ISP Basics
What does ISP stand for?
Individual Success Plan
What is a career cluster?
A group of careers with related skills and knowledge.
What is an elective course?
A course students may choose based on interests and school options.
What is an academic goal?
Something a student plan to accomplish in school
What is a career?
Work someone prepared for and may pursue overtime.
What is the main purpose of an ISP?
To organize educational and career goals.
Which career cluster includes teachers?
Education.
What are graduation requirements?
Courses and other requirements students must complete to earn a diploma.
Is improving your math grade this semester a short-term or long term goal?
Short term goal
What are skills?
Abilities used to perform tasks
Name two components of an ISP.
Career interests, academic goals, strengths, course plans, or post secondary goals.
Which cluster includes nurses and other health professionals?
Healthcare & Human Services.
Name one high school subject useful for someone interested in engineering.
Mathematics or physics
What does post secondary education mean?
Education or training after high school
What is a career pathway?
A sequence of education, training, and experiences preparing someone for a career.
Why should students update their ISP as they grow?
Their interests, skills, career goals, may change.
Which career cluster includes software developers and Cyber security specialists?
Digital Technology
Why should students consider career interests when selecting course?
To build knowledge and skills that support their future goals.
Name one possible pathway after high school.
Community college, university, apprenticeship, technical training or other career training
What is a Carnegie Unit?
A unit of high school course credit.
A student changes their career goal from nurse to engineer. What should they review in their ISP?
Their career cluster, high school course interests, education plans, and goals.
A student enjoys designing buildings and planning construction projects. Name one relevant cluster.
Construction or Art, Entertainment& Design, depending on the career.
A student wants to become a veterinarian. Name two helpful high school subjects.
Biology and chemistry
Jordan wants to be a teacher. Name a short term academic goal and long term career goal.
Improve reading or communication skills this semester, complete teacher preparation and become a teacher.
What is the difference between a short- term goal and a long term goal?