The College, Career & Community Readiness Expectations Guide provides a suggested continuum of grade-level benchmarks or outcomes to help prepare middle, high school, and college students for life success. This resource tool identifies the competencies needed for each of the benchmarks to assist educators, practitioners, and community members in the field to collaboratively work together to intentionally support our local students to be college, career, and community ready.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
8
Competencies:
* Students will understand the types of available resources and engage in opportunities that best prepare them for a post-secondary degree and/or credentials.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
8
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
8
Competencies:
* Students will acquire and implement practical knowledge, learning skills, and cognitive strategies to enable successful transitions from high school to post-secondary programs.
Resources:
- College Board — Interactive College Comparison Sheet
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
8
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Resources:
- Middle School College Prep Checklist
- FAFSA Glossary — Terms
- Hawaii P-20 FAFSA Student & Family Booklet
- College Board FAFSA Resources
- FAFSA Toolkit Resources
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
8
Competencies:
* Students will understand the types of available resources and engage in opportunities that best prepare them for a post-secondary degree and/or credentials., * Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials., * Students will acquire and implement practical knowledge, learning skills, and cognitive strategies to enable successful transitions from high school to post-secondary programs.
Resources:
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
8
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions.
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
8
Competencies:
* Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer Pathways
- Career One Stop
- Hawaii DOE CTE Pathways
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
- College Board — Career Finder
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
8
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions.
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
8
Competencies:
* Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer — Skills Mapping
- Leeward CC — Career Coach
- ASVAB Career Interest Tests
- Career One Stop
- P-20 WBL Continuum & Resources
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
8
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
9
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer — College Pathways
- Hawaii DOE CTE Pathways
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
- College Board Planning — Major & Career Planning
- ACT College Planning Resources
- ASVAB Interests and Aptitude Tests
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
9
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials., * Students will acquire and implement practical knowledge, learning skills, and cognitive strategies to enable successful transitions from high school to post-secondary programs.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
9
Competencies:
* Students will understand the types of available resources and engage in opportunities that best prepare them for a post-secondary degree and/or credentials.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
8
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Resources:
- 55 by 25 FAFSA Resource List
- Hawaii P-20 FAFSA Student & Family Booklet
- College Board FAFSA Resources
- FAFSA Glossary — Terms
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
9
Competencies:
* Students will understand the types of available resources and engage in opportunities that best prepare them for a post-secondary degree and/or credentials., * Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials., * Students will acquire and implement practical knowledge, learning skills, and cognitive strategies to enable successful transitions from high school to post-secondary programs.
Resources:
- Hawaii DOE Personal Transition Plan Regulations
- Hawaii Career Explorer — High School Pathway Courses
- Hawaii Career Explorer — Student Assessments
- College Board Planning
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
9
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions.
Resources:
- CTE Alignment Sheets
- UH CAREER EXPLORER
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
9
Competencies:
* Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer Pathways
- Leeward CC — Career Coach
- ASVAB Career Interest Tests
- Career One Stop
- Hawaii DOE CTE Pathways
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
9
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions.
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
9
Competencies:
* Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer — Skills Mapping
- Leeward CC — Career Coach
- ASVAB Career Interest Tests
- Career One Stop
- P-20 WBL Continuum & Resources
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
9
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
10
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer — College Pathways
- College Board Planning — Major & Career Planning
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
- College Board Career Finder
- ACT College Planning Resources
- ASVAB Interests and Aptitude Tests
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
10
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials., * Students will acquire and implement practical knowledge, learning skills, and cognitive strategies to enable successful transitions from high school to post-secondary programs.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
10
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Resources:
- College Board — College Applications 101
- College Board — Interactive College Comparison List
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
- Hawaii Career Explorer — High School Pathway Courses
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
10
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Resources:
- 55 by 25 FAFSA Resource List
- College Board FAFSA Resources
- Hawaii P-20 FAFSA Student & Family Booklet
- FAFSA Glossary — Terms
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
10
Competencies:
* Students will understand the types of available resources and engage in opportunities that best prepare them for a post-secondary degree and/or credentials., * Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials., * Students will acquire and implement practical knowledge, learning skills, and cognitive strategies to enable successful transitions from high school to post-secondary programs.
Resources:
- Hawaii DOE Personal Transition Plan Regulations
- Hawaii Career Explorer — High School Pathway Courses
- Hawaii Career Explorer — Student Assessments
- College Board Planning
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
10
Competencies:
* Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer Pathways
- Hawaii is Hiring
- ASVAB Career Interest Tests
- Career One Stop
- Hawaii DOE CTE Pathways
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
10
Competencies:
* Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer Pathways
- Leeward CC — Career Coach
- Career One Stop
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
- College Board — Career Finder
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
10
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions.
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
10
Competencies:
* Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer — Skills Mapping
- Internship Search
- Leeward CC — Career Coach
- ASVAB Career Interest Tests
- Career One Stop
- P-20 WBL Continuum & Resources
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
10
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
11
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
11
Competencies:
* Students will understand the types of available resources and engage in opportunities that best prepare them for a post-secondary degree and/or credentials., * Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials., * Students will acquire and implement practical knowledge, learning skills, and cognitive strategies to enable successful transitions from high school to post-secondary programs.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
11
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Resources:
- College Board — College Applications 101
- College Board — Interactive College Comparison List
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
- Hawaii Career Explorer — High School Pathway Courses
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
11
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Resources:
- FAFSA4caster
- Hawaii P-20 FAFSA Student & Family Booklet
- College Board FAFSA Resources
- Financial Aid Toolkit
- 55 by 25 FAFSA Resource List
- FAFSA Glossary — Terms
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
11
Competencies:
* Students will understand the types of available resources and engage in opportunities that best prepare them for a post-secondary degree and/or credentials., * Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials., * Students will acquire and implement practical knowledge, learning skills, and cognitive strategies to enable successful transitions from high school to post-secondary programs.
Resources:
- Hawaii DOE Personal Transition Plan Regulations
- Hawaii Career Explorer — High School Pathway Courses
- Hawaii Career Explorer — Student Assessments
- College Board Planning
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
11
Competencies:
* Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer
- Chegg — Internship Search
- ASVAB Career Interest Tests
- Career One Stop
- Hawaii DOE CTE Pathways
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
11
Competencies:
* Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer Pathways
- Leeward CC — Career Coach
- Career One Stop
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
- College Board — Career Finder
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
11
Competencies:
* Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
11
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer — Skills Mapping
- Internship Search
- Leeward CC — Career Coach
- ASVAB Career Interest Tests
- Career One Stop
- P-20 WBL Continuum & Resources
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
11
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
12
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
12
Competencies:
* Students will understand the types of available resources and engage in opportunities that best prepare them for a post-secondary degree and/or credentials., * Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials., * Students will acquire and implement practical knowledge, learning skills, and cognitive strategies to enable successful transitions from high school to post-secondary programs.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
12
Competencies:
* Students will understand the types of available resources and engage in opportunities that best prepare them for a post-secondary degree and/or credentials., * Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Resources:
- College Board — College Applications 101
- College Board — Interactive College Comparison List
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
- Hawaii Career Explorer — High School Pathway Courses
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
12
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Resources:
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
12
Competencies:
* Students will understand the types of available resources and engage in opportunities that best prepare them for a post-secondary degree and/or credentials., * Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials., * Students will acquire and implement practical knowledge, learning skills, and cognitive strategies to enable successful transitions from high school to post-secondary programs.
Resources:
- Hawaii DOE Personal Transition Plan Regulations
- Hawaii Career Explorer — High School Pathway Courses
- Hawaii Career Explorer — Student Assessments
- College Board — Major & Career Planning
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
12
Competencies:
* Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions.
Resources:
- Hawaii is Hiring
- Hawaii Career Explorer — Hire Me
- Chegg — Internship Search
- ASVAB Career Interest Tests
- Career One Stop
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
12
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer Pathways
- Leeward CC — Career Coach
- ASVAB Career Interest Tests
- Career One Stop
- Hawaii DOE CTE Pathways
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
12
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions.
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
12
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer — Skills Mapping
- Internship Search
- Leeward CC — Career Coach
- ASVAB Career Interest Tests
- Career One Stop
- P-20 WBL Continuum & Resources
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
12
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
13
Competencies:
* Students will understand the types of available resources and engage in opportunities that best prepare them for a post-secondary degree and/or credentials.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
13
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
13
Competencies:
* Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials., * Students will acquire and implement practical knowledge, learning skills, and cognitive strategies to enable successful transitions from high school to post-secondary programs.
Resources:
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
13
Competencies:
* Students will understand the types of available resources and engage in opportunities that best prepare them for a post-secondary degree and/or credentials., * Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials.
Focus Area:
College Readiness
Grade Level:
13
Competencies:
* Students will understand the types of available resources and engage in opportunities that best prepare them for a post-secondary degree and/or credentials., * Students will understand the knowledge and process for post-secondary enrollment that will best prepare them for a degree and/or credentials., * Students will acquire and implement practical knowledge, learning skills, and cognitive strategies to enable successful transitions from high school to post-secondary programs.
Resources:
- College Board Planning — Major & Career Planning
- Hawaii Career Explorer — Hire Me
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
13
Competencies:
* Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions.
Resources:
- Hawaii is Hiring
- Hawaii Career Explorer — Hire Me
- Hawaii P-20 College & Career Planning Toolkit
- Chegg — Internship Search
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
13
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
13
Competencies:
* Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
13
Competencies:
* Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.
Resources:
- Hawaii Career Explorer
- Internship Search
- Leeward CC — Career Coach
- ASVAB Career Interest Tests
- Career One Stop
- P-20 WBL Continuum & Resources
Focus Area:
Career Readiness
Grade Level:
13
Competencies:
* Students will understand the relationship between education, required training and resources that best prepare them for the world of work., * Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and personal qualities to make informed career decisions., * Students will set goals, employ strategies, and build employability skills through work-based learning experiences to achieve future career goals.