21 Century Skills/4Cs Rubric st - North Dakota

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21st Century Skills/4Cs Rubric A tool for use to document 4Cs proficiency with the Essential Skills element of the Choice Ready framework

COMMUNICATION Score: 4-3-2-1

Communicating well

Communicating through presentation

Communicating new

ideas

Timely

listening/speaking

Listening well

Communicating w/ tech.

Communicating through written form

Sub-Score

Divide By: 7

SCORE

CREATIVITY Score: 4-3-2-1

Creating ideas

Researching ideas

Reflecting on ideas

Originality

Applying ideas

Working by self-

direction

Innovation thru

diversity

Sub-Score

Divide By: 7

SCORE

PROBLEM SOLVING

(CRITICAL THINKING)

Score: 4-3-2-1

TEAMWORK (COLLABORATION)

Score: 4-3-2-1

Reasoning skills Engaging actively and respectfully

Using information Respecting other ideas

Understanding the

system Listening well

Asking to understand Sharing and supporting

Using multiple

techniques Open to compromise

Using feedback Participating

Learning from the past Balancing all views

Learning from

mistakes and success

Understanding culture

Seeking solutions Understanding the larger community

Sub-Score Sub-Score

Divide By: 9 Divide By: 9

SCORE SCORE

Total of all Scores=

Divide by: 4

Total Score=

Score Key:

4=Exceeds Competency

3=Meets Competency

2=Approaching Competency

1=Not Yet Reached Competency

Individual’s Name:

*This 21st Century Skills/4Cs rubric was adapted from the CTE Career Ready Practices

School District: School: School Year:

Student:

Alternate Choice Ready Report

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Earn a North Dakota High School Diploma Complete a 9-week Career Education Course/Individual Counseling (15.1-21-18)

Financial Literacy (15.1-21-21)/Applied Topics Financial Literacy Course Pass ND Civics Test (15.1-21-27)/ or IEP based decision on exemption

Four or more additional indicators:

25 hours of Community Service Two or more years in organized Extra-Curricular Activities Successfully complete a Capstone Project

95% Attendance (not counting school related absences) Demonstrate competency in 21st Century Skills Successfully complete an on-line learning course

Two or more years in organized Co-Curricular Activities Career Exploration Experience

POST-SECONDARY SKILLS

Complete a Four Year Rolling Plan Earn a 2.8 GPA or greater

complete one academic indicator set below:

T-2: Transition Plan Course of Study

T-3 : Strategies and Activities Needed to Assist in Reaching Post Secondary Goals.

Two or more additional indicators:

Applied Topic Core Course Work (A, B or C)

Pre-employment Activities (Pre-ETS) at least one

* Job Exploration

*Worked-Based Learning Experiences

*Counseling for Post-Secondary Education

*Workplace Readiness Training

*Instruction n Self-Advocacy

ACT/SAT

Students shall then complete two or more of the CHOICE READY components below.

And

WORKFORCE READY

Complete a Four Year Rolling Plan

Complete three CTE courses or more (A, B, or C)

Complete Career Ready Practices

WorkKeys (Gold or Silver)

Work Skills Readiness Curriculum

Work-place Learning Experience (40 hrs)

Job Exploration Counseling

NDAA (Reading/Math) Target or Advanced

Applied Topic Occupational Education Course Work

Life Skills Ready Complete a Four Year Rolling Plan


And


Applied Topics Daily Living (2 or more levels completed)

Independent Living Activities (Met Goals on IEP),

Pre-Employment activities

Summary of Performance Completed

**Note this table is to be used only for those students who have been identified as a stu-

dent who take the NDAA based on alternate academic achievement standards and has been

identified as a student with significant cognitive disabilities.

Military Ready


And


updated 8/11/2020

North Dakota Choice Ready Guidance for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Current legislation requires that all students be held to high standards. There are many questions

regarding how to appropriately calculate students with the most significant cognitive disabilities

and who are alternately assessed on alternate academic achievement standards for North Dakota

Choice Ready high school accountability measure.

The choice ready indicator supports the NDDPI vision: All students will graduate choice ready

with the knowledge, skills, and disposition to be successful. Successful completion of high

school and preparation for post-secondary living for students with disabilities is driven by the

student’s individualized transition IEP, which will in turn assist the student in being deemed

choice ready.

What does this mean for the students with the most significant cognitive disabilities?

➢ Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who take the NDAA, based on

alternate academic achievement standards, WILL NOT be exempt from the Choice

Ready measure; instead these students will have alternate Choice Ready Criteria for

each pathway.

Essential Skills Indicators: See NDDPI Choice Ready Document

The overarching goal of having all students earn a North Dakota high school diploma includes

students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Students with significant cognitive

disabilities will need to fulfill the requirements of the Essential Skills indicators listed on the

Choice Ready chart with the financial literacy and civics test having an alternative option based

on IEP team recommendation.

➢ Financial Literacy (15.1-21-21): Applicable Applied Topic Course work

➢ Civics Test: Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities may be exempt as

determined by the IEP team. If they are exempt, they have met this criteria

Choice Ready Alternative Criteria for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Post-Secondary Ready

Workforce Ready

Military Ready (Life Skills Ready)

Post –Secondary Ready

The Federal Law regulating education of students with disabilities, including those with severe

cognitive disabilities, stresses the importance of students being post-secondary ready as they

move through the transition process in high school and move to post-school activities that might

include post-secondary education, vocational education, and integrated employment including

supported employment, continuing and adult education or adult services (IDEA, 2004).

The Post-Secondary Ready component begins with the students with significant cognitive

disabilities completing:

➢ T-2 Section of the student’s IEP: Transition Plan Course of Study

➢ T-3 Section of the student’s IEP: Strategies and Activities Needed to Assist in

Reaching Post Secondary Goals

OR

Students must meet two or more of the additional academic indicators:

➢ Applied Topic Core Course Work (A, B, or C)

➢ Pre-employment Activities (Pre-ETS) at least one

o Job Exploration Counseling

o Work-Based Learning Experiences

o Counseling for Post-Secondary Education

o Workplace Readiness Training

o Instruction in Self-Advocacy

➢ ACT/SAT (Some students who may attend an alternative college program may be

required to take the ACT/SAT)

Work Force Ready:

Schools support students who desire to secure employment directly after high school graduation.

In addition to academic standards, criteria are identified which promotes the transition to the

workforce. The breadth of criteria broadens the opportunities for all students including students

with the most significant cognitive disabilities who seek employment.

Like the other two pathways, the Workforce Ready component begins with students with

significant cognitive disabilities completing the T-2 Section: Course of Study on the Transition

IEP.

Students need to complete two or more from the following list of indicators:

➢ Complete the T-2 Section: Course of Study.

➢ Complete Three CTE Courses or More (A, B, or C): See NDDPI Choice Ready

Document

➢ Complete Career Ready Practices: See NDDPI Choice Ready Document

➢ WorkKeys (Gold or Silver): See NDDPI Choice Ready Document

➢ Work-Based Learning Experience: See NDDPI Choice Ready Document

➢ Work Skills Readiness Curriculum

➢ Job Exploration Counseling

➢ NDAA (Reading/Math) Target or greater

➢ Applied Topic Occupational Education Course Work

o At least 2 or more units (Total of 5 units)

Military Ready (Life Skills Ready):

Understanding that students with the most significant cognitive disabilities have very unique

characteristics that may limit their physical and communication capabilities, an alternate pathway

may be needed which includes indicators that illustrate students can demonstrate preparatory

skills needed to be as independent as possible upon graduation.

Like the other two pathways, the Life Skills Ready/Military Ready component begins with

students with significant cognitive disabilities completing the T-2 Section: Course of Study on

the Transition IEP.

Along with the completion of 2 or more of the following requirements:

➢ Applied Topics Daily Living Courses (2 or more levels completed)

➢ Independent Living Activities (Transition Services Activities: T-3 Section of the

Transition IEP)

➢ Completed Summary of Performance

➢ Pre-employment Transition Activities (Pre-ETS): Work place readiness training to

develop social and independent living skills

NORTH DAKOTA CHOICE READY The North Dakota CHOICE READY framework is a tool to assist educators to ensure all students successfully depart high school possessing the ESSENTIAL SKILLS necessary to be ready for life. The journey begins by ensuring students leave having the ESSENTIAL SKILLS to be successful for whichever path they choose. Students shall then strive to be POST-SECONDARY READY, WORFORCE READY, and/or MILITARY READY.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Earn a North Dakota high school diploma Complete a 9-week Career Education Course/Individual Counseling (15.1-21-18), Financial Literacy (15.1-21-21), and pass ND Civics Test (15.1-21-27) and four or more additional indicators:

25 hours of Community Service Two or more years in organized Extra-Curricular Activities 95% Attendance (not counting school related absences) Successfully complete a Capstone Project Career Exploration Experience Successfully complete an on-line learning course Two or more years in organized Co-Curricular Activities Demonstrate competency in 21st Century Skills

Students shall then complete two or more of the CHOICE READY components below.

POST-SECONDARY READY Complete a Four-Year Rolling Career Plan, and earn a 2.8 GPA or greater, and complete one academic indicator set below:

ACT / SAT minimum or subsection scores:

SAT Reading/Writing—480 SAT Math—530

ACT English—18 ACT Reading—22 ACT Math—21

ACT Science—23 or


Advanced Placement Course (A, B or C) (1, 2, or 3) Dual Credit Course (English or Math) (A, B or C) or (1, 2, or 3) Algebra II (A, B or C) or (1, 2, or 3) Advanced Placement Exam (3+) International Baccalaureate Exam (4+) 3.0 GPA in core course requirement for NDUS admission CLEM/CREAM (Eng./Math) Course (70% or greater)

WORKFORCE READY

Complete a Four-Year Rolling Career Plan, and complete two or more additional indicators:

CompletethreeCTEcoursesormore(A,B,orC)or(1,2,or 3) Complete Career Ready Practices (3.0) DualCreditCourse(A,BorC)or(1,2,or3) WorkKeys (Gold or Silver) Technical Assessment / Industry Credential Workplace Learning Experience (40 hrs.) Work-based Learning Experience (Perkins V) (40 hrs.) CLEM/CREAM (Eng./Math) Course (70% or greater) NDSA (Reading/Math) Level 3 or greater or (ACT for Accountability: English 19/Mathematics 22)

MILITARY READY

Complete a Four-Year Rolling Career Plan, ASVAB score of 31 or greater (as determined by branch), or acceptance into the military. Quality Citizenship (No Expulsions/Suspensions), Physically Fit (Students who have successfully completed required PE courses (A, B. or C) or (1, 2, or 3)

Complete two or more additional indicators from the Post-Secondary or Workforce options.

Revised 08/11/2020

North Dakota Choice Ready Guidance An exciting addition to the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Plan is the innovative focus on a broad, comprehensive set of indicators that truly embraces the ESSA philosophy of “well rounded” education and state-specific measurements. In a shift from No Child Left Behind (NCLB), North Dakota stakeholders have adopted the framework of Choice Ready as an indicator to measure school growth in high schools. This concept focuses on the culmination of academic growth and gains, in combination with specific indicators of school success for post-secondary, workforce, and military readiness. The positive messaging behind the Choice Ready framework is inclusive of all students, and helps students identify career clusters and related skills which will prepare and enhance success in any or multiple areas beyond high school. The choice ready indicator supports the NDDPI mission: All students will graduate choice ready with the knowledge, skills, and disposition to be successful. School Growth Versus State Growth As a new component in the North Dakota accountability system, Choice Ready will measure whether our high schools prepare students that are ready for success upon graduation. The metrics outlined within the Choice Ready initiative are intended to measure growth for North Dakota high schools as indicated by student readiness. The growth model for grades K-8 is student-based; however, the Choice Ready initiative, which is our growth model at the high school level, will measure school growth rather than student growth. The 2017-2018 school year was the baseline data for this initiative. The expectation is for schools to increase the percentage of students graduating choice ready each year, so the choice ready percentage matches the graduation rate. Choice Ready Elements In order to showcase the elements within the Choice Ready initiative, a visual Choice Ready chart was created. The main purpose of this guidance is to provide detail and clarification of all included elements within the Choice Ready initiative. Essential Skills Essential Skills are defined as those skills needed for work and life and can be critical in helping students to be successful in whatever they choose to do in their life. ESSA places a strong focus on providing students with a well-rounded education that offers numerous experiences and skills needed to become critical thinkers and productive members of society. The Essential Skills section begins with the overarching goal of having all students earn a North Dakota high school diploma and meets the three key requirements for all graduates as required in the North Dakota Century Code (NDCC): Complete a 9-week course on Exploring Career Decisions (Course Code 20005) or individual

counseling with each student (NDCC 15.1-21-18) sometime during grades 7 or 8 for the purposes of: o Discussing the results of the student’s career interest inventory

https://www.nd.gov/dpi/sites/www/files/documents/Division%20of%20SS%26I/ESSA/Choice%20Ready%20Chart%20Pic%20Accessible.pdf

https://www.nd.gov/dpi/sites/www/files/documents/SAO/Course%20Codes/Grade_7-8.pdf

https://www.nd.gov/dpi/educators/school-counselors/academic-and-career-planning

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o Selecting high school courses appropriate to their educational pursuits and career interests o Developing individual high school education plans

Financial Literacy (NDCC 15.1-21-21). This requirement can be met by incorporating the concepts listed

in 15.1-21-21 into the curriculum for any of these courses: Economics (15060), AP Macroeconomics (15580), AP Microeconomics (15581), Problems of Democracy (15201), or Financial Literacy (14095).

Pass ND Civics Test (NDCC 15.1-21-27) Although these three items are required within NDCC for all North Dakota students, the ESSA planning committee felt it was important to include them within this Choice Ready element to demonstrate to our community, parents, and others across the nation our expectations for North Dakota graduates.

Students are then able to select - anytime between grades nine and twelve - four or more from the following list of eight indicators:

25 Hours of Community Service Having students participate in community service has many advantages, including teaching responsibility and servanthood. Simply stated, community service can be any work that benefits others. There are numerous ways to participate in community service depending on a student’s skills and interests. Students can elect to use 25 hours of community service as one of their indicators to meet the Essential Skills component of Choice Ready.

95% Attendance (not counting school-related absences)

Attendance rate is defined as the aggregate days of attendance in a school divided by the aggregate days of enrollment. Attendance data are collected through the state’s pupil membership reporting system.

The attendance rate is inclusive of grades nine to twelve and should reflect the official attendance as reported to parents on the student report card.

Career Exploration Experience

Career exploration experiences are a wide variety of opportunities which are intended to build a foundation of essential skills students need as they pursue their chosen career. Career exploration experiences focus on providing career exploration opportunities. Career exploration experiences are not limited to but can include the following:

Examples of Career Exploration Experiences

Industry Presentations Sax Electric HESS JET Prog Lynnes Welding Manufacturing Day Hands-on Day Guest Speakers

Career Fairs Futurepalooza Blue Collar Day Career Expos Scrubs Camp

Informational Interviews

Industry Tours Career Forums Job Shadows Field Trips Work Simulations

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Two or More Years in Organized Co-Curricular Activities Co-curricular activities often complement learning experiences and typically take place during the school day. Examples of co-curricular activities include but are not limited to:

Examples of Co-Curricular Activities FFA FCCLA DECA Science Olympiad Acalympics Band Choir School newspaper Yearbook Student council FBLA Orchestra Robotics Spanish/German/French Clubs

Two or More Years in Organized Extra-Curricular Activities

Extra-curricular activities are coordinated by the school, but typically are not connected to academic learning and take place outside of the school day. Examples of extra-curricular activities would include all North Dakota High School Activities Association sponsored activities as well as:

Examples of Extra-Curricular Activities Drama Debate STEM/Science Engineering Clubs Athletics Peer Tutoring Spelling/History Bee Archery Boy/Girl Scouts Web Design/Computer Clubs Speech Dance/Drill Teams Church Youth Groups Fine Arts Sports United (formally Special Olympics

Successfully Complete a Capstone Project

The Glossary of Education Reform defines a capstone project as a multifaceted assignment that serves as a culminating academic and intellectual experience for students, typically during their final year of high school, or at the end of an academic program or learning-pathway experience. The Glossary of Education Reform further states that capstone projects are generally designed to encourage students to think critically, solve challenging problems, and develop skills such as oral communication, public speaking, research skills, media literacy, teamwork, planning, self-sufficiency, or goal setting (i.e., skills that will help prepare them for college, modern careers, and adult life).

Successfully Complete an On-Line Learning Course

Schools work tirelessly to develop life-long learners. Technological developments allow students to access information at any time and compliment what they’re learning in school, at work, or life. Online learning can be a successful experience if properly supported and intentionally developed. Students may take any online course of their choice to use this element as one of their four choices.

Demonstrate Competency in 21st Century Skills

The four C’s of 21st Century learning include critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. These are considered key skills for all students to possess to succeed in the 21st Century. Demonstrating competency in 21st Century Skills is one of eight indicators students can select to meet the essential skills component of the Choice Ready initiative.

There are multiple ways districts can demonstrate student competency in 21st Century Skills. Some districts are working with an outside vendor to implement the four C’s throughout their teaching and

http://cce.org/files/ESSA-Opens-the-Door-for-21st-Century-Learning.pdf

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learning. The National Education Association (NEA) has an excellent guide on the four C’s and preparing students for the 21st Century which can be accessed on their website. A student cannot be Choice Ready without having met at least 4 of the 8 criteria for Essential Skills. One of the least checked criteria under Essential Skills is Demonstrating Competency in 21st Century Skills (4 Cs). When NDDPI inquired as to the reason in a survey, respondents overwhelmingly stated it was because they didn’t have documentation to demonstrate how students met this element. Therefore, NDDPI collaborated with CTE to create a 4 C’s rubric adapted from the CTE Career Ready Practices. This rubric is a tool for use to document 4 Cs proficiency with the Essential Skills element of the Choice Ready Framework. Providing North Dakota students with the skills to succeed in life is critical and providing 21st century learning opportunities will assist our students in acquiring these critical skills and meeting our vision to ensure they graduate with the knowledge, skills, and disposition to be successful.

Choice Ready Pathways Post-Secondary Ready

Workforce Ready Military Ready

Post-Secondary Ready Schools support higher education and academia-bound students who have demonstrated high academic proficiency and meet the additional criteria that supports the rigor of post-secondary clusters and provide a solid transition to college. Like the other two pathways, the Post-Secondary Ready component begins with the students completing a four-year rolling plan. The rolling four-year plan outlines the various steps a student will take throughout their secondary school in preparation for life after graduation. It focuses on academics, college, career, and military readiness, and more. The plan begins when students are still in middle school and continues one grade at a time going through the first year after high school graduation. The four-year plan is intended to serve as a guide for students and parents to navigate high school and beyond. Use this guide to complete items that apply to you and visit with your school counselor or principal should you have any questions. The rolling four-year plan will allow students to plan four years into the future in terms of their educational career. Each year, students will meet with a staff member from their school who is familiar with Choice Ready and best suited to discuss the student’s needs to complete an updated plan, including plans for after high school. Students must earn a 2.8 GPA or greater and then complete one of the two academic indicator sets:

ACT or SAT Minimum Subsection Scores

ACT English – 18 ACT Reading – 22 ACT Math – 21 ACT Science – 23

- OR - SAT Reading/Writing – 480 SAT Math – 530

http://www.nea.org/tools/52217.htm

https://www.nd.gov/dpi/sites/www/files/documents/Division%20of%20SS%26I/ESSA/Choice%20Ready/Four-Year%20Guide%20for%20Students.pdf


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North Dakota University System (NDUS) policy 402.1.2 establishes placement pathways for students in the various content areas based on a variety of assessments.

- OR -

Students must meet two or more of the following academic indicators:

Advanced Placement Course (A, B, or C) or (4, 3, or 2) An AP course is a high school course with curriculum approved by the College Board and taught by a high school teacher who receives specific AP professional development. Students may choose to take a standardized AP exam at the end of the course. The course appears on the high school transcript. Postsecondary credit may be awarded by a college or university based upon the final AP exam score.

Dual Credit Course (English or Math) (A, B, or C) or (4, 3, or 2) An Early Entry/Dual Credit Course is a college course with college curriculum taught by a high school or college instructor who meets the qualifications to teach for the college offering the course. In all cases, college credit is awarded upon successful completion of the course and is recorded on the college transcript. The high school determines whether the Early Entry/Dual Credit college course fulfills high school requirements in consultation with the student and, if so, is recorded on the high school transcript.

Algebra II (A, B, or C) or (4, 3, or 2)

Algebra II is a critical course to take for students interested in pursuing post-secondary education. A passing grade of A, B, or C or 4, 3 or 2 is needed in order for students to select this as one of their indicators.

Advanced Placement Exam (3+) AP Exams are given each year in May. A score of 3 or higher on an AP exam can typically mean students earn college credit and/or placement into advanced courses in college. It is important to note that AP exams may be taken without enrolling in an AP course.

International Baccalaureate Exam (4+)

International Baccalaureate (IB) students are immersed in rigorous coursework that prepares them for university studies. The IB program aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect through the development of challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment. The IB profile is the IB mission statement translated into a set of learning outcomes for the 21st century. Oftentimes, students who attend school on a military base will have taken the International Baccalaureate exam.

3.0 GPA in core course requirements for NDUS admission There are certain core course requirements for NDUS research university admission which serve as an indicator of student preparedness to enroll in college coursework and take credit-bearing courses. College preparatory core course completion requirements for NDUS research university admission:

https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/home

https://www.nd.gov/dpi/SchoolStaff/AS/DualCredit/

https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/takingtheexam

http://www.ibo.org/

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4 units English 3 units Math (Algebra I or above) 3 units Lab Science 3 units Social Science Students that obtain a 3.0 GPA in these core courses can use this element to be deemed post-secondary ready.

CLEM/CREAM College Ready English and Math (CREAM), as well as its equivalent from the North Dakota Center for Distance Education, College Lab English and Math (CLEM), provides an opportunity for remedial coursework to be completed by students who would be required to take such courses upon entering college. High school seniors are given the opportunity to successfully complete the self-paced online course through Pearson’s My Foundations Lab in either English, math, or both. Successful completion is defined as 70% or higher completion per subject area, as outlined in NDUS policy 402.1.2. For reporting purposes, this is an auto-filled item that will prefill if a student passes any CLEM or CREAM course (either English or math).

Workforce Ready Schools support students who desire to secure employment directly after high school graduation. In addition to academic standards, criteria are identified which promotes the transition to the workforce. The breadth of criteria broadens the opportunities for students who seek employment to also consider vocational or technical programs.

As with the other two pathways, the Workforce Ready component begins with students completing a four-year rolling career plan. The rolling four-year plan outlines the various steps a student will take throughout their secondary school in preparation for life after graduation. It focuses on academics, college, career, and military readiness, and more. The plan begins when students are still in middle school and continues one grade at a time going through the first year after high school graduation. The four-year plan is intended to serve as a guide for students and parents to navigate high school and beyond. Use this guide to complete items that apply to you and visit with your school counselor or principal should you have any questions. The rolling four-year plan will allow students to plan four years into the future in terms of their educational career. Each year, students will meet with a staff member from their school who is familiar with Choice Ready and best suited to discuss the student’s needs to complete an updated plan, including plans for after high school. Students need to complete two or more from the following list of indicators:

Complete Three CTE Courses or More (A, B, or C) or (4, 3, or 2)

Students have opportunities to take a wide variety of CTE courses throughout their high school experience. To meet this indicator, students can complete any three CTE courses with a final grade of A, B, or C or (4, 3, or 2).

https://www.nd.gov/dpi/college-ready

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Complete Career Ready Practices (3.0) The Career Ready Practices developed by CTE provide a framework of twelve areas for the developmental skills necessary to becoming career ready; skills that can be practiced using many different approaches in a variety of settings. The definition and outline of Career Ready Practices (CRP) were established under the Common Career and Technical Core (CCTC), as released in 2012, from Advance CTE (the National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education). These Practices, as well as the CCTC itself, were developed with help from national educators, administrators, and business experts and were derived from the earlier Career Clusters/Pathways Framework model. The Framework guidelines include a set of rubrics. Students refine these practices, and once they meet the competencies, they are deemed career ready with the necessary skills to be successful at finding, gaining, and keeping employment over the course of a lifetime.

Dual Credit Course (A, B, or C) or (4, 3, or 2) An Early Entry/Dual Credit Course is a college course with college curriculum taught by a high school or college instructor who meets the qualifications to teach for the college offering the course. In all cases, college credit is awarded upon successful completion of the course and is recorded on the college transcript. The high school determines whether or not the Early Entry/Dual Credit college course fulfills high school requirements in consultation with the student and, if so, is recorded on the high school transcript.

WorkKeys (Gold or Silver) The ACT National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) is based on ACT WorkKeys research-based work skills assessments. To earn an ACT NCRC, a student must successfully complete three ACT WorkKeys assessments: Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, and Workplace Documents. Gold: Scores of Level 5 or higher on all three exams Silver: Scores of Level 4 or higher on all three exams

Technical Assessment/Industry Credential Technical skill assessments are aligned with industry recognized standards to measure technical achievement. Earning an industry credential allows students to learn about a particular skill set or job and demonstrate mastery of skills. CTE programs that lead to industry-recognized credentials can help students find skilled positions and give them the option of later returning to school for a higher degree. A complete list of approved industry credentials is currently being developed.

Work-place Learning Experience (40 hours) Work-place learning provides extended learning opportunities by connecting students with real-life work experiences where they can apply academic and technical skills and also develop employability skills. Work-place learning experiences focus on providing skill application with the outcome of creating a skilled pool of future employees. Work-place Learning experiences are not limited to but can include the following:

https://www.cte.nd.gov/educators/career-ready-practices

https://www.nd.gov/dpi/SchoolStaff/AS/DualCredit/

https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/workkeys-for-employers/ncrc.html

https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/workkeys-for-employers/assessments.html

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Work-Based Learning Experience (Perkins V) (40 hours) The term, “work-based learning” means (for the purposes of Perkins V funding): Sustained interactions with industry or community professionals in real workplace

settings, to the extent practicable;

-OR- Simulated environments at an educational institution that foster in-depth, firsthand

engagement with the tasks required in a given career field, that are aligned to curriculum and instruction.

For practical application and data collection, this means that hours can be accumulated by the student throughout his/her enrollment in a program of study in one of two options:

Option 1: Sustained interaction (e.g. Cooperative Work Experiences) should strive for a minimum of 40 hours of one supervised experience on the worksite. Although the student may spend more than 40 hours on the worksite, 40 hours should be the minimum. Option 2: Simulated environments in an educational setting (which means any CTE-funded course) should strive for a minimum of 40 hours throughout a series of in-class projects/lab work, with each project/lab taking no less than 1 week or 5 successive hours of class time to complete. The entire series of projects/labs should have a goal of equaling 40 hours or more total during enrollment in the program.

As simulated environments can need clearer definition at times, the following list is provided for ideas as to allowable projects/labs. These projects/labs can include, but are not limited to the following: Allowable Projects/Labs Agriscience Research Concept-Design-Final Product for 3-D Printing Business Plan Development CNC Machining; Laser Engraving Stock-Market Simulation SAE Projects School Store/School-Based Business Pre-School Business Simulation Recycle, Redesign Projects Occupational Building Trades, Auto Technology,

Welding Technology Food Truck Business Model Welding Technology Children’s Sleep Deprivation Research CTSO Projects

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CLEM/CREAM (English/Math) Course (70% or greater)

College Ready English and Math (CREAM), as well as its equivalent from the North Dakota Center for Distance Education, College Lab English and Math (CLEM), provides an opportunity for remedial coursework to be completed by students who would be required to take such courses upon entering college. High school seniors are given the opportunity to successfully complete the self-paced online course through Pearson’s My Foundations Lab in either English, math, or both. Successful completion is defined as 70% or higher completion per subject area, as outlined in NDUS policy 402.1.2.

NDSA (Reading/Math) Level 3 or Greater (ACT for Accountability: English 19/Mathematics 22) Historically, students have taken the NDSA annually, which includes grade eleven in high school. North Dakota uses a four-point rubric to report out the student results on achievement. A level three in either reading or math indicates that a student demonstrates adequate understanding of and ability to apply the knowledge and skills associated with college-content readiness, and therefore could be used as one indicator to demonstrate workforce readiness.

Military Ready Schools support students who wish to enlist in one of the many military branches. Students are military ready if they have met the indicators and have participated in additional identified criteria. The goal is to support a career plan which best meets the student’s needs and desires. As with the other two pathways, the Military Ready component begins with students completing a four-year rolling career plan. The rolling four-year plan outlines the various steps a student will take throughout their secondary school in preparation for life after graduation. It focuses on academics, college, career, and military readiness, and more. The plan begins when students are still in middle school and continues one grade at a time going through the first year after high school graduation. The four-year plan is intended to serve as a guide for students and parents to navigate high school and beyond. Use this guide to complete items that apply to you and visit with your school counselor or principal should you have any questions. The rolling four-year plan will allow students to plan four years into the future in terms of their educational career. Each year, students will meet with a staff member from their school who is familiar with Choice Ready and best suited to discuss the student’s needs to complete an updated plan, including plans for after high school. In addition, the following elements are required:

ASVAB Score of 31 or Greater or acceptance into the military Quality Citizenship – Students meet the quality citizenship element if they have no expulsions or

suspensions Physically Fit – Students who have successfully completed required PE courses (A, B, or C) or

(4, 3, or 2) Additional Elements – Students complete two or more additional indicators from the Post-secondary

or Workforce Ready options. Reporting on Choice Ready The NDDPI worked with ITD to create a Choice Ready report at the student level using a data interface via the



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SLDS portal. Each district decides who completes the Choice Ready report (i.e. high school principal, counselor, etc.). The report is due by June 30 in any given year and will be completed for all seniors in North Dakota public high schools. The report includes check boxes to show which elements are being used to demonstrate readiness. Schools should complete a report on each senior, even if only partial data is available. Students may be able to demonstrate readiness in one pathway, even if they don’t meet the requirement for accountability purposes to demonstrate readiness in two of the three pathways. A Choice Ready graduate is defined as having evidence of meeting the criteria in at least two of the three categories of Post-Secondary, Workforce, and Military Ready. Student-level data on Choice Ready will be available on the internal site for schools’ personnel to review. This data will be rolled up to the school-level to report growth for accountability on the dashboard. Following the enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the NDDPI, in collaboration with the ITD, OTIS Ed, and the NDUS, created an interactive dashboard which provides an opportunity for state educational agencies to report to parents, communities, and the public, measures of quality for all public schools. The NDDPI proudly released the first iteration of our interactive dashboard in November 2017. The dashboard allows schools and districts to showcase and highlight strengths in their buildings while providing transparency to the public. The dashboard is frequently updated to ensure the accuracy and relevancy of the data pertaining to North Dakota’s K-12 system. Questions Specific questions pertaining to Choose Ready can be directed to the following staff: Laurie Matzke, Assistant Superintendent NDDPI 701-328-2284 Ross Roemmich, Director, MIS NDDPI 701-328-2189 Jane Hovda, Data Steward ETC 701-793-5619

North Dakota Career Resource Network www.nd.gov/cte/crn (701) 328-9733 4/12/2021 1

Student Name: ______________________________________________________ Class of _________

Choice Ready Documentation

Essential Skills

Complete four or more indicators in this section.

_____ 25 hours of Community Service

_____ 95% Attendance*

_____ Career Exploration Experience

_____ Two or more years in organized Co-Curricular Activities

_____ Two or more years in organized Extra-Curricular Activities

_____ Successfully complete a Capstone Project

_____ Successfully complete an on-line learning course

_____ Demonstrate competency in 21st Century Skills

Complete a Four-Year Rolling Plan

Grade 9______________ Grade 10______________ Grade 11_____________ Grade 12_____________

(Enter Date) (Enter Date) (Enter Date) (Enter Date)

Students shall then complete two or more of the CHOICE READY components below:

Post-Secondary Ready, Workforce Ready or Military Ready


Complete a Four-Year Rolling Plan and Earn a GPA of 2.8 or greater and complete one academic indicator set

below:

_____ACT/SAT minimum Sub-scores or subsection scores:

ACT English-18 SAT Reading/Writing-480

ACT Reading-22 SAT Math-530

ACT Math-21

ACT Science-23

OR Two or more additional indicators:

_____ Advanced Placement (A, B, or C) or (1, 2, or 3)

_____ Dual Credit Course (English/Math) (A, B, or C) or (1, 2, or 3)

_____ Algebra II (A, B, or C) or (1, 2, or 3)

_____ Advanced Placement Exam (3+)

_____ International Baccalaureate Exam (4+)

_____ 3.0 GPA in core course requirement for NDUS admission

_____ CLEM/CREAM English or Math (70% or greater)

http://www.nd.gov/cte/crn


Workforce Ready

Complete a Four-Year Rolling Career Plan and two or more additional indicators.

_____ Complete three CTE courses or more (A, B, or C) or (1, 2, or 3)

_____ Complete Career Ready Practices (3.0)

_____ Dual Credit Course (English/Math) (A, B, or C) or (1, 2, or 3)

_____ WorkKeys (Gold or Silver)

_____ Technical Assessment/Industry Credential

_____ Work-place Learning Experience (40 hours)

_____ Work-based Learning Experience (Perkins V) (40 hours)

_____ CLEM/CREAM (Eng./Math) (70% or greater)

_____ NDSA (Reading/Math) Level 3 or greater Or (ACT for Accountability: English 19/Math 22)

Military Ready

Complete a Four-Year Rolling Career Plan, ASVAB score of 31 or greater (as determined by branch), or

acceptance into the military.

_____ ASVAB Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) score of 31 or greater

_____ Quality Citizenship (No Expulsions/Suspensions)

_____ Physically Fit (students who have successfully completed required PE courses) (A, B, or C) or (1, 2, or 3)

_____ Complete two or more additional indicators from the Post-Secondary or Workforce options.



Choice Ready Reports in RUReadyND.gov

Assignment & Curriculum

1. Log-in to the RUReady.ND.gov Professional Center: https://procenter.ruready.nd.gov/

2. Click on the Reports tab and then click on Create A New Report.

3. In the Tracking Reports section, select Assignment & Curriculum Tracking Report

4. Choose Report Criteria: Filter the report criteria by assigned curriculum.

a. Choose the Curriculum and Page you would like included: (Example)

b. Choose Report Breakdown

c. Filter Population


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5. Click Continue.

6. Finalize Report. Click the links in the left column to check your selections then choose to either display graphs

or not by selecting ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.

7. Click Create Report.

8. View Report. Your report will display:

• The selected Curriculum and Page

• A bar graph showing the percentage of students who have completed each activity (if graph is selected)

• A summary of the number of students who have completed or not completed each assigned activity.

• Checkmarks indicating which assigned activity each student has completed (chart of student names at

bottom). Click on individual student names to review their individual portfolio. *Detail student data will

display if you export the report to Excel.

*

Individual



9. Click on Student Name (Student 1, Liam) or the individual activity checkmarks to get the screen below.

Choose North Dakota Choice Ready to go to the student’s Choice Ready information.

Outcome Reports-Career Plans

1. Click on the Reports tab.

2. Click on Create a New Report.

3. In the Outcome Reports section, select Career Plans: (Careers, Programs, Schools) To create a report to see

the number of students who have completed the Career Plan Builder, and their Career Choices. Note that you

can modify the Criteria for the student included in the report.

This report shows the unique career plans that have been created by users in the Career Plan Builder and the

number of users who saved each of these unique plans.



Milestone Tracking

1. You are going to create a report of Activity Completion by Student.

2. Click on the Reports tab. Click on Create a New Report.

3. In the Tracking Reports section, select Milestones Tracking Report.

4. In the Choose Criteria section, select the North Dakota Planning Milestones set.

5. Click Continue, Finalize Report, then Create Report.

6. The report will list the students who have completed the milestones selected.

7. Click on a student’s name (Anderson, Lynn) then click Planning Milestones on the View Student Portfolio page

to view the individual student’s Milestone Completions/progress.



Your Plan of Study

1. Click on Reports tab, click on Create a New Report.

2. In the Tracking Reports section, select Tracking Plans of Study.

3. To create your own report, choose a class or group, then select each status you want included.

4. Click on View Tracking Report.



Choice Ready Documentation Set-Up in RUReady.ND.gov

The Assignment & Curriculum Builder allows you to create a custom set of activities that can be assigned to students by group or grade. Use the “Assignment & Curriculum Builder: How to…” Help Guides in the RUReady.ND.gov Professional Center to help you create new or edit existing documents. Log in to the Professional Center, click on the Administration tab, *You must have Administrator level access in the RUReady.ND.gov Professional Center to have the Administration tab and features.

Click on Assignment & Curriculum Builder at the top of the page.

Choose the existing North Dakota Choice Ready curriculum and duplicate it by clicking on the icon with the 3 dots in the upper right corner (top arrow) and choose duplicate (bottom arrow). A ‘copy’ of the curriculum will appear. The title will begin with the phrase, “Copy of…”. You will then be able to open your copy and edit as needed (i.e. rename or add/delete activities). (You may also choose to create your own curriculum from scratch.)


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Editing the Duplicate

Step 1: Click on the “Copy of the North Dakota Choice Ready”. Identify the elements of the curriculum you would like to change. Common changes include:

Title: Many schools modify the title to reflect the name of their school or to use local naming conventions. Students see the title when they sign into their account.

If you choose to rename the curriculum click on the pencil icon or “Rename” to rename the curriculum, with text of your choice, i.e. Bismarck High School Choice Ready. Type in the new name and click SAVE. The curriculum name that you choose will be the title that students see when they access their curriculum and activities list.



Step 2: Under your copy of the North Dakota Choice Ready you will need to assign the curriculum. Click on ‘Assign to grades/roles. On Assign Curriculum to

Grades and Roles you can assign one Curriculum for each grade. Assign your new Choice Ready Curriculum to grades 9-12. "None Assigned" is the default for all grades and roles. Click the Save button to save your changes.

Step 3: Click on the “North Dakota Choice Ready” heading under PAGES. If you would like to rename the page, click on the pencil icon or “Rename” to rename

the page (e.g., CRN High School, school mascot, etc.) Click OK to SAVE the text you’ve entered.



Step 4: This “Page” is the introduction to the North Dakota Choice Ready curriculum. You may choose to use the North Dakota Choice Ready page as is or make

changes as needed. Changes include:

a. Modify the instructions to reflect how you prefer to guide your students. Edit or change the instructions: Click the +, make changes, click OK to SAVE.

b. If you have a document(s) that will help students with this curriculum, you can upload those here. To add instructional documents: click on the upload icon, choose your document, and click Upload.

c. Assign the curriculum as an initial page to certain grade(s). Click the pencil icon and choose the grade(s) you want this page assigned, click OK to SAVE.

Step 5: Page 2 of the North Dakota Choice Ready curriculum is Four-Year Rolling Plan. Since this is required to be completed each year starting in 8th grade

there is a section for each grade level which is assigned to that grade.



Step 6: There are 4 components in the Choice Ready Framework. Those components have been added as 4 Sections in the North Dakota Choice Ready

curriculum and are located under the North Dakota Choice Ready page.

• Essential Skills

• Post-Secondary Skills

• Workforce Skills

• Military Skills To add sections, click ‘Add Section’ then ‘Rename’ the section if desired and edit/add ‘Instructions’, ‘Instructional documents’, and assign.

These sections house some of the activities that students need to complete to be North Dakota Choice Ready. The activities included in each section are trackable and reportable (not all activities from North Dakota Choice Ready are trackable/reportable in RUReady, but these sections include most).

Step 7: When you are satisfied that the curriculum meets your needs, assign the curriculum to students. To assign an existing curriculum to students, complete

the following steps: a. From a school’s Professional Center, access the Assignment & Curriculum Builder then select Assign to grades/roles or Assign to a group for

curriculum you wish to use.

b. Select the grades, roles, or groups who should view the curriculum. Select Save. Once this is complete, students will be able to view and use the curriculum.



Step 8: Activities: Add or remove activities or change the order of the activities to reflect your needs. The activities assigned at each grade level are specific to the data that needs to be completed. Click the ‘Add/Edit Activities’ button to add or edit activities you would like in the section.

Once activities are added you may add ‘Instructions’, choose tracking option and specific grade level you would like it to be tracked. If you want the activities presented in a certain order, click on the ‘Sort Activities’ button. (order the student will see the activity(ies). Continue to edit/change sections and activities.



*Below are tables of a crosswalk of each of the 5 Sections of the North Dakota Choice Ready curriculum activities and RUReady elements.

Essential Skills

“Essential Skills” Section

Choose Activities (Dropdown box)

Enter optional guidance text Choice Ready Report Element

Earn a ND High School diploma, complete a 9-week Career Education Course/Individual Counseling, Financial Literacy, and pass the ND Civics Test and complete a minimum of four or more indicators in this section. *Complete two or more of the Choice Ready components: Post-Secondary Ready, Workforce Ready or Military Ready. *The following are reported by SLDS through PowerSchool: 95% Attendance, 21st Century Skills

Complete your 4-year rolling plan during grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.

Start the 4-year Rolling Plan in the Career Plan Builder in grade 8, and update annually in grades 9, 10,11, 12.

4-Year Rolling Plan

Community Service and Service Learning

Complete 25 hours of community service. Community Service

Job Shadow Experience Career exploration experiences provide opportunities to build a foundation of skills needed to pursue your chosen career. Career exploration activities include (but are not limited to) the following: Career Fair, College Visit, Industry Field Trip, Job Shadowing.

Career Exploration Experience

Activities Co-Curricular Activities: 2 or more years required. Examples include: DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, TSA, SkillsUSA, Robotics, Science Olympiad, any club or committee.

Co-Curricular Activities

Extracurricular Activities Extracurricular activities: 2 or more years required. Examples include: NDHSAA sponsored events such as athletics, band, choir, debate, drama.

Extracurricular Activities

Projects Complete a multifaceted assignment that serves as a culminating experience for students, typically during their final year of high school.

Capstone Project

Enrichment Courses & Workshops

Complete an on-line course of your choice. On-line Learning Course



4-Year Rolling Plan

“4-Year Rolling Plan” Section


Enter optional guidance text Choice Ready

Report Element Complete a 4-Year Rolling Plan during grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.



4-Year Rolling Plan

Career Cluster Survey NDCC 15.1-21-18.1 states, "A school district shall administer to students, once during their enrollment in grade seven or eight and once during their enrollment in grade nine or ten, a career interest inventory recommended by the Department of Career and Technical Education and approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Support activity for 4-Year Rolling Plan/Career Plan, Your Plan of Study

Your Plan of Study A plan of study will ensure students are on track for graduation and their future career.

Support activity for 4-Year Rolling Plan/Career Plan

Career Plans Start the 4-year Rolling Plan in the Career Plan Builder in grade 8, and update annually in grades 9, 10,11, 12.

4-Year Rolling Plan

Focus Career Cluster Optional. Saved focus career cluster/pathway after completing a Career Plan

Support activity for 4-year Rolling Plan/Career Plan




“Post-Secondary Ready” Section



Report Element

Complete a 4-Year Rolling Plan and earn a 2.8 GPA or greater and complete one academic indicator set (ACT, SAT, SAT Subject) and two or more additional indicators, *The following are reported by SLDS through PowerSchool: 2.8 GPA, Algebra II, 3.0 GPA for NDUS admission, CLEM/CREAM courses 70% or greater.



4-Year Rolling Plan

ACT For tracking ACT activity. Enter ACT scores. ACT minimum scores

SAT For tracking SAT activity. Enter SAT scores. SAT minimum scores

SAT Subject Enter SAT Subject scores. SAT subsection scores

Early College Access Program

Report AP and/or Dual Credit courses taken. (secondary and post-secondary learning options.)

AP or Dual Credit Course (A, B, C) or (1, 2, 3)

AP Exams Select the name of the AP Exam and the score if you earned a 3 or higher. Advanced Placement Exam (3+)

IB Exams Select the name of the IB Exam and the score if you earned a 4 or higher. International Baccalaureate Exam (4+)



Workforce Ready

“Workforce Ready” Section



Report Element

Complete a 4-Year Rolling Plan and two or more additional indicators in this section. *The following are reported by SLDS through PowerSchool: Career Ready Practices (3.0), CLEM/CREAM level 3 or greater.



4-Year Rolling Plan

Early College Access Program

Complete three CTE courses or more (A, B, C) or (1, 2, 3) and/or a Dual Credit course (A, B, C) or (1, 2, 3).

CTE and/or Dual Credit Course

WorkKeys Report WorkKeys Scores. WorkKeys (Gold or Silver)

Licenses and Certifications Complete an approved industry credential. Technical Assessment/Industry Credential

Work-place Learning Experience

Complete a minimum of 40 hours of workplace experience. A Work-place learning experience is an extended learning opportunity where students can apply academic and technical skills and develop employability skills. Work-place Learning experiences can include (but aren't limited to) the following: Internships, Apprenticeships, Career Seminars, Cooperative Work Experience (CNA), Summer Work, Classroom Activities (School Store). Career Ready Practices (CRP) may be completed for this experience?

Work-Place Learning Experience

Work Experience Work-based Learning Experience is a Perkins V funded work hours that can be accumulated by the student throughout his/her enrollment in a program of study in one of two options: Option 1: Sustained interactions (as in Co-operative Experiences, etc.) should strive for a minimum of 40 hours of one supervised experience on the worksite. Although the student may spend more than 40 hours on the worksite, 40 hours should be the minimum goal. Option 2: Simulated environments in an educational setting (which means any CTE funded course) should strive for a minimum of 40 hours throughout a series of in-class projects/lab work, with each project/lab taking no less than 1 week or 5 successive hours of class time to complete. The entire of series of projects should have a goal of equaling 40 hours or more total during enrollment in the program. Career Ready Practices (CRP) may be completed for this experience.

Work-based Learning Experience



Military Ready

“Military Ready” Page



Report Element

Complete a 4-Year Rolling Plan, ASVAB 31 or greater (or acceptance into the military), Quality Citizenship, Physically Fit and two or more additional indicators from the Post-Secondary or Workforce options. *The following are reported by SLDS through PowerSchool: Quality Citizenship (no expulsions/suspensions), Physically Fit (required PE courses (A, B, C) or (1, 2, 3).



4-Year Rolling Plan

ASVAB Enter your ASVAB Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) Score, subtest scores, and the test date.

ASVAB Score of 33 or greater


Choice Ready Reporting Guidance

The NDDPI worked with ITD to create a Choice Ready report at the student level using a data interface

via the SLDS portal. Each district decides who completes the Choice Ready report (i.e. high school

principal, counselor, etc.). The report is due by June 30 each year and is completed for all graduating

seniors in North Dakota public high schools. Schools should complete a report on each senior, even if

only partial data is available. Students may be able to demonstrate readiness in one pathway, even if they

don’t meet the requirement for accountability purposes to demonstrate readiness in two of the three

pathways. A Choice Ready graduate is defined as having evidence of meeting the criteria in at least two

of the three categories of Post-Secondary, Workforce, and Military Ready. High schools will need to

show an increase in the number of students they graduate Choice Ready from June 2018 to June 2019.

Choice Ready is a measurement of growth for our high schools.

Please note the following key points within the Choice Ready report:

• The Choice Ready reports are available in the North Dakota Education Portal for applicable

students at https://edportal.nd.gov/records.

• No Choice Ready data will be publicly reported until August 2019.

• Please note, reports include all enrolled students, not necessarily those which will be counted

for accountability purposes.

• Under the reports tab, click Choice Ready by category and complete all fields. Do not forget to

change the year to reflect which school year you are reporting on.

• A green check mark indicates areas where students meet Choice Ready criteria by each

element.

• Going back to reports, if you click on Choice Ready, you will get a list of students who meet

the overall Choice Ready initiative.

• The Alternate Choice Ready report is available in the ND Education Portal for applicable

students at https://edportal.nd.gov/records.

• According to our understanding, the ASVAB results were recently sent to your school. If your

student took the ASVAB test, you must enter (Yes) if they scored 31 or greater under Military

Skills. This element is not prepopulated.

• A student must attend 120 days their senior year and graduate from the school to be counted in

the Choice Ready results.

• A blue cloud or asterisk will identify those pre-filled fields on the Choice Ready report.

Going forward, the NDDPI will be establishing a process to audit districts on a rotational basis to

demonstrate to the USDE that information reported by each district is accurate, complete, and reliable. If

the district keeps documentation when completing the Choice Ready report, the audit will not be overly

burdensome.

There are multiple staff to contact with questions about the Choice Ready Report. If someone is

unavailable, please contact any of the other staff listed below:

Laurie Matzke Matt Scherbenske Ross Roemmich Jane Hovda

Assistant Superintendent Strategic Officer Director, MIS Data Steward

NDDPI NDDPI NDDPI ETC

701-328-2284 701-328-2629 701-328-2189 701-793-5619

https://edportal.nd.gov/records




Four-Year Rolling Plan


9th High School Education Plan

1. Write in the courses you plan to take throughout high school.

a. Consider the career areas of interest based on the results of your career interest inventory.

b. Consider the following: Graduation requirements/Postsecondary Admission Requirements/Scholarship Requirements/NCAA Eligibility

Requirements.

2. Review your Education Plan each year.

1st Semester Grade 2nd Semester Grade

Cumulative Credits

Cumulative GPA

Total Credits


Cumulative Credits

Cumulative GPA

Total Credits


Cumulative Credits

Cumulative GPA

Total Credits


Cumulative Credits

Cumulative GPA

Total Credits

9th Grade 10th Grade





10th Grade High School Education Plan




Requirements.



Cumulative Credits

Cumulative GPA

Total Credits


Cumulative Credits

Cumulative GPA

Total Credits


Cumulative Credits

Cumulative GPA

Total Credits

Post- secondary Plan (circle): College, Military, Full-time Work Force

Specific Institutions Considering:

Anticipated Activities/Coursework:

Brief Summary of Your Plan:


12th Grade 1st Year Out of High School








Requirements.



Cumulative Credits

Cumulative GPA

Total Credits

3.


Cumulative Credits

Cumulative GPA

Total Credits










1st Year Out of High School 2nd Year Out of High School








Requirements.



Cumulative Credits

Cumulative GPA

Total Credits

3.






Specific Institutions Considering: Anticipated Activities/Coursework:



Specific Institutions Considering: Anticipated Activities/Coursework:


12th Grade 1st Year Out of High School

2nd Year Out of High School 3rd Year Out of High School




Directions for Completing Sections Beyond High School

• Post-secondary Plan: Circle or highlight the plan or plans that you are interested in (college, military, or full-time work force). Please note

that it is acceptable to circle more than one choice.

• Specific Institutions Considering: Enter the colleges, branches of military, or type of work you might be interested in pursuing.

• Anticipated Activities/Coursework: Enter majors considering, classes you might know about, programs, military levels or schools, or specific

workplaces that might apply.

• Brief Summary of Your Plan: Briefly summarize what you will be doing that year, and what your overall goal is.

Please reference the CTE Career Clusters and Plans of Study (www.cte.nd.gov/career-clusters) website for assistance in developing each student’s

Plan.


https://www.nd.gov/cte/services/career-clusters/

http://www.cte.nd.gov/career-clusters


CHOICE READY MILESTONES

Grades 9-12



CHOICE READY MILESTONES

Middle School



RUReady.ND.gov Assignment & Curriculum Report Export:

Steps for a Successful Data Import into the State Choice Ready Report

1. Students are instructed to complete assigned North Dakota Choice Ready activities in their RUReady.ND.gov account.

2. Log into your RUReady.ND.gov Professional Center Account on RUReady.ND.gov and run an RUReady report to export the ND Choice Ready info:

a. Click Reports, and choose Create a New Report

b. Choose the Assignment & Curriculum Tracking Report

c. Choose North Dakota Choice Ready under Choose Curriculum and North Dakota Choice

Ready under Choose Page, and select the graduation year you want in report and click Continue at the bottom of the screen



d. On Finalize Report, choose NO for Display Graphs and click Create Report

e. When the report shows on the screen, click Export on the upper right side of the screen window, and choose Excel Document (XLSX) and then click Export Report

f. Save the report to your folder of choice and give it a name like ND Choice Ready.xlsx g. Log out of RUReady h. Open the saved file, go to the userDrilldown worksheet, and look for any student that has

no checkboxes. Report these student names to the principal so they can investigate and make sure the student completes the ND Choice Ready activities in RUReady before school is out.

The next step is to take the exported report and modify it to fit the format required for importing into the Choice Ready report. This consists of three main steps:

1. Replace student name in the report with student state ID. This requires exporting student names and stateID numbers from PowerSchool and using the VLOOKUP function to match names. Special care must be taken to note if any two students have the exact same name. If they do, you will have to match stateIDs manually for those students.

2. The exported report has numbers for column headings. Replace those numbers with the data element heading requested for the state Choice Ready report. The export also has two extra data elements that are not being imported. Delete those two columns. And finally, rearrange the columns to match the import test column order.

3. Copy result into a new spreadsheet as values, to remove any unwanted Excel formatting from the data and replace checkboxes with ‘true and blank data element boxes with ‘false.

Step 1 – Replace Student Name with StudentStateID

1. Export student lastname, firstname, and StudentStateID from PowerSchool. 2. Paste or import that data into a new tab in the RUReadyICAPExport spreadsheet (name the sheet

PS). Remember that student name should be in proper format to match the RUReady export. 3. In the userDrilldown tab, add a column to the left of column A (student name). Use the VLOOKUP

column in the first row of student data to match student name from worksheet PS to the student name column in the userDrilldown worksheet and choose to bring over column 2 of that data, the



studentstateID. =VLOOKUP(B4,PS!S$A1:$B$1307,2,FALSE), for instance. Copy that formula down to all rows. Manually fix any rows that did not get a match by looking up studentstateID and entering by hand, and make sure no two students had the exact same lastname, firstname.

a. If any students are not a part of the schools PowerSchool data, note the name and remove the row from the spreadsheet. If the name is not in the state Choice Ready report, nothing more needs to be done. If the name is in the report, troubleshoot why there was no match.

b. When you are done and have all studentstateIDs filled in, copy the data in column A and paste back as values (to replace the formula with the actual number), and then delete the student name column.

c. Also remove any leading rows above the header row.

Step 2 – Rename and Rearrange Columns in Spreadsheet

From the “Full Report” worksheet, the data element checkbox columns are 1-Essential Skills, 2-Extracurricular Activities, 3-CoCurricular Activities, 4-Community Service, 5-WorkExp, 6-Job Shadowing

1. Column A is studentstateID. In row 1, put in StateStudentID as the column heading. 2. The column labeled 1 can be deleted. So can the column labeled 6. 3. The column labeled 2 can be renamed ExtraCurricular. 4. The column labeled 3 can be renamed CoCurricular. 5. The column labeled 4 can be renamed WorkExp. 6. The column labeled 5 can be renamed CommunitySvc. 7. Now use cut and insert, cut cells to get all the columns in the following order:

i. StateStudentID ii. CommunitySvc

iii. WorkExp iv. CoCurricular v. ExtraCurricular

8. Save the spreadsheet to save your work.

Step 3 – Copy and Paste Data to New Spreadsheet

1. Open a new Excel workbook. 2. In the existing RUReadyICAPExport spreadsheet, copy the contents of the useDrilldown sheet

you have been working on. 3. In the new Excel workbook, paste in the values. 4. Copy one of the checkmarks from a cell and then highlight columns B-E and do a CTRL+H to do a

find and replace. a. Paste in the checkmark from the clipboard in the Find what field b. Type in ‘true in the Replace with field. c. Choose to Replace All. d. With the columns still highlighted and the Find and Replace box still open, change the

Find what to be blank and the Replace with to be ‘false. Choose to Replace All. e. Close the Find and Replace box.

Save the spreadsheet. (This is your import file for the state report).



Key Points within the Choice Ready Report

Please note the following key points within the Choice Ready report:

• The Choice Ready reports are available in the North Dakota Education Portal for

applicable students at https://edportal.nd.gov/records.

• Please note, reports include all enrolled students, not necessarily those which will be

counted for accountability purposes.

• Under the Reports tab, click Choice Ready by category and complete all fields. Do not

forget to change the year to reflect which school year you are reporting on.

• A green check mark indicates areas where students meet Choice Ready criteria by each

element.

• Going back to reports, if you click on Choice Ready, you will get a list of students who

meet the overall Choice Ready initiative.

• The Alternate Choice Ready report is available in the ND Education Portal for applicable

students at https://edportal.nd.gov/records

• The ASVAB results are usually sent to your school. If your student took the ASVAB test,

you must enter (Yes) if they scored 31 or greater under Military Skills. This element is

not prepopulated.

• A student must attend 120 days their senior year and graduate from the school to be

counted in the Choice Ready results.

• A blue cloud or asterisk will identify those pre-filled fields on the Choice Ready report.


