RESEARCH QUESTION:

Why aren’t students prepared with college and career readiness?

Is there a correlation between discipline and college and career readiness?

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Ready for the Next Step: Stepping into College and Readiness

Post-pandemic, there has been a dramatic shift towards apathy for both students and educators. This has caused a rise in behavioral referrals, a drop in graduation rates, and inconsistency in student achievement and preparation for post-graduate life. This is shift has set many students back leading them not to be prepared for their life after graduation; it is vital that we make an effort to fix this, so we wanted to know WHY we lack college and career readiness and HOW to fix it. We don’t want our peers to feel like they have no other options other than prison, factories, or entry-level jobs. We want our peers to want more for themselves like we want more for them, and we’ve found that they often just don’t know how. We have options and we should all be aware of them. No one student should ever feel trapped in a cycle. After collecting data via surveys and having conversations with administration, we recommend better communication in getting students engaged in the already-existing activities and resources available.