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EXPLORE 2013-14 Refresher Webinar

EXPLORE 2013-14 Refresher Webinar. Hosted by: Ann Connelly - EXPLORE Manager, NAU/GEAR UP Meredith Townley - ACT Trainer, Learning Management Team. Objectives & Outline of Session. What is NAU GEAR UP ? Why EXPLORE? Roles & Responsibilities

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EXPLORE 2013-14 Refresher Webinar

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  1. EXPLORE 2013-14Refresher Webinar Hosted by: Ann Connelly - EXPLORE Manager, NAU/GEAR UP Meredith Townley - ACT Trainer, Learning Management Team

  2. Objectives & Outline of Session What is NAU GEAR UP? Why EXPLORE? Roles & Responsibilities AZ EXPLORE Initiative Final Reporting Guide 2013-14 Final School Report ( May 31) Student PreECAP Communicating to students, parents and staff Objective:Participants will leave the session prepared to use and act on EXPLORE results and equipped to meet expectations for working with students, parents and high schools so they can understand, use and act on the EXPLORE results.

  3. NAU Arizona GEAR UP Early College & Career Awareness/Preparation NAU GEAR UP GRANT

  4. NAU EXPLORE Partner Districts / Charters • 8thGrade Students/Families • EXPLORE Assessment • Student Readiness Results / Interpretation • Pre Education & Career Action Plan (“Pre-ECAP”) • “EXPLORE-Informed” HS Course Registration • School & District Data Reports

  5. 63 districts • 12 charters • 294 schools • 45,000+ 8thGrade Students • over ½ 8th Grade Students AZ! Who Are the Participants?

  6. 2013-14 Goals, Objectives and Outcomes Of the EXPLORE Program Overarching Goal: To increase the number of college and career ready students in Arizona by fully implementing EXPLORE

  7. “Pre-ACT” • Early indicator of college readiness • Helps students envision a future full of possibilities and develop a plan to get there!

  8. Full Implementation of EXPLORE Results in: • Better performance on the ACT • Early awareness of individual student CCR needs • Increased student achievement • Informed college and career practices

  9. EXPLOREBenefits: • Students • Parents • Schools

  10. Who is Responsible for Implementing the AZ EXPLORE Program at the School Level?

  11. Roles and Responsibilities College & Career Coach: Provide interpretation of EXPLORE results with students and/or parents, including completion of Pre-ECAP. District Liaison: Provide support to college & career coaches and high school staff, as needed, to facilitate use of EXPLORE results in conjunction with high school course registration and development of ECAPs.

  12. DISTRICT LIAISONS • Serve as connection between (NAU) EXPLORE Manager and • Participating college and career coach(es) at the schools

  13. COLLEGE AND CAREER COACH • Serves as EXPLORE contact at school • Administers EXPLORE • Supports students families

  14. COLLEGE AND CAREER COACHES • Understand what their EXPLORE • results mean and facilitate • opportunities to share with students, • parents and faculty. • Assist students in developing a Pre-ECAP to determine a career and college pathway using EXPLORE results.

  15. EXPLORE FINAL SCHOOL REPORTING

  16. Set Up of Final Reporting Guide: Page 2 Page 3 Page 4

  17. SET UP of Final Reporting Guide: Page 5 Page 6

  18. Final School Report DUE BY MAY 31

  19. Completing the Final Reporting Guide and submitting the Final School Report Complete Final Reporting Guide: • Please take the Final Reporting Guide with your notes back to your school for review/revision/approval by your Principal and other staff responsible for sections of the Plan. Submit Your Final School Report: • District Liaisons will submit the individual Final School Reports to NAU/GEAR UP on, or before May 31, 2014.

  20. Student Power Point

  21. Student Power Point

  22. Parent Power Point

  23. Everything you need to host a Career & College Day A PDF brochure available on the EXPLORE website. Hyperlinks to resources available for students.

  24. Resource templates provided

  25. All Power Points and materials are available to download at the EXPLORE Website: http://nau.edu/COE/Gear-Up/Explore-Program/

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