2. Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) Updates Connections Utilizations

3. Real Partnerships: Common purpose united and expanded our partnerships!

4. PWR and Dropout Prevention in Colorado’s Reform Agenda Innovation & Choice High Expectations Educator Effectiveness Accountability & Improvement Priority Graduation Districts (HB 09-1243) Student Graduation and Completion Plan Practices Assessment 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 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 Concurrent Enrollment Act (HB 1319/SB 285) ASCENT & Extended Studies Endorsed Diplomas and High School Graduation Guidelines (HB 07-1118 / SB 08-212) Criteria for indicating a student’s level of post- secondary and workforce readiness upon graduation

5. What is Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness? Planning and Preparation Academic Content Learning and Behavior Skills

6. Postsecondary & Workforce Ready Learning & Behavior Skills Content Knowledge Social Studies & Social Sciences 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 Science Scientific method Draw conclusions Core concepts of disciplines Scientific concepts can be challenged Literacy Read with understanding & write coherently Employ English properly & fluently Use logic & rhetoric Access primary & secondary sources Find and Use Information & IT Creativity & Innovation Collaboration Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Civic Responsibility Communication Personal Responsibility Global & Cultural Awareness Work Ethic Mathematical Sciences Be quantitatively literate Algebraic & geometric principles Problem solving Data & statistics

7. Individual Career and Academic Plans The intent of the Individual Career and Academic Plans is to: 1.Decrease the dropout rates and increase graduation rates by assisting students in developing and maintaining a personalized postsecondary plan; 2.Assist parents and students in exploring the postsecondary career and educational opportunities available to the student; and 3.Align course work and curriculum to the students’ postsecondary goals.

8. 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 2012-2013 Reviews and Revisions where necessary Transformation 2013 – 2014 ICAPs fully implemented and new assessment system begins

9. 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.

10. Individual Career and Academic Plans Legislative review Each public school shall assist each student and his/her parent/legal guardian to develop and maintain the student’s ICAP no later than the beginning of ninth grade but may assist the student and his/her parent/legal guardian to develop and maintain the student’s ICAP in any grade prior to ninth grade. This may include the use of various college preparation and planning services.

11. Individual Career and Academic Plans ICAPs Required SB09-256 Rules adopted February 2010 District Plans 09-2010 9 th Grade Plans 09-2011 ICAPs & PWR Attributes Assessments System, December 2010 College ICAPs proposed in Higher Education Strategic Plan, November 2010 ICAPs & HB10-1273, Progress of visual and performing arts courses

12. Next Steps: CDE in partnership with CDHE and the Community College System will coordinate resources to create ICAP best practices; CDE will convene stakeholder workgroups to: Explore valid and reliable methods to examine ICAP effectiveness; Discuss methods for ICAPs and American School Counselor (ASCA) standards alignment; and Examine ways to strengthen the ICAP connection to the postsecondary and workforce readiness attributes (SB 08-212). Develop standard definitions for recording and reporting ICAP elements. Common metrics and standardized approach to ICAP implementation Works to inform a common template

13. Statewide, Customizable ICAP Resource and Tool

14. College In Colorado: ICAP Tools for students, counselors, administrators Free Comprehensive Customizable Portable Regional Outreach/Training

15. For students, parents and staff: Fully customizable ICAP page and milestones Titles Sections Activities Field Groups Student Documents Advising Documents Direct Navigation Print/E-Mail/PDF Electronic, portable

16. For students and parents: ICAP Activities One- Stop-Shop: Goals Interest/skills assessments Career exploration Coursework plan Postsecondary Financial aid Work preparation Middle & High School - PS too! Aligns to Colorado’s Career Cluster Model Lifelong Portfolio

17. For students and parents: Coursework Planner: Plan of Study for 81 career pathways or create your own On track for graduation Checkup on Colorado colleges’ admissions requirements 6 – 8 th grade planner too! Add/customize for concurrent enrollment Parental sign-off automation

18. For counselors and teachers: Reports, Plans, Tools, Resources View individual portfolios Reports and Milestone Tracking Curriculum & Lesson Plans ASCA correlations –Site –Lesson Plans –Curriculum Communicate and Calendar Free Training, Webinars, online tutorials

19. For counselors and teachers: Curriculum & Lesson Plans Including ASCA correlations for: Site Lesson Plans Curriculum

20. For the leadership team: Reports and Planning Report Central ICAP Design Seminars

21. For pre- collegiate & concurrent enrollment partners: View and assist students with their ICAP Student invitation to view portfolio

22. How can we help? FREE Training Opportunities for your ICAP, no matter where you are in the process Contact Linda Fraser - Linda.Fraser@cic.state.co.us Linda.Fraser@cic.state.co.us Training and Outreach will work as a team to get you what you need!

23. Re-Cap ICAP = Comprehensive Guidance! (producing PWR students!)

24. What is it all really? The ICAP, or Career & Academic Plan of Study is a process that students participate in, which results in an actual plan. Process: Developmentally appropriate recommended activities Plan: 1.Student’s career cluster or pathway goal 2.Relevancy of student’s goal to post secondary institution / workforce or other future option 3.Student’s intentional courses sequence & relevant experience Utilizing: CTE, core curriculums, existing & available resources (CDE, CDHE & CCCS), career & academic planning tools & assessments and “the village”.

25. Cultivate a culture of Career & Academic Success (P-20) 6 th -9 th For some = ECE-5th Postsecondary & Workforce Opportunities Together We: MS HS Postsecondary Stages

26. Career Development Journey Seamless Transitions: Elementary: Career Awarenes s Middle: Career Exploration High: Career Concentration Post Secondary: Career Preparation Lifelong: Career Advancement and Management Learning Earning Living

27. Real Purpose Vision: Colorado CTE delivers intentional pathways & planning for lifelong career success! Mission: CTE ensures a thriving Colorado economy by providing relevant and rigorous education that is connected, responsive and real. Vision: Colorado CTE delivers intentional pathways & planning for lifelong career success! Mission: CTE ensures a thriving Colorado economy by providing relevant and rigorous education that is connected, responsive and real.

28. INDUSTRY CLUSTER PATHWAYS PLAN OF STUDY PWR Standards!

29. Missing CTSO Business & Public Administration Skilled Trades & Technical Sciences Health Sciences & Public Safety Hospitality, Human Services & Education STEM, Arts, Design & Information Technology Agricultural & Natural Resources Laurie Urich Michael Womochil Jennifer Jirous Cindy LeCoq Ben Nesbitt Katy Blatnick- Gagne

30. Missing CTSO Busines, Marketing & Public Administration Skilled Trades & Technical Sciences Health Sciences & Public Safety Hospitality, Human Services & Education STEM, Arts, Design & Information Technology Agricultural & Natural Resources & Technical Student Organizations (CTSO’s)

31. Who else is doing this?

33. How do we take this back? Conduct an Inventory of what you are already doing, offering and needing. Consider the Individuals, the Community Members, the existing tools that can be utilized (e.g. CTE, CiC, EPAS and more!) Remember the process, scope and sequence, the milestones, alignment to PWR, the BIG picture = Comprehensive Guidance! Don’t loose hope, let go of the cause or falter under ‘negative ninnies’!

34. Website Resources! CDE: www.cde.state.co.us/secondaryinitiativeswww.cde.state.co.us/secondaryinitiatives CTE: www.coloradostateplan.com/counselors.htmwww.coloradostateplan.com/counselors.htm CIC: www.CollegeInColorado.org procenter.CollegeInColorado.orgwww.CollegeInColorado.orgprocenter.CollegeInColorado.org CIC Partner Site: www.CICPartnerNetwork.orgwww.CICPartnerNetwork.org College Application Month: www.CICCollegeAppMonth.org www.CICCollegeAppMonth.org

35. Q & A

36. How to contact us: Charles Dukes, Senior Consultant CDE: dukes_c@cde.state.co.us Julia Pirnack, Director of Web Development, CIC: Julia.Pirnack@cic.state.co.us Shelby Burnette, Director of Outreach, CIC: Shelby.Burnette@cic.state.co.us Lauren Jones, CCCS/CTE-Career Guidance Trainer: lauren.jones@cccs.edu

37. Considerations: Do I know who to call on to assist in our ICAP process? How aware am I, currently, in the various tools and resources that my school has access to that support Career and Academic Planning? Am I aware of the connections ICAP has with our other statewide initiatives? From what I already know, how does ICAP and PWR connect to my districts’ / buildings’ strategic plan? From what I know now, in what way(s) can we strategically implement ICAP to support our own data collection goals and more? Considering our current education budget crisis, how can our ICAP and PWR process be as innovative, creative, sustainable and resourceful as possible?