Transcript Reflect, Transform, Lead

Reflect,
Transform, Lead
Tenant Beliefs of A New State and National Vision for
CTE
Sherry A. Key, Director
Alabama State Department of Education
Career and Technical Education Section
This I believe . . .
• That Alabama’s CTE is critical to ensuring that Alabama
and ultimately the United States lead in global
competitiveness.
• That Alabama’s CTE prepares students to succeed in further
education and careers.
• That Alabama’s CTE is a results-driven system that
demonstrates a positive return on investment..
• That Alabama’s CTE must be delivered through
comprehensive programs of study aligned to the National
Career Clusters framework.
• That Alabama’s CTE must actively partner with employers
to design and provide high-quality, dynamic programs.
REFLECT
TRANSFORM
LEAD
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
WHAT: I believe that Alabama’s
secondary CTE is critical to ensuring
that Alabama and the United States
lead in global competitiveness.
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
HOW: We will develop 21st century CTE
programs utilizing national common
core technical standards built upon the
National Career Clusters Knowledge
and Skills Statements that are
benchmarked internationally and
supported by leaders from business
labor, education and government.
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
HOW: We will initiate and support
policies that secure CTE’s leadership
role in leading alignment among
education, economic development, and
workforce development by increasing
Alabama’s investment in secondary
CTE.
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
HOW: We will launch a marketing and
communications campaign to
showcase CTE’s critical role in
transforming the way education is
delivered to all students, and to
underscore the positive, economic
impact it provides for individuals and
our state.
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
WHAT: I believe that Alabama’s
secondary CTE prepares students to
succeed in further education and
careers.
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
HOW: We will support and implement
activities and policies that require all
students to have a personalized
learning plan that clearly maps out a
comprehensive strategy to achieve
their education and career goals.
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
HOW: We will promote the acquisition of
college and career ready standards,
aligned to the National Career Clusters
Essential Knowledge and Skill
Statements, for all students.
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
HOW: We will aspire to have CTE be
performance-based, student-centered
programs that are delivered without
regard to time or place, to the extent
feasible without diminishing the quality
of the programs.
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
HOW: We will support the development
of valid, reliable, and rigorous national
technical assessments, aligned to a
national common core of technical
standards, resulting in recognized and
portable credentials.
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION.
WHAT: I believe CTE is a results-driven
system that demonstrates a positive
return on investment.
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
HOW: We will use data to identify highquality, successful, scalable CTE
practices and programs; target efforts
and funds to those found effective; and
eliminate those that are ineffective.
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
HOW: We will support state and federal
policies that make the collection of
nationally comparable, valid and
reliable data possible and efficient.
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
HOW: We will encourage longitudinal
data systems to incorporate the data
components necessary to support CTE
accountability measures.
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
HOW: We will promote alignment of data
requirements and accountability
measures among state and federal
education and workforce preparation
programs.
REFLECT: AN EVOLUTION
HOW: We will develop a return on
investment model to demonstrate
CTE’s positive fiscal, societal, and
economic impact at the local, state, and
national levels.
LEAD: A CALL TO ACTION
WHAT: I believe CTE must be delivered
through comprehensive programs of
study aligned to the National Career
Clusters framework.
LEAD: A CALL TO ACTION
HOW: We will convene and lead
education, employers, labor, and
government to develop policy,
resources, and technical assistance to
help Alabama continue with the design
and implementation of programs of
study as a standard approach to
delivering high-quality CTE.
LEAD: A CALL TO ACTION
HOW: We will support incentives for
employers to provide work-based
experiences and professional
development opportunities for
students, teachers, and faculty so they
are aware of and can incorporate the
latest industry standards and
technologies into their programs.
LEAD: A CALL TO ACTION
HOW: We will encourage dual academic
and technical and secondary postsecondary certification of CTE
teachers and faculty to support
seamless and blended instruction.
LEAD: A CALL TO ACTION
HOW: We will support federal legislation
that encourages rigorous,
comprehensive programs of study as
the delivery model for education.
LEAD: A CALL TO ACTION
WHAT: I believe CTE must actively
partner with employers to design and
provide high-quality, dynamic
programs.
LEAD: A CALL TO ACTION
HOW: We will partner with business and
industry organizations to develop and
implement rigorous, internationally
benchmarked CTE programs of study
that are aligned to state, national, and
international economic demands and
industry standards.
LEAD: A CALL TO ACTION
HOW: We will partner with business and
industry organizations to ensure that
the credentials earned by students
enrolled in CTE programs are valued by
the labor market and are, at a minimum,
nationally portable.
LEAD: A CALL TO ACTION
HOW: We will close skills gaps by
providing all students with access to
the education and training necessary to
be highly competitive in the labor
market, including ongoing skill
development and re-tooling of the
existing teachers.
We Believe that Alabama’s CTE:
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Is critical to ensuring that Alabama and ultimately the United States
leads in global competitiveness.
Prepares students to succeed in further education and careers.
Is a results-driven system that demonstrates a positive return on
investment.
Must be delivered through comprehensive programs of study aligned
to the National Career Clusters framework.
Must actively partner with employers to design and provide highquality, dynamic programs.
With my signature, I pledge my support and leadership to
ensure Alabama CTE success.