Aug 19, 2025

55 min

Prepping for Life After Graduation

Listen on:

Guests: Assistant Superintendent Danny Winsor; Director of Legacy Campus Rex Corr, Ed.D.; Assistant Director of Postsecondary Readiness Keri Stuebinger

Topic: Programs to prepare students for enrollment, employment or enlistment after high school

Notes: Every industry has its terms, acronyms and abbreviations. Here are some from the education world that were mentioned in this episode:

  • ACC: Arapahoe Community College (a partner with DCSD on numerous college opportunities for high school students)
  • AVID: Advancement via Individual Determination (a program – often a specific class – builds academic skills, college and career knowledge, and student agency)
  • CE: Concurrent enrollment (taking college-level courses while in high school)
  • CTE: Career and Technical Education (what used to be known as vocational education, but now a much more expansive program)
  • Pathways: A connection between learning progressions, advanced course options, instruction that supports skill development, stackable credentials, and work-based learning experiences to prepare students for training, education, military service, and/or advancement in a career field. These include:
    • Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy
    • Business, Marketing, and Public Administration
    • Health Science, Criminal Justice, and Public Safety
    • Hospitality, Human Services, and Education
    • Skilled Trades and Technical Services
    • STEM, Arts & Design, and Information Technology. 
  • TREP: Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (a special program that creates the opportunity for qualified students in an Educator Pathway to concurrently enroll in postsecondary courses for the two years after the 12th grade year tuition- free for two years, with DCSD covering the tuition costs)

Links to learn more:

Bonus links

Comment (0)

No comments yet. Be the first to say something!