College and Career Readiness
Staff at Richard E. Middle School is dedicated to creating greater access to college and informed decisions regarding career choices by providing a variety of activities, information, resources, and personal assistance to help students achieve their college goals and career dreams.
October – College Awareness Month
Students explore the following topics:
- A-G requirements
- Graduation Requirements
- Types of Degrees
- Types of Institutions
- College Money
- Virtual College Tours
March -- Career Exploration Month
- Career Exploration in Homerooms
- Career College Door Decorating Contest
- Career Scavenger Hunt (Sponsor-CJSF)
College Presentation Available Here
College and Career Planning Resources
| https://campustours.com Virtual College Tours |
https://www.bls.gov/ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| https://www.californiacolleges.edu/#/ California Colleges |
https://www.careeronestop.org Assessments, career information and videos by the Department of Labor |
| https://www.laccd.edu/About/Pages/Our-Colleges.aspx Los Angeles Community Colleges |
http://www.educationplanner.org Assessments, career planning, cluster and career search |
| https://www2.calstate.edu/attend/campuse Learn about the California State University (CSU) system and apply for admission. The CSU system has 23 campuses throughout the state of California. |
https://www.cacareerzone.org/ CA Career Zone is a website for student career exploration with online personality, values and interest assessments, descriptions and videos of many occupations, and California specific information regarding job outlook, salary, and education. |
| https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu Learn about the University of California (UC) system, including how to meet admissions requirements for each of the nine campuses offering admission to college freshmen. |
www.roadtripnation.com Road Trip Nation is a TV show and website produced by PBS, designed to help students explore careers through video-based information interviews across the world. |
| http://blogs.calstate.edu/college CSU: How to Get to College |
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/?navid=bf-cp Career search and information by The College Board |
| https://www.collegeboard.org/ Explore and plan for college. Get information on the SAT, PSAT, and AP exams. Take practice tests and view the SAT question of the day. |
https://www.mynextmove.org Interest inventories & career search by Department of Labor https://www.miproximopaso.org Interest inventories & career search by Department of Labor/Spanish |
| https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act.html Get Information on how to apply for the ACT and how to access ACT scores. Take a practice test |
http://explorehealthcareer.org Explore Health Careers is a website for students, parents and educators designed to provide information and news on a variety of health careers. |
| https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/15153 LAUSD: Supporting College and Career Readiness |
http://www.agclassroom.org Ag Classroom Teen Scene allows students to explore careers in agriculture and learn about agriculture. |
Information regarding taking external courses not offered by the District:
Important Information regarding permission to take external courses not offered through the District
Students wanting to enroll in external courses not offered through the District must obtain written permission from the Assistant Principal/School Counselor before enrolling. Grades and credits earned at outside institutions without prior approval will not be accepted. Students and parents need to discuss the request with the student's counselor before enrolling in other institutions. Our District offers a variety of summer school and enrichment opportunities that may fulfill your academic goals. Your counselor can help determine if a course aligns with your needs and guide you through the best course options, both within our school and externally, if needed. For questions or to initiate the approval process, please contact your child's counselor or Assistant Principal of Secondary Counseling Services.