counseling and advisement advisory council committee february 13, 2012 warner robins, ga presented...

Counseling and Advisement Advisory Council Committee

February 13, 2012Warner Robins, GA

Presented by: Ginger Booton

Current Legislation

House Bill 400 (BRIDGE)House Bill 186House Bill 713

BRIDGE ImplementationBRIDGE Implementation

Mandates 6-12 system of advisement for ALL students through a systematic, comprehensive and developmental advisement process

Mandates 6-8 educational and career planning to result in an individual graduation plan synonymous with the Peach State Pathway Program of Study prior to the end of the second semester of the 8th grade

Mandates continued advisement 9-12

Advisement/Bridge Act (HB 400 May, 2010)

Advisement is a major part of education and career planning for ALL students. In May, the Governor signed the Bridge Bill to mandate advisement in grades 6-12. Three possible methods of delivery to result in an individual graduation plan:

Effective advisement is measured by the utilization

of your selected Career

Information System (CIS) in all middle

and high schools

House Bill 186

State Model and Curriculum Frameworks based on National Career Clusters Model

Stronger coordination between high school and higher education

CTAE courses shall included embedded standards in academic core subject areas.

Dual enrollment courses and credits Soft Skills Certification Implementation July, 2012

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•79 Pathways within the 16 USDOE Career Clusters

House Bill 713

Implementation July 2013 Minimum course of study in career

education for students in grades K-12.

State Board Rules

160-4-8-.09 –Student Advisement (HB 400) 160-408-.05 -Guidance Counselors (Sept 3,

2000) 160-4-5-.08- Career Education (June, 1999)

Our charge: To create a K-12 systematic comprehensive career development program for the state of Georgia.

What is Career Development?

Based on: “A Guide to Planning and Implementing K-12 Career Development Programs, 2001 by the Center on Education and Work, School of Education, University of Wisconsin- Madison

•Career-related assessments •Local school career centers•Portfolios•Work-based learning opportunities•Individual graduation plan

Career Development

What is the Framework? Content?Career Clusters?

ASCA StandardsNational Career Development GuidelinesMedia Specialist Standards

ASCA Career Development Standards Standard A: Students will acquire the skills to Standard A: Students will acquire the skills to INVESTIGATE INVESTIGATE

THE WORLD OF WORKTHE WORLD OF WORK in relation to knowledge of self and to in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisionsmake informed career decisions– Develop Career AwarenessDevelop Career Awareness– Develop Employment ReadinessDevelop Employment Readiness

Standard B: Students will employ strategies to achieve future Standard B: Students will employ strategies to achieve future CAREER GOALSCAREER GOALS with success and satisfaction. with success and satisfaction.– Acquire career informationAcquire career information– Identify career goalsIdentify career goals

Standard C: Students will understand the Standard C: Students will understand the RELATIONSHIP RELATIONSHIP between personal qualities, education, training and the world between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work.of work.– Acquire knowledge to achieve career goalsAcquire knowledge to achieve career goals– Apply skills to achieve career goalsApply skills to achieve career goals

www.schoolcounselor.orgwww.schoolcounselor.org

http://associationdatabase.com/aws/NCDA/asset_manager/get_file/3384/ncdguidelines2007.pdf

National Career Development Association

Media Specialists

http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/AASL_Learning_Standards_2007.pdf

American Library Association

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•79 Pathways within the 16 USDOE Career Clusters

Method of Delivery?

Process for Career Development

K-5 Career Awareness, Self Awareness, Who Am I?

6-8 Career Exploration, Where am I Going?

9-12 Career Planning, How will I get there?

Program Evaluation

There’s lots of work to be done!!

Wikispace:

http://gacareerdevelopment.wikispaces.com

www.gacareerdevelopment.wikispaces.com

Sub Committees

CurriculumBest Practices from other StatesBest Practices of Professional

Development for ImplementationOthers????

Timeline

Begin with the end in mind.

2013 -2014 Implementation (Aug 2013)

Professional Development – Summer of 2013

State Approvals-2012-2013

Final Draft- Summer 2012

Next Advisory Council Meeting

Date?

Where?

Thank you!

Ginger BootonWest GA RESACTAE Coordinator706-302-0362 CellBootongn@troup.org