ACADEMIC & OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS

Michigan's High School Initiative
Rigor, Relevance & Relationships for each and every learner

• Michigan Merit Curriculum
• 21st Century Applied Learning Core
• Michigan Merit Exam or MI-Access
• Online course or learning experience
• Accelerated learning opportunities
• EDP -- Education Development Plan

Assessment 
Formal and informal, hands-on and activity-based, Internet-based

Opportunity Awareness
Career research, speakers, informational interviews, community mapping, workforce trends 

Work readiness skills
Soft skills development, computer competency, job search skills, interviewing

Industry Site Visits and Tours

Job shadowing
Individual or groups

Internships
Paid or unpaid

Entrepreneurship
School-based enterprise, small business development, small business information centers, entrepreneurial resources

Other
Community-based instruction, co-ops, part-time & summer jobs

Supportive adults
Formal and informal, role models, mentors, family members, youth organization leaders

Peer Mentors
Supportive peer group, pen pal, peer role models

Opportunities for personal growth
Self-determination, self-advocacy, conflict resolution, planning

Goal Setting

Leadership opportunities
Leadership training and experiences, service learning

Academic Tutoring
Peer tutors, community organizations, adult, indidvual, group, adult educations

Mentoring
Adult/individual/group, E-mentoring

Transportation
Driver's education, public transportation and alternatives

Workforce Training and Postsecondary Education
Vocational rehabilitation services, Michigan Works! One-Stop Centers, post HS information & visits, employment options

Accommodations/Assistive Technology
Consultation, awareness, devices

Other
Independent living services, housing, physical & mental health services, recreation, benefits planning, parenting classes, substance abuse precention, etc.

Involvement of Family & Other Supportive Adults

Parents, families and other caring adults who:

• Maintain high expectations that build upon the young person's strengths, interests, and needs and that foster their ability to achieve independence and sulf-sufficiency
• Assist and support them toward adulthood and are active in their lives
• Access information about employment, further education and community resourcecs
• Actively particpate in transition planning with schools and community partners
• Access medical, professional and peer support networks

Revised 05/01/08