The 10th Anniversary of ICAP!

Join in the festivities!

All year, we'll be celebrating districts and schools who have built robust ICAP processes and strategies that we can scale and replicate.

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Showcases - 2021

Showcases feature PWR Facilitators and ICAP Awardees statewide. They'll highlight student and staff stories, show off their processes, and celebrate successes. Register here for one, or all four showcases:

• February 9:  ICAP and CTE.- Counselors, CTE teachers, and students from Mesa County Valley District 51 in Grand Junction talked about their PoWeRful ICAP, CTE, and experiential learning practices.  Participants joined in conversations about promising practices with an informal panel of teachers, counselors and leaders from Calhan School District, Poudre High School, Heritage High School in Littleton, and Colorado's Finest in Englewood. Access the recording, slides and resources from the February 9th PWR Showcase.

• March 9:  ICAP is Meaningful!  Superintendent, Mike Bowers, staff and students from Lone Star Schools talked about their PoWeRful K-12 ICAP program called Adulting 101. First grade teacher, Michele Walker showed off Aurora Public Schools' award-winning elementary school curriculum, and PWR Coordinator, Brandon Wright connected the curriculum to the district’s strategic plan. Karen Irvine from Poudre Schools shared information about middle school experiential learning. Access the recording, slides and resources from the March 9th PWR Showcase.
• April 13:  ICAP with Parents and Families
• May 11:  Celebrating ICAP and Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness (PWR)

- Podcasts are hosted by Lauren Jones, Colorado CTE, CCCS

Story Telling Sessions - 2020

Story Telling Sessions feature ICAP advocates and dignitaries, past and present. They talked about their role then, their role now, their belief about ICAP, and their advice. We also showcased the ICAP practices of a Colorado district or school.

Access all the dignitaries and their podcasts in the PWR Playbook

• January 14 -  Dr. Scott Solberg, Tracy Thompson Walsh, Andy Tucker, Robin Russel
• February 11 - Dr. Rich Feller, Dr. Sarah Heath, Andrea Bolton, Eva Pugh, Mathew McClain
• March 10 - Louise March, Michelle Romero, Charles Dukes, Rudy Sanchez
• April 14 - Scott Stump, Dr. Paul Thayer, Jane Goff, Matt Gianneschi, Amy Baca-Oehlert, Gully Stanford, Misti Ruthven
• May 12 - Tammy Lawrence, Tracy Thompson Walsh, Jon Widmier, Sonya Sallak, Joanna Peters

Quotes from the Podcasts

"ICAP is nationally recognized for the quality of its career and future readiness implementation policies and is being replicated across the country." - Scott Solberg

"It is only fair and equitable that every student has the opportunity to create a thoughtful plan that is unique to them. Each student deserves to have meaningful conversations, rich experiences, and thoughtful reflections which shape and develop their current and future paths." - Tracy Thompson