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KANSAS CAREER PIPELINE (KUDER)

KANSAS CAREER PIPELINE (KUDER). USING THE KANSAS CAREER PIPELINE WITH STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. KCP AND TRANSITION PLANNING. Part of transition planning is to gather information on the student’s: Interests Preferences Post-school outcome Course of study.

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KANSAS CAREER PIPELINE (KUDER)

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  1. KANSAS CAREER PIPELINE(KUDER) USING THE KANSAS CAREER PIPELINE WITH STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

  2. KCP AND TRANSITION PLANNING • Part of transition planning is to gather information on the student’s: • Interests • Preferences • Post-school outcome • Course of study

  3. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES EXPERIENCE • Higher drop out rates • Higher unemployment and/or underemployment • Unrealistic ideas about careers/occupations • Poor organizational and planning skills • Poor research skills • More of a tendency to live for today, not for tomorrow

  4. REDUCING DROPOUTS • KCP can help student better connect the need for finishing school • KCP can help the student develop personal goals • KCP can help the student “see light at the end of the tunnel”

  5. KCP CAN BOOST EMPLOYMENT POSSIBLITIES • Students can have an easier way toexploredifferent occupations • The amount of information available on KCP helps students to better determine what occupations may fit them • KCP helps the student to determine what occupations are available for the amount of education they are willing/able to obtain

  6. DEVELOPING REALISTIC OCCUPATIONAL GOALS • Many students in SPED tend to be unrealistic about occupations • KCP can help a student develop realistic goals • KCP clearly shows a student what preparation is needed for different occupations • KCP clearly shows the student what activities other than academics helps prepare them for an occupation

  7. ASSISTING WITH PLANNING • KCP timelines • KCP school search • KCP financial aid/scholarship search • KCP portfolio section • KCP resume’, application and cover letter help

  8. KCP RESEARCH ASSISTANCE • Students are like a river and tend to follow the path of least resistance • KCP makes researching information for post-school planning easier for the student

  9. LIVING FOR TOMARROW • KCP helps the student realize that planning for the future is important and easier than previously thought • Success after high school does not happen by magic

  10. NUTS AND BOLTS • Fitting it in • Getting the students to buy in • Registration • Taking the assessments • Assessment Results • Follow-up

  11. FITTING IT IN • How does your school(s) find time to have the students take the assessments??? • Seminar • Resource classes • Take time from other classes • Incorporate into a specific class

  12. STUDENT BUY IN • Discuss post-school planning • Demonstrate some of the features • Show students how KCP helps to make post-school planning easier than traditional methods

  13. REGISTRATION • Common registration problems • User names/passwords • Use of projector to guide students

  14. TAKING THE ASSESSMENT • How much time does it take? • What about ADD or AD/HD students? • Understanding the assessment procedures/instructions • Use with lower functioning students

  15. ASSESSMENT RESULTS • To help build enthusiasm let students have some unstructured time to compare results • Discuss individual results with students • Give students time to explore the site in relation to their results

  16. FOLLOWUP • How are we going to incorporate KCP into the curriculum? • Stand alone class • Integrated into another class • Students follow up independently • If and when to retake assessments • Suggested activities/curriculm

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