October 27-28, 2015
Northern Kentucky University METS Center
Erlanger, Kentucky
2015 Institute Presentations and Materials
A two-day, statewide institute designed to mobilize P-20 educational professionals to collaborate in the effective delivery of early and ongoing advising for postsecondary preparation, access and success.
Working with the White House in conjunction with the First Lady’s Reach Higher initiative, GEAR UP Kentucky is hosting the first-ever GEAR UP Kentucky School Counseling and Advising Institute on October 27-28, 2015 at the Northern Kentucky University METS Center in Erlanger, Kentucky.
GEAR UP Kentucky is committed to assisting schools to find new avenues to extend counselling during the school day and will instigate new thinking about how to redefine the role and responsibilities of school counselors to increase capacity for advising. This two-day institute for counselors, administrators and teacher leaders will increase their knowledge of evidence-based school counseling techniques. School teams led by counselors will receive training on various strategies for delivering college and career planning information using a customized learning skills curriculum, and school administrators will receive technical assistance to improve school advising policies to ensure school-wide access for all students.
Learning outcomes for the 2015 Institute include:
- Using evidenced-based counseling strategies to develop comprehensive school advising
- Providing technical assistance to help GEAR UP Kentucky schools improve college advising
- Assisting schools with finding new avenues to extend counseling during the school day
- Reducing mediation needs of graduating seniors
- Training school counselors and teacher leaders to deliver college and career readiness information
- Using comprehensive school advising to identify interventions and implement strategies to serve special needs populations
- Bridging the gap between secondary school counseling and postsecondary advising
Additional attendees will include representatives from a broad range of education agencies and college and career outreach programs including:
- Kentucky public postsecondary institutions
- Kentucky Community & Technical College System
- Kentucky Department of Education
- Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority
- Kentucky College & Career Connection (Ky3C) coalition
- Kentucky Counseling Association
- Kentucky School Board Association
- Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
- The Collaborative for Teaching and Learning
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