Recommendations for the Career and Technical Education Plan

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• Recommendations for the Career and Technical
  Education Plan

Presented to the Pittsburgh Board of Public
Education Committee September 8, 2008
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We Can No Longer Afford to Educate

• TODAYS students
• for
• TOMORROWS world
• in
• YESTERDAYS schools!
• Source Illinois Education to Careers Next
  Generation Education

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Agenda

• Current Status of CTE
• Rationale and Process for Redesign
• Plan for CTE
• Questions/Discussion

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Currently, CTE Programs are Fragmented

• 51 Partial programs fragmented across the
• district
• Over 3,400 students currently enrolled in
• at least one CTE class
• 161 Single period courses

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CTE Planning Has Included Staff, Business and
Industry, and Community Input

• Reviewed previous PPS CTE plans
• Conducted CTE staff survey
• Forum for our High School Principals
• Organized programs to align with high priority
  occupations
• Aligned plan with High School Reform initiatives
• Solicited business and industry input via Local
  Advisory meeting

• Participated in two A Schools community
  workshops
• Invited leadership from the PA Bureau of Career
  And Technical Education to present to District
  administrators
• Determined the projected costs and personnel
  impact of proposed CTE plans
• Examined District facilities to establish
  recommendations for the best locations of CTE
  programs

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How CTE Can be Improved

• Ensure all CTE programs are in compliance with PA
  standards
• Eliminate program duplication across District
• Ensure that IEPs dictate compliance with CTE
  regulations
• Align and enhance program sequences to improve
  the quality of our various CTE programs

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How CTE Can be Improved

• Increase number of students who complete the full
  CTE program and achieve a standard of
  industry-based certification
• Implement K-12 career education
• Better inform students and parents of the high
  quality and tangible benefits of CTE programs
• Enhance the quality of instruction for all CTE
  programs

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Goals of CTE Plan
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Comparison of Potential Delivery Models
Cost prohibitive in light of excess building
spaces within the district. (ex. Oakhill CTC plan)
Single high school and CTE center
Students lose up to two periods of instruction
daily due to travel to and from home school. (ex.
County schoolsForbes Road East)
Single site CTE center
Duplication of CTE programs within multiple
comprehensive HS
Results in duplication of services.
( Current PPS model)
Provides a single CTE cluster in one location
offering quality instruction and facilitates
business industry partnerships. Recommended
model
CTE Academies
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The Academy Model for CTE is the Best Fit for
Pittsburgh Public Schools

• Supported by community input
• Consolidates programs into single locations
• Builds upon strong pre-existing CTE programs
• Utilizes off-site centralized locations

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A Number of Studies Support the Academy Model for
Career and Technical Education

• Academy students performed significantly better
  in attendance, credits earned, average grades,
  and likelihood of graduating high school than
  statistically similar, non-academy students
• Academy students had lower one and three-year
  attrition rates than non-academy students, by 15
  and 7, respectively
• Teachers reported a great improvement in school
  climate after the implementation of career
  academies
• Students developed a sense of collective identity
• Authors Reller, Stern et al., Hayward
  Talmadege, McPartland et al., Elliot, Hanser,
  Gilroy

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Academy Graduates are More Likely to Enroll in
Post-Secondary Education, and more likely to
Complete a Bachelors Degree
of students expected to complete a Bachelors
degree
of students enrolled in postsecondary education
Source Rellers, et al
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The Plan for Career and Technical Education

Pittsburgh Carrick
Pittsburgh Allderdice
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The Plan for Career and Technical Education

• Infuse Satellites of Success into CTE Programs
• Robotics Technology at Peabody
• Graphic Design, Visual and Performing Arts at
  CAPA
• Environmental Sciences, Engineering and
  Biotechnology at Science and Technology Academy
• Implement Grade 3-12 Career Education Program

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Engineering Technology Allderdice

• Year to be Implemented
• 2009-2010
• New Programs
• Engineering Technology
• Current Schools with Engineering Programs
• Allderdice Engineering
• Program Capacity
• 350 students

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Overview of Square Footage, Cost and Programming
Courses Offered Engineering Technology I, II,
III, IV Square Footage 6,648 sq. ft. Cost of
construction for a complete renovation of
existing instructional space, including design
cost, any needed demolition work, and all
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, ventilation and
case work for student use and material
storage. Cost for Facilities 1,000,000.00 -
estimate
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Business, Finance and IT Carrick

• Year to be Implemented
• 2009-2010
• New Programs
• Business Information Technology
• Finance/Accounting Technology
• Cisco Information Technology
• Current Schools with BFIT Programs
• Carrick Business and Finance Academy
• Brashear, Carrick, Peabody Cisco/A IT Academy
• Program Capacity
• 300 students

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Overview of Square Footage, Cost and Programming
Courses Offered IT Academy Year 1 - Computer
Repair A Year 2 - Cisco I, II Year 3
Cisco III, IV Microsoft Certified
Professional courses Business Academy Year 1
Business Information Technology I
Finance/Accounting Technology I Year 2
Business Information Technology II
Finance/Accounting Technology II Year 3
Business Information Technology III
Finance/Accounting Technology III Square
Footage 8,092 Square Foot Cost of
construction for a complete renovation of
existing instructional space, including design
cost, any needed demolition work, and all
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, ventilation and
case work for student use and material
storage. Cost for Facilities 963,000 -
estimate
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Transportation and Logistics Brashear

• Year to be Implemented
• 2010-2011
• New Programs
• Automotive Technology
• Diesel Mechanics
• Automotive Body Repair
• Current Schools with Transportation and Logistics
  Programs
• Brashear Automotive Technology and Auto Body
  Repair
• Program Capacity
• 150 students

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Overview of Square Footage, Cost and Programming
Courses Offered Automotive Technology I, II,
III Collision Repair I, II, III Diesel
Mechanics I, II, III Square Footage 15,769
Square Foot Cost of construction for a
complete renovation of existing instructional
space, including design cost, any needed
demolition work, and all mechanical, electrical,
plumbing, ventilation and case work for student
use and material storage. Cost for Facilities
1,500,000.00 - estimate
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Consumer Sciences Westinghouse

• Year to be Implemented
• 2010-2011
• New Programs
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Culinary Arts
• Cosmetology
• Current Schools with Consumer Sciences Programs
• Brashear, Carrick, Oliver, Peabody, Westinghouse
  Culinary Arts
• Oliver, Westinghouse Cosmetology
• Program Capacity
• 200 students

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Overview of Square Footage, Cost and Programming
Courses Offered Cosmetology I, II, III
Culinary Arts I, II, III Hospitality and
Tourism I, II, III Square Footage 3,000 Square
foot (additional space) Cost of
construction for a complete renovation of
existing instructional space, including design
cost, any needed demolition work, and all
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, ventilation and
case work for student use and material
storage. Cost for Facilities 1,095,000 -
estimate
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Construction and Trades South Annex

• Year to be Implemented
• 2011-2012
• New Programs
• Carpentry
• Plumbing
• Electrical Occupations
• Computer Assisted Drafting and Design
• HVAC
• Welding
• Production Technology
• Maximum Enrollment
• 350

• Current Schools with Construction and Trades
  Programs
• Connelley Welding and HVAC
• Carrick Carpentry
• Langley, Allderdice Machine Operations

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Overview of Square Footage, Cost and Programming
Courses Offered Carpentry I, II, III Computer
Assisted Drafting I, II, III Electricity I,
II, III Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning
I, II, III Plumbing I, II, III Production
Technology I, II, III Welding I, II,
III Square Footage 18,472 Square Foot Cost
of construction for a complete renovation of
existing instructional space, including design
cost, any needed demolition work, and all
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, ventilation and
case work for student use and material storage.
Cost for Facilities 15,000,000.00 -
18,000,000.00 - estimate
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Health Careers Early College Partnership

• Year to be Implemented
• 2011-2012
• New Programs
• Medical Records
• Nursing
• Allied Health
• Current Schools with Health Careers Programs
• Carrick, Langley, Peabody Health Career
  Technology
• Program Capacity
• 150 - 250

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Overview of Square Footage, Cost and Programming
Courses Offered Allied Health I, II, III
Medical Records I, II, III Nursing I, II,
III Square Footage 20,000 square foot Cost of
construction for a complete renovation of
existing instructional space, including design
cost, any needed demolition work, and all
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, ventilation and
case work for student use and material
storage. Cost for Facilities To be determined
upon more investigation of cost to create early
college academy for grades 9-12
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Satellites of Success
Environmental
Science and Technology Academy at Frick
Pittsburgh CAPA
Pittsburgh Peabody
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CTE Academies of Excellence Will Be Phased in
Over the Next Three Years

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  Maximum
• Academies School Year Enrollment
• Business, Finance and Information Technology
  2009-2010 300
• Engineering Technology 2009-2010 350
• Consumer Sciences 2010-2011 200
• Transportation and Logistics 2010-2011 150
• Health Sciences 2011-2012 150
• Construction and Trades 2011-2012 350
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  Total 1,500
• Satellites
• Robotics 2008-2009 100
• Arts 2010-2011 TBD
• Science and Technology 2009-2010
  TBD
• If an approved CTE program

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Implement Grade 3 12 Career Education Program

• Work with the Department of Curriculum and
  Instruction to integrate PA Department of
  Educations Career Education and Work (CEW)
  standards into academic instruction
• CEW standards describe what students should know
  and be able to do in four specific areas
• career awareness and preparation
• career acquisition
• career retention and advancement
• entrepreneurship
• Develop a Career Exploration course for all 8th
  grade students

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Bridging CTE to the Pittsburgh Promise

• Market and implement an effective career and
  technical education program

• Integrate CEW standards in Social Studies
  courses

• Provide Job Shadowing and Internship
  Opportunities

• Provide Post-Secondary Opportunities Dual
  Enrollment, Tech Prep

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Questions / Discussion