Ridgewood High School Website

On its website, Ridgewood High School outlines the components of earning College and Career Pathway Endorsements, current postsecondary currency available for endorsement earners, and recognition for alumni who graduated with an endorsement.

D214 Academic Programs and Pathways Guidebook

District 214 is delineating and elevating pathways in alignment with the endorsement as a part of its Academic Programs and Pathways Guidebook. The guidebook serves as a model for language and visuals to introduce the College and Career Pathway Endorsement to students and their families.

ISBE Work-Based Learning Pilot Showcase

2022 grant recipients participating in the Illinois State Board of Education’s Career Exploration and Career Development Experience Pilot presented their pilot experiences including a general overview of their experience, lessons learned and challenges overcome, best practices, and resources.

College and Career Pathway Endorsement Orientation

This resource page serves as an orientation for educators to the College and Career Pathway Endorsement system and its implementation. Content is organized by role: administrators, division heads and teachers, and student advisors and counselors.

Illinois Work-Based Learning Innovation Network (I-WIN) Resource Hub

The Illinois Work-Based Learning Innovation Network (I-WIN) is designed to help employers, educators, and students leverage innovative models for scaling high-quality work-based learning opportunities in school districts and community colleges across the State. I-WIN explores ways to create equitable opportunities for students through both in-person and virtual learning.

Career Development Experience Toolkit

The CDE toolkit provides guidance regardless to any organization establishing or running a career development experience program, to ensure programs are meeting the requirements of state frameworks and providing high-quality, rigorous, work-based learning experiences.

College and Career Pathway Endorsement Framework

The College and Career Pathway Endorsement system is a voluntary system for school districts to award endorsements on high school diplomas to graduates who have demonstrated readiness for college and careers. This document outlines the framework for the endorsement.