FCPS Work-Based Learning:Preparing Students to be College and Career Ready

Fairfax County Public Schools: Fact Sheet• 196 schools and centers• 48 alternative programs and

learning center• 10th largest school system in the US;

Projected to serve 188,545 students • Enrollment has grown more than

22,000 students over the last 8 years

• Over 25% of students receive free/reduced price meals

College and Career Readiness in FCPS: Overview• Portrait of a Graduate and Strategic Plan

– Ignite: Student Success, Caring Culture, Premiere Workforce, Resource Stewardship

• Comprehensive School Counseling Programs– Career Centers / Career Counseling– Academic Habits

• Executive Functioning• Persistence• Help-Seeking• Progress Monitoring• Self Efficacy

• Student Learning Plan

• College Success Programs

Portrait of a Graduate

College and Career Readiness in FCPS: Programs, Opportunities and Practice

• Work-based learning:– Internships– Job Shadows– Resume Workshops– Career & Technical Student Organizations– Industry Partnerships

• Workplace Readiness competencies in all CTE classes

• Career & Transition Services for students with disabilities

Work-Based Learning promotes Student Engagement & Student Success