FOUR YEAR PLANNING

FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

How do we help ALL students recognize the

value of education?

The key to impacting students:

How do we help ALL students view their

futures?

Studies show…

The first year of high school (8th or 9th grade) is critical. Students make choices that impact the rest of their lives.

It is our responsibility to help them make informed choices.

DropoutsFew are failing academically when

they leaveLeast likely to be employedAre more subject to mental/emotional

health issuesLeast likely to have health insuranceMost prison inmates are dropoutsMost cited reason for leaving:

No connection between school and the real world of work

What can we do?

Help ALL students create a plan through and beyond

high school

Benefits of long term planning

Creates buy-in to the educational process

Offers relevant themes for academic skill development

Helps students become identity achieved and builds self-esteem

Supports counseling and guidance goals by helping students develop education and career plans

Long Term Planning (cont.)

Reduces dropout rates (high school and college)

Increases matriculation into post-secondary programs

Increases recruitment and retention into technical programs

Provides skills to successfully navigate life and work transitions

50% of students who enter college never finish, BUT….

Studies show entering college freshmen who have a career plan/goal are more likely to graduate.

Nearly two-thirds of students entering college end up feeling uncertain about what to study, with many changing their majors. This results in students taking longer then four years to complete their undergraduate degree.

There's some strong evidence which links certainty about career goals, to those who stay in school. In other words, if a student goes into college with a strong idea already about what they hope to do career-wise after graduation, they have a significantly better chance of making it to their final year.

HOW LONG TERM PLANNING CAN HELP STUDENTS

Many students are taking certain classes simply to fulfill graduation requirements

Students learn how each course they take is a career education course and how each applies to the real world of work

Important for ALL students

Studies show that students who can project themselves into the future and understand the consequences of their actions today are far less likely to drop out of school (high school or college), become a teen parent, or abuse drugs.

Motivational CycleWhen students see the personal benefit in the task – such as

developing a long term plan for their ideal future…

Skill Level IncreasesSelf-esteem Increases

Motivation Increases

Student ExperiencesSuccess Comprehension

Increases

WE HAVE A STATE REQUIREMENT FOR FOUR YEAR PLAN BEFORE 9TH

GRADE REGISTRATION

http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-462.htm#T4

A. School district and charter school secondary schools that receive Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance funds shall complete written SEOPs for all students.

B. Plans shall be signed by parents/guardians. C. Four year plans shall be completed for students prior to

the beginning of their ninth grade years. D. Plans shall be maintained by the student's school. E. Students' course registration and class changes shall

be consistent with their written SEOPs. F. The SEOP process shall be carried out consistent with

the policies and goals of the school districts' or charter schools' Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Program models.

FOUR YEAR PLAN IN UTAH FUTURES

https://www.utahfutures.org/ Go to Portfolio section Click on My Course Plan Fill in plan for the four years of

high school

COURSE CATALOG FOR YOUR HIGH SCHOOL

Go to your high school web site http://olympushigh.wikispaces.c

om/

Find the course catalog Sometimes in the counselors’

section of the school web site

GET EACH STUDENT FOCUSED ON A TENTATIVE

CAREER DIRECTION Use Career Cluster

assessment. Go to www.utahfutures.org Click in Interest Surveys Click on Career Cluster

Inventory After student take the inventory

the 16 clusters will appear and a bar graph will show clusters with highest scores

SIXTEEN NATIONAL CAREER CLUSTERS                                                                 

                                                                 

                                                               

                                                                

CAREER CLUSTER PLANNING GUIDES

Go to the district web site: http://www.graniteschools.org/Pages/default.aspx

Under Departments, click on Teaching and Learning Services

Click on Career and Tech Education

Click on Career Cluster Planning Guides

FINDING THE STATE CAREER PATHWAYS PLANNING GUIDES

http://www.schools.utah.gov/main/ Click on Departments tab Go to Career and Technical

Education Under Quick Links, click on CTE

Pathways Click on each pathway for study

guides

CAREER INTEREST SURVEY

https://www.utahfutures.org/ Go to Career Interest Surveys Click on Interest Profiler After taking the profiler students

will see the Holland Code with highest score

When students click on these codes a list of sample occupations will appear

Another way to get students focused:

Ask the student which career she/he is most interested in today.

Find the career report in UtahFutures

Find the career cluster it belongs to

Find which pathway in the cluster it belongs to

EXAMPLE

https://www.utahfutures.org/ Registered Nurse Career Cluster: Health Science Pathway: Therapeutic Services High school courses Preparation Programs of study Where in Utah

CTE and AT-Risk Youth

A combination of 60% academic courses and 40% CTE is the most effective drop-out prevention program in the American high school.

At-risk/special needs students in CTE are more likely to:

Graduate from high school. Be employed. Be employed in the trades.Be in college.

ROLE OF CTE AND 21st CENTURY SKILLS IN COLLEGE AND CAREER

READINESS

http://www.p21.org/documents/CTE_Oct2010.pdf

Need for CTE education in student experience.

This is applied education Career Cluster planning guides

help students get involved in CTE education