State of CTE in California

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State of CTE in California
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Business/CIS Education Curriculum
Conference Asilomar, CA March 2007
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Objectives
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• Secondary CTE is the buzz
• Status of CTE in California
• Strategic Issues
• Legislative/Budgetary Successes
• CTE Standards/Frameworks
• Answer Questions

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California Education Code

• The governing Board shall prescribe separate
  courses of study including, but not limited to, a
  course of study to prepare prospective pupils for
  admission to state colleges and universities, and
  a course of study for career technical training.
  (Section 51224, 1977)

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California Education Code

• Each school district shall offer
• a course of study fulfilling the requirements
  for admission to the California public
  institutions of postsecondary education
• a course of study that provides the opportunity
  for those pupils to attain entry-level employment
  skills in business and industry (Section 51228,
  1983)

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California Education Code
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• The Governing Board shall adopt alternative means
  for pupils to complete the prescribed course of
  study, which may include practical demonstration
  of skills and competencies, supervised work
  experience, high school CTE, ROCP courses and
  credit earned at a postsecondary institution.
• (Section 51225.3 b, 1985)

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California Education Code
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• Districts are encouraged to provide all students
  with a rigorous academic curriculum that
  integrates academic and career skills,
  incorporates applied learning in all disciplines,
  and prepares all pupils for high school
  graduation and career entry. (Section 51228)

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Current Funding

• ROCP 458 million
• Adult Ed CTE 102 million
• Partnership Academies 23 million
• SB 70 20 million
• Apprenticeship 18 million
• CalWORKs 10 million
• Ag Incentive Grants 5 million
• Workforce Investment 0.5 million
• AB 8 Student Org. 0.5 million
• CTE Facilities 500 million

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Current Status

• 1987 76 of high school students enrolled in
  district-provided, CTE coursework.
• 2005 33 of students enrolled in CTE.
• 85 of Career Technical Education students taking
  a sequence of courses graduated.
• Highest enrollment areas include Business and
  Administrative Services, Information Technology,
  and Industrial Technology.
• 4,705 A-G approved CTE courses but nearly
  half of these are fine art classes.

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Historical DilemmaSTIGMA
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• Education in the United States was designed to
  separate
• Academic and Vocational
• Head from hand
• Knowing from doing
• Applied from the abstract
• Education from training
• Berryman, Sue E., and Thomas R. Bailey. 1992

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Issues and ChallengesSqueeze Out
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• CAHSEE (no CTE component)
• College Prep (A-G) One Way Tracking
• Assessments API Scores
• Core Remediation
• NCLB
• Perceived Funding Constraints

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Issues and ChallengesSad Reality
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• Nearly half of our high school graduates enter
  the work-force with little career or skill
  training
• 30 dropout before ever graduating high school
• Churning in low end service jobs of 18-29 year
  olds costs the economy billions
• Innovation/Concept Economy will be dominated by
  small nimble businesses, and individuals will be
  challenged to manage their own careers
• Employers report huge difficulty in finding
  competent workers with real-world abilities

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Real Enrollment NumbersFrom High School Through
College
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California High School Class of 2003Enrollment
in 4-Year Higher Education
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• 40,700 or 8 of the High School Class of 2003
  enrolled in the California State University
  system in the Fall of 2003
• 30,349 or 6 of the High School Class of 2003
  enrolled in the University of California system
  in the Fall of 2003
• (Calculations are based upon number of 9th
  graders in 1999-00 not including statewide annual
  population growth factors)

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CTE Decline
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Strengths of CTEOther Ways to Win
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• Dr. Ken Gray, PSU, gty_at_psu.edu
• A combination of 60 academic courses and 40 CTE
  is the most effective method of preventing
  dropouts
• CTE vs Academics is about class/race distinction
• 83 of Associate degree holders have same or
  greater annual earnings as 4-year college grads

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Rigor/Relevance Framework
KNOWLEDGE
3 Apply knowledge across disciplines
4 Apply knowledge to real-world predictable
situations
5 Apply knowledge to real-world unpredictable
situations
1 Knowledge in one discipline
2 Apply knowledge in one discipline
International Center for Leadership in Education
APPLICATION
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Strategic Questions
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• Is academic rigor and industry relevance
  supported in our programs and courses?
• Is Career Technical Education courses available
  for all students?
• Is application of learning integral to all
  disciplinary curricula?
• Are CTE instructors given opportunities for
  sustained professional learning?
• Are Industry Advisory Committees active and
  involved in supporting and shaping our programs
  and curriculum?
• Does state and district offices provide technical
  assistance to instructors?

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Strategic Questions
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• Are CTE courses aligned with recently adopted
  state CTE standards?
• Are there defined course sequences?
• Are partnerships established between
  postsecondary and K-12 CTE programs?
• Are Industry Partnerships firmly established?
• Is Perkins funding being used to foster
  innovation and improvement, or being diverted to
  non-CTE?
• Are counselors skilled in career guidance?
• How are ROCP and concurrent enrollment courses
  used to increase student options?

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Sacramento Accomplishments
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• Articulation Ensuring better CTE articulation
  between all levels of education (middle through
  postsecondary) SB 70 .
• A-G Mandate Killed all efforts to mandate A-G
  at the state level, and have in fact forced the
  hand of UC/CSU to begin accepting CTE courses
  (secondary and Community College courses)
• Standards/Frameworks Finally on equal footing
  with core disciplines in grades 7 - 12
• Investment in CTE In the current Budget, there
  is 52M set aside solely for CTE (208M over the
  next 4 years).
• Bond (Prop 1D) 500M set aside just for K-12 CTE
  and over 1.5B for Community Colleges (facilities
  10-year equipment)
• Accountability Perkins funding of only bona
  fide CTE programs with true career pathways
  holding districts accountable to providing CTE
  programs to all interested students (potential
  litigation).
• ROPCs Adult enrollment limits linking them
  with high school and community college programs.
  Double-edged sword (focus on high school aged
  students, but jeopardize programs existence)

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CTE Standards and Frameworks
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• AB 1412 Wright - Mandated the establishment of
  CTE standards
• SB 1934 McPherson - Mandated the development and
  adoption of a CTE curriculum framework
• Recognized the importance of CTE within K-12
  system
• Requires that CTE programs are linked to current
  and future economy
• Standards adopted December 2005 (most
  academically rigorous in nation!)
• Frameworks adopted January 2007

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Structure of CTE Standards

• Developed for use for grades 7 12
• Organized in
• 15 Industry Sectors

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The 15 Industry Sectors
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• Agriculture Natural Resources
• Arts, Media Entertainment
• Building Trades Construction
• Education, Child Development, Family Services
• Energy Utilities
• Engineering Design
• Fashion Interior Design

• Finance Business
• Health Science Medical Technology
• Hospitality, Tourism, Recreation
• Information Technology
• Manufacturing Product Development
• Marketing, Sales, Service
• Public Services
• Transportation

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2 Types of Standards

• -Foundation Standards
• -Pathway Standards

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Require two CTE courses for high school
graduation Increase per pupil funding for CTE
courses Measure CTE as part of school
performance Increase the number of CTE
teachers Invest in CTE facilities Enhance
career counseling and align education with
economy Require technical skills and
knowledge for admission to college Return
subject-matter CTE consultants to
CDE/Chancellors Office
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Whats Next? Policy Initiatives
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Other Resources For Policy Ammunition
The 2010 Meltdown Solving the Impending Jobs
Crisis by Edward E. Gordon Other Ways to
Win, 3rd Edition  Creating Alternatives for High
School Graduates by Dr. Kenneth
Gray Achieving Academic Excellence Through Rigor
and Relevance. by Dr. Willard
Daggett Preparing Students for a
Technological-Information Based Economy by
Dr. Willard Daggett
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Questions?Thank You
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