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Jennifer R. Curry, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, LSU ASERVIC President, LSCA-Post Secondary VP

How to design relevant and meaningful Prek-12Career exploration: A multi-systemic curriculum infused program to promote student post-secondary options. Jennifer R. Curry, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, LSU ASERVIC President, LSCA-Post Secondary VP .

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Jennifer R. Curry, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, LSU ASERVIC President, LSCA-Post Secondary VP

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  1. How to design relevant and meaningful Prek-12Career exploration: A multi-systemic curriculum infused program to promote student post-secondary options Jennifer R. Curry, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, LSU ASERVIC President, LSCA-Post Secondary VP

  2. One can never consent to creep when one feels the impulse to soar. - Helen Keller

  3. The School Counselor’s Role in Career Promotion • ASCA National Model (2005) • Louisiana Comprehensive School Counseling Model • The discovery of penicillin—Thank you Fleming!

  4. Career Theory • Gottfredson’s Theory of Circumscription • Occupational Aspiration • Occupational Expectancy • Career Efficacy and Maturity related to career decision making self efficacy • When does circumscription begin? • So when should career exploration begin???

  5. The Current Situation in Louisiana • 39% of students enter Kindergarten ready to learn • 66% literate by 3rd grade • 67% enter 4th grade on time • 60% English and math proficient by 8th grade • 67% Graduate high school on time • 46% Post-Secondary or Workforce Ready • 52% Complete 1 year post-secondary education • 30% of girls in Louisiana dropout • 25% of those are pregnant • What reasons do they give for dropping out???

  6. 2005 Average Income by Educational Attainment (u. S. census bureau, 2006) Average Income Source: US Bureau of the Census, 2006

  7. Social Costs of Dropouts • Nationally, around 7,000 kids drop out of school each school day • The cost to the nation for dropouts of the class of 2007 was $329 Billion! • Only 61.4% of students graduated in Louisiana in 2007 • The cost for our state over the lifetime for dropouts of 2007 is $5,872,465,040 • Lower purchasing power for the nation, lower tax revenue for the states and country, lower productivity • This affects parks, recreation, social services, higher education, infrastructure, etc. (Alliance for Excellent Education, 2007)

  8. Educational Attainment increases… • The likelihood of WAITING before becoming pregnant • The likelihood that an individual will avoid crime (e.g., Janis Joplin) • The likelihood that an individual will have economic stability and independence from govt. health care or public services such as food stamps • Physical well-being • An individual’s contribution to society through volunteerism & civic engagement

  9. The final imperative—Federally mandated change • The Obama Administration’s Blueprint for the reauthorization of the elementary and secondary schools act • Race to the Top—Competition!!! • Changes to Accountability—Value Added, post-secondary preparation • My Solution? A Multi-systemic Approach. • The Bottom Line—How are kids different as a result of your program? What competencies do they have that they didn’t have before? Are you EFFECTIVE?

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