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K12 SWP Round 4

Don’t Leave Out the Middle Schools!

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Jamie Davenport

K12 SWP Pathway Coordinator

Grossmont Cuyamaca CCD

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General information

  • RFA was released August 16, 2021
  • Application due October 15, 2021
  • Applications should be responsive to regional priorities, labor market needs, and Regional SWP Plan
  • Term of the grant: January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024
  • 30 months to complete the project
  • A minimum average score of 75 is required in order to be considered for funding
  • Must use data to identify equity gaps and describe efforts to close those gaps (p.25 of RFA)
  • Extra credit for applicants never awarded K12 SWP funds (5 points)

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What is the K12 Strong Workforce Program?

  • The Strong Workforce Program (SWP) was initially created in 2016 to allow community colleges to enhance and expand career technical education (CTE) and workforce training programs in order to better prepare college students for high-wage employment in industries that meet regional labor market needs;

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  • In 2018, funding for the SWP was made available to high schools and middle schools serving grades 7-12 to support the development or expansion of high-quality CTE at the K-12 level (K12 SWP);

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  • The San Diego Imperial Counties Regional Consortium supports local K12 SWP efforts to implement the regional four year plan.

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Why Should Middle Schools Have Strong Career Eduction Programs?

  • Research has identified middle school as the time when students can most benefit from career exploration...
    • Middle school students can benefit by developing self-knowledge and career awareness!

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  • Career Education can help students develop clear career goals and 21st Century employability skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration and resourcefulness;
    • Middle School brains are receptive to learning these skills!

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  • Career Education can help improve student engagement and motivation.

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ACTE: Career Education in Middle School

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How do Middle Schools Fit in to K12 SWP?

Middle Schools can apply for K12 SWP funding in order to support…

  • Career Pathways, Wheel Programs, Career Exploration Courses;
  • Career Awareness / Exploration Tools & Resources;
    • Ex. Xello, World of Work
  • The expansion of Work-Based Learning experiences...

...for grades 7 & 8.

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The Middle School Career Development Continuum (Regional Partners)

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Tips

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Topics to discuss with your high school partner(s):

  • Consider where the high school pathways are. How can creating a MS pathway or wheel program help with equity and access?
  • Determine which programs or pathways your students are most interested in;
  • Which pathways connect from the high schools through to the community college level? Which pathways are expanding or developing at the high school level? At the community college level?
  • What career awareness/exploration tools or resources is your high school using? (ex. Xello, WoW) Is this something that can be adopted at the middle school level?
  • Budget needs (application should be as specific as possible)

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Tentative Round 4 Timeline

Your K12 PC can support you in applying for Round 4 of K12 SWP!

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The Role of the K-12 Pathway Coordinator

K12 Pathway Coordinators support LEAs in creating, improving and expanding Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways by facilitating…

  • The development of high quality CTE curriculum and instruction;
  • College and Career Exploration for students in MS and HS;
  • Secondary and Post-Secondary transitions;
  • Opportunities for work-based learning through the development of business/industry partnerships.

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Meet Your K12 SWP Pathway Coordinators

Nicole Moersh

MiraCosta CCD

NMoersch@carlsbadusd.net

Liz Cardenas

Imperial Valley CCD

liz.cardenas@icoe.org

Jamie Davenport,

Grossmont-Cuyamaca

Jndavenport@guhsd.net

Christine Jensen,

Southwestern CCD Christine.Jensen@coronadousd.net

Rob Corona

San Diego CCD

RCorona1@sandi.net

Palomar Service Region:

Jewyl Alderson Clark, Integrated Curriculum Coordinator, SDCOE, jewyl.clarke@sdcoe.net

Leslie Wisdom, K14 Technical Assistance Provider, Leslie.Wisdom@gcccd.edu

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Additional Resources for K12 SWP Applicants

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The San Diego Imperial Regional Consortium website: https://myworkforceconnection.org/strong-workforce-program/k12-swp-cteig

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K12 SWP - Alignment with the Regional Plan

SDIC Regional Consortium, Four Year Plan (see pg. 26)

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Applications Should Consider:

  • Community College Alignment, and
  • MS and HS Career Development, and/or
  • Priority Sectors

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K12 SWP - Alignment with the Regional Plan Continued

Applications should include projects that incorporate:

  • MS Career Development Continuum
  • HS Career Development Continuum
  • Consider whether your schools are addressing all four domains and where along the continuum you may want to focus development efforts in each domain.

Applications should be responsive to regional labor market needs. To learn more,the Centers of Excellence produces:

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Ideas for K12 SWP Projects

Regional K12 SWP Newsletters

    • May 2021
    • Feb. 2021
    • Dec. 2020

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THANK YOU