A commitment to provide all students with the necessary skills to thrive as 21st century learners, workers, and citizens.
Policies and Regulations
School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 6-70
INSTRUCTION
Career Education
- Definition
Career education is the totality of experiences infused into the division's curriculum (K-12) through which students learn about work as a part of their way of life, and through which they relate work values to other life roles and choices.
- Objectives
- To assist students in developing workplace readiness skills that is transferable to the workplace.
- To include career awareness activities to all elementary classrooms.
- To improve the relevance of the middle and high school curricula to career planning.
- To develop effective career resource materials.
- To assist students in developing workplace readiness skills that is transferable to the workplace.
- Implementation
The Superintendent shall designate a member of the licensed staff to coordinate the career education program.
Legal References:
Code of Va., § 22.1-227.01, as amended, Career and technical education defined.
Code of Va., § 22.1-237, as amended, Academic credit.
Code of Va., § 22.1-253.13:1, as amended, Standard 1. Instructional programs supporting the Standards of Learning and other educational objectives .
Adopted by School Board: July 13, 1993 (Effective August 14, 1993)
Amended by School Board: June 6, 2006