1. Ready or Not?
Planning for Future Success
Danielle Jastrow, AchieveMpls & Minneapolis Public Schools

2. Agenda
• Foundation of MLP
• Scope and Sequence
• MLP on Naviance
• Outcomes

3. A Foundation for Readiness:
My Life Plan
• Career & post-secondary exploration and planning program
• Aligns with District & Counseling visions
• Provide students with:
• Skills and knowledge to navigate systems
related to post-secondary education and
training
• Understanding of how continued education
and training should relate to a career goal
• Understanding of how careers differ from a
job, connects to their personal interests and
skills, supports their lifestyle

4. Foundation, cont’d
• Created by Licensed School Counselors
• Developmental Guidance
• Aligns with ASCA model
• Systemic
• Systematic
• Rationale
• Career changes 5-7 times throughout lifetime
• A process a student will encounter again and again during
their working lifetime
• Aligns with Holland’s theory about work satisfaction
• Promote self-awareness; match self with work
• Computer skills, self-reflection and professional skills
• Collaborative
• AVID; CTE; community agencies
• Naviance as the platform

5. College &
Career
Readiness
Academic
Readiness
College
Knowledge
Career
Awareness
Personal &
Social
Readiness
Intercultural
Competence
MPS Definition of Readiness

6. CCR Readiness
core content knowledge and the cognitive skills
necessary to do post-secondary work
the skills to navigate the systems necessary to
enroll and succeed in post-secondary education
knowledge of career pathways & opportunities, &
the relationship between education, training &
career goals
individual determination and perseverance to thrive
and learn in a post-secondary environment
the ability to learn, work and communicate in a multi-
cultural world
College &
Career
Readiness
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7. Finding Answers, Learning the Skills
• Grades 6-8: MPS Academic Requirement
• Who am I?
• How do I fit into the community?
• Decision making; problem solving; planning
• Grades 9-12: MPS Graduation Requirement
• 9th and 10th grades:
• Who am I?
• What am I interested in?
• I don’t know what I don’t know.
• 11th and 12th grades:
• Forming a plan
• Which colleges? What requirements? What career? What lifestyle?
• Executing a plan
• Completing applications; following up with all pieces

8. Connecting the dots…
•Graduation Requirements
•College Entrance Requirements
•Courses related to career interest
•Access and support for higher level
courses – Honors: Advanced
Placement; International
Baccalaureate; College In the
Schools; PSEO
Academic Plan
•Training, knowledge & skills
needed for career
•College Knowledge -
understanding systems; skills to
persevere & succeed
•College exploration - finding the
right school
•Majors available related to best
school for career interest
Post-Secondary
Plan •Career Interest Inventories
•Surveys - do the students actually
have a plan
•Real Life Experiences
•Job Shadowing
•Internships
•Brown Bag Lunches
Career Goal (&
Plan)

9. Scope and Sequence of MLP

10. Deepening Understanding of Self
College
C&C Ready with a
plan for the future!
Career
Self
Grade 6
Grade 12
Purposeful and
appropriate revisiting
of concepts and
activities

11. Matrix of MLP
Milestone Objective Student Outcomes ASCA Activities Student Products/
Data Collection
Suggested Area(s) of
Academic Integration
Suggested
Timeline
Hours
(approx.)
1
High School
Transition
To assist with
students’ transition to
high school
Students will learn the skills
needed to be successful in
HS, the requirements for
graduation and the
requirements for college
access
A:A1
A:A2
A:B1
A:B2
A:C1
C:C2
PS:A1
PS:A2
PS:B1
PS:C1
Counselor led lessons and
streamed video related to:
 goal-setting
 decision-making
 bullying
 conflict-resolution
 study skills
 time management
 note taking
 organization
 Optional paper
Pre/Post survey
(part of PowerPoint)
 Optional Naviance
Pre/Post survey
(MLP 9.1 Transition
Pre/Post Survey)
 English classes
 Social Studies classes
 Supported by Project
Success where possible
Early September 2-3
2
High School
Orientation
To introduce students
to key terminology
and school personnel
Students will be aware of the
importance of the 9th grade
year and the support
systems available to them
A:A1
A:A2
A:B1
Counselor led lesson  Optional paper
Pre/Post survey
(part of PowerPoint)
 Optional Naviance
Pre/Post survey
(MLP 9.1 Transition
Pre/Post Survey)
 English
 Social Studies
 Part of 9th grade
orientation
Early October 1
3
Needs Assessment To determine the
personal, social, and
academic needs of
students
Students will be able to
indicate areas in which they
need support
PS:A1
PS:B1
PS:C1
District-created Naviance
survey
 MLP 9.3 Welcome
Survey on Naviance
 Reports for
counselors
 English
 Social Studies
 Part of 9th grade
orientation
Early October .5
4
Career Experience To expose students to
the vast array of
career options
Students will learn about
career categories and
increase their awareness of
potential career options
A:C1
C:A1
C:B1
C:B2
C:C1
C:C2
Menu:
 Career fair
 Job shadow
 Information interview
 MCIS research
 Other (with approval)
 MLP 9.4 Career
Experience on
Naviance
 career fair
worksheet survey
 other---
 English/Social Studies
classes
 CTE classes/programs
 Health classes
Spring 1
5
Resume To teach students to
market their skills via
a résumé
Students will recognize their
personal strengths and the
need to be able to
communicate their skills to
others
C:A2
C:B1
 Résumé writing
 Lesson
 Presentation
 Uploaded résumé
document on
Naviance
 Completed
Naviance résumé
 English
 CTE
 November –
January
 For use in
Step UP
résumés
2
6
4 year course
plan/credit status
To create a flexible
and appropriate 4
year academic plan
Students will have an
academic plan to assist them
in meeting their high school
grad requirements and
education and career goals
A:B2
C:B1
C:B2
C:C1
Review of:
 Transcript
 Course options
 Grad requirements
Completed academic plan:
 Paper
 Naviance
 And/or IEP
 English
 Social Studies
Spring 1

12. Milestone Objective Student Learning Targets
1
MLP &
Naviance
Introduction
and Needs
Assessment
To register students and
provide a general
overview of MLP and the
Naviance tool; to assess
students’ personal/social,
academic and career
needs.
 I will understand the Naviance login process
and feel comfortable navigating the Naviance
system.
 I will understand the objectives and structure of
MLP.
 I will identify and communicate my needs in the
three school counseling domains.
2
Keys to
Successful
Transition
To assist the students
transition to middle
school
 I will learn organizational and study skills.
 I will learn to navigate the school building.
 I will learn to use a locker.
 I will learn other daily tasks necessary to
function in middle school.
 I will learn to function and succeed personally
and academically in a middle school.
3
Learning
Styles
Inventory
To teach students about
different learning styles
and their impact on
academic performance
 I will identify my learning style and associated
strategies to assist with my academic
performance.
4
Career
Explorations
To explore careers of
interest and obtain details
about different
professions
 I will become more aware of careers and post-
secondary requirements for different
professions.
5
Academic
Course Plan
To create a flexible and
appropriate 2 year course
plan
 I will have an academic plan to assist me in
meeting my education & career goals.
MLP: Grade 6
• Focus on
transition
• Navigation
of new
building
• Creating a
new
community
AR
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AR PSR
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13. MLP: Grade 7
• Learning who
they are &
where they
belong
• Linking ideas
of lifestyle to
college &
career choices
Milestone Objective Student Learning Targets
1
MLP &
Naviance
Introduction and
Needs
Assessment
To reacquaint students
with the Naviance tool
and remind them about
the purpose and
importance of MLP; to
assess students’
personal/social,
academic and career
needs
 I will remember how to login to the
Naviance system.
 I will understand the objectives
and structure of MLP.
 I will identify and communicate my
needs in the three school
counseling domains.
2
Collaborating
with family,
school, and
community
To teach students how
to collaborate and the
importance of
collaboration and
community
 I will learn the benefits of
cooperation
 I will learn the importance of
connection to others.
 I will learn skills to successfully
collaborate.
3
Budgeting/
Wants Sheet
To teach students the
basics of budgeting
 I will learn the connection
between income and expenses.
 I will learn how this connection
relates to my careers.
4
Academic
Course Plan
To create a flexible and
appropriate 1 year
course plan
 I will write an academic plan to
assist me in meeting my
educational & career goals.
PSR
PSR IC
CA
AR
CK

14. MLP: Grade 8
• Preparation for
HS transition
• Pre-PLAN test
• Introduction to
HS systems
Milestone Objective Student Learning Targets
1
MLP/
Naviance
Introduction
and Needs
Assessment
To reacquaint students
with the Naviance tool
and remind them about
MLP; to assess students’
personal/social,
academic and career
needs
 I will remember how to login to the
Naviance system.
 I will understand the objectives and
structure of MLP.
 I will identify and communicate their
needs in the three school counseling
domains
2
Decision
Making
Strategies
To instruct students on
different decision making
and to practice the
strategies with the high
school choice process
 I will understand the application of
decision making strategies within the
high school choice process.
3
Exploring My
Options
To explain students’
EXPLORE Test results
as they relate to high
school and post-
secondary education
opportunities and career
interests
 I will understand my EXPLORE results
and associated college readiness
benchmarks.
 I will understand my skills.
 I will understand college planning, career
interests and exploration.
 I will understand the importance of
rigorous high school course work.
4
Academic
Course Plan
To empower students for
academic success by
facilitating their academic
planning and transition to
high school
 I will review my 3 year course plan and
the MPS Academic Plan.
 I will create a 4 year high school course
plan and transition plan.
PSR
PSR
AR CK CA
AR

15. MLP: Grade 9
• Transition to
HS
• Career
Exposure
• What’s out
there?
• Understanding
the system
• Credits
• Transcripts
• Graduation
requirements
Milestone Objective Student Learning Targets
1
High School
Transition
To assist students with
a successful transition
to high school
 I will learn the skills needed to be
successful in high school.
 I will learn the requirements for
graduation and the requirements for
college entrance.
2
High School
Orientation
To introduce students
to key terminology and
school personnel
 I will be aware of the importance of the
9th grade year and its impact on my
future success.
 I will learn the support systems
available to me.
3
Needs
Assessment
To determine the
personal, social, and
academic needs of
students
 I will be able to indicate areas in which
I need support.
4
Career
Experience
To expose students to
the vast array of
career options
 I will learn about career categories.
 I will increase my awareness of
potential career options.
5
Résumé To teach students to
market their skills via a
résumé
 I will recognize my personal strengths.
 I will learn a written format for
communicating my skills to others.
6 4 year course
plan/credit
status
To create a flexible
and appropriate 4 year
academic plan
 I will have an academic plan to assist
me in meeting my high school
graduation requirements and
education and career goals.
PSR IC
AR
PSR IC
CA
AR

16. Milestone Objective Student Learning Targets
1
Needs
Assessment
To determine the personal,
social, and academic needs of
students
 I will be able to indicate
areas in which I need
support.
2
Preliminary
Plan for Post-
Secondary
Students create initial plan for
their path after HS
 I will have knowledge of
post-secondary options and
pros/cons of each.
3
Career Interest
Inventory
Using knowledge acquired
from previous activities,
students will deepen their
knowledge relating to
interests, careers, and world
of work
 I will further my knowledge
about career interests and
their relation to college/post-
secondary training.
4
College
Research
To instruct students in the
variety of post-secondary
education options and to
assist with the use of various
college search engines
 I will have a reasonable list
of possible post-secondary
education options.
5
4 year course
plan/credit
status
To create a flexible and
appropriate 4 year academic
plan and review progress
toward graduation
 I will have an academic plan
to assist me in meeting my
high school graduation
requirements and education
and career goals.
MLP: Grade 11
• Connecting
the dots
• Focused
career &
college
research
• Preliminary
plans
AR
CK
CA
PSR IC
PSR

17. Milestone Objective Student Learning Targets
1
Needs
Assessment
To determine the personal,
social, and academic needs of
students
 I will be able to indicate
areas in which I need
support.
2
PLAN Test
Interpretation
To explain students’ PLAN
Test results as they relate to
post-HS education
opportunities and career
interests
 I will have an understanding
of my PLAN results,
associated college readiness
benchmarks, skill
proficiencies, college
planning, and career
interests and exploration.
3
My Personality
Type
To formally introduce the
concepts of personality types
and their relationships to work
satisfaction and education &
career options
 I will gain an understanding
of my personality as it relates
to my career and college
options.
4
Career
Experience
To expose students to the vast
array of career options and
their relationship to post-
secondary training/education
 I will increase my awareness
of potential career options.
 I will understand the post-
secondary training/education
related to various careers.
5
4 year course
plan/credit
status
To create a flexible,
appropriate 4 year academic
plan
 I will have an academic plan
to assist in meeting my high
school graduation
requirements and education/
MLP: Grade 10
• Deliberate
connection of
career &
college
• PLAN
• Career
Experience
with training
focus
• More concrete
understanding
of self & career
aspirations
AR CK
CA
PSR IC
PSR IC
AR

18. Milestone Objective Student Learning Targets
1
College
Experience
To expose students to college
as a possibility and to allow
students to envision
themselves as a college
student
 I will create a list of possible
post-secondary education
options based upon my
education needs, career goals,
and personal interests.
2
Application To ensure students understand
the military, job, and/or college
application process
 I can complete an application
correctly.
3
Graduation
Review &
Approval
To confirm students’ completion
of graduation requirements
 I will know whether I have met
my graduation requirements.
 If necessary, I will formulate a
plan for appropriate
interventions to meet
graduation requirements.
4
Senior Exit
Survey
To gather data and information
on students’ experiences to
inform stakeholders and
improve services
 I can describe, reflect and
report upon my college and
career planning experiences
and provide feedback to
counseling team.
5
Capstone To be able to put meaning to
college and career planning
activities
 I will reflect on my personal
path to my future plan.
 I can describe and
communicate my experiences
and plan to others.
MLP: Grade 12
• Making it
happen!
• Prior work
put into
action
• All steps
completed
to achieve
goal
AR
CK
CA
PSR
CK
CK
PSR

19. MLP in Practice

20. 81
19
% Naviance Access
With
Without
District Implementation
• Naviance in MPS
• Available in every school with
a licensed school counselor
• 27 schools in total
• Serving 13245 students
• ½ of accounts funded by MN
Office of Higher Education
through the Naviance
Initiative for Secondary
Schools

21. It Takes a Village
• Counselor-led, but team implemented
• Integration into curriculum
• Demonstrating the link between curriculum in
the classroom and “the real world”
• MLP not as a “pull-out” but part of everyday
learning
• Leveraging relationships and rapport of others
to deliver curriculum

22. 1:1
Targeted
All
Logistics of Implementation
• Counselor-led
• “Green Zone” or “Tier 1”
intervention
• Foundation/basis of the work
• Requirement vs. Best Practices
• Naviance as platform
• Electronic portfolio that travels
with student
• District sync MLP

23. MLP as Framework
• MLP as program of
concepts/experiences
• MLP as course, Naviance as
textbook
• Recommended delivery
• Naviance system
• Auto-tracking
• Customizability to school
demographics and
personality
• Flexibility in how milestones
are implemented
• E.g., Career Experience

24. MLP on Naviance:
Saving your clicker finger, one task at a time!

25. MLP through Success Planner
• District
• Consistency & efficiency across schools
• Schools cannot modify district tasks
• Reporting
• Schools
• No recreating the wheel, just assign district level
• Customization based on needs
• Assign on own schedule
• Add site-specific tasks

26. One size fits…most
• Pros
• Built-in tracking
• Established at district
level
• Flexibility
• Student & counselor
monitoring
• Built-in tracking
• Challenges
• Diverse counseling
departments
• To fully streamline,
need to make
concessions
• Consensus takes time

27. MLP 11
11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5
Success Planning Features Used by
MLP
• Tasks = Milestones
• Assigned by staff
• Programs = MLP by grade
• Groups of tasks
• Goals = Bonus
• Managed by students
• To-do’s
• For both students and staff
Programs
Tasks

28. Success Planner:
(ML)Planning made easy!
• Success Planning tools for
students
• Set goals
• Complete tasks assigned to
them
• Connect action list with goals
• Add comments on goals and
tasks
• Home for My Life Plan
• Created at district level
• More efficient
• Accountability

29. Outcomes

30. On the Rise…
• Increased number of accessing and passing
higher level courses
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
All Students SOC
2006
2007
2011
+96% +137%

31. On the Rise…
• Increased number of students applying to and
attending college
78.00%
80.00%
82.00%
84.00%
86.00%
2009 2011
Applications
45.00%
50.00%
55.00%
60.00%
65.00%
2003 2010
Students entering college
in 1st yr after HS
+33%+6.25%

32. Other Outcomes
• Increased student
engagement
• Reduced
percentage of
students dropping
out
“They had activities for students to do that
helped maintain a focus on the future. That
way, students aren't as overwhelmed when
the college search and application process
comes up.”
“To know who you are, and become
who you want to be was the most
important things My Life Plan activity.
I realized who I am and what I want
to do for the future and present. ”
“The
college, scholarship, and
career surveys were helpful
in formulating a plan for my
future.”
“…Even 'though I’m not going to
college right away I have my life plan
for after high school and how I'm
going to make it to college, even if it
does take me a little longer then
everyone else.”

33. Questions & Contact
Danielle Jastrow
District Coordinator, My Life Plan & Naviance
Career & College Center Coor., Southwest HS
danielle.jastrow@mpls.k12.mn.us

34. Use of Scope & Sequence
Please note that we are in the process of
copywriting and trademarking the scope and
sequences shown in this presentation.
Please contact Danielle Jastrow or Shelly Landry
(612.668.5478) of Minneapolis Public Schools for
permission.

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