Framework for developing career plans

A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING

CAREER PLANS THAT BEST FIT

YOUR STUDENTS

P R E S E N T E D B Y

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C I N D Y M I L L E R , M . E D .

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A NEED IN TEXAS

• What makes a student college and career

ready?

• How are today’s students different than

students of the past?

• What are some of the challenges of this

current population?

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Center

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•Created around Career Clusters®•Improve learner achievement – both academic and technical

•Promote successful transitions from secondary to postsecondary education

•Support workforce and economic development


ACHIEVETEXAS

COLLEGE AND CAREER INITIATIVE

ACHIEVETEXAS SUPPORTS ALL 16 CAREER CLUSTERS®

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Career

Clusters® and

the

Endorsements


STEM ENDORSEMENT


BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ENDORSEMENT




PUBLIC SERVICES ENDORSEMENT


MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENDORSEMENT




Concept - Students can succeed in school, career, and life if they plan their own individual college and career success.

Philosophy - No career option is intrinsically better than the other. Whether the choice is right or not depends on the personal goals of the student.

Goal - To prepare students for college and career, and allow them to choose the options that are best for them.


ACHIEVETEXAS IS BASED UPON…

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COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS

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READINESS VS. ELIGIBILITY

• Readiness and eligibility are two different

goals

• More students are going to college than ever

before and this trend is likely to continue

• Two-year colleges have seen a noticeable

enrollment increase

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ACTE DEFINES CAREER READY

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT SPANS ALL GRADES

K-5: Understanding the Importance and Value of Work and Jobs

Introduction to the world of careers

6-8: Initial Career Exploration

Discovering interest areas

Grade 8: Career Exploration and Transition

Develop graduation plans based upon personal interest/cluster areas

9-12: Programs of Study Related to a Career GoalAcademics and technical courses, intensive guidance, individual graduation plans

Postsecondary: Career PreparationAchieving credentials: college, certification, apprenticeship, military

Employment: Career AdvancementContinuing Education and Lifelong Learning

Steps to Success

•Work for students to support their career goals

•Initiate early career awareness•Expose students to all available career opportunities through career exploration

•Help students transition successfully to postsecondary education and career

ACHIEVETEXAS IS DESIGNED TO…



EIGHT STEPS FOR SYSTEM BUILDING

1. Decide to implement AchieveTexas

2. Span all grades

3. Add Programs of Study for all students

4. Enhance guidance and counseling

5. Build seamless connections

6. Establish extended learning

7. Build strong partnerships

8. Support intense professional development

QUESTIONS?


PROGRAM OF STUDY MODEL COMPONENTS

• Tools to help you and your district with the local implementation of the Foundation High School Program


ACHIVETEXAS FRAMEWORK AND RESOURCES

HB 5: SECTION 28.02121 A principal of a high school shall designate a school

counselor or school administrator to review personal graduation plan options with each student entering grade nine together with that student ’s parent or guardian. The personal graduation plan options reviewed must include the distinguished level of achievement and the endorsements. Before the conclusion of the school year, the student and the student ’s parent or guardian must confirm and sign a personal graduation plan for the student.


HB 5: SECTION 28.02121

A personal graduation plan under Subsection (c)

must identify a course of study that:

1. promotes college and workforce readiness and

career placement and advancement; and

2. facilitates the student's transition from

secondary to postsecondary education.


Programs of study can be the centerpiece of the

guidance program—support HB 5 expectations.

Programs of study help students plan an

individualized coherent educational path.

Programs of study can be the basis for your

Personal Graduation Plans for all students.

Teachers, especially CTE teachers, can help

you!

WHY PROGRAMS OF STUDY?

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Agriculture, Food,…

Architecture &…

Arts, AV Technology &…

Business, Management,…

Education and Training

Finance

Government & Public…

Health Science

Hospitality & Tourism

Human Services

Information Technology

Law, Public Safety &…

Manufacturing

Marketing, Sales & Service

STEM

Transportation,…

Texas Labor Market

Labor Market

TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION DEFINES…

High Skill is any further training past high school.

High Wage is determined as $15.14/hour or higher.

High Demand is an occupation that is in high need, i.e. supply is less than the demand. May vary by region and/or community..

PROGRAMS OF STUDY IN TEXAS

• 122 models are available at www.achievetexas.org

• Models illustrate various career goals in all 16 career clusters

• Components:• Middle school connection

• Requirements for the High School Graduation Plan

• Secondary certifications

• Extended learning opportunities, including CTSOs

• College credit opportunities

• Postsecondary linkages

• Career opportunities from entry level to advanced

• Professional associations

• Recent revisions include more postsecondary detail


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Four credits

Districts determine these locally

All sequences should be coherent and

connect back to a student’s career goal

COHERENT SEQUENCE OF COURSES…

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Specific POS career goal

is listed first. Related

career goals are listed

with the assigned O*NET

Code. Hyperlinked to the

specific occupation as

described in the

Occupational Outlook

Handbook.


Districts can list courses offered

for high school credit at the 8th

grade, such as Algebra I or the

various Principles Courses. This

cell might also include your

Career Portals or Exploring

Careers—use these courses to

create the initial PGP students

will need for high school.


POS reflect changes

resulting from Texas

HB 5 (2013) and

promote the

Foundation Plan with

an Endorsement.

Distinguished Level

of Achievement

requirements are

also included. CTE

courses that could be

selected by the local

district to be used in

a coherent sequence

are listed.


Career and Technical Student

Organizations (CTSOs) have

hyperlinks to take students to the

organizations’ website. CTSOs are

curricular organizations supporting

the related CTE courses. This

section promotes the community

outreach expectation for school

accountability.


Districts may customize this

section by listing all of the

college credit opportunities

available on the local level

while students are enrolled in

high school. Section will be

important for student

performance

acknowledgement.


Examples are

provided of

practicum and work-

based learning

expeiences and

certifications that

are available at the

secondary level.

Certifications will be

important for student

performance

acknowledgement.


Postsecondary section is

hyperlinked to additional pages

providing more details about

programs. Sample career options

are provided with each degree

level. Occupations reflect entry-

level through professional-level

positions that require advanced

degrees.

Perkins requires CTE programs have POS that…

• Align rigorous academic standards and student achievement standards;

• Include academic and CTE content in a coordinated, non-duplicative progression of courses;

• Are relevant and challenging at the secondary and postsecondary level;

• Lead to employment in high skill, high wage, or high demand occupations;

• Offer opportunities for dual credit; and

• Lead to a degree, certificate, or credential.

IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS OF STUDY


Local districts choose which Career Clusters® to

implement based on the needs of the students,

community, and local economy.

Not all schools will be able to offer all 16 clusters.

Goal is to use advanced technology to give

students a sample of each career cluster and

enhance their opportunities for high-demand,

high-skill, or high-wage occupations.

ALL 16 CLUSTERS IN EVERY SCHOOL?


TAC§74.3 Description of a Required Secondary

Curriculum states that a district must offer

career and technical education courses

selected from at least three of the eight

(sixteen) career and technical areas (clusters)

taught on a campus in the school district with

provisions for contracting for additional

offerings with programs or institutions as may

be practical.

Perkins grant requirement—at least one POS

in each of the three locally selected clusters.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT


Former CTE Program Names

Family & Consumer Sciences

Agricultural Sciences

Business Education

Career Clusters

Education and Training

Human Services

Hospitality & Tourism

Agriculture, Food & Natural

Resources

Manufacturing

Business Management &

Administration

Finance

Information Technology

GO BEYOND THE MINIMUM!


Even small districts can offer more than three clusters and multiple

endorsements.

Academic

Behaviors?

Contextual Skills

and Awareness?

College and Career

Planning Guides


WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH…

Support for

School

Counselors


Perkins IV defines as…

• providing access for students (and parents, as

appropriate) to information regarding career

awareness and planning with respect to an

individual’s occupational and academic future;

and

• providing information with respect to career

options, financial aid, and postsecondary

options, including baccalaureate degree

programs.


CAREER GUIDANCE AND ACADEMIC COUNSELING

• TEC §28.0212—Personal Graduation Plans (PGPs)

• TEC §33.007—Counseling Public School Students Regarding Higher Education

• TEC §33.005—Model Comprehensive, Developmental Guidance, and Counseling Program


BENEFITS FOR COUNSELORS

Four core components:

1. A guidance curriculum

2. A responsive services component

3. An individual planning system

4. System support


COMPREHENSIVE, DEVELOPMENTAL

GUIDANCE, AND COUNSELING PROGRAM


ACHIEVETEXAS RESOURCES

Counselor Guide

and

Counselor Kits

College and Career

Planning Guides

Career Development

and Planning

LiveBinder

Programs of Study

Models

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CLUSTER GUIDES AND OTHER RESOURCES

http://www.achievtexas.org/

RESEARCH INDICATES…

“The process of creating individual

learning plans…helps engage

students in their own development,

a critical component in their

success.”Chait, R., Muller, R.D., Goldware, S., & Housman, N.G. (2007). Academic interventions to help

students meet rigorous standards: State policy options. Washington, DC: Institute for

Educational Leadership.


Engaged and

Motivated Students

Administrators

Teachers

ParentsPostsecondary

Partners

Business and Industry


ARE YOU POISED TO LEAD…

WITH ACHIEVETEXAS…

• We can build a college and career ready culture.

• We can better inform parents of opportunities for

their students.

• We have an opportunity to impact ALL students.

• We can improve the coordination between core and

career-related electives.

• ALL students will benefit from a focus on academic

and technical skills.

• ALL students can focus their future.


QUESTIONS?

FOR MORE INFORMATION

• Visit these websites• www.achievetexas.org• www.tea.state.tx.us• www.careertech.org

• Email Dr. Karen Alexander at [email protected] or

• Cindy Miller [email protected]


http://www.achievetexas.org/

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http://www.careertech.org/



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