Professional Documents
Culture Documents
work-based learning
opportunities,
rigorous career-technical
course work,
other career-technical
components.
EEDA offers Resources for Parents
including:
School Directory* School Letter
Grades* Report Cards* Resources &
Information on the 16 career clusters
Parent Involvement
Active, involved parents are an
essential resource for South
Carolinas schools in making the
most of every childs educational
experience, from pre-kindergarten
all the way through high school.
The EEDA has information parents
can use to help guide your childs
education and strengthen
partnerships with teachers and
other school leaders.
Director of EEDA
Mrs. Susan Flanagan
1429 Senate Street
Suite 912-A
Columbia, SC 29201
Tel: 803-734-8412
E-mail: sflanagn@ed.sc.gov
Career Curriculum
Brochure
Education, Economic
Development Act
(EEDA)
CURTIS N. DILLITTE
&
JUSTIN R. HIGGS
Career Clusters
(1)Agriculture,
Food,
&
Natural
Resources~ Agriculture isnt just farming
anymore. Opportunities abound in this
wide open field, from working with small
animals to designing newtools and
machines for farming and processing
foods
(2)Architecture & Construction~ your
work in the field can lead all the way to
owning your own firm. Architecture and
Construction is one of the last industries
in which you can start as an apprentice
and rise to the top of the ladder.
(3)Arts, A/V Technology, &
Communications~
This cluster specifically focuses both on
the act of creation and on the
technologies that make artistic creation
and communication possible.
(4)Business Management &
Administration~
Planning, organizing, directing and
evaluating business functions essential to
efficient
and
productive
business
operations. Available in every sector of
the economy
(5)Education & Training~ Everyone wants
to make a difference, but teachers may
have the best claim to being able to shape
the future. By helping children learn how
best to make their way through life,
teachers prepare the corps of time
travelers who will be responsible for
mankinds fate 50 years from now
(6)Educators Guide~ By combining rigorous
academics with relevant career education,
these career clusters represent the most direct
answer to the questions all students ask of
the education system: Why should I care
about school? Why should I work hard to do
well in class? Whats in this for me? What
do I want to be when I grow up?
(7)Finance~ career in finance offers endless
possibilities with jobs ranging from
insurance to investment banking and
accounting. For people interested in math,
organization, and technical expertise, this
could be your ideal career path.
Career Clusters
Career Clusters