March+6,+2013

AGENDA
SBISD Technical Certificate Committee (Guthrie Center) - Steve Frank, ESC 13 look at how Socorro ISD utilized counselors (focus on program of studies rather than registration)
 * Profile Planning Guide
 * a lens to focus current efforts
 * process described in a series of steps
 * a tool to guide decision making
 * research based
 * Texas College and Career Readiness Standards
 * Educational Policy Improvement Ceenter
 * Texas Higher Ed Coordinating Board
 * Background
 * College and Career Readiness is not any one person's responsibility, it's the development of a culture
 * Large percentage of students going to college, but they aren't persisting - the issue is persistence - GETTING THROUGH
 * Students need to see a purpose for going to school - need to connect to a purpose
 * Percentage of adults with an associates degree or higher by age (source organization for economic cooperation and development (2009) education at a glance)
 * Students are concerned about behavioral readiness for post-secondary instruction when teacher are concerned about academic readiness
 * Structure
 * Step 1 - Building a foundation
 * 4 keys to College and Career Readiness
 * how students __think__ - cognitive strategies (problem formulation, research, interpretation, communication, precision and accuracy)
 * what they should __know__ - content knowledge (key terms & terminology, factual information, linking ideas, organizing concepts, academic and technical skills)
 * how do students __act__ - learning skills & techniques (time management, study skills, goal setting, self-awareness, persistence, collaborative learning, student ownership of learning, technological proficiency, retention of factual information )
 * how they should __go__ - transition knowledge & skills (post-secondary program selection, admissions requirements, financial aid, career pathways, post-secondary culture, role & identify issues, agency)
 * add a 5th: systems - allow the above to happen
 * Texas College and Career Readiness Standards
 * Cross-Disciplinary Standards apply to ALL disciplines not just core
 * key cognitive skills
 * intellectual curiosity
 * reasoning
 * problems solving
 * academic behaviors
 * work habits
 * academic integrity
 * Seven Principals of Readiness
 * 3 skill areas
 * core academic skills
 * employability skills (your community defines this)
 * technical, job-specific skills
 * think of two way venn with career readiness as one circle, college readiness as the other, and college and career readiness as the overlap
 * Step 2 - Gather Data
 * graduation plans
 * SAT/ACT/AP test scores
 * completion rates
 * state assessments
 * higher ed data
 * % of last year's seniors enrolled in a post-secondary school
 * % in developmental ed
 * % of this year's seniors completed Apply Texas
 * career data
 * CTE course taking patterns
 * labor market data (high skilled, high wage=$15.14/hr, high demand) - can get data from Monell at Region 4
 * % of students engaged in programs of study
 * student career interest inventory - essential piece of data (Naviance)
 * match CTE course enrollment with labor market data with student interest
 * want to be sure the resources match the interest and market
 * may need to support teachers in moving to new courses within their certification areas
 * Step 3 - So what
 * survey everyone on the campus (5 minute survey)
 * need to gather the current attitudes and beliefs of the teachers in the school
 * get from Monell at Region 4
 * all online
 * discuss the responses
 * common themes from the data
 * is there a key that needs attention
 * campus to data to state to nation
 * Step 4 - Systems
 * help each area of instruction focus on their part
 * make a plan based on result of analysis with goals and targets for CIP/DIP
 * planning principles
 * deliberate approach
 * shared responsibility
 * guided direction
 * economy of scale
 * ownership
 * professional development
 * all online and Monell at Region 4 can get us access
 * allows us to define elements for SBISD
 * interactive to get more information within the guide
 * can help build CIP
 * www.txccrsc.org
 * video
 * resources
 * interactive guide requires code from Monell Rougot (sp)
 * next steps
 * work on profile planning guide
 * review CTE programming
 * define 21st century skills for our community
 * 13-14 reframe what currently doing under this new structure, 14-15 begin implementing changes

Debrief of presentation
 * would emphatically support any measures that would allow counselors one-on-one time with students
 * concerned about how STAAR ties to CCR standards
 * focus on STAAR prevents time for CCR (constant testing)
 * concern about lack of skills mastery at lower grades
 * believe implementation of state-wide accountability has led to demise of CCR
 * already taking action in the same direction as the guide, so could be a good fit
 * really important to act on the labor and interest data discussed in the presentation - our current programs limit access for students
 * particular focus on health & medical sciences - run out of courses in junior year
 * seats are too limited, so students take courses not in their areas of interest
 * juniors and seniors have priority in enrollment in CTE courses which limits access

Problem Solving Scenarios – Hortencia Vega & Laura Prati Help with transcripts
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">make sure summer school is set up in the system correctly
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">transcript checks might not catch students in co-teach (which limits their ability to graduate on the RHSP)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">have to check the schedule to find out of co-teach, can't tell from transcript
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">need a report on graduation requirements so can see that instead of transcript - Graduation Requirements in Skyward
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">maybe see in Naviance once courses are there?
 * can get similar information but not use-friendly in Skyward now
 * fine arts & athletics issues in scheduling
 * communication issue - courses are in and ready to be used, but master schedulers need to be informed
 * the new course codes will help with the credit issue

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">REMINDERS:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Meetings
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">May 1

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Naviance
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Each campus needs to designate a lead for Naviance – name due April 1
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Will be rolling out course planning next year
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">expect training in the summer before return to contract
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">other training in September

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mytonomy
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Warehouse of videos on getting to and through college
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Heavy focus on first generation students
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have offer to pilot Mytonomy Plus – need to determine if want free pilot

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