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College Week

Juanita Mejia, Gloria Bolohan, Molly Pauline, and David Fonken. College Week. Overview.

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College Week

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  1. Juanita Mejia, Gloria Bolohan, Molly Pauline, and David Fonken CollegeWeek

  2. Overview • College Week at Beaverton High School is a week-long event in November that is designed to help high school students identify potential career interests, learn to build resumes, and investigate avenues for pursuing higher education and/ or job training.

  3. Event Schedule: Nov. 12-16, 2012 • Monday – CIS Activity • Tuesday, Wednesday. – Resume-Building • Thursday – FASFA training - evening FASFA workshop for parents • Friday – College and Career Fair

  4. TheCommittee • School Counselors • Principal • Secretary • 2 Students • Career Counselor • Local College Counselor • 2 Parents • 1-2 Senior Teachers

  5. Stakeholders • School Staff • Community Partners -Business andEducation EDUCATION: Military, PCC, CCC, Mount Hood CC, Willamette University, OSU, UO, George Fox, UP, PSU, WSU Vancouver, UW, Evergreen College, WSU, WhitworthUniversity, Whitman University, Pacific LutheranUniversity, Universityof Puget Sound, Lewis and Clark College, Pacific University, Lower Colombia CC, Concordia, Pacific University, Universityof Phoenix, ApolloCollege, Le CordonBleu, Clark College, Linfield, Everest BUSINESS: Petco, WholeFoods, Starbucks, McDonalds, Target, Safeway, Red Robin, Subway, Fred Meyer, Marshalls, Costco, Ross, Macy’s, Regal Theaters, Best Buy, Boeing, State ofOregon, Etc… • Parents • Students

  6. Planning Schedule • School Counselors meet bi-weekly during previous school year • Full Committee meets monthly from January-May and September; bi-weekly in October and November

  7. Jan. 2012 – 1st Committee Meeting • Present Preliminary Ideas • Brainstorm Potential Career Fair Presenters • Assign Subteams - Contacting Colleges (school counselors) - Contacting Businesses (counselors and parents) - Donations (parents) - Logistical-tables, chairs, bathrooms etc.

  8. Feb.-May 2012 –MonthlyMeetings • Update Information Gathered • February: Initial Contacts with Community Partners • May: Semifinal List of Partners • May: Fliers Completed (to be distributed to families during registration)

  9. Aug.-Sep. 2012 - MonthlyMeetings • August: Present Career Week Plan at Staff Meeting • September • Review and Update Progress • Identify Remaining Work • Assign Student Tasks • New Ideas • Detailed Information Handout for Teachers • Finalize FAFSA Presenter for Parent Night

  10. Oct.-Nov. 2012: Bi-weeklyMeetings • Class Presentations Begin • Posters Displayed in School • Morning Announcements • Finalized Community Partner List • Email/Phone Reminder to All Stakeholders

  11. Monday: SIS Exploration • CIS Introduction and Tutorial (15 mins) • CIS Exploration Activity (60 mins) - Reality Check, SKILLS Assessment, Career Interest Profiler, Programs and Training Sort - Worksheet • Group Discussion (15 mins) - Student Volunteers Share Results from Worksheet

  12. Tuesday: Resume Workshop • Instruction (30 mins) • Resume Development (60 mins) - Students use CIS tool to develop personal resume - HW: Finish first draft of resume at home

  13. Wednesday: Resumes, cont. • Peer Editing Session (30 mins.) • Students Type Final Copy of Resume (30 mins) • Student Volunteers Present Resume to Class (20-30 mins.)

  14. Thursday: FASFA Tutorials • FASFA Tutorials - School Career Counselor Presents Tutorial at Student Assembly (45-60 mins) -Students return to classes (30 mins) • Evening Presentation, Q and A Session for Parents (60-90 mins) - Cost of College, Deadlines, Tips, Info Needed to Apply, Refreshments

  15. Friday: Career Fair • College Representive Tables in Gym • Career Representative Tables in Cafeteria • 2-3 hours • Students Speak With Presenters - may hand out copies of personal resume

  16. CourseworkIntegration • Follow up: College Essays or Cover Letters • Class Credit for Participation in Events • Pre-assessment: Begin Discussion of Career • Essay Topics - Pick three careers from CIS, explain why each is appealing - Etc.

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