Career and Technical Education Vision and Goals

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Career and Technical EducationVision and Goals

• New York State Education Department
• Eric Suhr, CTE Team Leader

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Vision and Goals for CTE

• Expand Opportunities for all Students
• Educational preparation leading to careers and
  postsecondary study
• Greater flexibility in meeting graduation
  requirements
• Connect to National/Global Initiatives
• Rigor and relevance in a global economy
• Alignment with Career Clusters Initiative
• Advance NYS P-16 Strategies through CTE
• Help in closing the achievement gap
• Participation of all students

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• NYSED CTE Team focusing on
• Accountability driving program improvement
• Academic and technical skills integration
• Secondary to post-secondary transitions
• Links to business and industry
• Commitment to recruitment and retention of
  highly qualified CTE teachers
• Programming to improve academic outcomes of
  special populations

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How do we position ourselves to attain these
goals?
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• CTEs Role in Regents P-16 Strategies
• CTE connects to 8 of the 13 goals outlined in
  Board of Regents P-16 Plan for Action that
  address increased student performance and closing
  the achievement gap
• Pertaining to Students
• Promote a sustainable early education program
• Improve academic outcomes for children with
  disabilities
• Improve outcomes for English language learners
• Improve high school attendance and graduation
• Report student persistence

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• Pertaining to Educational Systems
• 6. Raise the learning standards to exceed global
  standards
• Strong academic preparation with career and
• technical skill development
• 7. Strengthen instruction
• CTE Program Approval Process
• Certification options
• Create new models for increased student access
• 8. Create a P-16 student data system

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Regents Policy on CTE

• An Organizing Force for Continuous Improvement
• Program Development
• CTE Program Approval/Reapproval process
• Instruction and Assessment
• Standards-based programs
• Postsecondary/Career Readiness
• Mechanism for preparing students for high-skill,
  high-wage, high-demand careers

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Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Improvement Act of 2006 Plan Development
Implications
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• Perkins IV Five-Year Plan Development
• builds on three strategies
• Regents P-16 Strategies
• -Refine existing systems for students and
  structures
• -Regents CTE Aid Proposal for 2008-09
• University of the State of NY Partnerships
• -Secondary
• -Postsecondary
• -Business/Industry Communities
• State Workforce Investment Board Input
• Opportunities for cross-system connections

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NYS Perkins IVPotential New Directions

• Approved Programs
• Postsecondary Linkages
• LEA CTE Program Approvals
• Best Practices
• Adult ELL and CTE
• Administrators and Counselors
• CTEs Image
• Student Leadership Organizations

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Issues Challenges for CTE How will NYS develop
and implement programs of study that address
emerging occupations? How will NYS define
high-skill, high-wage, high-demand"
occupations? How will NYS encourage consistency
in assessment of technical skills across CTE
approved programs?
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Contact Information

• Career and Technical Education Programs 518-
  486-1547
• emsccte_at_mail.nysed.gov
• Websites to reference
• http//www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/perkins4/sp/
• http//www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/