Presentation Regarding

A Technology-Enabled Individual Learning Plan for Students in the State of Delaware

May 1, 2020

Background of Presenters

 Matt McQuillen, President – Co-Founder of Career Cruising – Director of Development – Lead Project Manager, Kentucky ILP  Lisa Pinelli, Educational Sales Consultant – Career Cruising’s representative for the State of Delaware – Extensive experience implementing portfolios across North America

Presentation Agenda

 Program Demonstration (Lisa Pinelli) • • Career Cruising from a Student’s Perspective Career Cruising from a Counselor & Administrator’s Perspective – CAMS (Career Advisor Management System) – Portfolio Completion Standards – RRS (Regional Reporting System)  Kentucky Experience (Matt McQuillen)  Questions

Company Overview

 Founded in 1997 to develop user-friendly career software  Currently used in over nine thousand institutions across North America  Investing heavily in research and development  Focused on meeting client needs through the delivery of exceptional customer service  A leader in the creation of online portfolio development systems

Portfolio Implementation Experience

Client

Kentucky Department of Education Oakland Schools Kent ISD El Paso ISD Macomb ISD Dallas ISD Kane County DeKalb County Wayne RESA Cobb County Three Rivers Tech Prep Muskegon Area ISD Tazewell Co/Area EFE Office Jackson ISD Madison County Career & Tech Ed. System Heartland Region Ingham ISD North Texas Tech Prep Consortium Highland Community College District Lenawee ISD Education Service Center Region 13 – Austin

State

Kentucky Michigan Michigan Texas Michigan Texas Illinois Georgia Michigan Georgia Illinois Michigan Illinois Michigan Illinois Illinois Michigan Texas Illinois Michigan Texas

# of Schools

450 131 98 91 87 60 57 55 42 40 40 37 32 32 28 24 24 24 22 21 21

Portfolio Implementation Experience

Tacoma Public Schools McClean-Dewitt Vocational System Vermilion Vocational Educational Delivery Sys Southwest Illinois Tech Prep Consortium Clay/Jasper/Richland/North Wayne RDS Peoria Regional Education for Employment Eaton ISD Tuscola ISD Mid-South Partnership Huron ISD Fort Worth ISD West Central Regional System Moraine Community College District Delavare Vocational Education System LaMoine Valley Vocational System Two Rivers Career Education System Marion/Clinton & Washington Count. RDS Lake County Regional Voc System Clare-Gladwin RESD Lincoln Public Schools Livingston Area EFE

Total

Washington Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Michigan Michigan Illinois Michigan Texas Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Michigan Nebraska Illinois 18 17 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 7

1,695

Program Demonstration

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Kentucky Experience

Origins of the ILP

 In the 1990’s Kentucky initiated development of IGP  A paper-based career portfolio  Designed to help students with career and education planning  Development of student IGP’s to be guided by counselors and advisors  IGP viewed as a means to encourage involvement by parents

Limitations and Problems with the IGP

       IGP folders ordered from KDE totaled only 14% Only 20% of parents polled aware of the IGP Percentage of school’s complying difficult to establish Completing plans time consuming for students Sharing plans difficult (often locked in counselor’s filing cabinet) Involvement of parents difficult to achieve Much of the data required redundant to data captured in the statewide student information system (SIS)

Forward with the ILP

  Decision reached to issue an RFP for the development of an online version of the IGP – renamed the ILP – – Key objectives of the new ILP: – – – To raise the level of student achievement in middle & secondary school To increase the percentage of students who enter high school and persist to a diploma To enable schools to plan for coursework, applied learning experiences, and other activities that respond to the needs of individual learners To facilitate the advising team approach for students To increase the percentage of high school graduates who successfully transition to a postsecondary education or training program that is selected based on their unique academic and career interests

Key Components of the ILP

1.

Student ILP 2.

Parent ILP 3.

School-Level ILP component for Administrators 4.

District-Level ILP component for Administrators 5.

State-Level ILP component for Administrators

New Features Developed for the ILP

         Single Sign-On Advisement Log Annual Review Annual Survey Post-Secondary Goals Parent Version Statewide Reporting System Increased storage space Graduation requirements

Technical Challenges

 Annual Archiving of ILPs  Customizable Reporting  Support for American with Disabilities Act  Integration with statewide SIS  Silent login to GoHigherKY.org

 Integration of statewide testing results  Integration of transcripts (on hold)

Issues Resolved during Development

 How to integrate statewide Common Course Codes?

 What security model to employ for School ILP?

 What completion standards to employ?

 Should students be able to change passwords?

 At what age should students be able to invite others to view their ILP?

 How should we integrate transcripts?

Issues Resolved during Development

 How should the menu buttons be organized?

 How should Gear Up schools/students be identified in the system?  How should alternative diploma options be highlighted for students?  How can we integrate Expanded Learning Options, ESS (Extended School Services), LEP (Limited English Proficiency) and G&T (Gifted and Talented)  How to incorporate Performance Based Credits

ILP Development Team

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Kentucky Department of Education

– – – – – – – – – Robert Hackworth, Consultant, Division of Secondary and Virtual Learning Julia Harmon, Consultant, Division of Secondary and Virtual Learning Martin Hebner, School Information Technology – – Debbie Webber, Liaison for STI Mike Kloepfel, Project Coordinator

Career Cruising

Matt McQuillen, Lead Project Manager Meredith Beyer-Alldridge, Senior Project Manager Craig Lutz, Lead Programmer Don Xiong, Senior Programmer Ying Dai, Programmer Epiculture, Web Design

Sample Screens for the ILP

 Student ILP  Parent ILP  School Administrator ILP

Expected Outcomes

       All students to develop and maintain a career and education plan Improve student achievement Improve graduation rates Increase number of students attending post-secondary education Measure schools success in implementing the ILP Measure and quantify the success of policy initiatives Enable constant process and system improvement

Why Career Cruising?

Technical Considerations:

      A development team with years of experience in designing and delivering online portfolios to schools across the US Access to powerful and customizable reporting tools A fully-tested online portfolio development system An established security infrastructure Technical expertise required to meet key integration requirements A company-wide commitment to training and customer support

Why Career Cruising?

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Career & Education Planning Considerations:

World-class interest and skills assessment In-depth profiles for hundreds of different careers Multimedia interviews with real people in each and every career Comprehensive database of post-secondary schools Clear and simple user-friendly interface Seamless integration with the portfolio tool and resume builder Extensive curriculum and support materials Available in Spanish

Presentation Regarding

A Technology-Enabled Individual Learning Plan for Students in the State of Delaware

May 1, 2020