1. SANDBOX Collaboration Working together for college and career ready students in Houston County. Barbara Wall: Director of CTAE Kathy James: Coordinator for Student Services

2. The Collaborators Barbara Wall Director of CTAE Houston County Schools barbara.wall@hcbe.net 478.808.1201 Kathy James Coordinator for Student Services Houston County Schools kathy.james@hcbe.net 478.919.0358

3. The Sandbox Universal Sandbox Values Work Ethic Markers Play nice, smile, and be polite Positive Attitude Be promptReliability Look your bestProfessionalism Do your bestInitiative Obey the rulesRespect Tell the truthIntegrity Say please and thank you Gratitude

4. Our Sandbox Toys Communication. Communication. Communication. Email Cell Outlook calendars Face to face meetings Webinars Doodle.com Padlet.com Shared work ethic Flexibility Trust Value each other & each other’s time Listen Fail to plan, plan to fail philosophy

5. More Our Sandbox Collaborate with principals and counselors prior to sharing with whole groups. On agendas to meet with principals during their “breakout” meetings. Handouts prepped Follow up emails with handouts Share GADOE newsletters, updates, etc. What? How? Why?

6. The Projects BRIDGE and BRIDGE GAA Advisement & Career Pathways 17 Elementary Career Lessons Dual Enrollment Career Fair

7. BRIDGE Bill and BRIDGE GAA Committee Implementation: Teachers As Advisors Tool: gacollege411 BRIDGE GAA POWTOON training video http://www.powtoon.com/p/dGRZZZIMbVw/

8. DUAL ENROLLMENT Dual Enrollment Credit information to all students in grades 8 through 11 by April 1 each year. Print copies to send to all schools to distribute. Email with suggestions on sharing. Spreadsheet for documentation purposes. New forms for 2013-2014.

9. 17 ELEMENTARY CAREER LESSONS System plan for delivering and documenting. May Career Days Each teacher on grade level plans one of the lessons. Students rotate through on designated day to get all lessons. Teachers document on spreadsheet for documentation purposes. Technology support with Infinite Campus. POWTOON training videos. http://www.powtoon.com/p/d2tWuGi5y2z/

10. ADVISEMENT On-going HB 186 Teachers As Advisors from gacollege411 Pathways knowledge Advisement nights for family involvement Soft Skill Credentialing FY 14 (GA BEST)

11. CAREER FAIR Thomson Middle School 8 th Graders Collaboration TMS Counselors Houston County Career Academy Administrators Northside High School CTAE Administrator More

12. “Real work ethic always thrives best in community, not in isolation.” Reviving Work Ethic

13. Links padlet.com/wall/aoca3av41z goanimate.com To make QR codes: visualead.com We are all in this together slide show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko8zSPk7sd0

14. Barbara Wall Director of CTAE Houston County Schools barbara.wall@hcbe.net 478.808.1201 Kathy James Coordinator for Student Services Houston County Schools kathy.james@hcbe.net 478.919.0358