California meeting the challenges of the 21st Century
School-to-Career Education
The future is here!
Modesto City Schools
School-to-Career
The State Goal
California’s goal in 2000: Build on existing endeavors
and strengthen connections among the complementary
facets of career preparation.
The Plan• Expand vocational and technical training programs
• Evaluate skills needed by workers in the new economy
• Integrate technological advances of industry in vocational and technical
programs
• Identify fifteen (15) sectors of the highest-employing or potentially highestemploying industry groups within California, based on the following criteria:
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Each sector have an identifiable industry connection within the sector
Offers at least 100 individual job titles
Has a core content of at least 7 standards
Offers high employment opportunity
Has a high growth potential
Provides for work-based learning opportunities
Fifteen sectors selected by the state:
•(Sector 1)
Agriculture and Natural Resources
•(Sector 9)
Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation
•(Sector 2)
Arts, Media and Entertainment
•(Sector 10)
Information Technology
•(Sector 3)
Building Trades and Construction
•(Sector 11)
Manufacturing and Product Development
•(Sector 4)
Business and Finance
•(Sector 12)
Public and Private Education Services
•(Sector 5)
Energy and Utilities
•(Sector 13)
Public Services
•(Sector 6)
Engineering
•(Sector 14)
Retail and Wholesale Trade
•(Sector 7)
Fashion and design
•(Sector 15)
Transportation
•(Sector 8)
Health Services
Modesto City Schools (MCS)
School-to-Career (STC) Education
Our imagination
is the only limit to
what we can hope
to have in the
future.
-Charles Kettering-
STC offers courses through Pathways,
specialized programs, career
education and Regional Occupational
Programs (ROP).
Courses are designed to increase
employability skills for high school students
and adults. Students acquire the following
information and skills:
career development
communications
critical thinking and
problem solving
employability skills
ethical and legal practices
hands-on training
interpersonal skills
job shadowing
leadership and
teamwork
safety and health issues
systems
technology literacy
These courses are designed to provide high school
students and adults the skills and personal
qualities needed to succeed in a career. Courses
reinforce the basic academic core:
 Reading
 Verbal Communication
 Writing
 Problem Solving
 Computation
 Critical Thinking
At the completion of their program students are
required to meet the five competencies as identified
by the Secretary’s Commission on Achieving
Necessary Skills (SCANS):
 Resources- Allocating time, money, materials, space, staff
 Interpersonal Skills- Teamwork, teaching others, serving customers, leading,
negotiating and working well with people from culturally diverse backgrounds
 Information- Acquiring and evaluating data, organizing and maintaining files,
interpreting, communicating and using computers to process information
 Systems- Understanding social, organizational and technological systems,
monitoring and correcting performance, and designing or improving systems
 Technology- Selecting equipment and tools, applying technology to specific tasks,
and maintaining and troubleshooting technologies
The programs offered through Modesto
City Schools School-to-Career Education
that impact these fifteen (15) sectors are:
(Sector 1) Agriculture and Natural
Resources
Plant and Animal Science Technology Pathway,
Beyer High School
Agriculture Technology Pathway
Davis High School
Agriculture Landscaping/Horticulture Pathway and
Landscape Design/Maintenance (ROP), Downey High
School
Veterinary Science Pathway
James C. Enochs High School
Agriculture Business Pathway,
Johansen High School
Agriculture Mechanics Pathway, Ag Welding (ROP),
Modesto High School
Horticulture and the Environment, (ROP) all high schools
(Sector 2) Arts, Media and Entertainment
Multimedia Program
(ROP), Downey High School
Graphic Design
James C. Enochs High School
Entertainment
Technology Training
Pathway,
Modesto High School
(Sector 3) Building Trades and Construction
Carpentry (ROP),
all high schools
Construction Technology 14 (ROP), Electrical Trades
Technology (ROP),
Downey High School
Sheet Metal Fabrication
(ROP), Johansen High School
Theatre
Stagecraft/Carpentry
(ROP), Modesto High School
(Sector 4) Business and Finance
Business Entrepreneurship Pathway,
Beyer High School
Launch Your Own Business,
Employment Opportunities, Small Business
Management/Entrepreneurship,
Computer Programming 1 and II, Fashion Merchandising,
Office Occupations, Adv. Retail Sales and Retail Supervisor, ROP
(Sector 5) Energy and Utilities
Electronics Program,
Modesto High School
(Sector 6) Engineering
Industrial Technology and Engineering Academy, Johansen High School
(Sector 7) Fashion and Design
Advanced Fashion and Home Merchandising/Design, ROP
(Sector 8) Health Services
Health Academy,
Ancillary Hospital/Health
Service Occupations,
Hospital/Health Service
Occupations (ROP),
Davis High School
Medical Office
Occupations, 1-2, 3-4, (ROP)
Downey High School
Nurse Assistant
Precertification, ROP
(Sector 9) Hospitality, Tourism
and Recreation
Food Service and Hospitality Program
and Summer Food Service Program,
Food Service 1-4 (ROP), Beyer High School
Graphics
Communication,
Graphic Arts Lab
and
Multimedia (ROP),
Downey High School
Graphic Design
James C. Enochs High School
(Sector 10) Information Technology
(Sector 11) Manufacturing and Product Development
Industrial Technology Metal, Beyer High School
Wood Shop, Modesto and Johansen High School
Public and Private
Education Services
(Sector 12)
Education and Child
Development Academy,
Johansen High School
Early Childhood Education
and Elementary Education,
ROP
(Sector 13) Public Services
Health Academy, Davis High School
Medical Office Occupations 1-4, Downey High School
Public Safety Academy, Davis High School
Introduction to Fire Protection, ROP Center and Regional
Fire Training Center
Forensics and Biotechnology
James C. Enochs High School
(Sector 14)
Retail and
Wholesale Trade
Business Entrepreneurship
Pathway, Beyer High School
Employment Opportunities, Launch Your
Own Business, Adv. Retail Sales, Retail
Supervisor, Advanced Fashion and Home
Merchandising/Design, Fashion
Merchandising, ROP
(Sector 15) Transportation
Auto, Beyer, Davis, Downey and Modesto
2+2 Partners in Articulation for
Vocational Education
The 2+2 Program is a unique partnership between
MCS and Modesto Junior College (MJC). By
articulating high school courses and college courses,
students are able to earn college credit while taking
their high school course. Guidelines for
participating:
Students must apply to participate
Must pass the course with a “B” grade or better
Meet any other requirements as per the contract, such as
completing one year of the subject at the college level
Career Awareness at the
Elementary and Junior High Schools
Each year MCS elementary schools hold career fairs
for their students inviting local businesses and
organizations.
School-to-Career Education also hosts an all day
district wide School-to-Career Exposition. This
exposition includes:
Approximately 75 businesses representing the areas of:
 Agriculture
 Business
 Consumer Home Economics
 Health
 Industrial Technology
 Public and Human Services
• Businesses provide hands-on activities and
demonstrate the knowledge, skills and education
needed to acquire a position in the field
represented
• High school pathways and colleges
Career Explorers
In the past twenty-two (22) years Modesto City
Schools School-to-Career has participated in
the Stanislaus County Occupational Olympics
hosted by the Stanislaus County Office of
Education.
This event is open to all high schools and is the
largest educational event in the county.
The purpose of the event is to
promote academic and
occupational understanding in
various career areas and
recognize students who excel in
mastery of skills and knowledge
necessary for success within a
given career.
Competitive events include standards and SCANSbased competitions and conclude with individual
awards. There are 25 competitive events:
Accounting 1
Hairstyling
Advertising Graphics
Introduction to Business Applications
Agricultural Equipment Technology
Job Seeking Skills
Architectural Drafting
Machine Tool Operation
Automotive Technology
Marketing Mathematics
Basic Electronics Technology
Mechanical Drafting
Carpentry
Menu Planning/Table
Child Development
Portfolio
Criminal Justice
Retail Selling
Desktop Publishing
Small Engine Technology
Fashion Design
Floriculture
Total Quality Management
General Marketing
Welding
The career exposition includes approximately 75
businesses which provide live demonstrations,
hands-on activities and product samples for the
students. Businesses are recruited from the
following areas:
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Agriculture
Business
Home Economics
Industrial Technology/Engineering
Arts, Media and Entertainment
Health
Modesto City Schools School-to-Career is
committed to provide a successful program that
promises to upgrade front line workers, improve
the productive capacity of entry-level workers, and
provide quality education for all students.
“Preparing for Workforce Excellence”