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Smithfield Middle School
College & Careers
Brett Gage
College & Careers TeacherBIRDVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
+About us.
Birdville Independent School district
DFW metroplex
4th largest district in NE Tarrant County
22,400 students (K-12)
21 elementary, 7 middle, 4 high schools
1 Career & Technology Center (7.9k students)
SERVING THESE COMMUNITIES:
Haltom City
Hurst
North Richland Hills
Richland Hills
Watauga
Parts of Colleyville and Fort Worth
+Our mission: what we believe.
all students SUCCEED
in a future they
CREATE.
+College & Careers: What it isn’t.
IRONICALLY, COLLEGE & CAREERS ISN’T:
Choosing a specific college.
Choosing a specific career (it’s way too soon).
+College & Careers: what it is.
COLLEGE & CAREERS IS:
Connecting kids with their interests.
Empowering kids with information to guide them.
Pointing kids toward the direction that makes sense for them.
Helping kids become the person they want to be.
+Think of it this way.
It’s not about choosing
A COLLEGE.
It’s not about choosing
A CAREER.It’s about finding
A CONNECTION.
which will lead to
college & careers.
+Why it matters.
It’s logical.
If you know which direction to go,
you’re more likely to keep walking.
+Graduation requirements.
4 English
4 Math
4 Science
3 Social Studies
2 World Languages
1 P.E.
1 Fine Arts
.5 Health / .5 Speech
.5 Technology
5.5 Endorsement Electives
credits to graduate
26
+We help kids do the math.
18.5 required.
28 to graduate.
9.5 your choice!
Then we equip them to know how to apply it.
+BUT… 8th grade decisions are a
starting point, not set in stone.
+House Bill 5 Graduation Requirements
for Implementation in 2014-15
Preliminary House Bill 5 Endorsements
ARTS and HUMANITIES
BUSINESS and INDUSTRY
PUBLIC SERVICES
STEM
MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Every student will complete graduation plan before entering the 9th grade.
Every student will select an endorsement.
Students may graduate with more than one endorsement.
+Putting it in perspective.
endorsement.Don’t let the word scare you.
- Tool to guide kids.
- Carrot for achievement.
That’s it.
+Putting it in perspective.
we’re a link.We have time to spend with them.
- More time than most programs.
- We invest in the kids.
18 weeks to plan their future!
+Putting it in perspective.
room to move.Students have room in their
schedules to try a variety of
different classes.
Low pressure. High clarity.
+Example:
9th 10th 11th 12th
1 R R R R
2 R R R R
3 R R R R
4 R R R R
5 R
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11 open classes!28
Avg student has 1.5 HS credits taken in MS.
26 to graduate.
+Putting it in perspective.
test scores.Let’s talk about what providing
our students a direction does for
test scores.
It’s good. Really good.
+STAAR research: CTE v. Non-CTE
+STAAR research: CTE v. Non-CTE
+The bottom line.
We want to increase
student performance.
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+Mike Rowe: Dirty Jobs.
+A trip to the BCTAL.
(a.k.a. “The Becktle”)
Birdville
Center of
Technology
Advanced
Learning
+We give them options.
Online Classes
Edmentum Plato Academy
Summer School
Independent Study
TCC Partnership
+College Research
+In a nutshell.
18 weeks!
we give them attention.
we give them tools.
we give them time.
Assessing interests
Investigating 16 career clusters
HB5 endorsement guidance
Career Cruising Pathfinder
Creating student portfolios
Designing a personal graduation plan
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+Thank you.
Dr. Linda Anderson, CTE Director
[email protected], 817.547.5786
Allison Vinson, CTE Coordinator
[email protected], 817.547.5431
Brett Gage, College & Careers Teacher
[email protected], 817.547.4000
Ceci Rachels, College & Careers Teacher
[email protected], 817.547.5000