“Going for the Gold” WorkKeys Testing Best Practices

Presented by: Marchelle Horner, NCDPI CTE Support Services Consultant

Camille L. Goins, M.P.A., Ed.S.

CTE Coordinator, Scotland County Schools

Developing Partnerships

Communication

• Community Contacts (September) • Local Workforce Development Agency • Community College CRC Coordinator • Local Business/Industry who accept the CRC • Utilize local media (i.e. radio, newspaper, Internet) to

communicate with parents and public regarding WorkKeys

• Senior Orientations/tutoring • Schedule Senior Assembly (September-October) • Tutorial Sessions (September-February) • Schedule Senior Orientation (December-January)

Futures for Kids Messaging

Add Text

Send messages to students, parents,

or by groups

Futures for Kids Messaging

Filtering the message will allow you to

select students by grade levels

Futures for Kids Messaging

Future for Kids Messaging

Information for Staff E-mail Communication

Information Regarding WorkKeys • The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction recently

informed districts that WorkKeys will be given free of charge to all North Carolina 12th graders who are Career and Technical Education (CTE) completers (i.e., students who have completed four sequential CTE courses). Effective the 2012–13 school year, the WorkKeys is part of North Carolina’s school accountability program.

• The WorkKeys system from ACT is being used in high schools across

the state and throughout the country to help ensure that students have the skills they need to be college and career ready. WorkKeys provides important information no matter what type of skilled or professional career a student plans to pursue after high school. They are awarded at four levels—Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum—based on the scores an individual achieves on three WorkKeys tests: Applied Mathematics, Locating Information, and Reading for Information.

WorkKeys Senior Assembly October 2012

AGENDA

• Welcome Ms. Beth Ammons Principal

• Introduction of Guest Speakers Ms. Camille L. Goins

CTE Coordinator • WorkKeys Assessment Ms. Nikki Harris

Career Readiness Certification Coordinator

• Career Readiness Certification and Job Placement Mr. Harvey Godwin Two Hawk Employment Services, Owner

• Career Readiness Certification in the Workplace Ms. Cathy Poole

Human Resources Generalist

Online Resources

Staff and Student Resources

Scotland CTE Blog Page

Scotland CTE Webpage

Staff and Student Resources

WIN Career Readiness Courseware

• Provided to school by local workforce development board

• WIN • Online Tutorial Program that provides

developmental resources to teach employability and social skills in a career context to help learners successfully transition to a career path

• Math & Literacy is designed around the Common Core State Standards

• Project Based Learning activities that connects to the Career Clusters

WIN Learning System Mission

To ensure all learners have the foundational skills to be career and college ready and that all administrators are equipped with tools that allow systemic change for students and teachers. .

Career Readiness: Foundational Skills Support

Students and staff have easy log-in access

Career Readiness Courseware

• Applied Mathematics • Reading for Information • Locating Information

Administrator’s Page

Printable PDFs

Lessons

Mathematics Level 6 Reading for Information Level 4

WIN Tutorials Self-guided

Making the Connection

Careers

College

Academics

CTE

Making the Connection through 4-Year Plans

Source: Scotland County Schools CTE

Individualized Career Plans

Source: Scotland County Schools CTE

NC Top 50 Occupations with the Most Openings by Education Level

Source: Careeronestop

NC Top 50 Occupations with the Most Openings by Education Level

Source: Careeronestop

NC Top 25 Highest-Paying Occupations by Education Level

Source: Careeronestop

NC Top 25 Highest-Paying Occupations by Education Level

Source: Careeronestop

Connecting with Employers

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NC CRC Employer Participation

WIN Careers

Career Exploration

Career Alignment

Career Alignment - Qualifications

Career Alignment by Occupation

Career Alignment by Job Title

Career Planning

Career Openings and Opportunities

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Organizing Your Testing

Student Orientation

Student Orientation

Testing Slips

WorkKeys Testing Online Schedule

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Student Recognitions • Seniors received a CTE Honor Cord for being completers • CTE Completer status was included on their transcript • WorkKeys Scores and Career Readiness Certifications were

included on student transcripts

Congratulations “Platinum Status”

Congratulations to Miss Hailey Smith, Drafting CTE Concentrator, who achieved Platinum status on the WorkKeys Assessment. She was recognized at the March 11, 2013 SCS School Board Meeting.

Senior Graduation

Students received “Teal” Honor Cords for being CTE Completers

Student Transcripts

CTE Completer Status, Certifications, and Articulation

WorkKeys Scores

Results

Scotland High School WorkKeys Data “Unofficial Results”

23.8%

54.6%

8.6%

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13.0%

87.0%

54.1%

18.7%

48.2%

22.3%

0.7%

10.1%

89.9%

72.1%

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30.0%

40.0%

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60.0%

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Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Did not receive Earned aCertificate

MetAccountability

WorkKeys Certificate Level 2011-12WorkKeys Certificate Level 2012-13

Increased Gold Status by 13.7%

Increased in NC Accountability by

18% Increased number of students receiving a

CRC by 2.9%

Received the 1st Platinum Status

Benefits

Clusters

ACT

Career Ready

WorkKeys

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CRC

Benefits for Learners Enhances academics by

providing real-world relevance

Provides opportunities to explore multiple pathways and relates high profile careers to real life situations

Relationships among educational requirements and the workforce

Sets them apart from the “pack”

Benefits for Teachers/Faculty Curriculum can be

tailored to the needs of the community and workforce

Opportunity to integrate CTE and traditional academics

Opportunity to enhance academic achievement for all students and increase college and career readiness skills for all learners

Benefits for Postsecondary Learners who have an

established career path Learners with better

academic skills and career readiness skills that are in need of less remediation

Avenue to connect with high school

Benefits for the Workforce Provides a well qualified workforce which can quickly adapt to changing needs Opportunity for input in school curriculum Framework for cross-training or re-tooling the workforce Credentialing and Certifications for students

Workforce development

Help Students to Become “College and Career Ready”

Questions?

"Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life."

~ Confucius

CONTACTS For Additional Support

Marchelle Horner, NCDPI CTE Support Services

marchelle.horner@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3937

Mrs. Camille L. Goins, M.P.A., Ed.S.

Scotland County Schools CTE Coordinator cgoins@scotland.k12.nc.us

910-277-1138 ext. 313 http://scotlandcte.wordpress.com/

Win Career Readiness: http://www.winlearning.com/

Futures for Kids: www.f4k.org