Standard 5 - Student Services
STUDENT SERVICES SYSTEMATIC SKILLS ASSESSMENT, INTERVIEWS, COUNSELING SERVICES, PLACEMENT, AND FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES SHOULD BE USED
Standard 5.1 – Learning Assessment For students to develop the skills and knowledge required to service today’s automobiles, each student must possess, or be given the opportunity to develop, essential foundation skills in reading, mathematics, and science. To this end, a formal skills assessment instrument (process) for these fundamental skills should be used to evaluate students to determine if each student has a reasonable probability of success as an automobile technician. Testing procedures and how the test results will be used (e.g., placement, assessment of student’s developmental needs, etc.) should be stated in program explanatory material, and justification for all requirements should be available.
5.1 Learning Assessment
A. Provide the policy statement and a description of the process used for learning assessment. Learning assessment may take place prior to or early in the program. Provide a copy of the assessment instrument, if available.
At Portage we use the Student ASE testing in the fall and then again in the spring.
B. Provide program explanatory material with pertinent information highlighted. Note availability for students.
C. Highlight pertinent information in program materials, catalog, brochure, etc.
Standard 5.2 - Pre-admission Counseling Prior to program admission, a student should be counseled regarding automotive careers.
5.2 Pre-Admission Counseling A. Highlight access to the career counseling process and student services available, as cited in catalog or other materials.
The mission of the Portage Community School District school counseling program is to ensure a safe and supportive environment in which all students acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for academic, career, and personal/social development to become life-long learners, creative thinkers, and responsible individuals.
Standard 5.3 - Placement A systematic student placement system should be used to assist program graduates to obtain employment in the automobile industry.
5.3 Placement A. Provide the policy or explanation of the placement process.
The Youth Apprenticeship Program is a unique opportunity for students to start preparing for a career while still in high school. This one- or two-year program provides the opportunity for earning an hourly wage while learning from skilled professionals. Excused time from school is optional. Students completing the program will receive a certificate of occupational proficiency from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Participation in the Youth Apprenticeship Program requires the student to meet entry criteria. Students must have a high interest in the Technology and Engineering field (automotive technician, manufacturing, drafting and welding), be on track to graduate, have adequate transportation, obtain parental permission, have a good attendance record, and be willing to submit to an application and interview process. Applicants are approved for the program on a case-by-case basis.
Standard 5.4 – Annual Follow-up A follow-up system should be used to determine graduates' employment location and for feedback regarding the efficiency, effectiveness, and appropriateness of training. The follow-up procedure should be designed to assure feedback regarding needed additions to or deletions from the training curriculum, program, and tools and equipment. Follow-up of graduates employed outside of the automobile industry should indicate reasons for non-automobile service employment. When applicable, this information should be used to modify the training quality and/or content.
5.4 Annual Follow-Up system used to:
A. determine graduates' employment location or continuing education.
B. obtain the graduates assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of their training.
C. obtain feedback regarding needed additions or deletions to the training:
1. curriculum/classroom instruction
2. program/skills learned
3. tools and equipment
D. obtain information from program graduates who are employed outside of the automotive industry.
E. Describe the procedure to use the information obtained in follow-up and give an example of changes made to program based on feedback, if available.
At Portage High School we use the CTEERS report that is given though CESA 5 and submitted to the DPI for Carl Perkins Funding. This report is done in the spring semester and then in January the following year our counseling office does a follow up to confirm the recent graduates intended course of action after high school.