CTE: Program Planning for Economic and Workforce Development

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CTE Program Planning for Economic and Workforce
Development

• Clyde K. Hornberger, Ed.D.
• Lehigh Career Technical Institute
• hornbergerc_at_lcti.org
• October 1, 2005

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Pennsylvania-Lehigh County
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Pennsylvania Model for CTE

• 81 AVTS
• 302 High Schools w/CTE programs
• State vs. Local control
• Funding

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Lehigh Valley Demographics

• Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton
• Northampton Lehigh Counties
• 3 Career Technical Schools
• 600,000 residents
• 14,000 companies
• 310,000 labor force
• 14 colleges universities
• Largest Employers-Health Care Manufacturing

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Lehigh County

• 340 Square miles
• Urban, Suburban and Rural
• Population 310,264
• Per Capita Personal Income 28,252
• Average Earnings Per Job 35,780
• 9 School Districts and Dioceses of Allentown
• 10 Public High Schools
• Allentown 18,000 Students (2 schools)
• Parkland 9,000 Students
• East Penn 8,000 Students
• Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit
• Educational Service Agency
• Lehigh Career Technical Institute
• Approximately 2,550 secondary

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School Districts

• Northwestern Lehigh School District
• Northern Lehigh School District
• Parkland School District
• Whitehall-Coplay School District
• Catasauqua School District

• Allentown School District
• Salisbury Township School District
• East Penn School District
• Southern Lehigh School District

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Lehigh Career Technical Institute

• Diverse student population
• 41 Secondary CTE program offerings
• 200 employees (no bus drivers)
• 71 CTE teachers
• 15 Academic teachers
• 5 counselors, psychologist
• 2 special education teachers
• 13 administrators
• 2006-07 250 employees
• ISO 9001-2000 registered
• Offering State National Skill Certifications
• Day Care Center/Head Start
• Summer Fun Camp (5th-8th grade)
• Culinary Arts-National Exemplary Program
• Alternative Education Program (school within a
  school)-PA model program
• SkillsUSA Council-106 industry members
• Data Warehouse
• Federal Tech Prep Demonstration grant-Middle
  College

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Considerations When Building and/or Modernizing

• Programs, Programs, Programs
• Do the homework!
• Analyze the school facility, organizational
  structure
• Know the labor market economic development
  goals
• Know the school districts students needs!
• Get the Occupational Advisory Councils to take
  ownership!

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Facility Concerns

• Built 1970 369,000 SF in main building
• Status of annex support buildings
• Mechanical Electrical Systems
• 134 Exterior Doors
• 87 A/C Roof Units
• 5 Major Roof Systems
• B.O.C.A, ADA, Security, Technology
• Programs-size location
• Support Functions, i.e. Cafeteria, etc.
• Space for programs projected enrollment-
• 126,000 SF

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Enrollment Trends

• 1999-2000
• 2014 students (10-12)
• 2000-2001
• 2147 students (10-12)
• 2005-06
• 2548 students (10-12)
• 2006-2007
• 3200? (9-12)
• 2007-2008
• 3400 (9-12)

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Student Population

• Traditional Career Technical
• Special Education
• Alternative Ed/At Risk
• College Prep Flex
• ESL-(all of the above)

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Delivery Model Considerations

• Shared-time
• Comprehensive
• Academy Model, Clustering, Small-learning
  Communities
• Middle College/Early College
• Satellite programs
• Adult Education
• Alternative education
• Traditional 10-12
• Ninth grade option
• Academic Center

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Why Ninth Grade?

• Career Path selected before ninth grade
• At-risk students-Drop out prevention
• Special Education students-more time
• Opportunities to learn advanced/higher level
  skills and credentials
• Capacity consideration, i.e. 1,000 additional
  students (no-charge)

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Academic Center

• Increased time-on-task
• Greater curriculum integration
• Graduation requirements
• Advanced Placement courses
• Distance Learning
• Maximize LCCC and LCTI resources
• Dual Enrollment Middle or Early College
• Academic Options
• Career Pathways model
• Flexible lunch schedule
• Fitness/Wellness Center

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Labor Market Data

• Questions to ask
• The source and nature of the data, i.e.
  historical vs. projection?
• Targeted Industry Clusters/Priority Occupations
• Are current programs appropriate for labor
  market?
• Which programs should be discontinued?
• What programs should be added?
• What modifications should be made to existing
  programs?

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Data Available

• Local WIB
• Career Link
• Local Economic Development Corporation
• Manufacturers Industrial Resource Centers
• Local Industry/Trade Organizations, i.e. Labor
  Unions, Auto Dealer Association,
• H.R. organizations
• US Department of Labor
• O-Net
• PA Dept of Labor Industry

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Instructional Design Goals

• Focus on National Skill Standards and Credentials
• Provide high quality CTE programs for projected
  enrollments
• Design instructional programs for maximum
  capacity and efficiency
• Team teaching shared resources
• Cluster like occupational programs
• Provide additional theory classrooms
• Provide lavatories and changing areas for
• non-traditional students.
• Technology to aid instruction
• Equipment needs
• Fixed vs. moveable
• Programs, Programs, Programs

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Instructional Design Goals

• Special education
• Resource rooms
• Support staff
• Entrepreneurship
• Production/Instruction options
• House Project
• School Store
• Distribution Center
• Restaurant
• Graphic Arts/Printing
• etc
• Size of school will drive the nature of the
  programs, i.e. separate vs. inclusion

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Modernize Existing and Add New Programs

• Over 500 Occupational Advisory Council members
  planned for 5 years
• Align programs by cluster and career path
• Arts Humanities
• Advertising Design/Commercial Art
• Drafting/Computer Aided Design
• Painting Decorating
• Commercial Photography/Electronic Imaging

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Modernize Existing and Add New Programs

• Engineering/Industrial Technology
• Auto Body/Collision Repair Technology
• Auto Technology
• Building Trades Maintenance
• Cabinetmaking Woodworking
• Carpentry
• Diesel/ Medium Heavy Truck Technology
• Electrical Technology
• Auto Specialization Technology
• Heavy Equipment Operations Preventive
  Maintenance

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Modernize Existing and Add New Programs

• Engineering/Industrial Technology
• Electronics Technology/Nanofabrication
• Heating/Air-Conditioning/Refrigeration
• Landscape Construction/Environmental Design
• Masonry
• Plumbing and Heating
• Precision Machine Tool Technology
• Small Engine/Recreational Vehicle Repair
• Welding Technology
• Pre-engineering
• Electro-Mechanical Automated Systems Technology

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Modernize Existing Add New Programs

• Health Human Services
• Commercial Baking
• Cosmetology
• Culinary Arts
• Floral Design/Greenhouse Management
• Health Occupations/Health Related Technology
• Law Enforcement/Security Systems
• Occupational Child Dev./Child Care
• Dental Technology
• Home Health Services
• Hospitality Services
• Allied Health Professions
• LVH PSU

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Modernize Existing Programs And Add New Programs

• Business Communication Tech
• Computer Maintenance Technology
• Administrative Office Technology
• Marketing and Business Education
• Material Handling/Logistics Technology
• Office Systems Technology
• Printing Technology
• Web Design/Web Programming

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Special Programs

• Career Academy Program
• Carpentry
• Electrical Construction
• Child Care
• Office Technologies
• Building Trades
• Home Health Services
• Auto Specialization Technology
• Service Occupations
• Food Service
• Hospitality Services
• Material Handling
• Indoor Outdoor Maintenance
• Building Trades Maintenance
• Cooperative Education/School-to-Career
• Diversified Career Occupations
• Flex Enrollment
• Export Courses
• Adult Education Center

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Future Programs

• Telecommunications
• Forklift/Material Handling Equip. Repair
• Turf Management
• Recreational Vehicle Repair
• Industrial Security

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Budget Considerations for the Modernization
Project

• Facility
• Architect, Engineers, Construction Management
• CTE administrator teacher-instructional needs
• Programs
• Equipment
• Staff
• Operational costs
• Debt Service
• Member districts ability to pay

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Additional Equipment Costs1999-2000 estimates

• Business Communication 1,661,495
• Arts Humanities 238,514
• Engineering/Industrial Tech 3,809,276
• Health Human Services 629,650
• Special Programs 361,395
• Proposed New Programs 1,518,328
• Total 8,218,658
• Actual Equipment expenditure 12 million
• As of 2005/06

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Financing the Project

• Bond Issue
• Left it to the experts!
• Financial team
• Articles of Agreement
• Capital costs
• Operational costs

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Selling the Project

• Work with JOC or Board committee
• Presentations to Superintendents
• Presentation to JOC
• Presentation to Joint Board
• Presentations to sending district boards
• Staff OAC (buy-in)
• Public meetings

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Manage the project?

• Architect
• Construction Manager
• Executive Director?
• Facility Engineer
• Determine phases of the project-Priority to
  instruction
• Limit moves
• Limit inconveniences
• Market the project

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Timeline

• 2001-02 Design
• 20 months
• 2003-06 Construction
• 3 phases, 35 months
• Completed September 2006
• Cost 57,000,000
• 2006-07 Additional Construction
• Corporate Conference Center
• Approximately 4.5 million

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Partnerships

• Sending school districts
• Post-secondary
• Business industry community
• WIB Youth Council
• Corporate
• UPS
• Haas
• Mack/Volvo
• Heavy Equipment Manufacturer
• Auto Dealers Manufacturers (AYES)
• Local
• Penn DOT
• PA DCED
• OSHA Alliance
• CTCs (CDL in 6 counties)
• NOCTI
• ABC, PBA
• SkillsUSA Council

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High School Reform

• Career Pathways
• High Schools That Work
• Project 720
• CTE must be a key partner in high school reform.

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Distribution Center

• World Class Distribution Center
• 17,000 SF
• UPS support
• Consultation
• Design
• Lab layout-modular
• Software Development
• Assisted in selection of instructor
• Curriculum Design Development
• Joint PurchasingE-procurement
• Order Entry Management Software
• Warehouse Management System
• Potential 40 million product annually
• Real World training environment

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Distribution Center
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Distribution Center
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Distribution Center
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Nanofabrication

• Semi-conductor Integrated circuits
• Micro-electro-mechanical devices
• Opto-electronics
• Bio-medical/Pharmaceutical
• Class 1000,100,10 Clean Room
• Association Degree w/LCCC
• Capstone experience w/Penn State
• 4-year degree at Penn State
• Nano-Science training for high school teachers

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Nanofabrication-Major Processes

• Oxidation Furnace-creates a layer of
  silicon-dioxide on the surface of the silicon
  wafer
• Film Measurement-Oxide thickness to 3 nanometers
• Diffusion Furnace-N P-type diffusion, changes
  chemical structure of wafer
• Photolithography-spin, bake, expose, and develop
  wafer
• Wet process-etch design into silicon dioxide
  surface
• Physical Vapor Deposition-vaporize deposit
  layer of metal(s) for use as electrical conductor
• Scanning Electron Microscopy-inspects wafer for
  defects. Also used in biotechnology fields

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Nanofabrication
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