Student Led Conferences February 12-13-14-15

purpose Create a meaningful conference about your T-2-4 plan (post-high school) and involves your parent/guardian in the registration process as per WA law. A student‐led conference allows you to take the lead in sharing progress, course planning, discussing your next steps, and setting goals with your parent/guardian.

SLC Documents today: Reflection sheet – you’ll complete this today. Transcript – use this to complete your Reflection ** Teachers please collect both of these today and keep them for SLCs! At Your conference: Your teacher will give you a PowerSchool printout of classes you selected during registration.

SLC Reflection

Filling out the form 1 2 3 4 6 5 NEATLY write in your Seminar teacher’s name at the top. Skip Parent Signature – parent will sign at conference. Date/Time of Conference NEATLY print your name Print the year of your graduation NEATLY write in the names of your parent/guardians that may attend your conference

T-2-4 Goals 1 2 Write in your career goal. Be as specific as you can be. If you don’t have a specific career picked out now, you can write in more general ideas. Check the box(es) for the type of post-high school education you are planning to go to.

T-2-4 Goals 1 2 3 Write in what you think you may want to do for a career. Mark your post-high school educational plan. Based on your answer to your Career Goal (#1), what Pathway does your career fit into? If you aren’t sure, the next slide will review Pathways. If your career choice is unique, choose Multi-Disciplinary.

Career pathways A Career Pathway is a way to group career choices with similar features. Each of the 5 pathways potentially have hundreds of careers that fit into them. Some careers fit easily into a single category, but others may fit into multiple pathways, while other careers may not fit into the main pathways.

Career pathways Spokane Schools Career Pathway Categories STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math Ex. Architect, Computer Science, Teacher, Engineer, Researcher Public Service Ex. Legal, Health Services, Government, Law Enforcement Business & Industry Ex. Banking, Tourism, Manufacturing, Finance, Sales, Marketing Arts & Humanities Ex. Journalist, Graphic Design, Psychologist, Teacher, Photographer Multi-Disciplinary Ex. Specialized careers that merge pathway areas such as a Biomedical Sales, Interior Design, Teacher, Urban Planner

Reflection For the rest of the document, begin filling in your answers to the questions. These statements will be used as a guide for you to follow for your SLC.

SLC Schedules Tues 2/12 SLCs 1:00-3:00 & 4:00-7:30 Wed 2/13 Thurs 2/14 Friday 2/15 1:00-2:30 If you don’t have a conference appointment yet please call/text a parent/guardian right now to set that up. Check your teacher’s schedule on the screen to see what times are still available. Complete a reminder postcard and give to your teacher.

Wrap Up: Seminar Teachers will COLLECT your Reflection Sheet and Transcript now. At your SLC: You’ll get your Reflection Sheet back You’ll get your Transcript back You’ll be given your PowerSchool print out of classes you selected. You’ll use these documents to lead your parent(s)/guardian(s) in a discussion about your grades, classes, and future plans.