1. Academic Development and Planning for College and Career Readiness K-12 CHAPTER 11

2. Academic and Career Planning in the Modern Era  Assist students to reach their academic, career, and college dreams beginning in kindergarten  School counseling programs focused on K-12 academic development skills, experiences, and rigorous coursework that lead to career and college opportunity, access, and readiness for every student

3. Who Are the Under-served?  Poor and working class students of all races, especially young men of color  Students with emotional, physical, developmental, and learning disabilities,  LGBT students  First-generation Americans, immigrants, and undocumented students  Boys  Students from non-dominant family types

4. Concerns for the Under-served  Not all students are achieving consistent academic success that leads to well-paying careers and college access  Higher high-school and college drop-out rates  Lower high-school and college graduation rates  Unemployment, underemployment, incarceration, and lack of post-secondary education

5. How to Help  Transformed school counselors need to create programs based on this data  Begin working earlier to turn around achievement and opportunity gaps  Planning, SCCC lessons, and academic development activities can help reach as many students as possible  Engage all students, not only those who seek out help

6. Key Organizations and Frameworks  ASCA and the ASCA National Model, the ASCA Student Standards, and the ASCA ethical code  The Education Trust, the Transforming School Counseling (TSC) Initiative and TACKLE  National Center for Transforming School Counseling (NCTSC)  Center for School Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CSCORE)

7. Key Organizations and Frameworks  National Office for School Counselor Advocacy (NOSCA)  Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (ACES) and the Transforming School Counseling College Access Interest Network (TSCCAIN)  ACHIEVE and the ACHIEVE brief on School Counselors’ role in implementing Common Core State Standards  National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and the Fundamentals of College Admission Counseling

8. Key Assessment and Learning Tools  Advanced Placement (AP) courses  ACT, Aspire, Explore, and Plan assessments  Career Technical Education (CTE)  Fairtest  International Baccalaureate (IB)  College Board  Student Success Skills

9. College and Career Readiness Terms  College access: skills for college enrollment and matriculation that lead to successful graduation with a degree  College-ready: a high school graduate having reading, writing, and math knowledge and skills to qualify for and succeed in college courses  Career-ready: ready to enter and advance in a job or succeed in training for a good job

10. Types of Data  Student Outcome Data: needs to be disaggregated to notice trends  School Counseling Program Data: track and monitor work in the domains of the ASCA National Model  School-specific Data: from stakeholders through needs assessments and outcome evaluations

11. Equity in Academic Outcomes  Equality vs Equity  Equality means treating all students the same, and equal treatment is certainly not enough to ensure all students are career and college ready  Equity means that some students may need many more resources to level an uneven playing field

12. Equity in Academic Outcomes  1. Ensure every student has access to rigorous courses  2. Ensure every student has an annual plan  3. Ensure every student has access to competencies  4. Focus 80% of PSC time on direct services  5. Disaggregate data to ensure all groups receive equitable access

13. Equity in Academic Outcomes  6. Collect data about college admission, graduation, and career info  7. Collect data on college costs for students by cultural group, including college debt  8. Ensure students have access to career/technology education options

14. Leading and Advocating for System Change  Two primary interventions: delivering school counseling core curriculum lessons and annual planning for every students  Become advocates for academic rigor and college admission  Ensure the best teachers are teaching all levels of students

15. What is…?  Academic Planning and Development  Annual academic plans to ensure rigorous course planning  Link academics with real-world relevancy to keep students engaged

16. What is…?  K-12 Academic Planning  ASCA academic student standards must be developmentally appropriate and executed systemically and sequentially beginning in Kindergarten  Commitment to ensure students are given equal access to an academically rigorous curriculum

17. What is…?  Roles and Responsibilities in Academic Planning and Development  Study skill and executive functioning development via various interventions  Annual academic planning sessions should include importance of academic rigor and commitment to high expectations for all students  Advocate for social and human capital

18. What is…?  Effective Collaboration  Connect academic standards to necessary career/college competencies for teachers  Implement parent workshops on needed topics  Use data to show necessity and effectiveness of interventions

19. What is…?  Focus skill development on  Content knowledge of specific subject area  “Core academic skills” such as critical thinking, analysis, and writing  Executive functioning skills such as self-regulation, time management and problem-solving  “College knowledge” such as an understanding of college application process, financial aid, and admissions  Critical Intervention

20. Summary/Conclusion  Regular and systematic planning will help ensure students are career and college ready  Key frameworks lay the foundations for meaningful counseling interventions  Collecting and analyzing disaggregated data will help give a clearer understanding of successes