Individual Career and

Academic Plans (ICAP)

For Beginners

Tuesday Tutorial #12012

Real Partnerships:

Common purpose united and expanded our partnerships!

Why CDE?

CDE’s role in ICAP/PWR

Why CTE?

CTE’s role in ICAP/PWR

Real Purpose

Vision: Colorado CTE delivers proven pathways to lifelong career success!

Mission: CTE ensures a thriving Colorado economy by providing relevant and rigorous education that is connected, responsive and real.

INDUSTRY

CLUSTER

PATHWAYS

PLAN OF STUDY

PWR Standards!

Why DHE?

DHE’s role in ICAP/PWR

• ICAP is a lifelong process(P-21, at least): follow your dream, yes, but the road map applies to everyone at every age – note how many “careers” a 21st century worker is expected to enjoy!

• The Secondary ICAP transfers to Postsecondary. In fact, the Higher Ed Strategic Plan recommends adopting it for college students.

• With Concurrent Enrollment and ASCENT, the historic dividing lines between P-12 and Higher Ed have become more like bridges, indivisibly linking Secondary with Postsecondary. Partnership!!

• DHE serves all the variations of Postsecondary – CTE (Technical Colleges), Certificates, Associates, Bachelors and beyond. The ICAP is the road map for lifelong learning and success.

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What is Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness (PWR)?

• Planning and Preparation• Academic Content• Learning and Behavior Skills

PWR and Dropout Prevention in Colorado’s Reform Agenda

Standards

Accountability and Support

Educator Effectiveness

Assessments

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

PWR• Positive Whole Relationships

• Passion Without Resistance

• Persistance With Reflection

• Pretty Wild Ride!!!

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

ICAP• Increased Counselor Anxiety Program

• Imagination Creates Awesome Possibilities

• I Can Always Play

• I Can Actively Participate

• Ice Cream As Protein

• Others?!

• Individual Career and Academic Plan

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.

Belief of ICAP for Colorado– Personalized education aligned to curriculum– Decrease Drop Out Rate– Increase Retention and Engagement– Increase students awareness of Career Pathways.

Individual Career and Academic Plans Legislative review

During the spring of 2009, the Colorado General Assembly passed the SchoolFinance Bill (SB 09-256). This legislation requires the State Board ofEducation to establish standards for Individual Career and Academic Plans(ICAP) for students enrolled in public schools in the state on or beforeFebruary 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.

The ICAP journey…

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 goal2.Relevancy of student’s goal to post secondary institution / workforce or other future option3.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”.

• Common metrics and standardized approach to ICAP implementation

• Grade level specific where possible• Works to inform a common template• Grade Level appropriate activities• Evolve constantly

Related Initiatives• ICAPs Required SB09-256

• Rules adopted February 2010

• 6th grade College In Colorado (free statewide guidance website): SB 256

• District Plans 09-2010 *Continuous

• College ICAPs proposed in Higher Education Strategic Plan, November 2010 * naturally progression statewide

• ICAPs & PWR Attributes Assessments System, December 2010

• ICAPs & HB10-1273, Progress of visual and performing arts courses

Resources at your fingertips!CDE: www.cde.state.co.us/secondaryinitatives

CTE: www.coloradostateplan.com/counselors.html

CiC: www.collegeincolorado.org

CiC Wiki Site: www.cicpartnernetwork.org

Next Steps:

• CDE in partnership with CDHE and the Community College System/CTE will coordinate resources to create an ICAP best practice guide and online tool which will include: - Best practices for ICAP alignment to the American School

Counselor (ASCA) standards; - Guidance Curriculum for ICAP Implementation; - ICAP Alignment to IEPs and ALPs; and - ICAP Indicators for Data Sharing.

Future Tuesday Tutorials• February 14th     3-3:45pm             ICAPs and Related Legislative Initiatives• February 28th     3-3:45pm             Making Meaning for ICAPs• March 13th         3-3:45pm             ICAP Bookends & the Future• March 27th         3-3:45pm            Resources and Creative Collaboration for ICAP

Remember…..You R.O.C.K!

R – React with

O – Optimism

C – Challenge and

K - Knowledge

Questions?