Career and Postsecondary Readiness for Career-Technical Planning District Report Cards

Whether training in a technical field or preparing for work or college, the Career and Postsecondary Readiness Component (previously known as the Prepared for Success component) looks at how well prepared Ohio’s students are for future opportunities. Preparation comes in many forms, and the report card takes this into account with two options that count toward the Career and Postsecondary Readiness Component. 

How is the grade determined?

Students have two options to earn full credit on this measure, which is 1 point, along with opportunities to earn bonus points. 

Under Option 1, students may earn one of the Career and Postsecondary Readiness elements for full credit, plus the option for bonus points from a list of work-based and service-learning experiences. 

Earning full credit plus the opportunity for bonus points under Option 2 can happen when students earn a combination of Emerging Readiness elements, such as advanced coursework and work-based service-learning opportunities. 

Why is this important?

  • Graduation is not enough. Students must be prepared for further education or work after high school.
  • Whether training in a technical field or preparing for work or college, these indicators measure preparedness.

Questions to ask

  • Are those moving on to college able to do college-level work immediately?
  • How do we inform parents and encourage students to get involved in these opportunities
  • How prepared are our students to get good jobs at area businesses?

Measured Elements

Option 1

Option 2

CAREER AND POSTSECONDARY READINESS
(1.0) 

WORK-BASED AND SERVICE LEARNING (0.33) 

CAREER-TECH AND ADVANCED COURSEWORK (0.33) 

WORK-BASED AND SERVICE LEARNING (0.33) 
  • Remediation free (ACT/SAT)
  • Honors diploma
  • 12 pt. industry credentials
  • Military readiness 
  • Internships
  • Apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships
  • Service learning
  • Other work-based learning
  • OhioMeansJobs-Readiness Seal 
  • Advanced Placement (AP) assessment
  • International Baccalaureate (IB) assessment
  • Career-Technical Assurance Guide; career-technical education technical assessments
  • Credentials (less than 12 pts.)
  • College Credit Plus, dual enrollment
  • Four career-technical education courses in a pathway
  • Career-technical student organization leadership and/or state competition participation 
  • Internships
  • Apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships
  • Service learning
  • Other work-based learning
  • OhioMeansJobs-Readiness Seal 


Data elements will be added to this calculation a rolling basis as the data become available. Some items have not been collected by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce and, therefore, cannot be included until reporting, collection, and threshold business rules are established. Data elements will be added each year as they become available.
 
For the 2020 Report Card, the following elements listed above will not be included in this component:

  • Military readiness (i.e. ASVAB)
  • CTSO state competition participation
  • Service learning

Last Modified: 11/8/2023 10:47:06 AM