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CareerLink Academies
- Students in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District gain an advantage in unique, future-ready career technical education academies and pathways at high school – El Dorado, Esperanza, Valencia, Yorba Linda, and El Camino. Click here for more information.
CollegeLink Courses
- High school students have the opportunity to take Dual Enrollment college courses via our CollegeLink program that we offer in partnership with Fullerton College. Our comprehensive high schools maintain their own websites with more information:
Yorba Linda HS CollegeLink page
Students are encouraged to visit the counseling center at their school to begin the enrollment process.
Graduate Performance Standards for College and Career Readiness
PYLUSD defines college and career ready as having the knowledge and skills necessary for success in postsecondary education and economically viable career pathways in a 21st century economy.
Ready for College -- to prepare students to be future ready, PYLUSD graduates will . . .
- Engage in relevant literacy through proficiency in numeracy, reading, writing, listening and speaking.
- Employ proficient and responsible use of digital media to effectively communicate, synthesize, and create new knowledge.
- Problem solve and critically analyze with determination to take risks, learn from mistakes, and adapt new thinking.
- Determine validity and relevance of information resources in the development of research skills.
- Meet UC a-g requirements met with a grade of “C” or better.
- Complete all PYLUSD graduation requirements.
- Explore college admissions requirements and learning about financial aid options.
- Parents and students are encouraged to use CaliforniaColleges.edu to set themselves up for future success after high school. CaliforniaColleges.edu is 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. For information about CaliforniaColleges.edu and how to get an account? Learn more here.
Ready for the global workplace -- to prepare students to be future ready, PYLUSD graduates will . . .
- Connect and correlate applied knowledge and 21st century skills continuously through real-world experiences in reading, writing, mathematics, science, social science, and the arts.
- Construct new ideas through original and innovative projects and activities.
- Exhibit vision for personal learning and forward thinking to prepare for the future.
- Understand and adapt responsibly to a changing global community.
- Completed all PYLUSD graduation requirements.
- Consider Apprenticeship and Preapprenticeship Programs
- Parents and students interested in apprenticeships and preapprenticeship programs are encouraged to explore the Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Apprenticeship Standards’ database of local apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs here: https://www.dir.ca.gov/databases/das/aigstart.asp. Please note that educational and minimum age requirements vary by field and employer.
- Parents and students interested in apprenticeships and preapprenticeship programs are encouraged to explore the Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Apprenticeship Standards’ database of local apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs here: https://www.dir.ca.gov/databases/das/aigstart.asp. Please note that educational and minimum age requirements vary by field and employer.
Ready for the personal success -- to prepare students to be future ready, PYLUSD graduates will . . .
- Practice ethical behaviors exhibiting integrity, respect, and commitment to a well balanced lifestyle.
- Show initiative and responsibility through positive actions to express self-motivation, self-discipline, and perseverance.
- Communicate and collaborate by exercising a willingness to help and connect with culturally diverse individuals and groups to make necessary compromises toward accomplishing a common goal.
- Prepare for the unknown by being empowered with tools to face challenges and lifelong learning.
- Complete the 40 Hours of Community Service Graduation Requirement