Education Development Plans (EDP) Make the Motor City Connection Between High School

and College

2005 NTPN Annual ConferenceSeptember 30, 2005

Orlando World Center Marriott

Introductions and OverviewJim Whitledge, Consultant, Guidance & Counseling, Oakland Schools

Career DevelopmentVicki McNiff, Counselor, OCC, Orchard Ridge Campus

Education Development Plan (EDP)Noreen Ruehs, Counselor, OCC, Royal Oak Campus

Tom Kress, Counselor, OCC, Royal Oak Campus

Large Group ResolutionPat Nowaczynski, Counselor, OCC, Auburn Hills Campus

Oakland County Tech Prep Consortium

The Oakland County Tech Prep Consortium is comprised of:

• 28 local school districts• 44 high schools• four technical campuses• business/industry/labor affiliates• five campuses of Oakland Community College • Oakland Schools, the intermediate school district

of Oakland County.

An Overview of Oakland County, Michigan • Geography: Located north of Detroit; 910 square miles.

The county has 450 lakes within its boundaries.

• Population: 1,134,195. For the year 2000, the estimated median age of the county was 36.7 years.

• Median Income: Third wealthiest county in the nation. Median income per household (1999) was $61,907 (U.S. average = $41,994).

• Commerce: Forty-five Fortune 500 companies do business in the County.. One-third of all U.S. auto production takes place within 70 miles of the County. Robotics firms in Oakland County account for more than 50% of all U.S. robotics sales. 35 % of Global Fortune 500 companies have business locations in the County.

Career Development and Education Connections - Overview

• The parts make up the whole

• Moving along the highways in Oakland County

• Web-Based Education Development Plan (EDP)

• The Future

The Parts Make Up the Whole• Oakland County School Districts and their Schools

• Oakland Community College/Counselors

• Legislation/Funding/Accreditation

• A Web-Based Education Development Plan (EDP)

• School Counselors

• Administrative Support and Understanding

• Students & Parents

Moving along the highways in Oakland County

Elementary

Middle School

High School

Postsecondary

• Selection of a product (the engine)

The Web-Based EDP

• Timeline for getting the product on the road

• Costs (sticker price)

• Product evaluation (maintenance schedule)

• Dealer service and support

The Future• Benefits (options)• Phase-in over a period of time (break-in period)• Challenges (safety)

Career Development

Self Exploration

Career Development

Career Options

Career Development

Decision Making & Goal Setting

Career Development

Job Search Process

Job Preparation

Seamless Transition

Career Guidance Software

EDP

Parking Lots and Potholes!• Communication (Common training, K-

14; used in all career classes)

• Funding (Grants for career development, assessment, and college initiative grants)

• Technology Implications (Common software, K-14, web based accessibility)

• Buy-in to concept (collaboration across the college)

• Leadership (counselor-to-counselor and Tech Prep connections)

Career Cruising!