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El Segundo High launches career pathway designation; 106 graduates earn transcript recognition
Summary
District presenters described a new Career Pathway Experience (CPE) designation to appear on student transcripts; 106 of this year's 342 graduates earned the recognition after a pilot year.
El Segundo Unified staff on Tuesday described a new Career Pathway Experience (CPE) that will allow high school students to receive transcript recognition for internships, paid employment, or structured volunteer experiences.
Marisa Janicek, who led the district presentation, said the program was developed this school year to validate experiences students already complete and to create a consistent way to credit those experiences on the transcript. "We took some time to really look at, on top of providing the internships for credit, what can we offer for our students that gives them that career, real life experience that ties beautifully into the graduate profile," Janicek said.
El Segundo High School Principal Steve Gephardt described the schoollevel rollout and participation. According to the presentation, this year's graduating class is the largest in school history at 342 students; 30% of that class (106 students) will have the CPE designation on their transcript. Gephardt said the program recognizes a range of experiences: internships for credit, paid employment, and structured volunteerism, and that students track hours and coordinate through counselors or the college-and-career center.
The program already has local business partners. Presenters named Boeing and several local firms among community partners and said staff are expanding outreach through the Chamber of Commerce, the South Bay Workforce Investment Board, and city contacts such as Mayor Chris Pimentel and the city's economic-development forum (EDAC). Presenters said the most effective recruitment so far has been past students who shared opportunities; the district plans to use this year's participants as warm leads for broader outreach.
Board members asked how the district will scale employer outreach. Janicek and Gephardt said staff plan to use Chamber and civic groups, the SBWIB, and city newsletters to reach more employers and that the college-and-career center will continue to connect students and community partners.
The presentation did not require a board vote; trustees expressed strong support and asked staff to continue expanding partnerships and marketing the program to local businesses.
