Crews Middle School
CAREERS COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE ................... Career Education
TEACHER ............................ Suzanne McDaniel
Email Address
Teacher Web Page
Teacher Support
TERM 1 SEMESTER
ROOM #. .
. . . . (Community B 1.193)
suzanne_mcdaniel@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
crews.org  curriculum  connections  careers
Help session or tutoring is available as needed per grade level. Student will need to procure a pass from the
teacher in their agenda book.
COURSE DESCRIPTION The Career Exploration Program in GCPS Middle Schools covers the approved GPS/AKS standards and
creates an awareness, discovery, and management of a variety of career pathways that the students can transition into
as they graduate from their local schools in the GCPS system.
COURSE CURRICULUM CONTENT
The entire list of Academic, Knowledge and Skills (AKS) and Indicators for each of the following curriculum strands in this course can be accessed
through the district web address at www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us
AKS STRANDS
Identify Positive Interpersonal Skills
UNITS/TOPICS
6th Grade – Career Awareness
Investigate the Importance of Management Skills
7th Grade – Career Discovery
Identify Employability and Educational Goals
8th Grade – Career Management
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES AND DONATION REQUESTS
Published Materials
Instructional Supplies
Career Exploratory Resources from Department of Labor
Thomson Learning, Investigating Your Career 2004
Financial Literacy for Teens, Chad Foster (2010)
www.careercruising.com *Teacher will assign username/password
Paper, Pencil/Pen
Glue stick
EVALUATION AND GRADING
Assignments
Grade Weights
Classwork
Final
Summative
40%
10%
50%
Grading Scale
A:90 and above
B:80 – 89
C:74 – 79
D:70 – 73
F:69 or below
MANAGEMENT PLAN
1st offense – teacher warning
2nd offense – teacher modifies student’s
behavior (e.g., increases proximity, changes
seating assignment, assigns brief timeout).
3rd offense – teacher assigns silent lunch
(with parent contact)
4th offense – teacher assigns 45 minute
detention (with parent contact)
5th offense – teacher refers student to the
administration (with parent contact)
Silent lunch may also be given when students
fail to turn in assignments, bring in signed
papers, etc. Some actions may result in an
automatic referral to the administration.
Examples of these actions include fighting,
vandalism, and stealing. Please refer to the
Alton C. Crews student handbook.
PARENT HELP NEEDED
Since I do not have a homeroom I always need:
Boxes of tissue
Reams of copy paper
Lysol Wipes
Paper towels
Purell
Additional Requirements/Resources
Calling all parents! We’d like to know what your work-world looks like
and how you got there. Would you like to be our classroom guest? Your
experiences are an important part of the careers curriculum. Please fill out
and return the attached form. We’d love to hear your story!!
Technical Education-Business Essentials