CHAPTER 11: Academic Development and Planning for College and Career Readiness K-12 Transforming The School Counseling Profession Fourth Edition Bradley

CHAPTER 11:Academic Development and

Planning for College and Career Readiness K-12

Transforming The School Counseling Profession

Fourth EditionBradley T. Erford

Bradley T. Erford. Transforming The School Counseling Profession, Fourth Edition. © 2015,2011,2007,2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Academic and Career Planning in the Modern Era

Assist students to reach their academic, career, and college dreams beginning in kindergarten

School counseling programs focused on K-12 academic development skills, experiences, and rigorous coursework that lead to career and college opportunity, access, and readiness for every student


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Who Are the Under-served?

Poor and working class students of all races, especially young men of color

Students with emotional, physical, developmental, and learning disabilities,

LGBT students

First-generation Americans, immigrants, and undocumented students

Boys

Students from non-dominant family types


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Concerns for the Under-served

Not all students are achieving consistent academic success that leads to well-paying careers and college access

Higher high-school and college drop-out rates

Lower high-school and college graduation rates

Unemployment, underemployment, incarceration, and lack of post-secondary education


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How to Help

Transformed school counselors need to create programs based on this data

Begin working earlier to turn around achievement and opportunity gaps

Planning, SCCC lessons, and academic development activities can help reach as many students as possible

Engage all students, not only those who seek out help


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Key Organizations and Frameworks

ASCA and the ASCA National Model, the ASCA Student Standards, and the ASCA ethical code

The Education Trust, the Transforming School Counseling (TSC) Initiative and TACKLE

National Center for Transforming School Counseling (NCTSC)

Center for School Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CSCORE)


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Key Organizations and Frameworks

National Office for School Counselor Advocacy (NOSCA)

Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (ACES) and the Transforming School Counseling College Access Interest Network (TSCCAIN)

ACHIEVE and the ACHIEVE brief on School Counselors’ role in implementing Common Core State Standards

National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and the Fundamentals of College Admission Counseling


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Key Assessment and Learning Tools

Advanced Placement (AP) courses

ACT, Aspire, Explore, and Plan assessments

Career Technical Education (CTE)

Fairtest

International Baccalaureate (IB)

College Board

Student Success Skills


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College and Career Readiness Terms

College access: skills for college enrollment and matriculation that lead to successful graduation with a degree

College-ready: a high school graduate having reading, writing, and math knowledge and skills to qualify for and succeed in college courses

Career-ready: ready to enter and advance in a job or succeed in training for a good job


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Types of Data

Student Outcome Data: needs to be disaggregated to notice trends

School Counseling Program Data: track and monitor work in the domains of the ASCA National Model

School-specific Data: from stakeholders through needs assessments and outcome evaluations


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Equity in Academic Outcomes

Equality vs Equity

• Equality means treating all students the same, and equal treatment is certainly not enough to ensure all students are career and college ready

• Equity means that some students may need many more resources to level an uneven playing field


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1. Ensure every student has access to rigorous courses

2. Ensure every student has an annual plan

3. Ensure every student has access to competencies

4. Focus 80% of PSC time on direct services

5. Disaggregate data to ensure all groups receive equitable access


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6. Collect data about college admission, graduation, and career info

7. Collect data on college costs for students by cultural group, including college debt

8. Ensure students have access to career/technology education options


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Leading and Advocating for System Change

Two primary interventions: delivering school counseling core curriculum lessons and annual planning for every students

Become advocates for academic rigor and college admission

Ensure the best teachers are teaching all levels of students


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What is…?

Academic Planning and Development

• Annual academic plans to ensure rigorous course planning

• Link academics with real-world relevancy to keep students engaged


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What is…?

K-12 Academic Planning

• ASCA academic student standards must be developmentally appropriate and executed systemically and sequentially beginning in Kindergarten

• Commitment to ensure students are given equal access to an academically rigorous curriculum


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What is…?

Roles and Responsibilities in Academic Planning and Development

• Study skill and executive functioning development via various interventions

• Annual academic planning sessions should include importance of academic rigor and commitment to high expectations for all students

• Advocate for social and human capital


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What is…?

Effective Collaboration

• Connect academic standards to necessary career/college competencies for teachers

• Implement parent workshops on needed topics

• Use data to show necessity and effectiveness of interventions


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What is…?

• Focus skill development on– Content knowledge of specific subject area– “Core academic skills” such as critical thinking, analysis,

and writing– Executive functioning skills such as self-regulation, time

management and problem-solving– “College knowledge” such as an understanding of college

application process, financial aid, and admissions

Critical Intervention


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Summary/Conclusion

Regular and systematic planning will help ensure students are career and college ready

Key frameworks lay the foundations for meaningful counseling interventions

Collecting and analyzing disaggregated data will help give a clearer understanding of successes

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CHAPTER 11: Academic Development and Planning for College and Career Readiness K-12 Transforming The School Counseling Profession Fourth Edition Bradley