TalentTranscript Gives Grads Career BonusST. CHARLES,Mo. (AP) -

Whcn nervous St. Charles High5<:11001students receive their di-plomas this spring, they'll get aI)onus - something no highsClloolgraduate has ever receivedbefore. A talent transcript. .

Also called the co,curriculartranscript, the document is the.brainchild of St. Peters resident.'Eel Watkins, a nationaily knowncareer planning consultant. Wat-Idns is piloting. the talent tran-.script at St. Charles High School'and at Lindenwood College, wherehe is a consultant.

"The plan i~ to take this toevery school in the country andencouragethem to do. it,". saidWatkins, who recently returnedfrom Taiwan on a mission toshC1rethe talent transcript philoso-phy with educators there, .

Watkins also has received aninquiry from the U,S. Army aboutmaking use of the talent transcriptin preparing soldiers to return tocivilian life. .

The talent transcript is es-:sentially a running resume ofachicvements and accomplish-ments. Il's the kitchen sink ofgood things -'- things you'd neveri'lI1don boring, dry academic tran-scripts.

"Il includes work experiences,intcl'l1sl1ips, community service,activitics and organization involve-ment as well as significant ac-complishments and awards," Wat-kins said. "We do a disservice toollr people when we confine th~irlifc history to' grades and courses,when in reality they have so muchmore to offer,"

Thc talent transcript, accordingto Watkins, helps:

schoolhouse to roles students will worldwide? Maybe.: .play when they leave to become. "But if I try to control it, .1lose:,workers,parents and citizens.. it," Watkins sa.id: ':~ copyright?. . . Th~ report meshed well, Wlth No. Wh~tvalue 1S1t? "

>,.,Watkins' strong suit - career ,Watkins, however, IS,begmnmg.~.planning. an intensiye s~~edule in which';',.. "Career preparationis not a pri- he'll se~up semmars, .travelfrom. 'ority ,..in this country," he' said. coast to co.ast presentm~ the. tal-

"Wh~h I was in high school, I .ent tr.anscnpt, and send Its model. spent 1,000 hours practicing bas- to h1gh schools. and collegesketball to prepare for college bas-' across the country.

; ketball...: The national approach is noth-i'Then I looked at how much ing new to Watkins, whose Oc-

. tiine( spent preparing for a ca- cup~tiona1Literacy Exam (OLE),:.reer: .:0.: for.80,000hours of my life. spread aeross the country more;"It,p~obablywasn't.fourhours.". th~ a decadeago.j.~).Inaddjtion to helping a young And.the~local models - .a.tSt.i:"perso1'1."obtain scholarships,a tal- Charles HIgp Schooland .Lmden-t::.~nUranscriptcan get him or her wood College -a~e gettmg thatr/into the first steps of career plan- pro~ess~tartedag~n." ."'ning at a much earlier age Wat- Lmdenwood College President

kins said. 'Demiis Spellmann tQought Wat-EdWatkins, It also has a positiveimpact on kins' ~fforts were i~portant

. . volunteerism,and charity. enough to create the Nabonal In-.. Idenbfy ~trengths an.d areas "This will'force kids to take a. s~tute for Career. Placement at

~hat.ca~ be Improvedwhile there look at themselves _ to evaluate, ~nd~wood. Watkinsis the execu-1Sstill time., . .' ifyouwill,whethertl:1eyar~well- livedirect,or.. . ~tudents ~et 'go~s by high-, rounded," Watkins' said. "If not, There .IS no better place for

hgh~g ~e unportance of aca-, the talent transcript will show.' such a program: Lindenwooddemlc,social and career 'develop- where they. need' to focus their ~oasts the highest career place-ment. . efforts. " . ment record in the' country,. . Stud7ntsw~oaren:t nec7ssar- , "If there's not enough com- thanks in part to Watkins' careerIly~e'h!gh~st acad.em1cach1.evers munity service, they'll know that. counseling, t~e talent transcript

. by.h~~hghtmgtheir ~o.-cumcuIar.Andhopefully,go rightout there and. the Lmdenwood CollegeactlVlties. . and do something about it. Not PlacementCatalog.In that catalog. Colleg~ students greatly un- ' only does i~help this young per- . ~e ,.~eI!L tr8!lscrlpts of Linden-prove thelf ch~ces of placement . son" it helps out nation.'" ..,," ,In the work force.' , Another 'benefit is the self- wood students. The catalog IS

The idea was born about four, esteem factor, . ',. printed en ma~se and passedyears ago when ,Wa~s 'saw a', "'It.~'.~~',~~~~si~teto' fin~' some- ': thro';1ghout t?e JO~ search com-U.S" D~p~ent of)::.aQor.~port. one .who.do.~sn'thave'.at l~t one, mumty, ~atkins said. , _suggesting ,that~::1ItudentS;:be-:"'.or':niore':.taUmts toofl'er".',Watkins The high school also Wlll preginningin l!1iddleschool,establfsh said.'..The '~~nt trans~pt gives pare a p~acementcatalog for s.tu-a .cumulative resuine. Wa~s : the opp'orbmity.to boost self- dents, said counselorJohn Smithsa1dthe department'ssuggestion' esteembyhighlightingtalents."gave a strong message to teachers . What's in it for Watkins? Lots of~nd schools:.'Look .beyond ,the. ~ash for an idea that could go

A Talent Transcript

Members of the 2007 graduating class of the St. Louis Public School District are participating in a PurposeDriven Talent Transcript program that the school district envisions will become a model for all U.S. graduatesat the high school level.

What is a Talent Transcript?

The talent transcript is essentially a 'running resume' of achievements and accomplishments. It's thekitchen sink of good things - things you'll never find on boring, dry academic transcripts. It includeswork experiences, internships, community service activities and organization involvement as well assignificant accomplishments and awards. Talent Transcript Founder Ed Watkins says, "we do adisservice to our people when we confine their life history to grades and courses, when in reality theyhave so much more to offer."

Talent For a Purpose!

On March 71\ the author ofthe best selling hardback book in American history, Dr. Rick Warren, addressed800 members of the 2007 graduating class. His talk inspired Talent Transcript author Ed Watkins and SLPSSuperintendent Diana Bourisaw to design a Purpose Driven Talent Transcript initially delivered through theschool's College Summit program.

"We want our children not just to make it into college, but also to be adequately prepared academicallyand socially so that they complete college," says Superintendent Diana Bourisaw.

VaIidation of Your Purpose Driven Talent Transcript

What makes your SLPS Talent Transcript unique? Your Talent Transcript will be placed along side yourAcademic Transcript as an official document available to you throughout your life.

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Changes forEducational Progress

.November 22-23,1996

Holiday InnLake Ozark, Missouri

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A Positive Approach to Working With Hard to ReachStudentsMissouri Room

Dr. Gene Reynolds - Hazelwood School Distri~t

The Ombudsman alternative education model is a contract for servicesmodel which focuses on students who have dropped out of school, at-riSkof dropping out"orbeing expelled.-Btudents are motivated to accept theopportunity and responsibility for ~veloping and achieving their owneducational and careergoals.

4:30 p.m. M.A.S.C.D. Awards MeetingOzark Room

5:00 p.m. Wine and Cheese ReceptionLakeside NorthCo-Sponsored by Exhibitors, M.A.S.C.D.and

_ M.A.R.E. ...

6:30 p.m. Banquet with Keynote SpeakerLakeside South('rickets will be collected at the door.)

Give Your Graduates A Talent Tra.nsc~pt.Ed Watkins - Director of the National Center for Career

Development

At graduation, most students receive only a diploma and a handshake.Could our schools begiving them more? Ed Watkins is calling for schoolsacross the country to equip each student with a "talent transcript" orcumulative resume.

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~ccrediting team gives MVC 'thumbs up'NorthCentralemphasizestalent transcript

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North c.otnl Auodation rLn.p. &lulSchool., the ~.tIaQIpaq lor Wiuouri Valley~ baa pea the ooD~ Ita:.ampal 8pp1'O't'al-oa the col.,,'. CQJTeDtoperatiooa and fu.re p1ana.The NCA acc:redItatioa t.eamdted the 0011. Hareh 2... The8m .u IMaded b1 Stanleyam., ptMIdeot al Adrian Col.. In Adrian, Micb. Caine wuxompem.d b1 8 coUesedean, arol at poUtical8cle1lC8and aroleaor ol8CCOUntinglaw, .-ch~ting a different NCA

member in.utution.

BecaUM o( NCA po\iciea, public.ta tamenta regarding the visitcou1d not be iuued until a1ar the(ormal r.port W81 received Aug.6-7.

Valley Preeldent Earl J, ReeVNaa.id overall, it wu a "very goocir.port. .

'We were delight.&d with it,"aa.id R&e~. "It'. alwaya helpfulto have IOIDlOnefrom the out.aidecome In. They eapecially recog.nUed our .tudent-unu,red rocua,

which i. IOmething we try hard todo:

The cornerstone or the college'.at:udent talent development planIa a talent tnnecript, dMigned toincnwNI the marketability andcompetitiven"a or MVC gradu.atee in the job market, be aaid.

"The feuon why Mil80uri Val.ley Ia pioneering a talent tran.acript, which will be expected rLall coltege graduate. in the fu.ture, Ia becaUM tbe typical atu.dent here baa a higher than aver.

age level o( involvement incommunity service, campus activoities and work experience: aaidReeves. 'We want to provide themwith proper documentation ortbose accomplishments:

ReeVe8aaid the college ia ben&-fitting from ita atudent-c:enteredapproach.

"Putting our atudenta firat. pro-moting community aervi08 and r&-maining true to our miuion areamong the primary reuona weare beginning our fiftb conMoCU'

tive year with over 1,000 atudentaenrol1ed," be aaid. "Both tbequantity and quality of our incom.ing atudenta are incre8.8ing. andWa ia a netural reault or the on.going Improvement in our pro-grama:

In addition, Reeves aaid thetUJD annplimented the rlCUltyand ataff at Valley, and "verypleued with the new 6eldhouae:

Th. Miaouri Department ofElementary and Secondary Edu.CAtion also viaited the campua

durlni the put year. .The atats Yiait w... fOr~.

cation or th. coIlege'a prof~teacher education program, iandthat team'a finding. &lea .....positive, Reevee noted. ~

"There have been tim.._the lut year when ...e (elt lik.every upect fL Miuouri V.n.yCollege wu under a mi~but when th_ team. report aoCvalidate the stnngths and ...:-Ceeeeaor our institution to the eo.tire a.cademiccommunity, any illoonvenienoe becomee Juatif-L'aaJd RMvea. .

The next NCA acaeditatioD nait i. scheduled for the 1996-!r.",hoo\ yellr.

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Are Our Graduates' Hands Tied?

New Programtands Ready

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Join Work ForceBy Turry Duan

and Robin Soaton-Jolforson

II'S gripping your d"oa, and holding back

c~lch IHl';II.h.Thl' I.C;1Siollis thic~. opprc:..SIVe. Is this Wh~H It S like? Is clus the real

world?Thcn comes Ih:ublunc six.lcner

word ch:u slJp~ aryour Jib"iryand equates

(he: ,"ulmil1:uion ",( d)(,.l'xpericJ1I:C:s)'ou've

g.lincd [0:1 simvle single sheet of p.lper."Vour resume?"

Is this whar ir's like? I{(';dly? Is chis (hercal world?

"And I'll Henl )'our rollc:~(" Ir;lIu..:npls?"Cn';u. Jusc b((';11. You vc:,formeJ belter

thJI1 chat fresh. ne:w transcrlVI reflects. You

can explain a pa[hagoren [heorem, for good-ness sake. [hough you don'[ really under-

"and how i[ will aid you in your ques[ [0b('come :In .:1CCOuncexecu(ive for chis manu.

facrurer. But you can explain it juSt thesame. Explain i( as easily:as...

And )'ou can'[ bre:uhe. Your hanJs arcWl'C.cold, shaking. Is (his il?Wh~H i('slike

jusr 10 gCI a job?

Brell Ihrgcr, a J~~.1 gL"Ju,"e ofLindenwond College, had i, " li[dt easierwlien he lef[ college. In faCl. he had business-

es calling him. BUI [hen, B;lrger, a business

markecing major. was one of rhe graduaICs a[

Lindenwood who look parr in rhe ICs[ing ofsomcrhing called rhe Walkins'

AccomplishmeOl Tal~n' Transcrip[(WAlT).

"/r (WAIT) made wha['s rypically a hor-

rible process a good thing." Barger said. in

reference ro his linding a job afler college.

The WAIT program, pioneered by Ed

Walkins. -is, a 5.. Pecers residell(. may even-wally change the numbers - if nor caus<

[hem [0 skyrockcr - regarding Sludon[placemenl afler college. If [ha[ sounds likeoverkill, consider Ihis. Every resideO[ under-

gradua" in [he J993 gradua[ing class ofLindcnwood College used [he WATr pro-gram upon ,heir gradua[ion. Of Ihe gradu-aleS, 90 percenl of [hem eilher found a jobin thcir carccr field or were acccpl('d inlograduJle school - in less ,han 30 doys ofler

gradu;Jnon. \V'ilhin 60 d..ys. IOU percench;1d l11.uJcit.

Comp.lIc cl1.1l [0 d,c numbers Iclc;j:.eJ by[he U.S. DeparrlllCl\' of Lahor ill 1992 rhO(

s.Jid 30 percenrof Ihe cullcGegr.lduale.sinthe ".Hiunbcp."'ccl1 nuw .and 200') wOlIlJ [;dl

11)(0 Ihe r.lnk!o uf the JHj"lc~~ ,H lIndnc:I1'

ploycJ. EvclImore Jispil'ltlllg is (he increaseo\'er d1e 1'.>04-'.>0 pcrioJ. whC:11 .111 ;lvCroitc:" of20 peCL:el1lof e.Jch graJu.uilll; t:bs,\ j1loll1pclyfcllioche"undCrlJlili1.Cd,"

Su wh;u is Ihis mic.H:ic (\lC(;'ftH new

membersof d1e work (u,;.:cliuJing curnpe[i-live cmploymcnt~

\'(/a[kins' idea is "a Iranscrip[ Iha, willaccolnpany rhe uadirional ;)c:ldcmic rr.:1n~scrip!; [ha, will [urn [he disaslrous Uniled

SI~UC:Sadvising syslcm ioro somerhing rharhelps people lind [heir IIr in life." Moreover.Warkinssuggescs rhar [his ncw srar1(.Jacd~hopeful will be an an:>\Ver(or rh;u studenrwho spellds. a, ,he very lea>l. $20,000 on allcoucuiou. only 10 be u~he:rcJ down Ihe:graJua(ion ~islc wirh J ccniflGlIC :U1dJ li:;r~

ing of COursesand grauc>. .In 0 nu[shell. i['s 0 Stlldem's achievemem

record. /\ lis[ of (he good ,hings [he slUdenlhas done or accomplished.

Walkins admi[s [har when he Ii", advised

his slafT [0 "lind people doing gooo [hings"his commenr was mc( wirh :Jblank srare..'\'(/hell you ask people [0 calCh someonedoing somc(hing. (hey ;.tu(om:uic;allythink[he worsr," \Va[kiIlS said. ""'s jllsr like whenyou ask (0 see Sou1conc's record.whal doyou Ihink? Arres[s. Problem,. This breaks,ha, po([crn of rhinking. The Talen[T ranscripe is a record of the p,Jsi[ive ehings."

A eypical WAIT consiStS of 0 poge ofachicvemems by 0 Sludem Ihal is compiledby ,h,olearningillSlieu[ion.When a companyasks for a s",dem's rranscrip's. rhe Talcn[

Transcripi accompallies Ihe Iranscrip!.Addieionally. [he WAIT program calls for[he Talem TranscriptS 10 be compiled in aoookJec Jnd SCI11COCCSiOfUibusincsses prior

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ST. CHARLES SCHOOLS. .

'96 Graduate~ Will Have More 'than A Diploma To Show~Talent Transcripts' Offer RoundupOf Activites While At St. Charles HighBy Raymond W. Vodicka01the St. CllartesPost .

~"::":'-se:nicii"sgraduating this year at SI.Charle" High School not only will begetting their diplomas but also tal.ent transcripts.

A talent transcript, said counselorJohn Smith, "shows the. kind ofthings they've done, both extracur.ricular activities and outside ofschool."

It is hoped that the listing of activoitie~. will helpstudents winscholarships tocolleges or atleast -pave theway for accep-.tance to schools.It also is hopedthat the tran-scripts will help students land jobs..~The program is believed to be the

only one of its kind at a highschoolin this country, said Ed Watkins, avice president at Lindenwood Col-lege. He developed talent tran-scripts there about four years ago tohelp seniors get accepted to gradu-ate schools or get jobs. Eventually,he said, all high schools and collegeswill adopt. the idea of talent tran.scrip'iSl:iecause "it's the right thingto do for the students."

St. Charles High Principal JerryCook said he believes the tran.scripts will help graduates makebetter impressions. Colleges andemployers will see more thangrades. They will see students' ac.tivities in church. jobs and otherarenas that show "what they'vebeen doing with their lives." With.out a talen! transcript, outsiders

"might not have a clue as to howmuc~ (students) have beeninvolved. "

SI. Charles High seniors are en-thusiastic about the transcripts.

"Everybody thinks it's a neat pro-ject," said Kristin Barklage. "The(potential) school not only gets tosee how you do academically but "11the other activities you are involvedin - if you held office or did com.munity service." Kristin, who has

been involved inthe NationalHonor Society,the OctagonClub and variouschoirs, said shehelieves suchtr anscripts will"definitely

help" when students are consideredfor scholarships.

Cooper Priess said lhe tai"nttranscript "lets colleges know youcan handle stress." Priess has a 3.8grade-point average, "it doesn'ttake much to attain a 4.0 if you don'thave anything else to do." But hehas been "fairly active" in school invarious bands and in the 4-H Club.Last year, he attended Boys Stale.He also has worked at various jobsafter school and helped form a bandrailed Nt'd Kulp

"'t shows you a mort rounrJedinrJividual," said Stephanie Toti. ""shows more th.H\JuSIgr<idl"::....

""'s a great thlllg fc)r ,h~ kids,"s?id counselor John Prinstr.,. "Theyhavt' sOIOf'thinl: Ih;11will <;tnt! 1,111from other "turlcllh. It ~1\"{:Slheln (Imuch different look than )U'Igrades. .,

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John Prinster, a counselor at 51. Charles High School, works with senior Yvonne Roffel. The school not only provides stud.with transcripts of grades, but with transcripts depicting the activities in which students have been involved.

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TAP opens learning center in Butler hallBy Chelle Mattaline

If you've been in B'utler Hall this year chances areyou've seen the signs taped up on the wall leading

you to the new TAP Learning Center on the thirdfloor, room 311.

The learning center is part of the Talenl Accom-plishment Program (TAP). The TAP Learning Cen-ter is a consolidated tutoring center, which meansthat all tutoring isdone in one largespace.

This is the first yearit has been localed in

Butler Hall, and ac-cording to tutorMelanie Foster, it's adefinite improvementover last year's loca-tion because~I's more

accessible by stu-deills.

The TAP Learn-

ing Cenler providestuloring' for the ma-jority of subjects of-fered at Undenwood.

They are also incharge of teaching theEnglish ComposilionI sludents who need

mandatory tUloring.An appoinlment is

not needed In orderto benefit from'lhe fa-

cilities. In fact, according to Brian Watkins, cenlerdirector, "We encourage walk-ins, and we do ourbest to accommodate anyone."

The program is serup' to be one-on-one IUloring,but according to Foster, it often turns out to be dmany as two or three tutors working with one stu-dent.

Second year peer tutor Cindy Jeans commented,"1really like (the program) because I can see the effectI have on others. Together we work to solve theirchalienges." .

The Talent Accomplishment Program (TAP) is an

innovative advising approach that helps students as-sess and develop Iheir lalents Ihroughoultheir coile-giue careers. The TAP process begins when. thestudent is admiued 10 Undenwood College. ..Theprospective student completes a "Talent'Accomplish-ment Profile" where his' or her accomplishments,

inlereSIS, and abilitiesare recorded.

The "Talent Accom-

plishment Profile" isupdated Ihroughout thcstudenls career until

each new accomplish-ment or work experi-ence is recorded in the

profile. The end resultis a "Talent Transcript"which is published inthe "LIONetwork

Placemenl Catalog"when the sludent

graduates.The TAP Learning

center has 35 full time

tutors, including workand learn and volun-teers, who must workal leasl 10 hours a

week. It is run byBryan Allen, cenlercoordinalor, BrianWatkins, cenler direc-

lor, Joe Bordeaux PhD, education adviser, and anadvisory commiuee. The TAP program operates OUIof Ihe Studenl Developmenl Office in BUller Hall.

Sludent Developme~t also assists in academic' andcareer advising. II can be reached at 949-4976. Thecenler is open 2:00 Ihrough 5:00p.m., and 6:00 through .9:00p.m. Monday through Thursday. II can be reachedat 949-4827.

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Bryan Allen coordinates the new TAP learning center inButler Hall.

l'APWORKSHOPSenior Countdown WorkshopScheduled The

Senior Countdown Workshop is one of the finaldeveloping tools Undenwood employs in TAP.

The goal of this workshop is to guarantee thuall students graduale wilh field experience alongwith a network bf contacts_ Experience andnelworking areessential in order to obtain a jobupon graduation.

All seniors are expected to use this resource asa step in their job search. Talent Transcripts ofIhe members from last year's Senior Seminarswere included in the first LIONnelwork Place-

ment Catalog. This catalog was di;trlbuted tomore than 250 employers in the area. . On theaverage, each student has received at least eightcails for employmenl interviews through Ihisdireclory. .

The dates for the one-hour Countdown' Senior

Workshop are as follows:

September 292:00pm and 3:30 pm

October 4

6:00 pm

October 510:00 am

October 7

6:00pm

All seniors should reserve a SpOI in one ofthese workshops by calling Lynette Basler, di-reClor of Career Development, at x4990 or x4803.

Any other individuals interested in auendingthe workshops are welcome to reserve a spot aswell. Basler urges students to call soon, as there

are a limited number ,?f available seats per limeperiod.

Additional workshops will be added as needed.