CAREER

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CAREER TECHNLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMSBaltimore
City Public School System

• ANDRES ALONSO, Ed.D.

11/13/07
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Overview

• Career and Technology Education (CTE) Program
  Update
• Summary of CTE Challenges
• Participation, Trends, and Outcomes
• Next Steps

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What is CTE?

• Academic subject matter taught with relevance to
  the real world.
• Job-related skills and workplace ethics.
• Exploring interests and careers in the process of
  progressing through school.

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Six CTE Career Clusters
Business, Management Finance
Health Bioscience

• Business Management
• Finance Accounting
• Marketing
• Administrative Services
• Finance Academy (NAF)

• Nursing Assistant
• Surgical Technician
• Pharmacy Technician
• Biotechnology

(1 2 of 6 Clusters)
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Six CTE Career Clusters (contd.)
Construction Development
Information Technology

• Construction Trades (NCCER)
• Construction Maintenance (NCCER)
• Design Technology

• Academy of Information Technology
• Oracle Internet Academy
• CISCO Networking Academy

(3 4 of 6 Clusters)
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Six CTE Career Clusters (contd.)
Consumer Services, Hospitality Tourism
Transportation Technologies

• Careers in Cosmetology
• Early Childhood Education
• Food and Beverage (ProStart)
• Commercial Banking
• Hospitality Recreation Marketing (NAF)

• Automotive Technology (ASE)
• Automotive Collision and Body Repair

(5 6 of 6 Clusters)
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2006-2007 CTE Accomplishments

• BCPSS introduced more CTE program upgrades over a
  two year period than any other jurisdiction in
  Maryland.
• BCPSS has reinvigorated its Local Advisory and
  Program Advisory Councils after many years of
  dormancy.
• Programs upgraded in BWIB sectors since 2005
  including Business and Management, Finance and
  Accounting, Marketing, Admin. Services, Finance
  Academy, Construction maintenance, Design
  Technology, Careers in Cosmetology, Early
  Childhood Education, Food and Beverage, Nursing
  Assistant, Surgical Technician, Biotechnology,
  Academy of Information Technology, Oracle
  Internet Academy, CISCO, Automotive Technology,
  Automotive Collision and Body Repair

Source Perkins Local Performance Accountability
Report (MSDE)
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2006-2007 CTE Accomplishments (contd.)

• BCPSS exceeded the statewide average on the of
  CTE concentrators (students who have completed
  the second or third course in sequence) with at
  least a 2.0 overall GPA. (BCPSS 81.74 vs. State
  73.3)
• BCPSS exceeded the statewide average on the of
  CTE concentrators with at least a 2.0 technical
  GPA (skill proficiency in that trade). (BCPSS
  82.08 vs. State 78.23)
• Exceeded the statewide dual completion (two years
  of foreign language and completed a CTE Program)
  average by 32.27 percentage points (BCPSS 82.8
  vs. State 50.53) .

Source Perkins Local Performance Accountability
Report (MSDE)
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CTE Goals for FY 2008
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Summary of Challenges

• Staff (Teacher) Recruitment and Professional
  Development.
• Perkins funding pays for upgrading programs, but
  not for maintaining them.
• Challenges with enrollment, graduation rate,
  work-based learning participation and placement.
• High School Assessment scheduling conflicts.
• Attracting Middle School students to CTE
  programs.
• Articulation with postsecondary institutions.

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Staff (Teacher) Recruitment Professional
Development

• 21 of current CTE teachers indicated they were
  retiring on or before 6/30/09.
• An estimated 63 of 166 CTE teachers have less
  than five years of teaching experience.
• Mergenthaler and Carver Vocational Technical High
  Schools have the most teachers who have indicated
  their intention to retire on or before 6/30/09.

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Staff (Teacher) Recruitment Professional
Development (contd.)

• The CTE Office has two educational specialists
  for all six program clusters. Most other large
  LEAs (Baltimore County, Prince Georges,
  Montgomery, Anne Arundel, Howard) have a
  coordinator and specialist for each cluster.
• Although professional development opportunities
  have increased as programs have been upgraded,
  the CTE Office continues to struggle with
  participation in training and certification
  offerings.

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Perkins Funding

• Perkins funding is the main funding source for
  the BCPSS CTE Program. The funding has decreased
  over the last two fiscal years. The formula is
  tied to the total number of students enrolled in
  BCPSS. This will likely to continue if BCPSS
  enrollment continues to decline.
• Under federal law, Perkins funds can be used to
  upgrade programs but not to maintain them. They
  can be used for up to 3 years to add new staff.
  Several staff members in the CTE Office are in
  their second year of Perkins funding and will
  soon need support from other funding sources if
  jobs are to be retained.

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Perkins Funding (contd.)

• There are currently 750,000 in unmet needs that
  have been documented for purposes of writing
  grant proposals. (ex. Paying for student
  certification exams).
• Difficulties maintaining and recruiting members
  for renewed Local Advisory Council and Program
  Advisory Councils (required by Perkins Grant and
  COMAR).

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Program Assessment

• Enrollment in CTE programs is low and decreasing.
• The percentage of BCPSS students enrolled in CTE
  is much lower than in other jurisdictions and
  less than half the enrolled statewide.

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CTE Enrollment Over Time
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CTE Enrollment Compared to Other LEAs
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Program Assessment (contd.)

• The graduation rate for CTE students is 6.3
  points below the statewide average for CTE
  students.
• (BCPSS 87.07 vs. State 93.50).
• CTE student participation in work-based learning
  continues to be low.

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CTE Students Participating in Work-Based Learning
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Program Assessment (contd.)

• BCPSS has 15 articulation agreements with BCCC
  and CCBC for credits earned in high school to
  count in post-secondary institutions. More are
  needed to include all 38 CTE programs.
• CTE completer placement in a post-secondary
  institution, military, or the workforce is 3
  percentage points below the statewide average.
  In 2006-07, BCPSS 77.65 vs. State 80.44.

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Placement of Completers
Notice BCPSS trend line consistently below
state trend line for previous five years.
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High School Assessments

• Students that DO NOT pass HSAs have difficulty
  completing CTE coursework.
• HSA Mastery Classes leave no room in 11th and
  12th grade schedules for CTE courses.

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Marketing to Students

• Middle School students are prompted to choose
  high schools and not necessarily CTE programs.
  The protocols established for helping students
  choose is not currently followed by every school.
  
• CTE Office is developing a new marketing plan to
  ensure students have information to make informed
  decisions.

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Next Steps

• Work with business community to improve
  work-based learning (not just CTE).
• Complete additional articulation agreements with
  post-secondary institutions.
• Develop plan for identifying additional funding.
• Ensure that middle school counselors and parents
  receive appropriate information about
  opportunities in CTE to increase student
  enrollment.

(1-4 of 9 Steps)
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Next Steps (contd.)

• Recruit Local Advisory Council members.
• Develop a plan for teacher recruitment.
• Provide stronger mandates for teachers and
  administrators regarding the importance of
  completing training and industry certification.

(5,6,7 of 9 Steps)
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Next Steps (contd.)

• Given funding restraints and the rising cost of
  operating CTE programs, BCPSS will undertake a
  study to determine the program offerings most
  important for a 21st century workforce.
• Develop a plan to ensure CTE students pass HSAs
  and can complete CTE course requirements.

(8 9 of 9 Steps)
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