Pathway to Prosperity

What do we do next?

Objectives

• To understand basic parts of Pathways

• To examine ideas for customizing basic parts

• To collaborate with others on how they are progressing in pathways

Introductory Activity

Review: Pathways to Prosperity

• LPS requirements• http://ctelps.dpi.state.nc.us/ctelps.nsf

Northeast Model

• Create Regionally• Customize Locally

Northeast’s Pathways to Prosperity

• http://northeastNCWorksPTP.com

So what now?????

Customizing a Plan: Core Courses

Customizing a Plan: CTE Courses

Customizing a Plan: CCP Courses

Customizing a Plan: Career Development

• Beaufort County’s GRADD project as an option….

NERESA GRADD

(Graduate: Ready

and Digitally

Driven) Digital

Student Portfolio

BCS Removed

the Graduation Project RequirementFocused on

12th Grade

Only

What is

GRADD?

GRADD6th – 12th Grade

Meaningful goals to

reach each year.

Who will help

the students

along the way?

Teachers, Counselors, and CDC’s

GRADD Student ProgressionStudents will:

Use CFNC to guide students

Define goals for after high school

Gain financial literacy through courses and earn EverFi credentials

Take at least one online and college courses

Tour institutes of higher learning

Participate in guest speaker presentations at least two times per year

Participate in at least one job shadowing experience

Research career paths along the way by searching jobs to learn about

education/training needed, job outlook, salary, etc

Revise goals as goals and college/career paths change

Incorporate digital literacy skills

Search jobs to learn about education/training needed, job outlook, salary, etc

• Overall goal is to prepare students for college and/or career after high school

How can we accomplish this at the school level?

• Students will have same homeroom

teacher each year of high school

• Homeroom teachers will assist the

student, parents, and counselors in

completing yearly points of

progression documents

• Students will have the same

Counselor for each year of high

school

Digital Portfolio

Digital Portfolio

• Google Drive

• Summarizes student’s interest and goals

• Shows progression and achievements

by earning digital badges

• After high school, export to personal

• Google Drive

When and

Where

• Establish CFNC accounts

• Complete Learning Styles Inventory

• Begin presentation skills and soft skills

• Begin tracking extra-curriculum activities

• Create Interest Profiler in CFNC

• Discuss goals for college/career

• Continue working on soft skills and presentations

• Create Career Development Plan

• Attend Curriculum Nights at the high schools

• Register for 9th grade classes with college/career goals in mind

When and Where Do We Begin?

6th 8th7th

2015-2016

High School

• Complete Career Cluster Survey

• Update Career Development Plan (CDP)

• Review Articulated Credits and

Credentials

• Revise goals and plans based on updated

careers cluster survey

• Visit an institute of higher learning

• Participate in job shadowing

High School

• Research and present on the chosen career path

• Research colleges that offer courses leading to

the career, the salary expectations, any

credentials required

• Complete financial literacy course by the end of

the junior year along with earning the EverFi

credential or another financial literacy credential

• Take at least one online/college course by the

end of the senior year

High School

• Focus on interview skills, soft skills,

resume, and presentation skills

• Participate in internships, college

recruitment activities as well as

possible job interviews for those

pursuing careers after graduation

Grade 9  Who am I? What will I be?

• Attend Curriculum Fair for your high

school options

•Begin participation in Career Technical

Student Organizations (CTSO) or

school related extracurricular

activities to further enhance

leadership and soft skills

Grade 9  Who am I? What will I be?

• Update Career Development Plan (CDP)

• Review College & Career Readiness

Standards based on Explore 8th Grade

(lesson plan)

• Review Articulated Credits and

Credentials (CTE lesson plan)

• College visit or Career Fair participation

Grade 10-What will I need?

• Presentation based on college/career goals in English II

• Visit an institute of higher learning (Community

College/Trade School) or participate in job shadowing

( virtual or in person)

• Complete Learning Styles Inventory as part of the PLAN

• Review PLAN results during Homeroom

• Monitor and revise Career Development Plan (CDP) for

registration the following year

Grade 11 -Where Will I Go?

• Research the chosen career path during Homeroom

• Research colleges that offer courses leading to the

career, the salary expectations, any credentials required

during homeroom

• Complete financial literacy course or credential

• Participate in Job shadowing/internship

Grade 11 -Continued

• Register and complete learning styles inventory as part

of the ACT

•Review ACT results during homeroom

•Monitor and revise Career Development Plan (CDP) for

the following year

Grade 12-What have I done and how

do I get there?

• Focus on interview skills, resume, and presentation skills

• Participate in internships, college recruitment activities

as well as possible job interviews for those pursuing

careers after graduation

• Complete a Senior Summary (Review Career

Development Plan, CFNC account) during first quarter

with Counselor

Grade 12-What have I done and how

do I get there?

• Visit an institute of higher learning,

military recruiter, or job shadowing

opportunity

• Complete a culminating digital portfolio

• Presentation of digital portfolio for parents

and community

Digital Badges

Badges 9-12

• Academic Honor (annual)• Leadership• Attendance• PLAN• ACT• Community Service• High School Graduation  Endorsements• Governor’s School• AP Awards• WorkKeys Career Readiness Certificate• OSHA—10 hr Construction • Microsoft Office Users Specialist: Word,

Access, Excel, Power Point

• NCCER Welding • NCCER Construction• Certified Nursing Assistant I• Private Pesticide Application• Carolina Certified Plant Professional• ServSafe• ProStart I , II• Pharmacy Tech• CPR for Healthcare Professional• First Aide• EverFi• Firefighter I, II, III• Emergency Medical Technician I• Adobe Certification

Grade 9-OCS: See form• Assemble OCS Career Portfolio

• Complete Personal Information in OCS Career

Portfolio

• Combine Career Development Plan in OCS Career

Portfolio

• Accumulate 100 hours School Based Training

(SBT)

• CFNC Career Interest Survey

• Continue to Work on Soft Skills

Grade 9-OCS: Continued• Presentation

• Identify Strengths and Weaknesses

• Record and Summarize CTE Course (s)

• Extra-Curricular Activities

• Fieldtrips

• 1st Job Options

• IEP Meetings: student actively participates

• Student is familiar with graduation requirements

Virtual Job

Shadowing

Fee: Virtual

Jobshadow

http://www.virtualjobshado

w.com/

Free: My Plan

http://www.myplan.com/ Community:

Career Day, Speed Jobbing (

http://tinyurl.com/k6ggtad

), or Chamber of Commerce

 

Things to Remember:

• Save google docs at least every

9 weeks as a teacher and

counselor.  

• The school should save Google

docs each year.

• Badges list can be modified

according to school system.

(See list) Badges will be added

at the end of each year.

Next Steps

Next StepsProfessional Developmen

t

Beaufort County and

RESA Districts

Customizing a Plan: Career Guidance Suggestions

Self-Awareness• Conduct a session with students to explore self awareness

using the results of the ASVAB• Use the interest inventory from the ACT PLAN assessment• Use the interest inventory from CFNC• Conduct role playing scenarios (e.g. personality type, values,

conflict management/bullying, team building and reality check activities)

• Use class meetings (where available) or other counseling sessions to emphasize the link between academic and aptitude strengths, and challenges with future career interests/goals (e.g. GPA)

• Provide poverty awareness training for counselors and CDCs• Use "True Colors” to explore self-awareness

Customizing a Plan: Career Guidance Suggestions

Career Awareness/Exploration/Goal Setting• Visit all English classes (9- 12) or other subjects in which the entire grade level can be

exposed to and work with students on the following: update CFNC accounts; update career development plans; LSI update; take a career interest inventory; portfolio updates (e.g. awards, test scores, community service); and match "Career to College to Degrees' to Job Outlook

• Provide virtual and face-to-face job shadowing opportunities• Organize cluster based career fairs• Involve students in industry internships as well as community volunteering and service

projects• Begin college application process • Organize virtual/face-to-face college tours• Host financial aid workshops• Coordinate with local community college for college fair and college reps in classrooms• Establish a career awareness Speakers Bureau• Utilize O*Net• Partner with Community College in sponsoring a learning about careers event for

parents and students

Customizing a Plan: Career Guidance Suggestions

High School Course Selection/Post-Secondary Planning• Student-parent meetings to discuss the link between course selection, assessment results, post-

secondary planning and career interests• CDC and counselors work as a team to establish one-to-one guidance relationships with students -

review and discuss ASVAB, PSAT, SAT, ASSET, Work Keys, ACT• Use ACT PLAN assessments and questionnaires in the planning process• Use the "A Look at Me" lessons in the Career Management Course• Use related tools in CFNC and F4K (Career Cruising)• Sponsor Lunch and Learn Lab and/or Power Lunches -- focus on “soft" and 'technical" skills• Organize Career Fairs, Curriculum Fairs, College Days and College Weeks (involving all

teachers/staff)• Institute an upper class mentor program • Expand job shadowing and internship programs• Expand certification programs• Prepare a "College Articulation" lesson to be taught by all CTE teachers the first week of school• Develop and utilize career cluster commitment letters and contracts• Hold encouragement rallies • Develop a mentoring program• Plan multilingual awareness advertising campaign with supportive media strategies• Develop strategies that encourage and recognize credentials

Customizing a Plan: Career Guidance Suggestions

Personal and Employability Skill Development• Develop assessment rubrics to provide students feedback on “soft" skills related to assigned

projects, presentations, mock interviews and work-based learning experiences (i.e. speaking, team work, pride in outcome, being prepared, punctuality, etc.)

• Provide workshops/sessions on job readiness and "soft” skills, e.g. resume writing, cover letters, mock job interviews, workplace ethics scenarios

• Provide mini lessons on workplace responsibility, e.g. on time, being prepared, pride in outcome, etc.

• Organize a full range of work based learning experiences providing specific instruction and feedback on personal and employability skills, e.g guest speakers, lunch and learn sessions, field trips, job shadows, internships, apprenticeships, entrepreneurial workshops

• Utilize KeyTrain/ WorkKeys soft skills assessments and NC-Net Employability Skills Resource Took Kit (free)

• Define and target emphasis on specific locally identified high need soft skills, e.g. workplace responsibility, teamwork, public speaking, etc.

• Require students to make professional presentations, e.g. Graduation Projects• Utilize employability skills instructional materials from NC REAL 9. Involve students in industry

internships as well as community volunteering and service projects• Organize a school-wide "Work Day“ where students come in professional dress, learn about

careers, focus on soft skills, resume writing, job applications and interviewing skills

Customizing a Plan: WBL

• Inside the box– Job shadowing, internships, apprenticeships,

cooperative education

• Outside the box– Virtual job shadow, online mentors, GoPro

cameras, Skyping, business created projects for students to complete

Customizing a Plan: Credentials

• Criteria for adding credentials– https://

moodle.learnnc.org/pluginfile.php/360424/mod_resource/content/1/2013-14%20Credential%20Report%20Final_10%2022%2014nowatermark-N%20.pdf

– Page 6 of any credential data report

• Local buy-in

Objectives

• To understand basic parts of Pathways

• To examine ideas for customizing basic parts

• To collaborate with others on how they are progressing in pathways

Original Pathway

Remodeled Pathway

Contact Information

• Dr. Stacy Leggett, Secondary Education and CTE Director, Martin County, sleggett@martin.k12.nc.us

• Wendy Petteway, CTE Director, Beaufort County, wpettewa@beaufort.k12.nc.us

• Christina Harris, NCDPI, Northeast Regional CTE Coordinator, christina.harris@dpi.nc.gov