“The Value Of Personal Vision Planning”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Vm8OdGv0Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Vm8OdGv0Y

“College Readiness”

Presenter :Ron Gardner

w-770-788-3026 C- 678-863-7618 email- ronaldkgardner@gmail.com

AGENDA

•Goals & Objectives

•HB400 and The Georgia B.R.I. D.G.E Act

•Benefits Of Vision Planning ( College Readiness)

•Vision Planning Process

•Demo – Vision Plan

•Summary

•Resources

•Q&A

Vision Planning

Goal:

To develop individualized plans that will prepare the students to compete for colleges, , financial aid, scholarships and post secondary opportunities.

Objective :

At the end of the session the attendees will be able to :

1) Explain the importance of HB400 and the Georgia Bridge ACT 2) List and describe the benefits of Vision Planning for college. 3) List the components of a Vision Plan ( college readiness, career awareness, job readiness). 4) How will Vision Planning enable you to increase the teens ability to compete for college.5) Identify the resources for developing Vision Plans and Post High School Plans.

What is HB400 and the Georgia Bridge Act

Purpose:High school students shall be provided guidance, advisement, and counseling annually that will enable them to successfully complete their individual graduation plans, preparing them for a seamless transition to postsecondary study, further training, or employment

Building Resourceful Individuals To Develop Georgia’s Economy

In the sixth, seventh and eighth grades, students shall be provided counseling, awareness, career interest

inventories and information to assist them in evaluating their academic skills and career interests.

High school students shall be provided guidance, advisement and regularly scheduled counseling that will enable them to successfully complete their individual graduation plans, preparing them for a seamless transition to postsecondary study, further training or employment.

Benefits Of Vision Planning

PrepareStudent

forSuccess

CollegeReadiness

Explore Post SecondaryEducation

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PersonalVision

PlanSelectHigh

SchoolPathways

JobReadiness

IdentifyCareerChoices

Develop Action Plan

Compete ForPost

SecondaryOpportunities

Identify TeenAdvocate

College Readiness

Job Readiness

Leadership

Action Plan

Develop The Vision

Vision Planning Process Tools/ ResourcesDescription

The Teen Advocate is the person or organization that will work directly with the student.

Schools, counselors, teachers, mentors, parents, peers, church, community, organizations,

The teen / student identifies their long andshort term goals.

GAcollege411.org Profile (Basics, Looking Ahead, How You See Yourself, College, Career)Personal Vision Bio- Talents (Autobiography 500 words)YES Personal Vision Plan Questionnaire

“The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Teens”DOE Values and Character EducationYES ABC’s (Academic s, Behavior, Character)Money Smart FDIC – online educationYES -Seeking Financial Independence Workshop

This is the process of aligning the career interest to high school pathways and post secondary education. Students identify the specific college requirements.

This is the process of aligning the career interest to the specific jobs. Students identify both the salary ,college, post secondary education requirements.

The teen / student learns the values of leadership and character. They are provided opportunities demonstrate through community service, school leadership, leadership programs and personal growth.

GAcolleg411 .org( Interest Profiler, Cluster Survey, College, Financial Aid Georgia Career Information Center Collegebooard.orgFAFSA.orgYes College Readiness Workshops

GAcollege411.org -( How You See Yourself ( interest Profiler, Cluster Survey)Georgia Career Information Center Georgia Best Ethics Student TrainingYES -Job Readiness Workshops

The Teen develops an action plan that identifies the activities and task for college readiness, job readiness and leadership. The plan should list activities with target and completion dates.

GAcollege411.org ( High School Timeline)YES - Personal Vision Action Plan

Live Demo – Sample Vision Plan

Building Resourceful Individuals To Develop Georgia’s Economy

My Vision Plan

Student Name: John DoeSchool: Atlanta Georgia High SchoolDate: October 09, 2012

To access the demo:1. Press ESC2. Left Double Click you will now be

in Adobe Acrobat3. This contains samples of forms,

and tools.4. Requires Adobe Acrobat access

SUMMARY

•Vision Planning is a good roadmap to plan for your goals and aspirations.

•Planning is critical to the teens success

•HB400 and the Bridge Act is the law that requires Georgia Schools to participate in Pre and Post High School Planning.

•Vision Planning is an iterative process that should be revised and updated

Resources

Name Website Description

HB400 and Bridge ACT http://www.gcic.edu/Content/HelpYourself/BridgeAct.aspx

GCIC – School Implementation

GAcollege411 https://secure.gacollege411.org/ College Readiness, Job Readiness

GCIC –Georgia College Information Center www.gcic.peachnet.edu College Readiness, Job Readiness

College Board http://www.collegeboard.org College Readiness

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Text Book Leadership

FDIC Smart Money ( Online) or CD http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/mscbi/mscbi.html

Financial Literacy

Project Grad ( Atlanta) www.projectgrad.org H.S (Leadership, College Bound )

Upward Bound – Dekalb County http://oeo.gsu.edu/off-campus-programs/upward-bound-dekalb/

H.S (Leadership, College Bound)

21 th Century Leaders Foundation http://21stcenturyleaders.org/ H.S.( Leadership, College Bound)

Learning To Give www.learningtogive.org Service Learning –K-12

High School Resume Samples http://jobsearch.about.com/library/samples/blhresume2.html

Job Readiness

Job Search Process http://worksmart.ca.gov Job Readiness

Q & A