District/School Resources PK-16 Program Support
Career Development

Resources

Career Plans:

The Massachusetts Career Plan Model has been modified to include the minimal required elements of the Education Proficiency Plan. Visit: http://www.doe.mass.edu/hsreform/epp/ for a copy of the updated MA Career Model.

	Revised Massachusetts Career Plan Model, 04/18/08 (Note: This Model template is designed to be printed on 11 X 17 cover stock. The front cover, although it appears upside down, is positioned correctly - see Instructions Below.
	Instructions for Printing Career Plan Model
	Career Plan Model - Introduction

The 2005 Massachusetts Career Development Education Guide:

**	The Massachusetts Career Development Education Guide and CADISA are currently being updated. Revised documents will be available this spring.
	MA Model for School Counselors Features CDE Benchmarks On October 10, 2006, Massachusetts Commissioner of Education David P. Driscoll endorsed the final draft of the Massachusetts Model for School Counseling Programs the MASCA fall conference held in Sturbridge Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Career Development Education Benchmarks are featured prominently in the Model. Visit the Massachusetts School Counselor Association website at www.masca.org for more.
	The Massachusetts Career Development Education (CDE) Benchmarks The Massachusetts Career Development Education Benchmarks represent a merger of the American School Counselors Association National Standards, National Career Development Guidelines, Massachusetts Certificate of Occupational Proficiency Employability Skills, and Massachusetts Work-Based Learning Plan Competencies.
	Career Development Interventions

For Parents and Students:

	Parental Involvement in Career Development Education
	CDE Self-Assessment Tool - for Parents/Guardians
	Massachusetts Career Information System (MASSCIS) Career information to help students and adults explore their career and educational options.
	USDE Student Aid Site Career Tools and Funding Information for students and their parents, as well as adults who are rethinking their careers.
	ACRN Resources Many useful links to resources to help your child read and succeed in school, plan (and pay) for college, get supplemental services (free tutoring)... Tips to prepare your child for a successful education and career.
	Ed. Gov. Parents Guide This site provides fun learning activities to help children become strong readers, successful students, and responsible citizens; answers to questions about No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and what the law means for parents; as well as providing answers to common questions about homework.
	ERIC The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world's premier database of journal and non-journal education literature. ERIC provides a public Web site for searching nearly 1.2 million citations going back to 1966 and, with contributor permission, accessing more than 110,000 full-text materials at no charge. ERIC is moving forward with its modernization program, incorporating new technologies to facilitate the addition of materials and help users identify, evaluate, and obtain education-related research and other materials.
	Laboratory for Student Success - Publications (LSS) This Partnerships Series link offers brochures aimed at parents and teachers focusing on increasing the chances of academic success and healthy development of children and youth.

Additional Web Links:

	ACRN/American Association of School Administrators Ready for College and Career (2006) American Association of School Administrators Article in the January 2006 edition of The School Administrator that describes the distinguishing features of the new career and technical education programs, outlines key considerations for high schools thinking of implementing one of these programs, and discusses the evidence available that shows if they are likely to work
	NCDG Activities Career development experts have created these activities to help youth and adults realize the goals of the National Career Development Guidelines.
	America's Career Resource Network
	InfoNet web site

Suggested Reading:

	U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Quarterly - Online Charting the Projections, 2004-2014 (Winter 2005-06 Vol. 49, Number 4) A special issue of the Occupational Outlook Quarterly - Online that explores subject such as: Introduction to the Projections Occupational Employment Industry Employment Economic Growth Labor Force
	Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2006-07 Edition The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. This valuable Handbook informs you of: the training and education needed earnings expected job prospects what workers do on the job working conditions
	NCDG Crosswalks Many K-12 schools, postsecondary institutions, and state agencies used the 1989 National Career Development Guidelines (NCDG) framework as the foundation for their career development programs. The crosswalk documents below will help in the transition from old to new. There is also a crosswalk from ASCA standards to the new NCDG.