Sylacauga City Schools

Career Coach

Cali Sanchez, cali.sanchez@scsboe.org

As an extension of both the Career & Technical Education and the Counseling & Guidance Departments of the Alabama State Department of Education, our Career Coach is available to assist students in all aspects of college and/or career planning in each of the schools in our system.

Your Career Coach can help with the following activities:

• Resumes & Cover Letters
• Employability Skills
• Mock Interviews
• College Tours
• Business & Industry Tours
• Job Shadowing
• Employment Trend Information
• College & Job Applications
• Scholarship Information
• Career Interest Assessments
• Career Exploration
• Four Year Education Plans
• Technical Programs Information
• Financial Aid Information

Pathway to Success

Sylacauga City students have access to the Alabama Career Planning System, powered by Kuder®.  This comprehensive education and career planning tool allows students, parents, and educators to plan for a student’s future and find links between their interests and aptitudes, explore careers, and research postsecondary options. Their career interests and skills are used to guide the student to associated career clusters.

• Career Clusters represent the broad groupings of similar occupations and industries within the U.S. job market. Each Career Cluster provides students with an overview in terms of career options and an opportunity to explore the industry. 
• Within each of the Career Clusters are various Career Pathways, representing a variety of occupational fields associated with the Career Cluster. Each Career Pathway focuses on the specific courses and experiences that prepare students for two-year and four-year colleges, and the workplace.

Career Tech Student Organizations are integrated into each CTE program area. Student career and technical organizations serve to join students together for career development skills and opportunities that further prepare them for the workforce and post-secondary training.  The following Career Tech Student Organizations are available in Sylacauga City Schools:

• FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
• FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of America)
• HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America
• Skills USA
• TSA (Technology Student Association)

Sylacauga High School is proud to offer students the opportunity to earn certifications through many CTE pathways. Certifications allow high school students to acquire and practice some of the most critical college and career-readiness skills.