Loyalsock Township School District1605 Four Mile Drive

Williamsport, PA 17701

Chapter 339 Showcase March 31, 2015

District Counseling Team & Counselor/Student Ratio:

Christina L. Herman, Director Student Services/Career Development

Jennifer K. Cooley, Elementary Counselor (350)Allison L. Morehart, Elementary Counselor (350)Kathryn S. Preisch, Middle School Counselor (37)Monica A. McCarty, High School Counselor (245)Diane D. Stanzione, High School Counselor (245)

Tim Smith, K-12 School Outreach (MS/HS)

District Demographic Data Graduation Rate: 5yr ave. = 94%? (490 HS Students) LifeTrack Services Senior Exit Survey Data:

4-Year College: 78% Work Full Time: 7% 2-year or Vo Tech: 8% Work Part Time: 8% Military: 10%

2-Year Postgraduate Data: Class of 2012 Coming SoonAcademic/Career Plan:

Begins in Grade 8 Formally Documented Grades 9-12 Nureva Troove College & Career Readiness Portfolio System

CTC Data: 38 Students attend Lyco CTC (dramatic increase)

Awareness: 8th Grade Hands-on Classroom

Freshmen Seminar Career Assessment

Freshmen Presentation & Tour

ePortfolio

2015-16 Career Domain Program Goals:

Elementary (Self Awareness):•All Students will identify their Spark

Middle (Career Exploration):•Vertically Align Futures Curriculum with 8th Grade Integrated Career-based Curriculum

High School (Career Planning):•College & Career Readiness ePortfolio Implementation

Parent: Big Idea: Sustain the level of parent engagement from Kindergarten through graduation

Intervention:; • Empower parents to nurture students’ “Sparks” • Attend relevant school-sponsored educational events - providing input and support • Initiate and respond to communication via websites, parent portal, student conferences, telephone, email

Outcome Measure:2015-16 collect parent attendance as baseline data. Measure attendance with intent of increasing participation by 10% during the 2016-17 school year

Educator: Big Idea: Expand educator involvement in integration

and delivery of guidance programming

Intervention:• Cultivate and sustain a common language for program initiatives relating to career development, classroom guidance lessons, mental health initiatives, school wide behavioral support programming and academic success.

Outcome Measure:Use Survey Monkey to gather baseline data to assess common language/understanding of current programming

Business/Community: Big Idea: Nurture, and continue to expand, business/community involvement in all career-based programming experiences

Intervention:• Actively serve on the K-12 School Counseling Advisory Council. • Provide insight and support for college and career counseling program services such as Career Experts in the Classroom, Job Shadowing Opportunities, Internships, Work-based experiences, Curriculum Development and College and Career Expos. • Provide funding, and resources to support programming where possible.

Outcome Measure: Develop/utilize a QR Code System to facilitate feedback (“Tell us what you think!” business card) at 100% of career-based opportunities and other relevant venues

Postsecondary: Big Idea: Foster existing postsecondary partnerships and create opportunities for additional exposure

Intervention:• Postsecondary partners will be connected to students at all three levels. • Postsecondary partners will be integrated within school-based experiences, college and career counseling curriculum experiences.

Outcome Measure: 2015-16 we will create a baseline of postsecondary opportunities provided to students K-12

Advisory Council Status:

Year One: 2x’s per year11/19/15 – Effective K-12 Guidance Programming - Baseline3/18/15 – Success in the New Economy/Counseling Services Overview/Goals

Year Two: Meet more regularly (3-4x’s per year)Action Planning

Name

Mr. Gerald McLaughlin Superintendent

Mr. Justin VanFleetLoyalsock High School Teacher

Mrs. Sheila Yates School Board of Directors

Paul Watson IIPenn College

Mr. John Raymond School Board of Directors

Mrs. Nancy Wood (Parent)Penn College

Mrs. Christina Herman, Director Student Services & Career Development

Mr. Clay DuPreeHalliburton

Dr. Matt Reitz Loyalsock High School Principal

Mrs. Anna Griffith (Parent)Discovery Machine, Inc.

Mrs. Brooke BeiterLoyalsock High School Assistant Principal

Mr. Todd Griffith (Parent)Discovery Machine, Inc.

Mrs. Suzy ForesmanSchick Elementary School Principal

Mr. Dave MachamerPMF Industries, Inc.

Mrs. Jennifer CooleySchick Elementary School Counselor

Mr. AC Cruz (Parent)State Farm Insurance

Mrs. Allison MorehartSchick Elementary School Counselor

Farrin Khan (9th)Loyalsock High School Student

Mrs. Kathryn PreischLoyalsock Middle School Counselor

Mitchell Klingerman (9th)Loyalsock High School Student

Mrs. Monica McCartyLoyalsock High School Counselor

Luke Jordan (8th) Loyalsock Middle School Student

Mrs. Diane StanzioneLoyalsock High School Counselor

Evelyn Griffith (7th)Loyalsock Middle School Student

Mrs. Kym DunlapSchick Elementary School Teacher

Natalie Johnson (5th) Schick Elementary School Student

Mrs. Becky CasaleLoyalsock Middle School Teacher

John Nickolaus (5th )Schick Elementary School Student

Mr. Matt Johnson (Parent)Loyalsock Middle School Teacher

339 Impact:1. Students will identify their Spark at the elementary

level, and it can only grow from there.

2. Developed ePortfolio System and have begun implementation

3. Counselors – Absolutely increased passion and determination to integrate career development programming throughout the district – especially at the elementary level4. Staff – Invitations have already been extended in new curricular areas regarding implementation of CEW Standards5. Community – deeper integration and awareness of what we do and how they can get involved6. Advisory Council recommendation - MARKETING

Where do we go from here