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Academic and Career Planning
The Four Year Planas it usually occurs now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIRdST_Dc0M
•WCSCM has been in
place since 2007.
•Model includes
standards in 3 domains:
•Academic
•Personal/Social
•Career
•Standards contain
many of the
components of ACP
•WI Admin Code PI26
•Education for Employment•Requires school
districts to have career
exploration activities for
students in grades K –
12•Districts are required to
submit their plan to DPI
for approval
•Special Education Law requires students to have a Postsecondary Transition Plan (PTP) by age 14•Carl Perking funding mandates that students have CTE Programs of Study
Where HAVE We Been?
• Authorizes DPI to create administrative rule with requirements for ACP services for all students in grades 6-12 by 2017-18.
• Includes $1.1 million in 2014-2015 funding for software technology and professional development supporting statewide implementation of ACP.
Wisconsin Statute 115.28(59)Signed June 28, 2013
What is ACP?
Empowering ALL students to travel the road TO adulthood THROUGH education & training
TO Careers!It is:Reimagining K12 education to equip students with
meaningful & supportive adult relationships, and the ability to adapt to opportunities & challenges, on their personalized journeys to successful lives
• An ongoing process that uses a tool to actively engage students to: – Understand self– Envision the future– Develop goals– Plan for achieving the vision and goals
Student-Driven and Ongoing
• A product that documents and reflects students’:– Courses & Assessments– Post-secondary plans aligned to career goals & financial reality– Record of college and career readiness skills.
Personalized and Dynamic
What are the features of ACP?
• Who am I? (KNOW)• What do I want to do? (EXPLORE)• How do get I there? (PLAN)• Let’s GO! (GO)
Each Student’s ACP process
ACP Process Components• KNOW
– Self awareness & exploration activities– Individual goal-setting
• EXPLORE – Career awareness assessment– Career research & postsecondary training options– Connect a student’s middle and high school instructional activities with the education
and preparation needed to successfully enter a particular field of interest • PLAN
– Work-based learning opportunities– Extra-curricular and community-based learning– Financial plan to cover cost of postsecondary training
• GO – Adapt/Modify regularly
• Intentional Sequence of Courses• Personal Goals• Career Goals
– ACP Conferencing
Then VS Now
4-Year Plan (Traditional) ACP (Now)
Product-based Process-based
Some or select students All students
Acts as a 4-year plan of courses Acts as a navigational tool for students from grade 6-12 and beyond
Student “on own” for its development Student-driven with collaboration (mentor and parents)
HS Graduation = End point HS Graduation = Check point
Career development is only the school counselor’s job
Career development is a systematic, whole-school responsibility
DPI will-• Integrate ACP with other education and
workforce initiatives• Create administrative rule & develop
implementation guidance • Develop & deliver professional development
& training• Develop communication materials • Develop an ACP evaluation system • Select a statewide software system for career
development
Current ACP Resources
ACP Resources In Development
Work-based Learning Youth OptionsDual Enrollment
ACP List-servDedicated ACP Email
Transcripted CreditPrograms of Study
Course OptionsCredit FlexibilityACP Webpage
ACP Software ToolACP Training Modules
ACP Communications MaterialsACP Social Media (Blog, G+, Twitter)
What can you do now?• Review the ACP materials on the webpage• Include ACP as part of your school vision • Form a leadership team to direct ACP
Implementation• Build Awareness & Support for ACP• Review current CTE, Education for
Employment, Partnerships and Career Development activities for potential areas of improvement
A Final Thought• FROM Sir Ken Robinson.• https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=r9LelXa3U_I
Questions?
Robin Kroyer-KubicekRobin.Kroyer-Kubicek@dpi.wi.gov
608-266-2022
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