Grafton School District   Academic & Career Planning (ACP)  Scope and Sequence 

  ACP is a component of the Grafton School District 6-12 Comprehensive School Counseling Model that strives to meet the social/emotional, academic and career planning needs of all students. The focus of ACP is on the process to build relationships that inform, support and mentor students through activities and experiences that help them to plan for their educational, training and career goals.

KNOW - ​Who am I?

EXPLORE - ​What do I want to do?

-Self-awareness activities

-Career awareness assessment

-Exploration activities

-Career Cluster and Career research

PLAN - ​How do I get there?

GO - ​Do IT!

-Connecting middle and high school instructional activities with preparation to enter a particular field of interest.

-Updated regularly

-Work-based learning opportunities

-Adapt/Modify Personal Goals

-Extra-curricular and community-based learning experiences

-Adapt/Modify Career Goals

-Adapt/Modify Intentional Sequence of Courses

-Individual goal-setting

-Postsecondary training options -Financial plan to cover cost of postsecondary training

-ACP Conferencing

 

 

KNOW 

Students in the Grafton School  District possess an  understanding of who they are,  including personal strengths,  interests, beliefs, and their  learning style.     Students know:     ● Their interests  ● Their skills/abilities  ● Their strengths  ● Their learning style   ● How to identify and  write the elements of a  SMART goal  ● Where to access  additional information  and resources to help  them on their road to  self-discovery and  learning   

EXPLORE 

  Students in the Grafton School  District possess knowledge of  their postsecondary options  and intended area of study.        Students know:     ● State, public, private,  vocational, and military  options  ● Different career  clusters and pathways  that match their  interests, skills and  strengths   ● Requirements and  courses of study needed  for their future plans  ● Where they can go to  receive the education  and training they need  to pursue their career  interest 

 

PLAN  Students in the Grafton School  District possess knowledge of  the resources necessary to  reach their postsecondary  goals.    

  Students have:    ● Set academic, career,  and personal/social  goals   ● Joined clubs and  extracurricular  activities  ● A plan to either pay for  college tuition or  support themselves  with gainful  employment  ● An understanding of  the college/job  application process  ● Written a resume   ● Met the requirements  and courses of study  needed for their future  plans Financial Literacy  ● Financial Literacy 

GO! 

  Students have completed the  necessary steps to engage in the  post-secondary option of their  choice - recalculating as  needed.      Students have:     ● Met the requirements  of college entrance  (grades, courses of  study and entrance  exams)  ● Developed a plan that  details the  post-secondary steps  needed to reach their  future goals (ie:  sequence of courses)   ● Applied to at least one  postsecondary  institution, job, or the  military consistent  with the application  requirements and  deadlines   

In collaboration between schools, community partners, and families, students who ​KNOW​ who they are, ​EXPLORE​ where they want to go in life, and have  a ​PLAN​ of how to get there demonstrate the following 21st Century skills to ​GO​ out and reach their postsecondary goals:     - time management and organizational skills - open to critical feedback and ability to use that feedback  - clear and convincing oral and written expression - critical thinking skills  - open to possible failure (growth mindset)  - analytical thinking skills   - ability to weigh sources for importance and credibility  - problem solving skills  - inquisitive nature  - can draw inferences and reach conclusions independently   - use of technology to assist learning - a positive self-esteem  - effective interaction and communication with others - self-management skills 

 

  Grafton School District ACP Scope and Sequence   

 

KNOW  Who Am I?  GRADE 6                                                           

Self Exploration Activities:   Learn to log into Naviance  Family Connection and  become skilled in  navigating around the site  Intro to ACP process and  purpose  Participate in classroom  lessons and activities  Learning Styles  Assessment (Naviance)  Learning about their  strengths and interests  (All About Me Survey)  Self-reflection writing  entered in Naviance     

EXPLORE  What do I want to do?   Career Exploration Activities:   Begin to make connections  between interests/values  /strengths to​ ​career  clusters and related  careers  Career Cluster Finder -    (Naviance)  Define Your Own Road  through​ ​Roadtrip Nation in  Naviance  Participate in Maker Faire  when available  Participate in classroom  lessons and activities    (Beginning in ‘18-’19, integrate ACP  among all core curricular areas.  Based on teacher surveys/gap  analysis, 6-8)    (Beginning in ‘18-’19, ACP activities  and experiences, all-school  participation, 1 x per month during  Falcon Time, 6-8)    

PLAN  How do I get there?    Academic/Career Planning    Activities:  Financial Literacy unit in  Math 6   6th Grade ACP Conference  with parents in Spring;  review ACP  Introduction to goal setting  Begin to build ACP  portfolio in Naviance       

GO...  Do it! 

 

 

KNOW  Who Am I? 

EXPLORE  What do I want to do?  

GRADE 7                                                                     

Self Exploration Activities:   All 7th graders participate  in a 10-lesson ACP unit  within BSCOM 7 Course    (Begin to integrate ACP among all  core curricular areas. Based on  teacher surveys/gap analysis)  (ACP, all-school participation, 1 x  per month during Falcon Time, 6-8)    

Career Exploration Activities:  Roadtrip Nation video and  reflection    Maker Faire at the  Milwaukee Fairgrounds    (Beginning in “18-’19, integrate ACP  among all core curricular areas.  Based on teacher surveys/gap  analysis, 6-8)    (Beginning in ‘18-’19, ACP activities  and experiences, all-school  participation, 1 x per month during  Falcon Time, 6-8)     (Beginning in ‘18-’19, plan a career  fair utilizing local, community  volunteers, 7th and 8th)       

PLAN  How do I get there?    Academic/Career Planning  Activities:   Update student portfolio in  Naviance  Set academic and personal  goals in Naviance   

GO...  Do it! 

  GRADE 8                                                                     

KNOW  Who Am I?  Self Exploration Activities:   Students may retake the  Learning Styles  Assessment (Naviance)  Strengths Explorer  (Naviance)     

EXPLORE  What do I want to do?   Career Exploration Activities:   Students may retake the  Cluster Finder and add a  career of interest to list    Makers Faire when  available  Career unit in BSCOM 8  presented by business  teacher  Reality Store in BSCOM 8  Add/Edit Career Clusters  to ACP   Participate in field  trips/tours of local mgf.  Companies during  Manufacturing Day  Complete Mfg. Day  Reflection  Complete Reality Store  reflection    (Beginning in ‘18-’19, ACP activities  and experiences, all-school  participation, 1 x per month during  Falcon Time, 6-8)     (Beginning in ‘18-’19, integrate ACP  among all core curricular areas.  Based on teacher surveys/gap  analysis, 6-8)    (Beginning in ‘18-’19, plan a career  fair utilizing local, community  volunteers, 7th and 8th)       

PLAN  How do I get there?    Academic/Career Planning  Activities:  Naviance Curriculum  Lesson: All About High  School and Beyond  (connecting middle school  to high school)   Students investigate high  school options during the  GHS Experience and the  registration process,   Junior Achievement: 3-4  lessons presented in the  classroom  Update student portfolio in  Naviance  Set academic and personal  goals in Naviance  Students register for  freshman classes after  attending the GHS  Experience    (Beginning in ‘18-’19, the Naviance  curriculum may be utilized to  deliver ACP lessons during our  all-school, 1 x per month, ACP time,  6-8)       

GO...  Do it! 

 

KNOW  Who Am I? 

EXPLORE  What do I want to do?  

GRADE 9                                                                     

Self Exploration Activities:   Students complete a 9th  grade student information  survey  Students continue to  investigate their strengths  by reviewing/taking  Strengths Explorer  self-assessment (Naviance)  Setting individual goals  Success Planner -  (Naviance)    *Many of these activities are  completed during the week-long  Freshman ACP Unit        

Career Exploration Activities:  Students explore careers  through Roadtrip Nation  videos (journal reflection)   Students complete/review  Cluster Finder (Naviance)  Students complete  Transferable Skills activity   Discussion of academic   requirements and aligning  course of study  Students set career goals  Success Planner -  (Naviance)    *Many of these activities are  completed during the week-long  Freshman ACP Unit     Other:   Career Fair @ GHS with  written reflection in  Naviance journal   Career Day-written  reflection in Naviance  Journal   Career Fest @ Concordia  (optional)      

PLAN  How do I get there? 

GO...  Do it! 

ACP Conferencing & Parental  Academic/Career Planning  Involvement:  Activities:  Freshman Individual ACP  Students complete 4-year  Conference with student,  academic plan survey  parents and counselor in  (intentional sequence of  Spring; review ACP  courses)   (Approximately 45 minutes)  Students select courses to  Large group Freshman  align with their  Parent ACP Meeting in  post-secondary career and  January  educational goals  Students set academic  goals (Success Planner -  Naviance)   Students learn how to  create a resume in​ ​Resume  Builder (Naviance)  Students investigate  post-secondary options in  Naviance Colleges tab.  Students investigate  graduation requirements     *Many of these activities are  completed during the week-long  Freshman ACP Unit       Other:   Start of the school year  class meeting-Discuss ACP  activities for Freshman  year       

  GRADE 10                                                                     

KNOW  Who Am I?  Self Exploration Activities:   -Students complete Do What  You Are personality  assessment (Naviance)    *Completed during 2-day  Sophomore ACP Unit         

EXPLORE  What do I want to do?   Career Exploration Activities:  Career Fair @ GHS with  written reflection in  Naviance journal   Career Day-written  reflection in Naviance  Journal   Career Fest @ Concordia  (optional)      

PLAN  How do I get there? 

GO...  Do it! 

Academic/Career Planning  Activities:  Students select courses to  align with their  post-secondary career and  educational goals  Students complete a  Supermatch College Search  (Naviance)   Students update resume in  Resume Builder (Naviance)    *Completed during 2-day  Sophomore ACP Unit      Other:   Start of the school year  class meeting-Discuss ACP  activities for Sophomore  year   

ACP Conferencing & Parental  Involvement:  -​Large group​ ​Sophomore Parent ACP  Meeting in January       

 

                                   

GRADE 11                                 

KNOW  Who Am I?  Self Exploration Activities:   Attend College  Representatives visiting  GHS  Go on college visits     

EXPLORE  What do I want to do?   Career Exploration Activities:  Students will continue to  explore careers using the  Career Interest Profiler  (Naviance) and completing  further investigation of  careers of interest       *Completed during Junior ACP Unit      Other:   Career Fair @ GHS with  written reflection in  Naviance journal   Career Day-written  reflection in Naviance  journal  Career Fest @ Concordia  

PLAN  How do I get there? 

GO...  Do it! 

ACP Conferencing & Parental  Academic/Career Planning  Involvement:  Activities:  Junior Individual ACP  Students select courses to  Conference with parents to  align with their  review ACP  post-secondary career and  November-December  educational goals    Students will continue to  explore post-secondary  options through  Supermatch College Search  (Naviance)   Students update resume in  Resume Builder (Naviance)    *Completed during Junior ACP Unit    Other:   Start of the school year  class meeting-Discuss ACP  activities for Junior year  Junior Parent ACT  Informational Meeting  Junior Parent/Student  College Information Night  ACT Junior Presentation 

  GRADE 12 

   

 

KNOW  Who Am I?  Self Exploration Activities:   Attend College  Representatives visiting  GHS  Go on college visits       

EXPLORE  What do I want to do?   Career Exploration Activities:  Career Fair @ GHS with  written reflection in  Naviance journal   Career Day-written  reflection in Naviance  journal  Career Fest @ Concordia  (optional)  

PLAN  How do I get there?  Planning Activities:   Students complete  applications to  post-secondary options  Students and parents  attend financial aid night  Students and parents  attend a College  Application Information  Night   Students complete “brag  sheet” survey  Students choose a  post-secondary option    Other:   Start of the school year  class meeting-Discuss ACP  activities for Senior year     

GO...  Do it!  ACP Conferencing & Parental  Involvement:  Senior Individual/Group  ACP Conference with  counselor  September-October