Career and College Readiness in Middle School

Creating a broad culture of career and college readiness will be unique to your school’s goals. Here are more resources that we think will help our begin and grow a middle school program

ASPIRE Trackers help keep students and their mentors on track through the years:

• MS Trackers- Printable
• MS Tracker- Fillable PDF

Middle School Checklist

• MS Checklist

Mini Lessons

The Middle School Collection of ASPIRE mini lessons contains a set of five lessons that focus on career exploration and introducing a variety of postsecondary pathways. 

• Mini Lessons

The following resources come from important partners who work in career and college readiness for students.

American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

• Middle School Conversation Starters

Career Connected Learning (CCL)

• Career Connected Learning
• CCL Intro Guide for Families

Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC)

• Believing the College Dream (4^th-8^th grade)
• Believing the College Dream (4^th-8^th grade)- Sections
  • Index
  • Section Guides
  • A1. Who are the copilots in my life
  • A2. Oral history
  • A3. What does success mean to me
  • B1. Who am I
  • B2. Road map to success
  • C1. Navigating the road to my future
  • C2. Helping my friends stay on track
  • D1. The benefits of college
  • D2. Educating myself benefits others
  • E1. What type of student am I
  • E2. What types of students do colleges want
  • F1. Changes, choices and lessons
  • F2. Preparing for high school and beyond
  • G1. Curriculum reflection
  • G2. Student education pledge
  • G3. Friends and family night
  • H. Guides for parents and community
  • H1. Looking ahead expectations for our children's future
  • H2. Why college
  • H3. Learning outside of school
  • H4. Changes making successful transitions
  • H5. Roots and wings
  • I. Appendices

Gear Up

• Middle School Parent Guide
• Student Guide to Job Shadows (MS or HS)

National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)

• Middle School Curriculum
• Step-by-Step: College Awareness and Planning

Oregon Department of Education (ODE)

• Career Journeys
• Toolkit

Oregon Employability Skills

• Middle School Curriculum

Oregon Goes to College

• Middle School Checklist 
• Resource and Activities: On the Resources page select Middle School as the Target Audience and click Filter