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Montana Career Readiness Alignment

A Comprehensive Guide to Integrating Renzulli Learning with State Standards

Renzulli Learning helps Montana schools prepare students for life after graduation by developing critical thinking, creativity, and executive function (planning, organization, working memory, self-regulation)—the durable skills that drive success in college, career, and community life.

The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) has a clear goal: that every student graduates from high school prepared to succeed in college, the military, or the workforce.

Montana’s Career, Technical, and Adult Education (CTAE) system and Career & Technical Education (CTE) standards are designed to foster innovation, create career awareness, and prepare students for a changing world of work. Montana is an early adopter of updated Career Clusters and is expanding career pathways that connect high school programs directly to in-demand careers and the Montana University System.

Through tools like the Montana Personalized Career Plan, Montana Career Pathways, and the Work-Based Learning (WBL) Manual, the state promotes K–12 career development, high-quality WBL aligned to workforce needs, and minimum graduation requirements of 20 units of credit, including required core subjects.

Montana Frameworks We Support

How Renzulli Learning Supports Montana's Career Readiness Goals

 

Grade Band

Montana Focus

Renzulli Learning Alignment

K–5 Career Awareness & Readiness HabitsThe Montana Personalized Career Plan is designed to help educators incorporate career development into K–12 curriculum, considering the whole child and including OPI CTE standards so every student becomes familiar with the world of work and where to find career information.The Renzulli Profiler surfaces each child’s interests, strengths, and learning preferences. Early project-based learning (PBL) on community helpers and local issues, plus simple plan–do–review routines, builds Executive Function (EF) (planning, focus, self-regulation) and habits of self-direction, collaboration, and problem-solving—a foundation for later Personalized Career Plans and Career Pathways choices.
6–8 Career Exploration & Personalized Career PlanningMontana emphasizes early career awareness in the middle grades, giving students opportunities to explore career options before selecting a Montana Career Pathway at the high school level. The Personalized Career Plan framework supports ongoing exploration and planning in these years.The Personal Success Plan (PSP) in Renzulli operates as a robust personalized career/learning plan: students set goals, reflect on progress, and store evidence of growth. EF assessment pinpoints planning and working-memory needs; research and design challenges help students explore Montana Career Pathways and in-demand fields using CTE standards and pathway course recommendations; 21st-century skills activities (creativity, collaboration, communication) reinforce employability expectations embedded in CTE and WBL resources.
9–12 Personalized Career Plans, CTE, WBL & Graduation (20+ Credits)High school students complete coursework meeting at least 20 units of credit, including 13 units in state-defined core subjects, while engaging in Montana Career Pathways programs of study, CTE sequences, and Work-Based Learning that serve community, college, and career readiness goals. WBL is explicitly framed as a way to serve priority workforce needs, create talent pipelines, and foster college & career readiness.Capstones, internships, and Type III projects in Renzulli align naturally with Montana Career Pathways Secondary Programs of Study and WBL opportunities (e.g., cooperative work experience, school-based enterprises, internships). EF reporting supports on-time task completion and workplace behavior; PSP artifacts map cleanly onto Personalized Career Plans and local graduation/portfolio expectations. Creativity (including CTC-aligned tasks) produces industry-relevant products, presentations, and digital portfolios that connect directly to Montana’s in-demand sectors.
At-Risk / TransitionMontana’s CTE and Perkins State Plan aim to create a labor-market-driven CTE system that ensures access to quality education and opportunities for all students to meet the state’s economic and workforce needs, including expanded personalized CTE through the Montana Advanced Opportunities Grant.Leadership and workplace modules in Renzulli build confidence, employability, and self-advocacy for students who need extra support. Regular PSP check-ins provide accountability; progress monitoring can be tied to Personalized Career Plan milestones, CTE participation, and WBL expectations. Embedded Executive Function routines reinforce persistence, organization, and adaptability as students transition to two- and four-year colleges, apprenticeships, technical programs, the military, or employment.

 

Core Capabilities (K–12)

  • 21st-Century & Durable Skills
    Structured activities strengthen creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, adaptability, and professionalism—the same broad competencies reflected in Montana’s Career Readiness, CTE, and Career Pathways work, which stresses employability skills and preparation for a changing world of work.

  • Executive Function (EF)
    Built-in assessment and growth routines for planning, organization, working memory, and self-regulation help educators scaffold the habits students need to succeed in Montana Academic Standards-aligned coursework, CTE programs, dual enrollment/Advanced Opportunities, and Work-Based Learning experiences documented in the WBL Manual and course-code guidance.

  • Personal Success Plan (PSP) / Personalized Career Plan Alignment
    Goal-setting, reflection, and evidence of growth in PSP align directly with the Montana Personalized Career Plan guideline, which integrates career development into K–12 curriculum and ties to OPI CTE standards so students can make informed decisions about education and careers.

  • Project-Based Enrichment
    Student-driven investigations connect to Montana’s priority industries, regional labor-market needs, and community issues, pairing naturally with Montana Career Pathways, NCE programs of study, and WBL (e.g., workplace experiences embedded in pathway programs) to generate artifacts that can be cited in Personalized Career Plans and postsecondary advising.

  • Profiler-Powered Personalization
    Interests, strengths, and learning styles from the Renzulli Profiler guide differentiated enrichment and pathway planning so students choose career pathways, CTE programs, Advanced Opportunities, dual credit, WBL experiences, and postsecondary options that genuinely reflect who they are—supporting OPI’s goal that every student graduates prepared for college, the military, or the workforce.

Research Evidence & Long-Term Outcomes

  • SEM foundation, career-relevant gains
    Enrichment-oriented models like the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM)—the foundation of Renzulli Learning—are associated with improved academic performance, more students choosing rigorous coursework (including STEM), and greater entry into high-value postsecondary fields, all strong indicators of college and career readiness.

  • Creativity growth over time
    Multi-year implementations using Renzulli Learning report measurable increases in creativity through authentic projects and the Cebeci Test of Creativity (CTC), supporting Montana’s emphasis on innovation, problem-solving, and real-world learning in pathways, CTE, and WBL.

  • Executive Function as the engine
    EF assessment plus project workflows build self-management, focus, and perseverance—skills central to success in 20-unit graduation requirements, Personalized Career Plans, Montana Career Pathways programs of study, and Work-Based Learning experiences, and critical to Montana’s aim that every student graduates ready for college, military, or workforce options.

Why Montana Districts Choose Renzulli Learning

Aligned & Documented

Direct support for Montana CTE, Montana Career Pathways, Personalized Career Plans, Work-Based Learning, Advanced Opportunities, and state high school graduation requirements, all within a coherent, student-centered approach to college and career readiness.

Measurable Skill Development

Actionable Executive Function data, creativity assessment and growth, and 21st-century skill rubrics help schools show impact on the employability and career-ready skills that Montana’s CTE and Career Pathway frameworks are designed to develop.

Future-Ready & Human-Centered

Renzulli Learning builds uniquely human strengths—creativity, critical thinking, leadership, collaboration—that complement AI and automation, positioning Montana students to thrive in a rapidly changing labor market while staying grounded in local workforce priorities and in-demand pathways.

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