Transcript PERKINS FEDERAL CTE GRANTS

PERKINS FEDERAL
CTE GRANTS IN 3-D
Lorrie Toni, Perkins Director, CCCS
September 16, 2010
For The
CACTA Task Force Meeting
Purposes By Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Improvement Act of 2006, Section 2:
• Develop challenging academic and technical
standards; assist students in meeting them;
including preparation for high skill, high wage,
or high demand occupations in current or
emerging professions
Purposes By Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Improvement
Act of 2006, Section 2:
• Services and activities that integrate rigorous
and challenging academic and CT instruction
and link secondary and postsecondary for CTE
students.
Purposes By Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Improvement
Act of 2006, Section 2:
• Increase State and local flexibility in providing
services and activities designed to develop,
implement, and improve CTE
Purposes By Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Improvement
Act of 2006, Section 2:
• National Research –
• www.nrccte.org
• Dissemination of best practices that improve
CTE
Purposes By Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Improvement
Act of 2006, Section 2:
• Technical Assistance that
– Promotes leadership, initial preparation and
professional development at State and Local levels
– Improves the quality of CTE teachers, faculty,
administrators, and counselors
Purposes By Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Improvement
Act of 2006, Section 2:
• Support partnerships among secondary schools,
postsecondary institutions, baccalaureate degree
granting institutions, technical colleges,
workforce investment boards, business and
industry, and intermediaries
Purposes By Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Improvement
Act of 2006, Section 2:
• Provide individuals with opportunities
throughout their lifetimes to develop, in
conjunction with other programs, the
knowledge and skills needed to keep the
United States competitive.
Performance Metrics in Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Improvement Act of 2006, Section 113,
Secondary Institutions:
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Academic Attainment
Technical Skills Attainment
Secondary School Completion
Graduation Rates
Performance Metrics in Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Improvement
Act of 2006, Section 113, Secondary Institutions:
• CTE Program Completers Placement
– Postsecondary or Advanced Training
– Employment
– Military Service
Performance Metrics in Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Improvement
Act of 2006, Section 113,
Secondary Institutions:
• Participation in and Completion of CTE
programs that are Non-Traditional for an
underrepresented gender (gender stereotyped career fields)
Performance Metrics in Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Improvement Act of 2006, Section 113,
Postsecondary Institutions:
• Technical Skill Attainment
• Completion of Certificates or Degrees
• Retention in Postsecondary Education
Performance Metrics in Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Improvement Act of 2006, Section 113,
Postsecondary Institutions:
• CTE Program Completers Placement
– Postsecondary or Advanced Training
– Employment
– Military Service
Performance Metrics in Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Improvement Act of 2006, Section 113,
Postsecondary Institutions:
• Participation in and Completion of CTE
programs that are Non-Traditional for an
underrepresented gender (gender stereotyped career fields)
Local Uses Requirements in Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Improvement Act of 2006, Section 135
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Integration of Academics
Secondary and Postsecondary Linkages
All Aspects of Industry
Expand Use of Technology
Local Uses Requirements in Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Improvement
Act of 2006, Section 135
• Professional Development for teachers, faculty,
administrators, career guidance and academic
counselors
• Evaluation of CTE programs including assessment
of meeting needs of special populations
Local Uses Requirements in Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Improvement
Act of 2006, Section 135
• Initiate, improve, expand, modernize quality
CTE programs
• Services and activities that are of sufficient,
size, scope and quality to be effective
Local Uses Requirements in Law
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Improvement Act of 2006, Section 135
• Prepare special populations enrolled in CTE for
high skill, high wage, or high demand
occupations that will lead to self-sufficiency.
The Fourth Dimension: Colorado Multi-Year
State Plan Strategies:
• CTE Plans of Study
• Accountability
• Project-Based Local Plans
• Assessing CTE Skills
• Integrating Academics
• Effective Teachers
• Strategies for Special Populations
• Connecting CTE to Business/Industry
and the Economy
The Fifth Dimension: New National Vision for
Career and Technical Education
• U.S. – Leading economic status; a
power house of standards and sets
the pace for world economy
• How? -- Innovation, competitive
and entrepreneurship spirits – global
citizens, boundless in their ideas and
endeavors
The Fifth Dimension: New National Vision for
Career and Technical Education
• Flattening globe –
now must take a
hard look at how our workforce is
prepared
• Wide range of careers; Reflect
modern workplace
The Fifth Dimension: New National Vision for
Career and Technical Education
• Most careers require
postsecondary education
• High quality CTE incorporates
rigorous standards – academic,
technical, & workplace skills:
problem solving, communication,
teamwork
The Fifth Dimension: New National Vision for
Career and Technical Education
• Must meet current needs AND
anticipate future demands
• Must build collaboration among
education, economic development,
workforce development
The Fifth Dimension: New National Vision for
Career and Technical Education
• CTE programs must be flexible,
innovative and quick to respond to
employer needs
• National common core of technical
standards
• CTE leadership role
The Fifth Dimension: New National Vision for
Career and Technical Education
• The global economy places a
premium on skills acquisition and
INNOVATION
• Lifelong learners – cultivate
knowledge, skills – adaptable
knowledge, skills; flexibility,
changing interests
The Fifth Dimension: New National Vision for
Career and Technical Education
• Because – opportunities emerge as
economy transforms
• Valid, reliable assessments for
nationally recognized, portable
credentials
• Personalized learning plans
The Fifth Dimension: New National Vision for
Career and Technical Education
• College and career ready standards
• CTE – Performance-based,
student-centered, without regard to
time or place
• Valid, reliable, rigorous, national
technical assessments for national,
common core technical standards
The Fifth Dimension: New National Vision for
Career and Technical Education
• Critical – accountability; data
driven decisions
• Data driven decisions on resources
and programs – aligned to economy
needs; resources directed to highest
need
The Fifth Dimension: New National Vision for
Career and Technical Education
• Identify high quality, successful,
scalable CTE practices and programs
• A Call to Action: U.S. economic
vitality hinges on preparedness,
efficiency, innovation, creativity, and
productivity of U.S. workforce
The Fifth Dimension: New National Vision for
Career and Technical Education
• A different type of workforce –
look at program content, delivery let go of what no longer works –
create ONLY programs of excellence
• Bold steps; dramatic change;
eliminate silos between CTE and
academics; re-imagine
infrastructures
The Fifth Dimension: New National Vision for
Career and Technical Education
• Reward innovation; support
different learning styles; value
different interests and talents;
multiple pathways
• Strong business/industry
interaction
• Ensure CTE credentials are valued by
the labor market
The Fifth Dimension: New National Vision for
Career and Technical Education
• Evaluate trajectory and role of CTE:
• Critical to global competitiveness
• Students succeed
• Results driven with a positive ROI
• Comprehensive - aligned to Career
Clusters
• Partner with employers to actively
design and deliver dynamic CTE
CONTACT:
LORRIE TONI, PERKINS DIRECTOR
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 303-595-1565
Colorado Community
College System (CCCS)
9101 E. Lowry Blvd.
Denver, CO 80230