Cathy McCafferty-Smith, M.A L.P.C Chief Engagement Officer, Know U LLC Joan Helwig, Counselor

1. Building a Career Development System Preparing Students for Post-Secondary and Career Readiness Cathy McCafferty-Smith, M.A L.P.C Chief Engagement Officer, Know U LLC Joan Helwig, Counselor Marlette Jr./Sr. High School

2. What high school data is saying: Out of 100 high school students: • 75 graduate from high school • 27 enter the workforce with HS diplomas • 48 continue on to college • 30 seek bachelor’s degrees • 11 graduate in 4 years • 18 enter two-year institutions • 11 do not complete a degree ….and 25 drop out!!! • S. Stimart - Director, Work Force Development - ACT

3. One reason often cited is that students cannot see the relevance of school and how it relates to their lives. And … we know all students need workplace skills no matter what post-secondary training option they choose … Source: Ready For College, Ready For Work: Are They the Same or Different ACT article Why are 25% of students dropping out?

4. Like a circulatory system! The system parts… Michigan Career Pathways Educational Development Plans (EDPs) Michigan Merit Exam (MME) Integrated Curriculums: Academic & CTE, Technological Literacy, Online Learning

5. Career Cruising – Key part of a career readiness system • Educational Development Plan (EDP) - E-portfolio storage cabinet • (10 MB space) • Self Assessments – • Career Pathways • Career Exploration • Goal Setting • Planning • Researching post-secondary • institutions (cost /benefits) • Virtual Job Shadowing • Resume Development, etc. • http://www.careercruising.com

6. Career Pathways: A student’s career interests An excerpt from Cathy’s EDP – http://www.careercruising.com

7. An EDP: Career development processversusevent • Career Cruising EDP portfolio • follows the student • Student academic/career exploration • progress measured over time • Students see relevance/ • connectionto schoolwork • Teaches them to document successes, • demonstrated skills • Can be a helpful decision tool as students • move to each/next level of education • Career Development is ongoing not a one time event Exploration What are my options Self Assessment Who Am I? Career Development Goal Setting Action Planning Decision Making Sifting/matching

8. “Good to Have” Why should all students have an EDP portfolio? • Important – we saw how/why • (good decisions) • Needed – “exploration without reflections” • has little meaning • Required – Graduation 2011 – • (MMC 2006 law change) • Post-secondary institutions/employers may • prefer a portfolio • Students have evidenceto show what they • have explored and accomplished Courtesy of lprobatelitigation.com

9. Student Academic and Career Assessment Data……. as predictors, MDE news English, Math, Reading and Science World of Work (WOW) Map - Career Matches Readying for WorkKeys scores World of Work (WOW) Map - Career Matches 8th grade test 10th grade test Find info at http://www.actstudent.org/explore/tests/epas.html

10. ACT EXPLORE - 8thgrade student career interests Step #1 World of Work - Step #2 Interests - Step #3Career Options

11. ACT EXPLORE/PLAN – 8th and 10th Grade

12. ACT EXPLORE: World of Work (WOW) MapHelping students with career exploration and a skill level goal The interactive ACT-World of Work (WOW) map Using the ACT EXPLORE WOW- Career Interest report Information that will motivate students and help them set skill level goals ACT World of Work Map http://www.act.org/wwm/index.html

13. Looking at a career “interest” slice of the “ACT World of Work” (WOW) Map First, we clicked on the black outer rim of the map Next, we clicked on the “Financial Transactions” career choice Let’s see what pops up for the student

14. Career Area Example: Financial Transactions WorkKeys Scores levels found here!

16. Getting ready for the 11th grade MME ACT and WorkKeys Assessments • Now have a college ready focus and a work ready focus • Driven by WorkKeys! • Provides a common target with our business friends • Gives useable DATA to change our processes • Reading for Information • Applied Math • Locating Information Resulting in the:

17. Got Skills? …Need Skills? • We have a tentative interest based career choice • We have an identified skill level score needed • How can we be sure we have the skill levels we need to prepare for our career? • If we don’t have them, how can we learn them?

18. Applied practice & scoring data (look …a “pair of dimes” we shifted!) A “pair-a-digm” shift to 24/7 online learning…KeyTrain pre-assesses skills, tracks online time, provides learning experiences, skills building data

19. KeyTrain has a feature inside to search for careers based on student skills score levels!

20. ACT Readiness Benchmarks for Credit-Earning College Courses CollegeEXPLORE (8th/9th) PLAN (10th) ACT (11th/12th) Credit-Earning College Readiness College Readiness College Readiness Course Benchmarks Benchmarks Benchmarks English Comp. English English English Algebra Math Math Math Social Science Reading Reading Reading Biology Science Science Science • ACT College-Readiness Benchmarks Through collaborative research with postsecondary institutions nationwide, ACT has established the following college readiness benchmarks*: * Minimum score needed on an ACT subject-area test to indicate a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in the corresponding credit-bearing college course. 13 17 15 20 18 22 21 24 15 19 17 21

24. NCRC Certificates: Four Levels

25. Higher Skills = Higher Pay Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, ACT data

26. Recap: Integrating to create a systemLet’s look at strategies on how to use these Michigan Career Pathways Educational Development Plans (EDPs) Michigan Merit Exam (MME) Integrated Curriculums: Academic & CTE, Technological Literacy, Online Learning

27. ACT EXPLORE / ACT PLAN – Connections to what leaders care about in your school “Have to Haves” ACT EXPLORE/PLAN Building Leaders MI School Improvement Framework - Teaching for Learning Strand - Data Management Strand Counselors - Michigan Comprehensive Guidance Model – Career Development Domain • “Good to Haves” • ACT EXPLORE/PLAN • Measures curriculum successes • and needs for improvement • Student assessment at a point in time • (8th grade and 10th grade) • Able to intervene before student gets • too far • Track all students over time (PLAN is a • predictor of ACT) • Richer guidance conversations • College & Work readiness • Parent and student dialogue

29. Proactive Academic, Career Choice, MME Preparation Academic Readiness Career Readiness Portfolio Evidence 8th Grade ACT EXPLORE Academic Scores English, Math, Reading, Science ACT World of Work Career Cruising Matchmaker 1 Career Path Goals ACT EXPLORE – Report EDP NCLB Tech Literacy 9th Grade Career Cruising Interests/Skills Career Pathways/Goals KeyTrain ONET Matchmaker cont’.. Key Train Student Report EDP Activity,uploads Key Train pre-assess Reading for Info. Applied Math Locating Info. Post Secondary/ Career Readiness! 10th Grade ACT PLAN English, Math, Reading, Science Key Train accelerate ACT World of Work Career Cruising and KeyTrain DOT Career Exploration Activities ACT PLAN Report Key Train Student Report EDP 11th Grade Key Train MME Prep March 2010 – MME HS Coursework Post MME- KeyTrain remediate Career Cruising- Postsecondary Goals Employability Skills Workbased Learning MME Results Resume Post-secondary Info. EDP 12th Grade HS Coursework Key Train / remediate WorkKeys re-test at OCC Career Cruising- Postsecondary Goals Employability Skills Exit Portfolio EDP NCRC Certificate Senior Exit Portfolio Post-secondary Plan C Smith/AJB - Oakland Schools, 2009

31. How to get this system into your school Counselor supported ideas and best practices • EDP required for first day of class - • pathway and skill data • EDP required for entry into CTE or • Tech Center program – pathway match • Parent sign off/teacher sign off • Part of a high school transition/ • orientation plan • Integrate content into other classes • Personal Curriculum modification • CTE Program of Study- Course • Selection- MME- WorkKeys match

32. One Strategy: Freshman TransitionA proactive intervention Kids are dropping out: • Drop out prevention • Build high school skills (KeyTrain) • Data baseline • Create excitement about the connections • Catch me before I struggle! Academic scores: How am I doing in early 9th grade in: • English • Math • Reading • Science Helps me want to be in school Provides career choices!!!

33. Talking with parents – Freshman transition / orientation • Career Interest Assessment • Interest assessments • Career Cruising Matchmaker (8th grade) • ACT- UNIACT (8th grade) (Interest assessment) • = Career Interest(s) / Possible pathways • Skills Assessment • + ACT EXPLORE (8th grade) • + KeyTrain - Pre assessment • = At what skill level am I? • = an Educational Development Plan (EDP) • …….for a successful start in 9th grade

34. Summary: Using data in your school for reporting requirements • EDP/Career Cruising • Education Yes! • Michigan Merit Curriculum • Student Portfolio • Required • Counselors/ Principals/Students • Teachers/Parents • KeyTrain • Academic pre-assessment/ curriculum/ high school skills • Pre-data MME WorkKeys • Teachers/Counselor/Principal • ACT EXPLORE/PLAN • Academic skill level check • Curriculum improvement • Predictor for ACT PLAN in 10th grade and ACT in 11th grade • Teachers/Counselor/Principal • WorkKeys • Michigan MME (Day 2) • Part of MME/ AYP scoring process • Teachers/Counselor/Principal

35. Special Ed Workforce Development School Improvement Career Tech Ed Academics A Career Readiness System- - NCRC/MME intersects everyone’s work! MME/NCRC

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37. Many students are not graduating, or once they do, they cannot decide who they were meant to be…. We can help them …with SYSTEM wide EDP/e-portfolio ongoing activities …… ensuring SELF-AWARENESS to help them see and REFLECT onwhat they have to offer ………to make LEARNING real to their life TODAY and to their FUTURE They will create dreams and goals and do the ACTIONS to complete them, because we taught them HOW!

38. They are our kids! Let’s help them make great choices for their future and ours!

39. Building Your Career Development System • How are you using student academic assessment data to intervene early? • How are you coordinating your students’ career choice results to help them see the relevance in what they are learning? • How are you connecting this information to your school improvement team efforts? • How can this information provide evidence for educator evaluation?

40. What are your next steps? Thank you ! Cathy McCafferty-Smith, M.A., L.P.C, GCDFI Chief Engagement Officer, Know U LLC – 248-417-1987 Joan Helwig, M.A., L.P.C., GCDF Counselor/Instructional Technology, Marlette Jr./Sr. High School