StepFour
EnhanceGuidance
Expand the quantity and quality of college and career guidance throughout schools
Another pillar of AchieveTexas
themtospendmoretimehelpingstudents
is enhanced career and college
withsuchtasksascreatingTexas
AchievementPlans(seepage8).Ideally,a
guidance for all students.
counselorwouldknoweverystudentfor
AsstudentsgothroughCareerAwareness, whomheorsheisresponsible.The
Exploration,andConcentrationactivitiesin counselorwouldhelpindividualize
K–12education(seepage6),theyneed educationbasedoneachstudent’sunique
accurateinformationandadvicefrom interestsandneeds.
caringandcommittedadults.With
AchieveTexas,guidanceprofessionalssuch LowerStudent-to-Counselor
asschoolcounselorsareexpectedtoplaya Ratios
keyroleindramaticallyexpandingthe AspartofAchieveTexas,lookatstudent-to-
quantityandqualityofresourcesavailable counselorratiosinyourlocalschools.Some
tostudents,andwhatnewopportunitiesare schoolshaveratiosashighasa1,000
emergingintheworldofwork. studentstoeverycounselor,makingit
impossibleforcounselorstospendmore
LetCounselorsCounsel thanafewminutesperschoolyearadvising
Empower Students
Thefirstpriorityistosimplyallow eachstudent.Anidealratiois300toone,
guidancecounselorstocounsel. whichallowscounselorstospendfarmore
Unfortunately,toomanycounselorsare timewitheachchild.Cuttingtheratioby
UsingInternetcareerinformation
burdenedwithdutiesatschoolotherthan 10,20,or30percent,however,canmakea
resourceslikeAmerica’sCareer
advisingstudents.Abigpartoftheirtimeis hugedifferenceinastudent’sguidance
InfoNet(seepage20),studentscan
spentwithscheduling,buttheyareoften experience.ItisuptolocalAchieveTexas
takegreaterresponsibilityfortheir
askedtodootherjobsthatfalloutsidethe partnershipstodevelopstrategiesfor
owncareerresearchandplanning.
typicalguidancejobdescription. reducingcounselorworkloads.
TheycancometotheTexas
Asalocaldistrict,youshouldlookat
AchievementPlan(seepage8)
howcounselorsareusedinyour
processwithinformationandideas
communityanddevelopwaystoenable
aboutwhatclustertheywantto
explore,whichcareerstheywantto
pursue,andwhatnewopportunities
areemergingintheevolvingworldof
work.
CareerAwarenessandExploration
activitiesaredesignedsostudents
feelempoweredtotakechargeof
theirfutures,ratherthanfeelas
thoughtheirteachers,counselors,or
parentsaremakingdecisionsfor
them.Recognizestudents’unique
abilitiesandhelpthemfindtheirbest
routetosuccess.
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