Georgia ' s BRIDGE Act © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia ' s Economy Act © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Using GCIS © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Using GCIS for High School Students © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

What is the BRIDGE Act? BRIDGE is an acronym for “Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia’s Economy”. Ensures that Georgia’s 6th -12th grade students are aware of available career and postsecondary education options. Your school can use the Georgia Career Information System (GCIS) and Georgia Career Information System Junior (GCIS Junior) to fulfill the requirements of the BRIDGE Act. © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

BRIDGE Act Objective for High School Students High school students shall be provided guidance, advisement, and counseling annually that will enable them to successfully complete their individual graduation plans, preparing them for a seamless transition to postsecondary study, further training, or employment. © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Portfolios The Georgia Career Information Center can create all of your portfolios. Contact your GCIS Representative for details. Be sure to create a GCIS Portfolio for every student before completing any BRIDGE Act activities. This is how the data is collected and reported to the Georgia Department of Education. This Portfolio can be transferred to the Board of Regent or Technical System of Georgia school to continue the students’ career development. © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

GCIS - GCIS Junior Advisement Checklist This is the official advisement checklist used by the Georgia Career Information Center to report your students’ completion of BRIDGE Act career development activities. © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Getting Started with GCIS and the BRIDGE Act 9th Grade: 3 Occupations -- explore and investigate at least 3 occupations and save them in your portfolio. 10th Grade: "College Credit Now" -- learn about the "College Credit Now" programs. 11th Grade: School to Work Connection -- explore at least 3 postsecondary institutions that match your Individual Graduation Plan and save them in your portfolio. 12th Grade: Next Step -- identify your next step (e.g., college, military, apprenticeship, work). © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

BRIDGE Act Reporting Tools for GCIS To run your BRIDGE Act Reports: Go to GCIS ( Enter your Administration Tools User Name and Password Click “Sign In” Click “Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia’s Economy Act (BRIDGE Act)” © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

BRIDGE Act Data Entry Enter number of students enrolled in each grade level to generate your BRIDGE Act Reports. BRIDGE Act Student Enrollment Enter the number of 10th graders who have been made aware of "College Credit Now" programs. BRIDGE Act "College Credit Now" © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

BRIDGE Act Reports 9th Grade: 3 Occupations % of 9th graders who have explored and investigated at least 3 occupations prior to the annual student/family conference. 10th Grade: "College Credit Now" % of 10th graders who have been made aware of "College Credit Now" programs. 11th Grade: School to Work Connection (3 Schools) % of 11th graders who have made connection between school and work by exploring and saving at least 3 possible choices of postsecondary institutions in their portfolios that match their Individual Graduation Plan. 12th Grade: Next Step % of 12th graders who have identified their next step (self reported): college, military, apprenticeship, workforce. © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

See date students last used their Portfolio. View students’ Portfolio content © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

District Reporting Tool : BRIDGE Act Summary Report View the schools in the district that have entered their student enrollment figures (If the student enrollment is not entered, you will not be able to view the school’s progress.) Review the number of students enrolled in each grade level Find the percentage of completion for each grade- specific activity To Run BRIDGE Act Summary Reports: Go to GCIS ( Enter your District Tools User Name and Password Click “Sign In” Click BRIDGE Act Summary Report located under Main Menu. © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Additional BRIDGE Act Resources To access additional resources, go to the GCIC Homepage: Click Georgia's BRIDGE Act under Help Yourself – Using GCIS and GCIS Junior for the BRIDGE Act PowerPoint presentations – House Bill 400: Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's Economy Act (BRIDGE Act) – GCIS-GCIS Junior Advisement Checklist – Resources for “College Credit Now” © 2014 Georgia Career Information Center, Division of Student Affairs, Georgia State University and its licensors. All rights reserved.

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