Individual Career and Academic Plans (ICAP) Related to Accountability and Improving PWR Tuesday Tutorial #2

Belief of ICAP for Colorado –Personalized education aligned to curriculum –Decrease Drop Out Rate –Increase Retention and Engagement –Increase students awareness of Career Pathways.

Individual Career and Academic Plans Legislative review During the spring of 2009, the Colorado General Assembly passed the School Finance Bill (SB ). This legislation requires the State Board of Education to establish standards for Individual Career and Academic Plans (ICAP) for students enrolled in public schools in the state on or before February 1, The legislation specifies that at minimum, each ICAP shall include: –The student’s effort in exploring careers, including interest surveys that the student completes; –The student’s academic process, including the courses taken, any remediation or credit recovery, and any concurrent enrollment credits earned; –The student’s experiences in contextual and service learning; –The student’s college application and resume, as they are prepared and submitted; and –The student’s postsecondary studies as the student progresses.

Real Partnerships: Common purpose united and expanded our partnerships!

Why CTE? CTE’s role in ICAP/PWR

Real Purpose Vision: Colorado CTE delivers proven pathways to lifelong career success! Mission: CTE ensures a thriving Colorado economy by providing relevant and rigorous education that is connected, responsive and real.

INDUSTRY CLUSTER PATHWAYS PLAN OF STUDY PWR Standards!

Why CDE? CDE’s role in ICAP/PWR Role of convener and facilitator Provides materials, tools and resources for transition planning Technical assistance and training to support District Implementation Research and Development – UNC (in the works) Track number of ASCENT students and verify eligibility

Why DHE? DHE’s role in ICAP/PWR

ICAP is a lifelong process(P-20, at least): follow your dream, yes, but the road map applies to everyone at every age – note how many “careers” a 21 st century worker is expected to enjoy! The Secondary ICAP transfers to Postsecondary. In fact, the Higher Ed Strategic Plan recommends adopting it for college students. With Concurrent Enrollment and ASCENT, the historic dividing lines between P-12 and Higher Ed have become more like bridges, indivisibly linking Secondary with Postsecondary. Partnership!! DHE serves all the variations of Postsecondary – CTE (Technical Colleges), Certificates, Associates, Bachelors and beyond. The ICAP is the road map for lifelong learning and success.

Percent of Adults Aged with College Degrees – Associate and Higher – By County (2009)

P-20 Connections CAP4K Requirements: –“Postsecondary and Workforce Ready” Description –Aligned Academic Content Standards –Aligned Standards-based Assessments –Integration of Standards and Assessments into Admission and Remedial Policies –Integration of Standards and Assessments into Teacher Preparation Standards

What is Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness (PWR)? The former unicycle is now a tricycle... Planning and Preparation (ICAP) Academic Content Learning and Behavior Skills Timeline: –Description adopted by SBE/CCHE June 09 –Assessment Attributes November 2010 –Assessments Spring 2014

Postsecondary & Workforce Ready Learning & Behavior Skills Content Knowledge Social Studies & Social Sciences Social, cultural, historical concepts Interpret sources, evaluate evidence, build conceptual frameworks Civic responsibility & political process Interpret from a global perspective Arts & Humanities Shaping of culture Instruments of social & political thought Awareness of innovators Science Scientific method Draw conclusions Core concepts of disciplines Scientific concepts can be challenged Literacy Read with understanding & write coherently Employ English properly & fluently Use logic & rhetoric Access primary & secondary sources Find and Use Information & IT Creativity & Innovation Collaboration Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Civic Responsibility Communication Personal Responsibility Global & Cultural Awareness Work Ethic Mathematical Sciences Be quantitatively literate Algebraic & geometric principles Problem solving Data & statistics

PWR and Dropout Prevention in Colorado’s Reform Agenda Standards Accountability and Support Educator Effectiveness Assessments Priority Graduation Districts (HB ) Student Graduation and Completion Plan Practices Assessment The Education Accountability Act (SB ) Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Indicators in School and District Performance Framework (Graduation Rates and Dropout Rates) Priority Improvement and Turnaround plans Individual Career and Academic Plans (ICAP) SB Assist students in developing a personalized plan that ensures readiness for post secondary and workforce success Concurrent Enrollment Act (HB 1319/SB 285) ASCENT & Extended Studies Endorsed Diplomas and High School Graduation Guidelines (HB / SB ) Criteria for indicating a student’s level of post- secondary and workforce readiness upon graduation

PWR Endorsed Diploma The PWR endorsed diploma criteria include three components a student must satisfy: establish and maintain an Individual Career and Academic Plan (as defined in SB ICAP and CDE rules and guidelines); exhibit 21 st century/learning and life skills; and, demonstrate academic preparation and excellence without the need for remediation.

PWR Endorsed Diploma A student must first satisfy the existing Higher Education Admissions Requirements (HEAR) or HEAR proxies and the Admissions Index and demonstrate they do not require remediation to be considered for a PWR endorsed diploma. The following two steps indicate how a student can meet this requirement. 1) Satisfy current HEAR requirements (currently under review) or HEAR proxies and the Admissions Index. In order to satisfy the existing HEAR, a student must successfully complete seventeen academic units/credits of coursework in English, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science and Foreign Language based on the distribution below. Students must receive a passing grade in each course to fulfill the requirement.

PWR Endorsed Diploma Demonstrate that the student does not need remediation: a) Approved ACT cut-scores b) Approved SAT cut-scores c) Placement assessments: including Accuplacer, COMPASS (not yet approved by CCHE) d) Successful completion of college level courses via Concurrent Enrollment e) Completion of necessary remedial courses f) Approved State Summative/National Consortia Assessment cut-scores*; or g) ACT/SAT writing test score*

PWR Endorsed Diploma Beyond the minimum requirements, a student will be eligible for PWR endorsement if he/she demonstrates academic excellence by either high school course completion, other performance indicators, or college course completion in at least three of the seven following content areas: –Reading, Writing, Communicating –Mathematics –Social and Behavioral Sciences –Natural and Physical Sciences –Arts and Humanities –World Languages –Career and Technical Education

The Endorsed Diploma Journey… Defined in CAP4Kids (SB08-212) Developed by representative Task Force 2011 To be presented to SBE/CCHE Spring 2012 First Implementation School Year Contact: Tamara White Johnson

Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) Commission created 2010 Report at Strategic Plan spring 2013 Blended Learning Clocks, Calendars and Walls. Role of Partnerships

Concurrent Enrollment HB and SB Concurrent Enrollment in Academic and CTE Replaces PSEO, FastTracks, College Now 9 th grade eligibility connections to ICAP ASCENT 5 th Year Program Partnerships between Districts and Colleges Interim Contact: Angela Zimmerman

Educator Effectiveness SB-191 Toby King – Visit - /EducatorEffectiveness/in dex.asp /EducatorEffectiveness/in dex.asp

Graduation Guidelines HB Broad categories of expectations Report 2008 ( Under review by SBE – proposed adoption spring 2013 Districts must meet or exceed within 2 years

UIP : Unified Improvement Plans SB Accountability Ensure all students exit the K ‐ 12 education system ready for postsecondary education, and/or to be successful in the workforce, earning a living wage immediately upon graduation. Details - CDE teams review Plans for districts and schools on turnaround and priority improvement Connections to ICAP: PWR accounts for 35 out of 100 points – 35% for Districts and High Schools.

Data, Data, Data, Data!! Inter-agency data-sharing agreements. Joint DHE/CDE Task Force, expanded to Adult Ed., GED, TRiO, CTE, Communituy Colleges, Special Ed. Ability to view students progress to and through college. Remediation Reports.

Other Related Initiatives 6 th grade College In Colorado (free statewide guidance website): SB 256 ICAPs Required SB Rules adopted February 2010 District Plans *Continuous College ICAPs proposed in Higher Education Strategic Plan, November 2010 * naturally progression statewide ICAPs & PWR Attributes Assessments System, December 2010 ICAPs & HB , Progress of visual and performing arts courses

The ICAP journey… Awareness & Dissemination Building bridges and readiness, training and planning Implementation Making meaning of the ICAP, engaging in activities and process Implementation Continued Reviews and Revisions where necessary Transformation 2013 – 2014 ICAPs fully implemented and new assessment system begins

Resources at your fingertips! CDE: CTE: CiC: CiC Wiki Site:

Colorado Professional Organizations to connect to: –CSCA –CACTE –CCDA –CCHS/CR –Colorado Council for ACT

Relevant Publications PWR Description (CDE) Assessment Attributes (CDE) Proposed PWR Endorsed Diploma Criteria Graduation Guidelines Report Expanded Learning Opportunities Report ICAP Rules and Attributes

Next Steps: Share this archived webinar with your administrators/leaders –Reconvene ICAP Stakeholder group –Presentations at upcoming Summer Conferences & PD days Future Tuesday Tutorials February 28 th 3-3:45pm Making Meaning for ICAPsMaking Meaning for ICAPs March 13 th 3-3:45pm ICAP Bookends & the FutureICAP Bookends & the Future March 27 th 3-3:45pm Resources and Creative Collaboration for ICAPResources and Creative Collaboration for ICAP April 17 th 3- 3:45pm ICAP and Making Meaning for PartnershipsICAP and Making Meaning for Partnerships

Questions ?

Contact us CDHE: Misti Ruthven Gully Stanford CDE: Deb Hodson Judy Martinez CCCS/CTE: Lauren Jones