During a career pathway review, SREB staff, teams of educators,
and business and industry partners come together to gather data
and understand the results.
The teams analyze student achievement, demographic and workforce
data. They hear from key stakeholders in interviews and
focus group discussions. SREB conducts classroom observations and
reviews classroom plans and assessments.
For career and technical education programs, states, districts
and schools can use SREB reviews to complete comprehensive local
needs assessments and meet Perkins V requirements.
SREB’s career pathway reviews help states, districts or schools
understand whether their career pathways and CTE programs:
- align with labor market needs
- prepare students for postsecondary programs
- offer challenging, non-duplicative sequences of career
pathway courses in secondary, postsecondary and workplace
settings
- lead to the attainment of a credential of value by age 25
- feature intellectually demanding, authentic assignments in
every course
- develop teachers’ capacity through ongoing professional
development
SREB recommends that states, districts or schools follow career
pathway reviews with a career pathway leadership
workshop or site
development workshop. SREB can also work with states and
districts to use review results to develop career pathways that
create pipelines to high-skill, high-wage jobs in high-demand
fields.
