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A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE. . . . Kimberly A. Green, NASDCTEc. Outline. Policy influencers Budget realities Current initiatives Perkins Next Steps. Policy Influencers. Policy influencers. Focus on jobs Global competition Evidence of success Common core state standards

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A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

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  1. A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE    Kimberly A. Green, NASDCTEc

  2. Outline • Policy influencers • Budget realities • Current initiatives • Perkins • Next Steps

  3. Policy Influencers

  4. Policy influencers • Focus on jobs • Global competition • Evidence of success • Common core state standards • College and career readiness • Assessment • Increased visibility for CTE

  5. Budget Realities

  6. FY12 Funding • In FY 11, President recommended $264 million cut to Perkins, Congress accepted $141 million cut • FY12, Perkins was essentially flat funded at FY11 levels

  7. FY13 • President’s Budget Proposal • Flat funding for Perkins • $1 billion over 3 years for career academies • $8 billion over 3 years for community colleges • Congress • House and Senate – Continuing resolution with flat funding • No new funding

  8. FY13 • Deficit Reduction Committee • Charged with cutting $1.2 trillion in spending • Sequestration? • Automatic spending caps from 2014 to 2021 • Estimates of 8.2% across-the-board cuts

  9. Career Academy Proposal • New funding • $1 billion over 3 years • State to local by competition • Clear definition of an academy • 4 years • Requires work-based learning • Academic, technical and employability skills

  10. Current Initiatives

  11. Administration Views “While we know that high-quality career and technical education strategies have the potential to prepare students for jobs in the knowledge economy, many career and technical programs haven’t lived up to their promise of preparing students for careers and college.”

  12. Administration Views “The Obama administration says that overall, data about career and technical education is mixed. There are “islands of excellence,” said Brenda Dann-Messier, assistant secretary for vocational and adult education, but there is still “uneven quality around the country.” NY Times Article, July 9, 2011 by Motoko Rich

  13. Career Readines Partner Council 30+ national education, workforce organization, businesses and foundations working together toward a common, comprehensive definition of what is career readiness. Definition to be revealed on October 18.

  14. What is the Common Career Technical Core initiative? • State-led initiative to establish a shared set of high-quality Career Technical Education (CTE) standards • Includes a set of standards for each of the 16 Career ClustersTM, as well as an overarching set of Career Ready Practices

  15. Perkins

  16. Trends in federal policy • Competition • Innovation • Consolidation • Cost-benefit analysis • Connection to the economy • Change through policy • ESEA waivers • Race to the Top Criteria

  17. Perkins Blueprint Nine Reforms

  18. Reactions to the Blueprint Make sure your voice is heard!

  19. Next Steps

  20. What’s Next? • Federal budget • Elections

  21. Stay informed www.careertech.org http://blog.careertech.org/ http://www.careertech.org/legislation/perkins/perkinsreauthorization.html

  22. LEADING CHANGETRANSFORMING EXPECTATIONSMAKING THE DIFFERENCE

  23. Kimberly Green kgreen@careertech.org www.careertech.org

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