Innovating a New State Plan Under Perkins IV

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Innovating a New State Plan Under Perkins IV
The Role of Local Leaders in Development and
Implementation
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Accountability

• Separate secondary and postsecondary indicators
• New local levels of performance
• More specific improvement plan and sanction
  language
• Must have valid and reliable measures states
  will be developing
• States must align indicators with other programs,
  when possible

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Accountability Secondary Indicators

• Academic achievement on NCLB assessments
• Technical attainment industry standards when
  possible
• Attainment of (I) a diploma, (II) a GED, (III) a
  proficiency credential in conjunction with a
  diploma
• NCLB graduation rates
• Placement in postsecondary, military, or
  employment
• Participation and completion of non-traditional
  programs

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Accountability Postsecondary Indicators

• Technical attainment industry standards when
  possible
• Attainment of industry recognized credential,
  certificate, or degree
• Retention in postsecondary (including transfer to
  4-year)
• Placement in military or apprenticeship, or
  placement or retention in employment including
  high skill, high wage, or high demand
• Participation and completion of non-traditional
  programs

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Accountability Local Negotiations

• Every two years
• Locals will either accept state performance
  levels or negotiate with states on new local
  levels
• Must show continuous improvement
• Locals must prepare annual report regarding
  progress in achieving levels of performance (with
  disaggregated data)

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Accountability Improvement Plans for Locals

• If a local fails to meet at least 90 of a
  performance level on any indicator they must
  develop and implement an improvement plan
• Plan element special consideration to
  performance gaps
• State shall provide technical assistance

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Accountability Subsequent Action

• If a state or local
• Fails to implement an improvement plan
• Fails to make any improvement within a year after
  implementing plan
• Fails to meet 90 of a particular indicator 3
  years in a row
• Then, funds may be withheld (fully or partially)

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State Plan Development

• 1-year transition and 5-year plan most likely
  (could also do 6-year plan)
• Eligible agency shall conduct public hearings to
  accept views and recommendation
• Shall develop plan in consultation with numerous
  groups (much longer list than Perkins III) and
  must allow for participation in decisions

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Key State Plan Elements Linked to Locals

• How the eligible agency, in consultation with
  eligible recipients, will develop and implement
  the CTE programs of study
• How the eligible agency will support eligible
  recipients in developing and implementing
  articulation agreements
• How the eligible agency will make available
  information about CTE programs of study offered
  by eligible recipients

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Key State Plan Elements Linked to Locals

• The criteria that will be used by the eligible
  agency to approve eligible recipients for funds
  under this Act
• Describe the eligible agencies efforts to ensure
  that eligible recipients are given the
  opportunity to provide input in determining the
  State adjusted levels of performance
• Describe how the eligible agency will provide
  LEAs, area CTE schools, and eligible institutions
  in the State with technical assistance (now a
  required use of state leadership funds)

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Key State Plan Elements Linked to Locals

• Describe how the eligible agency, in consultation
  with eligible recipients, will develop a process
  for the negotiation of local adjusted levels of
  performance if the local does not accept the
  state levels
• How the eligible agency will ensure that data
  reported to the eligible agency from LEAs and
  eligible institutions are complete, accurate and
  reliable

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Uses of Funds

• Definition of CTE
• Eliminates the restriction on preparation for
  careers requiring a baccalaureate degree
• Does not affect funding!

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Uses of Funds Local Requirements

• Strengthen academic and technical skills of
  students through integration
• Link secondary and postsecondary education,
  including through Programs of Study
• Provide experiences in all aspects of an industry
• Develop, improve, or expand technology
• Provide professional development

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Uses of Funds Local Requirements

• Develop and implement evaluations of CTE programs
• Initiate, improve, expand, and modernize CTE
  programs
• Provide activities of sufficient size and scope
  to be effective
• Provide activities to prepare special populations
  for high skill, high wage, or high demand
  occupations that lead to self-sufficiency (NEW)

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Uses of Funds Local Permissive

• Similar to current law
• Notable additions
• Activities that facilitate transition from 2-yr.
  to 4-yr.
• Entrepreneurship education and training
• Development of Programs of Study
• Dual or concurrent enrollment opportunities
• Development and support of small, personalized
  career-themed learning communities
• Pooling a portion of funds with other recipients
  for innovation
• Expanding postsecondary programs offerings at
  more accessible times/formats

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Programs of Study

• Incorporate and align secondary and postsecondary
  education
• Include academic CTE content in a coordinated,
  non-duplicative progression of courses
• May include the opportunity for secondary
  students to acquire postsecondary credits
• Lead to an industry-recognized credential or
  certificate at the postsecondary level, or an
  associate or baccalaureate degree
• Identify and address current or emerging
  occupational opportunities

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Programs of Study

• Build on Tech Prep, career clusters, career
  pathways, career academies
• State develops in consultation with locals
• Locals must offer the required courses of at
  least one Program of Study (and can offer more)
• Foundational elements already in place

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Tech Prep

• States must show greater coordination with Basic
  State Grant single plan
• States may combine Tech Prep and Basic State
  Grant Funding Streams
• If combined, funds treated as Basic State Grant
  Funds
• If kept separate, new definitions (including
  articulation agreement) and accountability for
  consortia

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Best Practices
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• Planning and Collaboration
• Accountability state and local relationships
• Programs of Study

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Discussion Session
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Context and Trends

• How have the economy, social, and political
  contexts changed since Perkins III?

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Context and Trends

• What trends do you see in CTE that influence you?

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Biggest Challenges

• What are the 3 biggest challenges facing your
  community?

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Biggest Challenges

• How has your state addressed these challenges?

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Biggest Challenges

• How will Perkins IV help or hinder these
  challenges?

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Innovations and Opportunities

• Three biggest innovations or opportunities in
  your community?

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Innovations and Opportunities

• Underused existing opportunities?

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Innovations and Opportunities

• New opportunities under Perkins IV?

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Leading Change

• How can you inspire change?

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Leading Change

• How can your state use the Perkins State Plan to
  achieve its goal agenda?