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Academic and Career Planning for College and Career-Ready Graduates
Kevin MillerDual Enrollment ConsultantWisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Agenda:• Diamonds in the Rough
• Setting the Table
• Overview of Academic & Career Planning (ACP)
• A Shift
• The ACP-Transition Connection
• Questions
Consider the Diamond• Laid out on a soft cloth or viewed through a
magnifier• Set amongst other beautiful gems• Set in a ring, necklace, or earrings• The Hope Diamond or the Crown Jewels• Maybe industrial applications
The Rest of the Story• The beauty and/or utility requires extensive
processing by skilled craftspeople• There is natural beauty before refinement, but
there is also great potential• The right person with the right skills can bring
out the potential
Children as Diamonds• Genetics and early nurturing form unique
characteristics of each child• There is natural beauty in each child• Children bring smiles and joy• Children hold incredible potential, but it is
sometimes hidden deep inside
Finding the Potential• Good teachers – like good jewelers –look
deeply and carefully at each student• They find the unique characteristics• They apply different tools and techniques
tailored to the unique characteristics• They constantly reassess and adapt their
approach for each child
Some Have Personal “Jewelers”• Receive refinement and polishing outside of
school• Caring nurturing adults• Surrounded by books, reading, etc.• Challenged by games and activities• Access to camps, trips, cultural events, sports,
drama, clubs, etc.
Schools not Always Conducive• Increasing academic demands• Directed or mandated instruction and
assessments• Limited time to carefully discover each
student’s unique characteristics• Limited opportunities to develop meaningful,
trusting, mutually respectful relationships
Opportunities Better than Ever• Web-based and other technology tools• New ways to deliver instruction• New contexts for students to learn• Increasing acceptance of innovation• Academic and Career Plans and ACP Planning
Process
ACPs – Polishing for Every Child• ACP only as good as process that created it• Generic diamond cutting instructions won’t
achieve max potential for most diamonds• Same is true for students• Caring adult needs time to discover student
characteristics, guide development of personalized ACP, then bring the ACP to life
Strength and Beauty• Regardless of treatment (neglect, abuse, or
just poorly skilled craftspeople), diamonds remain strong with potential for beauty
• Humans are the same, however…• Both can be crushed beyond repair if
subjected to enough of the wrong types of pressure
ACPs as a Means to Success• Caring Adult relationship• Self-Awareness and discovery• Vision, skills, desire• Achieving potential and satisfaction
• Pervasive achievement gaps• High drop-out/low graduation rates in some places• Post-secondary school performance– High need for remedial coursework– Poor program completion rates
• Skills gaps• Low CTE enrollment• Truancy and student conduct concerns
Challenges Facing Schools:
What’s Been Tried:• “Bring to scale” successful initiatives• Increased academic instruction• District-wide, school-wide, program-wide
“reforms” and initiatives• Initiatives based on test scores• Academic standards and standardized
assessments
The Results:• Incremental improvements• Occasional successes• Strained resources• Initiative overload• And…
The World with ACPs• Students have a realistic vision of their future• Students know the skills, knowledge, and
habits needed to achieve that vision• Students have access to the instruction needed
to develop the skills, knowledge, and habits• Students are an active participant in
determining how to meet their needs
• An ongoing process to actively engage a student : – in his or her instructional and learning opportunities both in and out
of school– in career development opportunities that incorporate self-
exploration, career exploration, and career planning and management activities.
• A product that documents and reflects a student’s:– coursework, learning, and assessment results– post-secondary plans aligned to career goals– record of the student’s college and career readiness skills.
What is Academic and Career Planning?
• Who am I? (Know)• What do I want to do? (Explore)• How do get I there? (Plan)• Let’s GO! (Implement)
Each student’s process:
Why Academic and Career Planning?1. RESEARCH! Students with a future focus show:
a) improved motivation, engagement in school, academic performance, relevant course selection, understanding post-secondary options; and
b) engage in decreased risk-taking behaviors.
2. ACPs are identified as best practice in the WI comprehensive school counseling standards & in the WI Digital Learning Plan.
3. Academic and Career Planning adds relevance to other initiatives (i.e. personalizing learning, PBIS, RtI, Dual Enrollment, Youth Options).
4. WI Statute 115.28(59) supports Academic & Career PlanningStudent Learning Plans: Supporting Every Student's Transition to College and Career Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy, June 2011.
School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing Protective Factors Among Youth Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009.
• Includes $1.1 million in 2014-2015 funding for software technology and professional development supporting statewide implementation of ACP.
• Authorizes DPI to create administrative rule with requirements for ACP services for all students in grades 6-12 by 2017-18.
Wisconsin Statute 115.28(59)
A Shift4-Year Plan (Traditional) ACP (Now)
Product-based Process-based
Some or select students All students
Acts as a 4-year plan of courses Acts as a navigational tool for students from grade 6-12 and beyond
Student “on own” for its development Student-driven with collaboration (mentor and parents)
HS Graduation = End point HS Graduation = Check point
Student adapts to offerings Options adapt to student needs
Career development is only the school counselor’s job.
Career development is a systematic, whole-school responsibility.
ACP Process Components:• KNOW
– Self awareness (i.e., interests, aptitudes, strengths, weaknesses, passions)
– Exploration activities (i.e., interest inventories, reflection exercises)– Vision development– Individual goal-setting
• EXPLORE– Career awareness assessments and activities– Career research– Occupational and career experiences (i.e., investigative interviews, job
shadows, paid or unpaid work experience)
ACP Process Components Include:• PLAN
– Connect instructional activities with the education and preparation needed to successfully enter a particular field of interest
– Work-based learning opportunities– Extra-curricular and community-based learning experiences– Postsecondary training options– Financial plan
• IMPLEMENT– Update Quarterly (at least)– Adapt/Modify Intentional Sequence of Courses– Adapt/Modify Personal Goals– Adapt/Modify Career Goals– ACP Conferencing
Select ACP Resources
ACP Resources In DevelopmentACP WebpageACP Listserv
ACP on Facebook & TwitterACP Software
ACP Guidance (K-12)ACP Guidance (parents)
ACP Guidance (community)ACP Guidance (business)
Work-based LearningDual Enrollment
Programs of Study
ACP Challenges
• Buy in • Student engagement• Current structure of our schools• A shift in how we approach career
development
• Includes and reinforces strong relationships between students and the mentors/adults in their lives
• Increases the connections between student self-awareness, daily instruction, and career/college goals
• Shows positive outcomes—students are more engaged and autonomous in school
• Enhances student resiliency to overcome challenges & changes
• Provides qualitative and quantitative data regarding college and career readiness paths
Quality Academic & Career Planning
ACP Navigation Goal
All students understand themselves, explore their world, establish goals for their futures, and create a plan to achieve their goals;while realizing that alternative routes or temporary roadblocks can mean that a recalculation is necessary on one’s journey.
The ACP-Transition Connection• All students must transition, but…• Certain students are required to have a
transition plan• ACPs = Transition Plans for all students with…• All school staff dedicated to implementation• In other words, ACPs will improve numerous
outcomes for all students, including SWD
Questions?
Kevin MillerDual Enrollment Consultant; WI Department of Public [email protected]