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Overview

Career Clusters Graduate Readiness

Every student at Brockport will graduate ready for the future, armed with demonstrable skills and a strong professional brand, along with a well-defined pathway to higher education, career opportunities, or military service.

 

  • Grade 9: Students uncover their strengths and talents.

  • Grade 10: Students strategize their academic and career paths.

  • Grades 11–12: Students develop and showcase their personal brand.

  • Graduation: Students earn their capstone credential and prepare for the future.

Grade 9 — Discover Your Strengths

  • CliftonStrengths Assessment to identify unique talents

  • Map strengths to 16 Career Clusters

  • Build foundations in executive functioning, SEL, and early career exploration

Grade 10 — Plan Your Path

  • Future-Ready Pathways (Sophomore Seminar): Self-Discovery, Career Exploration, Workplace Readiness, Future Planning

  • In-depth career research & informational interviews

  • Résumé, cover letter, and mock interview practice

  • ACT WorkKeys → National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)

  • Personalized Postsecondary Plan

Grades 11–12 — Build Your Professional Brand

  • Explore Industry Insights: Engage with specialized courses and collaborate through industry partnerships

  • Apply Knowledge Practically: Participate in projects, receive mentorship, and tackle real-world challenges

  • Gain Workplace Experience: Pursue internships, job shadowing, and hands-on field opportunities

Future-Ready Graduates

  • Nationally recognized credential (NCRC) that validates students' skills

  • Professional digital portfolio designed to impress colleges and employers

  • Verifiable digital badges showcasing students' specific competencies

  • Practical, real-world experience gained through internships and projects

  • A well-defined plan coupled with the confidence to achieve their goals

  • Every student at Brockport will graduate ready for the future, armed with demonstrable skills and a strong professional brand, along with a well-defined pathway to higher education, career opportunities, or military service.

     

    • Grade 9: Students uncover their strengths and talents.

    • Grade 10: Students strategize their academic and career paths.

    • Grades 11–12: Students develop and showcase their personal brand.

    • Graduation: Students earn their capstone credential and prepare for the future.

  • Grade 9 — Discover Your Strengths

    • CliftonStrengths Assessment to identify unique talents

    • Map strengths to 16 Career Clusters

    • Build foundations in executive functioning, SEL, and early career exploration

    Grade 10 — Plan Your Path

    • Future-Ready Pathways (Sophomore Seminar): Self-Discovery, Career Exploration, Workplace Readiness, Future Planning

    • In-depth career research & informational interviews

    • Résumé, cover letter, and mock interview practice

    • ACT WorkKeys → National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)

    • Personalized Postsecondary Plan

    Grades 11–12 — Build Your Professional Brand

    • Explore Industry Insights: Engage with specialized courses and collaborate through industry partnerships

    • Apply Knowledge Practically: Participate in projects, receive mentorship, and tackle real-world challenges

    • Gain Workplace Experience: Pursue internships, job shadowing, and hands-on field opportunities

  • Future-Ready Graduates

    • Nationally recognized credential (NCRC) that validates students' skills

    • Professional digital portfolio designed to impress colleges and employers

    • Verifiable digital badges showcasing students' specific competencies

    • Practical, real-world experience gained through internships and projects

    • A well-defined plan coupled with the confidence to achieve their goals

In Brockport, Career Clusters serve as a structured pathway, empowering students to meet graduation requirements through relevant career-focused learning experiences. Watch the introduction videos below to learn more about BCSD Portraits with Purpose.

Framework

View Framework

BCSD Credentialing Framework: Operational Overview

Discover Phase

Deepen Phase

Transform Phase

NYSED Graduation Measurements

Portrait of a Graduate

Career Connected Learning

Evidence & Credentials

Educator Alignment and Implementation Supports

Educators play a central role in bringing the framework to life.  The district provides shared rubrics, calibration protocols, and professional learning to ensure consistent application of the PoG  and CCL competencies across classrooms and grade levels. Teachers guide students in identifying evidence of learning, curating portfolios, and preparing for public presentations of their growth.  Badging will be managed through Accredible.

Looking Ahead: Sustaining and Scaling the Framework

The Brockport Credentialing Framework represents an evolving system of learning that values curiosity, perseverance, and real-world application. Future work includes expanding industry partnerships, integrating digital badging across all grade levels, and strengthening data systems to track student progress and outcomes.  As the framework matures, it will continue to align with NYSED’s Graduation Measures and serve as a model for how students can demonstrate readiness for life after high school - through evidence, reflection, and purpose.  

BCSD Vision of a Graduate 2025

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