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NYSED Updates Pathways to Graduation. Multiple Pathways. Five Graduation Pathways. Regents Item Highlights. Graduation credit requirements will remain the same (22 credits) 4 + 1 assessment model
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Regents Item Highlights • Graduation credit requirements will remain the same (22 credits) • 4 + 1 assessment model • Students must pass one Regents exam in English, Math, Science, Social Studies & one Alternate Assessment • All Pathways assessments must be approved by NYSED and the Board of Regents
Assessment Options for the Five Identified Pathways • CTE – Students will take an approved Technical Assessment • STEM – Students will take one additional Math or Science Regents exam • Humanities – Students will take a second Social Studies exam • Bilingual – Students will take an approved Language assessment • Art – Students will take an approved Art assessment
What the CTE Pathway is NOT • A call for every student to be a CTE student • An attempt to limit student choice and develop tracks • A call for a separate CTE pathway independent of other equally viable educational experiences and pathways (Brindisi Bill) • Abandoning the Common Core State Learning Standards • Adding more assessments • Fulfilling the interests of Business and Industry
The CTE PathwayDOES • Provide options for students • Keep students engaged in the learning process • Allow students to explore career options • Prepare students to truly be College and Career ready • Allow students to earn Industry Certifications • Increase graduation rates
The CTE Pathway • CTE Approved Program • Taught by a certified CTE Teacher • Integrated/Specialized academic content • Work Based Learning Experiences • Employability Profile • Post-Secondary articulation agreement • Students take an end of program technical assessment
Certified CTE Teacher • Business and Marketing • Family and Consumer Sciences • Technology Education • Agriculture Education • Health Sciences Education • Trade and Technical Education
Technical Assessments • Pathways allow for a substitution of one Social Studies Regents exam with a pathway exam(CTE) • All CTE pathway assessment approved by the Commissioner and Board of Regents • Following the completion of a CTE approved program(3 or more credit program)
13 Approved Technical Assessments • ProStart- Culinary • ASE student certification – Auto • A+ certification - Cisco • Network+certification – • National Institute of Metal Working (NIMS) certification – Welding, Machining • PrintED – Graphic Communications • Student Electronics Technician Electronics Technicians Association (ETA) • NCCER Carpentry level 1 • A*S*KAssessment of Skills & Knowledge for Business– Business Programs (NOCTI) • Advertising & Design (NOCTI) • Accounting Basics (NOCTI) • Ag Mechanics (NOCTI) • Hospitality Management – Food & Beverage (NOCTI)
16 Career Clustershttp://www.careertech.org/career-clusters • Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources • Architecture & Construction • Arts, A/V Technology & Communications • Business Management & Administration • Education & Training • Finance • Government & Public Administration • Health Science • Hospitality & Tourism • Human Services • Information Technology • Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security • Manufacturing • Marketing • Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics • Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
Career Cluster Areas for the 13 Approved Assessments • Hospitality & Tourism • Information Technology • Arts, A/V Technology & Communications • Finance • Architecture & Construction • Transportation, Distribution & Logistics • Manufacturing • Business Management & Administration
Career Cluster Areas ThatAre Not Addressed • Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources • Government & Public Administration • Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security • Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics • Education & Training • Health Science • Human Services • Marketing
Moving Forward with the CTE Pathway • Cornell University will review potential technical assessments • Blue Ribbon Panel set up the process for determining the criteria of the technical assessments • CTE Program Approval process set as the standard for all CTE pathways
Resources • January Regents item http://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2015Meetings/January/115p12a2.pdf • CTE Program Approval Process http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/ctepolicy/ • Multiple Pathways Video http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/video/regents-approve-multiple-pathways.html
Questions ??? Cheryl Winstel Cheryl.winstel@nysed.gov 518-486-1547 Charlie Crumb Charlie@spnet.us