Garlin Cephas Administrator

1. OUSD Adult and Career Ed. (OACE) Career Technical Education (CTE)Overview July 2009 Garlin Cephas Administrator

2. Career Technical Education (CTE) • Overview: This program is a sequenced program of study that integrates academic and career technical education curriculum, including workplace competencies, to engage students in contextual learning so that they are able to complete a career major sequence that prepares them for postsecondary study and employment.

3. OACE-CTE programs • The Career Technical Education (CTE) uses a systems approach to help students make the transition from school to post secondary education, careers and lifelong learning. CTE is the coordination and organization of a sequence of programs and learning activities so that students improve academic performance and are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary for economic success in the real world.

4. OACE-CTE programs

5. CTE Teaching Staff Contract Teachers: 5 Hourly Teachers: 16 Average Class Length: 10 weeks @ 5 days/week @ 3 hours/day

6. OACE-CTE programs Office Occupations: • MS Office: Administrative Asst. Prep or Skill Assessment) • MS Office: Administrative Assistant I (Pre-req.: Administrative Asst. Prep or Assessment) • MS Office: Administrative Assistant II • MS Excel & Quickbooks: Basic Book Keeping • Electives: • PhotoShop/Illustrator Desktop Publishing (TBA) • MS Word: Creating Mail Merge Documents/Flyers • MS Excel: Creating Formulas, working w/ IF Functions • MS Powerpoint: Creating Masterful Presentations • MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint for English Learners • MS Office: Computers for Seniors (ASSETS) • Introduction to Computers • Easy Computers for English Learners

7. OACE-CTE programs Culinary: • The Bread Project: Cooks/Bakers Computers: • Computer Repair/ A+ Preparation Construction Management: • Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Skills

8. OACE-CTE programs Health Care: • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) • Home Health care • Medical Front Office and Back Office • CPR+First Aid

9. OACE-CTE programs Entrepreneurship: • (Urban Fire 1 & 2, Urban Roots) Career Assessment: • Career Exploration (Eureka) Workforce Development: • Steps to Success (five days): Job searching, interviewing, resume writing

10. CDE’s Industry Sectors Available subjects, also known as industry sectors, are as follows: • Agriculture and Natural Resources • Arts, Media, and Entertainment • Building Trades and Construction • Education, Child Development, and Family Services • Energy and Utilities • Engineering and Design • Fashion and Interior Design • Finance and Business • Health Science and Medical Technology • Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation • Information Technology • Manufacturing and Product Development • Marketing, Sales, and Service • Public Service • Transportation

11. STC Programs and Schools • Architectural Design and Construction (College Prep. & Architecture Academy) • Architecture and Graphic Arts Technology (Skyline) • Computer Science and Technology (Oakland Technical, Skyline) • Construction & Manufacturing (Business Entrepreneurship School of Technology [BEST]) • Culinary Arts & Food Science (BEST, Oakland Tech) • Education (Oakland Technical, Skyline) • Engineering (Oakland Technical) • Environmental Sciences (Oakland High) • Health & Bioscience (Life Academy, Oakland Technical, Skyline) • Law & Government (Experience, Excellence, Community, Empowerment and Leadership [EXCEL]) • Maritime Technologies and Transportation (Oakland High) • Media Communications (Media College Prep.) • Performing Arts (East Oakland School of the Arts, Paul Robeson College Preparatory School of Visual and Performing Arts, Skyline) • Visual Art (Oakland High)

12. CTE Scorecard Goal Statement: To offer a rigorous and relevant course of study that sufficiently prepares our students to complete the CTE certificated programs as well as the ensuing state exams.

13. CTE Scorecard • Goal Statement: To ensure that CTE teachers are responsive to the academic and social-emotional needs of our students. 08 – 09

14. CDE Accountability Research Study 2006 Technical Report U.C. Riverside by Dr. Doug Mitchell • 1. CTE students improve their grade point averages at a greater rate than comparison students. • 2. CTE students enroll in post-secondary education in large numbers. • 3. CTE students earn higher wages than comparison group peers. • 4. CTE students have more success in securing raises and promotions on the job.

15. OACE-CTE: Multiple Pathways Model

16. OACE-CTE: Multiple Pathways Model Organizing Principles • Pathways prepare students for Postsecondary Education and Career. • Pathways connect academics to real-world applications. • Pathways lead to a full range of Postsecondary opportunities. • Pathways improve student achievement.

17. OACE-CTE: Multiple Pathways Model The Four Essential Components of Pathways • A challenging academic component prepares students for success. • A demanding technical component. • A work-based learning component. • Supplemental services.

18. OUSD’s Commitment to Multiple Pathways Requirement Definition Phase Collaborators: • Chief Academic Officer • Two High School Executive Officers (22 H.S.s) • Director of Adult Education (25,000 students) • Director of Counseling • Executive Officer of Curriculum • Two Principals • Director, College and Career Readiness • Administrator, School-to-Career and Adult CTE • Student (open) • Parent (open) • Business Partner

19. OUSD Board Support • In December 2008, the OUSD Board approved a 5 year CTE Perkins Plan. • In April 2009, the OUSD Board approved the ConnectEd consulting services contract for the design and implementation of Multiple Pathways Model.