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College/Career Readiness

Rick Messer, Assistant Superintendent, Secondary Education Brett Wolfe, Director, College and Career Readiness Scott Evans, Lead Counselor

San Juan Unified School District Presentation to the LCAP Parent Advisory Committee January 25, 2018

Equity, Opportunity and Access: Commitment to College/Career Readiness

SJUSD Strategic Plan:

– Strategy 1: We will design and implement a system of learning that honors individual student goals and dreams, while fostering college and career readiness in an environment that supports social, emotional and physical well- being – Strategy 2: We will model and integrate knowledge and habits needed to develop a healthy body, mind and spirit ensuring growth and success within and beyond the classroom

SJUSD Local Control Accountability Plan:

– Goal 1: Improve and support student learning to close achievement gaps and ensure all students graduate college and career ready – Goal 2: Foster respectful, equitable, collaborative and reflective school and district cultures that ensure academic success and social/emotional well-being for each student

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College/Career Indicator (CCI)

California School Dashboard

• The College/Career Indicator (CCI) model contains both college and career

measures, including: – Career Technical Education (CTE) pathway completion – Grade 11 Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics – Advanced Placement (AP) exams – International Baccalaureate (IB) exams – Dual enrollment – a-g completion

• California College/Career Indicator

– Prepared – Approaching prepared – Not prepared

• Graduation rates (2nd indicator)

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Developing College and Career Readiness

• Planning for the future
• Closing gaps
• Increasing opportunities
• Providing supports
• Building partnerships
• Increasing communication

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Developing College/Career Readiness

Work in Progress

Board Presentations: Credit Recovery September 2016 Career Technical Education and Adult Education January 2017 Summer Support and Enrichment Programs October 2016 & 17 Access to Advanced Learning February 2017 Alternative Learning Center October 2016 New Graduation Requirement Report May 2017 College Readiness Block Grant November 2016 High School Innovative Programs September 2017 Math Implementation Update January 2017 High School Intervention and Support Programs September 2017

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NAVIANCE: Planning for the Future

College and Career Readiness Plan

• Planner: 6th – 12th grade
• College search
• Careers
• Courses
• Assessments and surveys

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New Graduation Requirements

• Class of 2023 (current 7th graders)
• Additional year of math and science / 2 years

world language

• UC/CSU a-g opt-out model – flexibility and
• pportunity
• Close gap on California Assessment of Student

Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

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Career Technical Education

• Equity across the district
• Articulation with middle schools and

institutions of higher education

• Aligned to labor market demands
• Awareness
• Accessibility

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Alternative Learning Opportunities

Programs:

– El Sereno – independent study – La Entrada - continuation – UnSchool - alternative – Blended Learning/Credit Recovery - comprehensive – Career Technical Education - internships – Adult Education - apprenticeships

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Dual Enrollment

• American River College

– Articulation agreements for auto and advanced manufacturing at San Juan High School – Get Focused, Stay Focused at Mira Loma High School

• California State University, Sacramento

– Development of new dual enrollment courses across nine comprehensive high schools

• Development of early college programs

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Supporting College/Career Readiness

Academic supports

– Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) – Site based learning support teams – Access to Advance Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses

• PSAT for 10th and 11th graders (AP potential)

– College Board on-line academic resource access for 10th and 11th graders

• Equal Opportunity Schools – Identifying students and

supports

Social/Emotional supports

– Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) – Development of comprehensive counseling plan

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Communication and Outreach

• New graduation requirements communication

plan (January 2018)

• High school freshmen recruitment nights

(November 2017)

• Annual student-parent handbook
• Career Technical Education Exposition

(November 2017)

• Adult Education publication

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Next Steps

• Commitment to providing opportunity and

access for all students

• Coordination to ensure opportunity and

access for all students

• Implementation of communication plan
• Community forums in spring 2018

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