structuring effective career guidance to enhance the implementation of programs of study
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Structuring Effective Career Guidance to Enhance the Implementation of Programs of Study. Original Presentation: Steve Frank (OVAE) Summary Presentation: Lauren Binder (Hopewell Public Schools). Career exploration and awareness Career planning The development of a student in all areas - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Structuring Effective Career Guidance to Enhance the Implementation of Programs of Study
Original Presentation: Steve Frank (OVAE)Summary Presentation: Lauren Binder (Hopewell Public Schools)
Counselors Must Value…
Career exploration and awareness
Career planning The development of a
student in all areas Transitioning students
to the next level
Programs of study as the plan for the student growth
Programs of study as the center of a guidance program
Working with students
Counselors Must Understand…
The world is changing Skills that are relevant now will most likely be
obsolete by the time our students graduate Many students graduating from high school now will
work in positions that do not even exist when they graduate from college
Flexibility and technology are key Our guidance and the Programs of Study that
we provide will play a large role in a student’s life after their K-12 education
Counselors Must Provide…
The tools for students to developAcademically, Personally-Socially, and
Professionally (Career development) Skills in
Self-Assessment, Decision making, Goal setting, and Career planning
Programs of Study
Integral part of overall educational plan Outcome-based Planned stages Accountability Various strategies Delivered by a team
Counselor, Teacher, Parent, Community K-20 application
K-5: Career AwarenessIntroduction to the world of careers
6-8: Career ExplorationDiscovering interest areas
Grade 8: TransitionChoosing a career cluster and major (can change easily at any time later)
9-12: Career PreparationAcademics and technical courses, intensive guidance, individual graduation plans
Postsecondary: Career PreparationAchieving credentials: college, certification, apprenticeship, military
Employment: Career AdvancementContinuing Education and Lifelong Learning
Steps to Success
Career Guidance and Perkins IV
“Provide…career guidance and academic counseling programs designed to promote improved career and education decision-making …”
“Provide academic and career and technology education teachers, faculty, administrators, and career guidance and academic counselors with the knowledge, skills and occupational information to assist parents and students…with career exploration…”
“Describe how career guidance and academic counseling will be provided to CTE students…”
“Provide career guidance and academic counseling…improves which may include the usage of a graduation and career plans.
“Local education and business partnerships including work-related experiences for students, such as internships, cooperative education, school-based enterprises, entrepreneurship, and job shadowing…”
“Describe how comprehensive professional development …of CTE, academic, guidance, and administrative personnel, will be provided that…”
Perkins Act of 2006: The Official Guide
ASCA GuidelinesAppropriate Counseling Activities
Designing individual student academic programs
Interpreting cognitive, aptitude and achievement tests Counseling students with excessive
tardiness or absenteeism Counseling students with disciplinary
problems Counseling students about appropriate
school dress Collaborating with teachers to present
guidance curriculum lessons Analyzing grade-point averages in
relationship to achievement Interpreting student records Providing teachers with suggestions for
better study hall management Ensuring student records are maintained in
accordance with state and federal regulations
Assisting the school principal with identifying and resolving student issues, needs and problems
Collaborating with teachers to present proactive, prevention-based guidance curriculum lesson
Inappropriate Counseling Activities Registering and scheduling all new students Administering cognitive, aptitude and
achievement tests Signing excuses for students who are tardy
or absent Assisting with duties in the principal’s office Working with one student at a time in a
therapeutic, clinical mode Performing disciplinary actions Sending home students who are not
appropriately dressed Teaching classes when teachers are absent Computing grade-point averages Maintaining student records Supervising study halls Clerical record keeping
Helpful Links
www.acrnetwork.org www.careerclusters.org www.schoolcounselor.org
Contact Information
Steve Frank
202-245-6051
Lauren Binder
804-541-6404