College/Career Affinity Group “ Repurposing the Work of School Counselors: Galvanizing and Delivering Systemic College and Career Readiness Counseling” June 17, 2014 Speaker 1 – Judy Petersen – District Director Director, College and Career Readiness Granite Schools, Granite, Utah Speaker 2 – Takesha Briggins – Practicing School Counselor Graham High School – Newlin Elementary School Alamance-Burlington School System, Burlington, NC Speaker 3 – Dr. Venisa Beasley-Green – Practicing School Counselor Director of Counseling, Freshman Transformation Coordinator Percy L. Julian High School, Chicago Public Schools 1

Presenter: Speaker 1 – Judy Petersen – District Director Director, College and Career Readiness Granite Schools - Granite, Utah 2

Granite School District Salt Lake City, UT Demographics: 68,000 Students (K-12) 47% Identify with Minority Background 56% FARM 71% Graduation Rate 44% Enrolled in College Fall Semester after HS Graduation 109 Languages Spoken Caseload: Allocation Elementary 1:1000 Allocation Secondary 1:389 Leadership Responsibilities: College and Career Readiness Department K-12 Counseling Program (Counselors and Social Workers) Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Latinos in Action (LIA) Elementary Counseling Grant Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports (PBIS) College and Career Readiness Department is on the District Org. Chart District Goals Aligned To College and Career Readiness District Charge and Responsibility: Students will leave Granite School District prepared for college, career and life in the 21 st century world. 3

Best Practice - Student Tracking To Support Postsecondary Outcomes Delivery Of Service – To Whom/How Many/Accountability Counselors must Scale Up the CCR-Planning process Use CCR grade-level developmental steps and the Eight Components of CCR (College Board) to guide the process Involve parents as critical participants in the process Develop a system for tracking postsecondary outcomes (punch card) 4

Best Practice – “Zap” the Equity Gaps Delivery Of Service – To Whom/How Many/Accountability 5

Results – Data Slide Metric Graduation Rate66%69%71% AP Exams Taken IncreaseNA AP Exams % Passed67%69%65% FAFSA CompletionNA41%36%* CCR Initiatives School Counseling Internship Partnerships College Advising Corps (6 of 8 high schools) Elementary Counseling Grant 8 Components of CCR FAFSA Completion Project Utah College Application Week Pilot AVID (14 secondary schools) Latinos in Action (14 secondary schools) Gear-Up Grant (SLCC) Summer “Nudge” Initiative Faith-Based Outreach CCTI – Summer Online CCR Course Freshmen Academy Course 6

Keys to Success Programmatic Framework Messaging K-12 7

Granite District -- Information/Tools t/teachinglearning/collegecareer/Pag es/SecondaryCounselors.aspx t/teachinglearning/collegecareer/Pag es/SecondaryCounselors.aspx org/eight-components org/eight-components NOSCA = National Office for School Counselor Advocacy 8

Presenter: Speaker 2 – Takesha Briggins Practicing School Counselor Graham High School – Newlin Elementary School Alamance-Burlington School System, Burlington, NC 9

Graham High School Alamance-Burlington School System Demographics: Graham High School is a comprehensive, four- year high school serving the city of Graham. It is one of six traditional high schools in the Alamance-Burlington School System. Student enrollment in grades 9 – 12 is approximately 830. Caseload: Grades 9-12, split alphabet (A-K) Leadership Responsibilities: 504 Coordinator Awards Day Coordinator Scholarship Coordinator District Goals Aligned To College and Career Readiness: ABSS Superintendent’s REACH Goal- Achievement in support of college and career readiness ABSS School Counselor REACH Achievement Goal - Provide developmentally appropriate opportunities for college and career readiness 10

Graham High Demographics Grade LevelAsianBlackHispanic American Indian Two or More White Total in grade Total Percentages 1.1%32%38%.13%3.4%25% 11

12

Curriculum Expectations Curriculum Expectations 13

Postsecondary Metrics What Are You MeasuringWhat Is Your Data SourceHow Do You Access Data The number of Hispanic males applying to a two year or four year institution Graduate Data Verification System Report ABSS Data Warehouse PowerSchool The Graduate Data Verification System report is pulled from information extracted from PowerSchool 14

Postsecondary Challenges In Rural Communities Achieving parental support for college going Family, as well as students have little or no college knowledge Family desires to keep students in the community—not leave for college or work Financing college 15

Post Secondary Intention: Hispanic Males Black Males White Males Military333 Employment505 Community College5119 Four year Institution576 Trade School120 Graduate Data Verification System Graham High School Report

Best Practices Developing practices to address the cultural barriers preventing post secondary access opportunities for Hispanic males. Providing one-on-one time with identified Hispanic males to explain the importance of post secondary education. Reviewing students’ life plans Completion of college applications and FAFSA. Partnering with the College Advisor –Getting GHS seniors to apply to at least one college during the CFNC College Application Week. 17

Targeted Interventions To Support Postsecondary Outcomes Delivery Of Service – To Whom (Grade Level)/How Many Students/Accountability Target Group: Senior Hispanic males Number Impacted: 30 Goal: 50% of Senior Hispanic males will apply to two or four year institutions. Accountability: Targeted male students met with counselor or college advisor, during a special pull-out time. Transcript analysis Review of financial aid opportunities and scholarships College Exploration/College and Career Search Parent meetings, Financial Aid Nights, College Application Week 19

Results – Data Slide Post Secondary Intention: Class of 2014 Hispanic Males Military0 Employment6 Community College10 Four year Institution7 Trade School2 The Graduation Data Verification System report for the is not yet available, however our goal of having 50% of the Senior Hispanic males apply to a two or four year college was successfully completed. Through individual senior conferences we found the following information: 20

Presenter: Speaker 3 – Dr. Venisa Beasley-Green Practicing School Counselor Director of Counseling, Freshman Transformation Coordinator Percy L. Julian High School, Chicago Public Schools 21

Percy L. Julian High School Chicago Public Schools Demographics: Enrollment: % - African-American Low Income: 88% Disabilities: 17% Homeless: 11% Student Mobility: 27% Attendance Rate: 81% Caseload: 315:1 Leadership Responsibilities: Freshman On Track Coordinator Director of Counseling Instructional Leadership Team Freshman Teacher Grade Level Lead School Mission Implement a positive, quality curriculum that enhances student achievement and develops life skill for post- secondary success. Vision: Prepare and graduate every student for active citizenship and post-secondary success in the 21 st century. District Goal: All students will graduate prepared for college and career. District Postsecondary Metrics – These metrics appear on the Continuous Work Improvement Plan (CWIP). 9 th Grade On Track College Application (Match) Scholarship Applications College Tours FAFSA Completion Data Source: District Data Dashboard 22

Counselor Leadership Using Data To Drive Postsecondary Outcomes Counselor Leadership/Intentional Targeted Interventions 1.Counselor Progress Monitoring/BAG Reports (Behavior, Attendance Grades) 2.Grade Level Data Lead 3.Check In Chats 4.Postsecondary Team 5.Collaboration Delivery: 1.Advisory 2.After School 3.Lunch Chats 4.Mail Merge Notices 5.Grade Level Team Meetings 23

Bag Reports 24

B = Behavior Tracking 2 Year Comparisons 5 Week Intervals 2 Year Comparisons 5 Week Intervals 25

A = Attendance Tracking Displays Off Track Rates 26

Grade Tracking – Course Failures 27 Displays GPA’s Students Needing Interventions Course Failures Displays GPA’s Students Needing Interventions Course Failures

FAFSA Tracking Displays FAFSA Completion Rates 28

29 Tracks FAFSA By Student Name

FAFSA Results Targeted Completion- Goal March 1 st MONTHDATERATEDATERATEDATERATEDATERATE Feb25-Feb Feb Feb6020-Feb67.1 Mar31-Mar Mar Mar Mar78.7 April28-Apr Apr Apr Apr78.7 May13-May May7330-May74.3 June30-Jun7230-Jun Jun77.6 July28-Jul Jul Jul78 August25-Aug Aug Aug

Speaker 1 – Judy Petersen – District Director Director, College and Career Readiness Granite Schools, Granite, Utah Speaker 2 – Takesha Briggins – Practicing School Counselor Graham High School – Newlin Elementary School Alamance-Burlington School System, Burlington, NC Speaker 3 – Dr. Venisa Beasley-Green – Practicing School Counselor Director of Counseling, Freshman Transformation Coordinator Percy L. Julian High School, Chicago Public Schools QUESTIONS? 31