Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the School Counseling topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Counselors present K–12 '339' guidance plan and career‑readiness activities to Upper Adams curriculum committee
Summary
School counselors described the Chapter 339 K–12 counseling plan, use of the Smart Futures career platform, required senior‑year career modules, and several upcoming events including career day (March 23) and World of Work Day (March 20). Presenters said completion of 15 Smart Futures high‑school pieces is expected by junior year.
Counselors for the Upper Adams School District presented the K–12 school counseling plan (referred to in the meeting as the Chapter 339 plan) and outlined career‑readiness programming that spans elementary through high school.
Counselors said kindergarten and first grade receive hands‑on career awareness lessons, while second through sixth graders complete modules on the Smart Futures platform (approximately 15 modules distributed across grades). “Students in second and third grade will start modules and by the time they get to sixth grade they will be ready for their annual career day,” a counselor said.
The middle‑school program includes a ‘skills for adolescence’ class and Smart Futures activities; eighth graders visit the local Cumberland‑Perry area career and technology center to explore about 22–23 programs. For high school, counselors said Smart Futures completion (15 pieces) is expected by the end of junior year and is tied to graduation planning; staff encouraged board support for field trips and employer partnerships.
Counselors listed upcoming events and dates: World of Work Day on March 20, a K–6 career day planned for March 23 (afternoon rotations), a district field trip on April 9 to a regional campus (transportation paid), and the Adams County College & Career Fair in September. Staff noted the district offers the PSAT on site and provides the ASVAB to juniors as a free aptitude assessment; presenters emphasized the ASVAB is an aptitude battery and not recruitment.
The district also listed an agenda item for annual approval of end‑of‑skills test recertification for driving‑school instructors Perry Smith and Michael Sheieler; a district representative described the certification’s purpose but the transcript does not contain a recorded motion or vote on that item.
The curriculum committee adjourned at the end of the presentation period and the business and operations meeting was scheduled to begin shortly after.
