Economic Development and Career Technical Education Pathways Initiative SB 70

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Economic Developmentand Career Technical
Education PathwaysInitiative SB 70
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SB 70 - Scott(signed October 27, 2005)

• Assist economic and workforce regional
  development centers and consortia, including
  middle and junior high schools or high schools
  and regional occupational centers and programs,
  to improve linkages and career technical
  education pathways between high schools and
  community colleges for the benefit of pupils and
  students in both systems.

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Goal of SB 70

• Systems building
• Build on EWD programs successes.
• Improved secondary-postsecondary linkages and
  stronger partnerships.
• Course/program alignment between the career
  technical curricula of community colleges and
  secondary schools (high schools and ROCPs).

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Goal of SB 70

• Leverage other state investments in education and
  workforce development
• Guidance counselors - 200 million
• Equipment - 37.5 million
• Facilities bond act - 500 million

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SB 70 Components

• Expanding certificate programs in identified
  economic development program strategic priority
  areas.
• (2) Aligning existing technical preparation
  programs and career technical education
  curriculum between high schools and community
  colleges to more targeted industry-driven
  programs through the models consistent with
  economic and workforce development strategic
  priority areas.

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SB 70 Components

• (3) Promoting the California Community
  Colleges Economic and Workforce Development
  Program's successful integration of business and
  emerging industries with career technical
  programs provided in high schools.
• (4) Creating new articulated courses between
  high schools and community colleges and, where
  appropriate, four-year institutions.

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SB 70 Components

• (5) Accelerating education and training for
  those students who choose to be prepared for
  career and technical employment opportunities in
  less traditional and more expeditious methods
  while maintaining and or improving student
  competencies.
• (6) Exploring new and more relevant career and
  technical practicum models that integrate
  coursework and student internship.
• (7) Improving the quality of career
  exploration and career outreach materials.
• (8) Disseminating materials and curriculum to
  all middle schools and senior high schools.

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SB 70 timeline

• Required plan of expenditure for 20 million
  developed in conjunction with the California
  Department of Education (CDE) and approved by the
  Department of Finance in Fall 2005.
• First RFAs issued in Winter 2005-2006.
• First projects started in Spring 2006.

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2005-2006 Projects

• Quick Start Projects 25 projects (54 of funds)
  focused on EWD strategic priority initiative
  pathways
• Strengthening CTE Programs 10 projects (12.5)
  focused on traditional K-12 CTE sectors
• Career Exploration for 7th and 8th Graders 10
  projects (7.5) focus on all 15 K-12 CTE
  sectors
• Faculty Counselor Work Experience 10 projects
  (6) faculty counselors get real world
  experience
• Alignment/Articulation Projects across 10
  regions (20) developing statewide articulation
  models

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2006-2007 Funding

• 20 million included in Governors budget for
  2006-2007.
• Required plan of expenditure developed in
  conjunction with the Department of Education
  (CDE) again, and approved by the Director of
  Finance.
• Many of the same projects receive additional
  funding
• Some new types of projects added.
• Some opportunities currently open for
  applications!

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2006-2007 Projects

• Career Advancement Academies.
• Teacher Preparation Pipeline.
• Career Exploration for 7th 8th Graders
• Faculty and Counselor Work Experience
• Strengthen Career Technical Education Sectors.
  (includes pre-apprenticeship and health projects)
• Four-year institution articulation.
• Evaluation.

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SB 1133

• 52 Million for FY 2007-2008
• 58 Million annually through 2013-2014

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Looking to the future

• Priorities set by Department of Finance
• Enrollments
• Business Partnerships
• Curriculum
• Capacity Building

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Future funding

• Enrollments
• CTE Academies
• Career Advancement Academies
• Workforce Innovation Partnerships
• Quick Start Partnerships
• Career Technical Education Sectors
• Career Exploration and Model Program Development
  for 7th and 8th Graders
• Evaluation
• CTE Longitudinal Study (CDE)

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Future funding

• Business Partnerships
• Business and Industry Advisory Committee
• Connection to Economic and Workforce Development
  Program Initiatives
• CTE Students Organization

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Future funding

• Curriculum
• Entrepreneurship Career Pathway Project
• Curriculum Planning for Emerging Industries
• Distance Learning Pilot (CDE)
• In-service Workshops (a-g) (CDE)
• Regional Articulation
• CTE Online (CDE)

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Future funding

• Capacity Building
• Faculty/Counselor In-service (Work Experience)
• Technical Assistance Center
• Teacher Preparation Pipeline
• New Teacher Workshop (CDE)
• Professional Development (CDE)
• Leadership Development (CDE)

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Challenges

• Local/Regional Incentives vs.
• Dissemination of Models
• Geographic Equity
• Partnership Balance
• Allocation of Resources

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CTE Resources

• California Career Resource Network
• www.californiacareers.info
• The Real Game California
• California Career Planning Guide
• California CareerZone and Reality Check

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Available Now!

• Strengthening CTE Programs (including set-asides
  for health pre-apprenticeship)
• Due March 30
• Career Exploration for 7th and 8th Graders
• Due March 30
• Faculty Counselor Work Experience
• Due April 27

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Coming Soon!

• 3D Simulation/Modeling
• Articulation with 4-year schools
• Evaluation RFA just issued, applications due
  May 25

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For more information

• www.cccco.edu/divisions/esed/sb70/sb70.htm
• Link through EWD page or CTE page on
  Chancellors Office website to SB 70 page.

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Contacts

• Diane Brady
• dbrady_at_cccco.edu
• Jackie Escajeda
• jescajeda_at_cccco.edu
• David Militzer, CDE
• Dmilitzer_at_cde.ca.gov