2022-2023 School Counselor Round Table Agenda Session Information
2022-2023 School Counselor Round Table Agenda Session Information
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Summer Learning Series
Summer Learning Series
Join the Office of Graduate Success on Wednesday, July 12 for the 2023 Summer Learning Series! You will have the opportunity to hear from Department team members and educators as they discuss the upcoming state budget, credentialing pathways, and more! These virtual meetups provide an opportunity for educators and educational leaders to network, collaborate, gather and share ideas about work happening throughout the state. Register here and find full session information below.
9:00 – 9:50 am: Credentialing Pathways; Office of Graduate Success with Panel of Educators
10:00 – 10:50 am: Career Advising - How a District Transformed Policy into Practice; John Dilling, Columbiana County ESC and Dan Hill, Crestview Local
11:00 – 11:50 am OhioMeansJobs K-12 2023 Changes; Amy Dumbaugh, Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services
12:00 – 12:50 pm: Budget Updates; Graham Wood, Office of Graduate Success
Career Pathways Resources
Career Pathways Resources
Resource Created for Ohio Students to Learn Pathways to Jobs, Faster
On May 1st, Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted launched a new resource that provides information to students, parents, and teachers about the different career pathways available to high schoolers. The “Find Your Career Pathway” video and toolkit aim to guide students in their educational journey to land a successful career right here in Ohio.
The resource helps encourage Ohio students, parents, and schools to start conversations earlier about the best pathway to a successful career in Ohio.
The video features five students from around the state sharing their experiences in each pathway. The highlighted pathways include:
Career Technical Education - provides students of all ages with the academic and technical skills, knowledge, and training necessary to succeed in future careers and to become lifelong learners.
Pre-Apprenticeships - teaches entry level technical and job-readiness skills for an apprentice occupation to prepare students for a formal Registered Apprenticeship training program upon graduation.
College Credit Plus - helps students earn college and high school credits simultaneously by taking college courses from local colleges or universities while in high school.
Industry-Recognized Credentials- demonstrates the knowledge and skills students gain through hands-on learning in a specific job or industry.
In addition to the video, an accompanying toolkit was developed to share additional information on the various pathways and other resources that can help students and families learn more about each.
For more information about the “Find Your Career Pathway” video and toolkit, visit Workforce.Ohio.gov/CareerPathways.
Business Advisory Council Townhall
Business Advisory Council Townhall
Friday, July 14, 2023
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
OhioMeansJobs Center 1111 E. Broad Street Columbus, OH 43205
Join us for the first in-person Business Advisory Council Townhall! This townhall will convene Business Advisory Council leaders throughout the state to share best practices. The Ohio Department of Education will be recognizing the 2023 Business-Education Leader Awards for Excellent Business Advisory Councils with banners. Members of a Business Advisory Council can register to attend here.
The following breakout sessions are planned:
STEM – BAC crosswalk for In-Demand Careers
Advisory Committees Alignment with BACs
Expanding opportunities for students with special needs
Adult Options Framework for BACs
Graduation Requirements
Career Advising Pilot
Business Advisory Council Plans Writing workshop
The Data Driven Business Advisory Council - Best Practices for collecting data to support plans
New Resource: STEM/STEAM Education and Business Advisory Council Quality Practices Crosswalk
New Resource: STEM/STEAM Education and Business Advisory Council Quality Practices Crosswalk
The Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning Unit and Office of Graduate Success at the Ohio Department of Education have collaborated to create a resource that crosswalks the STEM/STEAM Education Attributes with Bustiness Advisory Council (BAC) Quality Practices: The Integral Role of Business Advisory Councils (BACs) in STEM/STEAM Education. The purpose of this document is to provide clarity and alignment between the expectations of high performing Business Advisory Councils (BACs) as measured by the BAC Quality Practices framework and STEM best practices as outlined in the STEM and STEAM Designation Rubric. There is a crosswalk of how BAC Quality Practices align to the STEM/STEAM rubric attributes, and a crosswalk of how the STEM/STEAM rubric attributes align to the BAC Quality Practices. The purpose of including both perspectives is so that individuals and organizations that come from one background can learn about the alignment from the other background and optimize transparency. Essentially, this document shows that if STEM practices are implemented authentically, the BAC Quality Practices are met, and if a BAC implements the highest quality practices, this will advance STEM practices as well.
Access the document on the STEM Resources webpage.
Contact: STEM@education.ohio.gov
Updated Department foster care webpage available
Updated Department foster care webpage available
Just in time for National Foster Care Month, the Department has refreshed its webpage dedicated to foster care resources.
Revised School Counselor Standards
Revised School Counselor Standards
Did you know…
The Ohio Standards for School Counselors were revised in February 2023?
In December, 2022, the State Board of Education approved additional language to the standards to conform with HB 110 of the 134th General Assembly. (See Standard 2.3.b).
The revision, regarding career-technical education credit transfer is on page 12 of the Ohio Standards for School Counselors?
Standard 2. Direct Services for Academic, Career and Social/Emotional Development
Indicator 2.3 b. (As appropriate on a developmental continuum) School counselors possess and clearly communicate knowledge of educational options (P-12 and postsecondary), including flexible credit option, opportunities to earn Ohio college credit and career-technical education credit transfer.
National Scholars Program
Please join us for our last school counselor meet up for this year on May 11th at 11:00 AM. We will be joined by Libuse Binder (Lee-ba-shay), who is working with ODE and ODHE to assess the overall outreach plan for College Credit Plus to help ensure that all students have access to the opportunities this program offers. She is working with us as part of our partnership with the College in the High School Alliance (CHSA). We see this project as a chance to give us the ability to set a more nuanced understanding of the needs of the broadest range of underrepresented students possible, including those who haven’t really featured in the dual enrollment conversation to date. Libuse will give a brief overview of the project to date and then ask for your feedback and ideas about how to increase opportunity and access to CCP for all of our students. There will also be an opportunity to offer more feedback in a follow-up survey from Libuse that I will be sending around after the meeting.
Please sign up for School Counselor Meet-ups here
Mental Health Supports for Students'
Ohio School Wellness Initiative: The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Miami University’s Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs are working to support districts and schools in increasing substance use and mental health supports and services for students through capacity development, connection to community partners and services and implementation of the full continuum of care including prevention, early intervention and treatment practice for K-12 students throughout Ohio. Read more about Miami University’s Center of Excellence in the EdConnection: Miami University creates Center of Excellence to prioritize staff and student well-being in Ohio sch | Ohio Department of Education
OASFAA Webinar
Title: Financial Aid 201
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 1 from 9:00-10:30am
Description: OASFAA will offer the Financial Aid 201 webinar as we continue to dive deeper into the financial aid process. Topics covered on this webinar will include the process for submitting financial aid (income and dependency) appeals, assisting students with the verification process, helping students understand financial aid offer notifications, the student loan process, financial aid and FAFSA resources and we will cover what the current Ohio FAFSA submission rate looks like. Please share this information with your colleagues so that we can ensure we are prepared to assist students through the financial aid process. Come with your questions and we will provide the answers.
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HESGbLk1TgKQVIHhVoCPDg
ODE Updates
A new website dedicated to Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports for Ohio provides online professional development to schools at no cost. OhioPBIS.org supports the Ohio rule requiring districts to regularly provide PBIS professional development.
Reporting tool allows educators to help students plan for careers
Reporting tool allows educators to help students plan for careers
With the OhioMeansJobs K-12 Administrative Reporting Tool, educators can assist students in discovering career exploration opportunities and academic pathway options.
National Recognition Programs on BigFuture (Apply by June 12):
National Recognition Programs, which tangibly reward the hard work of Black, Latino, Indigenous, and rural and small-town students. Awardees can list this academic honor to stand out to colleges. Students can learn more and apply today at bigfuture.org/NRP.
Senate Bill 288
Ohio’s 134th General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 288, which includes updated requirements for schools and districts related to child sexual abuse prevention and sexual violence prevention. The legislation includes requirements for student instruction, parent and legal guardian notification and training for school personnel. Schools must implement these new requirements beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. The Department currently is developing a webpage that outlines the new legislative requirements and lists potential sexual violence curriculum and instructional supports to assist school districts in meeting the updated requirements. The Department will make an announcement when the webpage is available. Direct questions to preventionapproval@education.ohio.gov.
New SuccessBound Website!
New SuccessBound Website!
Check out the new and improved SuccessBound website! We have moved all content over to this new platform and will continue to add new information.
My Journey Connections
My Journey Connections
Tips and Takeaways for Wellbeing, College, and Career Success Free Webinar
Thursday, May 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., CT Academic skills and test scores are important, but helping students focus on their wellbeing can help them build a base for lifelong success for wherever their journeys take them. In this event, students will make a connection with Joe Dorri, a longtime psychology professor and researcher, who will showcase how key psychological factors will help them channel their wellbeing into lasting college and career success.
Why you and your students should attend:
Get five tips to help them make their wellbeing a priority and gain useful exercises to use at school and at home.
Students will discover things about themselves and their goals that they may never have considered before.
They will be set up for college and career success by learning about resources they can use now for big wins later.
Career Z Challenge
Career Z Challenge
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education announced the launch of the Career Z Challenge, a multi-phase prize competition to expand high school student access to high-quality work-based learning (WBL) that will prepare them to be contributing members of today’s workforce and propel them into successful careers of the future.
The Career Z Challenge supports the Biden-Harris Administration’s Raise the Bar: Unlocking Career Success initiative championed by the U.S. Departments of Education, Labor, and Commerce.
Through this Challenge, the Department invites Perkins eligible schools, districts, and consortiums to share their ideas for creating or enhancing work-based learning opportunities in career and technical education (CTE) programs through the expansion of WBL ecosystems. Eligible entrants will engage collaborative ecosystems of educators, businesses, industries, workforce processionals, and community stakeholders to provide students interconnected and expansive career development opportunities and experiences across grades 9 - 12. Semi-finalists and finalists will be eligible to receive targeted technical assistance including professional development support, webinars and training, participation in a community of practice (CoP), as well as a portion of a $2.5 million prize pool.
The lessons learned from this challenge will inform resources and models that will foster growth and expansion of high-quality, sustainable WBL experiences for students nationwide. I hope you will support the challenge in one or more of these ways:
Invite eligible schools in your state to submit their innovative ideas by May 24, 2023.
Join the challenge CoP and encourage other members of your state’s WBL ecosystem to do the same. Sign up at com.
Amplify this important work by sharing this opportunity on your social media channels.
Burgess & Niple Better Tomorrow Engineering Scholarship
The scholarship is open to any high school senior enrolled to pursue a Civil or Structural Engineering degree at an ABET-accredited university or college in the state of Ohio. Would you be willing to share the scholarship announcement below with Ohio high school administrators to share with current seniors? We are accepting scholarship applications through May 31, 2023.
Burgess & Niple Better Tomorrow Engineering Scholarship
Burgess & Niple (B&N) is pleased to announce the Burgess & Niple Better Tomorrow Engineering Scholarship for students currently pursuing a Civil or Structural Engineering degree from an ABET-accredited university or college in the state of Ohio. This $2,500 award was established to support students interested in Creating a Better Tomorrow for communities across the country and around the world through the field of engineering.
The Burgess & Niple Better Tomorrow Engineering application will be available beginning April 1, 2023. Applications and required documents must be submitted by 11:59 pm EST on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. We will notify the scholarship winner by email on June 30, 2023. The scholarship winner will be invited to attend the CEAO Ohio Bridge Conference in Dublin, Ohio on August 8, 2023, and the announcement will be shared on B&N’s social media platforms.
For application details and submission requirements, please visit: https://www.burgessniple.com/better-tomorrow-scholarship
Resources
Resources
- Toolkit, video help Ohio students discover career pathways
The “Find Your Career Pathway” video and toolkit aim to guide students in their educational journey to land a successful career in Ohio.
- ACT and SAT spring 2024 dates posted
The spring 2024 ACT and SAT dates now are listed on the Department’s webpage.
SAT Suite of Assessments (PSAT 8/9, PSAT/NMSQT & SAT) will be moving to a digital platform for the 23-24 school year. Join the Ohio College Board field on an upcoming webinar as they share important information on the transition to the digital assessments and how to prepare your school and students for the assessments this fall. Webinar: May 10 at 1:00 PM Registration Link
School Counselor Meet-Ups
School Counselor Meet-Ups
2022-23 Meetups
2022-23 Meetups
Oct 26, 2022 @11:00a: FAFSA Data Service Presentation & Resources
Nov 10, 2022 @11:00a: State of School Counseling in Ohio
Dec 8, 2022 @11:00a:Ohio Adult High School Options/CTE Pathways & Options
January 18, 2022 @ 11:00a: The ABCs of CTE
February 9, 2022 @ 11:00a: Reset Rooms
March 9, 2023 @11:00a: School Counselors as Family Engagement Leaders
April 13, 2023 @11:00a
May 11, 2023 @11:00a: College Credit Plus Discussion
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