Making career connections
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Elizabeth School District’s effort to promote homegrown talent spans from kindergarten through graduation.
The Homegrown Talent Initiative is a partnership between the school district and business community aimed at improving career-connected learning so students have a clearer picture of what’s possible for them after graduation, whether they want to go to college or begin a career in the local job market right away.
Profile of a Graduate
Core to HTI is the Profile of a Graduate, which says the school district will, from kindergarten through graduation, provide opportunities for students to develop seven characteristics that will help them thrive at any stage of life – well beyond their time in school.
The seven competencies on which the district is focused are also ways to describe each graduate:
- Leader.
- Empathetic and collaborative.
- Adaptable and resilient.
- Effective communicator.
- Independent learner.
- Academically prepared.
- Entrepreneurial.
From elementary school through high school, there are different ways those characteristics are taught and encouraged, in age-relevant ways.
