1. ESD 113: Counselor Regional Meeting
“Keeping Informed”
Part 2 of 3
Danise Ackelson, Program Supervisor
Navigation 101: College and Career Readiness
Guidance & Counseling
Mike Hubert, Director
Secondary Education and School Improvement

2. WHAT ARE WE DOING IN CAREER & COLLEGE READINESS IN WA STATE?
Program Efforts
Revising graduation requirements to reflect college-ready standards
Increasing equivalency crediting
Continuing development of Running Start for the Trades options
Renewing high-demand grants in green careers, integrated courses, STEM, and health care
Continuing to develop a strong RTI based guidance and counseling program framework
Initiating conversations to create a cross-agency statewide career and college readiness infrastructure

3. Expanding Partnerships in Career and College Readiness

5. COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS: FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS OF NAV 101
Every kid – a core educational outcome for every students
Every school- sustainable integrated program models for every school
Product development- products that meet
needs of WA stakeholders and resources
for little or no cost
Collaboration with other stakeholders
Integral part of comprehensive guidance
and counseling program
Effective, efficient, and continuous
program design

6. WASHINGTON NAVIGATION 101 HISTORY
2000 – One school inspired by Dr. Gysbers, UT & AZ; Franklin Pierce School District
2001– Five school districts partnering in development
2006 – $3.2 million – Development funding & school grants
2008 – Partnership with College Spark
2009 – Partnership with Envictus for Premier Nav 101 with online curriculum
2010 – Navigation 101 linked to CGCP statewide
2011 – Curriculum available to all; funding and development continues
Implementation grants to 351 schools.
Approximately 150 grants for at $7,500 each.

7. COLLEGE SPARK INITIATIVE
Heather

8. FIVE KEY ELEMENTS OF NAV 1011.
PERSONALIZING
Advisories 2.
PLANNING
Portfolios 3.
DEMONSTRATING
Conferences 4.
EMPOWERING
Scheduling 5.
EVALUATING
Data – Informed
WHAT IT IS:
Small groups of students with an advisor-educator
Keep same group until graduation
RESOURCES:
Gr 6-12 curriculum
Videos
Professional development training materials
BEST PRACTICE:
Advisories meet 2x per month or more
Advisors use Navigation curriculum
WHAT IT IS:
Paper or electronic collection of student work
Organized by 3 ASCA areas: Academic, Career, Personal/Social
RESOURCES:
Portfolio how-to
Curriculum organized around 3 ASCA areas
BEST PRACTICE:
Each student keeps a portfolio and uses it for student-led conferences
WHAT IT IS:
Annual conference led by student
Focuses on 3 ASCA areas: Academic, Career, Personal/Social
RESOURCES:
Curriculum provides all materials to plan conferences
BEST PRACTICE:
Each student holds a conference each year and uses the conference to register for next year’s courses
WHAT IT IS:
Students are encouraged to take “gatekeeper” courses
Course schedule is based on students’ requests
RESOURCES:
Scheduling how-to
BEST PRACTICE:
Each student obtains the courses selected and is supported to succeed in those courses
More students take gatekeeper courses
WHAT IT IS:
Information about student outcomes
Collected by each Navigation school
RESOURCES:
Data Collection templates on web
BEST PRACTICE:
Each school submits data each year
Navigation is improved based on what we learn
As Navigation was developed, it was built around five key elements. Each of these elements is important; but it’s their interconnectedness that makes Navigation so powerful.
Personalizing – Curriculum-delivered advisories. Advisories are the heart of Navigation 101. Advisories help students engage in school by ensuring that at least one adult at school knows and cares about each student. The advisory is a group of 15 to 20 students and an educator, who serves as a guide for twice-a-month or more frequent meetings. To help the advisor, OSPI has provided a full grade 6-12 curriculum with 20 lesson plans for each grade level, plus videos on each of the key elements, and a suite of professional development materials. Best practice in this area means regular advisory sessions that are built into the school’s weekly schedule.
Planning – Portfolios. Students organize – and reflect on – their work through planning portfolios. Navigation portfolios can be either paper or electronic, depending on your school’s preference. Portfolios should be organized into three sections, based on the three American School Counselor Association (ASCA) domains: Academic Development, Career Development, and Personal/Social Development. OSPI’s Navigation 101 web site contains a Portfolio how-to, and the lesson plans introduce and help students organize their portfolios. Best practice in this area means that each student has a portfolio and uses it to organize his or her student-led conference.
Demonstrating – Student-led Conferences. Student-led conferences are the centerpiece of the school year. Students lead these conferences, in front of their parents and advisor. Conferences are organized around the three ASCA domains: Academic (What have I accomplished this year?) Career (What do I want to do in the future?) and Personal (Who am I?). The Navigation lesson plans include all the information students and advisors need to organize conferences. Best practice in this area means at least one student-led conference a year that is tied to the school’s course registration process.
Empowering – Student-driven Scheduling. Research studies have shown that the rigor of a student’s courses during high school is the single greatest determinant of college success. To help students succeed, Navigation encourages students to enroll in challenging, “gatekeeper” courses in math and science… and expects schools to organize their course schedules to ensure students can be placed in the courses they select. Best practice in this area means that a higher number of students take gatekeeper courses and get the help they need to succeed.
Evaluating – Data Collection and Analysis. We will only know if Navigation is succeeding if we measure students’ outcomes. OSPI has developed a data collection program to collect five data indicators from each Navigation school. These data indicators measure student and parent satisfaction with and attendance at student-led conferences; student WASL scores; graduation rates; success in gatekeeper courses; and need for remedial, pre-college work after graduation. OSPI’s Navigation web site contains a detailed Data Collection Requirements memo with Excel templates to help grantees collect and submit this data.

9. NAVIGATION 101: FUNDAMENTALS
Delivering the curriculum is the “heart” of Navigation 101
Advisory, homeroom, core classes, career center, counselors in classroom
Daily, weekly, monthly; 20 minutes to 35 minutes
All lessons and resources can be found on OSPI website- free
Helping counselors deliver information to ALL students

10. EXPANSION OF NAV 101: FREE FOR ALL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS www
EXPANSION OF NAV 101: FREE FOR ALL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS
Curriculum has optional classroom courseware and on-line lessons
Interactive self-management on-line tools
Supported with online services

11. Nav101 Blended Curriculum
Paper lessons supplement the Online curriculum and round out the advisory experience:
Fifteen lessons per grade level
Lesson outcomes coordinate with Internet lessons
Each lesson includes a reflective activity
Each lesson includes a written student product
Paper Portfolio supplements Online Portfolio
Dana 11

12. NEW SUPPLEMENTAL LESSONS Washington Resources.
Grades 11-12
What will I do with my life?
Career Bridge
Making the most of high school
High School Graduation/Credits
High School Course Planning
High School and Beyond Plan/Program of Study
Preparing for postsecondary
College Admission Requirements
Postsecondary applications
Paying for College: The Washboard

13. WASHINGTON RESOURCES WITH STAKEHOLDERS.

14. MORE SUPPLEMENTAL LESSONS
Grades 9-10 .
What will I do with my life?
Where Are You Going?
Making the most of high school
High School Graduation/Credits
High School Course Planning
High School & Beyond Plan/Program of Study
Preparing for postsecondary
College Admission Requirements
Paying for College: The WashBoard

15. MORE CURRICULUM: SPARKING THE FUTURE
Guidance lessons developed from College Spark Foundation grant for counselors to provide extra support for first generation college bound students that can be used to supplement Navigation 101 or other college and career guidance curriculum.
Middle school and high school lessons include exploring careers, looking at reason for attending college, calendar for application process, admissions essay and application guidelines, financial aid fundamentals and much more!

16. FUTURE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTS: Career Guidance Curriculum for Underrepresented Youth
Phase I. Organizing: Identifying C & C readiness stakeholders with expertise in working with students from diverse student communities
Phase II. Listening: Conducting focus groups with students, families, culturally competent educators (K-12 & postsecondary), and community stakeholder about outcomes that should be addressed in a C & C readiness curriculum
Phase III. What Works: Identification and analysis of research-supported effective career guidance curriculums used in WA State that address the outcomes identified in Phase I
Phase IV. Curriculum Development: Prepare and disseminate a C & C readiness print curriculum and supportive guidance/PD.

17. Planning Portfolio 3-ring binders Electronic/Digital storytelling
High School and Beyond Plan
Senior/Culminating Project

18. Comprehensive Student Dashboard

19. STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES
Students organize their conferences around three ASCA areas
They answer: What have I accomplished? What do I want to do? Who am I?
Lesson plans have complete planning materials
As they prepare for their annual Student-led Conferences, students and advisors will find everything they need to prepare in the Navigation curriculum.
The Navigation lesson plans provide outlines and planning sheets for students, student evaluation rubrics, preparation information for advisors, and parent, student, and advisor satisfaction questionnaires.
Students organize their conferences around the three ASCA areas: Academic Development, Career Development, and Personal/Social Development.
They do this by answering three questions:
What have I accomplished?
What do I want to do in the future?
Who am I?
Students follow a detailed outline in the Navigation lesson plans to organize their presentations.
If possible, student-led conferences are coordinated with course registration for the coming year so that students can put their plans for the future into action.

20. DATA SHOWS RESULTS More Students Succeed
College and Career Ready
Personalized Plan
Skills for life-long planning
More students college-bound that includes community and technical colleges as well as four-year universities

21. DATA COLLECTION SHOWS RESULTS

22. SUSTAINABLE RESULTS

23. NAVIGATION 101 MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
Schools that have been implementing Navigation 101 over the past four years have seen on-time graduation rate increases three times the state as a whole. This is especially significant in the context that our grantees reflect a much more diverse student community than the state profile.

24. NAVIGATION 101: How does it fit into a school program
Career and College Readiness
Expanding to a Comprehensive Guidance & Counseling Program

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26. College Bound Scholarship
Created in 2007 for low income students
Higher Education Coordinating Board
Sign ups
Follow up
Resources
October 11 Two-hour webinar for school counselors
“Welcome students in Class of 2012”
“On the Road to College”

27. CONTACTS Thank you for attending! Danise Ackelson, Program Supervisor
Navigation 101
Mike Hubert, Director
Guidance & Counseling
Dan Newell, Assistant Superintendent,
Secondary Education & School Improvement
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