1. NC Graduation Project resources: F4K Career Coaches and online portfolio The webinar will begin shortly. If you have any questions or difficulty accessing the webinar or conference call, please contact Tanja Bean at tanjab@f4k.org or 919-875-8885 x208.tanjab@f4k.org

2. F4K’s Mission To bridge the gap between the hopes and dreams of our students and the workforce development needs of our communities.

3. North Carolina at a glance… 69.9% of NC’s high school students graduate on time in 4 years NC’s university completion rate is 59% in 6 years Half of students enrolled in two-year community college programs do not return the second year Ratio of school counselors to students is 1 to 320 in grades 6-12

4. Student Portal

5. School-specific login

6. Career Homepage

7. First step – take the Matchmaker Quiz

8. Saved to Portfolio

9. Career Home Page

10. Career Details, earnings, education…

11. A Day in the Life…

12. Career Search

13. 4-year Graduation Plan

14. Select Courses Related to Career Interests

15. Concise summary of goals

16. Network connections Talk with over 700 background-checked Career Coaches, approved by DPI as Graduation Project mentors Get advice on high school course selection or grad project product, paper and presentation Learn about companies in field of interest Check out possible job shadowing or internship opportunities

17. Talk to a Career Coach

18. Career Coach Bio

19. Nurse Discussion Board

20. Park Warden Discussion

21. Lawyer Discussion

22. Related Companies

23. Company Page

24. Work-based Learning Opportunities

25. Search for Companies

26. Electronic Portfolio Allows students to upload and maintain files or research in a single location Documents, links and notes can also be posted by educators for student access Educators can view students’ files and make notes for reference or for other educators Can be selectively shared with others at student’s invitation

27. Portfolio Homepage

28. Online portfolio to save and share files

29. NCGP advisors can view portfolios

30. Automatically saves and documents interaction with mentors

32. Resume Builder

33. How do you sign up? www.f4k.org

34. Brief Online Application

35. Educator Portal

36. Educator Home Page  ability to view and group students

37. Select & View Student Accounts

38. Print copy for parents

39. Page 2, printer-friendly report

40. Reporting capabilities

41. Your Students’ Career Interests

42. Your Students’ Pathways/Clusters

43. Next Steps Schedule leadership meeting with your LEA and community  Superintendent  Director of Student Services  Career-Technical Education Director  Director of Middle and High Schools  Coordinator of NC Graduation Project  Chamber of Commerce President Sign Partnership Guidelines F4K will work with school system to schedule training and implementation F4K will work with chamber of commerce to develop local career coach and employer content

44. Access demo account www.f4k.orgwww.f4k.org  Students username: networkdemo password: northcarolina Questions? rebeccac@f4k.orgrebeccac@f4k.org 919-875-8885 x200

45. After using F4K, 91% of students say “I understand what I need to do to get the kind of jobs I want.” 88% of students say, “I am more excited about graduating from high school.”