BE READY! College and Career Readiness

2013-2014

BE READY!

We want all students to commit to graduate from high school no matter what it takes or how hard it gets. High school graduates face the future with confidence. High school graduates have doors of opportunity open to them. High school graduates are prepared to give back to family, community, and country.

Granite School District

The GSD Board of Education goals: • Increase student achievement • Enhance community engagement

GSD Non-Negotiables

• Exercise fidelity to the core • Implement the instructional framework • Use district provided tools and assessments • Organize and implement PLCs • Implement MTSS

Charge and Responsibility

• Skills • Collaboration

• Communication

• Critical thinking and problem- solving

• Creativity and innovation

• Attributes • Responsibility

• Initiative

• Flexibility

• Perseverance

Students will leave Granite School District prepared for college, career and life in the 21st century world.

College and Career Ready (CCR)

What is COLLEGE ready? • Being “college ready” means being prepared for any postsecondary

education or training experience, including study at two- and four-

year institutions leading to a postsecondary credential (i.e. a

certificate, license, Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree). Being ready for

college means that a high school graduate has the English and

mathematics knowledge and skills necessary to qualify for and

succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing college courses without the

need for remedial coursework.

What is CAREER ready? • Being ready for a career means that a high school graduate has the

English, and mathematics knowledge and skills needed to qualify for

and succeed in postsecondary job training and/or education

necessary for their chosen career (i.e. technical/vocational program,

community college, apprenticeship or significant on-the-job training).

(Achieve, American Diploma Project, www.achieve.org)

CCR Program

• Granite School District’s comprehensive counseling and guidance program is the structure through which school counselors deliver college and career readiness counseling to all students.

• A comprehensive program is an all-inclusive, far-reaching, programmatic approach to school counseling. It is designed to assist all students in personal/social, academic, and career development through individual planning, guidance curriculum, and responsive services.

Comprehensive

Counseling and

Guidance Program

Imperatives

• Programmatic in structure not position specific

• Developmental and sequential in delivery

• Delivered by a team of licensed counselors

• Designed to start the first day of school and end the last day

• Serves 100% of the student body

• Education based not mental health or agency based

Program Structure

CCR Role

• Serve every student through individual CCR-Planning meetings and classroom guidance activities and provide timely response to students and families who identify critical needs.

(Counselors are assigned to students at a 1:389 ratio. Some

counselors will have more students and some less but their responsibility is serving all students in their caseload including students who receive additional supports through special education, ESL, 504, etc.)

CCR Supports

• District Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Program is aligned with the ASCA Model, the Utah Model, and NOSCA’s Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling.

• District CCR leadership team supports and facilitates ongoing program improvement and enhancement and training a corps of exceptional school counselors

• CCR program best practices establish consistency and continuity to ensure that all students benefit from GSD counselors’ direct services to students

• CCR collaborative connections exist with CTE, Curriculum, Ed Equity, Special Education, Information Systems, School Accountability, etc.

effective professional school counselors

CCR Responsibility

• Study your students’ demographic and achievement

data – know who they are and what needs they have.

• Provide ongoing opportunities for students to explore

their interests and abilities and to understand how they

influence school decisions.

• Assist students in developing problem-solving skills,

setting goals and knowing how to work toward them.

• Facilitate students’ development of a 4-year academic

plan that encourages school success and prepares for

college and career.

• Help students select rigorous and relevant courses

that support their college and career goals.

CCR-Plans

Counselors must Scale Up the CCR-Planning process • All students need more structured

guidance and support in planning for high school graduation, college and career.

• Use CCR grade-level developmental steps and the Eight Components of CCR (College Board) to guide the process.

• Involve parents as critical participants in the process.

CCR-Planning Process Developmental and Sequential

7th Grade - EXPLORE

• College Aspirations

• Academic Planning for CCR

8th Grade - EXPAND

• College Aspirations

• Academic Planning for CCR

9th Grade - PLAN

•College Aspirations

•Academic Planning for CCR

•Enrichment and Extracurricular Engagement

•College and Career Exploration

10th Grade - SET GOALS

• Academic Planning for CCR

• Enrichment and Extracurricular Engagement

• College and Career Exploration

11th Grade - DECIDE

• College and Career Assessments

• College Affordability Planning

12th Grade - APPLY

• College and Career Admissions Process

• Transition from High School to College Enrollment

Sample CCR Curriculum Map

Grade Level Focus

Orientation Navigate the school system for success and CCR

Self-Discovery Self concept (emotional and physical), respect for self and others, and assessment of CCR

Life Skills Productive thinking, problem-solving, making decisions, work habits and attitudes, life long learning, and connecting school to CCR

Future Planning Next step planning - life roles, career awareness, informed decisions for CCR

7th Grade EXPLORE

• College Aspirations • Academic Planning for CCR

Commit To Graduate College and Career Ready

Positive Self Concept

It’s a Balancing Act

Utah Futures

8TH Grade EXPAND

• College Aspirations • Academic Planning for CCR

Secrets to College and Career Readiness and School Success

Choose Your Attitude – You Can Go to College

Got Problems, Find Solutions

Utah Futures

CCR Best Practice

Yes

No

10 Best Practices for

CCR Program Implementation 1 CCR program is fully planned and ready for delivery to all students beginning the first day of school and

ending the last day of school.

2 Counselors review and use student data to develop CCR program goals.

3 CCR support/management meetings occur regularly (weekly CCR department meeting, monthly CCR meetings with administration, bi-annual CCR network meetings).

4 Counselor caseloads are balanced and students are assigned by alpha or grade level.

5 Counselor deliver one developmentally appropriate CCR curriculum activity each term for each grade level to all students in the school (that means 4 per school year).

6 Counselors conduct at least one individual CCR-Planning meeting annually students and their parents/guardians.

7 Counselors keep accurate and up-to-date records of their meetings with students and their parents /guardians.

8 Counselors are school leaders and strong advocates for their students and use their skills to drive positive change in schools and convey the expectation that all students, regardless of their backgrounds and economic status, can succeed in college.

9 Counselors attend all district professional learning meetings and USOE conferences (Basic Training at least every five years).

10 Counselors ensure that all USOE Program Standards are met and evidence of implementation is documented.

CCR Contacts

Department Contact Position Phone

College and Career Readiness Judy Petersen Director 385-646-4408

Kaye Poulton-Timm Coordinator, Counselors 385-646-4251

Maureen James Coordinator, Social Workers 385-646-4410

Catherine Schoeck Specialist, CCR Outreach 385-646-4645

Andrea Miller Coordinator, Elementary Grant 385-646-7675

Mary Horne Administrative Assistant 385-646-4645

Career and Technical Education James Taylor Director 385-646-4342

Devon Hartley Principal, GTI 385-646-4350

Homeless Liaison/McKinney Vento Cheri Jacobson Specialist 385-646-4678

Guardianship Allen James Coordinator 385-646-4174

Exemptions Sandra Summers Counselor 385-646-6010

Information Systems Murriel Snow Specialist 385-646-7441

Young Parent Program Heidi Nielson Counselor 801-964-7628

Connection High Rick Anthony Principal/Director 385-646-5435

Assessment Center 385-646-4521

School Nurses 385-646-4526

Utah State Office of Education Lillian Tsosie-Jensen Specialist 801-538-7500