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Expanding the Positive Effect of Comprehensive Career Guidance with Partnerships!

Expanding the Positive Effect of Comprehensive Career Guidance with Partnerships!. ICAP Awareness, Understanding, Movement Where are you?!. 1: Completely unsure of what to do and a bit fearful. 3: Somewhat there, wanting more specific pieces today. 5: Got it We’re good

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Expanding the Positive Effect of Comprehensive Career Guidance with Partnerships!

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  1. Expanding the Positive Effect of Comprehensive Career Guidance with Partnerships!

  2. ICAP Awareness, Understanding, MovementWhere are you?! 1: Completely unsure of what to do and a bit fearful 3: Somewhat there, wanting more specific pieces today. 5: Got it We’re good Ready to share our plan and process today

  3. Real Partnerships: Common purpose united and expanded our partnerships!

  4. What is ICAP? Colorado Department of Education

  5. 1.00 Statement of Basis and Purpose • Pursuant to SB 09-256, the State Board of Education is required to promulgate rules to establish standards for Individual Career and Academic Plans (“ICAP”) for students enrolled in public schools in the state. The intent of this provision in the legislation is to ultimately decrease dropout rates and increase graduation rates by assisting students in developing and maintaining a personalized postsecondary plan that ensures readiness for postsecondary and workforce success. • An ICAP shall be designed to assist a student and his or her parent or legal guardian in exploring the postsecondary career and educational opportunities available to the student, aligning course work and curriculum, applying to postsecondary education institutions, securing financial aid and ultimately entering the workforce.

  6. DHS ICAP definition: Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) is the new Colorado state requirement for all students in grades 6-12. The ICAP process assists every student in setting life goals and forming a plan to achieve their goals. The ICAP will help students select a pathway of relevant coursework in Middle School and High School, based on their interests and desired career goals. ICAP is designed to provide each student opportunities to discover their talents and carefully plan a school program that develops marketable skills for life after graduation.

  7. How is this related to our Strategic Plan? Strategy 3: “ Standards of Excellence” – integrate 21st Century Skills Specific Result 2: Establish flexible educational pathways that allow all students to leave high school ready to enter the workforce and/or post Secondary Education. No.3: Identify additional educational pathways necessary to meet the needs of all students.

  8. Also: Strategy 4: We will fully engage every student in meaningful, relevant, authentic learning experiences. Specific Result 2: Engage every student in developing & implementing a plan to accomplish personal,educational and postsecondary goals. No. 6: Student begin their plan in 6th grade and all secondary students review their growth plans before class choices are made for the subsequent years.

  9. Colorado’s Current Pipeline 70 44 26 22 Source: NCES 2006

  10. ICAP = Real Opportunities • WHAT? Every student will create, revise & follow a pathway that leads to career success. • HOW? Through seamless career & academic plans • WHY? To develop a globally competitive workforce for Colorado.

  11. 21st Century Skills 20th Century 21st Century 1 – 2 Jobs 10 – 15 Jobs # of Jobs Mastery of One Field Flexibility And Adaptability Job Skill Subject Matter Mastery Integration of 21st Century Skills into Subject Matter Mastery Learning Model PWR

  12. Real Purpose Vision: Colorado CTE delivers proven pathways to lifelong career success! Mission: CTE ensures a thriving Colorado economy by providing relevant and rigorous education that is connected, responsive and real.

  13. Having a Career Goal and Plan makes a HUGE difference in PS success! Preliminary findings showed desired learning outcomes were the best predictors of student success. Students whose desire was to “Explore courses to decide career,” had the lowest graduation rate, 21%.  This compares to a graduation rate for students who intend to, “Prepare to change careers,” of 78%.  Clearly, having a career goal and plan that a student is acting upon makes a big difference - Rossol & Byers, Johnson County Community College, NE

  14. CTE Program Plans of Study shape Individual Career & Academic Plans http://www.coloradostateplan.com/default_cluster.htm www.cccs.edu/CTE/Toolbox for Educators/ Plans of Study

  15. Seamless Transitions: ASCA Standards: Career Development A: Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions. B: Students will employ strategies to achieve future career success and satisfaction C: Students will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education and training , and the world of work. Career Development Journey

  16. What is it all really? The ICAP, or Academic Plan of Study is a process that students participate in, which results in an actual plan. ICAP = A TOOL FOR HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CAREERS AND GOALS • Plan: • Student’s career cluster or pathway goal • Relevancy of student’s goal to post secondary institution / workforce or other future option • Student’s four-year high school plan (some use 6-year), including courses, extracurricular & CE options Process: Developmentally appropriate grade level required and recommended activities Utilizing: Aligned content standards of ASCA National Model & CTE, IEP’s, core curriculums, CDE, existing, available “village” and college, career & academic planning tools and resources

  17. Utilize your “Village”The Experts: • You • Administrators • Professional School Counselors: ASCA model, Career Development • CTE instructors/directors: Plans of Study • SpEd/Transition Coordinators:IEP’s (Individual Education Plans) • IT Specialists: Data sharing, SIS pro’s • Academic Core/AVID/IB/Elective instructors: time, relevance and relationship • May we suggest: student(s), librarian, school board, PS rep, workforce rep, parent(s), business & industry rep, BOCES and any others?

  18. The Potential of Individual Career & Academic Plans (ICAP) • Creates “Relevant” Middle & High School Experience • Builds “Academic Momentum” • Allow for “Learn & Earn” opportunities within Career Pathways • Increases “Intentional” Concurrent Enrollment • Enhances the Career Development “Journey”

  19. The ICAP journey… Logo vernacular borrowed from CDE: Academic Standards

  20. John Taylor Gatto “Education is a matter of self-mastery, first; then self- enlargement, even self-transcendence – as all possibilities of the human spirit open themselves into zones for exploration and understanding.” ~Weapons of Mass Instruction, Pg 61 2009

  21. Who else is doing this?

  22. How about us? • What does it look like? • Elaborating on Plans of Study • Addition of Freshman Seminar • Altering School Day Schedule: adding 30 minute advisory classes • Integrating career planning into all class curriculums • Training all staff, students and parents on career/college planning tools specifically: CiC • Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s): Early release weekly for students. • Bring in Alumni as guest speakers – proof that Career and Academic Planning works! Denver Public Schools Jefferson County Adams County Boulder Harrison Durango 9R Eagle County Western Slope San Luis Valley Gunnison Estes Park Douglas County Trinidad Montezuma-Cortez Arkansas Valley Falcon Colorado Springs D11 Northeastern BOCES Eastern BOCES

  23. Blue Whales take 3-5 minutes to turn 180 degrees!

  24. If 15-20% of Sardines commit to a direction, all others will turn and go with them almost instantaneously. - Doug Manning Find your Sardines… because its best for students!

  25. Find your experts, your sardines, your team, “your village”: Administrators, CTE, SpEd, IT, Counselors, workforce, teachers, parents, students & others… What is your process, your activities, responsibilities and timeline? After a Year pilot: What works? What doesn’t? What/who is needed? Due: September 30 2010 Implementation Cycle Action Plan (4 T’s): Team Timeline Tool of use (acTivity) elemenT addressed Utilize “The Village”

  26. RESOURCES and TOOLS www.collegeincolorado.org www.coloradostateplan.com/counselors.htm * CDE preferred plan template www.cicpartnernetwork.org

  27. Remember….. You R.O.C.K! R – React with O – Optimism C – Challenge and K - Knowledge

  28. How to reach us: Maria Elena River, Minority Outreach Coordinator, CiC: Maria.rivera@cic.state.co.us Lauren Jones, CTE-Career Guidance Trainer: lauren.jones@cccs.edu

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