CTECS Community of Practice Meeting & 74 th Board of Trustee Meeting

1. CTECS Community of Practice Meeting & 74th Board of Trustee Meeting

2. Meeting Purpose • Establish/reinforce transparency between CTECS states/partners initiatives • Identify value-added services and outcomes of consortium initiatives • Identify collaborative opportunities strategically • Establish/build rapport with each other

3. Our Mission to meet Perkins IV end of program skills attainment andprogram improvement. Providing quality assessment systems linked to industry validated standards…

4. CTECS Model for Motto

5. CTECS Role in Assessment • Facilitate and Validate the assessment processes to ensure face and content validity and reliability. • Deliver the assessments online. • Provide technical assistance and professional development to maintain and improve the system.

6. Establish Stakeholders, TSA Needs Assessment, and TAC through TCSG Staff Determine Priorities for Elements to be Developed, i.e., Competencies Standards Item Banks Assessments Collect and Analyze Existing Elements (R & D), i.e., Competencies Standards Item Banks Assessments Pilot Assessments via E-SESS Online Test System. Perform Item Analysis, and Set Cut-Score. Implement Statewide Assessments Adopt, Adapt, Develop, and Validate Industry Standards Perform Continuous Improvement on Assessments and Testing System Adopt or Adapt and Validate Existing Item Banks and Develop New Items (all correlated to Standards) CTECS Process

7. CTECS: Resources • Skills Standards • Skills Standards linked to Assessments • Item Banks • Access to On-line Assessment System: Measurement Instrument is E-SESS™ by TFI

8. CTECS: Services • Training • Facilitation • Development Technical Assistance in the access, design and development of standards and technical assessment. TFD

9. 8 Unique Examples with Same Process & Similar Goals • Arizona • FBLA • Kentucky • Nevada • Oregon (regional) • South Carolina • TCSG • Virginia

10. Arizona Alliance • Groundwork of CTECS Technical Assessment System Design Model helped enable AZ’s success in Standards and TSA’s • CTECS Study: International Benchmarking of AZ’s Skill Standards • UA-Workforce Education & Development • AZ-DOE CTE Unit • AZ Skill Standards Commission • Expected Outcomes • Examine and identify skill gaps between AZ and other countries • Enable AZ CTE Leaders to establish industry-validated, world-class standards for global competiveness

11. FBLA Project • Completing task list creation for 35 programs in the PBL side of FBLA • Developing additional task lists and aligning items for national FBLA competitions • Developing new items to meet holes in current events • Completed 32 task lists and item alignments for FBLA completion

12. Kentucky Recent • Dr. McCage’s Consulting/Research Support for KOSSA’s College and Career Readiness Assessment/Certifications • Piloting two program areas (Ag Livestock and Ag Mechanics) Fall 2011 • IT standards refinement and pilot assessments slated for Spring 2012

13. Nevada Now • Architectural Drafting Assessment • (December/Jan Pilot) • Mechanical Drafting Assessment • (December/Jan Pilot) • Graphic Design Assessment • (December/Jan Pilot) • Culinary Arts Assessment • (Early 2012 – Winter Pilot) • Agriculture Mechanics (3 Assessments near ready for Devp.) • Welding Technology Assessment with Basic Perf. Element-GBC • Automotive Technology Assessment • Health Science-TBD • Workplace Readiness-TBD • Business Education (standards only) • Information Technology (standards only)

14. Oregon Onward • 6 regions developing assessments across the state • Over 50 program areas being developed and assessed • Cut score development to occur spring 2012 • State application process for assessment approval near completion • Hosting State recognized Automotive assessment

15. South Carolina Connection • Piloted assessments in 7 areas in Spring 2011 • Developing 7 new pilots for Fall 2011 • Piloting 14 areas starting end of November • 6-9 new programs slated for assessment development Summer 2012

16. TCSG Articulation Exam Project • CTECS worked with TCSG to perform Assessment Review, Update and Development in six courses. • Administered Spring 2011 Pilot Assessments for secondary students attempting to gain articulation credit into the TCSG using E-SESS Testing System.

17. TCSG Articulation Assessments • Piloted 6 Course Articulation Assessments Spring 2011 • Accounting • Construction • Culinary Arts • Early Childhood Education • Marketing • Welding • Conducted Secondary Ed. Competency Survey to identify curriculum/instructional gaps at Sec. level • Facilitated TCSG & GA-DOE Stakeholder’s Meeting • Re-piloting 6 courses Winter-Spring 2012 • Determining next phase of Course Articulation Assessments

18. Virginia WRS Assessment • Spring 2011 • Began offering the assessment April 2011 • 100-item multiple-choice test • 60-minute timed test • 3,693 students tested • 2,400 students passed (65% pass rate) • 75% cut score • Accommodates SWD

19. Virginia Spring ’11 Results Feb-March Pilot

20. Virginia Spring ’11 Results Actual Test: April 1- mid-June: Close to 5,000 registered 2,400 students passed (65% pass rate)

21. Virginia WRS Assessment • Fall 2011Testing Thus Far • 1,000 Pre-tests taken • 10/13/2011 - 11/08/2011 • 500 Verified Credit tests taken • 11/01/2011 - 11/07/2011 • Virginia WRS Assessments Ordered from October 2011 – November 8, 2011 •  3,510 WRS Assessments • 1,588 WRS Pretests

22. Other Projects/Initiatives • PassAssured, Pharm Tech Program • CTECS - Software Distributor (preps for PTCB national exam) • Strong • Online Curriculum • Formative Assessment • Summative Assessment • $250 per prog/student

23. USA-TVETwww.usatvet.org • United States Consortium for Export of Technical and Vocational Education and Training • To inform U.S. public, private, and non-government providers of career and technical education (CTE) equipment, software, and technical assistance services to the opportunities and importance of exporting these services internationally. • To facilitate collaboration amongst CTE providers of different and unique expertise that will lead to greater potential of success. • To share information on CTE structure, reforms and activities in other countries • Initial Engagement • Make headway in international grant opps • Build partnership with other national orgs

24. LIUNA • The Laborers’ International Union of North America—is the most progressive, aggressive and fastest-growing union of construction workers, and one of the most diverse and effective unions representing public service employees. • Recent Development of Property Restoration Curriculum and Assessments • Recent Assessments • Solar Panel Installation • Green Roofing • LEED Building Construction

25. Potential Project-Inspiring the Future of Energy • Background: Education/Industry Partnership through one initiative • Potential Stakeholders • Cumberland County Public Schools • Dominion Power • VA-DOE • Honeywell Inc. • Diversified Education Systems – Classroom Equipment Provider • CTECS – Assessment Developer and Provider • Lead Innovator and Proposal Writer: • Angela Whittaker MS.Ed., LEED GASustainability and Renewable Technologies InstructorCumberland County Public Schools • Bottom-line: • Opportunity to potentially become involved in a national assessment team to develop national industry certified assessments for existing and evolving energy curriculum (ultimately, three courses) • SME’s Needed for National Assessment Team • Seeking Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) Credentialing

26. Potential Project-Inspiring the Future of Energy • Curriculum Background • Sustainability and Renewable Technologies Course (in VERSO) • VA State Approved CTE course • Designed by Cumberland County Public Schools and CTE Resource Center with VA-DOE Support • Renewable Energy and Green Building Design • Currently being piloted as a follow-up course to Sustainability and Renewable Technology by Cumberland County Public Schools and is on track for approval by the Virginia Department of Education in summer of 2012. • Energy Industry Fundamentals: Provided by the Center for Energy Workforce Development and currently available for no charge. This course is not recognized or validated through the Virginia Department of Education therefore, not offered for credit at this time.

27. COP Meeting Outcomes/Next Steps • Needed Assessments to be organized as initiatives by specific state(s) • Health • Graphic Communications • Graphic Design (under dvp-NV) • Drafting (under dvp-NV) • AGMEC (under dvp-NV; piloting in KY) • IT • Construction and Const. Tech • Manufacturing • HVAC • Electricity • Transportation • Others?

28. COP Meeting Outcomes/Next Steps • Overwhelming interest WRS Assessment and entire Model • 21 Skill Standards • CTE Resource Center Curriculum/Instructional Resources • State Adoption with buy-in from State Advisory Committee • Strong interest in obtaining corporate sponsorship to validate Certificate: • EX., Maine—L.L. Bean

29. COP Meeting Outcomes/Next Steps • Strong interest in Energy Curriculum Assessments • Professional Development through CTECS Assessment Design Model • Standards Adapt/Adopt/Develop • Assessment Adapt/Adopt/Develop • Field Test Administration using E-SESS • Item Analysis • Cut-Score Setting • Some interest in Articulation Assessments

30. COP Meeting Outcomes/Next Steps • Consortium Strategies to carry-out next steps (overall better sharing of resources—collaboration instead of redundancy in standards and assessments) • Transparent chart on CTECS website to show program area assessment initiatives and progress by state(s) • Create and convene multi-state energy assessment writing team for Virginia energy course(s) • Multi-state adoption of VA’s WRS Model • After implementation, multi-state corporate sponsoring on certificates

31. Potential Project-Inspiring the Future of Energy • Objectives • Provide industry with a workforce well founded in energy fundamentals with an emphasis in renewable technology and energy efficient behavior and design • Improve the Career Pathway leading to the energy industry • Increase STEM-rich CTE courses with direct applications to energy and sustainability • Provide school divisions and technical centers information and support in implementing educational programs in sustainability and energy at all levels of K12 education • Broaden the career cluster impact of the Sustainability and Renewable Technologies course as appropriate • Write and publish a curriculum guide for Sustainability and Renewable Technologies • Offer teacher training for all three courses as requested by divisions • Develop a model for industry/education partnerships • Establish curricula that can be duplicated in other states, community colleges and training centers • Develop Industry Recognized Assessments with Certs • CTECS Experience: KY Energy Standards/Proposal and LIUNA

32. Potential Project-Inspiring the Future of Energy • Curriculum Background • Sustainability and Renewable Technologies Course (in VERSO) • Existing VA State Approved CTE course • Designed by Cumberland County Public Schools and CTE Resource Center with VA-DOE Support • Course explores issues that affect global citizens in the areas of economics, culture, and the environment. The course introduces students to the historic, economic, political, environmental, and cultural issues that impact the global community and its’ future. Students will address issues affecting the health of our environment and explore solutions offered by sustainable agriculture, energy efficient building design, and renewable energy sources.

33. Potential Project-Inspiring the Future of Energy • Renewable Energy and Green Building Design • Currently being piloted as a follow-up course to Sustainability and Renewable Technology by Cumberland County Public Schools and is on track for approval by the Virginia Department of Education in summer of 2012. • Draft Course Description: Renewable Energy and Green Building Design explores the application and fundamentals of green building principles and renewable energies. Students will become familiar with select renewable energy technologies and have hands on experience in their design and function and be introduced to foundations in installation skills. • Energy Industry Fundamentals: Provided by the Center for Energy Workforce Development and currently available for no charge. This course is not recognized or validated through the Virginia Department of Education therefore, not offered for credit at this time.