Education and Life After High School E3
College and Career readiness is something that is extremely important for everyone to help plan for their future, but yet, we don’t talk about it nearly as much as we should. In episode 3 of Under the Rug, Mary invites her College Prep teacher Thomas Bieksha and Career Ready Tempe organizer Adrian Cascio to discuss those kinds of topics in education.
They go into depth of the struggles educators have had to bring this problem to light in districts and why those conversations are so critical to have. If you’re someone who doesn’t know what the future holds when it comes to college or just career futures in general, this podcast will answer all your questions on how to be prepared for the future.
Listeners would want to tune into this episode of Under The Rug to get more information on how to be more prepared for after high school and college and careers in general. It’s also i great way to learn more about how schools and districts are not doing enough to ensure every high schooler gets a chance for help in these difficult topics.
The City of Tempe Human Services Department is home to many supportive services to a wide range of community members. 
The programs that are guest supports are College Connect, The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Commission and Career Ready Tempe. All of these programs work with high school students and young adults to prepare them with college, career and leadership opportunities.
Adrian Cascio is originally from the California Bay area, but spent most of his time in Arizona where he attended St Mary’s High School and obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degree in social work at ASU.
Adrian has over 10 years of experience as a case manager primarily working with youth transitioning out foster care and in the mental health system and teaching emotional wellness coping skills. Adrian currently supports three youth-focused programs within the City of Tempe Human Services.
Outside of work, Adrian enjoys spending time with his wife, Amber and two-year old son, Valentino and playing guitar.
Tempe Union is a high school district located in the East Valley of the Phoenix Metro Area. They serve over 13,000 valley students.
Thomas Bieksha is a 6 year educator out of Southern California.
He came to Arizona to attend Arizona State’s Teacher College and has worked as a classroom teacher since his graduation.
He continues to work at Corona del Sol high school in Tempe, Arizona.
About Under the Rug; The Things That Influence Our Workplace that Often Go Unspoken
This world has a lot to improve when it comes to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Education and Communication, and your host Mary Seitz wants to keep making a difference. Each Wednesday, join Mary on Under the Rug; The Things That Influence Our Workplace that Often Go Unspoken.
As a high school student at Corona del Sol High School and a part of the Career Ready Tempe program, she experiences professional working environments and ways to explore careers that interest her. This podcast is directed towards the people who want to make a difference within these problems, and believes these discussions are an important way to make a change.
Career Ready Tempe aims to help prepare and develop Tempe youth to participate in the future workforce by connecting them to college and career readiness support and partnering with Tempe businesses to provide youth with paid internship opportunities in fields that are in-demand.
Career Ready Tempe is a collaboration between the City of Tempe Human Services Department, Economic Development Department and the Tempe Chamber Foundation. The program is funded by City of Tempe Innovation Funds and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Career Readiness Lab Grant. The program has been strategically designed to align with industry needs and the initiatives of Achieve65Tempe, the City’s goal of 65 percent of Tempe’s adult population accessing post-secondary education, resulting in a certification to an advanced degree by 2030.
Career Ready Tempe serves income-eligible Tempe youth who are in their junior or senior year of high school.
