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Cooperative programs of study career academies. South Central Perkins Consortium Glenn Morris, Secondary Administrator Kathryn Rusch, Postsecondary Administrator. Minnesota Fall 2013 Career Technical Education Perkins Consortium Contacts/Coordinators Meeting
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Cooperativeprograms of studycareer academies South Central Perkins Consortium Glenn Morris, Secondary Administrator Kathryn Rusch, Postsecondary Administrator Minnesota Fall 2013 Career Technical Education Perkins Consortium Contacts/Coordinators Meeting “Shared Programming Across Districts through Secondary-Postsecondary Partnership” 11/13/2013 Normandale Community College
MVED • MINNESOTA VALLEY EDUCATION DISTRICT: • Cleveland • Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial • LeSueur-Henderson • Nicollet • Saint Clair • Saint Peter (Host) • with • Tri-City United • (Le Center Montgomery- Lonsdale) Agricultural Science Academy Pathway to Engineering Academy
SOUTHERN UNITED • Blue Earth Area • Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton • Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial • Maple Rivers • New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva • United South Central • Saint Clair • Waseca Mechatronics Academy Information Technology Academy
February 2013 • Inquiry by superintendent to explore potential for college to collaborate in program with the district • Need defined for program that provides options to students who are not planning to go directly to college after graduation, such as industry certification and training. • District has facility but no teacher or program, and sought to explore potential for the college to offer a satellite program PLANNING PROCESS
March 2013 • Following meeting at college, interest was expressed in having a conversation with proximate district superintendents and principals to explore potential for growing/developing cooperative career and technical education programs. PLANNING PROCESS
Districts meet to share current assets, desired programming, and local and regional resources available and needed for any desired outcomes. • Reporting was provided that listed all current CTE programs and course descriptions, instructors, and performance data, for all sites AGENDA
Top 4 program areas of interest are selected: • Information Technology • Health Careers • Agriculture Science • Mechatronics AGENDA
July 2013 • Computer Careers instructors for South Central College invited to discuss potential for development of IT pathways • Option for New Multimedia Technology • Online -Virtual networking and mechatronics access available Google hangout meeting
August2013 • Opportunity to meet and share in goals for cooperative CTE program development • Potential partnership to establish: • Impact of NSF grant for virtual Mechatronics programming • Cohort model for course enrollment & delivery – PSEO-by-Contract • Online computer careers academy programming • Interest also shared by high schools to partner with the college to offer an option for students to acquire an AA degree prior to graduation from high school. Meeting HELD WITH SOUTH CENTRAL COLLEGE President AND ADMINISTRATORS, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS, and Perkins coordinators
September2013 • Principals and Counselors meet with SCC instructors to recommend development of a 4-course sequence in each pathway: Junior Year Foundation Courses, 1 each semester, Senior Year 3rd Course Fall semester and Spring semester Internship/Capstone Project. College Credit and Industry Certification options are defined. • Superintendents and representative principals meet with SCC President and Administration, and based on needs identified by principals and counselors, determine rates for contract PSEO, concurrent enrollment, and advanced placement, as appropriate, and recommend tuition agreements for instruction between districts. Follow-up meetings
In order for students to register for FY 2015 Fall Semester, need defined having ready for review and publication by no later than December 15th: • Course Descriptions • Work-Based Learning Sites • Industry Certifications • Marketing and Communications • Registration Information TIMELINE
Comp 1200 – PC Hardware/Software Essentials (1 semester) • Comp 1360 – Data Communications (1 semester) • Comp 1140 – Web Development (1 semester) • Internship/Capstone Project (1 semester) DECISIONInformation Technology Academy beginning Fall 2014
MECA1122 – Electricity—Devices and Circuits 1 (1 semester) • MECA1220 – Mechanical Systems (1 semester) • MECA1250 – Mechatronics Systems Operations I (1 semester) • MECA2120 – Pneumatics Systems (1 semester) DECISIONMECHATRONICS Academy – beginning Fall 2014
Health Science Technology (Intro to Health Care Careers) • Anatomy and Physiology/Disease Conditions 1 • Medical Terminology • Certified Nursing Assistant • Pharmacy Technician • Health Science Internship/Capstone Rather than a host district and business partner, each school will partner and work with area health care facilities for hands-on training. DECISIONHEALTH SCIENCE Academy