CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE)

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CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE)
Categorical Program Monitoring (CPM)
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Purpose

• Review compliance with the Carl D. Perkins Career
  and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006,
  State requirements for Career Technical Education
  (CTE) and California State Laws pertaining to
  Work Experience Education (WEE)

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Terms

• All aspects of an industry
• Nontraditional
• Special Populations
• Types of Work Experience Programs

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Areas to be Reviewed

• Involvement
• Governance and Administration
• Funding
• Standards, Assessment, and Accountability
• Teaching and Learning

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Involvement

• The governing board of each LEA participating in
  CTE shall appoint a CTE advisory committee
• The committee shall consist of representatives of
  the general public knowledgeable about the
  disadvantaged, students, teachers, business,
  industry, administration and the field office of
  the Employment Development Department (EDD)

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Governance and Administration

• Requirements for Tech Prep programs
• Articulation Agreements
• Review definition of Tech Prep program
• In-service professional development for staff
  including counselors
• Equal access for members of Special Populations

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Governance and Administration

• The governing board of each school district,
  shall establish and maintain a historical
  inventory.

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Funding

• Funds made available under Carl D. Perkins Act
  are used to
• improve career technical education programs
• Offer a minimum of one Program of study
• Develop coherent sequence of courses
• Address all aspects of an industry

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Funding Continued

• Develop, improve, and expand the use of
  technology
• Provide equitable access and needed support
  services of all students, including special
  populations and those preparing for
  nontraditional occupations

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Funding Continued

• Supplement vs. Supplant
• Not more than 5 to administer CTE activities
• Consortium requirements
• CTE courses must be aligned with the States CTE
  Model Curriculum Standards and Framework

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Funding Continued

• Integrate the development of CTE and academic
  skills in order to prepare students for immediate
  employment upon graduation and for further
  education or training

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Professional Development

• Provide teachers, faculty, administrators, and
  career guidance and academic counselors with
  skills and tools on
• Integrating core academics and CTE programs
• Staying current with all aspects of an industry

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Professional Development

• Effective teaching skills
• Improving parental and community involvement
• Internships that provide business experience

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CTE Program Evaluation

• Develop and implement evaluations of the CTE
  programs, including an assessment of how the
  needs of special populations are being met.

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CTE Program Evaluation

• Use annual evaluation results, including achieved
  core indicator performance levels, to determine
  needed program improvements, modifications, and
  professional development activities for staff.

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Standards, Assessment, and Accountability

• Reporting of data elements
• Achieving Core Indicator levels

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Teaching and Learning

• Be staffed by qualified CTE teachers
• Programs aligned with the States CTE Model
  Curriculum Standards
• Provide for the development of student leadership
  skills
• Have a plan for promoting the program

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Work Experience

• Written agreements identifying the
  responsibilities of the student, employer,
  parent, and the school district.
• Work experience teacher be properly credentialed
  and have two years occupational experience
  outside of education

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Perkins-CTE Consultants

• Consultant/Region
• Geoff Belleau 2 9
• gbelleau_at_cde.ca.gov
• Eric Dyer - 5 7
• edyer_at_cde.ca.gov
• R. Mary Gallet 4 6
• mgallet_at_cde.ca.gov
• Lee Murdock 3 11
• lmurdock_at_cde.ca.gov
• Hilary Steinmetz
• hsteinmetz_at_cde.ca.gov
• Barbara Weiss 1, 8 10
• bweiss_at_cde.ca.gov

• Phone Contact
• 916-323-5042
• 916-323-5054
• 916-445-5723
• 916-445-5736
• 916-445-5725
• 916-319-0465