High School

Course #:
Course Title: Take Charge
Course Description:
The Take Charge Career Readiness and
Financial Responsibility course provides
multiple opportunities for individualization
of the course content as students work on
their own personal learning plans, resumes,
career interests, financial planning, and
postsecondary or employment options. The
course was also designed to be delivered in
a recommended sequence working on
career readiness skills toward independent
adult living. Other course content provides
foundational and exploratory information
appropriate for all students. Students can
further individualize their own learning
through extended learning opportunities
and deeper comprehension.

Grade Levels Offered: 9-12

Length of Course: 1 Semester
Credits Hours: 5
Classes Offered At: LHS, LNS, LSW, LNE, LSE
Course Pre-requisites: IEP Team Decision
Big Idea Concepts:
Evaluate knowledge of personal
strengths and weaknesses.
Investigate a variety of available careers
and their classifications.
Prepare and demonstrate self-marketing
skills.
Recognize the changing workplace
requires life-long learning and
acquisition of new skills.
Analyze component parts of your budget
with consumer guidelines.

District Provided Materials:

Intro to Take Charge (Handbook)

Suggested Supplemental Materials:

Pacing:
Week 1: Intro
Week 2-3: Module 1 (Job/Career Research)
Week 4-6: Module 2 (Job Skills)
Week 7: Module 3 (Soft skills Employment
Law)
Week 8-9: Module 4 (Taxes)
Week 10-12 Module 5 (Saving, Banking,
Investing)
Week 13-14: Module 6 (Credit & Budget)
Week 15: Module 7 (College & Scholarship)
Week 16-17 Module 8 (Insurance & Adult
Living)
Week 18: Review & Finals

Assessments:

Objectives: Students will be able to:

Objectives: Students will be able to:

Unit 1
Students will acquire knowledge of
self to make informed career
decisions.
Students will evaluate financial
institutions and the services
provided.
Unit 2
Students will explore a variety of
careers.
Students will investigate
postsecondary options and how they
align with careers.
Students will evaluate savings and
investment strategies to achieve
financial goals.
Students will understand strategies
used to establish, build, maintain,
monitor and control credit.

Unit 3
Students will acquire workplacereadiness skills.
Unit 4
Student will develop and evaluate a plan
to manage their money to achieve
personal goals.
Unit 5
Students will develop and evaluate a
plan to manage their money to achieve
personal goals.
Students will understand the perils and
risks in life and how to protect against
the consequences of risk.

Take Charge Course

Outline/Overview