Career Exploration and Career Preparation Standards are to be implemented in the school year 2007-2008. 

Career Exploration Grades 7 through 9

Students will explore careers and attain academic and technical skills in the following foundational areas:

• Sixteen Career Clusters/Six Career Pathways
• Four to six year career plan
• Academic foundations
• Communications
• Problem solving and critical thinking
• Information technology
• Organizational systems
• Safety, health and environment
• Leadership and teamwork
• Ethics and legal responsibilities
• Employability and career development
• Technical foundations

Career Preparation Grades 10 through 12

Students will have an opportunity to prepare for careers by:

• Enrolling in CTE programs reflecting current labor market projections in Arizona
• Achieving academic standards including reading, writing, math, and science embedded in CTE programs
• Attaining industry-validated standards
• Completing technical assessment options identified for CTE programs
• Enrolling in CTE programs with currricular flow articulation to postsecondary education