Predictor Implementation School/District Self-Assessment

DIRECTIONS: For each characteristic of the predictor below rate the
Degree of Implementation and the Evidence of Implementation.

The Predictor Implementation School/ District Self-Assessment (PISA) is intended to provide schools, districts, or other stakeholders in secondary transition with a framework for determining the degree to which their program is implementing practices that are likely to lead to more positive post-school outcomes for students with disabilities. The predictor categories listed have been extracted from high quality correlational research including students with disabilities. The operational definitions and essential program characteristics were derived from experts in the field through a Delphi study (Rowe et al., 2014).


Career Awareness Predictor

Operational Definition: Career awareness is learning about opportunities, education and skills needed in various occupational pathways to choose a career that matches one's strengths and interests.

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Characteristic 1 of 6: Provide school-wide comprehensive and systematic opportunities to learn about various careers via job shadowing, internships. guest speakers, industry tours, Career Technical Education classes, or career fairs.
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Characteristic 2 of 6: Identify skills and qualifications required for occupations aligned with core content areas.
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Characteristic 3 of 6: Embed career awareness in the general curriculum to teach about occupations related to the core content areas.
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Characteristic 4 of 6: Make explicit connections between academic skills and how those skills are used in various careers throughout all general education classes.
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Characteristic 5 of 6: Provide systematic, age appropriate student assessment of career awareness (e.g., interest inventories, aptitude tests) for students to learn about their preference and aptitudes for various types of careers.
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Characteristic 6 of 6: Provide instruction in how to obtain a job in chosen career path.
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