Academic Career Planning

Academic standards are an essential element of the educational program. Standards provide clear statements about what students must know and be able to do and are critical to ensuring academic success. They serve as goals for both teaching and learning. In addition, standards also help parents understand what is expected of their children. Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District bases their educational program standards on the Wisconsin Academic Standards.

Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year in the state of Wisconsin, every school board and district is required to provide academic and career planning services to students in grades 6-12 enrolled in the district. In addition under PI 26, school boards and districts must meet the following requirements:

• Develop a long-range plan with school district staff and community stakeholders.
• Publish the plan on the school district’s website.
• Review the plan yearly.

This plan must address:

• Local, regional, and state market needs.
• Education and training requirements for occupations that will fill labor market needs.
• Process to engage parents regarding ACP services provided and opportunities to participate.
• Description of career and technical education (CTE) programming available, staff professional development for ACP delivery, and how school district will meet education for employment program requirements.
• Strategy to engage business, post-secondary education, and workforce development

ELGS Multi-Year Plan Chapter PI-26 Wisconsin State Statute ACP Components ACP Inspiration

What is the Career Cruising Parent Portal? 

The Career Cruising Parent Portal is a centralized dashboard that allows you to keep in touch with your son or daughter’s Academic and Career Planning process. As the parent or guarding of a child with a Career Cruising account, you can: 

• View your child’s goals, interests, achievements, and experiences
• Track your child’s plans and progress 
• Provide feedback to your child and his or her teachers and advisors
• Receive messages from your child’s school
• Explore Career Cruising to learn more about career and education options

How do I access the Career Cruising Parent Portal?

In order to create a Parent Portal account, you will need an activation code. The activation code should be 8-characters long, including both letters and numbers, e.g. A1b2C3dr. An activation code can be used only once. 

You can obtain an access code from your child: Your son or daughter can send you an email invitation with an access code. Once you have received your activation code, you can create your account at:

Career Cruising Parents

Click on the Register Now link and follow the online instructions.

The Global Education Achievement Certificate (GEAC) is an honor that students can achieve to graduate from ELGHS as a Global Scholar. The Wisconsin Department of Instruction oversees the implementation of the GEAC in 64 schools throughout the state, and we are proud to be able to offer this to our students as the global focus gathers steam in our nation. Though there are relatively few schools offering this prestigious honor, the need for globally-focused graduates from our high schools is apparent as our society shifts rapidly to the global scale.

"We need students who are knowledgeable about the world and who have an understanding of how other cultures work and how other people think.” - Tony Evers, PhD Former State Superintendent, Current State Governor 

GEAC VideoGlobal Education Achievement Certificate

Requirements

The 4 requirements of the Global Education Achievement Certificate will be satisfied in our district in the following ways: 

Required Coursework

•  4 years of one language (Spanish or French)
•  A minimum of 4 credits from select courses offered at ELGHS 

Cultural Literacy / Reading 

• Students will complete independent reviews or reflections on at least eight (8) works of international/cultural media, including at least four (4) approved books.
•  Reviews/reflections will be evaluated based on common core standards for high school writing pieces.

Co-Curricular & Activities 

• Students will demonstrate interest in global citizenship through active participation and leadership in at least four (4) activities during their high school career. Community Service 
• Students will complete a global/cross-cultural public service project that involves: 
  • At least twenty (20) hours of work 
  • A connection to global community (different from one’s own) or to a global issue
  • A project proposal to administrator of the GEAC prior to initiating the project 
  • A summary report upon completion of the project 

Documentation: Students will be required to submit a print or digital portfolio that demonstrates understanding and deep learning. They will present their portfolio to the School Board during the spring of their graduation year, no later than the April Board Meeting of their graduation year.

Academics

• 4 years of one language (Spanish or French)
• A minimum of 4 credits from any of the following classes:

*these courses require PRIOR authorization by Mr. Faris AND teacher of course for credit toward GEAC.

Cultural Literacy

Students will complete independent reviews or reflections on at least eight (8) works of international/cultural media, including at least four (4) approved books. Suggested reading will include the Great World Text that is the focus of the UW program, but that will not be a requirement. All books (both fiction and non-fiction) must be approved by the GEAC administrator.

• Suggestions available upon request from Mrs. Corbin.
• Reviews/reflections will be evaluated based on common core standards for high school writing pieces AND global education standards as outlined on the ELGHS Global Education website.

Co-curricular Activities

Students will demonstrate interest in global citizenship through active participation and leadership in at least four (4) activities during their high school career. These activities may be chosen from the following list, or students will propose other activities to the administrator of the GEAC.

• International exchange as an exchange student and/or host - Typically AFS has students that need long- OR short-term housing!
  • For information on having an international experience without leaving home, consider hosting a Department of State- sponsored exchange student. Learn more at hosting.state.gov
• Travel abroad program or educational tour: The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program
• Regular, direct communication with individuals from other countries/cultures (pen pals / e-pals, Skype, etc.)
• Internationally themed programs/competitions
• Attendance at college/university international programs
• Language immersion programs (e.g., Concordia Language Villages or locally-sponsored programs)
• Organizing and running internationally themed events (student proposal to GEAC administrator necessary in advance)
• Lectures on international topics and/or speakers in the community or at a college/university
• Comparable activities to those listed above (individual or in collaboration with other individuals or organizations)
• Various clubs and opportunities exist at our school. Currently we offer programs such as AFS, FCCLA, and World Language Club (which offers the ability to travel abroad). We also have opportunities for participation in Model UN, Global Youth Summit, and other globally-focused activities that become available to students.

Proposals for student-created opportunities for co-curricular activities will also be considered if submitted to the GEAC Coordinator for approval prior to use as evidence for this component.

Community Service

Since the community of which we are a part is a global one with the influx of people from all over the world during the 'resort' season and with the proximity to Road America, there is a large interest in all things global here. A creative GEAC candidate in Elkhart Lake has a world of opportunity open to them for community service projects.

Some resources for GEAC candidates to look into as a part of their globally-focused community service project(s) include:

• United Way of Sheboygan County
• Safe Harbor or similar domestic violence shelters in the area
• The Generation Center of Plymouth (also Head Start)
• our own elementary and middle school to work students (and their families) who are English language learners
• Also within our own high school community, there are connections to a family that owns a non-profit organization that works to save albino children in Africa. A GEAC candidate would have access to the leaders of that organization to collaborate on a project to benefit ZeruZeru.

A proposal of the global community service project, along with timeline for the minimum 20 hours, will be submitted to Mrs. Corbin and Mr. Faris for approval toward the GEAC prior to the implementation of said project.

All hours must be completed by April of the GEAC candidate's graduation year.

If you have any additional questions, please contact Marc Winter at mwinter@goresorters.com.