1. WSCA Building a Career and College Readiness Culture

2. When you hear ACP, do you feel like this?

3. When you hear ACP, do you feel like this?

4. Or this?

5. Or this?

6. Or maybe like this?

7. Or maybe like this?

8. At the end of this presentation, we hope you feel like this?

9. At the end of this presentation, we hope you feel like this?

10. Introductions Sara Greenwood – MS/HS Counselor
Marci Waldron-Kuhn – Academic Advisor 6-12

11. Agenda Demographics History Middle School ACP/PRIDE
High School ACP/Advisement
Results
Evolution – not just a document but a culture and road map
Where do we go from here?

12. Demographics of the School District of Mishicot
1400 people in the Village
260 Students in the HS
173 in the MS
25% free or reduced lunch
MS 10% and HS 15% receiving Special Education Services

13. Declining Enrollment – Making a Come Back

14. ACP History at MHS
2009 – MHS implemented a College and Career Readiness Portfolio as a graduation requirement 2011 – MHS saw a drop from 13% of graduates reporting that they did not have a plan after graduation to 1-3% of students reporting they were unsure of their future plans 2012 – MHS is recognized by ACT with the Red Quill Award for our ACP 2013 – Wisconsin DPI gets $1.1 million to implement ACP state wide

15. ACP History 2014 Student Services awarded Top Tech Award
2015 Student Service Department awarded Career Path Maker Educator Award via NEW Manufacturing Alliance
2015 – Mishicot MS and HS were one of 25 schools in the state to be part of the ACP Pilot
2015 – State Budget requires ACP to be implemented state wide for students by the school year

16. ACP today
2016 Dr. Timm and Mr. Ellenbecker – Economic Accelerators of the Year Award via Progress Lakeshore (EDC)
2016 Mr. Ellenbecker awarded Career Path Maker Educator Award via via NEW Manufacturing Alliance
ACP PI-26 legislation mandates ACP for all public school

17. What are the benefits of ACP for students?
Soft Skill (Career Readiness) Development
Explore their interests and skills
Compare careers vs. jobs
Post Secondary Planning
Save money and time
Career and college ready

18. What are the benefits of ACP for Parents?
Educational planning partners with school counselors
Invited to student and parent meetings
Able to help children set goals
Better aware of post-secondary options
Their child is prepared for life after high school

19. What are the benefits of ACP for business?
Employees have developed Soft Skills
Have explored their options
Work Keys
Career Ready
HS’s are your Human Resources Department
Feeder programs

20. By All, For All Stakeholders Students Administration/Teachers Parents
Community Members
Business Partners

21. ACP at Mishicot Middle School
40 minute meetings weekly – groups of 15
By ALL for ALL
Counselors prepare lesson plans
Student create a portfolio:
Parent Meetings Career Cruising Career Pathways
College Exploration Self Reflection Industry Tours
College Visits Community Service Career Skills
Financial Planning

22. Middle School ACP

23. ACP at Mishicot High School
30 minute meetings 3 times per week – 12 students
By ALL for ALL
Counselors prepare lesson plans
Students create a portfolio:
Parent Meetings Career Cruising Self Exploration
Assessments Post Secondary Planning Reality Store
Employability Job Shadow Reflective Practices
Community Service Mock Interviews Financial Aid/Scholarships

24. ACP at the High School

25. Career Cruising Self Assessments College Major Exploration
Career Exploration
My Journal
Upload ACP documents
Resume
Cover Letter
Job Search

26. Self Assessments Learning Styles Interest and Skills Work Values
Personality Testing

27. Academic Assessments
STAR
ASPIRE
Forward
ACT
WorkKeys

28. Post Secondary Planning
Career Expo
Campus Tours
College Comparison
College Applications
Occupation Comparison
Involvement Plan

29. Job Shadow Career Research Develop Questions Mentor Eval Student Eval
Thank you

30. Employment Skills Activities Sheet Letter of Recommendation Job Search
Resume
Cover Letter
Mock Interview

31. Reflective Practices Items that best reflect skills, talents, learning
Strengths
Weaknesses
21st Century Skills
Employer

32. Dual Credits

33. ACP is a Culture Academic Days Community Service
Dual Credit Options Industry and College tours
Job Shadows Mock Interviews
Conversations Community Partnerships
Parent Engagement
School to Work / Youth Apprenticeships

34. Activities that Engage
Academic Days
Community Service (6 and 9) Choosing a Major (10) Character Education (7)
Campus Tours (8 and 11) Being Involved (9 and 10) Reality Store (11 and 12)
Health and Wellness (10) Paying For College (12)
Mental Health (10) Internet Safety (10)

35. Community Service/Student Organizations

36. Campus Tours

37. Reality Store

38. Does it work? The proof is in the pudding.

39. Post Secondary Plans
Diplomas with a Purpose Plan by Design not Default

40. Class of 2016 – 71 students
Students have taken over the possibility 1400 college credits
100% took at least 1 dual credit course in high school
97% took 3 or more
89% took 5 or more
71% of the class took 7 or more dual credits
47% took 9 or more
34% took 10 or more dual credits during their high school career.
$360,000 scholarships

41. Student Letter
Dr. Timm: I am ing to thank you and the Mishicot School District for doing a superb job preparing me for post-graduation success. Thanks to the advanced placement and college credit opportunities provided by Mishicot as well as the outstanding work ethic and commitment to academic excellence imparted, I will be able to graduate this December with a degree in Business Administration, a minor in Accounting, and a member of Carroll University’s Honors Program. Without the quality education provided by Mishicot School District, I know for certain that I would not have been able to graduate from college in only two and a half years. I would like to formally thank you and Mishicot School District for the opportunities and inspiration, as well as credit a large part of my success to experiences during my high school career.

44. Ranked 45th district out of 425

45. MS is ranked 9th out of 376

46. Business Partnerships
Over 350 in a four county area
Manitowoc Chamber of Commerce
Manitowoc Youth Apprenticeship Consortium
Progress Lakeshore (EDC)
Bay Area Workforce Development
NEW North
NEW Manufacturing Alliance

47. Continuing to Evolve Process began in 2009 in the high school
Added Academic Days to high school and then middle school
Began working on dual credit and AP course options
Introduction of PLC’s district wide
Extended to the middle school 2015
Rti and PBIS

48. Business Education Partnership Summit
NEW Manufacturing ACP Presentation in Oshkosh
Progress Lakeshore/Chamber of Commerce
Workforce Development
Partnerships
Sargento, Lakeview Regional Tech Academy, United One,
Fox Cities Chamber

49. Advisory Boards
Agriculture
Health Care
Manufacturing

50. Early College
Health Care
Industrial Maintenance
Machine Tool

51. Laude System Encourages students to take higher level course
Encourages completing a course sequence based on their post secondary plans
Encourages teachers to offer rigorous and relevant course work that align with student interest

52. Pathways Comprehensive high school experience
The Association for Career and Technical Education outlines 16 Career Clusters and 79 Career Pathways.
MHS offers coursework in all of the 16 nationally established Career Clusters.
MHS offers 23 pathways for students to explore while in high school.

53. Mishicot High School Career and College Readiness Report Card

55. ACP is a culture not just documentation
Academic Days
Community Service
Dual Credit Options
Industry and College Tours
Job Shadows
Mock Interviews
School to Work / Youth Apprenticeships
Conversations

56. Where do you go from here?
The next question is…
Where do you go from here?