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Career Cluster Development

Career Cluster Development. CTE Programs of Study Mission: Preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s opportunities

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Career Cluster Development

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  1. Career Cluster Development CTE Programs of Study Mission: Preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s opportunities Vision: To provide Tennessee students the opportunity to participate in a rigorous and relevant career and technical education program that leads to academic achievement and successful employment in a global economy

  2. 2006-2007Career and Technical EducationEnrollment Data • CTE serves a total of 128 school districts and 3 special state schools • Sixty percent of Tennessee high school students are enrolled in a CTE course • CTE Concentrators graduate at a higher rater than the general population of high school students : 92.31 vs. 79.5 • Total Course Enrollment: 362,973 (duplicated count) • Total 9-12 grade CTE Students:  175,209 • Total 7-8 grade CTE Students: 28,781

  3. Why is Tennessee moving to Career Clusters and Programs of Study? • National Effort – All States are involved www.careerclusters.org • The Perkins Act of 2006 requires every LEA to offer at least one state approved program of study within the career clusters in order to receive federal Perkins funding

  4. Why Career Clusters ? • Nearly 60% of 9th-10th grade students say they would be more motivated to succeed if their education offered more relevancy to their future careers. • James Irvine Foundation, April 2006 • Career and Technical Education programs help prepare students for all 20 of the fastest growing occupations identified in the 2006-2007 U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook

  5. Career Clusters and Programs of Study Initiative • Course sequencing enhances CTE student transition to post-secondary education, industry certification, and/or workplace readiness. • Assists students/counselors with high school, post-secondary, and career planning.

  6. Focus of Carl Perkins • To prepare students for • High skill, • High wage, and/or • High demand occupations in current or emerging professions

  7. Focus of Carl Perkins • To integrate rigorous and challenging academic and career and technical instruction • To assess technical skill and academic attainment

  8. Focus of Carl Perkins • To link secondary education and post-secondary education • To provide sustained professional development at the state and local levels

  9. Dual Credit • Dual Credit- a postsecondary course or a high school course aligned to a postsecondary course that is taught at the high school by high school faculty for high school credit. Students are able to receive postsecondary credit by successfully completing the course, plus passing the assessment developed and/or recognized by the granting postsecondary institution. The institution will grant the credit upon enrollment of the student.

  10. Dual Enrollment • Dual Enrollment- a postsecondary course, taught either at the postsecondary institution or at the high school, by the postsecondary faculty (may be credentialed adjunct faculty), which upon successful completion of the course allows students to earn postsecondary and secondary credit concurrently. The student must meet dual enrollment eligibility under the TBR and UT policies.

  11. CTE Post-Secondary Transition • Forty-two statewide dual credit agreements have been signed between secondary programs and postsecondary institutions in the past two years. (Tennessee Department of Education Data, 2006) • Among dual enrollment participants, significantly more Career and Technical Education students compared to non-CTE students attributed their decision to attend college to their participation in dual enrollment. (National Research Center in Career and Technical Education, 2006)

  12. Vocational Education vs. Career and Technical Education

  13. Industry Certification • Completion of designated course work can lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate. • Industry Certifications available in T&I, Health Science, and Business Technology.

  14. ASE Automotive Service Excellence BAT Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training NCCER National Center for Construction Education and Research HVAC Excellence American Welding Society Tennessee State Board of Cosmetology A+ certification Net-Plus certification CISCO CIW Certified Internet Webmaster ADDA American Design Drafting Association Serve-Safe National Registry of Food Safety Professionals CCE Culinary Chef Educator NIMS Digital Technician Mous Certifications Certified Nursing Assistant Industry Certifications Currently Available

  15. Industry Certification Benefits • When instructors are Industry Certified: • Programs may be certified • Students qualify to sit for national certification examinations. • This option offers local school systems the opportunity to offer these courses as honors credit. Programs mustseek local school board approval for honors credit.

  16. High School Redesign and Industry Certification • Within the New High School Redesign, students who obtain a B average and earn a nationally recognizedIndustry Certification are eligible for a Diploma of “Distinction”.

  17. 16 Career Clusters

  18. Link for Career Cluster Information • http://www.state.tn.us/education/cte/

  19. Time Table • LEA implementation of Programs of Study to begin in the 2008-2009 school year. • High School Redesign implementation to begin with freshmen class of 2009-2010. • New CTE definition of concentrator is 3 or more earned credits in a focused program area that will be reported beginning fall of 2008. • High School Graduation Requirements of 3 CTE courses plus one related will remain until graduation of current 8th graders.

  20. CTE and High School Redesign • Research proves that CTE engages and motivates students by: • offering them real-world learning opportunities • leading to lower drop-out rates • providing high wage opportunities for high school graduates • These findings suggest that CTE should be an important aspect of a state’s broader high school redesign strategy. • National Governors’ Association, June 2007 Report

  21. High School Redesign • American Diploma Project (ADP) • Graduation Requirements • Career Clusters

  22. Job Opportunities Jobs that require post-secondary education or training will make up more than two-thirds of new jobs.

  23. American Diploma Project Prepares all young people for postsecondary education, work and citizenship: • Aligns standards and assessments with the knowledge and skills required beyond high school. • Requires all high school students to take challenging courses that prepare them for life. • Builds college and work-ready measures into statewide accountability systems. • Holds schools accountable for graduating students and hold postsecondary accountable for students’ success once enrolled.

  24. High School Graduation Requirements Changes are effective with graduating class of 2013: • transition from Gateway to End Of Course as percentage of yearly grade • increased the credit requirements to 22 • aligned the curriculum with ACHIEVE’s standards • developing new assessments • one diploma for all students

  25. High School Graduation Requirements Science - 3 Credits: • Biology I - 1 Credit • Chemistry or Physics - 1 Credit • AP Physics (B or C) • Principles of Technology I and II • Another Lab. Science - 1 Credit

  26. High School Graduation Requirements Social Studies – 3.0 Credits: • W. History or W. Geography – 1 Credit • AP World History, Modern History, Ancient History, European History • U.S. History – 1 Credit • AP U.S. History, IB History of the Americas HL (2 Years) • Economics – 1/2 Credit • Government – 1/2 Credit • AP U.S. Government, IB History of the Americas HL (2 Years), JROTC (3 Years), ABLS

  27. High School Graduation Requirements P. E. and Wellness – 1.5 Credits: • Wellness– 1 Credit • Physical Education – 1/2 Credit The physical education requirement may be met by substituting an equivalent time of physical activity in other areas including but not limited to marching band, JROTC, cheerleading, interscholastic athletics, and school sponsored intramural athletics. Personal Finance – 1/2 Credit The Personal Finance, taught in POS for Business Technology, FACS and Marketing meets the state graduation requirements for ½ credit and will count toward a concentrator credit.

  28. High School Graduation Requirements Fine Art, Foreign Lang., & Elective Focus – 6 Credits: • Fine Art – 1 Credit • Foreign Language – 2 Credits Elective Focus – 3 Credits • Students completing a CTE elective focus must complete three units in the same CTE program area or state approved program of study. • Science and math, humanities, fine arts, or AP/IB • Other area approved by local Board of Education • The Fine Art and Foreign Language requirements may be waived for students who are not going to attend a University and be replaced with courses designed to enhance and expand the elective focus.

  29. High School Graduation Requirements Math - 4 Credits: (Students must take a math class each year) • Algebra I - 1 Credit • Geometry - 1 Credit • Algebra II - 1 Credit • Upper level Math: - 1 Credit • Bridge Math Students who have not earned a 19 on the mathematics component of the ACT by the beginning of the senior year are recommended to complete the Bridge Math course. • Capstone Math • Adv. Algebra and Trigonometry. • STEM Math (Pre-Calculus, Calculus, or Statistics)

  30. High School Graduation Requirements English - 4 Credits: • English I - 1 Credit • English II - 1 Credit • English III - 1 Credit • AP Language and Composition • English IV - 1 Credit • AP English Literature or Composition • IB Language I • Communications for Life

  31. The Case for Career Clusters and Programs of Study in High School Redesign • If our society continues to focus only on standards defined in conventional academic ways, it seems destined to continue the cycle of “reforming again and again and again.” • W. Norton Grubb and Jeannie Oaks. ‘Restoring Value’ to the High School Diploma: The Rhetoric and Practice of Higher Standards,2007

  32. Contact Information: • Will Lewis will.lewis@state.tn.us 615-532-2846 Program Consultants: Kara Burkett, Business Technology kara.burkett@state.tn.us 615-532-2845 Sheila Carlton, Health Science sheila.carlton@state.tn.us 615-532-2839 Tom D’Apolito, Technology Engineering tom.dapolito@state.tn.us 615-532-2844 Steven Gass, Agriculture steven.gass@state.tn.us 615-532-2847 Lisa Jones, Marketing/WBL lisa.jones@state.tn.us 615-532-6248 Sue Tucker, Trade & Industry sue.tucker@state.tn.us 615-532-2835 Emily Williams, Family and Consumer Science emily.williams@state.tn.us 615- 532-2840

  33. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. ~ President John F. Kennedy

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