2. The Consortium Mission/Goal/Why Who
32 year old non-profit, based in McKeesport
40 Districts, 9 Counties
Mission/Goal/Why
Inspire/support students, educators, community
Kids graduate with a formal, viable plan
Umbrella Goal: Future Ready

3. How
Experiences/Opportunities Inside/Outside the Classroom
Diverse Partnerships and Networks with Community, Employers, Post-Secondary

4. Viable Plan: 3 Questions
Who am I? (skills, interests, passions, dreams)
Who do I want to be? (careers, citizenship)
How will I get there? (experiences, education)

5. Self-Discovery

7. ESSA – 339 Plan – CEWS PA’s Proposed ESSA Goals/Indicators
The percentage of students who by the end of grade 5, demonstrate engagement in career exploration and preparation, via PACareerZone or a locally designed career exploration and preparation program/curriculum.
The percentage of students who, by the end of grade 8, create an individualized career plan and participate in career preparation activities in accordance with District Comprehensive Plans required by 22 Pa Code, Chapter 339.
The percentage of students who, by the end of grade 11, implement their individualized career plan and participate in career preparation activities as assessed through ongoing development of a career portfolio.

9. Consortium Programs Future Ready Alliance (Network, Rubric)
The Future is Mine (TFIM)
Student Powered Solutions (SPS)
College and Career Knowledge (CCK)

10. Future Ready Alliance Network

11. TFIM – 30 High Schools
Career Prep
Leadership

12. SPS (PBL):Business Engagement, Staff Training

13. College & Career Knowledge (CCK)

14. Partnerships Allegheny Conference
Educator in Workforce Academy (Jay McTighe/April 18)
K-12 Career Awareness Survey
Regional Educational Lab Mid-Atlantic

15. Readiness for career entry and success
Focus: Provide technical support and applied research to support a consortium of rural, small-town, and suburban districts in preparing students for productive lives after high school
Stakeholder/ partner need
Proposed activities
Schools need support to better prepare students for regionally available careers
Workshop to identify needed workforce readiness skills
Infographic the top cross-cutting skills employers want in new hires
Workshop – Future Ready Alliance meeting in October
Infographic – align with Inflection Point
Coaching – spring meeting (up to 9 districts) – research with individual district work and then generalizable to the country; could train people then to lead the technical assistance activities for the region’s districts, and to also develop a tool
Applied research – lots of research around workforce readiness skills
STEM Industry focused – both for workforce pipeline and to be STEM literate
Coaching to examine needs in regionally growing workforce sectors and their implication for curriculum
Applied research examining alignment of math and science curricula with valued workforce skills

16. Partnerships (continued)
Simcoach Games
Self-Advocacy (late October 2017)
Career Awareness (2018)
Universities
Pitt-Greensburg: Bridges to College Success (October 9)
Entertainment Tech. Ctr./CMU (Spring ‘18, Fall ‘19)
BrainHub/CMU ( , )

18. Engaging with CPE Programs
Future Ready Alliance
The Future is Mine
Student Powered Solutions –
College and Career Knowledge

19. October 3 – REL Presentation October 9 – Bridges Conference
Early October – Career Survey
Late October – Game Release
Fall – CCK Events
2018:
April 18 – Allegheny Conference/Jay McTighe
Simcoach Game #2
Entertainment Technology Center/CMU
BrainHub/CMU

20. Impact – Personas

21. Process Who is this person? What are his/her needs?
Discuss your persona with your group
Who is this person?
What are his/her needs?
What exists and/or is needed in your district to support this student?
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22. Learning Experiences
What learning experiences, not happening in your district, would excite you and resonate with kids, families and educators?