Mapping Pathways to College and Career Success

Mapping Pathways to College and Career Success
Presented by Karen L. Alexander, Ph.D. AchieveTexas Project coordinator 9/20/2018

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With permission from © 2013 Texas College & Career Readiness Center
A Need in Texas What makes a student college and career ready? How are today’s students different than students of the past? What are some of the challenges of this new population? Directions for Presenter: Italics Information for Presenter to Convey: Bold Presenter’s Notes: While most schools in Texas share agreement about the importance of college and career readiness, most do not share an accurate understanding of what makes a student successful in postsecondary education. Getting more students ready for college means succeeding with an increasingly challenging student population, one that needs the opportunity. More students are first-generation college attenders, a population we know to be vulnerable and in need of support. Globalization and labor market changes demand students enter the workforce college and career ready. With permission from © 2013 Texas College & Career Readiness Center

A high dropout rate of secondary students
Our many challenges… A high dropout rate of secondary students Students who graduate are lacking in basic math and science skills Most students think they are going to college but do not prepare for it or any other possible future Extraordinarily high remediation rates for two-year college applicants 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

True or False Texas leads the nation in students entering college.
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Of 100 9th graders, how many… Directions for Presenter: Italics Information for Presenter to Convey: Bold Presenter’s Notes: Specifically point out each bar graph showing Texas’ position as compared to Best-Performing State’s and the nation in the four categories. This chart shows the top performing states from left to right. More students are going to college, but what happens when they get there? More students are arriving unprepared and, as this slide reveals, not persisting toward degree completion. The U.S. Department of Education states that today’s young people will need to be better educated and prepared as the US continues to move toward a knowledge/information-based economic model. In the past, a high school education was enough to land a job that offered stability and benefits. The current economic climate is such that completing a degree or certificate program is critical. Source: NCES – Common Core Data, IPEDS Residency and Migration Survey, IPEDS Enrollment Survey, IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey (2008) Source: NCES – Common Core Data, IPEDS Residency and Migration Survey, IPEDS Enrollment Survey, IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey (2008) © 2013 Texas College & Career Readiness Center With permission from © 2013 Texas College & Career Readiness Center

Half of all new jobs in the U.S. will require postsecondary degree.
Economic Realities Half of all new jobs in the U.S. will require postsecondary degree. Fastest growth will occur in jobs requiring an associate’s degree. 1/3 of all job openings in the U.S. will require a postsecondary degree. 80% of the top 20 growth occupations in Texas will require education above the high school level. Occupations 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

Percentage of Adults with an Associates Degree or Higher by Age
WORLD: ■ ▲ 25-34 TEXAS: ■ ▲ 25-34 Directions for Presenter: Italics Information for Presenter to Convey: Bold Presenter’s Notes: Presenter may allow participants to comment on the data and reinforce the need for college and career readiness. This slide represents the international context in which college and career readiness must be viewed. The blue arrows represent young people entering the work force world-wide. The red squares represent older workers preparing to leave the workforce. As you can see, in almost every country, the percentage of young people entering the workforce with an Associate’s degree or higher far exceeds the number of workers leaving the work force. Take special note of South Korea. Now, the purple arrow represented young people entering the work force in Texas and the green square represents the workers approaching retirement. As you can see, Texas is flipped. Young people are entering the workforce with lower educational attainment than the generation who is nearing retirement. The workforce being produced by Texas is not competitive with much of the rest of the world and the rate at which we are replacing retired workers with better educated workers is markedly lower. Sources: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2009). Education at a glance. US Census Bureau. (2009). American community survey. © 2013 Texas College & Career Readiness Center With permission from © 2013 Texas College & Career Readiness Center

AchieveTexas College and Career Initiative
Created around career clusters Improve learner achievement – both academic and technical Promote successful transitions from secondary to postsecondary education Support workforce and economic development 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

AchieveTexas Supports All 16 Career Clusters

True or False AchieveTexas is an initiative for CTE students only.

True or False Some careers are better than others. 9/20/2018
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AchieveTexas is based upon…
Concept - Students can succeed in school, career, and life if they plan their own individual college and career success. Philosophy - No career option is intrinsically better than the other. Whether the choice is right or not depends on the personal goals of the student. Goal - To prepare students for college and career, and allow them to choose the options that are best for them. 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

AchieveTexas is designed to…
Work for students to support their career goals Initiate early career awareness Expose students to all available career opportunities through career exploration Help students transition successfully to postsecondary education and career 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

True or False AchieveTexas spans all grades. 9/20/2018

Career Development Spans All Grades
Steps to Success Employment: Career Advancement Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Postsecondary: Career Preparation Achieving credentials: college, certification, apprenticeship, military 9-12: Programs of Study Related to a Career Goal Academics and technical courses, intensive guidance, individual graduation plans Grade 8: Career Exploration and Transition Develop graduation plans based upon personal interest/cluster areas 6-8: Initial Career Exploration Discovering interest areas K-5: Understanding the Importance and Value of Work and Jobs Introduction to the world of careers

Eight steps for system building
1. Decide to implement AchieveTexas 2. Span all grades 3. Add Programs of Study for all students 4. Enhance guidance and counseling 5. Build seamless connections 6. Establish extended learning 7. Build strong partnerships 8. Support intense professional development To enhance local implementation, school districts are encouraged use all eight steps in the system building process. Implementation is a process that local districts must address on a continual basis in order to grow their local college and career culture. Later in the presentation you will be hearing from Shawn Blessing, CTE Director, Irving ISD, will be sharing how her district has implemented all of the eight steps. 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

Implementation Resources
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College and career readiness

Readiness vs. Eligibility
Readiness and eligibility are two different goals More students are going to college than ever before and this trend is likely to continue Two-year colleges have seen a noticeable enrollment increase Directions for Presenter: Italics Information for Presenter to Convey: Bold Presenter’s Notes: The proportion of students going on to postsecondary education has steadily increased over the past 100 years and is likely to continue to increase. Two-year college have seen an especially noticeable enrollment increase. Current administration and many of the trends in education policy use the rhetoric of college and career readiness, which is important, but we have to understand that college and career readiness is not the same as college eligibility and should be treated as a different goal. The following slides will spend some time describing the big picture. With permission from © 2013 Texas College & Career Readiness Center

Texas Statewide Postsecondary Enrollment by Institution (2006-2010)
Directions for Presenter: Italics Information for Presenter to Convey: Bold Presenter’s Notes: Point out the increase in going to college. When we talk about college and career readiness there are many interpretations. In Texas, we use the word “college” broadly and what is not shown on this slide are other options for further study that leads students to high skill, high wage, high demand occupations. Any further study beyond high school is considered “college” for the use of this Guide. Source: THECB. (2011). Texas higher education: Statewide longitudinal enrollment. *Headcount only includes students enrolled in credit-bearing classes Source: THECB. (2011). Texas higher education: Statewide longitudinal enrollment. © 2013 Texas College & Career Readiness Center

David T. Conley Four Dimensions of CCR Seven Principles of CCR
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College and Career Ready
David T. Conley, 2010 The level of preparation a student needs in order to enroll and succeed—without remediation—in a credit- bearing course at a postsecondary institution that offers a baccalaureate degree or transfer to a baccalaureate program, or in a high-quality certificate program that enables students to enter a career pathway with potential future advancement. 9/20/2018 Copyright© Texas Education Agency

True or False College ready is the same as career ready. 9/20/2018

ACTE Defines Career Ready
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Consider this data… Directions for Presenter: Italics
Information for Presenter to Convey: Bold Presenter’s Notes: Hundreds of Texas schools have used the Campus Snapshot or a diagnostic tool for school improvement. The Campus Snapshot consists of a team of specialists that conduct classroom observations, interviews, and surveys. This slide shows data from a survey question that has been completed by over 3000 Texas students. Have participants discuss this data and whether they feel these statistics hold true for their school. If their students do not report being ready for college and careers, what reasons do they think might explain these responses? Source: Texas HS Snapshot College Readiness Survey Summary data with 19, 505 students and 37 different high schools represented. Source: Texas HS Snapshot College Readiness Survey Summary data with 19, 505 students and 37 different high schools represented. © 2013 Texas College & Career Readiness Center

Consider this data… Directions for Presenter: Italics
Information for Presenter to Convey: Bold Presenter’s Notes: There are still large numbers of students who do not see a connection to what they want to achieve from school and what courses they are taking at school. This is another Campus Snapshot data set that provides information as to course taking. You may engage participants by asking if this data mirrors schools they know. © 2013 Texas College & Career Readiness Center

Four Dimensions of CCR (Student)
Key Cognitive Strategies Problem formulation, research, interpretation, communication, precision and accuracy Key Content Knowledge Key foundational content and “big ideas” from core subjects Academic Behaviors Self-management skills: time management, study skills, goal setting, self-awareness, persistence Transitions Admissions requirements, college types and missions, affording college, college culture, relationships with professors 9/20/2018 Copyright© Texas Education Agency

Seven Principles of CCR (district)
Create and Maintain a College and Career Going Culture Create a Core Academic Program Aligned with College Readiness Standards Teach Key Self-Management Skills and Academic Behaviors and Expect Students to Use Them Make College and Career Real Create Assignments and Grading Policies that More Closely Approximate College Expectations Make the Senior Year Meaningful and Challenging Build Partnerships and Connections to Postsecondary Programs 9/20/2018 Copyright© Texas Education Agency

AchieveTexas Promotes CCRS
Goal is readiness for college and career. CTE courses integrate academic standards and career preparation skills in a way that the standards and skills can be applied to the real world. CTE courses (TEKS) were revised to include CCRS—academic and cross-disciplinary. Cross walking the CTE TEKS and CCRS. 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

What are you doing with…
Academic Behaviors? Contextual Skills and Awareness? College and Career Planning Guides 9/20/2018 Copyright© Texas Education Agency

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Program of study model components

Why Programs of Study? Programs of study can be the centerpiece of the guidance program. Programs of study help students plan an individualized coherent educational path. 9/20/2018 Copyright©2013 Texas Education Agency

True or False Conley supports the concept of programs of study.

According to Conley, p. 21 Schools need to, “create an intellectually coherent program of study that is systematically designed to focus on…the “big ideas” of each subject area taught.” “Key cognitive strategies should be developed over a sequentially more challenging progression throughout four years of high school.” “If the content of the program of study is carefully organized around the kinds of key organizing and supporting concepts and information described previously, this structure of challenging and appropriate content can be used as a framework for developing key thinking and reasoning skills and other supporting cognitive habits that will affect success in college.” 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

True or False Programs of Study address all levels of education.

Programs of Study in Texas
122 models are available at Models illustrate various career goals in all 16 career clusters Components: Middle school connection Requirements for the Recommended High School Graduation Plan Secondary certifications Extended learning opportunities, including CTSOs College credit opportunities Postsecondary linkages Career opportunities from entry level to advanced Professional associations Recent revisions include more postsecondary detail 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

Specific POS career goal is listed first
Specific POS career goal is listed first. Related career goals are listed with the assigned O*NET Code. Hyperlinked to the specific occupation as described in the Occupational Outlook Handbook, Edition. 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

Districts can list courses offered for high school credit at the 8th grade, such as Algebra I.

Core Courses reflect changes resulting from Texas House Bill 3 (2009)
Core Courses reflect changes resulting from Texas House Bill 3 (2009). Career-Related Electives reflect approved CTE courses resulting from the TEKS revision process. All POS are based upon the Recommended High School Graduation Program and can be adapted for the Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP). The Recommended High School Graduation Program is the state-approved college-preparatory plan. 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) have hyperlinks to take students to the organizations’ website. CTSOs are curricular organizations supporting the related CTE courses. 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

Districts may customize this section by listing all of the college credit opportunities available on the local level while students are enrolled in high school. 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

Postsecondary section is hyperlinked to additional pages providing more details about programs. Sample career options are provided with each degree level. Occupations reflect entry-level through professional-level positions that require advanced degrees. 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

Details are provided on specific coursework available with the Associate’s Degree related to the specific career goal as well as the available licenses and certifications. 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

Postsecondary programs can be researched through these two websites.

Implementation of programs of study
CTE must have POS that… Align rigorous academic standards and student achievement standards; Include Academic and CTE content in a coordinated, non- duplicative progression of courses; Are relevant and challenging at the secondary and postsecondary level; Lead to employment in high skill, high wage, or high demand occupations; Offer opportunities for dual credit; and Lead to a degree, certificate, or credential. 9/20/2018 Copyright©2013 Texas Education Agency

Research indicates… “The process of creating individual learning plans…helps engage students in their own development, a critical component in their success.” Chait, R., Muller, R.D., Goldware, S., & Housman, N.G. (2007). Academic interventions to help students meet rigorous standards: State policy options. Washington, DC: Institute for Educational Leadership. 9/20/2018 Copyright©2013 Texas Education Agency

All 16 clusters in every school?
Local districts choose which career clusters to implement based on the needs of the students, community, and local economy. Not all schools will be able to offer all 16 clusters. Goal is to use advanced technology to give students a sample of each career cluster and enhance their opportunities for high-demand, high-skill, or high-wage occupations. 9/20/2018 Copyright©2013 Texas Education Agency

Minimum Requirement TAC§74.3 Description of a Required Secondary Curriculum states that a district must provide career and technical education courses selected from at least three of the eight (sixteen) career and technical areas (clusters) taught on a campus in the school district with provisions for contracting for additional offerings with programs or institutions as may be practical. Perkins grant requirement—at least one POS in each of the three locally selected clusters. 9/20/2018 Copyright©2013 Texas Education Agency

Implementation Recommendations
Districts should set a goal for implementation based on recommendations from their local advisory committee or board. Eight Steps in the Implementation Guide are recommendations for local implementation. 9/20/2018 Copyright©2013 Texas Education Agency

Go Beyond the Minimum! Former CTE Program Names Career Clusters™
Family & Consumer Sciences Agricultural Sciences Business Education Career Clusters™ Education and Training Human Services Hospitality & Tourism Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Business Management & Administration Finance Information Technology 9/20/2018 Copyright©2013 Texas Education Agency

These courses could be added to a POS in Health Sciences
This slide shows two career clusters and the recommended coherent sequences of courses. CLICK MOUSE: Some smaller schools and or departments might not be able to offer all courses in the career clusters. For instance, Human Growth & Development could be substituted with Child Development and Child Guidance or vice versa. CLICK MOUSE: It’s important to note that course from one cluster area might support the career goal for careers in another career cluster. For instance, all of the courses highlighted with the blue circle would be good to use in a POS for some career goals in Health Sciences. This is an excellent way to recruit students into your courses!! These courses could be added to a POS in Health Sciences 9/20/2018 Copyright©2009 Texas Education Agency

Career Guidance and Academic Counseling
Perkins IV defines as… providing access for students (and parents, as appropriate) to information regarding career awareness and planning with respect to an individual’s occupational and academic future; and providing information with respect to career options, financial aid, and postsecondary options, including baccalaureate degree programs. 9/20/2018 Copyright©2013 Texas Education Agency

Students Who Received Career Counseling Services While In High School (Gysbers, 2008)
Had slightly higher high school academic records. Were more satisfied with their high school experiences. Were more consistent with their career choices and remained longer in their chosen areas after high school. Made more progress in their chosen areas of employment. 9/20/2018 Copyright©2013 Texas Education Agency

Were more likely to enter postsecondary education and then graduate.
Were more satisfied with their post-secondary education. Reported greater satisfaction with their lives five years out of high school. Expressed more positive attitudes about the counseling they received while in high school. Gysbers, N. (June 2008). College and Career Readiness for All Students: A Major Goal of Comprehensive School Counseling Programs. 9th Annual Transforming School Counseling Academy. 9/20/2018 Copyright©2013 Texas Education Agency

True or False AchieveTexas supports counselor mandates. 9/20/2018

Benefits for Counselors
Meets TEC § —Personal Graduation Plans (PGPs) Meets TEC §33.007—Counseling Public School Students Regarding Higher Education Supports TEC §33.005—Model Comprehensive, Developmental Guidance, and Counseling Program 9/20/2018 Copyright©2013 Texas Education Agency

Comprehensive, Developmental Guidance, and Counseling Program
Four core components form the foundation: A guidance curriculum A responsive services component An individual planning system System support 9/20/2018 Copyright©2013 Texas Education Agency

Parting Thought TEA data show that students who take two or more CTE courses have a significantly lower dropout rate and higher scores on state assessments. 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

With AchieveTexas… We can build a college and career ready culture.
We can better inform parents of opportunities for their students. We have an opportunity to impact ALL students. We can improve the coordination between core and career-related electives. ALL students will benefit from a focus on academic and technical skills. ALL students can focus their future. 9/20/2018 Copyright © 2013, Texas Education Agency

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