SPRING WAVA Conference
Excellence in Leadership
Kathleen Lopp
Betty Klattenhoff
Assistant Superintendent
Career and College Readiness
Director
Career and Technical Education
KATHLEEN LOPP
ASHLY FLYGARE
Assistant Superintendent
PHYLLIS LAWSON
Executive Assistant
Certification
KIM HOSS
Secretary Senior
BETTY KLATTENHOFF
JILL PILBRO
CTE Director
BARBARA DITTRICH
Advanced Placement
Secretary Senior
LANCE WRZESINSKI
DEIFI STOLZ
Business & Marketing / IT
Career and Technical Education /
Methods of Administration
MARY NAGEL
Family & Consumer Science /
Financial Literacy
DENNIS WALLACE
Skilled & Technical Sciences
REBECCA WALLACE
PHOUANG HAMILTON
Agriculture Science
Grants & Innovative Programs
MARIANNA GOHEEN
HEIDI SCHULTZ
Health Science
GRADS Teen Parent Program
VACANT
MARY KANIKEBERG
STEM Education
Jobs for America’s Graduates
America’s Edge
Ensuring Washington State’s Global Success
Reducing our “Skills Gap” through innovative
models and rigorous standards
America’s Edge
Washington State Contact:
Steven Leahy, State Director
sleahy@americasedge.org
What is CTE?
Shape the Future
Perkins
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2012-13 Carryover Funds
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Redistributed end of February
2013-14 Perkins Applications
•
“Needs More Work”
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Adjustments to application must be made
before OSPI can process
“Pending”
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Perkins Improvement Plan or End of Year report
missing
April 1, 2014 Deadline
Career Readiness for a
Working Washington
• OSPI and Employment Security Department partnership
• Connects school districts with local Workforce
Development Councils to make career exploration,
career pathways, mentoring, and on-site workplace
experience a permanent part of the high school
experience.
• Pilot Sites
• Yelm, Wenatchee, Renton, Evergreen, Spokane
Career Readiness for a
Working Washington
• OSPI and Employment Security Department partnership
• Connects school districts with local Workforce
Development Councils to make career exploration,
career pathways, mentoring, and on-site workplace
experience a permanent part of the high school
experience.
• Pilot Sites
• Yelm, Wenatchee, Renton, Evergreen, Spokane
Career Readiness for a
Working Washington
•
OSPI and Employment Security Department partnership
•
Connects school districts with local Workforce
Development Councils to make career exploration,
career pathways, mentoring, and on-site workplace
experience a permanent part of the high school
experience.
•
Pilot Sites
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Yelm, Wenatchee, Renton, Evergreen, Spokane
CEDARS
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2014-15 CEDARS manual released in February
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No CTE changes in the manual
Cip Code changes and 2014-15 Cip Code Chart
found in the CEDARS Appendices
All changes are in red
New Cip Codes
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110701 Introduction to Computer Science (E)
120501 Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef (P)
512210 Global Health (P)
No dropped CIP Codes
Next Generation Science
Standards
2013-2014
Building a Plan to Understand
2014-2015
Building the Foundation
2015-2016
Building Resources and Readiness
CTE Certification
Phyllis Lawson
phyllis.lawson@k12.wa.us
(360) 725-6400
Kelli Bennett
kelli.bennett@k12.wa.us
(360) 725-6400
Microsoft IT Academy
Contact: Lisa Murray Speltz |waita@microsoft.com|(206) 818-9561
Congratulations to the Top 10 Schools Overall for
2013-14 Academic Year – MOS Certification
Congratulations to the Top 10 Schools Overall For
2013/2014 Academic Year – MOS Certification
Top 10 By Total
Certifications
Kamiakin High School
Tumwater High School
Shelton High School
Kalama Jr Sr High
Redmond High
Sedro Woolley Senior High School
Glacier Peak High School
Walla Walla High School
Bellevue High School
Prosser High School
Certification
s
530
473
428
372
305
290
275
263
189
189
Top 10 By Pass Rate
Lindbergh Senior High School
Hazen Senior High School
Shelton High School
Camas High School
Columbia High School
Cle Elum Roslyn High School
Manson Junior Senior High School
Foss
Auburn Mountainview High School
University High School
Pass Rate
85.26%
77.25%
71.21%
68.81%
65.09%
64.52%
64.15%
63.83%
55.52%
54.84%
Did you know?
Grades
9-12
Benefits entire school
Useful for all programs
• Students
• Faculty
• Staff
• Maps to Common Core
• Ag, FCS, Finance, Health Science
& more…
Industry-recognized
Certifications
• MOS –Office #3 on list of skills*
• MTA
• MCE
• CCI Scholarship
*Source: IDC Study, October, 2013
MTA
•12 MTA Programs
•Networking, Windows OS, Web,
Gaming, Database Administration…
•MTA Training for teachers
Did You Know?
Microsoft Office
is number 3 on
the list of most
required skills,
and Microsoft
PowerPoint and
Microsoft Word
are number 11
and number 13.
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and
Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Exams
Microsoft
Mapped to Career Clusters
Office is
number 3 on
the list of most
required skills,
and Microsoft
PowerPoint
and Microsoft
Word are
number 11
and number
13.
Office App
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Outlook
Access
SharePoint
Tech App
OneNote
Windows
OS
Server
Adm
Networkin
g
Security
Database
Software
dev
Transportation,
Distribution & Logistics
Science, Technology,
Engineering & Math
Marketing
Manufacturing
Law, Public Safety,
Corrections
Information Technology
Human Services
Hospitality & Tourism
Health Science
Government & Public
Administration
Finance
Education & Training
Business Management
& Administration
Arts, A/V Tech &
Communications
Architecture &
Construction
Agriculture, Food &
Natural Resources
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and Microsoft Technology
Associate (MTA) exams mapped to Career Clusters
Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel is a foundational requirement for all career clusters.
Career Skills Exams and
Certifications
• 150 Career Skills Certification exams
• Exam standards align with the National
Career Clusters
• Standards and exams created with industry
and subject matter experts
• Includes a Career Skills Performance
Evaluation
• Contact:
www.PrecisionExams.com
(801) 653-9356
Career Skills Exams and
Certifications
•
150 Career Skills Certification Exams
•
Exam standards align with the National Career Clusters
•
Standards and exams created with industry and subject
matter experts
•
Includes a Career Skills Performance Evaluation
•
Contact:
www.PrecisionExams.com
(801) 653-9356
Professional Educators
Standards Board Updates
Brendan O’Conner, PESB Program Specialist
brendan.o’connor@k12.wa.us
(360) 725-6275
WAC 181-77-070 CTE Director
Revision
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Fall 2013: Proposed language shared and
distributed to WAVA area groups for feedback.
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January 2014: Feedback reviewed and
incorporated by CTE Director workgroup.
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Changes take effect September 2014.
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Creates an Initial/Continuing certificate and renewal
requirements in alignment with other roles.
Mandates CTE administration coursework to be
eligible.
WAC 181-77-070 CTE Director
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Initial consideration by PESB at their March meeting.
No action taken. Preliminary review.
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Proposed amendment to be presented at May
meeting. Action taken.
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Will repeal 181-77-070 and replace with 181-77-071.
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Current cert holders eligible for Continuing CTE
Director cert upon expiration of current cert.
CTE Counselor/OIS Workgroup
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Formed November 2013
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Developing clarification of roles and duties
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Update/align certificates with other roles
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Initial/Continuing rather than 1, 3, 5 year certs.
Drafts will be vetted statewide
Other Certification Topics
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Non-CTE Certification Renewal requirements are
changing starting September 2014.
•
Continuing education or professional growth plans
(PGPs) for teachers at the elementary and
secondary levels in STEM-related subjects must
include a specific focus on the integration of STEM
instruction as per RCW 28A.410.2212.
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Affects all elementary teachers and secondary STEMrelated teachers
Certification Renewal Options
If you received your
certificate
Pre-September 2014
If you received your certificate
Post-September 2014
Professional – 150 hours
Professional – NA
Continuing – 150 hours
Continuing – 150 hours
Professional Administrator – 4
PGPs/5 years only option
Professional (all roles) – 4 PGPs/5
years only option
All other Professional and
Continuing – PGPs optional
Continuing – PGPs optional
Professional – May “mix &
match” clock hours and PGPs
Professional – 4 PGPs/5 years only
option
Continuing – May “mix
& match” clock hours and
PGPs
Continuing – May “mix & match” clock
hours and PGPs
Clock Hours
PGPs
“Mix &
Match”
Certification Renewal Options
•
Educators who complete 4 PGPs/5 years have
completed certificate renewal requirements.
•
Each completed PGP = 30 clock hours. Four PGPs
= 120 clock hours.
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Additional hours needed for salary advancement
If an educator chooses to “mix & match” PGPs
and clock hours, the total number of combined
clock hour equivalent must = 150 clock hours.
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For example: 3 PGPs + 60 CH = 150
Thank you for all
do for CTE!