College & Career Readiness Programs

1. College & Career Readiness Programs Opportunities for Transitions

2. Advanced Education Opportunities

3. What is Advanced Placement? • Advanced Placement (AP) courses provide high school students with college-level curriculum and exams • Help develop study skills and habits that prepare students for the rigors of college coursework. • Available in 34 different areas

4. Cost effective AP? • Courses offered on SD Virtual School • Free of charge to students • Schools cover cost of books • Courses are rigorous. • Students must have the permission of their school • Taught by qualified instructors.

5. What is dual credit? • Students earn credits for both their high school diploma and postsecondary degree • Courses taught by postsecondary faculty • Online or on-campus • Reduced rate of $40 per credit hour

6. What courses are available? • All public postsecondary institutions in South Dakota • General Education courses • Introductory Career & Technical Education courses • Full list at available on SDMyLife

7. What can students do with dual credit? • Get a jump start on postsecondary career by earning college credits in high school • Try college coursework with the support of high school teachers • Increased confidence for college success • Experience significant cost savings through reduced tuition costs

8. What is remediation? • Coursework assists students in preparation to enter credit-bearing postsecondary courses following high school graduation. • Coursework is available for English, reading, & mathematics • Courses available on the SD Virtual School at no cost to students

9. How do the courses work? • Students begin by taking proctored exam • The results of the exam generate online, individualized coursework • After completing coursework, student takes second proctored exam. • The score of the final exam determines a student’s placement at his or her postsecondary institution. • Students save both time and money.

10. What is CTE? • Offered in middle schools, high schools, technical institutes & universities • Provides students with engaging experiences that make education matter both in the classroom and in future careers.

11. CTE: Learning that Works

12. How does CTE benefit students? • Explore a variety of careers • Participate in hands-on coursework • Solve real-world problems • Work side-by-side with professionals • Develop leadership skills

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14. CTE: Learning that Works

15. CTE: Learning that Works

16. How can students get connected to courses? • Districts offer approved programs of study • 16 Career Clusters • South Dakota Virtual School • Dual credit courses

17. What is NCRC? • National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) • Portable credential that demonstrates achievement and a certain level of workplace employability skills • Applied Mathematics • Locating Information • Reading for Information

18. What is the value of NCRC? • Validates skills during hiring process • Aligns skills and careers • Great resources to assist students in career selection and course/activity planning

19. What is Work-Based Learning? • Credit and noncredit bearing experiences focused on career exploration and development • Help students build employment-related competencies in the workplace.

20. What is Work-Based Learning? • Capstone experiences • Service Learning projects • Work placements • Project Skills • Job shadow experiences • Workplace mentoring • Guest speakers

21. What is SDMyLife? • www.sdmylife.com • Web-based career exploration and planning tool students can use to explore career and college options and create a comprehensive career portfolio

22. What accommodations does SDMyLife include? • Fully compliant with Section 508 of Americans with Disabilities Act. -Compatible with screen readers -Assistance with reading -Additional explanations -No time limits on assessments* *The Ability Profiler is norm referenced, is timed, and may not be appropriate for students reading below a 6.0 grade level. Accommodations available: extended time for certain sections, enlarged print, print version, provision for additional explanations, instructions can be read, and words in the Arithmetic Reasoning section can be read.

23. What is a Career Portfolio? • Their own online filing cabinet • In it, they can keep all the information they need to plan their education and career path.

24. What can students do with a Career Portfolio? • Formulate realistic career plan based on interests, abilities, goals, and potential accommodations • Participate in the transition planning process • Save Career Matchmaker results for career exploration • Keep notes on the careers and schools that are of interest to them • Develop an education plan based on career interests • Track career preparation and planning activities • Record career and life goals • Document extra-curricular activities and work experiences • Create a great looking resume

25. Ways to utilize features in transition planning: • Assessments • Part of the transition assessment process • Identify career interests (Matchmaker) and work skills (My Skills) • Recognize different careers require different level of ability (My Skills) • Relate requirements and demands of a career interest to personal abilities and potential need for accommodation (Ability Profiler) • Analyze personal strengths and limitations as they relate to career and postsecondary education preferences (My Skills) • Self-advocacy (Learning Style Inventory) • Identify study strategies that will help student in future postsecondary educational settings (Learning Style Inventory)

26. Ways to use features in transition planning: • Careers • Compare/sort careers of interest • Explore careers based on a favorite school subject • Explore career profiles to include working conditions, education and training requirements, earnings, and employment outlook • View multimedia interviews for perspectives from people in a career and learn about workplace culture • Recognize other careers related to a preferred career interest

27. Ways to use features in transition planning: • Schools • Identify postsecondary training/education needed to attain a selected career goal • Identify related high school education curricula necessary to attain a selected career goal • Determine the postsecondary education/training setting that best meets personal needs to include admission requirements, personal abilities, and potential needs for accommodations • Find undergraduate, graduate, and career & technical schools • Compare schools based on specified criteria • Design a plan to address the costs of a postsecondary education needed to attain career goal

28. Ways to use features in transition planning: • Employment • Identify strategies in managing a job search • Practice self management skills in achieving goals • Explore and practice interview skills • Demonstrate skills needed for seeking and maintaining employment • View considerations in employment trends and career advancement • Practice effective letter writing skills • Write a professional resume

29. SDMyLife Advisor Administration • Assignments and Activities-Specify and manage assignments and activities that students should complete and upload to their portfolio. • Messaging- Send messages to your students to remind them of an assignment or completion date. • Invite Others- Create a customized list of individuals or organizations a student may want to invite to view their portfolio. • Helpful Documents- Guided Tour, Classroom Activities, Parent Communication Documents, CAREER CRUISING AND TRANSITION STUDENTS, Recorded Videos/Tutorials and much more….

30. Contacts: (605)773-3134 • Advanced Placement: Sam Shaw • CTE: Erin Larsen • Dual Credit: Erin Larsen • NCRC: • Tiffany Sanderson (DOE) • Barb Unruh & Scott Kwasniewski (Dept. of Labor & Regulation)

31. Contacts: (605)773-3134 • Remediation: Sam Shaw • SDMyLife: • Megan Lahr (Resources, training, Network, Method Test Prep) • Kim Van Den Hemel(student access) • Work-based Learning: Alyssa Krogstrand