Portfolio

Soaring to New Heights Portfolio Elements:

Unit One: Discovering My Wings
1. Summary of Learning Profile (includes worksheets from Lessons 4, 8, and 17)
2. Copy of student’s IEP (Lesson 7)
3. Summary of Primary Career Interest (one page - Lesson 16)
    A. Occupations of Interest to me
    B. Why I feel I’d like… (choose one occupation).
    C.  Overall strengths and areas of improvement from these assessments

Unit Two: Charting My Course
1. Kansas Career Pipeline One-Page Summary w/Attachments (if applicable - from Unit 1: Lesson 16) (Unit 2: Lessons 2-4)
2. Personal Mission Statement (Lesson 5)
3. Long-term Goal Statement & Obstacle Course Worksheet (Lessons 6-7)
4. Time Management Schedule (showing activity toward goals) (Lesson 8)

Unit Three:  Taking Flight
1. My Current Resume (Lesson 2)
2. Researched Career/Occupation of Interest including (if applicable, from Kansas Career Pipeline information):
    A. Activities associated with this occupation
    B. A ‘defended’ statement of why student would enjoy this occupation
    C. Post-high school training or education needed for this occupation
    D. Location(s) of where this occupation can be practiced
    E. Salary range for this occupation
3. Job Application Information/References/Network Resources (Lessons 7-9)
4. Transition Plan for your IEP (Lessons 10-12)

Unit Four:  Reaching My Destination
1. Job Search Research on 1-3 Employers/Schools answering…(Lessons 2-3, and 5)
    A. School/Company focus, products and/or services?
    B. Why I would like this work? Why they should accept/hire me?
    C. What connections to essential functions to the career I desire?
2. My Accommodations (Lesson 4)
3. 5 year Plan: Summary of Personal, Professional and Educational Plan (Lesson 7)
4. Letters of Recommendation from Soaring to New Heights staff (Lesson 8)