Cleveland Schools Career Fields Program

Cleveland Schools Aims to Help Students Preparecareer path that is grounded in their personal skills
for Life After High Schooland interests, and put together an educational plan
All Cleveland Schools high schools have developedin high school that will help them achieve their
the Career Fields path of study to help studentsdream of a successful career.
choose and succeed in higher education, work,The Six Career Pathways in the Cleveland
and life after high school. The Career Fields placesSchools Career Fields Program
occupations into paths that share common skills.The Arts and Communications Career Field
This allows teachers and students to combinefocuses on those careers that pertain to the arts
educational study with more technical instruction.in some way. Such job opportunities in the path
The six career paths chosen by Cleveland Schoolsinclude: vocal & instrumental music; visual and
are: Arts and Communications, Business andmedia arts; theater and film; journalism and
Management & Information Technology,literature; mass media, TV/radio and broadcasting;
Environmental and Agricultural Systems, Healthadvertising, public relations, graphic design, printing
Services, Human Resources/ Services, andpublishing, telecommunications and technical writing.
Industrial and Engineering Systems. Following anThe Business, Management & Information
educational path allows students to plan for aTechnology Field pathway provides training in high
career after high school or a two-year technicalskilled world of business, management and
or associate degree, or a four-year collegeadministration as well as marketing, finance
degree. Cleveland Schools' Career Fields providesaccounting, and data processing. Students who
the elective courses, in addition to the corefollow this path usually have a strong background
requirements that will prepare them for thein math, science and technical skills.
career of their choice.The Environmental and Agricultural Systems
Each Career Field is a part of a Career PathwayCareer Field trains students for opportunities in
Certificate Programs, the only difference betweenagriculture, the environment and natural resources.
these and the regular high school curriculum is thatIt includes agricultural science, earth sciences,
Career Pathway students may enter theenvironmental sciences as well as service,
workforce immediately after graduation from highresearch, education and production. Some careers
school. When entering the ninth grade in theto consider are agriculture, earth sciences,
Cleveland Schools students can choose to enterenvironmental studies, fisheries management,
the Individual Career Plan. This allows students inanimal care, forestry, lawn care, plant care, floral
the Cleveland Schools to have a greaterwork, horticulture, and wildlife management.
understanding of who they are, have a potential