important enhancements with the Fall 2009 release...

The Fall 2009 version of CIS has been released.  Here are some of the new features this fall. 

Reality Check

• Reality Check delivered as a component of CIS and CIS Jr.
• Students able to save their answers in their portfolios and link to full CIS occupation information.
• The new programming improves performance in lab situations.
• Revised navigation provides greater flexibility in how students move through the program.
• Spanish and English

Financial Aid FAQ's - Paying for School

• New interactive structure easier to navigate
• Topics organized to help students and parents learn about paying for school, not just financial aid
  • How much does school cost?
  • How do I pay for school?
  • How much will I have to pay?
  • What is financial aid?
  • How do I apply for financial aid?
  • How do I receive my financial aid?
• Additional tools, such as calulators, and quick facts make exploring fun
• Spanish and English

My Plan

• All worksheets in My Plan provided as writable and savable PDFs.
  Note:  Ability to save worksheets and other materials in My Career Planning Portfolio will be introduced this fall with the ability to save resumes (see below).  Additional uploading capabilities will be added during the year.

Education and Work History in My Career Planning Portfolios

• Activities, Achievements, and Volunteer Work/Community Service each entered in separate area
• New resume types used to generate resumes: Recent Graduate, Accomplishment, Chronological, Funtional/Skills
• Greater controls in resume content to include in standard resume types
• New Build My Own type with complete flexibility in content to include
• Ability to create and save preferences for specific resumes
• Ability to upload final edited resumes into portfolio

Administration Tools

• Simplified Site Usage report 
• New Portfolio Summary pulls activity by time period
• Site and group reports for specific components with report's contents specific to that component
• Batch printing and uploading to a spreadsheet for site and groups for Career Plans (My Plan) and Course Plans (My Course Planner)

and an all new CIS for middle schools...

The new online CIS Jr will be released to all middle schools that license CIS in the fall. Piloted last year by over 35 schools around the state, CIS Jr helps students plan for high school, document Oregon’s personalized learning requirements, expand their awareness of future possibilities.

CIS Jr includes:

• All content controlled for a 5^th-grade reading level.
• An interest inventory that uses middle-school relevant experiences.
• Occupation information that includes context for how high school courses help prepare for an occupation, recommended high school activities, and types of postsecondary preparation.
• A six-year course planner for forecasting high school courses.
• A component to save activities and achievements (used for resume and scholarships).
• Components to begin documenting the education plan and education profile requirements for the high school diploma.
• School information with general admissions requirements to postsecondary training options.
• Developmentally appropriate curriculum activities.
• Personalized portfolios where students can house diploma requirement documentation, reflections, and saved information files. Portfolios can transfer to CIS high schools.

Find out more by attending a What's New Webinar this fall.  Learn more about our training options this fall and register here.