Morning Session 9 am - 11:30 am

Career Advising and Student Success Plans

Description:  The Career Advising Legislation became effective in September of 2015 and Career Advising Policies were to be updated this fall.  We will review what needs to be included in a career advising policy and explore options in implementing student success plans including criteria that schools may use to identify students as “at risk” of not graduating. 

Learning Targets: 

·       Identify requirements of Career Advising Legislation

·       Assess current career advising policies and plans that have been implemented in school districts (participants to review their own plans) and identify opportunities for improvement.

·       Explore resources and examples of career advising programs.

·      Develop research based criteria to identify students as at risk of dropping out of school

·       Explore resources and examples of student success plans.

Afternoon Session 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Community Work Experience for Students:  Exploring options from volunteering to paid work experience. 

Description:  This professional development will focus different types of community and work experiences for students. We will explore options available for students as well as important regulations and labor laws that school districts need to consider when supporting student work

experiences. 

              Learning Targets:

·      Explore options for community work experiences.

·      Identify important labor law considerations in designing a work experience program.

·      Explore resources to utilize in creating community work experiences.