School quality, college and career readiness, profile of a g…

Directions: Your paper is a summary that includes these four parts: (Use APA headings to organize your work!) Please remember to discuss any social justice concerns that may have been identified during your research. If you are not assigned to a school or division, choose a school of interest or one from your community. Discuss how the work has impacted you in your current role and/or as a citizen supporting education. If you have no school contacts, please give my name and email to those you may contact to justify your request or gain access. If you need help finding someone to interview, please let me know, and I will connect you with the appropriate person. Directions for research and preparation for the interview: Part 1: Utilizing the school quality website, to an external site., choose one school you support or the division, and research the following: accreditation, reading and math scores, attendance, free and reduced lunch participants, short-term and long-term suspensions, and enrollment population. Be sure to include a summary of what you learn in this section. If you want to dig deeper into school climate reports for your divisions, please use this linkLinks to an external site. from the VDOE. Part 2: Research and summarize(LIS Link)Links to an external site. college and career readiness.Links to an external site. Please also include in your research/summary the profile of the graduate: Links to an external site.: The 2016 General Assembly subsequently approved House Bill 895Links to an external site. and Senate Bill 336Links to an external site., which directed the Board of Education to develop and implement a Profile of a Virginia Graduate identifying the knowledge and skills that students should attain during high school to be successful. In developing the profile, give due consideration to the 5 Cs: critical thinking, creative thinking, collaboration, communication, and citizenship; emphasize the development of core skill sets in the early years of high school; and establish multiple paths toward college and career readiness for students to follow in the later years of high school, which could include opportunities for internships, externships, and credentialing. Part 3: Find and summarize an article of interest that supports your questions and provides research and solutions. For example, if you discover a large number of suspensions, then find an article on alternatives to suspensions. If your school has a large population of free and reduced lunch, find an article supporting students and families in poverty. You can also find articles on college and career readiness! Be creative and meet your growth area that will ultimately help your division or community. Part 4: After completing your research in parts 1-3, formulate 5-8 questions for your interview. What do you want to learn more about? You may ask, What is your school/division doing to support college and career readiness? Youll be surprised how elementary schools are supporting this policy, too! Or, if you find many suspensions, you can ask about alternatives to suspensions in the school or division. Your interview questions should not be in this section; include those in an appendix. This section summarizes your interview and analyzes what you learned; connect your research (parts 1-3) to the interview findings. What is the school/division doing well? What recommendations (drawing from your research) do you have for the school or division? Directions for Interview: Set up a time by phone, virtual format, or in person (best practice is in person) to discuss your findings through a question/interview format with someone who can speak directly to the data and research you’ve gathered. For example, the schools principal or assistant principal, or other support staff, such as a school social worker or school counselor. If you select to research the division’s data, schedule a time to discuss your findings with someone in the central office (curriculum specialist, support services supervisor, MTSS coordinator, etc.). If you are in a school setting, include your supervisor within the division. They can provide recommendations on who to interview and incorporate this assignment into your discussions. Develop 5-8 questions for the interview based on your research (parts 1 through 3). Directions for Submission: The reference page does not count toward your 2-3 pages; please use APA format. This electronic submission should be approximately 2-3 pages with a summary of findings and implications on your work as a school social worker or current job. Please also include your interview questions in an appendix (follow APA). Please remember to use APA for personal communication/interview content. Please remember to discuss any social justice concerns that may have been raised or discovered during your research and interviews. School Quality, College and Career Readiness, and Profile of Graduate: Research and Interview School Quality, College and Career Readiness, and Profile of Graduate: Research and Interview Criteria Ratings Content view longer description Target Demonstrated knowledge of the research items as it applies to their school/division. 16-20 Acquiring Demonstrated some understanding of the research items and its application to their school/division but lacked detail. 6-15 Developing Lacks inclusion of key points from directions. 0-5 Summary view longer description Target Summary notes highlighted understanding of the assignment with exceptional application to current practice and social justice. APA was followed. 10-15 Acquiring Summary notes had some understanding of the assignment with an acquiring knowledge of the impact on current practice and social justice. Some grammar errors and some understanding of APA. 5-9 Developing Summary notes lacked focus clarity of understanding and did not follow APA. 0-4 Article of Choice view longer description Target Article of choice was relevant to the findings and provided added resources to support the work of the school social worker. 4-5 Acquiring Article had some relevancy to discussion and the work of the school social worker but lacked in depth and support of current issues discussed. 2-3 Developing Article was irrelevant and lacked clarity of why the article was chosen. 0-1