1. Kris Costa Career Pathways Engagement Manager Tulare County Office of Education kcosta@tcoe.org MAKE THE CONNECTION HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION PLANS http://bit.ly/1psFc5h

2. OVERVIEW Tulare-Kings Linked Learning Consortium Introduction to VTEC High School College and Career Readiness at the Core

3. TULARE-KINGS LINKED LEARNING CONSORTIUM Founded in 2013  AB790 grant with 7 original districts To sustain a collaborative network to advance integrated academics with career based learning and real world work experiences to ensure that students are prepared for college, career, and life. 2014 – 11 districts Tulare-Kings Regional Hub Of Excellence Tulare County Office of Education is leading pathway development

4. WHY LINKED LEARNING: MAXIMIZING POTENTIAL DROP-OUT RATE

5. VTEC Visalia Technical Early College was established in 2010 with a vision and a mission: VTEC Vision- Students learn best with “hands on” projects, based on authentic academic and technical standards. VTEC Mission-To give students a focused education for successful transition into college and careers

6. DEMOGRAPHICS

7. VTEC’S EDUCATIONAL APPROACH We Teach Students to Swim! We don’t believe in the sink or swim philosophy. We believe in the ZNA Policy (Zero’s Not Accepted)!

8. VTEC FACILITIES Located on a 35 acre farm

9. ACADEMY OF BIOSCIENCE AND AG TECHNOLOGY Wall to Wall Charter School 3 pathways from which students may choose Ag Business Animal Science Ag Technology 1 Academy Lead, 3 pathway leads NAF Educational Design

10. VTEC - INTENTIONAL DESIGN Alignment to College of the Sequoias Alignment to local Agriculture industry needs  Ag Business  Agriculture Sciences  Agriculture Technology Alignment to Agriculture Educational 3 circles  FFA – Intracurricular Leadership  SAE – Intracurricular Work based learning  Rigorous CTE Technical Core

11. AG EDUCATION AND LINKED LEARNING A Perfect Marriage Classroom Instruction FFA Leadership Supervised Agricultural Experience

12. Classroom AGRICULTURE HAS ALWAYS BEEN LINKED Ag Sales, Marketing Plan, Pulblic Speaking Comp Apps, Farm Bus Mgt, Farm Record Books, Public Speaking Science Fair, Public Speaking, Public Speaking BIG, Creed State DegreeChapter DegreeGreenhand Degree State LeadershipSection/Region LeadershipLocal Leadership Work Based Learning College &Career

13. COMPONENTS OF THE VTEC CCR SYSTEM College and Career – COUN 100 Career Readiness Rating (Six Week Assessment Tool) Embedded Concurrent Enrollment Schedule Flexibility Counseling and Student Supports District Supports

14. COLLEGE AND CAREER  COUN 100/College and Careers  Freshman Transition Course  Academy Wheel  3 week introduction to pathways  Freshman/ Sophomore Counseling

15. CAREER READINESS RATING Industry Inspired- Monrovia Nursery Every six weeks Five Point Rubric One on one counseling and goal settings Below 75% student attend workshop with industry partners and school counselor Reward trip at the end of school Intern Opportunities

16. EMBEDDED CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT Goal: Transition students to college Coursework focus: – General Education – Alignment to education plan – Alignment to 10 year plan

17. SCHEDULE FLEXIBILITY – FRIDAY ENRICHMENT Concurrent Enrollment Enrichment Courses Friday Seminar Response to Intervention  Tier 2 Model  1 Hour each Friday  Mandatory Tues/Wed tutorial Academic Support  Tier 3 Model  In lieu of Enrichment Basic Equitation (PE) Advanced Environmental Horticulture Work Experience in Pathway Environmental Science Elective Enrichment Courses

18. COUNSELING AND STUDENT SUPPORTS Freshman Round-Up VTEC Student & Parent Agreement Community Service Requirement Counselor Toolkit College Scheduling - Friday Seminar Placement Testing TCAT Bus Passes – Tulare County Area Transit

19. COLLEGE SCHEDULING Fall Placement Exam All 9 th Grade and New Students Spring Placement Exam All 11 th and 12 th Grade Students Math Placement Four weeks out- Registration Begins Concurrent Enrollment Agreements sent to local college Students receive Request Form

20. COUNSELOR TOOLKIT  Programs of Study templates aligned to AD-T majors  Represent all 15 sectors and Career Pathways  CTE Majors and Non-CTE Majors  Can be customized to reflect local pathway sequences and opportunities  The VTEC Approach  Mid May – Students as a cohort  Modified in Sophomore Counseling Appointments  Modified in Junior

21. SCHOOL SITE ACCESS “Administrator” Counselor login  Create customized programs of study  Save for use by all site counselors:  Specific to school and pathway All Counselors login  Create student plans from customized templates created by “Administrator”  Create student plans from statewide templates to any community college

22. THE ONLINE TOOLKIT http://www.programsofstudy.com login Information:  User: ConferenceCounselor  Pass: 1234  User: ConferenceAdmin  Pass: 1234

24. FOR MORE INFORMATION Kris Costa Career Pathways Engagement Manager Tulare County Office of Education kcosta@tcoe.org Abel Loza Counselor Visalia Technical Early College (VTEC) aloza@vusd.org Wendi Powell Assistant Principal Visalia Technical Early College (VTEC) wpowell@vusd.org