Career Compass of Louisiana


	Right Direction Coaches Help Give Students Market Skills High School Counseling Program to Expand

Look what people are saying about Career Compass

Keep up the great work. I was very impressed.
Tim Barfield, La. Secretary of Labor

GREAT NEWS in the paper today!
Jennifer Reilly

I am thrilled for you guys! What an accomplishment. I am proud of you!
Teresa Everett, Senior Counselor, Lee High School

Congratulations! What wonderful news for two talented and hard working ladies who deserved some help and accolades for all you do!
Julia Thornton, CenturyTel

The relationships that Julie and Kacy build with these students is outstanding.
David Phillips, Supervisor of High Schools EBRPSS

Congratulations! That is great news. You guys are truly inspirational!
Jim Henderson, Sr. VP LCTCS

You girls are doing an outstanding job! Keep up the good work.
David Prescott, Asst. Principal, Central High School

The mission of Career Compass is to assist and guide high school students by educating, encouraging, and empowering them to pursue post-secondary training.


	Currently only about 13% of LA high school students obtain post-secondary degrees within six years of graduation.
	84% of Louisiana public school students live at or below the poverty line.
	In high schools utilizing career coaches, over 40% of students who didn’t originally have plans to attend a post-secondary institution changed their minds when they met with the career coach.
	The overall college-going rate for public high school graduates in Louisiana was 46% for the '05-06 school year.
	92% of the students Career Compass worked with in the '07-08 school year applied to and/or were accepted to a post-secondary institution by high school graduation.

	We had an amazing year. Our results were incredible, proving what we have always said…that with one-on-one assistance by someone who cares, the student will apply to a college or technical school. In East Baton Rouge Parish, 92% of our students applied to a post-secondary school.
	On Thursday, May 15, the EBRP School Board approved our proposal to provide college and career coaching to 2,000 high school seniors for the 2008-09 school year.

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