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Counseling for Careers: The New Paradigm Workshop Academic and Career Planning and New Graduation Requirements March 24,

Virg inia Department of Education (VDOE) and Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). Counseling for Careers: The New Paradigm Workshop Academic and Career Planning and New Graduation Requirements March 24, 2014, Roanoke, VA March 25, 2014, Richmond, VA March 13, 2014. 1.

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  1. Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Counseling for Careers: The New Paradigm Workshop Academic and Career Planning and New Graduation Requirements March 24, 2014, Roanoke, VA March 25, 2014, Richmond, VA March 13, 2014 1

  2. Career Development • Comprehensive and developmental process • Elementary, Middle and High School • Purposeful and collaborative • Electives/CTE courses aligned to workforce needs • Dual Enrollment • Work-based Learning Opportunities • Collaboration! • Administrators, Teachers, School Counselors, CTE, SPED, Business and Industry, and Postsecondary education

  3. Career Development Program • Begin with the End in Mind • Establish your goal? • Identify Key Roles and Responsibilities • Create a Timeline for Implementation • Obtain High-level Administrative Support • Take One Step at a Time • Locate and use a variety of resources

  4. Academic & Career Plan (ACP) • Beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year, all schools shall begin development of a personal Academic and Career Plan for each seventh-grade student with completion by the fall of the student’s eighth-grade year • Students who transfer from other than a Virginia public school into the eighth-grade shall have the Plan developed as soon as practicable following enrollment • Beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, students who transfer into a Virginia public school after their eighth-grade year shall have an Academic and Career Plan developed upon enrollment

  5. ACP Requirements, cont. Shall include, but not be limited to: • The student’s program of study for high school graduation that is aligned with a postsecondary career pathway and/or college entrance • Postsecondary career pathway based on student’s academic and career interests

  6. ACP Requirements, cont. • The Academic and Career Plan shall be developed in accordance with guidelines established by the Board of Education. • Shall be signed by the student, student’s parent or guardian, and school official(s) designated by the principal. • The Plan shall be included in the student's record and shall be reviewed and updated, if necessary, before the student enters the ninth and eleventh grades. • The school shall have met its obligation for parental involvement if it makes a good faith effort to notify the parent or guardian of the responsibility for the development and approval of the Plan. Source: Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (SOA) - 8 VAC 20-131-140: College and career preparation programs and opportunities for postsecondary credit. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/graduation/academic_career_plan/index.shtml

  7. School Counseling and Career Development • Grades K- 5 • Career Awareness and Exploration Goals - Clusters • Grades 6-8 • Career Development & Planning Clusters - Pathways • Grades 9-12 • Career Focus and Experiences Pathways - CTE/Credentials – Labor Market-Postsecondary

  8. Career Awareness, Grades K-5 Essential Components • What is a Career? • Goal Setting • Introduction to Career Clusters • Virginia Career View www.vaview.org

  9. School Counseling and Career Development • Grades K- 5 • Career Awareness and Exploration Goals - Clusters • Grades 6-8 • Career Development & Planning Clusters - Pathways • Grades 9-12 • Career Focus and Experiences Pathways - CTE/Credentials – Labor Market-Postsecondary

  10. Career Development & Planning:Grades 6-8 Essential Components • Interest assessment • Career cluster and pathway deep dive • Connecting interests with career planning • Rigor and relevance • Course planning- academic and CTE • Academic and Career Plan (ACP) Development

  11. Career Development Resource: Grades 6-Adult Virginia Education Wizard www.vawizard.org

  12. Adult Education Entry and Exit Points 16+ Accounting Pathway K & S Securities and Investments Pathway K & S 16 Specific Skill Preparation May Continue 15 14 Grade Banking Services Pathway K & S Business Finance Pathway K & S Insurance Pathway K & S 13 Finance Plans of Study 12 11 10 Cluster Knowledge and Skills 9 Courtesy of Benson Consulting – July 2007

  13. School Counseling and Career Development • Grades K- 5 • Career Awareness and Exploration Goals - Clusters • Grades 6-8 • Career Development & Planning Clusters - Pathways • Grades 9-12 • Career Focus and Experiences Pathways - CTE/Credentials – Labor Market-Postsecondary

  14. Career Focus and Experience: Grade 9-12 Essential Components • CTE courses • Problem-Based Learning • Work-Based Learning • Dual Enrollment • Labor Market Projections 2020 • Business and Industry Partnerships

  15. www.cteresource.org

  16. Diploma Changes:House Bill 1061 & Senate Bill 489 • Consolidate the number of diplomas available to Virginia students and eliminate the Standard Technical Diploma and the Advanced Technical Diploma; • A student must earn a career and technical education credential that has been approved by the Board of Education to graduate with a Standard Diploma.  The credential could include, but not be limited to, the successful completion of an industry certification, a state licensure examination, a national occupational competency assessment, or the Virginia workplace readiness skills assessment;  • A student must successfully complete one virtual course, which may be noncredit-bearing, to graduate with a Standard or Advanced Studies Diploma;  • The Modified Standard Diploma is folded into the Standard Diploma, with credit accommodations for students with disabilities to be addressed in the Standard Diploma.

  17. Standard Diploma

  18. Standard Diploma, cont. Students who complete a career and technical education program concentration sequence (a sequence of two or more 36 week courses or combinations of 18 and/or 36 week courses that are equivalent to two 36 week courses) AND pass a Board-approved credentialing test may substitute the credential for (1) the student selected verified credit (see FN 5) and (2) either a science or history and social science verified credit when the credential confers more than one verified credit. (see FN6) Source: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/accreditation/index.shtml

  19. Credit Accommodations Standard Diploma Credit Accommodations for students with disabilities

  20. Credit Accommodations • Credit accommodations provide alternatives for students with disabilities in earning the standard and verified credits required to graduate with a Standard Diploma. • Substitute Tests • Locally Awarded Verified Credit • Instruction/Coursework Offerings • Returning Students • Forms and Documentation

  21. Substitute Tests • The Board of Education has approved a number of substitute tests that students may take to earn verified credits toward graduation. • Listing of current Substitute Tests for Verified Credit http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/substitute_tests/substitute_tests_verified_credit.pdf • The Board of Education may from time to time approve additional tests that are recommended by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the purpose of awarding verified credit.

  22. Locally Awarded Verified Credits • To be eligible to earn locally awarded verified credits under the guidance, a student must: • Pass the high school course, • Score within a 375-399 scale score range on any administration of the Standards of Learning test after taking the test at least twice, and • Demonstrate achievement in the academic content through an appeal process administered at the local level. • Contact your division’s central office to learn about any additional local level policy regarding locally awarded verified credits.

  23. Locally Awarded Verified Credits • VDOE has set no maximum number of locally awarded verified credits that a student with a disability (IDEA/504) may earn towards a standard diploma. • Local school divisions must ensure that this flexibility to offer locally awarded verified credits in reading, writing and math only applies to students with disabilities (IDEA and 504) who are eligible for credit accommodations as stipulated in each students IEP/504 plan.

  24. Instruction/Courses • Allow parts I and II of certain required courses to each earn a standard credit towards the total number required in the subject area. • It is not necessary to create self-contained classes, there are current examples in both general and special education • Special Education Example Algebra I Part 1=1 standard math credit, Algebra I Part 2=1 standard math credit • General Education Example Algebra I Part 1=1 elective credit, Algebra I Part 2=1 standard math credit

  25. Economics and Personal Finance Graduation Requirement • The Personal Finance (3120) course has been revised to include the 21 Workplace Readiness Skills (WRS) for the Commonwealth. • The course will meet the Economics and Personal Finance requirement if the student has earned at least 3 standard credits in history and social science. • The economics strand in these courses would be deemed a credit accommodation. • Upon completion of the revised Personal Finance (3120) course, the student may take the WRS assessment to earn the Board-approved Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth credential. • This approach would satisfy the graduation requirements for economics and personal finance, history and social sciences, and the industry credential. Source: Superintendent’s Memorandum No. 105-13, April 19, 2013. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2013/105-13.shtml

  26. VDOE Resources VDOE Credit Accommodations http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/graduation/credit_accommodations.shtml Substitute Tests http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/substitute_tests/ VDOE Career and Technical Education http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/index.shtml Career Clusters and Pathways http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/career_clusters/idex.shtml CTE Resource Center (APG/CPG) http://www.cteresource.org/about/ School Counseling and Guidance http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/school_counseling/index.shtml Academic and Career Plan Webpage http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/graduation/academic_career_plan.shtml

  27. THANK YOU! Contact Information: Joseph Wharff School Counseling Career Connections Specialist Virginia Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education Services CTE@doe.virginia.gov 804-225-3370

  28. Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Counseling for Careers: The New Paradigm Workshop Industry Credentialing March 13, 2014 1

  29. Standard Diploma, cont. Students who complete a career and technical education program concentration sequence (a sequence of two or more 36 week courses or combinations of 18 and/or 36 week courses that are equivalent to two 36 week courses) AND pass a Board-approved credentialing test may substitute the credential for (1) the student selected verified credit (see FN 5) and (2) either a science or history and social science verified credit when the credential confers more than one verified credit. (see FN6) Source: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/accreditation/index.shtml

  30. Value of Industry Credentials • Added value to a student’s transcript for post-secondary education opportunities or obtaining an entry-level position in the work force; • Increased job opportunities for advancement in a chosen career path; and • Enhanced self-esteem for students through earning a nationally recognized credential from business and industry.

  31. Workplace Readiness Skills Assessment (WRS)http://www.vtecs.org/va-wrs-assessment.htm • Web-based assessment • 100 multiple choice items • Covers skills in three domains identified by employers across the Commonwealth as critical to work place success: • Personal Qualities and People Skills • Professional Knowledge and Skills • Technology Knowledge and Skills • Standard of Mastery: 75% • May be administered with any CTE course

  32. Workplace Readiness Skills Assessment (WRS) Available Resources: • Sample test items • Pre-test • WRS assessment blueprint located at http://www.vtecs.org/va-wrs-assessment.htm

  33. Workplace Readiness Skills Assessment (WRS) Available Accommodations: • Untimed version of the 60 minute test • Text-to-speech version (Headphones should be provided) • Read-aloud version administered by an aide or test proctor • Extended timing may be necessary • More than one reader may be required if several students in a class require this accommodation • Test item enlargement on the computer monitor

  34. Earning Student-Selected Verified Credit • One student-selected verified credit will be awarded for passing each certification or licensure examination that meets all of the criteria and the student earns one standard unit of credit only in the career and technical education concentration or specialization. • Two student-selected verified credits will be awarded for passing each certification or licensure examination that meets all of the criteria; and • The student meets the career and technical education concentration or specialization course requirements for program completer. • The student earns at least two standard units of credit in the career and technical education concentration or specialization. • The student may substitute one of these verified credits for a verified credit in either science or history and social science.

  35. Scenario: Student 1 • CTE Sequence: • Medical Assistant I (8345/36 weeks) • Medical Assistant II (8346/36 weeks) • Industry Credentialing Exam: • Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth (Passed) • Certified Clinical Medical Assistant—CCMA(Passed) • Earned: • Industry Credential for graduation- Yes • Program Concentration Sequence- Yes • Eligible for one student-selected verified credit ANDone verified credit in either a science or history and social science- Yes

  36. Scenario: Student 2 • CTE Sequence: • Dental Assistant I (8302/36 weeks) • Dental Assistant II (8383/36 weeks) • Industry Credentialing Exam: • Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination (WRS)- (Passed) • Certified Dental Assistant: Infection Control—ICE • Earned: • Industry Credential for graduation- Yes • Program Concentration Sequence- Yes • Eligible for one student-selected verified credit ANDone verified credit in either a science or history and social science- Yes

  37. Scenario: Student 3 • CTE Sequence: • Biotechnology Foundations (9050/36 weeks) • Biological Applications in Agriculture (8086/36 weeks) • Industry Credentialing Exam: • Agricultural Biotechnology-NOCTI- (Passed) • Small Animal Science and Technology- NOCTI- (Not Passed) • Earned: • Industry Credential for graduation- Yes • Program Sequence Completer- Yes • Eligible for one student-selected verified credit-Yes

  38. Scenario: Student 4 • CTE Courses: • VA Teachers for Tomorrow I (9062/36 weeks) • VA Teachers for Tomorrow II (9072/36 weeks)- did not pass • Industry Credentialing Exam: • Early Childhood Education (AAFCS)- Did not pass • Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination- Passed • Earned: • Industry Credential for graduation- Yes • Program Sequence Completer- No • Eligible for one student-selected verified credit- Yes

  39. Scenario: Student 6 Course: • Microsoft IT Academy Virtual Course • Industry Credentialing Exam: • Microsoft Word- MOS/Certiport (Passed) • Earned: • Industry Credential for graduation- Yes • Program Sequence Completer- No • Eligible for one student-selected verified credit- No

  40. Contact Information: Joseph Wharff School Counseling Career Connections Specialist Virginia Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education Services CTE@doe.virginia.gov 804-225-3370

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