The Montville School district has been selected as the Region G
School-to-Career demonstration site, and has received $370,000 in
grant money over a four-year period to implement this initiative.
Montville was selected for this honor because it had the most fully
developed school-to-career program in the region.
The Montville School-to-Career System is a partnership where
employers, educators, students, parents, and the community work
together to effectively prepare students for the global marketplace
and higher education. It is designed for all students beginning in
elementary school and continuing into post secondary education and
training. Through this system students will have the opportunity to
connect the learning that takes place within the school walls to the
needs and demands both in higher education and to the full range of
careers offered by the Connecticut economy.
The system includes three core elements:
School based learning -- classroom instruction based on high academic
and occupational skills standards.
Work based learning -- work experience, structured training, and
mentoring at job sites.
Connecting activities -- activities that develop courses that
integrate classroom and on the job instruction, match students with
participating employers, train job site mentors, and build and
maintain bridges between work and school.
Successful completion of the school-to career program results in the
attainment of the Connecticut Career Certificate. A Certificate of
Initial Mastery may be attained at the end of high school, while a
Certificate of Advanced Mastery may be earned during the post
secondary experience. Each certificate is designed to be a portable
credential attesting mastery of academic, employability, and
technical skills in one of eight career clusters. Each cluster
represents a range of occupations sharing a set of skills and
knowledge. The eight career clusters are:
Arts and Media
Business and Finance
Construction: Technologies and Design
Environmental, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
Government, Education, and Human Services
Health and Biosciences
Retail, Tourism, Recreation, and Entrepreneurship
Technologies: Manufacturing, Communications, and Repair