Program of Study in Alaska

1. Program of Study in Alaska Strategic Alignment for Sustained Results February 2, 2012 Alaska Career & Technical Education Coordinators Meeting Cathy LeCompte – calecompte@uaa.alaska.edu Diane Maples – dsmaples@uaa.alaska.edu

2. OVERVIEW • CTE System and Tech Prep History • Focus on Health • Program of Study Task Force • Program of Study Framework • The Invitation

3. Alaska’s CTE’sSystem of Influence Commissioners: DOLWD – Bishop DEED - Hanley UA President - Gambell AWIB Alaska CTE Plan CTE Plan Leaders DOLWD/AWIB – Jeff Selvey DEED – Helen Merhkens UA – Fred Villa Internal Team Community & Employers Students & Schools CTE Community of Practice Cross Industry Leadership Group (e.g. aligned around STEM, PoS, etc. ) CTE Committee Industry Coalitions (existing & emerging) Mining Film / Media APICC Oil & Gas Engineering Academy CEF ConstructionAcademy Health AHWC Health Program of Study “Allied Fish” Fishing, Seafood, Marine Education ASESP REAP Clean Energy Program of Study Task Force and Work Groups

4. Alaska Tech Prep Consortium 35 school districts 12 post secondary institutions 12 business/labor reps U.S. DOL representative (By-Laws suspended in 2011) Tech Prep: Our History Our Future Alaska Tech Prep Consortium Board (9 elected representatives of the Consortium) Alaska Tech Prep Task Force (Previously the Tech Prep Consortium Board) Alaska Tech Prep Summit June 24, 2011 PoSTask Force – Nov. 3 Includes Tech Prep Consortia / Board members, Health Coalition, CTE professionals, education and industry partners Initial Focus Mining Film / Media APICC Oil & Gas Engineering Academy CEF ConstructionAcademy Health AHWC Program of Study “Allied Fish” Fishing, Seafood, Marine Education ASESP REAP Clean Energy

5. In parallel … AHWC’sCall to Action • Action Agenda developed during 2011; issued in Sept. • Endorsements by all major partners including AWIB, DHSS, DEED underway • Twelve major initiatives, each with a set of 2-6 measurable objectives • Workgroups underway to achieve the specific objectives

6. Alaska Health Workforce CoalitionAction Agenda 2012-2015 • Occupational Priorities • Primary Care Providers • Direct Care Workers • Behavioral Health Clinicians • Physical Therapists • Nurses • Pharmacists • Systems Change and Capacity Building • Health Profession Loan Repayment and Incentive Programs • Training and Professional Development • Aligning regulatory policies that impact the health workforce • Engage and prepare Alas • kanyouth for health careers • Health workforce recruiting • Health workforce data • Engage and prepare Alaskan youth for health careers Health PoS 6

7. AHWC Action Agenda CTE-PoS Specific Objectives • Develop an integrated Program of Study framework with a focus on Health careers by June 2012. • Implement the Health Program of Study in three local school districts beginning in fall 2012. • Results shared and extended to additional schools / districts throughout Alaska with emphasis on rural schools. 7

8. CTE Work Groups from Fall 2011 • Core Team • Career Exploration • Advising & Counseling + Assessment & Intervention • Curriculum • Delivery Models • Professional Development • Framework • Innovation/Entrepreneurship (Employer Engagement) • Personal Learning & Career Plans • New Narratives & Brand • Civic Collaboration/Network • Professional Development • Framework & Inventory/Asset • “Voice of Youth” • Model facility • Employer Engagement • Legislation & Policies • Partnerships • Professional Dev’t • Accountability & Evaluation • College & Career Readiness • Course Sequences • Credit Transfer Agreements • Counseling & Academic • Teaching & Learning Strategies • Technical Skills Assessment Lots of good activity, but fragmented vs. aligned

9. CTE Work Groups After Feb. 1 • Career Exploration & Advising • Curriculum • Delivery Models • Professional Development • Framework • Business Partnerships • New Narratives & Brand • Civic Collaboration/Network Core Team • Each aligned to an existing work group • Legislation & Policies • Partnerships • Professional Dev’t • Accountability & Evaluation • College & Career Readiness • Course Sequences • Credit Transfer Agreements • Counseling & Academic • Teaching & Learning Strategies • Technical Skills Assessment GAPS? E.g: Assessment & Intervention

10. Program of Study Work Groups - 2012

12. Program of Study Framework Components See Program of Study Framework / Rubric

13. Program of Study Framework FOCUS on Familiar Components and draft Indicators Credit Transfer Couse Sequencing These are “TECH PREP” as we know it Framework wraps these into a comprehensive system including other core factors, e.g. Counseling and Advisement Partnerships Etc.

14. Feedback on the PoS Framework OUR REQUEST Review the Program of Study Framework with your district and programs/ services in mind. FILL IN FORM: What aligns with what you ALREADY do? What do you call it? What’s missing? RETURN TO US by end of day … Your input will help us refine the indicators Goal to create an instrument for benchmarking Identify where the gaps are to promote system building

15. How we’re working • An iterative system of action and alignment • Pursuit of results in near term and innovative shift in the long term • Ongoing series of small & full group meetings • YOU’RE invited! • Join Work Groups, Community of Practice, List Serve? Nov/ Dec. 11 Feb. 12 Jun. 11 Apr/ May/12 15 Ed Morrison, Purdue Center for Regional Development and Strategy-Nets edmorrison@strategy-nets.com

16. Program of Study in Alaska Strategic Alignment for Sustained Results February 2, 2012 Alaska Career & Technical Education Coordinators Meeting Cathy LeCompte – calecompte@uaa.alaska.edu Diane Maples – dsmaples@uaa.alaska.edu