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New Staff in CTE

Arkansas Career and Technical Education Report for 2013 Prepared for the Joint Agency Staff Meeting December 3, 2013.

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New Staff in CTE

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  1. Arkansas Career and Technical EducationReport for 2013 Prepared for the Joint Agency Staff MeetingDecember 3, 2013 William L. “Bill” Walker, Jr. Robert E. Gunter, Ed.D. Director of Arkansas Career Education Deputy Director for Career & Technical Education Sandra Porter Ray Henson Sonja Wright-McMurray Associate Director CTE Programs Associate Director Workforce Training Associate Director ArkansasWorks

  2. New Staff in CTE • Chris Bacchus, Agriculture • Jenna Guidry, Agriculture • Rocky Mantooth, Apprenticeship • Roberto Candelaria, Arkansas Works • Frank Newsome III, Arkansas Works • Dominique Fletcher, Business and Marketing • Jim Short, Business and Marketing • Sandon Williams, Business and Marketing • Cheryl Wiedmaier, Curriculum and Career Development

  3. New Staff in CTE • Nita Weeks, Curriculum and Career Development • Starlinda Sanders, Curriculum and Career Development • Renee Sheppard, School Improvement • Chip McAfee, Skilled and Technical Sciences • Monica Finney, Skilled and Technical Sciences • Chelsea Perdue, Special Populations

  4. CTE Major Work and Accomplishments • Career Ready 101 Online is the very first course provided through CTE to meet ACT 1280 of 2013 that will require all students to complete an online digital learning class prior to graduation. • Visited three C.A.S.E. agriculture programs in Missouri with targeted Arkansas administrators and teachers. • Conducted first World Food Prize, Arkansas Youth Institute at the University of Arkansas where two representatives were selected to attend the Global youth Institute this fall in Des Moines, Iowa. • National Association Agriculture Education Award winners from Arkansas: • Outstanding Middle/Secondary Ag Ed Program – Newport High School, Mr. Steve Davis • Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Ag Ed Program – Arkansas State University – BeeBe Department of Agriculture, Mr. Jerry Sites

  5. CTE Major Work and Accomplishments • Partnered with Adult Education, ADE and DWS to rollout Microsoft IT Academy across Arkansas. (283 high schools) • Continued partnership with SREB in developing national curriculum called “Advanced Careers”. Arkansas’ program is called “Innovations in Science and Technology. • The Office of School Improvement is currently field testing a new Mobile Applications Development program, with a state-wide roll out date of 2015. • At the 2013 FCCLA National Leadership Conference, Arkansas was recognized for their contribution to the national community service project called “Share Our Strength”. • The Office of School Improvement is currently field testing a new Mobile Applications Development program, with a state-wide roll out date of 2015.

  6. CTE Major Work and Accomplishments Business & Marketing Technology Noah Heffron, Winner of the MOS Excel World Competition. Rachel Ford, State FBLA President, National Southern Regional Vice President, and 2 time winner of ACTE Student of the Year.

  7. CTE Major Work and Accomplishments Business & Marketing Technology Jim Brock, Outstanding Leader Award for DECA, National Advisory Board DECA, Board President of DECA FBLA National Fall Leadership Conference, Grapevine, Texas

  8. CTE Major Work and Accomplishments Skilled & Technical Sciences The Cabot team won first place and were invited to attend the National Competition. Ford Motor Company hosted the FORD/AAA Student Auto Skills Contest at Pulaski Technical College (South Campus) on April 24, 2013.

  9. CTE Major Work and Accomplishments Skilled & Technical Sciences HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) held their state conference on March 13 - 15, 2013. There were over fifteen schools and over four hundred students represented. Barbara Dimon serves as Arkansas HOSA Director.

  10. CTE Major Work and Accomplishments Arkansas SkillsUSA School Improvement The SkillsUSA Washington Leadership Training Institute took place in Washington, DC in mid-September

  11. CTE Major Work and Accomplishments Family & Consumer Sciences Education Family and Consumer Science Teachers participating in a Food Science in-service.

  12. CTE Major Work and Accomplishments Family & Consumer Sciences Education During the 2013 National  FCCLA Capitol Leadership training, current state officer Andrew Stanley, from Arkadelphia, in discussion with Senator John Boozman. Marquis Johnson of Nashville, AR receiving his $120,000 Scholarship to Johnson and Whales School of Culinary Arts.

  13. CTE Major Work and Accomplishments Agricultural Science and Technology FFA State Convention held at Camp Couchdale Conducted first FFA Chapter President’s Conference

  14. CTE Major Work and Accomplishments Agricultural Science and Technology Revised Plant Systems Pathway frameworks to be implemented 2014-15 Implemented new Animal Systems Pathway frameworks for 2013-14

  15. CTE Major Work and Accomplishments School Improvement On December 13, the VEX Robotics Razorback Challenge will take place at the University of Arkansas

  16. CTE Enrollment in Grades 7 – 12164,084 unduplicated (77% of all students)

  17. Placement of CTE Completers

  18. Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSO’s) • Our CTSO membership continues to be strong under the leadership of our state advisors and staff – with a portion of the salary and support coming from Perkins funds. • The 2012-13 Membership: • DECA – 2,101 • FBLA – 13,740 • PBL – 650 • FCCLA – 9,017 • FFA – 13,680 • HOSA – 1,995 • SkillsUSA – 4,649 • TSA - 946

  19. Arkansas Works Program Success • Passed ACT 1285 – Provides opportunities for counties and school districts outside of the 21 original ArkansasWorks counties access to a College and Career Coach program. Sponsored by Rep. Andy Mayberry and Rep. David Branscum • Implemented New Grant Application Process • Increased Amount of Counties Served from 21 to 28 • Added four new Two-Year Colleges: • ASU-Mountain Home • Black River Technical College • College of the Ouachitas, and • Cossatot Community College at the University of Arkansas

  20. Arkansas Works Program SuccessData for High School Graduation rates and Financial Aid application is currently not available from ADE and ADHE respectively • When evaluating the data from prior to the present (2009 – 2013) of the Career Coach Program, the AR Works Career Coach Program has made an average impact in 21 served counties on the following measures: • 15.36% average increase in Smart Core Enrollment (79.97% to 95.33%) • 19.82%average increase in the College-Going Rate (33.10% to 52.92%) • .55 average increase in ACT Scores (19.53 to 20.08) • -6.41% average decrease in the Remediation Rate (63.58% to 57.17%) Rivercrest students tour the ANC Aircraft and Metals Engineering Center

  21. Apprenticeship Program Adult Apprenticeship: • Total expenditures of 2012-2013…$1,355,754.67 • Total number of programs …96 • Total Apprentices in programs…2,928 • Electrical: 1,975 • Plumbing: 766 • Other Crafts: 157

  22. Shared-Time Secondary Career Centers2011-12 • 24 Shared-Time Secondary Career Centers • 43 different programs of study • 6,168 students earned 36,996 credit hours, representing a tuition value of $3.2 (2012-13 school year) • Total funding: $20,136,383

  23. Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO) 2012-2013 One Year Totals Agencies Served: 89 Items Acquired 2,422 Value of Items Acquired: $9,588,499.38

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