampaigntoencourage postsecondarystandards.
developmentofthesixtargetclusters.This Texasyouthtostayinschoolandgraduate.
siteaddressesthestrategicplan,definesthe Thewebsiteisdesignedtoshowteensthat U.S.DepartmentofLabor
clusters,andgivestherationaleforselection. graduatingfromhighschoolisthefirststep OccupationalOutlookHandbook
towardcollegeandcareer. www.bls.gov/oco
HighSchoolsThatWork Thisnationallyrecognizedresourceoffers
www.sreb.org/programs/hstw/hstwindex.asp RealityCheck informationonjobresponsibilities,earnings,
Aneducationreformmodeldevelopedbythe www.cdr.state.tx.us/RealityCheck/ workingconditions,andjobprospectsforthe
SouthernRegionalEducationBoard,High Thissiteallowsstudentstosearchforcareers future.
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