Program Improvement Process

1. Program Improvement Process 2010 Office of Curriculum, Career & Technical Education

2. Approved Program and Perkins Update Agenda • Focus • Approved program requirements • Perkins data • Budget requests and amendments • Perkins progress report • Program visitation overview • Inventory • Career Cluster Updates & Questions

3. Focus • Career Clusters • Pathways • Programs of Study • Alignment of your current content to core standards • CTE to Core Content • Connecting program improvement to: • The local program approval application and local five-year plan • Perkins Core Indicators of Performance (accountability data) • Perkins budget requests • Program monitoring (Program Improvement Process - PIP)

4. 2010-2011 Important Updates • Mandatory Program Improvement Process participation • All programs must participate in sessions at CTE conference, Program Enhancement Workshop, or via webinar. Non participation will result in program disapproval in the 2011-2012 school year.

5. 2010-2011 Important Updates • Program Enhancement Workshops • Not mandatory, held every three years at regional locations • Technical assistance to develop syllabi • Builds on Standards Implementation workshops • Opportunity to explore program improvement goals and strategies

6. 2010-2011 Important Updates • Syllabi • Clusters who have finalized standards will be submitting syllabi with the 2011-2011 approved program application. • Clusters Submitting Syllabi 2011 • AFNR, Architecture & Construction, Education & Training, Health Science, Human Services, Business, Management & Administration, Finance, and Marketing. • Clusters Submitting Syllabi 2012 • Hospitality & Tourism, Arts, A/V Technology & Communication, STEM, and Transportation, Distribution & Logistics.

7. Approved Program/ Application Requirements • Career Cluster/Program of Study • Certified teacher • Professional development plan • Advisory committee • Program Improvement Process • Perkins Core Indicators of Performance and enrollment data • Due March 1st • Applications: www.doe.sd.gov

8. Approved Programs Two Credits Foundational CTE Career Cluster Academic Capstone Career Cluster Pathway 1 – 2+ Credits .5 Credits .5 Credits .5 - 1 Credit

9. Assignment Codes • Help communicate codes to your school both for the Personnel Record Form and Infinite Campus. • Assignment codes will begin appearing in Infinite Campus for student transcripts May 2011. • Make sure your Infinite Campus Point of Contact indentifies CTE courses by putting “CTE” in the course title on student transcripts.

10. Analyzing Data • www.doe.sd.gov/octe/data • Verify all students were entered • Concentrators – students with 2 credits in a program • Only .5 foundational credits count towards 2 unit status • Up to 1 unit of Capstone credit counts towards 2 unit status • Only .5 academic credit counts towards 2 unit status

11. Analyzing Data • Reading and Math – scores are from Dakota STEP Test • Seniors with 2 credits in program • Reading of 604 + • Math score of 715 + • Technical Skill Attainment (TSA) • Any student with 2 credits & TSA average of 75 or above • School Completion & Graduation • Available late fall

12. Analyzing Data • Placement Data • 12th Graders with 2 credits in program • Do not have to be currently enrolled • Non-Traditional participation and completion • Based on national occupations, not program enrollment

13. Data: Now What? • What should we do with the data? • Work with advisory committees • Consult with administration • Work with core content teachers • Implement strategies for improvement • Develop program improvement goals • Develop a budget to help achieve goals • Consider recruiting strategies • Increase rigor • Rethink course offerings and content • Utilize “Strategies” to develop plan/goals.

14. Annual Budget Requests • Curriculum development approved only if tied to cluster committee work and with prior approval by cluster specialist. • Equipment and technology requests based on standards. • All requests related to program improvement, student achievement, and accountability. • Amendments follow the same format as requests. Contact your Cluster Specialist first then work with your consortium director to add it. • Contact your consortium director for important information about budget approvals, amendments, and other general budgeting questions.

15. Program Improvement Process • Due December 1st • Review and Update Goals • Goals based on 7 key areas of Program Improvement • Students engaged • Rigorous coursework • Teachers working cooperatively • Programs of study • Teachers involved in career guidance • Equipment enhances student learning • Holistic program improvement planning

16. Program Visits • New Programs • New Teachers • At Risk Programs (Data/Accountability) • Recipients of state/federal funds • Invitation from local CTE program

17. Criteria for Determining On-site Reviews • Size, scope and quality of program • Quality program indicators (Pages 6-8 of Instrument) • Program of Study • Data Results for Performance (Core Indicators) • Data used for program improvement

18. Inventory Controls • Accurate equipment records maintained by the local district or consortium • Adequate internal controls to account for location and custody of equipment • Regular physical inventory of equipment • Equipment purchased with Perkins funds clearly marked in recipients’ inventory • Perkins-purchased equipment marked with a sticker, tag, or other unique identifier • OCCTE no longer maintains equipment inventory

19. What Now? • Analyze your Perkins data • PIP Instrument-December 1, 2010 • Contact Cluster Specialist with new budget request ideas then your consortium director. • Approved program application–March 1, 2011 • Data Collection workshops/webinar April 2011 • Cluster Updates • Questions