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2016 Projected U.S. Job Distribution
Bachelor’sPlus
21.7%
Associate/Postsecondary
Award
postsecondarysuccess,andeffective
34.3%
Workexperience,related
educatorsandleaders.AchieveTexas
9.5%
occupation
complementscomprehensivewholeschool
Long/ModerateOJT
reformmodelssuchastheEarlyCollege
9.6%
HighSchool,TexasHighSchoolRedesign 24.9%
Short-termon-the-job
andRestructuring,TexasHighSchoolsthat
training
WorkEnhancedDesignNetwork,andthe
T-STEMInitiative.
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Source:U.S. BureauofLaborStatistics,2007.
learning,givingstudentstheacademicand
technicalskillstheyneedtosucceed.
Organizinglearningencompassing
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page4)providesawaytoblendacademics forever,butAchieveTexascreatesa inthelivesofallstudents.Youcanbuilda
andcareerpreparationtoproducemore completeprogramorientedtoward programthataddressesindividualstudent
well-roundedgraduatesreadyforthe engagingallstudentstolearnthroughout needsandsparksapersonalmotivationto
opportunitiesoftheworld.Education theirP–16years. succeed. Surely,suchagoalisworth
mustprovidemanydifferentroutesfor TheimpactonstudentsandonTexas pursuing.AchieveTexasisyouropportunity
studentstofollowbasedontheirindividual willbeprofound:thousandsofgraduates toestablishanambitiousvisionfor
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AchieveTexasisyouropportunityto professionalsuccess.AchieveTexasisasound actiontoturnthevisionintoreality.
rethinkeducationinyourcommunity, strategyforaddressing
formcloseworkingpartnershipsamong complaintsthatgraduatesstilldo
differentstakeholders,andstrengthenthe nothavetheknowledgeand Texas’ Industry Clusters
Texasworkforceandeconomy.It’sachance skillstheyneedtoenter
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� AdvancedTechnologiesand
Manufacturing
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•NanotechnologyandMaterials
realitiesstudentswillencounterasadults. simplymakescommonsenseto
•Micro-electromechanicalSystems
bringAchieveTexastoyour •SemiconductorManufacturing
AdoptingAchieveTexas community.
•AutomotiveManufacturing
Connectingwhatastudentlearnsinschool
� AerospaceandDefense
todaywithwhatheorshewantstodofora LearnMore
� BiotechnologyandLifeSciences
living,increasesmotivationtolearn. Readonforinformationabout
� InformationandComputerTechnology
Schoolscanhelpeachstudentdevelop eightessentialstepsfor
•CommunicationsEquipment
skillstheyneedtomakeinformed implementingAchieveTexas,
•ComputingEquipmentandSemiconductors
decisionsaboutthefuture. includingdefinitionsand
•InformationTechnology
explanationsofcareerclusters,
� PetroleumRefiningandChemicalProducts
ConnectingSchoolandCareer programsofstudy,Texas
� Energy
•OilandGasProduction
Althoughmotivatingstudentstolearnhas AchievementPlans,and
•PowerGenerationandTransmission
beentalkedaboutfordecades,AchieveTexas enhancedcareerguidance.
•ManufacturedEnergySystems
isthefirstsystemicinitiativepromotingthat Together,you,your Source:TexasIndustryClusterInitiative,page20
principleinallourschools.Greatteachers colleagues,andothermembersof
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