Post Secondary Planning for 12th Grade Students What is the first word that comes to your mind?

What are you thinking about for next year? "I dunno, I haven't really thought about it." "I'll probably go to college somewhere ... for something ..." "My mom was looking at some schools ..." Administrators & Teachers: “These kids are lost.” “I have never seen a class that has needed this much hand-holding.”

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451 seniors, 1300 log-ins since sophomore year Naviance Data - Mid September: 451 seniors, 1300 log-ins since sophomore year 25 students had logged on 10 or more times Less then 20 applications submitted

Needs Assessment 267 Seniors Responded 229 Indicated that they planned to attend a 4 yr college 114 indicated less than “could do it today” for Post graduation plans

Naviance Lesson Plan Activity: Naviance tutorial followed by student’s personal exploration of college SuperMatch or the career interest profiler. Grade: 12th Grade ASCA Student Standards: C:A1.1 develop skills to locate, evaluate, and interpret career information C:B1.5 use research and information resources to obtain career information C:B1.6 learn to use the internet to access career planning information C:A1.2 learn about the variety of traditional and nontraditional occupations C:A1.7 understand the importance of planning C:B1.1 apply decision making skills to career planning, course selection, and career transition Learning Objectives: Learn how to use Naviance to search for and find college and technical schools Learn the steps necessary to apply to college and technical school Learn how to use Naviance and other school resources to track college application process Learn how to take career interest inventories on Naviance, and how to explore career options Materials: Access to computers and internet for each student; Individual student log-on information; pre and post assessments; pencils/pens; paper resources to support college application process Procedure: Announce that all seniors will report to computer lab during study halls via twitter, email, P.A. Inform all study hall teachers to send seniors to computer lab Administer pre-assessment Help each student to log-on to Naviance Present Naviance Tutorial Present on college application process (per MHS) Check in with each student and assist with questions Administer post assessment

Pre & Post assessment Pre-Session Survey Student ID # Please Circle One Answer per Question 1. I can currently identify number of colleges that I want to apply to: 0 1-2 3-4 5+   2. I feel about what major or career path I would like to pursue Not at All Clear Very Clear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3. I understand how to use Naviance in my college and career planning Do Not At All Completely 4. I have spent hours on college applications or post-high school work planning 0 1 - 4 5 - 8 9 - 12 12-15 15 +

Additional interventions Ran Naviance report of student’s log-in activity, and called in each student who had logged in less then three times since they opened their account sophomore year for an individual meeting (10-15 minutes). Went into all 13 Senior English classes twice to review college application questions, demonstrate Naviance features, and discuss adult learning programs at the Oaks. Went into 3 Senior English classes a third time to present for 10 minutes on writing college application essays Gave presentation to parents at an evening event covering Naviance, technical school opportunities, and the college application process.

Goals Over Arching Goal: For every student to have a post-secondary learning or training plan that is set before graduation. Qualitative Goal: To shift the senior class mentality of fear and over-dependence regarding their post-high school planning to one of excitement, initiative and independence. Quantitative Goals: (1) to increase student's understanding of how Naviance can help them with their college and career planning so that all participants mark a 7 or above on a 10 point Likert scale with 10 being "completely“ and 1 being "not at all,“ (2) to increase the number of colleges to which college-bound participants wanted to apply by 2, and (3) to increase the participant's usage of Naviance at 2 weeks after the intervention by 200%

Milford high school Mission Statement: providing an education of the highest quality, inspiring and empowering each student to be a life-long learner and a contributing member of a diverse and ever-changing society. Of the 2014 graduating class: 82% went on to 2 or 4 year colleges, 3% went into the military (2 received military appointments), and 15% went directly into the workforce.

Student data Student Data From DASL – Retrieved at beginning of semester to disaggregate with college application progress to ensure middle and lower achieving students are being reached Student Data From Naviance “Student Usage Report” tracks each student’s time spent on Naviance “Applications by Student” and “Applications by College” show how what schools have been identified by each student that they will be applying to, as well as what applications have been submitted by student. “Assessment Status” shows what students have taken the career and interest inventories.

Survey data

Stakeholder: teachers Stakeholder: Parents An emailed Parent Survey first at the beginning of September, and followed up in the middle of November Stakeholder: teachers Interview data retrieved through regular communication with English teachers both before and after in-class presentations

Limitations and Things I would change 1. Add to the Needs Assessment, ‘I have concerns about’ section: Choosing a college or technical school Completing the college application process Add to the Naviance Session post-assessment: I would like to set up a meeting with a school counselor to discuss my college or technical school applications Administer the pre and post Naviance Assessment to students coming in for individual meetings. It has taken over a month to enter all of the needs assessment data into a spreadsheet (1100 responses 10th-12th grade). We need a new plan.