Second Step
Second Step and the Indiana Employability Skills Standards
The Indiana Employability Skills Standards provide students with support and preparation for the ever-changing needs of today’s workforce beginning in kindergarten and progressing through grade twelve. The standards are based on the National Employability Skill Standards from the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), the Indiana Department of Workforce Development’s Employability Skills Benchmarks, the Governor’s Work Ethic Certificate, and the Indiana Department of Education’s Social Emotional Learning Competencies. The standards are arranged within four key areas: Mindsets (M), Work Ethic (WE), Learning Strategies (LS), and Social and Emotional Skills (SE) (IDOE, 2019).
The Indiana Employability Skills Standards are supported through grade-level curriculum maps and a selection of curriculum materials to support these maps, including Second Step Elementary.