Mission Statement
The Akron Public Schools, with the Office of Career Education and the community, will provide all students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential to meet a lifetime of career challenges in a competitive global society by recognizing and drawing upon the strengths and interest of each student.
Objectives
- All students will participate in Career Education
- One hundred percent of our students will have an Individual Career Plan which is a component of the Personal Education Plan.
- All students will graduate prepared to begin a career or attend a post-secondary institution.
- All students will have an acceptable work attitude.
- One hundred percent of career offerings will be reflective of current market demands.
Process Strategy
- We will integrate career education into the academic curriculum of each student.
- We will nurture continuing partnerships with business/industry at large.
- We will require all students to achieve basic levels of competency in technology.
- We will ensure the training/retraining of professional staff consistent with the Career Education mission.
- We will continue to support the character development of each of our students.
