1. Building Student Relationships Through ACP Activities
Brooke Davis
School Counselor
Edgar School District

2. Overview Demographics ACP Overview DPI and school specific
Pilot school goals
Building Relationships Research
Mentoring Time
structure
ACP Team Components
E-portfolio
Roadblocks
Overcoming Roadblocks

3. Edgar School District Demographic Information
Rural, farming, conservative
About 15 minutes West of Wausau
Middle School
Number of students: 120
High School
Number of students: 200
% of students attending 2-year college: 12%
% of students attending 4-year college: 40%
% of students attending technical college: 34%

4. ACP General Overview It’s about the PROCESS Know, Explore, Plan, Go
We are all doing it, lets talk about how….

5. ACP Activities, overview
Middle School
Manufacturing Tour
Career Fair
8th Grade Conferencing
Scheduling Meetings
Career Exploration Units (Pathways, college and career search)
MAP Interpretation
National History Day Participation

6. ACP Activities, overview (cont.)
High School
Business Tours
Career Locker activities
Cent$ of Reality
Classroom integration and teacher share-out
Co curricular involvement
College visits
Conferencing
Course Description book with career related materials
Course requirements (personal finance, employability skills, freshmen orientation, portfolio)
Course Options/Youth Options
Dual credit/transcripted
Interviews involving area businesses
Scheduled mentoring activities during resource
Aspire/ACT/WorkKeys interpretation with students/staff/parents
Volunteering
WEF participation
Work Experience/job shadowing YA

7. ACP Pilot goals #1
The high school staff will infuse ACP elements into each of the classes that they teach through rubric requirements for assessments and classroom activities
Measure: 80% of teachers will share an example of an ACP connection with their colleagues at a staff meeting

8. ACP Pilot Goals #2
The structure of resource will enable students to work more closely with their teacher adviser
Measure: 100% of students will meet with their advisers on a weekly basis. This will be documented using an Excel File to track elements of meeting discussions with each student.

9. ACP Pilot Goals #3
The ACP Leadership Team will collaboratively grow in their understanding of the process and distribute responsibility for the disseminations of information to all stakeholders
Measure: 75% of the ACP Leadership Team members will attend monthly meetings at the local level and participate in statewide ACP development opportunities.

10. Building Relationships
Research
Improving Students’ Relationships with Teachers to Provide Essential Supports for Learning
(N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb )
"Five Easy Ways to Connect with Students." Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb
“Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.”
~Japanese Proverb
Research Says…
Interview students
Give assignments that allow students to share their experiences and interests
….let students be the center of attention

11. Mentoring Time Goals Relationships Attendance Academics Personal goals
portfolio

12. Mentoring Time, cont. Structure 38 minutes a day, 1:15 student/teacher
Tuesday/Wednesday ACP dedication
Discussion of academics, progress on goals, attendance, portfolio (1x/month)

13. Mentoring Time, cont. Outcomes: Attendance Relationships
“at risk” student data
41.8% decrease in absences
28.6% decrease in tardies
Relationships
Student/teacher/parent comments
We ALL play a role

14. ACP Team Components Board member
Staff members (STC Coordinator, special education, administration)
Parent
Counselor
Business owners
Community members

15. EHS Portfolio Graduation requirement Students earn .25 credits
Google Sites used as platform
Artifact and reflection requirement
Checklist monthly by teacher mentor
Interview/presentation requirement

16. Roadblocks Buy in from: Teachers and students Parents Administration
DPI support
Teachers and students
If teachers are on board, students will listen
Parents
Break “the way it use to be”

17. Overcoming Roadblocks
Choose wisely…
One thing at a time
Mission, vision, goal
Involvement of all groups and stakeholders

18. What’s next? Let’s take it one step at a time. Positive attitude
“I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.”
~ Maya Angelou

19. Questions????

20. Brooke Davis (715) 352-2352 bdavis@gapps.edgar.k12.wi.us
Contact Information
Brooke Davis (715)