Transcript Life After High School The Counselor’s Role in Multiple

Life After High School
The Counselor’s Role in
Multiple Pathways
Presented by
Lynne Tafoya, SCUSD, Administrator, Educational Services
Shelia Sidqe, SCUSD, Counselor
Matthew Perry, SCUSD, Director, Multiple Pathways
Goals of Workshop
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Understand Multiple Pathways and Why we do this
work.
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Understand the Counselor’s role in Multiple Pathways
Initiative
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Explore best practices
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Establish goals for Counseling in the Multiple Pathways
Initiative
Multiple Pathways Initiative
Why do this work?
PPIC Report 2009
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Choices For the Future (Johnson)
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CA facing a massive skills gap
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CA Economy dependent on highly skilled
workers
College and Technical Certificate
Completion Rates Are Too Low
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By 2025 (15 years from now)
41% of jobs will require Bachelors or above
 35% of CA Adults will have college diplomas
 6% discrepancy = 1 million unfilled jobs
 Adults w/ HS Diploma or less will outnumber jobs
available in that category
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Employment
Multiple Pathways Work
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MDRC and CPA Studies
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Multiple Pathway HS students
Attend and Complete college at level or higher rates
 Earnings are 11-17% higher than counterparts over 8
years following HS
 Latino and African American Males show the greatest
improvement in salary
 Family life is vastly improved
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The Counselor’s Role
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Best Practices
Academic interventions (2.6.6.)
Guidance and counseling (2.6.7.)
College and career planning (2.6.8.)
Academic Interventions
Pathway students performing below grade level are supported by a
range of services, which may include supplemental instruction,
tutoring, credit recovery, before and/or after-school programs, and
academic support programs.
Academic Interventions
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To the extent possible, supplemental instruction in math and English is
related to the pathway theme and delivered through hands-on, studentcentered instructional methodologies such as a problem-or-project based
learning.
Tutoring may be offered by teachers, peers, college students, and/or
industry professionals.
Computer-assisted learning may be used to support and/or supplement
tutoring
Credit recovery options may include extended day, summer, intersession,
and/or online coursework
Interventions should be available to students at various times
Pathway students should have access to AVID and/or other academic
support programs.
Guidance and Counseling
Pathway has a designated counselor who knows pathway
students and is familiar with the unique characteristics and
needs of the pathway.
Guidance and Counseling
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Assist with student recruitment
Knows each student well and supports each student’s academic success
Is familiar with the pathway design, course offering, teachers, and
programmatic needs
Facilitates cohort scheduling
Promotes equity in student programming
Works with advisory teachers to develop and deliver advisory curriculum
Participates actively in pathway staff meetings
Promotes home-school communication
Guides students in developing and monitoring college and career plans
Ensures that students graduate ready for college and career
College and Career Planning
Each pathway student has a multi-year college and career plan that is
informed by a range of college and career planning activities, extends
through high school, and guides decisions about postsecondary
education, training, and career pursuits.
College and Career Planning
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Site and pathway leaders work with feeder middle schools to
develop a robust, sequenced, and developmental career exploration
process in the middle school years.
Pathway student receive formalized, sequenced career counseling
that includes awareness, career interest inventories, industryrelevant field trips, and job shadows.
With guidance from the counselor or advisor, and in consultation
with parent/guardian, all students develop a college and career
plan by the 9th grade, if not before.
Plans are reviewed and modified annually.
Pathway students and their parents/guardians receive
comprehensive and timely guidance and information about postsecondary options.
Students receive individual counseling that helps them relate their
interest strengths, and talents to possible careers.
Discussion
Current State of Affairs
Roadblocks
Desired State of Affairs