Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2008. AchieveTexas In Action: College and Career Redesign TETN #25578 2/26/08

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2008.

AchieveTexas In Action: College and Career Redesign

TETN #25578

2/26/08

www.lmci.state.tx.us


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Texas Achievement Plan Steps for Working with Students

1. Ask students to prepare in advance. Equip students with the resources to

begin developing their personalized program of study.

AchieveTexas

www.achievetexas.org America’s Career InfoNet

www.acinet.org/acinet Career Voyages

www.careervoyages.gov


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2. Help students choose a cluster. Match student strengths and interests to

related careers. Career Clusters Inventory,

www.careerclusters.org OSCAR, http://www.ioscar.org/tx/ Texas Cares,

http://www.cdr.state.tx.us/shared/cares.asp Bridges, CareerCruising, COIN, Kuder, or

others

Occupation and

Skills

Computer-

Assisted

Researcher


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Texas Achievement PlanSteps for Working with Students

3. Help students pick a Program of Study (POS) Refer to the state-recognized POS for

suggested core courses, career electives, and postsecondary options, www.achievetexas.org under Programs of Study.

POS should be the basis for the TAP4. Help students identify a career goal

Communicate to students that working toward a tangible goal makes school more relevant.


Texas Achievement PlanSteps for Working with Students

5. Help students identify a postsecondary goal

Reinforce the value of lifelong learning by planning for education and training after high school

AchieveTexas Programs of

Study 115+ Models

Available

What is a Program of Study?

1. Program of Study names, established in the State's Career Cluster Initiative (www.careerclusters.org ), head each model. They focus attention upon a specific career field within a cluster.


2. Career goals shown here correlate with occupational names and O*NET codes used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Use OSCAR (www.ioscar.org) to begin investigating those careers of interest. The "goal" of models is to target In-Demand jobs.


3. Career Options provide examples of contemporary job titles currently appearing in sources, such as WorkInTexas (https://wit.twc.state.tx.us). Jobs are correlated to the postsecondary education typically required for a career.


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6. Help students design a course schedule . Explain that rigorous academic and relevant

career classes ensure students can achieve their goals.

POS provide recommendations for core courses and career-related electives which are appropriate for the selected career goal.

POS indicate the fourth math and fourth science credits.

7. Encourage extended learning activities. Show students how out-of-class experiences

enhance and expand curriculum.

What is a Program of Study?4. High School Suggested

Coursework highlights the Core Courses and Career-Related Electives recommended to prepare for a career goal. Models are based on the Recommended High School Graduation Plan and can easily be adapted for the Distinguished Achievement High School Graduation Plan. With established models it is easier to anticipate the consequence of curriculum changes, such as when legislation recently increased math and science requirements, or whenever a student decides to modify her/his TAP.

What is a Program of Study?5. Extended Learning

Experiences include Work-Based Learning, Curricular, and Extracurricular activities. Participation in and support of Career and Technical Student Organizations (i.e. BPA, DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, TSA, HOSA, or SkillsUSA) is especially important to AchieveTexas. While campuses might modify their list of Extracurricular and Service Learning Experiences, examples should always cohesively extend meaningful learning in settings suitable and safe for students.

Students could record volunteer service in their portfolios, or participate in a program such as The President's Volunteer Service Award (http://www.presidentialserviceawards.org/index.cfm) where school groups may, likewise, record their service hours.


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Benefits for Counselors

Meets §TEC 28.0212 regarding Personal Graduation Plans (PGPs) and TEC §33.007—Counseling Public School Students Regarding Higher Education.

Supports Model Comprehensive, Developmental Guidance, and Counseling Program required by TEC §33.005.


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Comprehensive, Developmental Guidance, and Counseling Program

Four core components form the foundation:

1. A guidance curriculum

2. A responsive services component

3. An individual planning system

4. System support


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Talking to Students about AchieveTexas

1. It’s all about them

2. Exploring career options

3. Making school matter

4. Making a plan

5. Getting a head start

6. Rising to the top of the pool

7. Making their diploma worth more


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Talking to Parents aboutAchieveTexas

1. Connecting classrooms to careers2. Every student benefits3. Designed to fit each student4. Providing direction5. Taking responsibility6. Meeting state standards7. Flexibility8. Parents play a key role


Local Implementation Examples

Denton ISD Martha Thompson Carla Ruge

Georgetown ISD Gwen Davis Charles Aguillon

Documents

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