Building Student Relationships Through ACP Activities Brooke Davis School Counselor Edgar School District

Overview Demographics ACP Overview DPI and school specific Pilot school goals Building Relationships Research Mentoring Time structure ACP Team Components E-portfolio Roadblocks Overcoming Roadblocks

Edgar School District Demographic Information Rural, farming, conservative About 15 minutes West of Wausau Middle School Number of students: 120 High School Number of students: 200 % of students attending 2-year college: 12% % of students attending 4-year college: 40% % of students attending technical college: 34%

ACP General Overview It’s about the PROCESS Know, Explore, Plan, Go We are all doing it, lets talk about how….

ACP Activities, overview Middle School Manufacturing Tour Career Fair 8th Grade Conferencing Scheduling Meetings Career Exploration Units (Pathways, college and career search) MAP Interpretation National History Day Participation

ACP Activities, overview (cont.) High School Business Tours Career Locker activities Cent$ of Reality Classroom integration and teacher share-out Co curricular involvement College visits Conferencing Course Description book with career related materials Course requirements (personal finance, employability skills, freshmen orientation, portfolio) Course Options/Youth Options Dual credit/transcripted Interviews involving area businesses Scheduled mentoring activities during resource Aspire/ACT/WorkKeys interpretation with students/staff/parents Volunteering WEF participation Work Experience/job shadowing YA

ACP Pilot goals #1 The high school staff will infuse ACP elements into each of the classes that they teach through rubric requirements for assessments and classroom activities Measure: 80% of teachers will share an example of an ACP connection with their colleagues at a staff meeting

ACP Pilot Goals #2 The structure of resource will enable students to work more closely with their teacher adviser Measure: 100% of students will meet with their advisers on a weekly basis. This will be documented using an Excel File to track elements of meeting discussions with each student.

ACP Pilot Goals #3 The ACP Leadership Team will collaboratively grow in their understanding of the process and distribute responsibility for the disseminations of information to all stakeholders Measure: 75% of the ACP Leadership Team members will attend monthly meetings at the local level and participate in statewide ACP development opportunities.

Building Relationships Research Improving Students’ Relationships with Teachers to Provide Essential Supports for Learning http://www.apa.org/education/k12/relationships.aspx (N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2016.) "Five Easy Ways to Connect with Students." Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2016. “Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.” ~Japanese Proverb Research Says… Interview students Give assignments that allow students to share their experiences and interests ….let students be the center of attention

Mentoring Time Goals Relationships Attendance Academics Personal goals portfolio

Mentoring Time, cont. Structure 38 minutes a day, 1:15 student/teacher Tuesday/Wednesday ACP dedication Discussion of academics, progress on goals, attendance, portfolio (1x/month)

Mentoring Time, cont. Outcomes: Attendance Relationships “at risk” student data 41.8% decrease in absences 28.6% decrease in tardies Relationships Student/teacher/parent comments We ALL play a role

ACP Team Components Board member Staff members (STC Coordinator, special education, administration) Parent Counselor Business owners Community members

EHS Portfolio Graduation requirement Students earn .25 credits Google Sites used as platform Artifact and reflection requirement Checklist monthly by teacher mentor Interview/presentation requirement

Roadblocks Buy in from: Teachers and students Parents Administration DPI support Teachers and students If teachers are on board, students will listen Parents Break “the way it use to be”

Overcoming Roadblocks Choose wisely… One thing at a time Mission, vision, goal Involvement of all groups and stakeholders

What’s next? Let’s take it one step at a time. Positive attitude “I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.” ~ Maya Angelou

Questions????

Brooke Davis (715) 352-2352 bdavis@gapps.edgar.k12.wi.us Contact Information Brooke Davis (715) 352-2352 bdavis@gapps.edgar.k12.wi.us