PLAN FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS 4-year-plan.docx
IMPORTANT LINKS
Utah Futures College and Career Planning www.utahfutures.org
Utah Student Planning Guide www.schools.utah.gov/arc/CTE/UtahStudentPlanningGuideHS/HTML/
Utah Scholars stepuputah.com/id/students/utah-scholars-the-first-step-to-college/
CTE Pathways www.schools.utah.gov/cte/main/
College & Career Awareness Flipping Book www.schools.utah.gov/arc/cte/7thUSPG/HTML/index.html
Utah Educational Savings Plan uesp.org/
Cedar High School CTE Pathways chs.ironk12.org/counseling/Pathways.jpg
OUR MISSION
The Comprehensive School Counseling Program strives to have every student in the state of Utah graduate from high school with the skills, knowledge, mindsets, and social capital essential for successful transition to the next step toward completing postsecondary options.
BELIEFS
• All students succeed at high levels if given sufficient support and encouragement.
• All students are prepared for 1, 2, 4, or more years of postsecondary education and/or training upon graduation from high school.
• All students respect and are prepared to fully participate in a democratic and global society.
• All students deserve a quality education to complete the holistic development of the individual.
• All students have access to the skills, knowledge, and mindsets provided by school counseling professionals.
• All students graduate with the lifelong career decision making and management skills that are necessary to succeed in postsecondary education, training, and the workplace.
• All students succeed at high levels if given sufficient support and encouragement.
• All students are prepared for 1, 2, 4, or more years of postsecondary education and/or training upon graduation from high school.
• All students respect and are prepared to fully participate in a democratic and global society.
• All students deserve a quality education to complete the holistic development of the individual.
• All students have access to the skills, knowledge, and mindsets provided by school counseling professionals.
• All students graduate with the lifelong career decision making and management skills that are necessary to succeed in postsecondary education, training, and the workplace.
PHILOSOPHY
A school counseling program is:
• Comprehensive in scope.
• Preventative in design.
• Developmental in nature.
• Student centered.
• Effective through collaboration with students, parents, and the school community.
• Reflective, driven by data, and dedicated to closing achievement gaps.
• An integral part of the total education program.
A school counseling program is:
• Comprehensive in scope.
• Preventative in design.
• Developmental in nature.
• Student centered.
• Effective through collaboration with students, parents, and the school community.
• Reflective, driven by data, and dedicated to closing achievement gaps.
• An integral part of the total education program.
PROGRAM DELIVERY COMPONENTS
• SCHOOL COUNSELOR CURRICULUM provides equitable student knowledge, attitudes, and skills through instruction in four areas of development: academic/learning, life/career, multicultural/global citizenship, and social/emotional from the Utah College and Career Readiness Student Mindsets and Competencies.
• INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PLANNING is a process designed to help individual students establish personal goals and develop future plans. The student engages in next step planning, monitoring, and managing his or her goals toward college and career readiness with guided support from the school counselor and parent/guardian.
• RESPONSIVE SERVICES AND DROPOUT PREVENTION meet the immediate concerns and needs of students. Services are delivered to students through prevention and intervention approaches via consultation, individual and small-group counseling, crisis counseling, and referrals.
• SYSTEM SUPPORT consists of program development with the focus of equity, implementation, and management that connects to existing family and community support and to school improvement and student achievement.
• SCHOOL COUNSELOR CURRICULUM provides equitable student knowledge, attitudes, and skills through instruction in four areas of development: academic/learning, life/career, multicultural/global citizenship, and social/emotional from the Utah College and Career Readiness Student Mindsets and Competencies.
• INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PLANNING is a process designed to help individual students establish personal goals and develop future plans. The student engages in next step planning, monitoring, and managing his or her goals toward college and career readiness with guided support from the school counselor and parent/guardian.
• RESPONSIVE SERVICES AND DROPOUT PREVENTION meet the immediate concerns and needs of students. Services are delivered to students through prevention and intervention approaches via consultation, individual and small-group counseling, crisis counseling, and referrals.
• SYSTEM SUPPORT consists of program development with the focus of equity, implementation, and management that connects to existing family and community support and to school improvement and student achievement.