Class of 2026-2028 Career Ready Activities
To help ensure that all students in Pennsylvania are on track for meaningful postsecondary engagement and success, the PA Department of Education has included a measure of students’ career exploration, preparation, and readiness as part of Pennsylvania’s state and federal accountability system through the Future Ready PA Index and under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
13.1 Career Awareness and Prep
Game Plan Survey
AchieveWorks Learning & Productivity Assessment
Career Interest Profiler
Achieveworks Personality
Adding Potential Career Clusters
Take PSAT/SAT/ACT
Take ASVAB
*Career Exploration Project (11th grade)
13.2 Career Acquisition
Career Ready Activity
*Create Resume
Career Comparisons Survey
13.3 Career Retention & Advancement
Career Ready Activity
*Workplace Attitudes/Habit
13.4 Entrepreneurship
Career Ready Activity
*Business Plan Survey
By the end of 11th grade, students need to have a total of 8 career ready activities completed. There are 4 required activities, which are noted with an * in the chart above. Students can then select 4 other activities to complete. Students will complete most of these activities with the school counselors in various completion sessions throughout 9th and 10th grade. Students will complete the career exploration project during their junior year.