creating pathways for education, career and life success

Creating Pathways for Education, Career and Life Success

Webinar: Developing a Pathways PlanJanuary 18, 2013Facilitated by Jeff Fantine, Consultant

http://www.maine.gov/education/aded/dev/index.htm


Developing the Pathways Plan - Purpose:

The primary purpose of this webinar is to provide additional preliminary information on the Pathways Planning process so that participants of the face-to-face workshop on January 25th come prepared and are ready to jump right into the planning process and further development of their Pathways Plan.


Review of Prior Information:

It is strongly recommended that all participants review the previously recorded webinars on this topic: ▫Charting Our Pathway (by Gail Senese) –

November 1, 2012▫Planning for Career Pathways Parts 1 & 2 (by

Jeff Fantine) – Dec. 12 and 14, 2012▫Pathways Planning Questions and Answers (by

Jeff Fantine) – January 8, 2013


Review of Prior Information:

It is recommended that participants review the information and resources provided in the Career Pathways Plan: Resources and Technical Assistance Guide, particularly:▫ Career Pathways Toolkit: Six Key Elements for

Success,▫ OVAE’s Designing Instruction for Career Pathways

website, ▫ Strategies for Success in Career Development:

The Career Coach Curriculum Guide, ▫ Contextualization Toolkit: A Tool for Helping Low-

Skilled Adults Gain Postsecondary Success.


Information and Resources:

For past and current information and resources on career pathways, be sure to frequently visit: http://www.maine.gov/education/aded/dev/pathways.htm.

http://www.maine.gov/education/aded/dev/pathways.htm



Developing a Pathways Plan - Agenda

• Review of Pathways Planning Process• Pathways Plan Components – Samples, Examples

and Resources• Coming Prepared on January 25th –review of the

agenda and expectations, what to review beforehand and what to bring with you


Reminders:

The goal of this process is to help programs align with legislation and national expectations.

Career Pathways is NOT “just another initiative,” but rather how we do business in adult education, a strategy that ensures services are coherent and focused toward achieving outcomes.

This is not an “everything at once” process, but rather a multi-step process with the expectation that full implementation happens by June 30, 2014.


Pathways Planning Process:

December 12th Career Pathways Planning Webinar

(two taped sessions) Dec 12th through Jan. 14th Technical assistance provided January 8th Q&A Webinar January 18th Taped webinar explaining the process for development

of the

Pathways Plan at the face-to-face symposium January 25th Face-to-face symposium on developing Pathways Plan January 28th – March 15th Technical assistance provided February 8th Preliminary draft of Pathways plan due to state office

for

review and comment March 1st Final draft of Pathways Plan due to state office March 15th Notification of approved Pathways Plans March 28th Final approved Pathways Plans due to state office


Planning Form: Required Components –

1. Partnerships and Alignment2. Intake3. Individual Learning Plans4. Ongoing Assessment and Learning5. Career Advising 6. Instruction 7. Support Services

8. Data Management9. Annual Monitoring10. Professional Development11. Educational Programming


Planning Form: Describe current activities to be sustained

Describe new activities that will be implemented

Describe steps that will be taken to implement new activities

Include timeline for when new activities will be implemented keeping in mind full compliance of the Plan must be complete by June 30, 2014


Assessing Current Activities and Initial Planning1. Review CP resources2. Meet with staff to discuss what current

activities should be sustained and what new activities should be considered to support a CP approach to services

3. Begin to discuss how you might implement new activities


Completing the Pathways Plan

Partnerships: Getting Your Relationships in Print

MOU – articulates a specific relationship (withstand loss of key personnel, helps to maintain consistency)

• Statement of Commitment –defines the actual agreements in the relationship, and the commitment statement can set the context, quality or sentiment behind the relationship.

• Specifics – if you need specific people or very specific resources to perform a specific function, then spell this out in the agreement.




Elements of an MOU:Purpose – articulate the desired outcome in tangible,

reliable terms and describe benefits to your programMission StatementsActivation Protocols – clearly define situations under

which MOU is activated and who has authority to do so

Response Procedures and Obligations – what is going to be done? Who is going to do it? Under what conditions and when? Who pays for what?




Elements of an MOU (cont’d):Out Clause – circumstances under which parties are

unable to meet obligationsFinancial TermsAnnual ReviewTermination Clause – include notification period and

how it should be carried outSignature and DateInternal Review and Approval



Partnerships – Planning Form

Example: “Partnerships will be expanded and solidified in writing”List of key partnersAttached ‘Partnership Matrix’ that explained

details of partnership, whether it currently existed or when it would be developed and implemented

Attached copies of MOU’s currently in existence


Preparing for January 25th

complete the “Current Activities” and preliminary ideas in the “Planned New Activities” sections of the Pathways Planning Form in each of the component areas

Bring copies of your draft plan for each of your team members who are attending this event



Bring a copy or a few copies of resources that you use in your program or of which you are aware (that have not already been shared) that relate to career pathways and might benefit other programs, i.e., sample forms or MOU’s, a table of contents from a printed resource, a landing page of a valuable website, a sample lesson plan, a visual roadmap of how students flow through your program, a description of how services in key Pathways component areas are currently provided in your program, etc.



Objectives – Participants will:• Become informed as to the commitment of Career Pathways from

DOE and state partners.• Become familiar with and have an opportunity to review leading

Career Pathways resources. • See samples and examples of completed Career Pathways Plans

from programs of different sizes and serving various student population groups.

• Share current promising practices with each other.• Brainstorm new Pathways practices on key component areas. • Have an opportunity to further develop their Career Pathways Plan.• Share highlights of their Career Pathways Plan with other

participants.



Agenda• 8:30 – 8:45 Welcome and Introduction • 8:45 – 9:15 Review of Resources and Sample Plans• 9:15 - 9:30 Program Team Time• 9:30 – 10:30 Share Current Promising Practices• 10:30 – 10:45 BREAK• 10:45 – 11:45 Bright Ideas• 11:45 – 12:30 LUNCH• 12:30 – 2:30 Bright Ideas• 2:30 – 2:45 BREAK• 2:45 – 3:30 Program Teams – Developing Pathways Plan• 3:30 – 3:45 Plan Highlights• 3:45 – 4:00 Wrap-up – Next Steps


Accessing Technical Assistance and Resources

Jeff Fantine is available to assist with the development of your Pathways Plan

Contact State Office StaffResources available at: http://

www.maine.gov/education/aded/dev/pathways.htmCareer Pathways Toolkit: Six Elements for Success

by U.S. Department of Labor http://www.workforceinfodb.org/PDF/CareerPathwaysToolkit2011.pdf



http://www.workforceinfodb.org/PDF/CareerPathwaysToolkit2011.pdf




For further questions and to request technical assistance, please contact:

Jeff Fantinep: 740-503-4923e: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


The End

Thank you!…see you on January 25th

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