Perkins 101
Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical Education Improvement
Act of 2006
“Perkins IV”
Using Perkins grants to develop and
improve CTE programs
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This presentation will cover
What is CTE?
What is Perkins?
Perkins requirements
Alaska’s application & reporting
procedures
Fiscal considerations
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The Perkins definition of
Career and Technical Education
Organized education program - coherent sequences of courses
Provides academic , technical, and employability skills and
knowledge needed to prepare for future education and careers
Based on industry standards
Provides opportunities for exploration, investigation, and choices
leading to a career pathway
Focus on secondary - postsecondary transitions and partnerships
Leads to industry certification, credential, associate degree,
baccalaureate degree; i.e. the jobs of the future will require
postsecondary level training and re-training…
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Vocational Education vs.
Career and Technical Education
Voc Ed - “Then”
CTE - “Now”
For Some Students
For All Students
For a Few Jobs
For All Careers
Voc Ed OR College Prep
College AND Career Ready
6 to 7 “Program Areas”
16 Clusters – 79 Pathways
In Lieu of Academics
Technical, academic, AND
employability skills
High School Focused
High School AND Postsecondary
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How does Perkins fit in CTE programs?
It’s a Federal formula program meant to improve and
enhance existing CTE programs
The Perkins act was originally authorized in 1984; the
most recent authorization is Perkins IV in 2006
District funding allocations are based on Federal census
and poverty data
Perkins is federal money – The state (EED-CTE) and
local grantees (districts) must follow the federal
guidelines
Program of sufficient “size, scope and quality” to be effective
Fiscal uses
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State Perkins funding over time
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Alaska’s Perkins’ Tech Prep Funding
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State Perkins $$: 85% of Alaska’s annual
Federal Perkins allocation goes to grants
Public secondary & postsecondary grants
 EED-CTE
uses 10% for a fund to
• 1. subsidize 32 small district’s formula allocation
to $15,000 minimum
• 2. secondary/postsecondary partnership grants
 With
the remaining grant funding each year
• 85% to secondary districts grants by Federal
formula (based on census and poverty data)
• 15% postsecondary grants by competitive RFP
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State Perkins $$: 15% goes to State EED-CTE
 10%
for leadership budget, including
• $60,000 for non-traditional fields (NTF/NTO)
• $10,000 for corrections (DOC)
• Support for curriculum and professional
development, career guidance
 5%
for administration budget
• $250,000 (matched with dedicated state
General Funds)
• For grant administration, plan & report
development, accountability, monitoring
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Federal requirements to qualify for
Perkins funding
CTE advisory group – active, with specified representation
5-year CTE program plan – approved by EED-CTE
Sequences of CTE courses within “career clusters”
At least 1 CTE sequence where students can earn 2 credits- those
students become “CTE Concentrators”
A secondary/postsecondary Program of Study (at least one)
“Special populations” support
CTE professional development
Accountability for CTE student performance- 4 “core indicators”
with 9 measures
Third-party technical skills assessments (TSAs)– valid and reliable
Annual narrative and data report and application
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Local 5-year plan updates – 2013 -2018*
Focus areas
Needs assessment
Program design/implementation
Professional capacity building
Advisory strategy
Special populations strategies
Career guidance
Accountability and evaluation
Facility and funding
*or until Perkins legislation is re-authorized by Congress
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Annual Report/Application
What happened last year, what’s planned for the coming year
CTE Advisory Strategy review
Program of Study, technical skill assessments,
articulated programs
Instruction & professional development
Special populations
Career guidance
Reporting of CTE student performance
District Plan for Improvement, if Federal
accountability benchmarks are not met
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Approvable uses of Perkins funds to develop and
improve district CTE programs
CTE program development & upgrades
CTE Curriculum and career planning activities
Associated professional development
CTEPS facilitation
Essential equipment upgrades
“Supplies” are suspect
Perkins funding must be used to add to a CTE
program, not replace lost district funding
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Perkins Fiscal Constraints
Ineligible Perkins expenses
Supplanting prior year budget items that had been paid with
state or local funds
CTE instructor salaries during regular school day
Consumables vs. Disposables (e.g. student take-aways)
Fun promotional materials
Equipment not used solely for CTE classes
(i.e., computers – must be proportional to CTE use)
5% Administration expenses limit including indirect
No carryover from year to year; reallocated funds instead
CTSO funding policies
Out-of-state travel requests must be approved in advance
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What is needed for annual grant renewal?
All-in-One submitted accurately and timely in EED-CTE
district portal http://education.alaska.gov/tls/CTE
Report and application – report on all activities and
proposed activities
Proposed budget with allowable expenses
Revised 5-year plan if necessary
Course changes aligned with 5-year plan
CTE data reported to public
Revised District Plan for Improvement (DPI) if
necessary (district CTE students failed to meet
accountability benchmarks)
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What is “Tech Prep”?
Tech Prep links secondary and postsecondary vocational
and technical programs
Students take college-level CTE classes taught by
secondary instructors who are approved by postsecondary
institutions.
The linkage is a formal written articulation agreement
between the school district and postsecondary institution
or apprenticeship agency.
Students may receive postsecondary credit or
apprenticeship hours that can be used in postsecondary
programs or apprenticeships
Because classes are taught by secondary staff instead of
university staff, student tuition is reduced, normally to
$25/credit, instead of $165/credit
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Sample Program of Study
High School 4-year course schedule, combined with:
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Postsecondary Program
High school students completing this program qualify for the Alaska Performance Scholarship,
complete 15% of their chosen postsecondary program, and save $1260 in tuition cost 18
Questions? Just ask!
Don Levine
465-8681
don.levine@alaska.gov
Helen Mehrkens
465-8730
helen.mehrkens@alaska.gov
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