AchieveTexas College and Career Initiative training 2/2/15. CTAT OpenSource Conference PreConference Presentation.

1. A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING
CAREER PLANS THAT BEST FIT
YOUR STUDENTS
P R E S E N T E D B Y
K A R E N L . A L E X A N D E R , P H . D .
C I N D Y M I L L E R , M . E D .
A C H I E V E T E X A S P R O J E C T
K A R E N . A L E X A N D E R @ T T U . E D U

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3. A NEED IN TEXAS
• What makes a student college and career
ready?
• How are today’s students different than
students of the past?
• What are some of the challenges of this
current population?
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4. •Created around Career Clusters®
•Improve learner achievement – both
academic and technical
•Promote successful transitions from
secondary to postsecondary education
•Support workforce and economic
development
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ACHIEVETEXAS
COLLEGE AND CAREER INITIATIVE

5. ACHIEVETEXAS SUPPORTS ALL 16 CAREER CLUSTERS®
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6. Career
Clusters® and
the
Endorsements
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7. STEM ENDORSEMENT
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8. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ENDORSEMENT
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9. PUBLIC SERVICES ENDORSEMENT
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10. MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENDORSEMENT
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11. Concept - Students can succeed in school,
career, and life if they plan their own
individual college and career success.
Philosophy - No career option is
intrinsically better than the other.
Whether the choice is right or not
depends on the personal goals of the
student.
Goal - To prepare students for college and
career, and allow them to choose the
options that are best for them.
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ACHIEVETEXAS IS BASED UPON…

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13. READINESS VS. ELIGIBILITY
• Readiness and eligibility are two different
goals
• More students are going to college than ever
before and this trend is likely to continue
• Two-year colleges have seen a noticeable
enrollment increase
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14. ACTE DEFINES CAREER READY
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15. CAREER DEVELOPMENT SPANS ALL GRADES
K-5: Understanding the Importance and Value of Work and Jobs
Introduction to the world of careers
6-8: Initial Career Exploration
Discovering interest areas
Grade 8: Career Exploration and Transition
Develop graduation plans based upon personal interest/cluster areas
9-12: Programs of Study Related to a Career Goal
Academics and technical courses, intensive guidance, individual graduation plans
Postsecondary: Career Preparation
Achieving credentials: college, certification, apprenticeship, military
Employment: Career Advancement
Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
Steps to Success

16. •Work for students to support their
career goals
•Initiate early career awareness
•Expose students to all available career
opportunities through career
exploration
•Help students transition successfully to
postsecondary education and
career
ACHIEVETEXAS IS DESIGNED TO…
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EIGHT STEPS FOR SYSTEM BUILDING
1. Decide to implement
AchieveTexas
2. Span all grades
3. Add Programs of Study for all
students
4. Enhance guidance and
counseling
5. Build seamless connections
6. Establish extended learning
7. Build strong partnerships
8. Support intense professional
development

18. QUESTIONS?

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PROGRAM OF STUDY MODEL COMPONENTS

20. • Tools to help
you and your
district with the
local
implementation
of the
Foundation
High School
Program
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ACHIVETEXAS FRAMEWORK AND RESOURCES

21. HB 5: SECTION 28.02121
 A principal of a high school shall designate a school
counselor or school administrator to review
personal graduation plan options with each student
entering grade nine together with that student ’s
parent or guardian. The personal graduation plan
options reviewed must include the distinguished
level of achievement and the endorsements. Before
the conclusion of the school year, the student and
the student ’s parent or guardian must confirm and
sign a personal graduation plan for the student.
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22. HB 5: SECTION 28.02121
 A personal graduation plan under Subsection (c)
must identify a course of study that:
1. promotes college and workforce readiness and
career placement and advancement; and
2. facilitates the student's transition from
secondary to postsecondary education.
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23.  Programs of study can be the centerpiece of the
guidance program—support HB 5 expectations.
 Programs of study help students plan an
individualized coherent educational path.
 Programs of study can be the basis for your
Personal Graduation Plans for all students.
 Teachers, especially CTE teachers, can help
you!
WHY PROGRAMS OF STUDY?
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24. 0 5 10 15
Agriculture, Food,…
Architecture &…
Arts, AV Technology &…
Business, Management,…
Education and Training
Finance
Government & Public…
Health Science
Hospitality & Tourism
Human Services
Information Technology
Law, Public Safety &…
Manufacturing
Marketing, Sales & Service
STEM
Transportation,…
Texas Labor Market
Labor Market

25. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION DEFINES…
High Skill is any further training past high
school.
High Wage is determined as $15.14/hour or
higher.
High Demand is an occupation that is in high
need, i.e. supply is less than the demand.
May vary by region and/or community..

26. PROGRAMS OF STUDY IN TEXAS
• 122 models are available at www.achievetexas.org
• Models illustrate various career goals in all 16 career
clusters
• Components:
• Middle school connection
• Requirements for the High School Graduation Plan
• Secondary certifications
• Extended learning opportunities, including CTSOs
• College credit opportunities
• Postsecondary linkages
• Career opportunities from entry level to advanced
• Professional associations
• Recent revisions include more postsecondary detail
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27. Four credits
Districts determine these locally
All sequences should be coherent and
connect back to a student’s career goal
COHERENT SEQUENCE OF COURSES…
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Specific POS career goal
is listed first. Related
career goals are listed
with the assigned O*NET
Code. Hyperlinked to the
specific occupation as
described in the
Occupational Outlook
Handbook.

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Districts can list courses offered
for high school credit at the 8th
grade, such as Algebra I or the
various Principles Courses. This
cell might also include your
Career Portals or Exploring
Careers—use these courses to
create the initial PGP students
will need for high school.

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POS reflect changes
resulting from Texas
HB 5 (2013) and
promote the
Foundation Plan with
an Endorsement.
Distinguished Level
of Achievement
requirements are
also included. CTE
courses that could be
selected by the local
district to be used in
a coherent sequence
are listed.

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Career and Technical Student
Organizations (CTSOs) have
hyperlinks to take students to the
organizations’ website. CTSOs are
curricular organizations supporting
the related CTE courses. This
section promotes the community
outreach expectation for school
accountability.

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Districts may customize this
section by listing all of the
college credit opportunities
available on the local level
while students are enrolled in
high school. Section will be
important for student
performance
acknowledgement.

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Examples are
provided of
practicum and work-
based learning
expeiences and
certifications that
are available at the
secondary level.
Certifications will be
important for student
performance
acknowledgement.

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Postsecondary section is
hyperlinked to additional pages
providing more details about
programs. Sample career options
are provided with each degree
level. Occupations reflect entry-
level through professional-level
positions that require advanced
degrees.

36. Perkins requires CTE programs have POS
that…
• Align rigorous academic standards and student
achievement standards;
• Include academic and CTE content in a coordinated, non-
duplicative progression of courses;
• Are relevant and challenging at the secondary and
postsecondary level;
• Lead to employment in high skill, high wage, or high
demand occupations;
• Offer opportunities for dual credit; and
• Lead to a degree, certificate, or credential.
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS OF STUDY
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37. Local districts choose which Career Clusters® to
implement based on the needs of the students,
community, and local economy.
Not all schools will be able to offer all 16 clusters.
Goal is to use advanced technology to give
students a sample of each career cluster and
enhance their opportunities for high-demand,
high-skill, or high-wage occupations.
ALL 16 CLUSTERS IN EVERY SCHOOL?
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38. TAC§74.3 Description of a Required Secondary
Curriculum states that a district must offer
career and technical education courses
selected from at least three of the eight
(sixteen) career and technical areas (clusters)
taught on a campus in the school district with
provisions for contracting for additional
offerings with programs or institutions as may
be practical.
Perkins grant requirement—at least one POS
in each of the three locally selected clusters.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENT
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39. Former CTE Program Names
Family & Consumer Sciences
Agricultural Sciences
Business Education
Career Clusters
Education and Training
Human Services
Hospitality & Tourism
Agriculture, Food & Natural
Resources
Manufacturing
Business Management &
Administration
Finance
Information Technology
GO BEYOND THE MINIMUM!
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Even small districts can offer more than three clusters and multiple
endorsements.

40. Academic
Behaviors?
Contextual Skills
and Awareness?
College and Career
Planning Guides
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WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH…

41. Support for
School
Counselors
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42. Perkins IV defines as…
• providing access for students (and parents, as
appropriate) to information regarding career
awareness and planning with respect to an
individual’s occupational and academic future;
and
• providing information with respect to career
options, financial aid, and postsecondary
options, including baccalaureate degree
programs.
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CAREER GUIDANCE AND ACADEMIC COUNSELING

43. • TEC §28.0212—Personal Graduation
Plans (PGPs)
• TEC §33.007—Counseling Public School
Students Regarding Higher Education
• TEC §33.005—Model Comprehensive,
Developmental Guidance, and
Counseling Program
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BENEFITS FOR COUNSELORS

44. Four core components:
1. A guidance curriculum
2. A responsive services component
3. An individual planning system
4. System support
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COMPREHENSIVE, DEVELOPMENTAL
GUIDANCE, AND COUNSELING PROGRAM

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ACHIEVETEXAS RESOURCES
Counselor Guide
and
Counselor Kits

46. College and Career
Planning Guides
Career Development
and Planning
LiveBinder
Programs of Study
Models
www.achievtexas.or
g
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CLUSTER GUIDES AND OTHER RESOURCES

47. RESEARCH INDICATES…
“The process of creating individual
learning plans…helps engage
students in their own development,
a critical component in their
success.”
Chait, R., Muller, R.D., Goldware, S., & Housman, N.G. (2007). Academic interventions to help
students meet rigorous standards: State policy options. Washington, DC: Institute for
Educational Leadership.
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48. Engaged
and
Motivated
Students
Administrators
Teachers
Parents
Postsecondary
Partners
Business and
Industry
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ARE YOU POISED TO LEAD…

49. WITH ACHIEVETEXAS…
• We can build a college and career ready culture.
• We can better inform parents of opportunities for
their students.
• We have an opportunity to impact ALL students.
• We can improve the coordination between core and
career-related electives.
• ALL students will benefit from a focus on academic
and technical skills.
• ALL students can focus their future.
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50. QUESTIONS?

51. FOR MORE INFORMATION
• Visit these websites
•www.achievetexas.org
•www.tea.state.tx.us
•www.careertech.org
• Email Dr. Karen Alexander at
karen.alexander@ttu.edu or
• Cindy Miller
cynthia.l.miller@ttu.edu
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