Academic and Career Planning for College AND Career-Ready Graduates

• WCSCM has been in

place since 2007.

• Model includes

standards in 3

domains:

• Academic

• Personal/Social

• Career

• Standards contain

many of the

components of ACP

• WI Admin Code PI26

• Education for Employment

• Requires school districts to have

career exploration

activities for students

in grades K – 12

• Districts are required

to submit their plan to

DPI for approval

• Special Education Law requires students to have a Postsecondary Transition Plan (PTP) by age 14

• Carl Perking funding mandates that students have CTE Programs of Study

Where HAVE We Been?

• 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• Truancy and student conduct concerns• Graduates without direction or employable skills

Challenges Facing Schools

Why Academic and Career Planning?1. Research says students with a future-focus show:

a) improved motivation, school engagement, academic performance, relevant course selection, understanding post-secondary options; and

b) decreased risk-taking behaviors.2. ACPs are identified as best practice in the WI Comprehensive

School Counseling Standards & the WI Digital Learning Plan.3. Academic and Career Planning adds relevance to other

initiatives (e.g., PBIS, RtI, Dual Enrollment, Youth Options).4. WI Statute 115.28(59) supports Academic & Career Planning.

• Authorizes DPI to create administrative rule with requirements for ACP services for all students in grades 6-12 by 2017-18.

• Includes $1.1 million in 2014-2015 funding for software technology and professional development supporting statewide implementation of ACP.

Wisconsin Statute 115.28(59)

• An ongoing PROCESS that uses a TOOL to actively engage students to: – Understand SELF– PLAN for the future– Develop GOALS– Map the ROUTE to achieve those goals

• A PRODUCT that documents and reflects students’:– Courses & Assessments taken– Post-secondary plans aligned to CAREER goals– RECORD of 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! (GO)

Each Student’s ACP process

ACP Process Components• KNOW

– Self awareness & exploration activities– Individual goal-setting

• EXPLORE – Career awareness assessment– Career research & postsecondary training options– Connect a student’s middle and high school instructional activities with the education and

preparation needed to successfully enter a particular field of interest

• PLAN – Work-based learning opportunities– Extra-curricular and community-based learning experiences– Financial plan to cover cost of postsecondary training

• GO – Adapt/Modify regularly

• Intentional Sequence of Courses• Personal Goals• Career Goals

– ACP Conferencing

Know Explore Plan Go

Individual Exploration Activities Career Exploration Activities Planning Activities Management Activities

Writing Personal Reflections

Personality Assessment

Learning Style Assessment

Career Interest Inventories Setting Career Goals Resume Builder Cover Letters Update Quarterly

Identifying Strengths

Identifying NeedsSetting Personal

GoalsCareer Cluster Exploration

Career Pathway Exploration

Labor Market Analysis Mock Interviews Modify Intentional Sequence of Courses

Academic Planning ActivitiesCreation of Program of

StudyJob Fair Participant

Investigate Post-Secondary Options

Applications to Post-Secondary Options

Modify Personal Goals

Setting Academic Goals

Selecting an Intentional

Sequence of Courses

Course Scheduling

CTSO Participant Career Research Campus Visits Campus Visit Reflection Modify Career Goals

Academic Preparation Internship or Externship Career Research Paper Financial Plan FAFSA form ACP Conferencing

Special Education Core Courses

Regular Education Core Courses

AP or Advanced Courses

Job Shadowing Work-based LearningGather Letters of Recommendation

Scholarship Info

Youth Options CTE Courses Dual Enrollment Labor Market Exploration Youth ApprenticeshipInterviews of Career

ExpertsLeadership Opportunities

International Baccalaureate

Programs

Extra/Co-Curricular

InvolvementCareer Academies Service Learning Projects Work Experience

Choosing a Post-Secondary Option

Decision-Making Reflection

Project Lead the Way

Industry or Technical

CertificationsSTEM ACP Conferencing ACP Conferencing

ASVAB ASPIRE ACT/SAT “Plans are nothing; planning is everything.”

~Dwight D. EisenhowerACP Conferencing

Grid of Process/Product Components of Academic & Career Planning

Then VS Now

4-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

Career development is only the school counselor’s job

Career development is a systematic, whole-school responsibility

Current ACP Resources

ACP Resources In Development

Work-based Learning Youth OptionsDual Enrollment

ACP List-servDedicated ACP Email

Transcripted CreditPrograms of Study

Course OptionsCredit FlexibilityACP Webpage

ACP Software ToolACP Training Modules

ACP Communications MaterialsACP Social Media (Blog, G+, Twitter, FB)

Conclusion

Academic and Career Planning in Wisconsin is meant to fully engage students in the processes of planning their future so that they are able to adapt to changing situations, address unforeseen challenges, leverage emerging opportunities, and apply new lessons and insights as they occur.

TO Launch Adults

NOT TO CollegeBUT THRU College (post-secondary) TO

Career!