Indicator: 41 - Schools With Career Preparation Learning Results Standard

Why This Is Important

Career preparation helps students develop not only specific skills, but also the ability to handle change. In a world of work, being a “good worker” is no longer an assurance of continued employment. Career preparation needs to serve students in several ways: to acquire basic skills and attitudes to enter work, to help them be effective career managers, and to be knowledgeable about their talents and weaknesses. Career preparation implementation is underway at the state and local level. The Department of Education is tracking this progress and has initial data that indicates schools are beginning to implement Career Preparation Standards. However, there is no data available that describes the status of the implementation of the Career Preparation Learning Results Standards for all Maine schools. Career Preparation is part of Maine’s Learning Results for all schools, and it is expected that it will be fully implemented by the 2009-2010 school year.