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Who Are We?
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103,000 Secondary students in
Career & Technical Programs in:
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166 school districts (178)
1,226 secondary programs
8 Technical Centers
4 Technical Colleges
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Who Are We?
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In Post-Secondary Education:
Colorado Career and Technical
Education is a major component of
the state's largest system of higher
education serving more than
117,000 students (30,000 CTE
Students) annually in:
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13 Colorado Community Colleges
and 600 postsecondary programs
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Essential Question
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Why Clusters,
Pathways & Plans of
Study?
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Colorado’s Education Pipeline
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Percent of Students Who
Take Remedial Courses
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63% at two-year institutions
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40% at four-year institutions
The Bridge Project
Stanford University
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How Hiring Practices Will
Change
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28% will reduce hiring those with
only a high school diploma
49.5% will increase two-year college
graduates
Almost 60% will increase their hires
of four-year college graduates
42% will increase their hires of postgraduates within next five years
The Conference Board
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Economic Implications
Difference in annual salary between a
DPS high school graduate with no
further education and a DPS graduate
who completes college: $66,324
Combined difference in annual salary
of all DPS dropouts compared to their
classmates who graduated from
college: $135,964,200
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Governor Ritter’s “Colorado
Promise”
Identifies two clear goals:
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Cut by half the number of high
school students who fail to graduate.
Double the number of Certificates
Degrees awarded over the next 1015 years.
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Purposes of the Perkins Act
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Challenging Academic and Technical
Standards within a Plan of Study
Preparation for high skill, high wage
or high demand occupations
Integration of academic and technical
instruction
Increasing flexibility to improve CTE
Partnership of post secondary &
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secondary
Purpose of Perkins Act
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Providing Individuals with Lifetime
Educational Opportunities to Develop
the Knowledge and Skills Needed to
Keep the UNITED STATES
competitive……
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Positive Effect of CTE?
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Do we Make a Difference?
How?
We Can
Expand
that
Difference!
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Vocational Education vs. Career
& Technical Education
Vocational Education
“Then”
Career and Technical
Education
“Now”
For Some”Students
For All Students
For a Few Jobs
For All Careers
6 to 7 “Program Areas”
17 Clusters – 81 Pathways
In Lieu of Academics
Aligns and Supports Academics
High School Focused
High School and College
Partnerships
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A bit of history …
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U.S. Department of
Education
National
Association of State
Directors of Career
Technical Education
National Advisory
Committees
Cluster Leaders
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Career Clusters
“An organizing tool defining CTE using
broad clusters of occupations and
pathways with validated standards
that ensure opportunities for all
students regardless of their career
goals and interests.“
www.careerclusters.org
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17 Career Clusters
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So where do Career Clusters
fit in? What are they?
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Career Clusters are groupings of
occupations and industries
These groupings are used as an
organizing tool for:
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Curriculum Design
Instructional + Guidance Model
Seamless Transition
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What about Career
Pathways?
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A Career Pathway represents a
grouping of occupations within a
cluster that share a base level of
common knowledge and skill.
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Colorado Career Cluster
Model
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Hospitality, Human Services & Education
Education &
Training
Teaching &
Training
Teacher
Professional
Human
Services
Hospitality &
Tourism
Professional
Support Services
Early Childhood
Professional
Administration &
Admin Support
Services
Industry Sector
Career
Clusters
Pathways
Plans of Study
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Foundation
Knowledge & Skills
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Cluster Approach to Addressing
Educational Redesign
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Strategy to organize instruction and
student experiences around career themes
(Focus on an industry cluster of related
occupations)
Incorporates existing school reform
strategies
(career academies, career pathways,
small learning communities, Tech Prep)
Connects to business and higher
education
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What about Local
Implementation?
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One (1) Approved Plan of Study
by June 30, 2008 for each
institution receiving Perkins
Work with your Guidance
Counselor and Administration
Use it as a time to “Re-Think”
your program
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Key Points of Colorado
Implementation
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WHAT? Every student will follow a
pathway that leads to career success.
HOW? Through seamless programs
of study fostering academic and
technical achievement.
WHY? To develop a globally
competitive workforce for Colorado.
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What is a Plan of Study?
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It is a visual communication tool that
demonstrates the link of high school
academic and CTE courses to college
programs and careers.
It is also a partnership with business
and industry!
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A Plan Of Study Must:
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Incorporate & align secondary and
postsecondary education elements
Include the opportunity for obtaining
postsecondary credit (PSEO, ACP,
etc)
Lead to an industry-recognized
certificate, credential at the
postsecondary level or an associates
or higher degree.
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Why Use A Plan Of Study
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Provides a road map for the
student/parent
Increases student retention
Connects Career Path Courses with
Core Academic Courses
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Why Use A Plan Of Study
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Allows flexibility for students to
explore and update their plans of
study
Increases awareness of CTE
opportunities
It is the first and most important step
in guiding and preparing today’s
students for high wage, high skill and
high demand careers!
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21st Century Skills
How many jobs will a young person
between the ages of 18 – 40 have in
their lifetime?
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21st Century Skills
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# of
Jobs
Job
Skill
Learning
Model
20th Century
21st Century
1 – 2 Jobs
10 – 15 Jobs
Mastery of
One Field
Flexibility
And
Adaptability
Subject
Matter
Mastery
Integration of 21st
Century Skills into
Subject Matter
Mastery
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
REALITY
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21st century workplace and technical
skills have become more important
than land and buildings
Trained human capital must be
developed through a complex
educational system
Lack of a skilled workforce will cause
existing businesses to leave and new
businesses to stay away
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COMMUNITIES WILL HAVE TO
GROW THEIR OWN TALENT
Millennial generation (today’s new
employees under age 26) are less
likely to relocate:
 Want to stay close to family
 High cost of housing leading to multi
generational housing
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How To Create A Plan Of
Study
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Select the appropriate Career Cluster
and Pathway
Create a name for your plan of study
Define Career Opportunities
Identify Core Academic and Career
Path Courses
Include Postsecondary Credit
Options
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Describe Extended Learning Options
The Colorado Promise
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Create an educated skilled workforce for
Colorado that is globally competitive.
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Establish Extended Learning
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Career & Technical Student
Organizations (CTSOs)
Work Based Learning (WBL)
Experiences
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Job Shadowing
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Career Preparation
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Internships
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Then What?
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Involve students, parents, counselors,
community
HOW?
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Implementation Goals
Span All Grades
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Elementary Career Awareness
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Middle
Career Exploration
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High
Career Concentration
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PS
Career Preparation
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Lifelong
Career Advancement
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SECTOR
SECTOR
Management & Administration
Health & Public Safety
CAREER CLUSTER
CAREER CLUSTER
Finance
Health
CAREER PATHWAY
CAREER PATHWAY
Accounting
Diagnostic
PLAN OF STUDY
PLAN OF STUDY
Accountant
Radiology Technology
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Impact on Credentialing
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Credentials now issued by Pathway
(not Program Area)
Many Instructors will be
credentialed in multiple pathways
To find your appropriate
Pathways…go to
www.coloradostateplan.com
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Finding My Pathway
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“I
want more of our students to
consider college and post-high
school training as viable options
after graduation – and I want them
to be fully prepared for those
opportunities.”
-- Colorado Governor Bill Ritter
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Career
Clusters
Career
Pathways
Plans of
Study
CTE
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End Game
Career Clusters for 1K
Question: Number of Career
Clusters in Colorado
Check Your Answer
Terms for 1K
Answer: What is 17?
Back to the Game Board
Career Clusters for 2K
Question: Hospitality &
Tourism; Human Services;
and Education and Training
Check Your Answer
Terms for 2K
Answer: What are the Career
Clusters in the Hospitality,
Human Services & Education
Industry Sector
Back to the Game Board
Terms for 3K
Question: Grouping of related
occupations and industries
Check Your Answer
Terms for 3K
Answer: What is a Cluster?
Back to the Game Board
Career Pathways for 1K
Question: Number of Career
Pathways in Colorado
Check Your Answer
Career Pathways for 1K
Answer: What is 81?
Back to the Game Board
Career Pathways for 2K
Question: Reason to
implement the career pathway
model.
Check Your Answer
Career Pathways for 2K
Answer: What is
•Consistency for better data (results) and shared development
opportunities
•Articulation within and between states
•Employer validated standards
•Opportunities for “all” students
•A “place” for all career goals and interests
Back to the Game Board
Career Pathways for 3K
Question: Definition of a
Career Pathway
Check Your Answer
Career Pathways for 3K
Answer: What is a grouping
of occupations within a
cluster that share a base level
of common knowledge and
skill.
Back to the Game Board
Plans of Study for 1K
Question: Number of Plans of
Study your institution has to
submit by June 30, 2008
Check Your Answer
Plans of Study for 1K
Answer: What is 1?
Back to the Game Board
Plans of Study for 2K
Question: Example of an
Extended Learning Activity
Check Your Answer
Plans of Study for 2K
Answer: What is…?
Back to the Game Board
Plans of Study for 3K
Question: A system that serves
as the nation’s source of
occupational information.
Check Your Answer
Plans of Study for 3K
Answer: What is O-Net?
Back to the Game Board
CTE for 1K
Question: Catchy phrase to
describe Governor Ritter’s
Education Goals
Check Your Answer
CTE for 1K
Answer: What is the Colorado
Promise?
Back to the Game Board
CTE for 2K
Question: Number of
Students enrolled in
secondary CTE Programs.
Check Your Answer
CTE for 2K
Answer: What is 103,000?
Back to the Game Board
CTE for 3K
Question: Provides college
credit for prior learning.
Check Your Answer
CTE for 3K
Answer: What is Advanced
Credit Pathway?
Back to the Game Board
Other for 1
Question: _____ are among
the most abundant animals
that live in the soil.
Check Your Answer
Other for 1
Answer: Earthworms
Back to the Game Board
Other for 2
Question: Earthworms
enhance the _____ by
burrowing through the layers
of soil.
Check Your Answer
Other for 2
Answer: Soil
Back to the Game Board
Other for 3
Question: A crop that is
grown for organic matter and
is turned back into the soil.
Check Your Answer
Other for 3
Answer: Green Manure
Back to the Game Board
Other for 4
Question: What is the largest
source of organic matter in
the soil?
Check Your Answer
Other for 4
Answer: Plant roots
Back to the Game Board
Other for 5
Question: Why do producers
use summer fallow in a crop
rotation?
Check Your Answer
Other for 5
Answer: To conserve water
and nitrogen
Back to the Game Board
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