Perkins IV Update

1. Perkins IV Update • Legislation and Funding • Technical Skill Attainment Indicator • Accountability • Data Requirements • State Plan Development

2. Perkins IV Legislation and Funding

3. Perkins IV Background • Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 --passed August 12, 2006 • Transition Plan due May 7, 2007 • State Plan due April 15, 2008

4. Highlights of Perkins IV • New Accountability Requirements with Alignment with NCLB • Report Card Accountability will NOT change for 2007-08

5. Local Negotiations • Must accept State levels of performance or Negotiate with the State

6. Local Reporting • Disaggregated Performance Data • Discuss Gaps in Performance • Data Available on the Internet

7. State/Local Improvement Plan • Required if State/Local does NOT meet 90% of performance level on any indicator

8. Funds Can Be Withheld If • State/District does Not initiate an Improvement Plan • State/District fails to Improve on ANY indicator • State/District fails to Improve on the SAME indicator for 3 consecutive years

9. New Permissible Use of Funds • Allows One or More Eligible Recipients to Pool Funds for Innovative Initiatives

10. Innovative Initiatives • Initial Preparation and Professional Development for CATE Teachers, Administrators, and Counselors • Establish or Enhance Accountability, Data Collection or Reporting Under Perkins • Implement CATE Programs of Study • Implement Technical Assessments

11. Private School Participation • An Eligible Recipients using Perkins Funds for In-service or Pre-service SHALL to the Extent Practical, Upon Written Request, Permit Participation of Non-Profit Private School Secondary Teachers and Administrator Offering CATE Programs in the Geographical Area

12. Private School Student Participation • Except as Prohibited by State/Local Law an Eligible Recipient MAY, Upon Written Request, Use Perkins Funds, to Provide Meaningful Participation for Nonprofit Private School Students in the Geographical Area.

13. Private School Consultation • An Eligible Recipient SHALL Consult, Upon Written Request, With Representatives of Nonprofit Private Schools in the Geographical Area Regarding the Meaningful Participation of Private School Students in CATE Programs

14. Perkins IV Funding

15. Title II – Tech Prep Funds • States Have Option to Fund Title II or Flow Funds to Perkins Title I • New Data Requirements for Tech Prep • State Will Flow Tech Prep Funds Through the Basic Grant

16. CATE Funding FY 2008 • Federal Perkins – Approximately 8% increase (20.7M) • State Equipment – No Change (8.7M) • Work-Based Learning – No Change (4.1M)

17. Technical Skill Attainment • Using assessments currently in the pilot phase • Determining applicable industry certifications • Pooling assessments with other states

18. Accountability

19. Perkins III Standards • Standard 1-CATE Skill Proficiency • Standard 2-Academic Achievement • Standard 3-Graduation • Standard 4-Placement • Standard 5-Nontraditional Participation • Standard 6-Nontraditional Retention

20. Perkins III Standards • Data collected during End-of-Year Extraction (June 2007) will be used to prepare Preliminary and Final Reports • Preliminary Reports – mid September • Two week correction period • Final Reports – mid October

21. Local Improvement Plan • Local Improvement Plans will be due in November 2007 • Should include improvement strategies that have been implemented or are planned for the 2008-09 school year • Will conclude reporting under Perkins III

22. Perkins IV Indicators • 1S1-Academic Attainment--Reading/Language Arts • 1S2-Academic Attainment--Math • 2S1-Technical Skill Attainment • 3S1-Secondary School Completion • 4S1-Student Graduation Rates • 5S1-Secondary Placement • 6S1-Nontraditional Participation • 6S2-Nontraditional Retention

23. Accountability-Perkins IV • Levels of Performance shall be incorporated into LEA’s Local Plan prior to approval • For the 2007-08 School Year, Districts are only responsible for Perkins Indicators: • 1S1 - Academic Attainment-Reading/Language Arts • 1S2 – Academic Attainment-Math • 4S1 – Student Graduation Rates

24. Accountability-Perkins IV • Indicator 1S1—Academic Attainment-R/LA if district’s performance 40% or below, district can negotiate performance target • Indicator 1S2—Academic Attainment-Math if district’s performance 40% or below, district can negotiate performance target • Indicator 4S1—Student Graduation Rates if district’s performance 60% or below, district can negotiate performance target

25. Program of Study • Perkins IV requires development and implementation of at least one CATE Program of Study by the 2008-09 school year • A CATE Program of Study must be in place to receive a Perkins allocation

26. Program of Study Criteria • Incorporate secondary and postsecondary education elements; • Include coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant CATE content in a coordinated, nonduplicative progression of courses that align secondary and postsecondary education to adequately prepare students to succeed in postsecondary education;

27. Program of Study Criteria • May include the opportunity for secondary education students to participate in dual or concurrent enrollment programs or other ways to acquire postsecondary education credits; and • Lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.

28. Data

29. Perkins IV Data Requirements & Definitions • Key Term Definitions • Concentrator – a secondary student with an assigned CIP code who has earned four or more Carnegie units of credit in a state recognized CATE program • Participant – a secondary student enrolled in a state approved CATE course • Completer – a concentrator who has earned all of the required units in a CATE program identified by the assigned CIP code

30. Perkins IV Measurement Definitions • Indicator 1S1 - Academic Attainment—Reading/Language Arts • Total number of 12th grade concentrators who took the ELA HSAP administered two years prior to the reporting year as required for NCLB • Desired Outcome: Proficient or Advanced • Indicator 1S2 - Academic Attainment—Mathematics • Total number of 12th grade concentrators who took the Math HSAP administered two years prior to the reporting year as required for NCLB • Desired Outcome: Proficient or Advanced

31. Perkins IV Measurement Definitions • Indicator 2S1 – Technical Skill Attainment • Total number of concentrators who completed a CATE program and who took technical skill assessments that are aligned with industry-recognized standards • Desired Outcome: Passage of assessments • Indicator 3S1 – Secondary School Completion • Total number of 12th grade concentrators who completed a CATE program • Desired Outcome: Attainment of SC high school diploma, a state certificate, or a GED

32. Perkins IV Measurement Definitions • Indicator 4S1 – Student Graduation Rates • Total number of concentrators who, in the reporting year, were included in the State’s computation of its graduation rate as required for NCLB • Desired Outcome: Attainment of SC high school diploma • Indicator 5S1 – Secondary Placement • Total number of concentrators who completed a CATE program and are available for placement over a three-year period • Desired Outcome: Placement in postsecondary education, military service, or employment over a three-year period

33. Perkins IV Measurement Definitions • Indicator 6S1 – Nontraditional Participation • Total number of concentrators enrolled in CATE programs identified as leading to nontraditional training and employment • Desired Outcome: Increased participation of underrepresented genders • Indicator 6S2 – Nontraditional Retention • Total number of concentrators who have completed CATE programs identified as leading to nontraditional training and employment • Desired Outcome: Program completion of underrepresented genders

34. Data Field Changes • Fields removed from data collection • Educational Barriers • Tech Prep • Fields removed from CATE atom (collected from other atoms in SASI) • Economically Disadvantaged • Individuals with Disabilities

35. Things To Remember • Concentrators • Data Workshops in late October/early November • Data Accuracy • SASI CATE Student Reporting Procedures Guide

36. State Plan Development

37. 1-Year State Transition PlanVery Short Time Frame to Develop • Final Guidance issued March 12, 2007 • Due to USDE May 7, 2007 • State Board approved May 9, 2007 • Some components held until 5-Year Plan

38. 5-Year State PlanDue April 2008 Extend Transition Plan components through June 2013 Add new required components Involve more planning, collaboration and public (especially LEA) input

39. State Plan Components  Activities/Programs Designed to Meet Performance Goals • CATE Programs of Study • Improving Access to Technology • Local Plan Components/Requirements • Preparing CATE Students to Graduate

40. Activities/Programs Designed to Meet Performance Goals, Cont. • Preparing Students for High-Skill, High- Wage, High-Demand Occupations • Developing New CATE Courses • Linking Secondary/Postsecondary Academic and CATE Courses • Evaluating Academic and CATE Integration

41. Activities/Programs Designed to Meet Performance Goals, Cont. • Providing Comprehensive Professional Development • Recruiting and Retaining CATE Teachers and Counselors • Providing Technical Assistance to LEAs and Technical Colleges

42. State Plan Components, cont.  Provision of Services for Special Populations • Equal Access • No Discrimination • Meet/Exceed Performance Goals • Prepare for HS-HW-HD Occupations

43. State Plan Components, cont. • Accountability and Evaluation • Performance Measures and Definitions • Performance Goals • Program Improvement Strategies

44. We Welcome Your Input • Perkins State Plan Advisory Committee • Public Hearings (Fall/Winter 2007) • E-mail Pat Flora at pflora@ed.sc.gov • CATE Meetings and Input Sessions . . .

45. . . . Such as Today! • Concerns? • Thoughts? • Suggestions?

46. Thank you!!!!