Let’s Talk ICAPs

1. Let’s TalkICAPs Lauren Jones, Tracy Thompson CACTE July 17, 2013

2. Meaningful PWR Thoughtful Non-Traditional Intentional Process Gender Equity YOU!

3. The Big Picture

4. Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Work Ethic Civic Responsibility Collaboration Communication Creativity & Innovation Personal Responsibility Learning & Behavior Skills Find and Use Information & IT Global & Cultural Awareness Postsecondary & Workforce Ready Social Studies & Social Sciences • Social, cultural, historical concepts • Interpret sources, evaluate evidence, build conceptual frameworks • Civic responsibility & political process • Interpret from a global perspective Literacy • Read with understanding & write coherently • Employ English properly & fluently • Use logic & rhetoric • Access primary & secondary sources Content Knowledge Arts & Humanities • Shaping of culture • Instruments of social & political thought • Awareness of innovators Mathematical Sciences • Be quantitatively literate • Algebraic & geometric principles • Problem solving • Data & statistics Science • Scientific method • Draw conclusions • Core concepts of disciplines • Scientific concepts can be challenged Colorado’s interpretation of 21st Century Skills!

6. The ICAP journey… Source CDE 2013 6

7. Policy Framework for PWR 7 Source-CDE 2013

8. Currently…… • Partnership with Colorado Community College System (CCCS) • Needs assessment & environmental scan • Implementation data & outcomes • ICAP Survey – April 2013, 400 Respondents • Toolkit • Best Practices • Research & Evaluation • Districts update plans • Data Collection & Implementation

9. In which setting do you work?

10. In your district, what is your level of ICAP implementation? 37% 46% 9% 4% 4%

11. Who is mainly responsible for implementing ICAPs in your setting? 77% 2% 9% 5% 2% 5%

12. How are ICAPs being implemented?

13. What are your thoughts about ICAPs?

14. Takeaways • Counselors are responsible for the implementation • Especially at the high school level, counselors feel ICAPs are a valuable tool. • The process is better if it has a champion, particularly if it is the principal. • The process is even better if it is spread across disciplines. • The more meaningful and less “tasks to be completed” the more it is embraced by the student. • Schools want more direction

15. What is a Quality ILP? • A document consisting of a student’s (a) course taking and post-secondary plans aligned to career goals and (b) documentation of the range of college and career readiness skills he/she has developed. • A process that relies on a student’s understanding of the relevance of school courses as well as out-of‐school learning opportunities and provides the student access to career development opportunities that incorporate self-exploration, career exploration, and career planning and management activities. Source: National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability

16. Source: National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability

17. Boulder Valley

18. Jeffco

19. R-5

20. R-5

21. Animas High School

22. Other Examples: • Natalie Bertrand - San Juan BOCES • Steve Alkire – Greeley School District 6 • Teri Eichman – Green Mtn. High School, Jefferson County

23. Thanks! Lauren Jones Lauren.Jones@cccs.edu 720-858-2825 Tracy Thompson Tracy.Thompson@cccs.edu 720-858-2323