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The Guidance Program of the Future 4 2 or
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Guidance and Counseling

• Academic Development
• Career Development
• Personal/Social Development

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ASCA National Standards for StudentsAcademic
Development

•   Standard A. Students will acquire the
  attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute
  to effective learning in school and across the
  life span.
• Standard B. Students will complete school with
  academic preparation essential to choose from a
  wide range of substantial post-secondary options,
  including college.
• Standard C. Students will understand the
  relationship of academics to the world of work
  and to life at home and in the community.

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Career Development

•   Standard A. Students will acquire the skills to
  investigate the world of work in relation to
  knowledge of self and to make informed career
  decisions.
• Standard B. Students will employ strategies to
  achieve future career goals with success and
  satisfaction.
• Standard C. Students will understand the
  relationship between personal qualities,
  education, training and the world of work.

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Personal/Social Development

• Standard A. Students will acquire the knowledge,
  attitudes and interpersonal skills to help them
  understand and respect self and others.
•  Standard B. Students will make decisions, set
  goals, and take necessary action to achieve
  goals.
•  Standard C. Students will understand safety and
  survival skills.

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Many young people leave school without the
knowledge or foundation that is required to find
and keep a job. In the workplace of today,
employers require that employees have advanced
academic and technical skills. These skills are
required because of the rapidly changing and
emerging technologies.
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Students graduating from high school need highly
technical skills to be competitive in the job
market. Up to 85 of all jobs will require at
least two years of education beyond high school.
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When Do You Begin?

• Assessment First Semester of the 8th grade
• Student career research First Semester of the
  8th grade
• Four-Year Plan developed - before the end of
  first semester 8th grade
• Student/Parent/Advisor Conference for career plan
  prior to registration for high school

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A Career Pathway
can help find the best courses to take in high
school. It can also help establish what the next
step will be after high school apprenticeships,
technical college, community college, four year
college or universities, work, or a combination
of several of these activities .
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A Career Pathway

• Provides students with an outline of career
  information
• Provides educational professionals with career
  information that can aid them as they assist
  students with educational and career planning
• Provides parents with career information that
  will aid them as they assist their student with
  career and educational planning

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A Students Four-Year Plan

• Is based on a career goal
• Outlines high school courses needed/suggested to
  reach that career goal
• Is reviewed annually
• Outlines postsecondary educational requirements
  to reach career goal

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Four Year Plan
Career Goal ______________
Name __________
Postsecondary Option _____________
Diploma _________
English 9th _____ 10th _____ 11th _____ 12th
_____
Math 9th ______ 10th ______ 11th ______ 12th
______
Science 9th ______ 10th ______ 11th ______ 12th
______
Social Studies 9th ______ 10th ______ 11th
______ 12th ______
Electives 9th PE Health/Fine
Arts Elective Elective 10th
Elective Elective Elective
Elective 1th Elective Elective
Elective Elective 12th
Elective Elective Elective
Elective
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Student's Career Pathway
Academic Plan for ________________
Postsecondary Option ___________
Career Goal _______
Diploma _____
English 9 _____ Math ______ Science
______ Soc.Studies ____ PE Elective
_____ Elective _____
English 10_____ Math _______ Science
_____ Soc.Studies _____ Health/Fine Arts Elective
_____ Elective _____
English 11_____ Math ________ Science
______ Soc.Studies _____ Elective _____ Elective
_____ Elective _____
English 12 _____ Math _________ Science
______ Soc.Studies _____ Elective _____ Elective
_____ Elective _____
Credits ____
Credits _____
Credits _____
Credits _____
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Student Career Portfolios

• Career Assessments
• Completed Four-Year Plan
• Resume
• Academic-Standardized Test Results
• Current Transcript
• List of Activities School,Community,Church
• Offices Held / Leadership Opportunities
• Other Information determined by School System

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Who Will Do It All?

• Student Career Development
• Professional Development and Training
• Communication

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Career Development CoordinatorCredential
Certification in School Counseling
Interest Inventory Work Readiness Aptitude
Test Employability Skills
CTE Advanced CTE Diploma Academic diversity of
program participation
Community Issues Employment Program
Improvement
Career Objective Educational Plan Work Readiness
Skills Employability Skills
Career Pathways Business Industry Two-Year
Education Four-Year Education  
Delivery of Career Domain All system students are
served    
Occupational Credential Diploma Technical
Fluency Work Readiness
Local programs Statewide programs ECEP Dual
Enrollment
Information for Parents Students
Educators
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Interest Inventory Work Readiness Aptitude
Test Employability Skills
Career Objective Educational Plan Work Readiness
Skills
Occupational Credentials Diploma Technical
Fluency Work Readiness
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Community Issues Employment Program Improvement
Career Pathways Business Industry Two-Year
Education Four-Year Education
Local Programs Statewide Programs ECEP Dial
Enrollment
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CTE Diploma CTE Advanced Diploma Academic
Diversity of Program Participation
Delivery of Career Domain All System Students
Are Served
Information for Parents Students Educators
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What is Tech Prep?

• Local Consortium
• Local Committees
• Local Articulation
• 22 State Consortium
• Statewide Articulation
• Web Site!!!!!

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The key purpose of Alabama TECH PREP is to help
create pathways that lead to an associate or
baccalaureate degree or a post-secondary
certificate in a specific career field.
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Students combine high school classes, real-world
experience, and/or college classes, to form a
balanced and practical educational experience.
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Tech Prep programs help high school students earn
college credit through content enhanced
articulated courses and dual credit.
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Career Development Coordinatorand Tech Prep

• Coordinator becomes the center of career
  development for students in the system
• Tech Prep becomes a component of the students
  travel to a career goal both in high school and
  beyond.

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What is next?

• What are areas of opportunities?
• Who
• What
• When
• How
• What are the areas of concern?