Academic and Career Planning

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WCSCM has been in place since Model includes standards in 3 domains: Academic Personal/Social Career Standards contain many of the components of ACP WI Admin Code PI26 Education for Employment Requires school districts to have career exploration activities for students in grades K – 12 Districts are required to submit their plan to DPI for approval Special Education Law requires students to have a Postsecondary Transition Plan (PTP) by age 14 Carl Perking funding mandates that students have CTE Programs of Study Where HAVE We Been?

Authorizes DPI to create administrative rule with requirements for ACP services for all students in grades 6-12 by Includes $1.1 million in funding for software technology and professional development supporting statewide implementation of ACP. Wisconsin Statute (59) Signed June 28, 2013

What is ACP? Empowering ALL students to travel the road TO adulthood THROUGH education & training TO Careers! It is: Reimagining K12 education to equip students with meaningful & supportive adult relationships, and the ability to adapt to opportunities & challenges, on their personalized journeys to successful lives

An ongoing process that uses a tool to actively engage students to: – Understand self – Envision the future – Develop goals – Plan for achieving the vision and goals Student-Driven and Ongoing A product that documents and reflects students’: – Courses & Assessments – Post-secondary plans aligned to career goals & financial reality – Record of college and career readiness skills. Personalized and Dynamic What are the features of ACP?

Who am I? (KNOW) What do I want to do? (EXPLORE) How do get I there? (PLAN) Let’s GO! (GO) Each Student’s ACP process

ACP Process Components KNOW – Self awareness & exploration activities – Individual goal-setting EXPLORE – Career awareness assessment – Career research & postsecondary training options – Connect a student’s middle and high school instructional activities with the education and preparation needed to successfully enter a particular field of interest PLAN – Work-based learning opportunities – Extra-curricular and community-based learning – Financial plan to cover cost of postsecondary training GO – Adapt/Modify regularly Intentional Sequence of Courses Personal Goals Career Goals – ACP Conferencing

Then VS Now 4-Year Plan (Traditional)ACP (Now) Product-basedProcess-based Some or select studentsAll students Acts as a 4-year plan of courses Acts as a navigational tool for students from grade 6-12 and beyond Student “on own” for its development Student-driven with collaboration (mentor and parents) HS Graduation = End pointHS Graduation = Check point Career development is only the school counselor’s job Career development is a systematic, whole- school responsibility

DPI will- Integrate ACP with other education and workforce initiatives Create administrative rule & develop implementation guidance Develop & deliver professional development & training Develop communication materials Develop an ACP evaluation system Select a statewide software system for career development

Current ACP Resources ACP Resources In Development Work-based Learning Youth Options Dual Enrollment ACP List-serv Dedicated ACP Transcripted Credit Programs of Study Course Options Credit Flexibility ACP Webpage ACP Software Tool ACP Training Modules ACP Communications Materials ACP Social Media (Blog, G+, Twitter)

What can you do now? Review the ACP materials on the webpagewebpage Include ACP as part of your school vision Form a leadership team to direct ACP Implementation Build Awareness & Support for ACP Review current CTE, Education for Employment, Partnerships and Career Development activities for potential areas of improvement

A Final Thought FROM Sir Ken Robinson. U_I U_I

Questions? Robin Kroyer-Kubicek