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Oregon Career Readiness Alignment

A Comprehensive Guide to Integrating Renzulli Learning with State Standards

Renzulli Learning helps Oregon 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 Oregon Diploma includes rigorous credit requirements (typically 24 credits) plus personalized learning requirements that help each student connect school to post-high-school goals. These personalized learning requirements are the Education Plan and Profile (EPP), Career-Related Learning Experiences (CRLEs), and an Extended Application.

Oregon rules require every student in grades 7–12 to develop an education plan and profile with adult guidance, updated at least annually, documenting interests, goals, coursework, progress toward graduation, and post-high-school plans.

Career preparation is organized through Career Connected Learning (CCL)—a framework of Career Awareness, Exploration, Preparation, and Training, and through Career & Technical Education (CTE) Programs of Study, which sequence rigorous academic and technical coursework aligned to industry-validated Oregon Skill Sets.

Oregon Frameworks We Support

How Renzulli Learning Supports Oregon's Career Readiness Goals

 

Grade Band

Oregon Focus

Renzulli Learning Alignment

K–5 Career Awareness & Readiness HabitsOregon defines Career Connected Learning (CCL) as a framework of career awareness, exploration, preparation, and training, connecting students’ interests, aptitudes, education, and goals to their future. Even in elementary grades, CCL emphasizes career awareness—learning ABOUT work through inventories, guest speakers, and early exploration.The Renzulli Profiler surfaces each child’s interests, strengths, and learning preferences, giving teachers a clear way to connect academic content to real-world themes and Oregon industries. Early project-based learning (PBL) on community helpers and local issues, plus daily plan–do–review routines, builds Executive Function (EF) (planning, focus, self-regulation) and habits of self-direction, collaboration, and problem-solving that prepare students for later Education Plan and Profile work.
6–8 Career Exploration & EPP FoundationsOregon regulations require districts to provide every student with an education plan and education profile in grades 7–12, reviewed at least annually and supported by a Comprehensive School Counseling Program. The plan identifies personal and career interests, tentative educational and career goals, post-high-school next steps, appropriate coursework, CRLEs, and extended application opportunities.The Personal Success Plan (PSP) in Renzulli functions as a dynamic Education Plan & Profile: students record interests, set goals, and gather evidence of growth over time. EF assessment pinpoints planning and working-memory needs; structured research and design challenges connect students to Oregon career areas and CTE Programs of Study; 21st-century skills activities (creativity, collaboration, communication) align with CCL’s Awareness and Exploration stages and prepare students for required CRLEs in high school.
9–12 Oregon Diploma, Personalized Learning, CTE & CCLTo earn the Oregon Diploma, students must complete at least 24 credits and meet personalized learning requirements: develop an Education Plan and Profile, complete Career-Related Learning Experiences, and demonstrate Extended Application of academic knowledge in complex, real-world situations aligned to personal/career interests and post-high-school goals.  Oregon also organizes career preparation through Career Connected Learning stages (Awareness, Exploration, Preparation, Training) and CTE Programs of Study aligned to Oregon Skill Sets, which describe industry-validated knowledge and skills.Capstones, internships, and Type III projects in Renzulli align naturally with Extended Application—students apply and extend their learning in complex, real-world contexts connected to their interests, aptitudes, and future plans.  EF reporting supports on-time task completion, organization, and persistence as students manage 24+ credits, CRLEs, CTE sequences, and work-based experiences. PSP artifacts mirror and enrich the Education Plan and Profile, capturing course planning, CRLE reflections, and extended application evidence. Creativity (including CTC-aligned tasks) produces industry-relevant products, presentations, and digital portfolios that connect directly to Oregon’s CTE Programs of Study and Career Connected Learning stages of Preparation and Training.
At-Risk / TransitionOregon’s EPP and personalized learning requirements are explicitly designed to bridge high school learning with students’ personal interests, aptitudes, goals, and future career plans, ensuring every learner has a plan for college, workforce, military, apprenticeship, or other post-secondary options.Leadership and workplace modules in Renzulli build confidence, employability, and self-advocacy; regular PSP/EPP check-ins provide accountability and help educators adjust supports. Progress monitoring can be aligned to EPP milestones, CRLE participation, and extended application expectations. Embedded Executive Function routines reinforce persistence, organization, and adaptability as students transition into community college, universities, technical training, apprenticeships, 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 kinds of competencies Oregon emphasizes through Career Connected Learning, Career-Related Learning Experiences, and Oregon Skill Sets, which describe the knowledge and skills workers need to succeed in specific careers.

  • 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 Oregon Diploma credit requirements, CTE Programs of Study, Work-Based Learning in the Preparation/Training stages of CCL, and Extended Application projects that demand sustained, complex work.

  • Personal Success Plan (PSP) / Education Plan & Profile Alignment
    Goal-setting, reflection, and evidence of growth in PSP align directly with Oregon’s Education Plan and Profile requirement—students identify personal and career interests, tentative educational and career goals, and post-high-school next steps, and periodically update their plans with adult guidance. PSP provides a ready-made structure for making the EPP a true living document.

  • Project-Based Enrichment
    Student-driven investigations connect to Oregon’s priority industries, regional labor-market needs, and community issues, pairing naturally with CTE Programs of Study, CRLEs, and Extended Application expectations. Students generate artifacts—reports, products, presentations—that can be referenced in EPP portfolios, graduation reviews, and postsecondary advising.

  • Profiler-Powered Personalization
    Interests, strengths, and learning styles from the Renzulli Profiler guide differentiated enrichment and pathway planning so students choose courses, CTE programs, CRLEs, work-based learning, and post-high-school options that genuinely reflect who they are—mirroring Oregon’s intent that the Education Plan and Profile connect school activities with each student’s post-high-school goals.

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), aligning with Oregon’s emphasis on innovation, problem-solving, and complex, real-world applications in personalized learning and CTE.

  • Executive Function as the engine
    EF assessment plus project workflows build self-management, focus, and perseverance—skills central to success in 24-credit graduation requirements, Education Plans and Profiles, CTE Programs of Study, CRLEs, and Extended Application, and critical to Oregon’s goal that career learning connect the interests, aptitudes, education, and goals of every youth to their future.

Why Oregon Districts Choose Renzulli Learning

Aligned & Documented

Direct support for Oregon Diploma requirements, Education Plan and Profile, Career-Related Learning Experiences, Extended Application, Career Connected Learning, and CTE Programs of Study, all within a coherent, student-centered platform that makes it easier to show evidence of college and career readiness.

Measurable Skill Development

Actionable Executive Function data, creativity assessment and growth, and 21st-century skill rubrics help schools demonstrate impact on the essential skills, employability skills, and technical knowledge embedded in Oregon’s personalized learning requirements, CTE Skill Sets, and CCL framework.

Future-Ready & Human-Centered

Renzulli Learning builds uniquely human strengths—creativity, critical thinking, leadership, collaboration—that complement AI and automation, positioning Oregon students to thrive in a rapidly changing labor market while staying grounded in Oregon’s CTE pathways, Career Connected Learning stages, and regional workforce priorities.

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