BE READY!Annual UpdateGranite District Board of EducationJanuary 7, 2014

Board Adoption and Approval

Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program adopted by GSD

Board, April 1992

Update

• Process now begins in 7th grade (53A-1a-106)

• More guidance and support for all students in planning for high school graduation, college, career and life• Process guided by Eight Components of CCR

(College Board)• Process involves parents as critical

participants

Counselors are Scaling Up the CCR-Planning process

CCR-Plan Meetings

• 80% of secondary students had at least one individual CCR-Plan meeting with their counselor• Four junior high schools at 90% or higher• Three high schools at 90% or higher

• 40% parent attendance at secondary CCR-Plan meetings• Six junior highs at 50% or higher• Two high schools at 50% or higher

Feeling the impact . . .

•High School Graduation•College and Career Readiness•Positive Behavior and Mental

Health

GRADUATION

We want all students to commit to graduate from high school no matter what it takes or how hard it gets; and we want them to graduate ready for college, career and life!

GSD 2013 Graduation Rate 71%

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 20170%

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70%

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90%

100%

Utah Grads GSD Grads 90% in 2017

+18% to reach 90% by

201771%

College and Career Readiness

• Skills• Collaboration• Communication• Critical thinking

and problem- solving

• Creativity and innovation

• Attributes• Responsibility• Initiative• Flexibility• Perseverance

Students will leave Granite School District prepared for college, career and life in the 21st century world.

College and Career Readiness Indicators

2011 2012 20130

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HS Graduates

AP Exams

FAFSA Completion

Concurrent En-rollments

College En-rollments

College and Career Readiness Supports

• FAFSA Completion Project (all high schools)• College Application Week Pilot (Cottonwood, Kearns,

Taylorsville)• AVID (14 secondary schools)• Latinos in Action (13 secondary schools)• College Access Advisors (6 high schools)• Utah System of Higher Education MOU

Positive Behavior and Mental Health

• Elementary Counseling Grant• Awarded October 2012• Five schools (Hillsdale, Redwood, Oquirrh Hills, Taylorsville, Academy Park)• Full-time counseling professional in each grant school• Emphasis on positive behavior and mental health

• Suicide Prevention• USOE licensing requirements• School based training (social workers, psychologists, counselors)

• UMTSS Grant• Principal PD• School-wide PD• Positive Behavior and Bully Prevention