How can a school develop a successful college and career readiness program?

I have hope to work with K-12 schools on this topic for years. First, educators (K-12), colleges, and industry must build a solid partnership which focuses present and future industry needs. Educators in K-12 and college are different, especially in STEM areas. Universities should be incentivized to assist in K-12 STEM programs. I teach at the college level and I own a business, I can add my business knowledge to enhance what I teach and make it more applicable to what industry needs. That can be exercises at the K-12 levels, also. There are foundational skills and knowledge that can be addressed in K-12 and there are soft-skills that can be taught in those later grades to assist in transitioning into college or industry.

There is absolutely no substitute for speaking with families and students about the programs they'd like to see instituted and the career options they're interested in. Armed with their feedback, consult with current professionals in the areas mentioned by families to get an idea of what those programs could look like and what it would take to make them functional.

Always take into consideration the essence of outlining the roles and responsibilities of students participating in the program. This can include : expectations for attendance, participation and conduct.

Oftentimes, the mistake I see in the planning and development process is that the actual teachers who will carry out these courses are brought on after the planning phase. It can be incredibly beneficial to find those educators and professionals first and leverage their knowledge and experience to drive the planning and development phase.

A a tutor, always teach problem-solving strategies such as identifying key issues, brainstorming options, and implementing effective solutions. I appreciate the aspect of laying emphasis on the importance of cooperation, shared goals, and mutual respect in collaborative endeavors.

In my point of view no.4 and 5 are the most important aspect to prepare and increase the high school students readiness to college. Especially each school should has academic counselor to provide them a wider prospect which links to their abilities and skills meanwhile connect schools with the markets .such as the career day,in which lots of company offer jobs to college students.

From experience, collaborating or partnering with colleges and universities can help students immensely. It increases students’ chance of getting into that university, and other universities in general. It also enhances their skills that they’ll need both during their school years and in the future. Different in school/summer programs happening on campus are best, as students are being provided with the services the universities bring in a place where they are comfortable and familiar with.

The monitoring and analysis of collected data should be ongoing and needs to drive decision-making. It's not enough to ask for feedback only after a major event; stakeholders need the ability to provide feedback whenever it is convenient for them and their responses need to be analyzed regularly so they can be used to make decisions and pivots.