Our district chose to use a high contact college and career advising program using many of the strategies and resources of the original Near Peer Mentor Program. During the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years, Bonneville High School had two Near Peer Mentors provided through the CACG. We chose to use many of the strategies and resources of the Near Peer Mentor Program established at Bonneville High School because it was extremely successful.

We retained the two non-certified staff already working at BHS to be College and Career Readiness Advisors and hired two additional non-certified staff for our district. There will be two College and Career Readiness Advisors primarily located in BHS and two primarily located at Hillcrest High School. They will share responsibility for the other locations in our district such as the alternative and technical schools, as well as responsibility to work with our 8th grade students.

The College and Career Readiness Advising Program will be a high contact program where our advisors primary function will be to meet with students in group and one-on-one settings to advise students on careers and college programs.

8th Grade:

• Introduction of College and Career Readiness Advisors through end-of-year classroom presentations
• Creation of Learning Plans through Google Docs that will be used throughout high school
• Every Learning Plan to include plan to complete at least one of the following: Algebra 2, AP class, Dual Credit English and/or Math, or Industry Credential

9th Grade:

• Introduction of College and Career Readiness Advisors through classroom presentations
• Creation of Idaho Career Information System account
• Exploration of Idaho CIS and the Reality Check assessment
• Career assessments and ACT/SAT prep available on early release days

10th Grade:

• Identify career clusters by completing the CIS Career Cluster Inventory in English classes
• Presentation by College and Career Readiness Advisors in classroom to discuss college/career preparation
• Career assessments and ACT/SAT prep available on early release days
• One-on-one visits with College and Career Readiness Advisors as time permits

11th Grade:

• Presentation by College and Career Readiness Advisors in classrooms to discuss college/career preparation and Idaho college options
• Recruitment visits from IACRAO members during Higher Education Days
• SAT/ACT prep and scholarship help on early release days
• One-on-one visits with College and Career Readiness Advisors with all juniors for career and college exploration
• Discuss results

12th Grade:

• Evaluate ACT/SAT scores to determine if College Readiness benchmark has been met and provide resources to reach benchmark
• Presentation by College and Career Readiness Advisors in classrooms to discuss plans for college/career preparation and how to apply for scholarships/financial aid
• SAT/ACT prep and scholarship help on early release days
• One-on-one visits with College and Career Readiness Advisors with all seniors
• Time in school to complete an application through Idaho’s College Application Week
• Multiple FAFSA events for parents and students

Current and Projected Budget for College and Career Advising Plan.