Knowing what career you want to explore, determining what it takes to achieve that career, and even knowing what careers you don’t want in life —those are the goals of the Newcastle Public Schools’ Career Expo, held Thursday, January 25 at the high school.
Racer Connect Internship Coordinator Nikki Gayler said there are many reasons for having the first ever Career Expo at NHS, but the main one is to help students focus on a career pathway.
A requirement by the Oklahoma State Department of Education for Oklahoma schools is an Individual Career Academic Plan, or ICAP. According to OSDE, an ICAP is a way for students to understand their own interests, their strengths, their values and their learning styles, all while creating a vision for the future. Students develop individual goals, and prepare a plan for achieving their vision and goals.
