Northeast Metro Perkins Consortium

1. partners in education Northeast Metro Perkins Consortium Technical Skill Assessment Career and Technical Center Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

2. Session Objectives partners in education • Better understanding of Technical Skill Assessment (TSA) requirement • Overview of State process for TSA • Northeast Metro Career & Technical Center TSA implementation Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

3. Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 partners in education Perkins III allowed wide flexibility in how to measure “technical skill attainment” Perkins IV requires a more focused assessment approach for technical skill attainment Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

4. Technical Skill Attainment partners in education Sec 113 (b)(2)(B) …”core indicators of performance…that are valid and reliable…measures of each of the following:” “Student attainment of career and technical skill proficiencies, including student achievement on technical assessments, that are aligned with industry-recognized standards, if available and appropriate.” “Student attainment of an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or a degree.” Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

5. Perkins IV partners in education The expectation….. • To develop an assessment system that will provide teachers, faculty, administrators and policymakers with accurate and useful information about students technical skill achievement Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

6. Why TSA partners in education CTE effectiveness and accountability have not been shown through data. Use of TSA should help through shared curriculum expectations with valid and reliable assessments. Bottom line – It is a Perkins requirement Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

7. MN TSA Project partners in education Team of educators identify core skills for secondary and post secondary Industry representations validate the selected core skills Assessments researched that cover core skills Team of educators recommend assessments Consortium TSA chosen and administered in state approved POS Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

8. Assessment Samples partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

9. TSA Implementation partners in education Schedule by Program of Study Review of curriculum and assessments completed by FY14 MN plan - full implementation in all state approved POS 2014-2015 Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

10. Assessment Requirements partners in education Assessment begins the year after the pathway is examined in consortium in approved Programs of Study. One high school in consortium must complete the assessment. Concentrators = completion of 240 hours in state approved CTE program in one career field. Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

11. TSA Implementation partners in education Construction Occupations Teacher Testimonial Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

12. North East Metro Implementation Plan FY10 Career Pathways – 10-11 Implementation partners in education Accounting – North St. Paul High School and Century College Law Enforcement Systems – CTC Network Systems – CTC Plant Systems – no approved POS Therapeutic Services (Health) - CTC Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

13. FY11 Career Pathways 11-12 Implementation partners in education Animal Systems - CTC Diagnostic Services (Health) Early Childhood Dev. and Services and Teaching/ Training (Birth-Grade 3) – CTC Engineering & Technology - ? Marketing Management, Merchandising & Professional Sales - ? Visual Arts/Printing Technology – Roseville H.S. Foundation Knowledge & Skills Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

14. CTC TSA partners in education Concept and opportunity Volunteers – Law, Computer Networking, Medical Careers, Construction, Education and Human Services Logistics Varied pre, post, performance Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

15. CTC TSA partners in education Computer Networking Teacher Testimonial Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

16. Benefits at 916 CTC partners in education Continuous program improvement Curriculum review and Professional Learning Community (PLC) work MDE Program approval Validates student learning and promotes student efficacy Markets program Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

17. CTC TSA partners in education Ed & Hmn Servcs Teacher Testimonial Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

18. Process for Implementation partners in education • Identify and select MN approved TSA that’s right for your program • Determine proctor and schedule the assessment • Take the assessment • Review and use the results

19. State Approved TSA partners in education http://www.cte.mnscu.edu/programs/mntsa.html

20. State Approved TSALaw Enforcement partners in education • State Approved Law Enforcement TSA • Law Enforcement Teacher Testimonial

21. NOCTI.ORG partners in education $19/Student Post-Test $31 Pre-Post Test/Student

22. Blueprints partners in education

23. Blueprints-Construction partners in education

24. Blueprints partners in education • 21st Century Workplace Skills for Student Success

25. Take the Assessment partners in education • Pop TSA (Pop Quiz) 

26. Results partners in education

27. Results partners in education

28. Results partners in education

29. Using Results partners in education Medical Careers Teacher Testimonial Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

30. EMT TSA partners in education http://www.fisdap.net/ FISDAP (Field Internship Student Data Acquisition Project ) –Was Acronym, now brand Pre-assessment tool. $20/test

31. EMT TSA partners in education

32. Automotive TSA partners in education http://www.na3sa.com/ NA3SA (National Automotive Student Skills Standards Assessment) AYES, NATEF, and SkillsUSA partnership $15 per student per academic year allows for a single attempt at any or all tests in a series

33. Automotive TSA partners in education

34. Performance TSAEarly Childhood partners in education

35. Performance TSA partners in education Groups of 3-4 People 1 Person = Reader 1 Person = Assessor 1-2 People = Acting as 3-4yr olds Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

36. Feedback on Performance TSA partners in education Some instructors thought is was best part Time-Intensive Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

37. Why Technical Skill Attainment? partners in education It’s the Law! Carl D. Perkins Act Student achievement is overall goal with continuous program improvement so all students are successful Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

38. partners in education Thank you for your attention! Deanne DeGraff, Principal deanne.degraff@nemetro.k12.mn.us Erick Lehet, Math Coach erick.lehet@nemetro.k12.mn.us Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.