College and Career Readiness

Advanced Placement (AP) courses give students the chance to experience college-level work while they're still in high school. Through taking AP Exams, students can earn college credit and placement.

AVID stands for Achievement Via Individual Determination. AVID is implemented in more than 7,000 schools in 47 states across the U.S., plus schools in Department of Defense Education, Canada, and Australia. AVID impacts more than 2 million students in grades K–12 and 62 postsecondary institutions. It includes professional development, resources and support for teachers.

CaliforniaColleges.eduCaliforniaColleges.edu is the State of California’s official college and career planning platform. Lessons and tools help students discover goals for life after high school, make plans to achieve them, and launch their futures. It’s free for California 6th - 12th grade students, their parents, and educators.

XelloWith Xello for Elementary, students will develop a solid foundation for future success. They’ll formulate the building blocks of meaningful life and career development, setting them up for smoother transitions in school and life. Xello provides an early start on becoming future ready by engaging students with content, experiences, and activities carefully designed to encourage age-appropriate career awareness and skills development.

Advanced Placement (AP)

AP Exams are standardized exams designed to measure how well students mastered the content and skills of a specific AP course. 

PSAT/NMSQT

The Preliminary SAT, also known as the PSAT/NMSQT^® (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), is a practice version of the SAT exam. The PSAT/NMSQT takes 2 hours and 45 minutes and consists of 3 tests: (1) the Reading Test, (2) the Writing and Language Test, and (3) the Math Test. 

SAT

The SAT is an entrance exam used by most colleges and universities to make admissions decisions. The SAT takes three hours and consists of three tests: (1) the Reading Test, (2) the Writing and Language Test, and (3) the Math Test. 

Work Experience

S.H.I.N.E. (formerly known as A.S.T.E.R.I.S.K.)

Launch Apprenticeship

Workability

Annual College and Career Fair

Job and Career Fair

College Kick-Off Day

Commitment to My Future Day

Academic Decathlon

Mock Trial