Hans Meeder, Meeder Consulting Group

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• Hans Meeder, Meeder Consulting Group
• October 2009

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Todays Agenda

• Review the project goals and purposes
• Understand key features of todays CTE
• Review key challenges facing Virginia CTE
• Review the Key Vision for Virginia CTE
• Discuss the Supporting vision statements and
  strategies

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Project Purpose

• The CTE Strategic Review and Vision project is
  designed to lay out an ambitious vision for the
  positive impact that Career and Technical
  Education can have on the student achievement,
  high school graduation, and college preparedness
  of Virginia students.

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8 Major Project Phases

• Initial Planning and Scheduling
• Gathering input through interviews of key state
  leadership
• Gathering input through focus groups with key
  stakeholders
• In-depth analysis of current policies and
  practices
• Analysis of notable policies and practices in CTE
  in other states
• Development of draft vision statement and final
  report
• Revision of draft vision statement and final
  report
• Final delivery print-ready report and public
  awareness

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Todays CTE in VirginiaOrganization and Delivery

• Organization
• CTE programs are organized around 16 Career
  Clusters and up to 79 Career Pathways that fall
  within these clusters
• The CTE Resource Center leads the process to
  create and update instructional frameworks for
  all 121 CTE programs
• Delivery
• In the 2006-2007 school
• 244,430 students year took at least one CTE
  course and
• 28,731 students enrolled in dual-enrollment
  courses
• 9 Governors Career and Technical Academies have
  been established throughout the state

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Todays CTE in VirginiaHelping Students Plan
for Their Future

• Model career pathway templates are being
  developed to use in helping students navigate
  career and educational planning.
• Individual Academic and Career Plans must be
  developed for every 7th grade student as of the
  2010-2011 school year.
• Career Coaches support students with their career
  and educational planning in over 120 high
  schools.
• The Wizard provides online information about
  postsecondary and career options in Virginia and
  assists users in focusing on personalized
  education and career goals.

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Todays CTE in VirginiaEncouraging Achievement,
Graduation and Skill Attainment

• The Standard Technical Diploma and the Advanced
  Technical Diploma will be available as of 2010.
• The Graduation and High School Completer Index
  Accreditation ratings will take into account
  graduation and completion rates beginning in the
  2011-2012 school year.
• High Schools That Work (HSTW) Intensive support
  will be provided to the 5 high schools and 3
  middle schools added to the state network in
  2007.
• The Path to Industry Credentialing initiative
  encourages students to work toward earning an
  industry certification, achieving a state
  licensure, or passing an occupational competency
  assessment while pursuing a high school diploma.

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The New Vision for Virginia Career and Technical
Education

• Career and Technical Education is recognized as
  an integral school reform strategy that will--
• Engage students in rich and rigorous learning,
  and
• Help students develop personal goals and skills
  needed to pursue further education and meaningful
  career opportunities.

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Issue 1 Rich and relevant student learning
Vision Students will experience rich and
relevant learning that is infused with career and
real-world context    Challenge Too little
collaboration between core academic and CTE
teachers   
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Issue 1 Rich and relevant student learning

• Strategies
• Support strong connections and collaboration
  between core academics and CTE
• Recognize fully integrated CTE and academic
  courses for academic credit
• Pilot test blended academic support and career
  exploration
• Create a study group to identify youth leadership
  principles in co-curricular and extra-curricular
  student activities
• Create a study group on teacher qualifications
  for integrating CTE and academics
• Review the role and effectiveness of part-day CTE
  Centers

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Issue 2 Youth motivation forpersistence,
graduation,and postsecondary education
Vision Students will possess increased
motivation for persistence, graduation, and
postsecondary attainment by engaging with
career-themed programs and career
development   Challenge Too many students lack
deep motivation for persistence, graduation, and
postsecondary education because they have not
developed a clear understanding of their personal
strengths, interests, and career opportunities.
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Issue 2 Youth motivation forpersistence,
graduation,and postsecondary education

• Strategies
• Organize all CTE offerings into career pathways
  that connect CTE with core academics
• Help all high school students develop meaningful
  academic and career plans of study
• Create user guides to explain career pathways to
  students and parents 
• Include career exploration in the 7th and 8th
  grade experience
• Make electronic career-development tools widely
  available

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Issue 3 Sustained high school improvement with
career-relevance
Vision Virginias educators and leaders will
commit to sustained high school improvement using
career-themed programs   Challenge High schools
have seldom utilized highly integrated career
pathways programs as a comprehensive school
redesign strategy.
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Issue 3 Sustained high school improvement with
career-relevance

• Strategies
• Create a Virginia High School Innovation
  Network
• Launch a statewide career pathways awareness and
  outreach campaign

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Issue 4 Student transitions from high school to
postsecondary
Vision Students will experience smooth
transitions from high school to postsecondary
learning.   Challenge Transitions to
postsecondary education are hindered by a lack of
common articulation agreements and inconsistent
funding policies.
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Issue 4 Student transitions from high school to
postsecondary

• Strategies
• Require every school division and community
  college to be part of a regional college and
  career consortium
• Explore dual-enrollment funding options
• Address dual-enrollment teacher credentialing
  challenges
• Implement dual-enrollment program improvement
  practices and policies
• Fully develop statewide articulation agreements
  in CTE

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Issue 4 Student transitions from high school to
postsecondary

• Strategies (continued)
• Measure and report on the percentage of high
  school students that enroll and persist in
  postsecondary education
• Link high school CTE courses to apprenticeship
  programs, where appropriate
• Conduct a statewide review of all college-access
  and support programs

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Issue 5 Definition and measurement of college
and career readiness
Vision College and career readiness will be
well defined and understood, and career
credentialing systems will be fully implemented.
  Challenge The definition of college and
career readiness is too narrowly focused, and
career credentialing systems are not fully
understood and implemented.
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Issue 5 Definition and measurement of college
and career readiness

• Strategies
• Create a college and career readiness definition
  task force
• Support implementation of a definition of college
  and career readiness
• Establish a college and career readiness diploma
  endorsement

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Issue 5 Definition and measurement of college
and career readiness

• Strategies (continued)
• Strengthen local adoption of credentialing
• Conduct data analysis to guide program
  improvement
• Continue training teachers to perform data
  analysis
• Develop teachers skill set competencies
• Clarify allowable testing modifications

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Issue 6 CTE program excellence
Vision Programs will remain on the cutting edge
through strong employer connections and alignment
with current workforce needs.   Challenge
Employer connections to CTE are under-developed
and programs must be continually aligned to
pressing workforce needs. .
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Issue 6 CTE program excellence

• Strategies
• Utilize the State Career and Technical Education
  (CTE) Advisory Committee and the new Virginia
  Career Pathways System Advisory Council to create
  statewide committees comprised of business
  leaders and career and technical educators.
• Establish functioning joint local CTE advisory
  councils and joint secondary and postsecondary
  CTE program councils
• Utilize the Virginia Wizard to develop a
  Web-based placement/match tool for student
  work-based learning

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Issue 6 CTE program excellence

• Strategies (continued)
• Develop a teacher externship program
• Require workforce viability for continued program
  approval
• Provide entrepreneurship and leadership content
• Maintain generous support for equipment purchases

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Issue 7 CTE teacher quality and supply
Vision There will be a statewide strategy for
attracting and  retaining CTE teachers and for
providing a high-quality induction experience,
with support for ongoing professional
development.   Challenge There is a shortage
of CTE teachers and no clear statewide strategy
for addressing the shortage or quality of CTE
teachers. CTE teachers need ongoing support for
professional development.
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Issue 7 CTE teacher quality and supply

• Strategies
• Expand use of statewide tools and processes for
  CTE teacher recruitment
• Create a new-teacher support and induction
  program
• Launch professional learning communities
• Create a CTE and career academy leadership
  program
• Organize teacher resources to enhance the
  Virginia Curriculum Resource Center

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The New Vision for Virginia Career and Technical
Education

• Career and Technical Education is recognized as
  an integral school reform strategy that will--
• Engage students in rich and rigorous learning,
  and
• Help students develop personal goals and skills
  needed to pursue further education and meaningful
  career opportunities.

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• Hans Meeder, Meeder Consulting Group
• October 2009