Why Certify HS tech Programs

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Why Certify HS tech Programs?

• Presented by
• Ms. Gene Silverman
• Executive Director, Career and Technical
  Education
• Nassau BOCES

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SED Program Approval Why?

• Increase CTE rigor
• Raise student achievement to current industry
  standards
• Raise student achievement for college acceptance
  and success
• Meet 21st century skills
• CTE achievement recognized on diploma Technical
  Endorsement seal

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Who gets approval?

• BOCES CTE Centers
• District CTE programs
• District Business Departments
• Public and industry recognition of the schools
  high quality CTE or Business programs

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Technical Endorsements Why?

• Publicly recognizes student CTE achievement
• Motivates students to achieve at least a 3 credit
  sequence at higher levels
• Motivates students to be successful academically
• Increases attendance and participation

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Technical Endorsement How?

• Completion of 22 units of credit
• Pass 5 required Regents exams or approved
  alternatives
• Successful completion of the 3-part technical
  assessment (written, demonstration, project)
• Completion of a Work Based Learning (WBL) program
• Completion of Employability Profile

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The process..

• Self-study
• External Review
• Data and reports
• Statement of Assurances
• Program Approval Follow-up Information Form
• Re-approval every 5 years

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What the program needs

• Curriculum review
• Teacher quality
• Technical (Industry) Assessments
• Postsecondary Articulation
• Work Based Learning (WBL)
• Employability Profile
• Program information

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Approving Business Ed Programs

• Must be a 3 5 credit sequence
• Due to the need for a Technical (Industry)
  Assessment, creating course clusters is
  recommended
• Example of approved Business Ed programs Law,
  Marketing, Health, Computer Science,
  Accounting/Finance

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How will this impact our Business Ed Program?

• Raise standards to meet Technical Assessment
  levels and compare to state-wide and national
  achievement levels
• Provide for postsecondary transitions
• Increase community business partners for WBL
• Encourage students to take a cluster sequence and
  focus on more specific careers
• Give students and the district recognition for
  achievements

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Resources CTE Approval Policy
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Resources CTE Overall
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New SED/Regents Perkins/CTE infohttp//www.emsc.n
ysed.gov/cte/perkins4/sp/home.html
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The Pilot Last Year Uniondale

• Process
• Support
• District resources
• Business Advisory Board
• Work Based Learning
• College relationships
• Result district course catalog, SED approval

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Web Resources

• www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai
• www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/ CTE Home page
• www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/ctepolicy Approval
  information
• www.labor.state.ny.us/labor_market/labor_market_in
  fo.html
• www.emsc.nysed.gov/workforce/careerplan/home.html
  Career Plan
• www.nycareerzone.org NYS Dept. of Labor
  Careerzone
• www.emsc.nysed.gov/workforce/careerdevelopment/cdo
  s.html CDOS
• www.emsc.nysed.gov/workforce/careerdevelopment/wbl
  aprov.html Work based learning
• www.workforcenewyork.com Local Workforce
  Investment Board
• http//www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/perkins4/sp/home.htm
  l New Regents Perkins page

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SED Contact/CTE TeamChike Nnabugwu
emsccte_at_mail.nysed.gov 518 486-1547

• Presenter
• Ms. Gene Silverman, Nassau BOCES
• 516 396-2390
• gsilverm_at_mail.nasboces.org

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Addendum

• Work Based Learning
• External Review
• Technical Assessments
• Postsecondary Articulation
• 21st Century Skills

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Work Based Learning

• Internships
• Cooperative Education
• Clinics
• Shadowing
• Mentoring
• Must comply with Commissioners Regulations and
  federal and state labor laws
• Certified WBL staff
• External to school site
• Sufficient in length and rigor

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External Review Committee

• Required
• Labor
• Business and Industry
• Educators CTE and Academy
• Community representatives
• Administration

• Optional
• Student with disabilities representative
• Parents
• Workforce Investment Board
• Postsecondary
• School Board
• Program administrators, counselors

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Technical Assessments

• Industry exam for licensure or certification
  (i.e. A, Cisco, Medical Assisting)
• NCCER (National Center for Construction Education
  and Research)
• NOCTI (National Occupational Competency Testing
  Institute)
• Professional organization exam (i.e. HVAC
  Excellence, Nat. Tooling Machining)
• SED approved

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Postsecondary Articulation

• Prerequisite knowledge and skills identified
• Roles of each institution specified
• Format may be unique to each in order to meet
  agency requirements
• Postsecondary faculty and administration review
  HS curriculum and assessments of student
  performance
• Advanced standing and/or credits specifically
  identified

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21st Century Skills

• Results That Matter
• 21st Century Skills and High School Reform
• www.21stcenturyskills.org
• Partnership for 21st Century Skills
• March 2006