1. Loyalsock Township School District 1605 Four Mile Drive Williamsport, PA Chapter 339 Showcase March 31, 2015

2. District Counseling Team & Counselor/Student Ratio:
Christina L. Herman, Director Student Services/Career Development
Jennifer K. Cooley, Elementary Counselor (350)
Allison L. Morehart, Elementary Counselor (350)
Kathryn S. Preisch, Middle School Counselor (37)
Monica A. McCarty, High School Counselor (245)
Diane D. Stanzione, High School Counselor (245)
Tim Smith, K-12 School Outreach (MS/HS)

3. District Demographic Data
Graduation Rate: 5yr ave. = 94%? (490 HS Students)
LifeTrack Services Senior Exit Survey Data:
4-Year College: 78% Work Full Time: 7%
2-year or Vo Tech: 8% Work Part Time: 8%
Military: 10%
2-Year Postgraduate Data: Class of 2012 Coming Soon
Academic/Career Plan:
Begins in Grade 8
Formally Documented Grades 9-12
Nureva Troove College & Career Readiness Portfolio System
CTC Data: 38 Students attend Lyco CTC (dramatic increase)
Awareness: 8th Grade Hands-on Classroom
Freshmen Seminar Career Assessment
Freshmen Presentation & Tour

4. ePortfolio

5. 2015-16 Career Domain Program Goals:
Elementary (Self Awareness):
All Students will identify their Spark
Middle (Career Exploration):
Vertically Align Futures Curriculum with 8th Grade Integrated Career-based Curriculum
High School (Career Planning):
College & Career Readiness ePortfolio Implementation

6. Parent:
Big Idea: Sustain the level of parent engagement from Kindergarten through graduation
Intervention:;
Empower parents to nurture students’ “Sparks”
Attend relevant school-sponsored educational events providing input and support
Initiate and respond to communication via websites, parent portal, student conferences, telephone,
Outcome Measure:
collect parent attendance as baseline data. Measure attendance with intent of increasing participation by 10% during the school year

7. Educator:
Big Idea: Expand educator involvement in integration and delivery of guidance programming
Intervention:
Cultivate and sustain a common language for program initiatives relating to career development, classroom guidance lessons, mental health initiatives, school wide behavioral support programming and academic success. Outcome Measure:
Use Survey Monkey to gather baseline data to assess common language/understanding of current programming

8. Business/Community:
Big Idea: Nurture, and continue to expand, business/community involvement in all career-based programming experiences
Intervention:
Actively serve on the K-12 School Counseling Advisory Council.
Provide insight and support for college and career counseling program services such as Career Experts in the Classroom, Job Shadowing Opportunities, Internships, Work-based experiences, Curriculum Development and College and Career Expos.
Provide funding, and resources to support programming where possible.
Outcome Measure:
Develop/utilize a QR Code System to facilitate feedback (“Tell us what you think!” business card) at 100% of career-based opportunities and other relevant venues

9. Postsecondary:
Big Idea: Foster existing postsecondary partnerships and create opportunities for additional exposure
Intervention:
Postsecondary partners will be connected to students at all three levels.
Postsecondary partners will be integrated within school-based experiences, college and career counseling curriculum experiences.
Outcome Measure:
we will create a baseline of postsecondary opportunities provided to students K-12

10. Advisory Council Status:
Year One:
2x’s per year
11/19/15 – Effective K-12 Guidance Programming - Baseline
3/18/15 – Success in the New Economy/Counseling Services Overview/Goals
Year Two:
Meet more regularly (3-4x’s per year)
Action Planning

11. Mr. Gerald McLaughlin Superintendent
Name
Mr. Gerald McLaughlin Superintendent
Mr. Justin VanFleet Loyalsock High School Teacher
Mrs. Sheila Yates School Board of Directors
Paul Watson II Penn College
Mr. John Raymond School Board of Directors
Mrs. Nancy Wood (Parent) Penn College
Mrs. Christina Herman, Director Student Services & Career Development
Mr. Clay DuPree Halliburton
Dr. Matt Reitz Loyalsock High School Principal
Mrs. Anna Griffith (Parent) Discovery Machine, Inc.
Mrs. Brooke Beiter Loyalsock High School Assistant Principal
Mr. Todd Griffith (Parent) Discovery Machine, Inc.
Mrs. Suzy Foresman Schick Elementary School Principal
Mr. Dave Machamer PMF Industries, Inc.
Mrs. Jennifer Cooley Schick Elementary School Counselor
Mr. AC Cruz (Parent) State Farm Insurance
Mrs. Allison Morehart Schick Elementary School Counselor
Farrin Khan (9th) Loyalsock High School Student
Mrs. Kathryn Preisch Loyalsock Middle School Counselor
Mitchell Klingerman (9th) Loyalsock High School Student
Mrs. Monica McCarty Loyalsock High School Counselor
Luke Jordan (8th) Loyalsock Middle School Student
Mrs. Diane Stanzione Loyalsock High School Counselor
Evelyn Griffith (7th) Loyalsock Middle School Student
Mrs. Kym Dunlap Schick Elementary School Teacher
Natalie Johnson (5th) Schick Elementary School Student
Mrs. Becky Casale Loyalsock Middle School Teacher
John Nickolaus (5th ) Schick Elementary School Student
Mr. Matt Johnson (Parent) Loyalsock Middle School Teacher

12. 339 Impact:
1. Students will identify their Spark at the elementary level, and it can only grow from there.
2. Developed ePortfolio System and have begun implementation
3. Counselors – Absolutely increased passion and determination to integrate career development programming throughout the district – especially at the elementary level
4. Staff – Invitations have already been extended in new curricular areas regarding implementation of CEW Standards
5. Community – deeper integration and awareness of what we do and how they can get involved
6. Advisory Council recommendation - MARKETING

13. Where do we go from here