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By: Richie Chadwick, School Counselor
East Middle School, Tullahoma, Tennessee
A student’s Six-Year Academic Plan is created through a cooperative effort between school counselors, students, teachers, and parents. The plan is a working document that outlines the courses a student will take during high school and the potential path for the two years following graduation. In addition, it ensures students are aware of the state’s graduation requirements and provides direction for their postsecondary journey. The process unfolds during the spring semester of eighth grade and serves as an advising tool throughout their high school career. On a yearly basis, the school counselor, student, and parents review and in some cases revise the plan.
At East Middle School
In preparation for the Six-Year Academic Plan, East Middle School students complete the three career assessments (Kuder® Career Search with Person Match, Kuder® Skills Assessment, and Super’s Work Values Inventory) through the Tennessee College & Career Planning System, powered by Kuder® (www.planningyourdreams.org). The student considers the highest career cluster areas identified in the assessments, and then selects a desired high school path (Four-Year College, Two-Year College/Vo-Tech, or Dual).
Next, the student selects a postsecondary destination from six main areas: Four-Year University, Junior College, Military, Specialty School, Vocational School, and the Workforce. Finally, the student chooses a projected major or area of concentration. In most cases, students will indicate undecided in this column. The finished product provides the student with a record of their highest career cluster interest area and the Six-Year Academic Plan.
To offer this opportunity to students, we use the system’s administrative database to create a customized template for the student’s education plan. The Kuder system allows school counselors the flexibility to design a plan that ranges from seventh grade to year 16. Students can locate the form under the Plan for the Future section of their portfolio and create and maintain their Six-Year Academic Plan from there.
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