Access
Progress
Success
David Wehbie, Director
Career and Technical Education
Special Populations Coordinator
Goal:
To develop a consistent understanding of
the SPCs’ function and delivery of services.
The Law:
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Act of 2006
Special Populations Coordinator
“Don’t get confused”
1.“Special Populations” is unique to CTE, and specifically
defined by Perkins IV. Students must be, or have been, enrolled
in Career and Technical Education courses to be included in
Special Populations.
2. “Special Education”, Exceptional Children, or IDEA,
provides for free appropriate public education with an IEP
designed to meet the needs of a student with a disability that
adversely affects their educational performance.
3. “Special Needs” gets used often, but it does not have any
legal significance.
Special Populations Coordinator
‘‘… career and technical education
programs prepare students, including
special populations, for subsequent
employment in high skill, high wage
occupations (including those in which
mathematics and science skills are
critical), or for participation in
postsecondary education;”
‘‘Access, Progress, Success”
Special Populations Coordinator
‘‘…prepare career and technical education
students, including special populations,
academically and technically for
opportunities in postsecondary education
or entry into high skill, high wage, or high
demand occupations in current or
emerging occupations, and how
participating students will be made aware
of such opportunities;…” Transition
Special Populations Coordinator
The term ‘special populations’ includes individuals:
• with disabilities; WCPSS 11.5%
• from economically disadvantaged families,
Including foster children; WCPSS 32.4%
• preparing for non-traditional fields; WCPSS 6.8%
• parenting or pregnant teens;
• with limited English proficiency. WCPSS 3.6%
• Specific to NC–Academically Disadvantaged.
WCPSS 21.7%
MAJOR FUNCTIONS
Accountability and Planning
• Assessment and Prescription
• Coordination with other Service Providers
• Monitoring Access, Progress and Success
• Outreach and Recruitment
• Professional Development
•
The complete SPC Job Description and Appraisal System are
located in the WCPSS HR Evaluation Forms section.
http://www2.wcpss.net/forms/forms/spc-appraisal.pdf
Monitoring Access, Progress, & Success
Do you know where to find your Local Plan &
Performance Indicators?
See Local Planning Systems site at
http://ctelps.dpi.state.nc.us
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Overview
Part II
 Academic Attainment - Reading/ Language Arts
 Academic Attainment - Mathematics
 Technical Skill Attainment
 Secondary School Completion
 Student Graduation Rates
 Secondary Placement
 Nontraditional Participation
 Nontraditional Completion
Local Plan continued…Performance Indictors found under
“Reports”. Example of Performance Indicator Three –
Technical Skill Attainment by Special Populations Categories.
8 CORE
Indicators
listed on pg. 22
of Handbook
 Is a Microsoft Access database
 Identifies all students with SPC eligibilities
 Identifies eligible students taking CTE courses (CDP+)
 Identifies CDP+ students with an IEP, LEP or 504 Plan
Provides data in a usable format to enhance the
planning and delivery of student and teacher services
Deborah Westbrook, SPC Services
SPECIAL POPULATIONS
ELIGIBILITIES
PREGNANT /
PARENTING
TEENS
504 PLAN
NONTRADITIONAL
(students enrolled
in a course
considered
non-traditional for
their gender)
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
Students with
disabilities/
OCS
ACADEMICALLY
DISADANTAGED
(GPA Under 2.0
/ 8th Grade
Reading or Math
Score Level I or II)
Special
Populations
ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
(Free or Reduced
Lunch)
POTENTIAL
DROP OUT
LIMITED
ENGLISH
PROFICIENT
Special Populations Coordinator
Management System
The SPC Management System was
originally developed to assist the Special
Population Coordinators in completing
the electronic Career Development PlanPlus (CDP+). Completion of the CDP+
fulfills local, state, and federal
accountability requirements for students
identified as Special Populations.
Special Populations Coordinator
Management System
In addition to meeting the need for
documentation for required reports the
program is now used to assure more
readily available information for
teachers and SPCs. The available
information allows teachers and SPCs
to work together for targeted,
individualized services for students.
SPC Management System- Exports
Providing support for both
teachers and students
Nan Daughety, SPC, Broughton High School
Velma Jordan, SPC, Wakefield High School
Resources to Plan and Carry Out
Services
 Dependent on the Diverse Eligibilities
 Testing Results (technical attainment)
 LPS data (benchmarks and actual results)
 Elements Post Assessment Data
 CTE Instructional Specialist
 WCPSS Resources
 NCWISE/PowerSchools, EasiIEP, NCDPI
Moodle, Performance Matters and EVAAS
Resources to Plan and Carry Out
Services
School Resources
 Career Development Coordinator
 SPED, LEP & 504 Case Managers
 Guidance Counselors
 Student Assistance Counselor
 Transition Coordinator
Student Services
 Counseling
 Test assistance
 Remediation
 Test taking skills
 Transition
 Management &
 Graduation
Coping skills
Teacher Services
 Provide Tracking Data
 Coordinate with Teachers and OCS to
develop appropriate modified Blueprints
 Strategies for teaching students with
special needs
 Classroom management strategies
 Class assistance with special projects/ field
trips
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