Texas OnCoursePlan early. Plan smart.

Texas Association of Secondary School PrincipalsJune 15, 2016

The OnCourse team welcomes you.

June Giddings, Director, College & Workforce Initiative

Laura Chrisco, Assistant Director for Strategy & Partnerships

Samuel Hernandez, Assistant Director for Outreach

Jaslyn Greene, Coordinator for Programs & Resources

Sara Morris, Coordinator for Programs & Resources

Sammi Morrill, Coordinator for Programs & Resources

Agenda

• House Bill 18 Initiative• Overview of Texas OnCourse• Discussion of Research, Data, & Evaluation

related to Texas OnCourse• Competency Overview• Q&A

House Bill 18• HB 18 establishes a statewide initiative to develop resources for

school counselors or advisors in public secondary schools to support advising for educational pathways and career opportunities available to students

• School counselors are required to advise students on educational pathways and career opportunities under the four components of the Texas Model Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Program

• HB 18 also requires each school district to provide instruction to students in seventh and eighth grade about preparing for high school, college, and possible careers.

Why we are here..To share our plan and get your feedback.• We have seen great ideas and initiatives fail without

buy-in. • OnCourse is in the revision and design stage. • Only with contributions from a wide range of

stakeholders - like the people in this room - will the initiative be successful.

• And finally to show how this online professional development tool can be used to help promote your Campus Improvement Plan.

Texas OnCourse

What will it look like?Content and tools designed to build TECHNICAL SKILLS for

school counselors or advisers with varying levels of experience.

Texas OnCourse Design Architecture

OnCourse ObjectivesEstablish a data analytics infrastructureValidate core competenciesDevelop high quality content or adapt existing

content Implement scalable infrastructure Identify participants for pilot Incorporate technology-enabled toolsDeploy online professional developmentDistribute online instructional materials

- Institutions of Higher Education

- Educational Service Centers

- State agencies

- School district administrators, counselors, advisers

- Community-based organizations

- Technology experts

- National and state organizations

A Consortial Approach: Potential Partners

Leveraging the best existing content, tools & technologies

Best Practices, Content, Tools

..leveraging best practices from outside of education

Why this is important for Texas*

* Information presented on this slide was collected from “Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2010-2014 ACS 5-Year Estimates: Texas.”

Less than HS HS Some college, no degree

Associate's Bachelor's Master's or better

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Texas Skills Gap - 2018 Projections vs. 2014 Attainment

DemandActual AttainmentAttainment Gap

Why this is important for Texas*

* Information presented on this slide was collected from “Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2010-2014 ACS 5-Year Estimates: Texas.”

Less than HS HS/GED Some college, no Bachelor's Bachelor's or Higher0%

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Expectations-Attainment Gap

10th Grade Expectation Attainment 8 Years After HS

Principals: Career Advising-Please select ALL career advising topics below related to Professional School Counselor or College/Career Adviser duties that align with your campus improvement plan or goals.

Principals: Financial Advising-Please select ALL financial advising topics below related to Professional School Counselor or College/Career Adviser duties that align with your campus improvement plan or goals.

Why this is important for Administrators*

• Instructional methods for addressing the needs of student groups not achieving their full potential, TEC 11.252(a)(3)(A)

• Dropout reduction, TEC 11.252(a)(3)(C) • Career education to assist students in developing the knowledge,

skills, and competencies necessary for a broad range of career options, TEC 11.252(a)(3)(G)

• Strategies for providing to middle school, junior high school, and high school students, teachers and school counselors, and parents information about: higher education admissions and financial aid opportunities; the need for students to make informed curriculum choices to be prepared for success beyond high school; and sources of information on higher education admissions and financial aid, TEC 11.252(a)(4)(A)(C)(D)

Research, Data, & Evaluation• School Counselor and Adviser Baseline Survey

• Data visualization tools – building dashboards for use by school counselor/adviser

• Research Advisory Committee • Texas OnCourse evaluation

– Third-party evaluation– Evaluation of online learning platform

School Counselor and Adviser Baseline Survey

• Part I – District-level personnel (Directors of Counseling & Guidance, Directors of CTE, etc.)– #s of school counselors and advisers– Training and technology available– Quality of data available

• Part II – All school counselors and advisers in the district – School context for counseling and advising– Knowledge and skills in CCR advising areas – Tools and resources used in advising

Data Visualization Tools• HB18: UT… “may access the P-

20/Workforce Data repository…in developing training, instructional programs, and technological tools under this section.”

• Conducting scan of existing tools• Partnering with TACC’s Data

Visualization Lab to develop tools

Research Advisory Committee• Experts from national organizations, state

agencies (TEA, THECB, TWC), research centers, education faculty

• Goals:– Synthesize research on student pathways – Identify promising practices related to data use to

support college and career readiness– Incorporate research and data into trainings

For more information:June Giddings, Director of OnCourseJune.giddings@austin.utexas.edu

Laura ChriscoAssistant Director of Programs and ResourcesLaura.chrisco@austin.utexas.edu

Samuel HernandezAssistant Director for OutreachSamuel.hernandez@austin.utexas.edu