California meeting the challenges of the 21st Century

School-to-Career Education

The future is here!

Modesto City Schools

School-to-Career

The State Goal

Californias goal in 2000: Build on existing endeavors
and strengthen connections among the complementary
facets of career preparation.
The Plan Expand vocational and technical training programs
Evaluate skills needed by workers in the new economy
Integrate technological advances of industry in vocational and technical
programs
Identify fifteen (15) sectors of the highest-employing or potentially highestemploying industry groups within California, based on the following criteria:

Each sector have an identifiable industry connection within the sector

Offers at least 100 individual job titles
Has a core content of at least 7 standards
Offers high employment opportunity
Has a high growth potential
Provides for work-based learning opportunities

Fifteen sectors selected by the state:

(Sector 1)
Agriculture and Natural Resources

(Sector 9)
Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation

(Sector 2)
Arts, Media and Entertainment

(Sector 10)
Information Technology

(Sector 3)
Building Trades and Construction

(Sector 11)
Manufacturing and Product Development

(Sector 4)
Business and Finance

(Sector 12)
Public and Private Education Services

(Sector 5)
Energy and Utilities

(Sector 13)
Public Services

(Sector 6)
Engineering

(Sector 14)
Retail and Wholesale Trade

(Sector 7)
Fashion and design

(Sector 15)
Transportation
(Sector 8)
Health Services

Modesto City Schools (MCS)

School-to-Career (STC) Education

Our imagination
is the only limit to
what we can hope
to have in the
future.
-Charles Kettering-

STC offers courses through

Pathways, specialized programs,
career education and Regional
Occupational Programs (ROP).

Courses are designed to increase

employability skills for high school students
and adults. Students acquire the following
information and skills:
career development
communications
critical thinking and
problem solving
employability skills
ethical and legal practices
hands-on training

interpersonal skills
job shadowing
leadership and
teamwork
safety and health issues
systems
technology literacy

These courses are designed to provide high school

students and adults the skills and personal
qualities needed to succeed in a career. Courses
reinforce the basic academic core:
Reading

Verbal Communication

Writing

Problem Solving

Computation

Critical Thinking

At the completion of their program students are

required to meet the five competencies as identified
by the Secretarys Commission on Achieving
Necessary Skills (SCANS):
Resources- Allocating time, money, materials, space, staff
Interpersonal Skills- Teamwork, teaching others, serving customers, leading,
negotiating and working well with people from culturally diverse backgrounds

Information- Acquiring and evaluating data, organizing and maintaining files,

interpreting, communicating and using computers to process information

Systems- Understanding social, organizational and technological systems,

monitoring and correcting performance, and designing or improving systems

Technology- Selecting equipment and tools, applying technology to specific tasks,

and maintaining and troubleshooting technologies

The programs offered through Modesto

City Schools School-to-Career Education
that impact these fifteen (15) sectors are:

(Sector 1) Agriculture and Natural

Resources
Plant and Animal Science Technology Pathway,
Beyer High School

Agriculture Technology Pathway

Davis High School

Agriculture Landscaping/Horticulture Pathway and

Landscape Design/Maintenance (ROP), Downey High
School

Veterinary Science Pathway

James C. Enochs High School

Agriculture Business Pathway,

Johansen High School

Agriculture Mechanics Pathway, Ag Welding (ROP),

Modesto High School

Horticulture and the Environment, (ROP) all high schools

(Sector 2) Arts, Media and Entertainment

Multimedia Program
(ROP), Downey High School

Graphic Design
James C. Enochs High School

Entertainment
Technology Training
Pathway,
Modesto High School

(Sector 3) Building Trades and Construction

Carpentry (ROP),
all high schools

Construction Technology
1-4 (ROP), Electrical
Trades Technology (ROP),
Downey High School

Sheet Metal Fabrication

(ROP), Johansen High School

Theatre
Stagecraft/Carpentry
(ROP), Modesto High School

(Sector 4) Business and Finance

Business Entrepreneurship Pathway,
Beyer High School

Launch Your Own Business,

Employment Opportunities, Small Business
Management/Entrepreneurship,
Computer Programming 1 and II, Fashion Merchandising,
Office Occupations, Adv. Retail Sales and Retail Supervisor, ROP

(Sector 5) Energy and Utilities

Electronics Program,
Modesto High School

(Sector 6) Engineering
Industrial Technology and Engineering Academy, Johansen High School

(Sector 7) Fashion and Design

Advanced Fashion and Home Merchandising/Design, ROP

(Sector 8) Health Services

Health Academy,
Ancillary Hospital/Health
Service Occupations,
Hospital/Health Service
Occupations (ROP),
Davis High School

Medical Office
Occupations, 1-2, 3-4, (ROP)
Downey High School

Nurse Assistant
Precertification, ROP

(Sector 9) Hospitality, Tourism

and Recreation
Food Service and Hospitality Program
and Summer Food Service Program,
Food Service 1-4 (ROP), Beyer High School

Graphics
Communication,
Graphic Arts Lab
and
Multimedia (ROP),
Downey High School

Graphic Design
James C. Enochs High School

(Sector 10) Information Technology

(Sector 11) Manufacturing and Product Development

Industrial Technology Metal, Beyer High School
Wood Shop, Modesto and Johansen High School

Public and Private

Education Services

(Sector 12)

Education and Child

Development Academy,
Johansen High School

Early Childhood Education

and Elementary Education,
ROP

(Sector 13) Public Services

Health Academy, Davis High School
Medical Office Occupations 1-4, Downey High School
Public Safety Academy, Davis High School
Introduction to Fire Protection, ROP Center and Regional
Fire Training Center

Forensics and Biotechnology

James C. Enochs High School

(Sector 14)

Retail and
Wholesale Trade
Business Entrepreneurship
Pathway, Beyer High School

Employment Opportunities, Launch Your

Own Business, Adv. Retail Sales, Retail
Supervisor, Advanced Fashion and Home
Merchandising/Design, Fashion
Merchandising, ROP

(Sector 15) Transportation

Auto, Beyer, Davis, Downey and Modesto

2+2 Partners in Articulation for

Vocational Education
The 2+2 Program is a unique partnership between
MCS and Modesto Junior College (MJC). By
articulating high school courses and college courses,
students are able to earn college credit while taking
their high school course. Guidelines for
participating:
Students must apply to participate
Must pass the course with a B grade or better
Meet any other requirements as per the contract, such as
completing one year of the subject at the college level

Career Awareness at the

Elementary and Junior High Schools
Each year MCS elementary schools hold career fairs
for their students inviting local businesses and
organizations.
School-to-Career Education also hosts an all day
district wide School-to-Career Exposition. This
exposition includes:

Approximately 75 businesses representing the areas of:

Agriculture
Business
Consumer Home Economics
Health
Industrial Technology
Public and Human Services

Businesses provide hands-on activities and

demonstrate the knowledge, skills and education
needed to acquire a position in the field
represented
High school pathways and colleges

Career Explorers
In the past twenty-two (22) years Modesto City
Schools School-to-Career has participated in
the Stanislaus County Occupational Olympics
hosted by the Stanislaus County Office of
Education.
This event is open to all high schools and is the
largest educational event in the county.

The purpose of the event is to

promote academic and
occupational understanding in
various career areas and
recognize students who excel in
mastery of skills and knowledge
necessary for success within a
given career.

Competitive events include standards and SCANSbased competitions and conclude with individual
awards. There are 25 competitive events:
Accounting 1

Hairstyling

Advertising Graphics

Introduction to Business Applications

Agricultural Equipment Technology

Job Seeking Skills

Architectural Drafting

Machine Tool Operation

Automotive Technology

Marketing Mathematics

Basic Electronics Technology

Mechanical Drafting

Carpentry

Menu Planning/Table

Child Development

Portfolio

Criminal Justice

Retail Selling

Desktop Publishing

Small Engine Technology

Fashion Design
Floriculture

Total Quality Management

General Marketing

Welding

The career exposition includes approximately 75

businesses which provide live demonstrations,
hands-on activities and product samples for the
students. Businesses are recruited from the
following areas:

Agriculture
Business
Home Economics
Industrial Technology/Engineering
Arts, Media and Entertainment
Health

Modesto City Schools School-to-Career is

committed to provide a successful program that
promises to upgrade front line workers, improve
the productive capacity of entry-level workers, and
provide quality education for all students.

Preparing for Workforce Excellence