Colorado’s Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) Initiative

• Senate Bill 09-256

• By September, 2011, all students , grades 9-12 would have access to a system within their high school to create and manage an ICAP.

• The legislation specifies that at a 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.

Colorado’s Current Pipeline

Source: NCES 2006

PWR and Dropout Prevention in Colorado’s Reform Agenda

Innovation & Choice

High Expectations

Educator Effectiveness

Accountability &

Improvement

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

Future Intentions:

Your students’ top

Career Cluster & known Pathway

Ultimate Goals:

Learning = Academic Earning = Career

Living = Personal/ Social

Classes:

Their secondary intentional course sequence related to the PS courses

available

Permits connections between what Advisors, Counselors,

educators, PS providers, and parents do to assist their students

goal achievement.

Also – relevancy of learning

PWR – Postsecondary Workforce Readiness:

the (w)holistic student. That means extra-curricular & life

experience too!

Accountability:

Understanding and progress towards

securing Financial Aid = Financial Literacy

ICAP Process…

ICAP Individual

Career Academic

Plan

Their Plan +Your Support =Future Growth & Success!

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Individual Career and Academic Plans

The intent of the Individual Career and Academic Plans is to:

1. Decrease the dropout rates and increase graduation rates by

assisting students in developing and maintaining a personalized

postsecondary plan;

2. Assist parents and students in exploring the postsecondary career

and educational opportunities available to the student; and

3. Align course work and curriculum to the students’ postsecondary

goals.

INDUSTRY

PLAN OF STUDY

PWR Standards!

• Creates “Relevant” Middle & High School Experience

• Builds “ Personal, Social & Academic

momentum”

• Allow for “Learn & Earn” opportunities within Career Pathways

• Increases “Intentional” Concurrent

Enrollment & Process.

• Enhances the Career Development “Journey”

The Potential of Individual Career & Academic Plans (ICAP)

For students, parents and staff: Fully customizable ICAP page and milestones

•Titles

•Sections

•Activities

•Field Groups

•Student Documents

•Advising Documents

•Direct Navigation

•Print/E-Mail/PDF

•Electronic, portable

Middle School Site Plans

• Euclid: Implemented within core teams – College In

Colorado (CIC) already used in their leadership program.

• Goddard: Implemented during Extended Learning time.

CIC currently in use by FACS teacher.

• Newton: Implemented during Knight Time – CIC already

used by counselor.

• Powell: Implemented during intervention/ advisement

time and through 8th grade Language Arts

High School Site Plans

• Arapahoe: Implemented through 9th grade Business classes, 10th-12th grade post grad center activities.

• Heritage: Implemented through 9th grade Business classes, 10th grade advisory program, 11th-12th grade post grad center activities.

• Littleton: Implemented through 9th grade advisement, 10th grade required core classes, 11th -12th grade post grad center activities.

• Options: Implemented through Career Success, Independent Living, and Adult Living classes.

Future Considerations

• Staff training needs

• Student log-in logistics

• Naviance and College in Colorado

• Feedback from staff involved in implementation

• Ongoing cost for data services

Seamless Transitions:

Elementary: Career Awareness

Middle:

Career Exploration

High: Career Concentration

Post Secondary: Career Preparation

Lifelong: Career Advancement and Management

Learning

Earning

Living

QUESTIONS? Thank you!

mleonard@lps.k12.co.us