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Students will choose among 6 interest areas Schools around Jackson County will test and counsel freshmen this fall to determine their areaa of study as part of the new CAM program. Although the program will vary from school to school, students will take a series of courses throughout high school that establish a career path. If a student chose to be, say, a photographer or a journalist, he or she would follow a curriculum in arts and communications, one of six areas of interest specified by the state. If students wanted to be nurses or doctors, they would follow a curriculum in the health service field. At Medford's high schools, teachers will be able to track each student's progress by computer and immediately work on areas where a student might be faltering. Smaller districts will still have to make do with paperwork to keep track of their students. Medford has already begun testing in middle school to help students determine their areas of interest. At Phoenix High School, students will devise a four-year master plan and create a senior project to show their expertise in a given subject. During the freshman year, they will be tested and receive some preliminary information. In 10th grade, students will work on their curriculum and other skills as well as work on an activity in their field of interest. By the junior year, a student will be working on job skills and a resume and complete a four-year plan that extends beyond high school. As seniors, these students will complete their senior projects, update their resumes and begin carrying out their four-year plan. Schools will also work closely with businesses to help students who want to start a career after graduation. "The reality is our students do leave, and they need jobs," said Medford curriculum director Phil Long. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.