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Go with What Works: Career Choices - Best Practices
Career Choices Best Practices
   
Best Practices

Choose a program below to access video, data, and stories that document Career Choices’ effectiveness in reducing dropout rates and increasing academic achievement

Success 101: A Prerequisite for Life (The Indio Documentary)
Indio High transforms dramatically with the implementation of a freshman transition program and a focus on forming meaningful connections between staff and students. Results include: two thirds fewer freshman expulsions, half as many students with three or more Fs, and seven times more students joining the California Scholarship Federation.

Dual Enrollment: Carpinteria and Santa Barbara City College
A partnership between Santa Barbara City College, Carpinteria High School, the Irvine Foundation, and Academic Innovations is allowing every freshman student at Carpinteria High School the opportunity to earn college credit through a class using the Career Choices curriculum.

Grace King High School
In 2006, this Metairie, Louisiana high school had only 74 percent of its freshman students going on to 10th grade. After implementing a Freshman Transition course using Career Choices, the 9th grade promotion rate jumped to 96 percent.

McCormick High School
After one year of using Career Choices with all its students, this rural school transformed from a below-average school to one of two excellent schools in South Carolina.

Silverado High School
Featured in the documentary, From Clueless to Focused, this large campus paired smaller learning communities with Career Choices to great effect in Victorville, California.

Duval County Public Schools
This Jacksonville, Florida school district implemented Career Choices in 19 high schools.

Coachella Valley High School
Learn how a dynamic course required for all ninth graders helped turn this school's dropout rate -- from the highest in their district to the lowest.

McGavock High School
During the 2007-2008 school year, there were 11 changes made in the administration of McGavock High School. In fall 2008, McGavock initiated a Smaller Learning Community effort that included a 9th Grade Academy and a course called Freshman Seminar. By spring 2010, many positive changes helped McGavock regain community partners and institute wall-to-wall career academies.
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Schools that have reached gold, silver, or bronze medal distinction as defined by the Career Choices Medal Program Rubric:



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