What the States are Doing to Improve CareerTechnical Education Gene Bottoms, SREB Rodney Kelly, Kent

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What the States are Doing to Improve
Career/Technical EducationGene Bottoms,
SREBRodney Kelly, KentuckyBob Couch, South
CarolinaKathy Oliver, Maryland
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Question

• What progress are you making to improve academic
  achievement of career/technical students, and are
  you making progress in the achievement gap with
  other students?

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Kentucky Proof of Progress
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Kentucky Proof of Progress
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Mathematics/Kentucky
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Mathematics/Kentucky
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Mathematics/Kentucky
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South CarolinaA Comparison of Mean Reading
Scores of All Students vs. CTE students
Shows CTE students performing on par with their
non-CTE Peers
2002
2004
Source SREB Report 41902, Table 1
All Students
CTE Students
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South CarolinaA Comparison of Mean
Mathematics Scores of All Students vs. CTE
students
Shows CTE students performing on par with their
non-CTE Peers
2002
2004
Source SREB Report 41902, Table 1
All Students
CTE Students
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South CarolinaA Comparison of Mean
Science Scores of All Students vs. CTE students
Shows CTE students performing on par with their
non-CTE Peers
2002
2004
Source SREB Report 41902, Table 1
All Students
CTE Students
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Closing Achievement Gaps Maryland

• Raising Achievement of CTE Students
• Major Initiatives to Advance Achievement
• Integrating Academic Standards in CTE Programs
• Value-added Measures for CTE
• Successful Transition to College and Careers

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• Raising achievement levels for all CTE
  participants on high quality academic performance
  measures
• Maryland

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• Raising achievement levels for all CTE
  participants on high quality academic performance
  measures
• Maryland

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• Raising achievement levels for all CTE
  participants on high quality academic performance
  measuresMaryland

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Question

• What are major initiatives to advance academic
  and achievement?

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South CarolinaMajor initiatives being undertaken
to advance academic achievement of CTE students
include
a newly legislated state system that organizes
curriculum frameworks around clusters of
study a focus on literacy and numeracy across
the curriculum schools of study, smaller
learning communities and academies
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South CarolinaMajor initiatives being undertaken
to advance academic achievement of CTE students
include
As evidenced in local plans an increasing
number of formal after school and weekend
remediation and reading recovery
programs, use of remediation software labs
featuring remediation software such as PLATO,
and designated weekend times for parent
conferences
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Major Initiatives to Advance AchievementMaryland

• Model CTE Pathway Programs
• Grades 9-16 Program Articulation
• High School to College-preparatory Curriculum
  Academic Core
• A minimum of 4 credits Career Pathway
• Performance Management System
• Local Perkins Accountability Reports (LPAR)
• Program Quality Index (PQI)
• Local Plans for Basic Grants
• Tech Prep Incentive Grants

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Integrating Academic Standards in CTE
ProgramsMaryland

• CTE Policies and Procedures
• Blended Instruction ensures alignment to academic
  standards
• Career Development Framework incorporates
  academic standards K-12
• Professional Development Opportunities
• HSTW/MMGW

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Major Initiatives in Kentucky to Advance Academic
Achievement of CTE Students Include

• Curriculum Alignment
• Standards-based Units of Study
• Interdisciplinary CTE/Academic Courses

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Major Initiatives in Kentucky to Advance Academic
Achievement of CTE Students Include

• Revised Core Content
• Online CTE Accountability Reports
• Data Analysis and Program Improvement
• Online Skills Standards Assessment

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Major Professional Development Priorities in
Kentucky to Advance Academic Achievement of CTE
Students Include

• Technical Literacy
• Integration of Academic and CTE University Lead
  Workshops
• Saving our Seniors ACT Transition Standards

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Major Professional Development Priorities in
Kentucky to Advance Academic Achievement of CTE
Students Include

• Curriculum Alignment Workshops
• Developing Standards Based Units of Study
• Skill Standards Test Development, Scoring, and
  Item Analysis.

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Question

• What are you doing to assess the performance
  levels of high school career/technical graduates
  and to provide them with some type of recognized
  credential?

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4. Value-added Measures for CTE

• CTE programs provide multiple options for
  students as they prepare for entry into careers
  and further education
• Industry certifications
• Apprenticeship
• College Credit

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5. Successful Transition to College and Careers

• CTE programs are measured against student
  attainment of rigorous academic, employability
  and technical skills and student success in
  further education and employment
• Statewide Articulation Agreements
• Emphasis on Transcripted Credit
• Dual Enrollment

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Kentucky Skill Standards Report 2004
Administrative Support Retail Services Hospitality
Services Culinary Arts Child Development Housing
Interiors
1696 349 125 445 1097 89
45 41 41 37 30 38
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Kentucky Skill Standards Report 2004 contd
Manufacturing Horticulture Family
Services Consumer Services Production
Livestock Production Crop Financial Services
37 24 39 32 58 40 70
946 864 815 84 972 354 1027
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Kentucky Skill Standards Report 2004 contd
Marketing Allied Health Communications Constructio
n Transportation Technology Education/
Pre-engineering
580 769 820 703 677 644
47 45 39 27 15 29
TOTALS
13,056
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Industry Endorsed Skill Standards Certificate
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Question

• How are you using career pathways to improve the
  academic content into career/technical classrooms?

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KentuckySuccessful Strategies used in
High-performing CTE Programs

• Increased Expectations
• Rigorous Content
• Using open-response items throughout the year
• Curriculum Alignment (Core Content/Skills
  Standards)
• Make the assessment a BIG event (student
  motivation)

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KentuckySuccessful Strategies used in
High-performing CTE Programs

• Incentive for college credit
• Reading/writing is a focus (Required Technical
  Reading/Writing)
• Instructional improvement focused on previous
  assessment results
• Required courses/content in PLVS
• Use of Power Standards

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KentuckySuccessful Strategies used in
High-performing CTE Programs contd.

• More focus on the individual Student (Small
  Learning Communities)
• student recognition at every opportunity
• Data analysis and curriculum improvements
  annually
• Focus on application of core content

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KentuckySuccessful Strategies used in
High-performing CTE Programs contd

• Community involvement
• Collaboration with core content teachers
• No wasted class time
• Classroom environment (make learning fun and
  interesting)

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Question

• What are you doing to improve the transition from
  high school to community and technical colleges
  and careers?

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Kentucky Statewide Articulation Agreements

• Program Areas
• Agricultural Education
• Business Education
• Family Consumer Sciences
• Requires passing 3 Career Major Courses with a
  grade of B or higher.
• Requires passing the Skills Standards Assessment

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