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District presents Guidance 3-39 career-planning plan and three-year special-education plan for board review
Summary
Director of Student Services Kristen Horton reviewed the district's Guidance 3-39 career-planning (Smart Futures) activities and said the plan will be submitted for board approval; the three-year special-education plan is also on 30-day public display and will come back for approval at the April 22 legislative meeting.
Kristen Horton, director of student services, presented the district's Guidance 3-39 plan (career and technical planning) and described counseling activities that meet the state's career-artifact requirements. Horton said the district uses the Smart Futures platform and reported very high compliance: "we have a hundred [percent]." She outlined the plan's components: career-technical curricula and classroom activities, cumulative career-planning goals at elementary/middle/high school levels, occupational resources and transition services including internships and military pathway information via NJROTC.
Horton and board members discussed counselors' workloads and recommended ratios. Horton cited the American School Counselor Association recommended caseload (1:251) as a reference and noted the district is working toward improved counselor coverage; she confirmed some elementary buildings share part-time counselor positions.
Special-education plan: administration reminded the board the district's required three-year special-education plan is posted for the 30-day public review required by policy and will be presented for approval at the April 22 legislative meeting. Mrs. Bartman, director of special education, participated in committee development and is available for questions.
Why it matters: Guidance 3-39 and the special-education plan set the district's approach to career readiness, counseling goals, transition services and required special-education programming; both plans are subject to board approval.
