This document discusses creating a college and career readiness culture in K-8 classrooms. It defines college and career readiness as having the knowledge to succeed in introductory college courses without remediation. It outlines 8 components of college and career readiness counseling including academic planning, enrichment activities, and career exploration. It also provides 4 keys to supporting readiness: meeting academic standards, exploring careers early, developing soft skills like flexibility and motivation, and fostering independent learning. The document discusses barriers districts face in career technical education like funding and retaining teachers, and ways to overcome these such as partnerships and professional development. It emphasizes the importance of reflection and a systemic framework in developing leadership and a college and career readiness culture.

1. CREATING A COLLEGE &
CAREER READINESS
CULTURE FOR YOUR
CLASSROOM
Donna M. Emanuel

2. WHAT IS COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS?
In North Carolina, students are considered
career and college ready when they have
the knowledge and academic preparation
needed to enroll and succeed, without the
need for remediation, in introductory
college credit-bearing courses in English
language arts and mathematics within an
associate or baccalaureate degree
program.

3. A FRAMEWORK FOR COLLEGE
AND CAREER READINESS
5. College and
Career
Assessments
6. College
Affordability
Planning
2. Academic
Planning
7. College
and
Career
Admissions
3. Enrichment
&
Extracurricular
Engagement
8. Transitions
to College
Enrollment
4. College and
Career
Exploration
1. College
Aspiration
NOSCA’s Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling

4. 4 Keys to Supporting College & Career
Readiness
Here's how one K-8
district establishes a
strong foundation for
postsecondary
success:

5. Be sure that all students meet rigorous
academic standards.
#1

6. Get students thinking about careers at
an early age.
#2

7. Develop the “soft” skills that will enable
the student to be successful.
What Are Soft Skills?
Soft skills are the skills that enable
you to fit in at a workplace. They
include your personality, attitude,
flexibility, motivation, and manners.
Soft skills are so important that they
are often the reason employers
decide whether to keep or promote
an employee.
#3

8. Foster independent learning.
#4

9. The Bad News: Barriers to CTE Persist
Districts reported large or very large barriers to offering
CTE programs to high school students.
● 50 percent reported lack of funding or high cost
of programs as a barrier,
● 44 percent said finding or keeping teachers for
in-demand industries and occupations
● 43 percent cited facilities or space limitations.

10. We Can Overcome These Barriers by…..
● Making students & parents aware of the programs CTE
as to offer.
● Provide high quality professional development to
aspiring and current CTE teachers.
● Encouraging districts to provide flexibility for
collaborative learning communities of CTE and general
education teachers.
● Sharing information and data on the value of CTE as
college and career readiness pathway.
● Policymakers, district and school leaders, and local
employers also can look to successful private-public
partnership programs that link education and workforce
development opportunities.

11. Achieving Sustainability in the CTE Classroom
To be an effective teacher, you must use
considerable skills when managing tasks
and situations as they arise each day in your
classroom.
It is vital that teachers reflect on their own
teaching practices and learning strategies
and implement that knowledge into their
classroom.

12. Developing a College and Career Readiness
Culture while Implementing Leadership
What is needed is a systemic
framework to create effective
leadership through developing a
college and career readiness
culture.
1. Understand that partnerships can
identify and map existing efforts
2. They can analyze the map to create
a comprehensive implementation
plan to guide the partnership’s work.

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