1 South Carolina Education and Economic Development Act of 2005

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South CarolinaSouth CarolinaEducation and Education and

Economic Economic Development ActDevelopment Act

of 2005 of 2005

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ComprehensiveComprehensiveSouth Carolina Education and South Carolina Education and Economic Development ActEconomic Development Act

EEDAEEDAComprehensive reform-focused legislation that Comprehensive reform-focused legislation that addresses workforce development through addresses workforce development through student-centered education reformstudent-centered education reform

Establishes a framework for a collaborative effort Establishes a framework for a collaborative effort among students, parents, educators, business among students, parents, educators, business partners, and communities to take an active role partners, and communities to take an active role in providing the best educational opportunities in providing the best educational opportunities possible for all SC public school studentspossible for all SC public school students

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Goal of EEDAGoal of EEDA

All of South Carolina’s students will All of South Carolina’s students will complete high school fully prepared for complete high school fully prepared for successful employment, further training, or successful employment, further training, or postsecondary study. postsecondary study.

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Components of the EEDAComponents of the EEDA

Help students connect education to careers of Help students connect education to careers of their choicetheir choice

Increase the number of guidance counselors Increase the number of guidance counselors and career specialists to achieve a 300:1 and career specialists to achieve a 300:1 student to guidance personnel ratiostudent to guidance personnel ratio

Establish clusters of study and Individual Establish clusters of study and Individual Graduation Plans (IGPs) for studentsGraduation Plans (IGPs) for students

Provide for parental review and approval of IGP Provide for parental review and approval of IGP with student and counselorwith student and counselor

Identify at-risk students and provide programs to Identify at-risk students and provide programs to increase graduation rateincrease graduation rate

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Components of the EEDAComponents of the EEDA

Align requirements for high school graduation Align requirements for high school graduation with college entrancewith college entranceEstablish articulation agreements making KEstablish articulation agreements making K--16 16 education seamlesseducation seamlessCreate dual-enrollment agreements for high school Create dual-enrollment agreements for high school and college courseworkand college coursework

Create Regional Centers to connect students, Create Regional Centers to connect students, educators, employers, and the communityeducators, employers, and the communityCreate a Coordinating Council to oversee Create a Coordinating Council to oversee implementation of EEDAimplementation of EEDA

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EEDAEEDA

Definitions Definitions and and

Performance Standards Performance Standards for Teachers, Administrators, for Teachers, Administrators,

and School Counselorsand School Counselors

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EEDA EEDA 1. Definition: 1. Definition:

Career Guidance is a developmental Career Guidance is a developmental process by which students become aware process by which students become aware of the interrelationship among interests, of the interrelationship among interests, abilities, school, work, family, and life roles abilities, school, work, family, and life roles in relation to academic and career in relation to academic and career planning.planning.

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EEDAEEDA1. Performance Standard:1. Performance Standard:

Teacher candidates will explain the career Teacher candidates will explain the career guidance process.guidance process.

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Career Guidance Process Career Guidance Process

Lifelong learning process of career Lifelong learning process of career developmentdevelopmentEmpower students to make a successful Empower students to make a successful transition from school to the world of work, transition from school to the world of work, from job to job, across their life span, and from job to job, across their life span, and to be productive citizens to be productive citizens Collaborative effort of guidance staff, Collaborative effort of guidance staff, teachers, parents, other family members, teachers, parents, other family members, and community partners and community partners

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Career Guidance ProcessCareer Guidance Process

SC Career Guidance Model mission SC Career Guidance Model mission is to improve students’ knowledge of is to improve students’ knowledge of careers while adhering to the careers while adhering to the standards and competencies set forth standards and competencies set forth in the South Carolina Comprehensive in the South Carolina Comprehensive Developmental Guidance and Developmental Guidance and Counseling Program Model.Counseling Program Model.

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SC Comprehensive Guidance and SC Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Model Counseling Model

Student standards and competencies are Student standards and competencies are addressed in the model and may be addressed in the model and may be accessed at: accessed at: http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Innovation-and-Support/Youth-Services/Guidance/Index.htmlCareer guidance lesson plans and Career guidance lesson plans and activities are available at:activities are available at:

http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Career-and-Technology-Education/SouthCarolinaCareerGuidanceModel.html

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EEDAEEDA2. Definition: 2. Definition:

The curriculum framework for career clusters of The curriculum framework for career clusters of study is an organizational model that integrates study is an organizational model that integrates career preparation components with academic career preparation components with academic coursework, providing the foundation for the coursework, providing the foundation for the development of the Individual Graduation Plan development of the Individual Graduation Plan (IGP). The IGP, organized around career (IGP). The IGP, organized around career clusters and majors, is an educational plan clusters and majors, is an educational plan aligned with students’ interests, aspirations, and aligned with students’ interests, aspirations, and experiences.experiences.

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EEDAEEDA2. Performance Standard:2. Performance Standard:

Teacher candidates will explain the Teacher candidates will explain the curriculum framework for the career curriculum framework for the career clusters of study concept and its relevance clusters of study concept and its relevance to the Individual Graduation Plan (IGP).to the Individual Graduation Plan (IGP).

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Curriculum Framework DesignCurriculum Framework Design

Schools of study (optional)Schools of study (optional)

Clusters of studyClusters of study

Majors for each cluster of studyMajors for each cluster of study

Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)

Recommended Curriculum for an IGPRecommended Curriculum for an IGP

Template for the IGP for each majorTemplate for the IGP for each major

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Cluster of StudyCluster of Study

Means of organizing instruction and student Means of organizing instruction and student experiences around broad categories that experiences around broad categories that encompass virtually all occupationsencompass virtually all occupations

Provide a way to organize and tailor course work Provide a way to organize and tailor course work and learning experiences around areas of and learning experiences around areas of interestinterest

Designed to provide a seamless transition from Designed to provide a seamless transition from high school study to postsecondary study and/or high school study to postsecondary study and/or the workforcethe workforce

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Arts, A/V Technology, and Arts, A/V Technology, and CommunicationsCommunications

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Resources

Architecture and ConstructionArchitecture and Construction

Business, Management, and Business, Management, and AdministrationAdministration

Education and TrainingEducation and Training

FinanceFinance

Government and Public Government and Public AdministrationAdministration

Health ScienceHealth Science

Hospitality and TourismHospitality and Tourism

Human ServicesHuman Services

Information TechnologyInformation Technology

ManufacturingManufacturing

Marketing, Sales, and ServiceMarketing, Sales, and Service

Public Safety and SecurityPublic Safety and Security

Science, Technology, Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathematicsEngineering, and Mathematics

Transportation, Distribution, Transportation, Distribution, and Logisticsand Logistics

South Carolina’s Sixteen Career South Carolina’s Sixteen Career ClustersClusters

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MajorsMajors

A career cluster may have several majors.A career cluster may have several majors.

A major consists of the completion of at A major consists of the completion of at least four required units of study in that least four required units of study in that area as well as complementary electives.area as well as complementary electives.

Students are urged to take the most Students are urged to take the most challenging course work.challenging course work.

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Individual Graduation PlanIndividual Graduation Plan

Consists of state high school graduation requirements Consists of state high school graduation requirements and/or college entrance requirementsand/or college entrance requirements

Includes course recommendations for successful Includes course recommendations for successful completion of a majorcompletion of a major

Includes course recommendations to help with Includes course recommendations to help with successful transition to postsecondary education and the successful transition to postsecondary education and the workforceworkforce

Offers flexibility so that plan may be updated if students Offers flexibility so that plan may be updated if students interests changeinterests change

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2009-20102009-2010IGP Conference RequirementsIGP Conference Requirements

IGP conferences are required for 8IGP conferences are required for 8thth – 11 – 11thth grade studentsgrade students– IGP conferences must be led by a certified IGP conferences must be led by a certified

guidance counselor. guidance counselor. – 1010thth grade students must select a major. grade students must select a major.– 1212thth grade IGPs at school/district’s discretion. grade IGPs at school/district’s discretion.

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EEDAEEDA3. Definition:3. Definition:

The elements of the Career The elements of the Career Guidance Model are awareness, Guidance Model are awareness, exploration, and preparation. exploration, and preparation.

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EEDAEEDA3. Performance Standard3. Performance Standard::

At their appropriate level of instruction, At their appropriate level of instruction, teacher candidates will explain the use of teacher candidates will explain the use of the career guidance standards and the career guidance standards and competencies as specified in the South competencies as specified in the South Carolina Comprehensive Developmental Carolina Comprehensive Developmental Guidance and Counseling Program model.Guidance and Counseling Program model.

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SC Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling SC Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Model Model

Career Development Career Development

Learning to Work Student StandardsLearning to Work Student Standards

Students will understand the relationships among Students will understand the relationships among personal qualities, education and training, and the world personal qualities, education and training, and the world of work.of work.Students will demonstrate decision-making, goal-setting, Students will demonstrate decision-making, goal-setting, problem-solving, and communication skills.problem-solving, and communication skills.Students will explore careers and the connection of Students will explore careers and the connection of school to work.school to work.Students will demonstrate a positive attitude toward work Students will demonstrate a positive attitude toward work and the ability to work together.and the ability to work together.Students will understand how community awareness Students will understand how community awareness relates to work.relates to work.

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Career Guidance ProcessCareer Guidance ProcessStep One – Career AwarenessStep One – Career Awareness

Career awareness begins in the home and community.Career awareness begins in the home and community.

Parents and extended family members enhance and Parents and extended family members enhance and influence children’s knowledge and awareness of influence children’s knowledge and awareness of careers.careers.

American School Counselor Association cites the American School Counselor Association cites the elementary school years as a time period for children to elementary school years as a time period for children to develop awareness of self and careers.develop awareness of self and careers.

Career awareness activities allow children to assimilate Career awareness activities allow children to assimilate information about themselves and the world of work into information about themselves and the world of work into their thinking.their thinking.

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Career Guidance ProcessCareer Guidance ProcessStep Two – Career ExplorationStep Two – Career Exploration

Exploration focuses on the rapidly changing Exploration focuses on the rapidly changing needs of young adolescents.needs of young adolescents.

Counseling and career awareness programs on Counseling and career awareness programs on clusters of study are provided to students.clusters of study are provided to students.

Assessments are used to help students Assessments are used to help students determine interests and abilities.determine interests and abilities.

Students develop an Individual Graduation Plan Students develop an Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) and identify a preferred cluster of study. (IGP) and identify a preferred cluster of study.

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Free AssessmentsFree Assessments

The SCDE funds the following assessments for The SCDE funds the following assessments for all schools.all schools.

– EXPLORE EXPLORE – KuderKuder– PLANPLAN– SCOISSCOIS

Districts/schools may use one or all of these Districts/schools may use one or all of these assessments based on their student population.assessments based on their student population.

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Career Guidance ProcessCareer Guidance ProcessStep Three – Career PreparationStep Three – Career Preparation

Students develop realistic and fulfilling life plans based on clear Students develop realistic and fulfilling life plans based on clear understandings of themselves and their needs, interests, and understandings of themselves and their needs, interests, and skills.skills.

The IGP is reviewed and updated annually in accordance with The IGP is reviewed and updated annually in accordance with students’ post-graduation educational and occupational goals.students’ post-graduation educational and occupational goals.

Students experience a variety of professional opportunities Students experience a variety of professional opportunities through job shadowing, apprenticeships, or internships.through job shadowing, apprenticeships, or internships.

Students are assisted to develop competence in decision-making, Students are assisted to develop competence in decision-making, career planning, working with others, and taking responsibility for career planning, working with others, and taking responsibility for their own behavior.their own behavior.

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Character education Character education encompasses the identification, encompasses the identification, understanding, and performance understanding, and performance of core values that enhance of core values that enhance citizenship, relationships, and citizenship, relationships, and quality of life. quality of life.

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Teacher candidates will identify Teacher candidates will identify instructional strategies that promote core instructional strategies that promote core values in the school community.values in the school community.

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Contextual teaching is a concept Contextual teaching is a concept that refers to methodologies used that refers to methodologies used by teachers that focus on by teachers that focus on concrete, hands-on instruction concrete, hands-on instruction and content presentation with an and content presentation with an emphasis on real-world emphasis on real-world application and problem solving. application and problem solving.

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Teacher candidates will useTeacher candidates will use concrete, concrete, hands-on instruction and content hands-on instruction and content presentation with an emphasis on real-presentation with an emphasis on real-world application and problem solving.world application and problem solving.

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Cooperative learning is an Cooperative learning is an instructional technique where instructional technique where students interact collaboratively to students interact collaboratively to complete a task.complete a task.

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Teacher candidates will implement Teacher candidates will implement learning strategies that promote learning strategies that promote cooperation.cooperation.

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Learning styles is a concept that Learning styles is a concept that refers to methodologies intended refers to methodologies intended to accommodate diversity in to accommodate diversity in student learning. student learning.

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Teacher candidates will implementTeacher candidates will implement strategies to accommodate the needs of strategies to accommodate the needs of diverse learners.diverse learners.

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EEDAEEDACollaborative efforts of all are required to accomplish the goal that all of Collaborative efforts of all are required to accomplish the goal that all of South Carolina’s students will complete high school fully prepared for South Carolina’s students will complete high school fully prepared for successful employment, further training, or postsecondary study. successful employment, further training, or postsecondary study.

Credits: S.C. Department of Education and Credits: S.C. Department of Education and

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Documents

1 South Carolina Education and Economic Development Act of 2005