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Individual Career and
Academic Plans (ICAP)
Related to Accountability and
Improving PWR
Tuesday Tutorial #2
Belief of ICAP for Colorado
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Personalized education aligned to curriculum
Decrease Drop Out Rate
Increase Retention and Engagement
Increase students awareness of Career Pathways.
Individual Career and Academic Plans
Legislative review
During the spring of 2009, the Colorado General Assembly passed the School
Finance Bill (SB 09-256). This legislation requires the State Board of
Education to establish standards for Individual Career and Academic Plans
(ICAP) for students enrolled in public schools in the state on or before
February 1, 2010.
The legislation specifies that at minimum, each ICAP shall include:
– The student’s effort in exploring careers, including interest surveys that the student
completes;
– The student’s academic process, including the courses taken, any remediation or credit
recovery, and any concurrent enrollment credits earned;
– The student’s experiences in contextual and service learning;
– The student’s college application and resume, as they are prepared and submitted; and
– The student’s postsecondary studies as the student progresses.
Real Partnerships:
Common purpose united and expanded our
partnerships!
Why CTE?
CTE’s role in ICAP/PWR
Real Purpose
Vision: Colorado CTE delivers proven
pathways to lifelong career success!
Mission: CTE ensures a thriving Colorado
economy by providing relevant and rigorous
education that is connected, responsive
and real.
INDUSTRY
PWR Standards!
PLAN OF STUDY
Why CDE?
CDE’s role in ICAP/PWR
• Role of convener and facilitator
• Provides materials, tools and
resources for transition planning
• Technical assistance and training to
support District Implementation
• Research and Development – UNC
(in the works)
• Track number of ASCENT
students and verify eligibility
Why DHE?
DHE’s role in ICAP/PWR
• ICAP is a lifelong process(P-20, at least): follow your dream, yes, but the
road map applies to everyone at every age – note how many “careers” a
21st century worker is expected to enjoy!
• The Secondary ICAP transfers to Postsecondary. In fact, the Higher Ed
Strategic Plan recommends adopting it for college students.
• With Concurrent Enrollment and ASCENT, the historic dividing lines
between P-12 and Higher Ed have become more like bridges, indivisibly
linking Secondary with Postsecondary. Partnership!!
• DHE serves all the variations of Postsecondary – CTE (Technical
Colleges), Certificates, Associates, Bachelors and beyond. The ICAP is
the road map for lifelong learning and success.
Percent of Adults Aged 25-34 with College Degrees
– Associate and Higher – By County (2009)
P-20 Connections
• CAP4K Requirements:
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“Postsecondary and Workforce Ready” Description
Aligned Academic Content Standards
Aligned Standards-based Assessments
Integration of Standards and Assessments into
Admission and Remedial Policies
– Integration of Standards and Assessments into Teacher
Preparation Standards
What is Postsecondary and
Workforce Readiness (PWR)?
The former unicycle is now a tricycle...
• Planning and Preparation (ICAP)
• Academic Content
• Learning and Behavior Skills
Timeline:
– Description adopted by SBE/CCHE June 09
– Assessment Attributes November 2010
– Assessments Spring 2014
Work Ethic
Critical
Thinking &
Problem
Solving
Collaboration
Creativity &
Innovation
Find and Use
Information &
IT
Civic
Responsibility
Communication
Personal
Responsibility
Learning & Behavior
Skills
Global &
Cultural
Awareness
Postsecondary &
Workforce Ready
Social Studies
& Social
Sciences
Literacy
Content Knowledge
• Social, cultural,
historical concepts
• Interpret sources,
evaluate evidence,
build conceptual
frameworks
• Civic responsibility
& political process
• Interpret from a
global perspective
Arts &
Humanities
Shaping of culture
• Instruments of social
& political thought
• Awareness of
innovators
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Mathematical
Sciences
• Be quantitatively literate
• Algebraic & geometric
principles
• Problem solving
• Data & statistics
Read with
understanding &
write coherently
• Employ English
properly &
fluently
• Use logic &
rhetoric
• Access primary
& secondary
sources
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Science
Scientific method
• Draw conclusions
• Core concepts of
disciplines
• Scientific concepts
can be challenged
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PWR and Dropout Prevention in
Colorado’s Reform Agenda
The Education Accountability Act (SB 09-163)
• Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Indicators in
School and District Performance Framework
(Graduation Rates and Dropout Rates)
• Priority Improvement and Turnaround plans
Standards
Priority Graduation Districts (HB 09-1243)
• Student Graduation and Completion Plan
• Practices Assessment
Individual Career and Academic Plans
(ICAP) SB 09-256
• Assist students in developing a personalized
plan that ensures readiness for post
secondary and workforce success
Endorsed Diplomas and High School Graduation
Guidelines (HB 07-1118 / SB 08-212)
• Criteria for indicating a student’s level of postsecondary and workforce readiness upon graduation
Concurrent Enrollment Act (HB 1319/SB 285)
• ASCENT & Extended Studies
Accountability
and Support
Educator
Effectiveness
Assessments
PWR Endorsed Diploma
The PWR endorsed diploma criteria include three components a
student must satisfy:
• establish and maintain an Individual Career and Academic Plan
(as defined in SB09-256 ICAP and CDE rules and guidelines);
• exhibit 21st century/learning and life skills; and,
• demonstrate academic preparation and excellence without the
need for remediation.
PWR Endorsed Diploma
• A student must first satisfy the existing Higher Education Admissions
Requirements (HEAR) or HEAR proxies and the Admissions Index
and demonstrate they do not require remediation to be considered for a
PWR endorsed diploma. The following two steps indicate how a
student can meet this requirement.
• 1) Satisfy current HEAR requirements (currently under review) or
HEAR proxies and the Admissions Index.
• In order to satisfy the existing HEAR, a student must successfully
complete seventeen academic units/credits of coursework in English,
Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science and Foreign Language
based on the distribution below. Students must receive a passing grade
in each course to fulfill the requirement.
PWR Endorsed Diploma
Demonstrate that the student does not need remediation:
• a) Approved ACT cut-scores
• b) Approved SAT cut-scores
• c) Placement assessments: including Accuplacer, COMPASS
(not yet approved by CCHE)
• d) Successful completion of college level courses via
Concurrent Enrollment
• e) Completion of necessary remedial courses
• f) Approved State Summative/National Consortia Assessment
cut-scores*; or
• g) ACT/SAT writing test score*
PWR Endorsed Diploma
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Beyond the minimum requirements, a student will be eligible for PWR
endorsement if he/she demonstrates academic excellence by either high school
course completion, other performance indicators, or college course completion in at
least three of the seven following content areas:
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Reading, Writing, Communicating
Mathematics
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Natural and Physical Sciences
Arts and Humanities
World Languages
Career and Technical Education
The Endorsed Diploma Journey…
Defined in
CAP4Kids
(SB08-212)
Developed by
representative Task
Force
2011
To be presented to
SBE/CCHE
Spring 2012
Contact: Tamara White Johnson
[email protected]
First
Implementation
2012-13 School
Year
Expanded Learning Opportunities
(ELO)
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Commission created 2010
Report at www.colegacy.org
Strategic Plan spring 2013
Blended Learning
Clocks, Calendars and Walls.
Role of Partnerships
Concurrent Enrollment
• HB09-1319 and SB09-285 Concurrent Enrollment
in Academic and CTE
• Replaces PSEO, FastTracks, College Now
• 9th grade eligibility connections to ICAP
• ASCENT 5th Year Program
• Partnerships between Districts and Colleges
• Interim Contact: Angela Zimmerman
[email protected]
Educator Effectiveness SB-191
• Toby King –
[email protected]
• Visit http://www.cde.state.co.us
/EducatorEffectiveness/in
dex.asp
Graduation Guidelines
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HB07-1118
Broad categories of expectations
Report 2008 (www.cde.state.co.us)
Under review by SBE – proposed adoption
spring 2013
• Districts must meet or exceed within 2 years
UIP : Unified Improvement Plans
• SB09-163 - Accountability
• Ensure all students exit the K‐12 education system ready
for postsecondary education, and/or to be successful in
the workforce, earning a living wage immediately upon
graduation.
• Details - http://www.cde.state.co.us/uip/index.asp
• CDE teams review Plans for districts and schools on
turnaround and priority improvement
• Connections to ICAP: PWR accounts for 35 out of 100
points – 35% for Districts and High Schools.
Data, Data, Data, Data!!
• Inter-agency data-sharing agreements.
• Joint DHE/CDE Task Force, expanded to
Adult Ed., GED, TRiO, CTE, Communituy
Colleges, Special Ed.
• Ability to view students progress to and
through college.
• Remediation Reports.
Other Related Initiatives
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6th grade College In Colorado (free statewide guidance website): SB
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ICAPs Required SB09-256 - Rules adopted February 2010
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District Plans 09-2010 *Continuous
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College ICAPs proposed in Higher Education Strategic Plan, November
2010 * naturally progression statewide
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ICAPs & PWR Attributes Assessments System, December 2010
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ICAPs & HB10-1273, Progress of visual and performing arts courses
The ICAP journey…
Awareness &
Dissemination
2010 - 2011
Building bridges and
readiness, training and
planning
Implementation
2011-2012
Making meaning of the
ICAP, engaging in
activities and process
Implementation
Continued
Transformation
2013 – 2014
2012-2013
Reviews and Revisions
where necessary
ICAPs fully
implemented and new
assessment system
begins
Resources at your fingertips!
CDE: www.cde.state.co.us/secondaryinitatives
CTE: www.coloradostateplan.com/counselors.html
CiC: www.collegeincolorado.org
CiC Wiki Site: www.cicpartnernetwork.org
Colorado Professional Organizations to connect to:
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CSCA www.coloradoschoolcounselor.org
CACTE www.cacte.org
CCDA www.coloradocareerdevelopment.org
CCHS/CR www.coloradocouncil.org
Colorado Council for ACT http://www.act.org/k12/
Relevant Publications
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PWR Description (CDE)
Assessment Attributes (CDE)
Proposed PWR Endorsed Diploma Criteria
Graduation Guidelines Report
Expanded Learning Opportunities Report
ICAP Rules and Attributes
Next Steps:
Share this archived webinar with your administrators/leaders
– Reconvene ICAP Stakeholder group
– Presentations at upcoming Summer Conferences & PD days
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February 28th
March 13th
March 27th
April 17th
Future Tuesday Tutorials
3-3:45pm
Making Meaning for ICAPs
3-3:45pm
ICAP Bookends & the Future
3-3:45pm
Resources and Creative Collaboration for ICAP
3- 3:45pm
ICAP and Making Meaning for Partnerships
Questions?
Contact us
CDHE: Misti Ruthven [email protected]
Gully Stanford [email protected]
CDE: Deb Hodson [email protected]
Judy Martinez [email protected]
CCCS/CTE: Lauren Jones [email protected]