Engaging Students in Career Development at Poudre High School
Explore how Poudre High School implements career development programs like Career Cab and Career Groups to connect students with real-world experiences and educational opportunities. Through site visits, feedback, and group sessions, students gain valuable insights and guidance for their future career paths.
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Taking Your Career Programming on the Road: Engaging Students in Their ICAPs COLORADO SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 2015
Career Cluster Model and ICAP at Poudre High School Background on PHS Development of our ICAP Model Who you are leads to who you will be Creating relevance means doing something that is REAL Drawing direct links between PHS opportunities and post- secondary realities
Presentation Overview Career Cab Program Career Groups at PHS SPARKS Summer Transition Program
Career Cab Vision and Funding Real experiences with real people with real careers in our community Partnership with Rocky Mountain High School Originally funded with a School Partnership Grant ($1,000), has since received an additional $1,200 in funding through other grants/organizations - - -
Career Cab Site Visits and Logistics Career Sites determined by Naviance Career Interest Data - Target population: Students needing training program/certificate/two-year degree to meet their career goal - 13-14 students per school plus 1-2 adults for a total of 30 people on each trip - Two sites per Career Cab trip drawing direct connections between careers and educational opportunities that lead to them -
Career Cab Data and Follow-Up Nine trips per year, approx. 150 students annually - Feedback cards are distributed to student s counselor with trip information, etc. - Counselors meet with each student who attends a Career Cab - 82% of students report an increased interest in the career/10% report a significant drop in interest - 96% of students report increase in knowledge about the career and educational requirements for the job -
Career Groups Framework and logistics 6 week group for 9thgraders Group for students interested in learning more about their strengths and career exploration Recruit by going into freshman seminar classes 10-12 students Meet once a week during a different class period each week Students are required to check in with their teacher for the first 10 minutes to gather missing work
Career Groups Weekly Activities Week 1: Career Relay Week 2: True Colors assessment adapted from Mary Miscisin s book. Plan an event activity Week 3: Continuation of True Colors: Match various careers to different colors Week 4: Career Cluster Model and Richard Knowdell s Career Values Card Sort Week 5: Career Panel Week 6: Career Affirmations Activity with reflection
Career Group Data 100% of students increased their career confidence score How confident are you in a career choice after high school? 10 9 8 7 Score 1 - 10 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Group memeber responses Pre-test Post-Test
Career Group Data Do you know what the Career Cluster Model is? 12 10 Post Test: 100% of students know about the Career Cluster Model 8 6 4 2 0 Yes No Pre-Test Post-Test
Career Group Data Pre-Test: Career Cluster Interest Post-Test: Career Cluster Interest 6 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0
PHS SPARKS Summer Transition Program Framework and Logistics Two-week summer camp for 28 at-risk incoming 9th graders - Grant funded through a Mill Levy Innovation Grant Fund - Program is 9am-2pm daily and includes lunch and transportation - Students complete their ICAP and explore all Career Clusters through site visits and PHS academic experiences - Year-long mentoring and activities -
PHS SPARKS Summer Transition Program Activities Daily Career Site Visits partnered with activities at PHS with teachers from a matching academic content area Service Learning/Outdoor Exploration ICAP Development Myers- Briggs, True Colors, Career Panel, 4-year Plan, Naviance Upperclassmen Mentors - - - -
PHS SPARKS Summer Transition Program Data As of Nov. 1 82% of students are passing all of their classes and the group has an overall 90% attendance rate 92% of SPARKS students have been involved in an activity, event or club at PHS 100% of students rated the experience as highly beneficial , 92% felt confident about their ICAP and four year plan, and 96% said their experience made their transition to HS easier - - -
Questions and Contacts Rochelle Lenox, M. Ed. Poudre High School, School Counselor rleonx@psdschools.org Cass Poncelow, M. Ed. Poudre High School, School Counselor cponcelo@psdschools.org
