School-To-Work Performance Areas & Goals: Career Planning     Borderland Year V Plan 2001-2002

Current Year Benchmarks:

Each local committee will be implementing and refining their career plans.

Specific Strategies

Specific Measures

Responsibilities & Timelines

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4^th Quarter Progress

Refine each districts career plans

3 of 4 districts will implement and update career plans for all learners

100% of the school district committees will report on career plans to the partnership board annually.

One district has career plan in place. Other three districts are developing rough drafts.

ISD #363 requested teachers incorporate career activities at each grade level (k-12).

Three districts continue development of career plans.

5^th grade students dressed as various occupations for Halloween party Oct 2001. About 60 students participated.

Implement career plans

3 of 4 schools will have their plans approved by local governing boards

3 of 4 agencies will implement as approved by their local governing board.

Final drafts to be completed and presented.

Work in progress.

One district has a career plan fully implemented.

School-To-Work Performance Areas & Goals: Career Awareness & Exploration

Current Year Benchmarks:

Each school district will hold mini job fairs each year.  The usage of technology in all career awareness and exploration will be promoted throughout the partnership.

Specific Strategies

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Promote usage of career technology in all communities.

Increase usage and knowledge of career planning by 10%.

As part of the budget, upgrades may be provided to each local partner.

Developing plans to upgrade career winds, MCIS and My Journey Electronic Portfolio for 3 of 4 school districts for school year 2001-2002.

At this time, For one district upgrades for Career Winds, MCIS, and My Journey have been provided with Tech Prep funds.

ISD #390 established its first career center.  MCIS, My Journey resources available.

MCIS Upgrades for two districts provided with Tech Prep funds.

Electronic portfolio investigation completed by area seniors.

Career Resource materials purchased for area media centers, students grades k-12 to benefit.

Continuation and expansion of job/career fairs.

Each site will hold local job/career fairs.  This will done on a local level with each district because of the geographic areas and diversity of employment available.

Each local committee will be responsible for holding local job/career fairs.

No action during summer months.

RRCC College Fair was held Oct. 12, 2001. Borderland 11^th and 12^th grade students invited.

Career Mentor Fair with 27 FHS students in attendance.

World Language Students will tour industry sites in Mpls. Jan 10-12, 2002.

Explore and promote training for teachers, counselors, school boards, and other staff on career requirements.

A minimum of one teacher will attend training/workshop on career development.

4 times per year a report from each district on training and career awareness activities will be provided to the Partnership.

Each local committee will report annually as part of each district’s staff development report.

Summer training opportunities are made known to educators through Borderland Partnership Newsletter.

Brain-Based learning workshop available for educators Nov. 5, 2001 at Bemidji.

ISD #390 teacher & 18 students attended Tech Career Demonstrations Day at NW Tech in Bemidji, MN November 2001.

ISD #390 teacher attended MCIS/My Journey training in Bemidji.  She then trained the 8 C & TE teachers at her High School.

Continue to review and update policies and procedures for career awareness and exploration.

Opportunities will be in place for such possibilities as job shadowing, mentors, speaker’s bureau, displays, entrepreneurial and other experiences for all learners.

Individual site ongoing evaluation.

Share policy information with others in the Partnership.

Database of business partners is being compiled during summer months with the aid of V-TECS Connect management software.

Opportunities are in place for job shadowing, mentoring and speaker presentations.

Opportunities are in place for job shadowing, mentoring and speaker presentations.

Several speakers in the area of job seeking and from the Work Force Center have visited FHS #361.

Continue to review and update the frameworks for career webs.

3 of 4 local committees will adapt framework to their specific needs.

3 of 4 local committees to share their frameworks with the Partnership.

3 of 4 high schools have courses listed in “Windows to the World of Work” career pathway brochure.

High School courses are grouped into the 6 career pathways at 3 of 4 high schools.

High School courses are grouped into the 6 career pathways at 3 of 4 high schools.

School-To-Work Performance Areas & Goals: Demonstration of Knowledge

Current Year Benchmarks:

An annotated bibliography is available online for all to use.

Specific Strategies

Specific Measures

Responsibilities & Timelines

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Work with Rainy River Community College to include graduation standard requirements for classes offered as Post-Secondary Options Courses.

100% of the students who take post-secondary options meet graduations requirements to graduate.

The timeline will be based upon MnSCU’s development of guidelines.

Post Secondary students at RRCC do not receive grad standard credit.  No development of guidelines from MnSCU.

Post Secondary students at RRCC do not receive grad standard credit.  No development of guidelines from MnSCU.

Post Secondary students at RRCC do not receive grad standard credit.  No development of guidelines from MnSCU.

Arrange job shadowing and/or mentoring opportunities for teachers with local businesses.  These experiences will give the teachers the opportunity to incorporate educational experiences in context with actual jobs in the classrooms. This will include technical writing, math, etc.

A minimum of one business name willing to participate will be reported to the teachers.  Allow release time for teachers that participate in the opportunity to job shadow and /or mentor in a local business.

The coordinator will have information available on the web site.

List of business in Kooch County with STW interests are being entered into the V-TECS Connect software management system.  When complete info will be shared with districts.

Five businesses are willing to provide shadowing, mentoring opportunities for teachers.

Five businesses are willing to provide shadowing, mentoring opportunities for teachers.  No teachers interested at this time.  Investigate teacher/business opportunity for summer months.

Local committees will work with their Chamber of Commerce on entrepreneurial projects and demonstration of knowledge for students of our partnership.

Local committees will meet with their Chamber of Commerce on an annual basis to evaluate new opportunities for students and teachers.

Annual meetings will be held with the Chamber of Commerce, Education and the Coordinator of School-to-Work.

Annual meeting not scheduled during this quarter.

STW representation present at November Chamber meetings.

Falls Area Chamber, Wells Fargo and ISD #361 are implementing the Junior Achievement Program; this new program will ensure activities similar to STW continue in the Borderland Community.

School-To-Work Performance Areas & Goals: Work-based and Service Learning

Current Year Benchmarks:

Frameworks are continually modified and updated.  Publicity campaigns are carried out.

Specific Strategies

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Responsibilities & Timelines

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Continue to monitor and update the frameworks for learners to receive credit for work/service-based learning.

Framework set in place and monitored for all learners in the program.

School-to-Work Partnership and Local subcommittees.

Opportunities for Work/Service learning for credit are offered during the school year.

ISD #363 Peer Helpers Service Learning students continue activities with Elem Schools, Abuse Programs, ENABL &

Special Olympics.

ISD #363 Peer Helpers Service Learning students continue activities, such as Attending the Kids Plus Conference, making a sexual abuse video, Salvation Army Bell Ringing, Angel Tree Giving, Asset Building Activities, Targeting Big Tobacco act ivies.

Adopt-a-Project –team area businesses or organizations for the accomplishment of a community services project.  8^th grade “Check In” –Collect/Donate food to the Falls Hunger Coalition. 4^th grade Adopt-a-Project

Continue to promote the educational value of work/service based and learning from career awareness to skill competence.

Increase publicity for public awareness by 20% from year 2001-2002

Ongoing publicity campaign.

Plans are underway to complete newspaper and radio ads regarding work/service-based learning.

Publicity campaign ongoing.

STW article published Dec. 31, 2002 in Daily Journal, Int’l Falls Newspaper.

Twenty-minute radio spot on local station highlighting Groundhog Job Shadow Day.

Identify partners within the region who could provide work/service-learning opportunities.

Identify a minimum of two partners through the Chamber of Commerce or government agencies and ongoing STW publicity.

Use the employer surveys done by Welfare to Work committee.

School-to-Work Coordinator and Partnership (reviewed annually).

Partners have been identified, summer hours dedicated to establishing database of info.

Partners identified and resource shared with Partnership.

Work Experience Class offered at FHS ISD #361 has developed business partnerships for 23 of the 25 students.

Partnerships established for ISD #390 students involved in the work-study program (Wells Fargo & Small Engines Repair).

Provide the opportunity for training partners (educators, learners, employers) to strengthen the learning experience and be in accordance with grad standards (skill competence).

Disseminate information about training opportunities to 90%(educators, learners, employers) and document participation.

Local School-to-Work committees will report participation to the School-to-Work coordinator quarterly.

Training opportunities are made available to teachers, counselors, and work-experience coordinators through email/mailings and Partnership Newsletter on the Web.

Ongoing.

Training opportunities are made available to teachers, counselors, and work-experience coordinators through email/mailings and Partnership Newsletter on the Web.

School-To-Work Performance Areas & Goals: Equal Opportunities

Current Year Benchmarks:

Ongoing publicity campaign and to review memberships on committees and boards.

Specific Strategies

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Responsibilities & Timelines

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Inform all learners about what services are available for any learner interested in participating.

Use “Marketing and Public Relations” plan and current technology to inform.

Local committees and Coordinator is responsible for ongoing publicity.

Partnership Newsletter is distributed to all public schools, the parochial school, and the home school contact person

Yearlong STW/Tech Prep/Perkins publicity ad placed in Quarterly Community Connection Booklet distributed Kooch County wide.

STW article published Dec. 31, 2002 in Daily Journal, Int’l Falls Newspaper.

Twenty-minute radio spot on local station highlighting Groundhog Job Shadow Day.  Invitation extended to all students in grades 9-12.

Representation on Partnership Board and/or local committees from private schools, adult learning centers, corrections, and alternative school.  Use community Ed Advisory boards for input and awareness.

A minimum of one representative will be noted on the board.

Chair of each local committee and the chair of partnership (ongoing) Membership and officers reviewed Fall of each year.

Wide representation will be invited to Fall
Semi-Annual Partnership Meeting.

Fall Partnership Meeting is scheduled for Oct. 25, 2001, wide representation invited.

Fall Partnership Meeting took place Oct. 25, 2001, wide representation invited.

Update policies and procedures for training of all learners.

The appropriate governing boards will adopt policies.

Partnership (Finalize for evaluation by 2003).

Training policies and procedures differ at each district.  New V-TECS Connect software should help set a standard throughout the Partnership.

Two of Four districts using V-TECS Connect.  One other districts exploring V-TECS Direct software.

Three of four districts follow similar training policies and procedures format for all learners involved.

School-To-Work Performance Areas & Goals: Coordinated Resources

Current Year Benchmarks:

Information will be available on a web site.  Database will be available and updated on a regular basis through our web site.

Specific Strategies

Specific Measures

Responsibilities & Timelines

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4^th Quarter Progress

Identify resources within the partnerships in the geographic area

Reports turned in to the general partnership

Local partnerships review annually and update.

Partnership is working with teachers to coordinate resources.

Coordinator will work as a team member at the upcoming Resource Mapping Workshop to be held in Grand Rapids Oct. 2, 2001.

Cancelled due to MN State strike.

Borderland STW was not notified of rescheduled  (10-25-01) Resource Mapping Workshop.

Coordinator will present STW program information to “Partners in Prosperity” Meeting with Int’l Falls City Council & Business Community on Jan. 9, 2002.

Review completed surveys and distribute to local committees

Surveys reviewed on an annual basis and updated when necessary.

Each local partnership will review and update the surveys on the database and put on our website.

Survey updates to be completed Summer 2001.

Database to be completed Fall 2001.

One local committee’s resources have been turned into the partnership.

Survey updates are complete and database is up to date.

Train and inform employers and program providers of the needs and benefits for coordinating services.

Data will be recorded of services and training provided to employers and or/program providers.

Local partnerships to compile and distribute to General Partnership (Ongoing)

Information for employers to be provided at Fall 2001 Partnership Meeting.

Resource Mapping information will be distributed to employers immediately. Objective not met.  Resource Mapping Workshop for Oct. 2, 2001 cancelled due to the MN state strike.

Inform employers and program providers of the needs and benefits for coordinating services at the upcoming “Partners in Prosperity” Meeting to be held Jan. 9, 2002.

Update the clearinghouse for connecting agencies for the benefits of all learners via web site.

Duty of Coordinator as an going process.

General Partnership

Coordinator updates the clearinghouse through email, mailings, the web and Quarterly Newsletter

Coordinator updates the clearinghouse through email, mailings, the web and Quarterly Newsletter

Coordinator updates the clearinghouse through email, mailings, the web and Quarterly Newsletter

Pursue grants to help meet with needs of the partnership.

Grants will be applied for.

Grant writing committee, as needs/grants become available.

ISD #390 Apprenticeship Planning Grant was approved.  A series of 10 weekly meetings determined through survey results that the Baudette economy is slow and area businesses do not favor an apprenticeship program at this time.

Youth Risk Behavior Endowment Grant pursued by ISD #363.  Committee established to explore Health Career Promotion Grants.

MN Healthcare and Long-Term care Career Promotion Grant submitted Nov. 2001.

Plans underway to pursue STW Year 6 Extension Grant. 

School-To-Work Performance Areas & Goals:  Coordination and Recognition of Current and Future Learning Experiences

Current Year Benchmarks:

Borderland Partnership working with the Northeast Region on an overall articulation agreement.  An increase in articulation agreements and participation in such programs by all learners.

Specific Strategies

Specific Measures

Responsibilities & Timelines

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4^th Quarter Progress

Redesign existing agreements to match semesters as was set up in post-secondary institutions.

Four new/updated articulation agreements activated.

The School-to-Work coordinator is responsible for getting information to the Northeast Region Committee.

Three regional agreements and one local articulation agreement have been established.  About 50 Advanced Standing Certificates were awarded to area students.

No other NE Agreements in progress at this time.

No other NE Agreements in progress at this time.

Assist the local partnerships on developing and implementing articulation agreements.

A minimum of 2 teachers will attend an articulation meeting or sessions and will documents the training sessions(s).

General partnership with shared information from the local, region, and state committees.

RRCC instructors for possible articulation are reviewing high school course outlines for Accounting, Computer Programming, and Keyboarding.

Outlines continue to be reviewed.

Future RRCC articulation agreements are currently on hold.  RRCC faculty has specified the need of High school teachers to meet the minimum teacher requirements before discussions begin.

Inform all learners about the benefits of articulation programs, advanced placement, and post secondary options as a part of their career plan.

Document all learners who benefit from the placements.  Increase by 5%.

Local Partnerships (ongoing).

NE Regional Agreement has been finalized.  About 50 students were awarded Tech Prep Advanced Standing Certificates.  Coordinator has plans to provide articulation information to high school students at future career night

Fall 2001.

Coordinator has informed learners of articulation through counselors and evening presentations.

AP and PSEO information provided by area counselors.

Articulation brochures have been ordered.  Local information to be an added insert. 500 articulation brochures will be distributed to students

Local Partnerships are encouraged to prepare articulated agreements with a variety of post-secondary training institutions.

A minimum of four completed agreements.

Local Partnerships (ongoing).

Career and Tech teachers have submitted course outlines to be reviewed by RRCC instructors during Summer 2001.

Course outlines continue to be reviewed.

Future RRCC articulation agreements are currently on hold.  RRCC faculty has specified the need of High school teachers to meet the minimum teacher requirements before discussions begin.  Focus will shift to other post-secondary institutions.

School-To-Work Performance Areas & Goals:  Recognition of All Learning Experiences

Current Year Benchmarks:

All learning experiences will be increased with graduation standards implementation.

Specific Strategies

Specific Measures

Responsibilities & Timelines

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4^th Quarter Progress

Integrate all learning experiences into graduation standards.

50% of students are meeting graduation requirements through all learning experiences.

Local Committees with Graduation Technicians.

Grad Standards are incorporated in all courses for 3 of 4 districts.

ISD #390 Eighth grade students present to parents Career Exploration Graduation Standard with power point media.

ISD #390 8^th Grade Career Exploration/Technology students presented a 30 minute power point presentation to Lt. Gov Mae Schuck.  The presentation was also televised through closed circuit TV throughout the school

Teacher Linda Redeker demonstrated how LOW school has combined 3 grad standards in to 2 classes.

Students enrolled in ISD#390’s 8^th Grade Life Skills, STW Class & Careers Class complete the Careers Investigation Graduation Standard.

All learning experiences will be documented on the career plans.

50% of students will be documents their career plans.

Local Committees are career plans are developed.

My Journey Electronic Portfolio will be incorporated into each district’s career scope and sequence.

Student Learning experiences will be documented on electronic portfolios.

Student Learning experiences will be documented on electronic portfolios.

School-To-Work Performance Areas & Goals: Training for Educators and Community Participants

Current Year Benchmarks:

Ongoing training will be held or attended.

Specific Strategies

Specific Measures

Responsibilities & Timelines

1^st Quarter Progress

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4^th Quarter Progress

Offer training opportunities to include new and existing training.

Coordinator distributes training schedules to STW Partners online.

A minimum of two teachers will attend training.

Coordinator will provide the schedule of training events.

Local committees will promote these opportunities.

Coordinator is looking for training sessions for teachers.  When workshops are found they will be listed on the website.  Partnership Coordinator will attend Tech Prep Fall Orientation Meeting Sept. 11, 2001 in St. Cloud.

Partnership Coordinator will attend Tech Prep/Perkins Fall Leadership Conference Oct. 29-31, 2001 in St. Paul.

ISD #363 FACS teacher completed computer technology course.  Knowledge obtained to be used in career classes.

ISD #363 teacher attended

Apparel design Workshop Fashion Design Visions 2001 Conference at Stout, WI- UW-Stout

ISD #390 teacher volunteered to be STW resource person to help a hospital get connected with their local High School for Job Shadow/STW and Mentoring Programs.  She also shared general articulation information.

Training strategies as listed under other indicators.

Listed in other indicators.

Coordinator will provide the schedule of training events online.

Fall staff development opportunities will be made known through emails, mailings and the web.

Fall/Winter Training events are made known through email, mailings and the web.

Winter/Spring Training events are made known through email, mailings and the web.