College/Career Affinity Group

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College/Career Affinity GroupRepurposing the
Work of School Counselors Galvanizing and
Delivering Systemic College and Career Readiness
Counseling

• June 17, 2014

Speaker 1 Judy Petersen District
Director Director, College and Career
Readiness Granite Schools, Granite, Utah Speaker
2 Takesha Briggins Practicing School
Counselor Graham High School Newlin Elementary
School Alamance-Burlington School System,
Burlington, NC Speaker 3 Dr. Venisa
Beasley-Green Practicing School
Counselor Director of Counseling, Freshman
Transformation Coordinator Percy L. Julian High
School, Chicago Public Schools
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• Presenter
• Speaker 1 Judy Petersen District Director
• Director, College and Career Readiness
• Granite Schools - Granite, Utah

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Granite School DistrictSalt Lake City, UT

• Demographics
• 68,000 Students (K-12)
• 47 Identify with Minority Background
• 56 FARM
• 71 Graduation Rate
• 44 Enrolled in College Fall Semester after HS
  Graduation
• 109 Languages Spoken
• Caseload
• Allocation Elementary 11000
• Allocation Secondary 1389
• Leadership Responsibilities
• College and Career Readiness Department
• K-12 Counseling Program (Counselors and Social
  Workers)
• Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
• Latinos in Action (LIA)
• Elementary Counseling Grant
• Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports
  (PBIS)

• College and Career Readiness Department is on the
  District Org. Chart
• District Goals Aligned To College and Career
  Readiness
• District Charge and Responsibility
• Students will leave Granite School District
  prepared for college, career and life in the 21st
  century world.

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Best Practice - Student Tracking To Support
Postsecondary Outcomes
Delivery Of Service To Whom/How Many/Accountability
Counselors must Scale Up the CCR-Planning process Use CCR grade-level developmental steps and the Eight Components of CCR (College Board) to guide the process Involve parents as critical participants in the process Develop a system for tracking postsecondary outcomes (punch card)
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Best Practice Zap the Equity Gaps
Delivery Of Service To Whom/How Many/Accountability

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Results Data Slide
Metric 2011 2012 2013 2014
Graduation Rate 66 69 71
AP Exams Taken 3305 3807 3892
Increase NA 502 85
AP Exams Passed 67 69 65
FAFSA Completion NA 41 36
CCR Initiatives

• School Counseling Internship Partnerships
• College Advising Corps (6 of 8 high schools)
• Elementary Counseling Grant
• 8 Components of CCR
• FAFSA Completion Project
• Utah College Application Week Pilot

• AVID (14 secondary schools)
• Latinos in Action (14 secondary schools)
• Gear-Up Grant (SLCC)
• Summer Nudge Initiative
• Faith-Based Outreach
• CCTI Summer Online CCR Course
• Freshmen Academy Course

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Keys to Success

• Programmatic Framework

• Messaging K-12

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Granite District -- Information/Tools

• http//www.graniteschools.org/depart/teachinglearn
  ing/collegecareer/Pages/SecondaryCounselors.aspx

• http//nosca.collegeboard.org/eight-components

NOSCA National Office for School
Counselor Advocacy
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• Presenter
• Speaker 2 Takesha Briggins Practicing School
  Counselor
• Graham High School Newlin Elementary School
• Alamance-Burlington School System, Burlington, NC

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Graham High School
Alamance-Burlington School
System

• Demographics
• Graham High School is a comprehensive, four-year
  high school serving the city of Graham. It is one
  of six traditional high schools in the
  Alamance-Burlington School System. Student
  enrollment in grades 9 12 is approximately 830.
• Caseload
• Grades 9-12, split alphabet (A-K)
• Leadership Responsibilities
• 504 Coordinator
• Awards Day Coordinator
• Scholarship Coordinator

• District Goals
• Aligned To College and Career Readiness
• ABSS Superintendents REACH Goal- Achievement in
  support of college and career readiness
• ABSS School Counselor REACH Achievement Goal -
  Provide developmentally appropriate opportunities
  for college and career readiness

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Graham High Demographics

Grade Level Asian Black Hispanic American Indian Two or More White Total in grade
9 4 70 98 1 11 58 242
10 2 74 73 0 10 50 209
11 3 61 66 0 3 55 188
12 0 49 59 0 3 33 144
Total 9 254 296 1 27 196 783
Percentages 1.1 32 38 .13 3.4 25  
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Curriculum Expectations
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Postsecondary Metrics
What Are You Measuring What Is Your Data Source How Do You Access Data
The number of Hispanic males applying to a two year or four year institution Graduate Data Verification System Report ABSS Data Warehouse PowerSchool The Graduate Data Verification System report is pulled from information extracted from PowerSchool

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Postsecondary Challenges In RuralCommunities

• Achieving parental support for college going
• Family, as well as students have little or no
  college knowledge
• Family desires to keep students in the
  communitynot leave for college or work
• Financing college

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Graduate Data Verification System Graham High
School Report 2012-2013
Post Secondary Intention Hispanic Males Black Males White Males
Military 3 3 3
Employment 5 0 5
Community College 5 11 9
Four year Institution 5 7 6
Trade School 1 2 0
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Best Practices

• Developing practices to address the cultural
  barriers preventing post secondary access
  opportunities for Hispanic males.
• Providing one-on-one time with identified
  Hispanic males to explain the importance of post
  secondary education.
• Reviewing students life plans
• Completion of college applications and FAFSA.
• Partnering with the College Advisor Getting GHS
  seniors to apply to at least one college during
  the CFNC College Application Week.

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Targeted Interventions To Support Postsecondary
Outcomes
Delivery Of Service To Whom (Grade Level)/How Many Students/Accountability
Target Group Senior Hispanic males Number Impacted 30 Goal 50 of Senior Hispanic males will apply to two or four year institutions. Accountability Targeted male students met with counselor or college advisor, during a special pull-out time. Transcript analysis Review of financial aid opportunities and scholarships College Exploration/College and Career Search Parent meetings, Financial Aid Nights, College Application Week
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Results Data Slide
The Graduation Data Verification System report
for the 2013-2014 is not yet available, however
our goal of having 50 of the Senior Hispanic
males apply to a two or four year college was
successfully completed. Through individual
senior conferences we found the following
information
Post Secondary Intention Class of 2014 Hispanic Males
Military 0
Employment 6
Community College 10
Four year Institution 7
Trade School 2
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• Presenter
• Speaker 3 Dr. Venisa Beasley-Green Practicing
  School Counselor
• Director of Counseling, Freshman Transformation
  Coordinator
• Percy L. Julian High School, Chicago Public
  Schools

www.chooseyourfuture.org
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Percy L. Julian High School
Chicago Public Schools

• Demographics
• Enrollment 1162
• 99 - African-American
• Low Income 88
• Disabilities 17
• Homeless 11
• Student Mobility 27
• Attendance Rate 81
• Caseload 3151
• Leadership Responsibilities
• Freshman On Track Coordinator
• Director of Counseling
• Instructional Leadership Team
• Freshman Teacher Grade Level Lead
• School Mission
• Implement a positive , quality curriculum that
  enhances student achievement and develops life
  skill for post-secondary success.
• Vision Prepare and graduate every student for
  active citizenship and post-secondary success in
  the 21st century.

• District Goal
• All students will graduate prepared for college
  and career.
• District Postsecondary Metrics These metrics
  appear on the Continuous Work Improvement Plan
  (CWIP).
• 9th Grade On Track
• College Application (Match)
• Scholarship Applications
• College Tours
• FAFSA Completion
• Data Source
• District Data Dashboard

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Counselor LeadershipUsing Data To
DrivePostsecondary Outcomes

• Counselor Leadership/Intentional Targeted
  Interventions
• Counselor Progress Monitoring/BAG Reports
  (Behavior, Attendance Grades)
• Grade Level Data Lead
• Check In Chats
• Postsecondary Team
• Collaboration

• Delivery
• Advisory
• After School
• Lunch Chats
• Mail Merge Notices
• Grade Level Team Meetings

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Bag Reports
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B Behavior Tracking
2 Year Comparisons 5 Week Intervals
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A Attendance Tracking
Displays Off Track Rates
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Grade Tracking Course Failures
Displays GPAs Students Needing
Interventions Course Failures
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FAFSA Tracking
Displays FAFSA Completion Rates
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FAFSA ResultsTargeted Completion- Goal March
1st
  2011   2012   2013   2014  
MONTH DATE RATE DATE RATE DATE RATE DATE RATE
Feb 25-Feb 28.8 26-Feb 43.5 28-Feb 60 20-Feb 67.1
Mar 31-Mar 62.1 26-Mar 70.6 21-Mar 62.4 27-Mar 78.7
April 28-Apr 64.6 16-Apr 74.2 25-Apr 66.7 10-Apr 78.7
May 13-May 67.5 31-May 73 30-May 74.3    
June 30-Jun 72 30-Jun 83.8 20-Jun 77.6    
July 28-Jul 73.3 31-Jul 84.4 18-Jul 78    
August 25-Aug 74.1 14-Aug 84.7 15-Aug 79.2    
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QUESTIONS?
Speaker 1 Judy Petersen District
Director Director, College and Career
Readiness Granite Schools, Granite, Utah Speaker
2 Takesha Briggins Practicing School
Counselor Graham High School Newlin Elementary
School Alamance-Burlington School System,
Burlington, NC Speaker 3 Dr. Venisa
Beasley-Green Practicing School
Counselor Director of Counseling, Freshman
Transformation Coordinator Percy L. Julian High
School, Chicago Public Schools