SS INTouch- January
Counseling news from the Indiana Department of Education
Meet your new School Counseling Specialist!
My name is Courtney Hott. I am your new School Counseling Specialist at IDOE. I am overjoyed to serve all of you in this capacity. I want to start this January with a fun newsletter. We will also be changing the name so look for that next month! I look forward to working with all of you! Please reach out to me via phone or email (bottom of newsletter) with any questions, comments, concerns or just to say hi and introduce yourself! See you around Indiana!
Happy New Year!
Courtney
College & Career Readiness
Career & Technical Education (CTE) Concentrators
In December, the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved Career and Technical Education course sequences that will count toward concentrator status for 64 career pathways. These course sequences were designed to align with the new two-course completion definition of a CTE concentrator in Perkins V that will be in effect for the Class of 2023 cohort.
These course sequences have been developed as a short term aid to answer schools’ questions about the advanced course designation and to begin applying the 10 components of a rigorous program of study, as outlined by the United States Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education. Although students in graduation cohorts 2019-2022 are grandfathered under the previously adopted concentrator six-credit definition, schools may elect to opt students into the newly adopted two-course concentrator definition.
The Workforce & STEM Alliances Division, Office of Career and Technical Education, will be hosting a live webinar to discuss the recently approved Perkins V CTE concentrator course sequences. The webinar will be held on January 24, 2019 from 3:30-4:30 p.m., and is open to school personnel. You can register for the webinar by clicking here. Please contact Tony Harl at aharl@doe.in.gov if you have any questions related to the course sequences or webinar.
Did you know that help and support using Indiana Career Explorer is easily accessible? Help is only a brief phone call away! The phone number for our Client Engagement department is 877-999-6227. You can reach them anytime M-F, 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Central time. They answer quickly and can answer questions great or small! You can also email them for non-immediate needs at clientengagement@kuder.com Want additional ways to reach them? Live chat is also available in the Administrative Database Management System and you can always find their contact information in the blue footer at the bottom of the screen in the Indiana Career Explorer student system under “Help” and “Contact Us”.
SEL Resources!
Academic
Course Updates
Analytical Algebra II (2524) was approved by the State Board in December, and can be added to a school’s course offerings for the 2019-2020 school year. This course is an alternative to traditional Algebra II, and should most likely be offered in your sequence wherever you offer Algebra II currently. It has been designed for students who would struggle to find success in traditional Algebra II. However, Analytical Algebra II, if taught with fidelity, will prepare students for success in Dual Credit Finite, Dual Credit Quantitative Reasoning, and Statistics courses. However, Analytical Algebra II should not be seen as a path to Calculus.
Per statute, students and parents are required to sign a consent form if they opt out of traditional Algebra II. We know you are currently scheduling and need that form as soon as possible. We are waiting final approval, and we will get it to you as soon as possible. Please contact Robin Conti or Jennifer Jensen if you have any questions about this course. More guidance, along with professional development for teachers, will be forthcoming.
AP World History
Course has changed!
Now called AP World History-Modern
Covers 1200 CE- Modern
- IDOE World History course will continue to cover 8000 BCE-Modern as stated in the course descriptions
Both courses will count toward graduation even though they cover different time frames
Change was made to align more closely with what colleges are offering
Credits assigned for either ocurse will remain unchanged and posted in the Indiana Department of Education's 2019-2020 Course Titles and Descriptions Catalogue
Self- Care Tip of the Month!
Create an Atta-Girl/Atta-Boy file
Monday, Jan. 21 - Jan 25 - Cash For College Kick-Off Week- Get your materials HERE
Certificate of Completion Regional Trainings
January 2019 – Project SUCCESS, in conjunction with IDOE, is offering three sessions on the Certificate of Completion. Each session will last two hours, with an opportunity to ask questions about the Applied Courses, scheduling, and criteria for assigning students. Who should attend? Middle and high school counselors and administrators, but attendance is open to any staff who wish to attend. The following sessions are available:
January 22, 10 a.m. - Noon – Jackson County Learning Center, 323 Dupont Drive, Seymour, IN 47274
January 25, 10 a.m. - Noon – Edison Middle School, 2701 Eisenhower Ave, South Bend, IN 46615
January 28, 10 a.m. - Noon – Noblesville Educational Service Ctr, 18025 River Road, Noblesville, IN 46062
Register to attend one of these trainings here.
Contact Mary Baker-Boudissa at mbakerboudissa@pcgus.com for more information.
Computer Science for School Counselors Webinars
Topics will include an overview of CS in Indiana, course options, standards, assessment, resources, and more!
January 21, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Click HereJanuary 31, 3-4 p.m. Click Here
ISFAA Winter Conference
Thursday, Jan 24, 2019, 08:00 AM
Drury Plaza Hotel Indianapolis Carmel, North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA
ISU Counselor Day on Campus
If you have any questions, call 1-800-GO-TO-ISU
or email at wadumensah@sycamores.indstate.edu
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2019, 08:00 AM
University Hall, North 7th Street, Terre Haute, IN, USA
IACAC Conference
Register Here
Tuesday, Feb 19, 2019, 08:00 AM
The Westin, West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA
February 20: When Scholarships Are Not Enough
February 27: State of the Child- The Well-being of Indiana Youth
Resources
Courtney Hott
Email: chott@doe.in.gov
Website: doe.in.gov
Phone: 3172320552
Twitter: @CounselorHott