Career Technical Education Unit
Enhancing quality vocational and technical education
for all California’s community college students.
CTE updates are available at:
http://www.cccco.edu/SystemOffice/Divisions/EconDevWorkPrep/CTE/MonthlyUpdates/tabid/510/Default.aspx
Career Technical Education
February 2011 Update
2010-2012 Master Calendar for Perkins Funds
The Master Calendar for Perkins provides important dates and deadlines for Perkins related MIS data submissions,
reporting, certification, and the allocation determination process. Dates provided are subject to change by the
Chancellor’s Office (CO).
Note: The Legal Terms and Conditions state that: all reports that fall on a weekend or a holiday
are due by close of business on the last working day prior to the reporting deadline. Extensions of reporting
deadlines may be made with the approval of the Project Monitor.
Title I-B: http://www.cccco.edu/ChancellorsOffice/Divisions/EconDevWorkPrep/CTE/Grants/VETA1b/tabid/520/Default.aspx
TitIe I-C: http://www.cccco.edu/ChancellorsOffice/Divisions/EconDevWorkPrep/CTE/Grants/VTEA1c/tabid/521/Default.aspx
Tech Prep: http://www.cccco.edu/ChancellorsOffice/Divisions/EconDevWorkPrep/CTE/Grants/TechPrep/tabid/542/Default.aspx
Key Upcoming Dates
March 7, 2011
Title I-C: Data certifications for the 2011-12 Local Application due
February thru April
Title I-C & Tech-Prep: Negotiate 2011-12 performance indicator targets
April 25, 2011
Title I-B, Title I-C & Tech Prep: 3rd Qtr. Report for program year 2010-11 due
May 1, 2011
Final Title I-C & CTE Transitions: 2011-12 performance target negotiations due
May 15, 2011
Title I-C: 2011-12 Local Application due
May 25, 2011
Title I-B & CTE Transitions: 2011-12 Application due
July 25, 2011
Title I-B, Title I-C & Tech Prep: 4th Qtr. Report for program year 2010-11 due
August 31, 2011
Title I-B, Title I-C & Tech Prep: Final Report for program year 2010-11 due
The complete revised 2010-2012 Master Calendar for Perkins Title I-C Funds calendar is available at:
http://www.cccco.edu/Portals/4/EWD/CTE/Perkins/vtea_1c/MIS_Perkins_reporting_10-12.doc
Reporting periods for all SB 70 Community Collaborative grants are: July 31, 2010; October 31, 2010;
January 31, 2011; and April 30, 2011
Perkins Title I Part C District Data Certification Process and Core Indicator Data Memos
CTE Memo 11-02 (MIS and Perkins 2011-12 Title I-C Reporting and Funding Information);
CTE Memo 11-03 (Data Certification Forms Perkins Title I Part C Allocation for 2011-12); and
CTE Memo 11-04 (2011-12 Perkins IV Planning Year Core Indicator Reports Available Online)
were issued on January 25, 2011 and posted online at
http://www.cccco.edu/ChancellorsOffice/Divisions/EconDevWorkPrep/CTEMemos/2011Memos/tabid/1845/Default.aspx
MIS Core Indicator Data Issues
CTE staff initially reviewed the recently released the MIS core measure performance data for the upcoming district
negotiation on targets (see CTE Memo 11-04), and discovered that the 2010-11 Planning Year Perkins Core
Indicator reports were run with only a single quarter of data (July-Sept 2010) from the Employment Development
Department (EDD) for the Employment indicator (4P1: Student Placement).
The Chancellor’s Office has received the remaining three quarters of employment data from EDD. The MIS group
will rerun the Core Indicators and Negotiation Workbooks when as soon as resources are available. With that
match, the results for “4P1: Student Placement” (Employment) should improve significantly.
Please note: If the data from EDD has problems, and the data cannot be corrected in a timely fashion, we will
exclude the “4P1: Student Placement” (Employment) from the Performance Target evaluation and negotiation. We
will notify you when the reports are revised and posted.
When the California Perkins State Plan was drafted, it was assumed that a handful of districts might experience
some performance difficulties, but not the entire community college system. Recognizing that the performance
measures are largely governed by factors beyond the districts’ control, representatives from our office will be
meeting with federal Office of Vocational and Adult Education staff, to voice our concerns. We will continue to
keep you informed.
Perkins IV Accountability Presentations
A number of short presentations are available on the Perkins IV Accountability system including:

Accountability Foundations in the Perkins Act: This 9-minute presentation provides an overview of the
Perkins Act accountability requirements and how the Act sets the foundation for the core indicators, annual
reports, and negotiated performance targets.

Core Indicators Cohort Selection (posting soon): The presentation lasts just over 22 minutes and
provides information on the cohort selection for the core indicator reports. If you’ve ever asked, “How
could those be my numbers? They are way too small.” then this session is for you.

Core Indicator Definitions (coming soon)

Core Indicator Reports (coming soon)
The sessions are available as PowerPoint Presentations that include narration in slideshow mode and notes pages
with text explaining the slide. The sessions are also available as Streaming Video (WMV). The WMV file can be
viewed in a media player or saved for later viewing. Low bandwidth sites should use the “Low or Med Res” version.
Transcripts are also available. The presentations are available at: http://www.cccco.edu under Chancellor's
Office > Divisions > Econ. Dev. & Work. Prep. > CTE > Additional Resources >Tutorials
Or http://www.cccco.edu/ChancellorsOffice/Divisions/EconDevWorkPrep/CTE/Tutorials/tabid/1806/Default.aspx
SB 70
The annual report for the Career Technical Education Pathways Initiative written by WestEd was released in
January. It is available at the CTE website: http://www.cccco.edu/Portals/4/EWD/SB%2070/SB70GovRprt_20091124.pdf
The CTE 2010-11 Community Collaborative renewal applications must be completed and certified by 5 p.m. on
February 18, 2011. The four signed face sheets will be due on or before February 25, 2011.
The CTE 2010-11 Supplemental renewal and competitive applications must be completed and certified by 5 p.m.
on February 18, 2011. The four signed face sheets will be due on or before February 25, 2011.
Tech Prep
The future of Tech Prep hinges on 2011 federal budget in which President Obama initially zeroed out Tech Prep
as a separate line item and rolled the funding into the Perkins Title I-C base allocation. Despite recent reports of a
possible budget impasse in Congress, interest in reductions in domestic spending and unclear prospects in
resolving the question (Tech Prep as a single funding source or not), California Community College Chancellor’s
Office intends to retain fundamental elements of the Tech Prep consortia program/concept. We are exploring
ways to preserve a hybrid that contains the best of Tech Prep and helps what we refer to as CTE Transitions
between secondary and postsecondary, by using the Perkins IV option of a “10% Reserve” set-aside to financially
support the activities. These issues will be discussed during a CC Confer conference call with Tech Prep project
directors scheduled for March.
Joint Statewide Collaboratives and Advisory Committees Meeting
The California Community College Chancellor’s Office is in the process of planning a joint meeting of the directors
of the Statewide Collaboratives and representatives of the Statewide Advisory Committees scheduled for Tuesday
April 26, 2011 from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm at the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office in Sacramento.
Attendance is by invitation only. For additional information, contact Paul Barth at (916) 323-3865 or
pbarth@cccco.edu
2011 CTE Month
February is CTE Month! This month-long celebration of CTE kicks off with National Job Shadow Day and
concludes with National Entrepreneurship Week USA. Celebrate all month long with this year's theme, CTE:
Learning Today, Earning Tomorrow! http://www.acteonline.org/ctemonth.aspx
CTE Month Products
This year, ACTE has created a variety of products for you to use as decorations, hand out, give as gifts, reward
CTE teachers and supporters, and use in other ways. Soon, you will also be able to purchase DVDs featuring the
two winning videos from the PSA contest to share with your students and their parents, colleagues, and local
businesses and policymakers, so they can see the breadth, depth and relevance of CTE.
It has come to ACTE's attention that merchandise companies have been attempting to sell CTE Month branded
material. ACTE has no affiliation with any company claiming to carry CTE Month material. The only place you can
order official CTE Month material is here. Through the site, you can also download the official CTE Month logo.
Please support ACTE by using the official CTE Month logo and materials. If you have any questions, please
contact ACTE at 800-826-9972 or acte@acteonline.org.
Job Shadow Day
Each February, career and technical educators and ACTE participate in National Groundhog Job Shadow Day
(NGJSD), a national campaign that gives young people a new perspective on their studies through hands-on
learning and a one-day mentoring experience. NGJSD is a joint effort of with several national organizations
including Junior Achievement, America's Promise and the U.S. Department of Labor.
Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century
On Wednesday, February 2, the American Youth Policy Forum hosted a special event for the release of the
Harvard Graduate School of Education report Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing
Young Americans for the 21st Century. The event featured an overview of the report, the reactions of a panel of
education and business leaders, and special remarks from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century contends that
our national strategy for education and youth development has been too narrowly focused on an academic,
classroom-based approach.
Video: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/blog/news_features_releases/2011/02/pathways-to-prosperity-meeting-the-challenge-ofpreparing-young-americans-for-the-21st-century.html
Perkins IV and the Roles and Responsibilities of CTE Teachers and Faculty Members
Published in the Journal of Industrial Teacher Education (Spring 2007) “The Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education (CTE) Act of 2006 and the Roles and Responsibilities of CTE Teachers and Faculty
Members” by Mark D. Threeton focuses on the continuing need for professional development, the inclusion of
counselors and CTE instructors in the guidance and student development process and the integration of
academics into career and technical curriculum, including an historical overview of the Carl D. Perkins legislation.
For the text of the article see: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JITE/v44n1/threeton.html
The Relationship of Individual Career Plans to Programs of Study and Career Pathways
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Office of Community College Research and Leadership |(OCCRL) is
has released a new publication in the Transition Highlights series entitled, The Relationship of Individual Career
Plans to Programs of Study and Career Pathways, authored by Stephanie Kalchik and Kathleen Marie Oertle.
Click HERE to view the publication.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Educating for Careers Conference: Focusing Education on the Future
March 3-5, 2011
Location: Sacramento Convention Center
The California Career Pathway Consortia and the California Partnership Academies will again join forces as the 17th annual
Educating for Career Conference and the 23rd annual California Partnership Academies Conference becomes the California
Career Pathways Consortia and California Partnership Academies Educating for Careers Conference.
For more information: http://2011.ccpc-conference.net/
Information Technology (IT) Innovation Summit - California Teachers Lead the Way
March 3, 2011
Location: Sacramento
The goal of this summit is to promote partnerships, innovative strategies and student engagement that lead to information
technology core education and skills in the classroom that will ensure success in a global economy. The summit takes place in
conjunction with the 2011 Educating for Careers Conference. An additional fee of $45.00 is required to attend this preconference event.
For more information: http://itinnovationsummit.org
CCCAOE Spring Conference
March 23-25, 2011
Location: Marriott Oakland City Center at 1001 Broadway
For more Information: http://www.cccaoe.org/conference/InfoAgenda.html
National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) Professional Development Institute
April 11 - April 14, 2011
Location: Doubletree Crystal City, Arlington, VA
For more information: http://www.napequity.org
2011 Workforce Leadership Institute
April 13-15, 2011
Location: UCLA Conference Center, Lake Arrowhead, CA
For more information: http://www.laocrc.com/LeadersInstitute/Pages/default.aspx
California Workforce Association (CWA) Annual Spring Conference
April 20-22, 2011
Location: San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina
For more information: http://www.calworkforce.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57:cwa-annual-springconference&catid=6&Itemid=25
National Association for Career and Technical Education and Information (NACTEI) Conference:
Perkins: Vision to Action
May 10-12, 2011
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
For more information: http://www.nactei.org/conference.html
High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC)
July 25-28, 2011
Location: San Francisco, CA
For more information: http://www.highimpact-tec.org/index.php
National Career Pathways Network (NCPN)
October 12–14, 2011
Location: Orlando World Center Marriott
For more information: http://www.cord.org/2011-ncpn-conference-in-orlando/
National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE) Conference: Growing the Workforce for a New American Economy
A joint conference with National Council of Continuing Education and Training (NCCET)
October 22-25, 2011
Location: Hyatt Regency Riverfront, St. Louis, MO
For more information: http://www.ncwe.org/?page=2011_conference
JSPAC Annual Conference
December 5-7, 2011
Location: Sheraton Grand Hotel Sacramento, CA
For more information: http://www.jspac.org/