College, Career, & Life Readiness

Employers report that new hires lack essential skills for success on the job. Colleges lament that students possess significant deficiencies in math and English. NKCPS pledges that every student will graduate college, career, and life ready. 

Our students are prepared to contribute to a diverse and changing world. We set high expectations in the classroom and emphasize communication, collaboration, ethical and global stewardship, critical & creative thinking,  and being a goal-directed and resilient citizen. The result is a life-ready individual with 21st century skills. 

NKCPS has defined a set of critical skills that embody a "life-ready" New Kent graduate. We will instill the confidence and creative problem-solving needed to navigate the twists and turns of life. 

The Portrait of a New Kent Graduate and the NKCPS plan become the students' compass to finding their True North.  

The skill elements of the Portrait of a New Kent Graduate serve as markers on the path to life readiness. Our plan outlines how students will learn, reinforce, and retain these necessary skills. 

We embed classroom content and supporting events and activities that foster exposure and attainment. 

Every student has chosen an "exit strategy" comprised of one of the Three Es: Employment, Enlistment, or Enrollment. Students will set post-high school transition goals to either enroll in school, enlist in the armed forces, or join the employment world. 

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