1. CAREER READINESS INDICATOR
IMPLEMENTATION & ACCOUNTABILITY
January 2018 – Sue Senter, Assistant to the superintendent, Manheim central school district

2. BACKGROUND & HISTORY
ESSA Federal Accountability Indicators – Pennsylvania Plan
Percent Proficient & Advanced on PSSA/Keystone Exams*
Meeting Annual Growth Expectations (PVAAS)*
English Language Proficiency*
Graduation Rate*
Career Standards Benchmark**
Chronic Absenteeism**
*Required by the Federal Plan **Choice of Pennsylvania

3. BACKGROUND & HISTORY PA Career Education & Work Standards (CEW)
Career Awareness & Preparation
Career Acquisition
Career Retention & Advancement
Entrepreneurship
22 Pa. Code
K-12 Comprehensive Guidance Plan

4. CAREER READINESS INDICATOR
Ensures that all students have access to career exploration and preparation activities that are standards-aligned and evidence-based
Percent of students who demonstrate meaningful engagement in career exploration and preparation and implementation of individualized career plans through separate, specific measures based on grade-level benchmarks aligned to the PA CEW Standards
Percentage of students who by the end of grades 5, 8, 11 demonstrate engagement in career exploration and preparation aligned to the PA CEW Standards
By the end of 8th grade, all students must have established an individualized career plan

5. DATA REPORTING & MONITORING
By the end of grade 5, the student has produced six or more pieces of evidence, or at least two pieces of evidence accumulated by the end of grade 3, and at least two pieces of evidence each year in grade 4 and grade 5. Evidence must meaningfully address all four strands of the PA CEW Standards
By the end of grade 8, the student has a career portfolio containing the K-5 grade band evidence and an additional six pieces of evidence, or at least two pieces of addition evidence in each of the following: grade 6, 7 & 8. Evidence must meaningfully address all four strands of the PA CEW Standards. Once piece of evidence must be the student’s individualized career plan.
By the end of grade 11, the student has a career portfolio containing both the K-5 and 6-8 grade band evidence, and an additional eight pieces of evidence, or at least two pieces of evidence each year, collected in the following: grade 9, 10, 11. At least two pieces of evidence must directly relate to the implementation of the student’s individualized career plan.

6. DATA & REPORTING – End of 2017-2018 School Year
Two pieces of evidence for each student grades 5, 8 & 11.
Y/N on PIMS Submission

7. DATA REPORTING & Monitoring 2018-2019 and forward
This year’s current fourth grade class will be the first class to be required to achieve the total of 20 pieces of evidence (2 pieces this year, 6 pieces at the end of the school year, 6 additional pieces by the end of the 8th grade and 8 additional pieces by the end of 11th grade).
Information continues to be forthcoming

8. EVIDENCE Not all students have the same piece of evidence
Individualized to student interests and learning styles, transition plans for students in special education programs, activities/instruction for English Learners, CTE programs and in online learning and alternative placements.
Statewide assessment monitoring will verify the data reported and/or grade level artifacts

9. THE HOW??
Schoology: Courses created for each grade level outlining activities in each strand
Schoology: Create individual portfolios to house student artifacts
Utilizing current practices
Cross referencing current activities with the curriculum
Completing a gap analysis
Creating opportunities for individualization
Ongoing development

10. The Why??
By 2025, more than six in ten Pennsylvania jobs will require some form of postsecondary education or training.
Pennsylvania's economic future depends on having a well-educated and skilled workforce prepared to meet current and projected demands
All students should leave their K-12 education with a solid foundation in career education and work
It is our mission! “To prepare responsible Citizens who are life-long Learners”

11. Questions/Comments
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