Rene Day – Shelby Co.
Kay Harris – Jefferson Co.
Tommy Glasscock – Chilton Co.
David Asbury – Gadsden City
Camille H. Wright – Madison City
What IS CTE?
Finding the Balance
Historically 2 Paths
Vocational OR
Education
Academic
Education
College
OR Career Ready
Vocational
Training
OR
College
Prep
Welding
Auto Body
AP Calculus
Honors
Biology
Masonry
Machine Shop
AP Literature
Anatomy and
Physiology
CTE is for ALL Students!!!
ALL Students College
AND Career Ready!!!
What We Know
Parents WANT Their Children
To Go To College
Bulimic
Learning
Doesn’t Work
CTE
Is for
Everyone
Workforce
Demands
Are Not Met
Dropping Out of School is
A Process of Disengagement
College AND Career Ready
Broad Based, Responsive Programs
Workforce Driven
CTE is for
ALL
Students!
Career Exploration
Internships and Application
Credentialing and Work Skills
Dual Enrollment/ Articulated Credit
CTE is for ALL Students!!!
ALL Students College and Career Ready!!!
Making College and Career
Ready a Reality!
Shelby County Career/Technical
Education
Rene’ D. Day
Shelby County’s Reality
Diversity Brings Challenges
SocioEconomic
GROWTH
Culture/
Language
But, Career-Technical Education helps
level the playing field for all students.
DECA
FFA
HOSA
FCCLA
Shelby
County
CTSO
SKILLS
USA
FBLA
TSA
Focused On:
Personal Growth, Team
Building, Leadership
Development
CTE Student Organizations
Quick Facts
44 chapters representing 7 organizations
In last 3 years:
1 state FFA president
1 state HOSA president
1 state SkillsUSA officer
1 state FBLA officer
1 state DECA officer
2 district FFA officers
1 FFA national officer candidate
1 state SkillsUSA faculty advisor
In Shelby County, CTSO Success is
a Reality!
In last 3 years:
1 gold medalist in welding- National SkillsUSA
1 silver medalist team in CSI – National SkillsUSA
1 bronze medalist in police work – National SkillsUSA
1 silver medalist – National FCCLA
2 students ranked among top 10 nationally in collision
repair and internetworking – National SkillsUSA
Additional 3 ranked in top 20 nationally – National
SkillsUSA
1 state winner – advancing to compete at National
FFA in October
Numerous students placing in state FBLA, DECA,
FCCLA, HOSA, and TSA events
Review of the Research
• 70% of DECA students indicated their
experience future career plans and 65%
indicated that it influenced future college
plans
• Participation in Career/Tech pathways and
student organizations are a means to
improve social mobility for disadvantaged
students. (Offenstein et al, 2009)
Shelby County – A College and Career
Ready Mindset
What we believe:
We see a paradigm shift in the way parents view
post-secondary education
The present economic environment has caused
families to look beyond the traditional “my student is
going to college” mentality – now a more focused,
purpose-driven approach is required
This shift in attitude highlights the opportunities CTE
provides for all students
My Future will enable students to look at all ways to
gain access to the workforce
Shelby County Superintendent
Career Technical Education is for ALL
students!
Focused Integration
of CTE throughout
students’ high
school experience
BTA – Career Forward
solves online experience
graduation requirement
Partnerships with local
business and industry
focus on integration of
21st century skills and
credentialing
opportunities
Student Internships based
on work-based learning
model – Workplace
Essentials
CTE is for ALL Students!!!
ALL Students College and Career Ready!!!
CTE Commission
Panel Discussion—Best Practices
Jefferson County
Kay Harris
Technical Skill Assessments/Credentialing
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ASE (Automotive Service Excellence)
CNA, First Aid, CPR
ServSafe
Hunter Education Certification
NCCER and OSHA 10 hour
A*S*K Institute (Financial Literacy)
WorkKeys
NAF & PLTW—establishing own tests
www.alcareertech.org
Grids
Jefferson County
• 2010-11
– 317 Credentials Attempted
– 252 Credentials Passed (79%)
• 2011-12—Full Implementation
– Capstone Courses at each school
– Assessments & Certificate Programs
BIC
Business Industry Certification
Certification
Process
Promotes
Program
Improvement
Quality-oriented
accountability
Alabama—only
state in the nation
to require ALL
CTE programs to
certify to industry
standards
BIC is ISO
9001:2000
approved
BIC
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Advisory Committees
Student Organizations
Industry Awareness Hours
Safety
Equipment—Equitable
Lesson Plans
Consistency
BIC in Jefferson County
• 13 Middle Schools
• 13 High Schools
• 95 Programs
• 117 Teachers
• 98% of the programs are
certified
Career Development Plan
(Career Assessment Programs)
Board Approval—All Students
• Middle School
– 7th
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Learning Style Assessment
3 Careers of Interest
Hollands Self-Directed Search
(self-directed search)
ACT—Explore
– 8th
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Jung’s Topology (personality)
5 Careers of Interest
Career Match Maker
4-Year Educational Plan
Collaborative Effort
• High School
– 9th
• Update 4-Year Plan
• Select Career Cluster
• Activities--Resumes
– 10th
• PLAN
• Ability Profiler
– 11th
• ACT
– 12th
• WorkKeys
Career Development Plan
(Career Assessment Programs)
Board Approval—All Students
• Middle School
– 7th
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Learning Style Assessment
3 Careers of Interest
Hollands Self-Directed Search
(self-directed search)
ACT—Explore
– 8th
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Jung’s Topology (personality)
5 Careers of Interest
Career Match Maker
4-Year Educational Plan
Collaborative Effort
• High School
– 9th
• Update 4-Year Plan
• Select Career Cluster
• Activities--Resumes
– 10th
• PLAN
• Ability Profiler
– 11th
• ACT
– 12th
• WorkKeys
CTE is for ALL Students!!!
ALL Students College and Career Ready!!!
Articulated Credit
Dual Enrollment
Best Practices
Chilton County Career/Technical
Education
Tommy Glasscock
Articulated Credit
• Dual Enrollment & Articulation
• Policies approved by the Alabama State
Board of Education allow qualifying
CTE high school juniors and seniors to
earn college credits while in high school
by participating in dual enrollment,
accelerated credit and the Early College
Enrollment Program (ECEP).
Articulation
• Secondary and Postsecondary work
together to ensure the same standards
are being taught on both sides.
• High School students can receive
credit for courses taken that will
crosswalk with Postsecondary.
Dual Enrollment
• Students are enrolled at the college
level while taking courses in high
school.
• Students must maintain a 3.0 to be
considered.
• Grant monies can be used to pay
students tuition.
Chilton County Dual Enrollment
• Three Programs, Welding, Business,
and Drafting.
• Seen Enrollment double in these areas
• Student tuition paid by Jeff State
LeCroy Technical Center
• 14 program areas
• Seen enrollment grow by 100 students
since 2008
• Strong Advisory councils (Chamber of
Commerce)
• New Distance Learning Access lab
• New mobile Guidance Lab
• Newly renovated conference Center
Driven by Local Business
Industry Partnerships
• Strong commitment to knowing industry
needs.
• Advisory Council ( Active)
• Trade and Industrial tax ($500,000)
annually. Earmarked for Tech Center
• Professional development (teachers)
• Strong support from State Department
• Business Industry Certification
• Not afraid to try something new
CTE is for ALL Students!!!
ALL Students College and Career Ready!!!
Making ALL Students College and
Career Ready
Student and Workforce Responsive
Internship Best Practices
Madison City Schools
Camille H. Wright
CTE
Madison
Business
City (Marketing, Business
Hospitality
And Tourism
(Culinary)
Management &
Administration)
Health Science
(Health Science,
Biomedical)
Government and
Public
Administration
(JROTC)
(Teaching)
#1 Job
ALL
STUDENTS
STEM
(Engineering
Academy)
#2 Job
Human Services
Agriculture
(Landscaping,
Green Building
Construction)
Education
And Training
(Fashion& Interior
IT & Computer
Science
(Programming)
Design, Family and
Community Service)
Health Science Cluster
Therapeutic Service and
Biomedical Academies
Pharmacy Tech,
CNA, Lab Tech,
Dental Asst.,
Home Health
Aide
EMT,LPN, RN,
Dental
Hygienists, MD,
DMD, DVM
Research, MD,
DMD, Pharm.D.,
Geneticists, Vet,
Chemists
AOD Curriculum,
Biology, Bio II,
A & P, Spanish
Honors Biology,
Chemistry, A&P,
Human Body
Systems, Latin
AP Biology, AP
Chemistry, Human
Body Systems,
Latin
Engineering Internships in Year 3
Engineering partnerships - Hudson Alpha,
Raytheon , Miltec, Ageis, SAIC, Ares, Amtec,
AOS, Boeing, NASA, and many more.
Three students who interned with Miltec. All are
going into different fields of Engineering.
Cluster: Architecture and Construction
Pathway: Building Construction
Program: Green Building Construction
Green Building
Construction
Academy
Construction
Worker
(Credential)
Building
Science
Architecture
CTE is for ALL Students!!!
ALL Students College and Career Ready!!!
Business and Industry Certification
Student Credentialing
Best Practices
Gadsden City Career/Technical
Education
David Asbury
PERFORMING ARTS
CAREER THEMED
ACADEMY
Career Cluster : ARTS, A/V
Technology and Communicaions
Pathway: Performing Arts
Planning underway
Incorporating Arts, Academics, and
Careers
Academics + Arts
+ Careers
PERFORMING ARTS
CAREER THEMED
ACADEMY
Traditional Career-Tech Program Connections:
Electricity (Lights/Sound)
Cosmetology (Make-Up)
Marketing (Promotions)
Business (Budgets)
Academics + Arts
+ Careers
PERFORMING ARTS
CAREER THEMED ACADEMY
Admission Auditions
Senior Projects / Recitals
Portfolios
Academic Project Connections
Foundations Class
Career Focus
Job Shadowing / Internships
Academics + Arts
+ Careers
2009-2010 CLUSTER ENROLLMENT
Top 6
Business Management
and Administration
Human Services
Finance
Cluster Enrollment
Marketing Sales and
Services
Agriculture, Food, and
Natural Resources
Hospitality and Tourism
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20000 40000 60000 80000
Challenges
Public perception
Lack of true career counseling in high
schools (Remember Professional Athlete)
Development of SUSTAINABLE partnerships
between schools, the school system and
business/industry
Challenges
FUNDING to keep up with growth and sustain
ability to develop new quality programs
students deserve AND provide credentialing
that they need.
CREDENTIALING EXAMPLE:
Perkins Funding for Credentials (very limited)
Approximate Costs per student
$WorkKeys
$16
$IC3
$85
$NCCER $18/module/student
$NOCTI $15-25
$13 HS in Jefcoed
$1 class of 25 x 13 schools = 325 x $25 = $8,125
$3 classes of 25 x 13 schools = 975 x $25 =
$24,375
CTE is for ALL Students!!!
ALL Students College and Career Ready!!!