understanding today’s youth through effective planning

Understanding Today’s Youth through Effective Planning

Presented by: Quint DeWitte Senior Sales Associate, Sales & Support

National Dropout Prevention Conference November 3, 2014

• Quint DeWitte is a senior sales associate for Kuder, Inc.

• Specializes in consulting with educational and workforce agencies to provide customized online college and career planning solutions to students and adults.

• Prior to joining Kuder in 2007, held various leadership roles in sales and corporate training in the finance, insurance, and telecommunications industries.

• Associate degree in business from Waldorf College.

About Me

About You

About Us

150 million people have used Kuder;

three million new users annually.

More than 12,000 sites domestically; 100 internationally.

Created 120 custom systems

Over the last 75+ years, millions worldwide have relied on us for reliable solutions.

Model Program

Academic Performance

11% increase in school performance.

Transition Rates

90% of Kuder users transition into postsecondary education.

Retention Rates

18% increase in retention.

Completion Rates

60% of Kuder users never changed their major.

76% rated Kuder as helpful

in making educational

and career plans.

rated Kuder

as helpful in

motivating

them to stay

in school.

77%

rated Kuder as helpful in

choosing postsecondary

programs or college

majors.

AND

rated Kuder as helpful in giving them

hope for their future.

91%

Making a Difference

Student Success

• An essential component of the career awareness phase at the elementary school level is the development of self-understanding.

• Children may do better in school if they can see how education is connected to a successful future.

Career Awareness

Best Practice: Assessments

Student Engagement

The School Cliff: Student Engagement Drops With Each School Year, Gallup, 2013

How can we get students excited to learn about careers?

• Bring business to the school.

• Can students get involved in how a school is run?

– Office, administration

– Cafeteria

– Audio/visual set-up

Real-life Career Application

How should you communicate with middle school students?

• “… middle school students are characterized by a need to explore a variety of interests, connecting their learning in the classroom to its practical application in life and work … ”

- American School Counselor Association

Implementation of Career Pathways

• How are you discussing career assessments with middle school students?

• Are you enabling them to understand the concepts of pathways and clusters?

• Help them see the real connections between assessment results, education, and the world of work.

Implementation of Career Pathways

Best Practice: Education Plans

Questions?

Questions? Thank you

Quint DeWitte Senior Sales Associate, Sales & Support

dewitteq@kuder.com

800.314.8972 | www.kuder.com