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““All students should be All students should be educated according to a educated according to a common academic common academic expectation that prepares expectation that prepares them for both post-them for both post-secondary education and secondary education and the workforce.”the workforce.”

-ACT -ACT

The Road to the CRCMoving Toward Career Readiness Moving Toward Career Readiness

CertificationCertification

• KISA Special Education KISA Special Education Millage Millage

• EPIC/MRA Poll ResultsEPIC/MRA Poll Results

• Rockford Public SchoolsRockford Public Schools– Guaranteed Diploma since 1992Guaranteed Diploma since 1992

• Guaranteed GraduatesGuaranteed Graduates

The Graduate Guarantee

Manufacturer’s Council and Manufacturer’s Council and Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce

supported the supported the Graduate GuaranteeGraduate Guarantee

Why WorkKeys?Why WorkKeys?

•Standardized assessmentStandardized assessment

•Used and understood by Used and understood by business and industry in Kent business and industry in Kent CountyCounty

•Academic correlation with ACTAcademic correlation with ACT

ComponentsComponents

•Reading for InformationReading for Information

•Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics

Level 4 achievement Level 4 achievement expectationsexpectations

The class of 2007 is the The class of 2007 is the Graduate Guarantee pilot Graduate Guarantee pilot group. They would be the first group. They would be the first group to receive an additional group to receive an additional endorsement on their high endorsement on their high school diplomas. school diplomas.

P i l o t G r o u p S c o r e s

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L e v e l 4

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R e a d i n g

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Remediation PlanRemediation Plan

•For guaranteed students onlyFor guaranteed students only

• ISD’s responsibility to provide ISD’s responsibility to provide remediationremediation

•Utilizing KeyTrain or WINUtilizing KeyTrain or WIN

And then …And then …

• High school redesign High school redesign

• MME requirements MME requirements

• Emergence of a Emergence of a national guarantee: the national guarantee: the “Career Readiness “Career Readiness Certificate”Certificate”

Why “Career Readiness Why “Career Readiness Certificate”?Certificate”?

• Goals are the sameGoals are the same• Logical step with the addition of Logical step with the addition of

Locating InformationLocating Information• National credentialNational credential• Based on skills employers want in Based on skills employers want in

entry-level jobsentry-level jobs• Uses the WorkKeys tests students Uses the WorkKeys tests students

already use to earn college scholarship already use to earn college scholarship $$$$$$

Moving to the CRC - Creating Moving to the CRC - Creating SupportSupport

• Graduate Guarantee in placeGraduate Guarantee in place

• KISA KISA

• Business and industryBusiness and industry

• Active high school principals’ Active high school principals’ association createdassociation created

http://www.act.org/certificate/video.htmlhttp://www.act.org/certificate/video.html

http://www.act.org/index.html

CRC ComponentsCRC Components

MME AssessmentsMME Assessments– Reading for Reading for

InformationInformation– Applied Applied

MathematicsMathematics– ACT Plus WritingACT Plus Writing– Michigan Michigan

Mathematics and Mathematics and Social StudiesSocial Studies

CRC AssessmentCRC Assessment– Reading for Reading for

InformationInformation– Applied Applied

MathematicsMathematics– Locating Locating

InformationInformation

The Graduate Guarantee pilot The Graduate Guarantee pilot class of 2007 will take the class of 2007 will take the Locating Information test. Locating Information test. Each student who meets the Each student who meets the requirements will receive the requirements will receive the Career Readiness Certificate.Career Readiness Certificate.

Michigan Merit Curriculum Michigan Merit Curriculum RemediationRemediation

•KeyTrain or WIN provides:KeyTrain or WIN provides:– Web-based academic recovery toolWeb-based academic recovery tool– An online learning experienceAn online learning experience

The perfect fit!The perfect fit!

Kent ISD Career Planning Process

ACT ExploreCareer Cruising

Creating InitialEDP*

ACT WorkKeys(RI, AM, LI)

Career Cruising*

Update EDP*

ACT PLANCareer Cruising*

Update EDP*

MMEWorkKeys

Career Cruising*

Update EDP*

Step One

Self-AwarenessStep Two

Option AwarenessStep Three

Decision MakingStep Four

Action

Information Gathering StageUnderstanding &Decision-Making

Stage

Action & FuturePlanning Stage

Explore Results*World of Work

Map*Career

Pathways*

KeyTrain or WINRemediation*

Education & TrainingNeeds

Career Pathways*Career Titles*

PLAN Results*CTE ProgramsJob Shadow

Dual EnrollmentEarly College

MME Results*CTE Programs


WBL Experiences

Career Pathway*Course Selection

Course Selection

Step Two

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Step Three

DecisionMaking

(Choosing the right fit)

Step Four

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Step One

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Values)

Course Selection Course Selection

ACTCareer Cruising

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CollegeApplications

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Post-SecondaryPlans

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Kent ISD Career Development4-Step Career Planning Process

And Now . . .And Now . . .

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