District 214 EL Summer Career Academy Dustin Seemann, Director of Professional Learning & StudentServices Gabriela Medina, School Counselor Francesca Pecoraro, School Counselor Adriana Espinoza, ELL Career Advisor

Today’s Objective 2 Take away ideas on creating a career academy program for long-term English Learners (EL).

Capstone Presentation Examples 3 ▪ Time to download a QR reader ▪ Don’t have one? Go to your Playstore/App Store ▪ Walk around & view some examples #D214CareerAcademy

Presentation Download 4 #D214CareerAcademy

5 4 Corners A: Deliver Core Curriculum in EL Classes B. Looking for more EL core curriculum resources C. Just beginning to develop EL core curriculum D. HELP!!! #D214CareerAcademy

Why create a program? At District 214 ▪ 3 out of 4 freshman were considered LTEL ▪ 40% had an IEP ▪ EL programs in D214-Wheeling, Rolling Meadows, Buffalo Grove & Elk Grove #D214CareerAcademy

EL Long Term Pilot Summer Course 7 This summer course aligns with the district’s primary mission to... help all students learn the skills, acquire the knowledge, and develop the behaviors necessary for them to reach their full potential as citizens who can meet the challenges of a changing society. #D214CareerAcademy

EL Long Term Pilot Summer Course High School District This course places emphasis on learning experiences that enable students to: build a foundation for decision-making and engage in the learning process through the application and relevance of the career pathway model, ensuring a successful transition to life after high school. #D214CareerAcademy

Overview of Summer Career Academy District 214 provided 33 current LTEL and exited students a summer program that aligns with our district’s efforts to engage all students in authentic experiences leading to expanded post secondary opportunities and leadership skills. Focus was on career exploration, exposure to elective pathway courses, and enrichment experiences that: ▪ build background knowledge of post-secondary opportunities ▪ career skills - (resume, interviews) ▪ academic strategies - course selection ▪ leadership skills ▪ culminating capstone project #D214CareerAcademy

Fascinating Component High School District ● Teacher/Counselor or Counselor/Teacher Role ● Success of learning logs ● Observing students making connections between curriculum and career planning ● Observing the impact of student sharing ● Students thrived on interactions with one another ● Social media presence ● Feeling like a practitioner ● Modeling for incoming 9th graders ● Authentic conversations with their parents/families #D214CareerAcademy

Foundation of Program High School District #D214CareerAcademy

Student Profile ▪ Freshmen & Sophomore students ▪ Long Term EL students (current or recently exited) ▪ Interest in career exploration ▪ Tier 2 intervention grades/behavior/attendance 12 #D214CareerAcademy

Student Experiences and Impact PRE-SURVEY POST-SURVEY

Student Experiences and Impact High School District ● 20% increase in student awareness of electives related to careers of interest ● 94% of the students were able to identify a strong interest in one of the 16 career clusters ● Over 90% of the students developed short term and long term goals ● Minimal increase in awareness of Financial Aid options. This continues to be an area of need. ● About 87% of students said they felt they had the tools and experience to work on future goals more independently ● The percentage of students who desired to attend a four-year college increased by almost 20% #D214CareerAcademy

Curriculum at a Glance Career-Related Curriculum ▪ Explore 16 Career Clusters via Career Cruising & Naviance ▪ Work Values/Skills Inventory ▪ Resume Building ▪ Short & Long Term Goals ▪ Post-Secondary Options ▪ Develop a Plan ▪ *Financial Aid and Paying for College ▪ Capstone Project  (Explore, Research & Present career of interest to peers and EL Transition classes) #D214CareerAcademy

Career Related Field Trips at a Glance Field Trips ▪ Sunrise Lake- Team Building ▪ Graphic RMHS ▪ Law Enforcement ▪ Culinary Arts & RMHS & BGHS ▪ Toyota Dealership ▪ Fashion, Architecture, Graphic Arts, Electronics, Manufacturing, & Criminal Harper College ▪ Health Careers BGHS ▪ Northeastern IL University #D214CareerAcademy

EL Long Term Pilot Capstone High School District CAPSTONE: CAREER ROADMAP #D214CareerAcademy

Pilot program continuation during the school year via EL Career Advisor 18 ▪ Google classroom ▪ Push-in classroom ▪ Career interest alignment to career electives offered #D214CareerAcademy

19 ▪ Application- Internship & Micro Internship within D214 ▪ Practice interviewing skills ▪ Career opportunities- Career Nights & Career Treks Pilot program continuation during the school year via EL Career Advisor #D214CareerAcademy

20 ▪ College Trek with families Pilot program continuation during the school year via EL Career Advisor #D214CareerAcademy

21 ▪ Refining- Capstone ▪ Resume Building  Naviance/Career Cruising ▪ Scholarship Search  Naviance & Career Cruising Pilot program continuation during the school year via EL Career Advisor

Successes, Challenges and Future Plans 22 Success: ▪ Exposure to career clusters via real life experiences, introduction to financing their future, creating short term and long term goals Changes : ▪ More students in the program, novice program, parent involvement, financial aid Future Plans: ▪ Year 1 Career Academy ▪ Year 2 Career Academy #D214CareerAcademy

Resources 23 AVID Bureau of Labor & Statistics Career Cruising Naviance #D214CareerAcademy

Resources 24 Illinois MTSS Nebraska Career Model Partnership for 21st Century Skills Schoology District 214 #D214CareerAcademy

Contact Us! 25 Contact us: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Follow us: ▪ DMSeemann ▪ Medina_214 ▪ Pecorarotweets ▪ TravelnEspinoza #D214CareerAcademy

26 Thank you!