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In-House Work-Based Learning at Fulton High School

Case Study: Fulton High School’s innovative in‑house work‑based learning model gives students hands‑on experience managing their school’s own event venue—where culinary, business, industrial arts, and media classes collaborate to run the Central Bank Steamer Suite rental space, offering career‑focused skills development in a real-world setting

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Greater Peoria CareerSpark’s Approach to Hands-on Career Exploration

This case study explores how the CareerSpark career exploration model fosters helps students visualize potential career paths and gain insights into regional industries, and facilitates active collaboration between employers, schools, and community-based organizations to navigate recruitment and logistics for the event.

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Transitional Math Resources

Recordings of professional learning sessions for administrators, teachers and counselors to help prepare for implementation of transitional math and state portability submission.

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Transitional English Resources

Access resources created or vetted by the Statewide Advisory Group that align with the Statewide Course Parameters, Competencies, and Policies document to support new and established Transitional English courses to meet the requirements to apply for statewide portability.

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PWR Act

EdSystems staff and their partners led a multi-year process to develop and enact the PWR Act in close collaboration with a broad range of education and workforce stakeholders.

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I-WIN Resources

Explore resources to support innovative and equitable work-based learning opportunities, including a statewide resource bank of team-based challenges.

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College and Career Pathway Endorsements

Education Systems Center worked with public and private stakeholders to define key competencies for the College and Career Pathway Endorsements and is now working with community networks to support implementation of endorsement systems in line with the PWR Act.

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Career Development Experience Toolkit

Released in 2019, the Career Development Experience Toolkit adheres to the framework of the PWR Act for College and Career Pathway Endorsements. These materials serve any organization that seeks to provide rigorous work-based learning opportunities to youth.

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