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District counselors outline Academic and Career Plan and ask board to approve E4E plan
Summary
Counselors presented the district's Academic and Career Plan (ACP), outlined K—12 career and college pathways including Xello and local apprenticeship partnerships, and asked the board to review and approve the Education for Employment (E4E) plan the board must adopt before the state deadline.
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District counselors presented a multi-year Academic and Career Plan (ACP) and asked the school board to review the Education for Employment (E4E) plan that must be adopted before the state's June 30 deadline.
Mrs. Bernier, the district's school counselor and ACP lead, described a K—12 sequence that begins in fourth grade with parent-student conferences and early career exposure, introduces Xello career-curriculum lessons in sixth grade, has seventh graders identify top career options and understand pathways, and prepares eighth graders with resume-building and presentations. She said the program connects to junior-level ACT supports, dual enrollment visits and county youth-apprenticeship and co-op opportunities for upperclassmen.
"It's all hands on deck," Mrs. Bernier told the board, saying teachers across grade levels share responsibility for building students' career readiness and portfolios. Presenters emphasized practical activities: fifth-grade business-town Junior Achievement, a job fair for grades 9—2, LinkedIn instruction for seniors and county youth-apprenticeship options that allow students to earn credit and wages while gaining workplace experience.
Presenters said the ACP maps to state expectations adopted in 2016 and to DPI-supported portfolio and course requirements (community service hours, a financial-literacy class and completion of Wisconsin's required examinations). They asked the board to review the E4E packet in the board materials and be prepared to approve or revise it at a future meeting so the district can meet the June 30 reporting requirement.
Board members asked clarifying questions about how the ACP will be communicated to families and how success will be measured; staff said the plan will be posted online and that they will collect participation and placement data as part of ongoing monitoring. The board did not take a formal vote on the E4E plan during the presentation; presenters said the formal approval will be placed on an upcoming agenda.
Next step: the board will review the E4E packet and is expected to consider a formal motion to adopt the plan before the state's deadline.
