Personal Curriculum: School Counselors Role and Post-Secondary Planning

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Personal CurriculumSchool Counselors Role and
Post-Secondary Planning
April 15, 2008
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Educational Planning
Educational Planning

• The first step in developing an individualized
  approach to learning starts with the Educational
  Development Plan

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Educational Development Plan (EDP)

• The Board of a LEA or Board of Directors of a
  PSA
• Shall ensure each pupil in Grade 7 is provided
  with the opportunity to develop an EDP
• The EDP shall be developed before the student
  enters high school and becomes the students
  course of study.
• Shall be developed by
• Pupil
• School counselor
• School Psychologist should be included if the
  student has an IEP

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Essential Elements for EDPs

• Personal Information
• Career Goal(s)
• Educational/Training Goal(s)
• Assessment Results
• Plan of Action
• Parent Consultation/Endorsement
• (under age 18)

Courtesy of Christine Reiff, Office of Career
and Technical Preparation
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Personal Learning Plan
Universal Planning Elements

• Develop post-secondary training, employment, and
  adult living goals
• Identify student preferences, interests,
  strengths, and needs
• Review academic performance, learning styles, and
  effective support strategies
• Identify and coordinate credit and support for
  personal curriculum consideration
• Annual Review

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Personal Learning Plan
Personal Learning Plan

• An individualized approach to learning embodies
  flexibility, innovation, and offers an
  alternative choice for children who need or
  desire a more tailored approach to learning to
  succeed academically

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School Counselor
School Counselor

• The school counselor and comprehensive school
  counseling programs are key to the development of
  educational learning plans for students

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School Counseling Programs

• The American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
  endorses comprehensive school counseling programs
  that promote and enhance student learning in
  three broad and interrelated areas of student
  development

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School Counseling Programs
School Counseling Programs

• Academic Development includes skills, abilities,
  knowledge for effective learning
• Career Development includes skills, abilities,
  knowledge to help students make a successful
  transition from school to careers
• Personal/Social Development includes skills,
  abilities, knowledge to help students understand
  and respect self and others, interpersonal
  skills, safety and survival skills to develop
  students into contributing members of society

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School Counselors Role
School Counselors Role

• Counseling services to assist students
• Collaborate with staff to plan educational
  interventions, curriculum, behavioral management
  plans, and teaching strategies
• Consult and collaborate with students, families,
  school personnel and other agencies regarding
  behavior and education concerns

Certification and Licensure of School Counselors
R390.1302
Certification and Licensure of School Counselors
R390.1302
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School Counselors Role
School Counselors Role

• Provide guidance to students on career,
  occupational and educational information to
  facilitate post secondary goal attainment
• Assess students
• Design, implement and evaluate guidance and
  counseling programs focusing on career, academic,
  personal, social, emotional and developmental
  needs of all students

Certification and Licensure of School Counselors
R390.1302
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School Counselors Role
School Counselors Role

• Provide guidance to students on career,
  occupational and educational information to
  facilitate post secondary goal attainment
• Assess students
• Design, implement and evaluate guidance and
  counseling programs focusing on career, academic,
  personal, social, emotional and developmental
  needs of all students

Certification and Licensure of School Counselors
R390.1302
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School Counselors Functions
School Counselors Functions

• Advising
• Placement
• Planning
• Assessment
• Counseling

• Coordinating
• Instructing
• Referring
• Programming

Certification and Licensure of School Counselors
R390.1302
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School Counselor and the Personal Curriculum

• The School Counselor provides planning,
  assessment skills, and tools to ensure the
  personal curriculum modifications align with all
  student educational plans. The School Counselor
• Legislatively required member of the PC
  development team
• Assists with the development of the Educational
  Development Plan (EDP)
• Coordinates and facilitates planning of the PC
  modification plan

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Personal Curriculum
Personal Curriculum

• The legislative intent of a Personal Curriculum
  is to increase the rigor and relevance of the
  educational experience and provide a tool to help
  all students succeed with the MMC.

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Personal Curriculum
Personal Curriculum

• A documented process initiated by
• the parent/legal guardian,
• student over 18 if no appointed guardian, or
• an emancipated youth

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Personal Curriculum
Personal Curriculum

• Modifies certain requirements of the Michigan
  Merit Curriculum
• Not all or any of the requirements
• Allows the board of a LEA or PSA to award a high
  school diploma providing the student successfully
  completes the personal curriculum

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Guiding Principles
Guiding Principles

• The PC is one option to help students meet or
  exceed the MMC.
• A Personal Curriculum allows for modification of
  state high school content expectations.
• The PC is an individualized plan for rigor and
  relevance based on the HSCE.
• The PC is the exception and agreed upon with
  thought and integrity.

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Guiding Principles
Guiding Principles

• The PC is agreed upon and initiated by the
  parent/guardian or emancipated student.
• Prior to granting a PC, districts should ensure
  all efforts have been made to help students
  successfully complete the requirements.
• Educators are obligated to teach a challenging
  curriculum and prepare all students for post
  secondary goals.

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Personal Curriculum
Personal Curriculum

• Involves an agreement between the parent/
  guardian superintendent, and the student.
• Meets as much of MMC subject area content
  expectations as practicable/possible for the
  student.
• Must be aligned with the students EDP and IEP
  for students with a disability.

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Personal Curriculum
Personal Curriculum

• Measurable goals.
• Method to evaluate progress.
• Communication of progress with parent.
• Allows the board of a LEA or PSA to award a high
  school diploma providing the student successfully
  completes the personal curriculum.

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Whats Practicable Mean?
Whats Practicable Mean?
Whats Practicable Mean?

• The legislative intent of the PC is to increase
  the rigor and relevance of the educational
  experience.
• In this context, practicable is an inclusive
  term meaning as much of the subject area content
  expectations as possible during high school
  instruction for the individual student.
• Students with disabilities operate under this
  same context!

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Modifications NOT Needing a Personal Curriculum

• Spreading a credit over two years with a student
  receiving ½ credit per year.
• Example Algebra I or II, Physics, etc.

• Taking both a credit requirement and support
  course.
• Example Geometry and Geometry Prep, Chemistry
  and Chemistry Support, etc.

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Modifications NOT Needing a Personal Curriculum

• Taking credit requirements through career and
  technical education courses, humanities courses,
  industrial education or applied arts.
• Earning credit through Advanced Placement, Dual
  Enrollment, and International Baccalaureate
  classes.

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Four Reasons for a Personal Curriculum

• There are 4 reasons for a student to request a
  PC.
• To add additional math, English, science or world
  language courses.
• Modify credit requirements because he or she has
  transferred from out of state or from a
  non-public school.

1. Modify the Algebra II requirement by spreading
   the content over two years for two credits.
2. Modify the credit requirements based on a
   students disability.

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Subjects That Can Not Be Modified

• English Language Arts
• Science
• World Languages
• Civics
• Online Learning Experience
• Exception Students with a disability and
  transfer students

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School Counselor Certification

• Four ways to become a credentialed school
  counselor in Michigan
• 1. Traditional (teaching certificate with a
  school/guidance counselor endorsement)
• 2. School Counselor License (in or out of state
  applicants may be licensed upon completion of all
  criteria)

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School Counselor Certification

• Four ways to become a credentialed school
  counselor in Michigan
• 3. Preliminary Employment Authorization to work
  as a School Counselor (must be enrolled in an
  in-state approved program). Refer to
  Administrative Rules that Govern Certification
  and Licensure of School Counselors for additional
  criteria
• 4. Temporary School Counselor Authorization
  (exclusively for out-of-state applicants) Refer
  to Administrative Rules that Govern Certification
  and Licensure of School Counselors for additional
  criteria

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School Counselor Designee

• The Personal Curriculum Guidelines state that a
  counselor or designee shall be a part of the PC
  team.
• A school counselor designee
• A school principal or superintendent must apply
  for one of three permits on behalf of the
  designee.
• Designee should only be used if a school
  counselor is unavailable

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School Counselor

• A School Counselor is NOT
• A person who holds the Limited License
  Professional Counselor (LLPC)
• A Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Neither the LLPC or LPC are issued by MDE and
  individuals with these credentials are not
  certified to work as a school counselor in
  Michigan.
• Any one not credentialed as a school counselor
  by the Michigan Department of Education does not
  hold the proper certification/license to be
  legally employed as a school counselor in MI.

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School Counselor

• There is a penalty for hiring someone who has
  not been appropriately credentialed as a school
  counselor by the state of Michigan
• Considered a misdemeanor
• 1,500 fine for each incidence

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Approved Counselor Programs

• There are twelve higher education institutions
  within the State of Michigan that have approved
  School Guidance Counselor Programs.

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Approved Counselor Programs

• Andrews University
• Central Michigan University
• Eastern Michigan University
• Grand Valley State University
• Michigan State University
• Northern Michigan University
• Oakland University
• Siena Heights University
• Spring Arbor University
• University of Detroit-Mercy
• Wayne State University
• Western Michigan University

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Alignment of EDP and IEP With Post-Secondary
Vision and Goals
Student Vision Auto Related
Mild Support Requirements
Engineering/ Drafting Specific
Requirements For Achieving Vision Diploma Colle
ge Job and Work Experience
EDP Pathway HS Courses Requirements to meet the
Vision
Transition IEP Accommodations Supports Services
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Alignment of EDP and IEP With Post-Secondary
Vision and Goals
Student Vision Auto Related
Targeted Supports
Auto Body Specific Requirements For Achieving
Vision Diploma Independent Living
Skills College/Training Job and Work Experience
EDP Pathway HS Courses Requirements to meet the
Vision
Transition IEP Accommodations Supports Services S
pecific Transition Planning Documentation
of Attempts to support AND failure to
achieve MMC Requirements
Personal Curriculum
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Alignment of EDP and IEP With Post-Secondary
Vision and Goals
Student Vision Auto Related
Intensive Supports
Work at Quick Lube Specific Requirements For Ach
ieving Vision No Diploma Independent Living
Skills Job and Work Experience
EDP Pathway Defined learning Experiences
Defined point of exit
Transition IEP Accommodations Supports Services S
pecific Transition Planning Documentation of
Defined End Point Of Instruction
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Career Technical Education (CTE)

• More than 95 of high school students take at
  least one CTE course
• Career and Technical Education Should
• Engage students in specific, career-related
  learning experiences
• Prepare students who may choose to enter the
  workforce directly after high school
• Support students in acquiring rigorous academic
  knowledge, technical skills, employability
  skills, and habits needed for success in the
  workforce and post-secondary education

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Career Cruising

• Interactive career resource designed people of
  all ages
• Helps students plan their future
• Includes
• Assessment tools
• Occupation profiles
• Post-secondary education information

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Career Forward (CFWD)

• Designed to help Michigan students understand how
  to plan their work lives, career opportunities,
  and implications of the global economy
• Satisfies MMC requirements for an online course
• Developed through a partnership with MDE and the
  Michigan Virtual University

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Choices Planner

• Online career information delivery system
• Helps students compare, connect, and choose from
  a vast network of work and education options

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Mydreamexplorer (MDX)

• Online career development tool designed for
  educators, administrators, parents, and students
• Includes
• Interviews with Michigan career professionals
• Educator workshop
• Online career information video workshops

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Michigan Virtual High School (MVHS)

• The goals of the MVHS are
• Expand curricular offerings
• Provide students with opportunities to develop
  new skills and competencies
• Provide opportunities for teachers to learn new
  skills and strategies
• Serve as a model for the use of interactive
  multimedia tools
• Help the state respond to emerging educational
  demands
• Offer courses and services to all audiences
• Offer college level courses and at-risk programs

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Michigan Virtual University (MVU)

• Works with middle and high schools across the
  state to provide online courses for students
• Provides online professional development
  opportunities for educators
• Provides online career development and
  exploration tools

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Resources
Resources

• Administrative Rules for certification and
  licensure of Michigan school counselors
• http//www.state.mi.us/orr/emi/admincode.asp?Admin
  CodeSingleAdmin_Num39001301DptEDRngHigh
• Career Cruising http//www.careercruising.com
• Career Forward http//www.mivhs.org/index.cfm
• Choices Planner http//www.bridges.com/us/prodnse
  rv/choicesplanner_hs/index.html
• Mydreamexplorer http//www.mois.org/content.cfm?I
  D413

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Contact Information
Contact Information

• Deborah Clemmons
• Clemmonsd_at_michigan.gov
• Supervisor for Curriculum and Literacy
• 517-241-2479 MDE OSI
• Matt Korolden
• Koroldenm_at_michigan.gov
• Co-director, Secondary Redesign and Transition
• 517-241-3509 MDE OSE/EIS
• Beatrice M. Harrison
• HarrisonB_at_michigan.gov
• Office of Professional Preparation Services
• Higher Education Consultant
• [phone] MDE OPPS