Specialty Center Planning and Data Collection

1. Specialty Center Planning and Data Collection

2. Virginia Department of Education Career Clusters What are Career Clusters? Career Clusters are groupings of occupations and industries that are used to help students define pathways leading directly to viable careers or a focus of curriculum to support student passion and interests prior to a pursuing a two or four-year degree.

3. 16 Career Clusters • Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources • Architecture & Construction • Arts, A/V Technology & Communications • Business Management & Administration • Education & Training • Finance • Government & Public Administration • Health Science • Hospitality & Tourism • Human Services • Information Technology • Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security • Manufacturing • Marketing • Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) • Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

4. Q2. Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources The agriculture, food, and natural resources cluster is about using your love of science, the environment or animals to prepare for careers that involve improving the quality and safety of food, cultivating and preserving natural resources, and caring for animals. Potential Jobs: Agribusiness Animal Caretakers Biological Technicians Environmental Engineers No Interest Very Interested 0 1 2 3 45

5. Food Scientist • Veterinarian • Environmental Sampling Technician • Bacteriologist • Feed Sales Representative • Health and Safety Sanitarian • Food and Drug Inspector • Artificial Insemination Technician • Hazardous Materials Handler • Toxicologist • Remote Sensing Specialist • Water Environment Manager • Biochemist • Global Positioning System Technician • Meat Cutter-Grader • Solid Waste Disposer/ Recycler • Food and Fiber Engineer • Electronics Systems Technician • Environmental Compliance Assurance Manager • Produce Buyer • Agricultural Engineer • Meat Processor • Recycling Technician • Water Quality Manager • Plant Breeder and Geneticist • Equipment Parts Manager • International Agri-Marketing Specialist • Soil and Water Specialist • Machinist • Communication Technician • Agricultural Loan Officer • Certified Crop Advisor • Botanist • Welder • Agricultural Commodity Broker • Tree Surgeon • Wildlife Manager or Technician • Farm/Ranch Manager • Agricultural Economist • Education and Extension Specialist • Water Monitoring Technician • Livestock Buyer/Seller • Golf Course Superintendent • Park Manager or Technician • Feed/Farm Supply Store Manager • Greenhouse Manager • Natural History Interpreter • Agricultural Products Buyer • Forest Geneticist • Fish and Game Officer • Animal Geneticist • Forest Worker or Logger • Agricultural Salesperson • Aquaculturalist • Forest Manager or Technician • Animal Nutritionist • Fisheries Manager or Technician • Animal Scientist • Mining Engineer or Technician • Poultry Manager • Pollution Prevention and Control Manager • Embryo Technologist

6. Q13. Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & Security The law, public safety, corrections, and security cluster uses your love of people and passion for your community to prepare for careers in law, public safety, and security. • Potential Jobs: Lifeguards • Lawyers • Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers • Firefighters Warden Rescue Worker Evidence Technician Jail Administrator Security Director Game Enforcement Officer Program Coordinator and Counselor Security Systems Designer/Consultant Bailiff Public Information Officer Animal Control Officer Correctional Trainer Physical Security Specialist Park Ranger Case Manager Information Systems Security Specialist Judge Community Corrections Practitioner Magistrate Computer Forensics Specialist Probation/Parole Officer Attorney Private/Corporate Investigator Corrections Educator Case Management Specialist Security Trainer/Educator Corrections Officer Legal Assistant Loss Prevention Specialist Detention Deputy Court Reporter Security Systems Technician Youth Services Worker File and Document Manager Certified Security Officer Transport Officer Investigator Armored Car Guard Emergency Management and Response Coordinator Law Clerk Criminal Investigator and Special Agent Paralegal Emergency Planning Manager Mediator/Arbitrator Immigration and Customs Inspector Emergency Medical Technician Legal Secretary Federal Marshall Fire Fighter Police Detective and Criminal Investigator Wildland Fire Fighter Wildland and Structure Fire Fighter Inspector and Investigator Police, Fire and Ambulance Dispatcher Hazardous Materials Responder Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Dispatcher Private Detective and Investigator Training Officer Police and Patrol Officer

7. Results: Average ranking 1. Arts, A/V Technology & Communications 2. Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)* 3. Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security 4. Health Science* 5. Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources* *= Current Academy Focus

9. Results (Top Score) 1. Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) 2. Arts, A/V Technology & Communications 3. Health Science 4. Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security 5. Information Technology 6. Military

12. Next Steps Continue to Deep dive into the data to inform decisions by feeder pattern by gender by ethnicity Develop the sequential programming for the career cluster expansions