1. Frazier School District

2. Grant Money and Impact How did you spend your grant money? Elementary  Bus transportation to CWCTC for 5 th grade  Career Fair resources  Resources for Career Education lessons Secondary  COIN resources Grades 6-7  Bus transportation to 8 th grade Career Fair @ LBI  Bus transportation to 9 th grade Tour Day @ CWCTC  Career Cruising program What was the impact? Assisted our school in creating new opportunities for career awareness district wide including the introduction of career related content at the elementary level something that has not been previously done.

3. Data Update on any new data used for tracking students(long term goals)?  Graduation Rates – Current: 87%, Goal for 2013-2015: 95%  Post Secondary Plans Current: 78% Goal  2013 – 80%  2014 – 85%  2015 – 90%  Academic Career Plans 6-12 Current: 6-8 – 100%, 9 – 100%, 10-12 - 0% Goal  2013 6-10 – 100%  2014 6-11 – 100%  2015 6-12 – 100%  Career and Technical Center Enrollment 9-12 – Current: 13%, Goal: 2013 – 15%, 2014 – 20%, 2015 – 22%  Post-Secondary Enrollment 2-year school – 17% 4-year school– 47% Military – 14% Work – 7%

4. Parent Stakeholders Elementary: Through the Parent Teacher’s Organization, career development resources will be offered to parents, including summer programs offered at the CTC and local universities. Throughout the school year, parents will be invited to speak about their careers to students in grades 4 and 5. MS: During an open house program, a display will be set up to provide the parents with the following information: CWCTC brochures, financial aide materials, 8th grade career fair information, information on senior graduation projects, samples of 6-8 and 9-12 career curriculum. In addition, both a middle school and high school guidance website will be established to provide relevant and timely information for both students and parents. Start date: September 2012 – ongoing HS: During an open house program, a display will be set up to provide the parents with the following information: CWCTC brochures, financial aide materials, information on senior graduation projects, and samples of 9-12 career curriculum. In addition, a high school guidance website will be established to provide relevant and timely information for both students and parents. Start date: September 2012 – ongoing

5. Teachers/Administrators Stakeholders Elementary: Grade K-3 teachers will be provided with career portfolios for each student that track the “I” statements in the Academic Standards for Career Education and Work. Also, an administrator will administer an interest inventory to students in grades 4 and 5. Finally, administrators will teach career lessons to help all elementary students become more aware of their individual strengths and interests. MS: Sixth grade teachers will teach/explore a career education book, CLUE (Careers: Learning: Understanding and Exploring). Students will create a career portfolio. Seventh grade teachers will teach/explore an interest assessment book, Coin Career Targets. Students will add to their career portfolio. An Eighth grade teacher will continue to teach a nine week career education class that will meet all the eighth grade career standards. Students will complete their middle school portfolio and will transfer portfolio to high school. HS: Freshman seminar teachers will teach a nine week career exploration course. Students will add to their portfolio. Tenth grade English teachers will implement a career based research project. Students will add to their portfolio.

6. Business/Community Stakeholders Elementary: Businesses will be invited to participate in an end-of-the year career fair at the elementary schools for grade 5. MS: Middle School students will attend a Fayette county career fair that has over 100 business and community members sharing their occupations. Students will interview 3 professionals and then write a career paper. HS: Eleventh grade English teachers will implement a job shadowing program. Students will be required to shadow a profession and complete a report and give a presentation on their experience. Students will add to their portfolio. Twelfth grade English teacher will facilitate a career based senior project which includes a research paper and presentation. Students will add to their portfolio. Students and parents will be invited to a financial aid/career fair program that discusses the FASFA, applying to colleges, and opportunities for jobs in the community. Business and college representation will be present for a question and answer session.

7. Post-Secondary Stakeholders Elementary: CWTC students will meet with grade 5 students to talk about their CWTC experience. Fifth grade students will participate in a tour of the local CWTC and will be given an opportunity to attend a summer program at the CTC. Post- Secondary will be invited to participate in a career fair at the elementary schools. MS: In each grade level, an interdisciplinary unit will be taught that encompasses their career education and goals. Students may job shadow, dress as your profession, and/or will give a presentation on the profession or job of their choice. Community members will be invited to be guest speakers. HS: College, Trade Schools, and Business Professionals will provide bi-monthly educational programs for all students 9-12. Eleventh and twelfth grade students will attend college day at different universities throughout the year. Ninth grade students will attend a tour and information session at CWCTC.

8. System Impact How was your system or counselors impacted by this grant during the last two years? The career plan has made us aware of the need for career awareness and development in our students. We’ve learned about the importance of planting seeds for the future in our students. Students not only enjoy learning about various careers, they are thinking more about their future and working to achieve something bigger than the here and now.

9. Continued Goals What new ideas or goals will you continue to develop for Year 3? We will continue to implement activities and lessons that will help students to identify their strengths and weaknesses, interests, and ultimately their career path will lead them to be productive members of society.We will continue to tour our local CWCTC attend the annual career fair and provide continued opportunities for career related speakers. We will also implement new career lessons within the classroom setting.

10. Advisory Council Meeting Discuss how the advisory council meetings went and what they learned as a system? Our advisory committee meetings were most helpful not only to our team but to community members, teachers, administration, and parents. The meetings brought awareness that career education can be woven throughout all disciplines. In addition, the ASCA model was discussed and its implementation K-12. The meetings were constructive and were most helpful in the implementation of our program. Next year, our goal is to involve an additional community member and parents.