ATC Update
April 2006
ATC Update
Eileen Booher, Director, Resource
Development,
Cy-Fair College
ebooher@nhmccd.edu
Erna Joy Dempsey, ATC Maintenance
Project Director, Cy-Fair College
Erna.j.dempsey@nhmccd.edu
ATC Update
Advanced Technology Credit (ATC) Grant
Development and Maintenance
Teacher Approval
Teacher Training
ATC Update
Development and Maintenance
Statewide Leadership Committee
Arnold Goldberg Houston Community College System
Lindle Grigsby
Dallas County Community College District
Franklin Higgins
Aldine ISD
Sharyl Kincaid
Capital Area TP
Jerry King
Trinity Valley Community College
Bob Lucas
Gulf Coast TP
Mary Maddox
Duncanville ISD
Gary Madsen
Round Rock ISD
Representatives From THECB / TEA
ATC Update
Development and Maintenance
New Program Area for 05- 06

Agriculture
Revision of Existing Crosswalks for 05- 06

Family and Consumer Science

Computer Related Courses – WECM Update
04-05
ATC Update
Development and Maintenance
TSTC Marshall

Agriculture

Family and Consumer Science
Cy-Fair College

Computer Related Courses – WECM
Update
ATC Update
Workforce Education Course Manual
(WECM)
Workforce courses at the college level are
reviewed every 3 years to ensure that
content and resources are pertinent to
current work force needs and trends.
ATC Update
Development and Maintenance
ATC Leadership Committee recommended
following WECM cycle for ATC Revisions
Changes in workforce courses from the
WECM will be reflected accurately in the
crosswalk for the following school year.
ATC Update
Development and Maintenance
How updates implemented:
•Two Day Committee Meeting
•Secondary and Post-Secondary Representatives
– Nominated by TEA, THECB, State Leadership Committee
•Utilize TEKS / WECM /Syllabi
•Recommend Crosswalk courses, materials and
enhancements
ATC Update
Development and Maintenance
How updates implemented:
•Competed crosswalks to committee members
•Sent out to interested groups for comment
•Finally approved by ATC Leadership Committee
•Approved Crosswalks to TEA for inclusion in PEIMS
ATC Update
Development and Maintenance
Leadership Committee Recommendations:
•
Removal of Courses not widely offered
•
Addition of Enhancements to crosswalk
ATC Update
ENHANCEMENTS ON CROSSWALK
College Course Outcomes
Introduction to Word Processing
Word Processing Applications
ITSW 1301 or ITSW 1401 (or ITSW
(WDPAP-TP) 1202280T
1001 CEU)
Prerequisite: Business Computer
Information Systems I (BEGCIS1)
12011200 or (BCIS1-TP) 1201120T or
keyboarding course or skill
proficiency
ENHANCEMENTS:
Use file management and current
industry terminology
ATC Update
Teacher
Requirements
ATC Update
ATC Maintenance
Teacher qualifications must
meet community college
faculty requirements
ATC Update
–The teacher must have a
baccalaureate degree or
higher in the teaching
discipline
OR...
ATC Update
The teacher must have a
minimum of an associate
degree and 3 years verifiable
non-teaching work
experience directly related to
the teaching discipline
ATC Update
If required by licensing agency:
Accreditation by external agencies
and/or that prepare students for
licensure or certification must meet the
qualifications required by the external
agency.
All teachers must possess required industry certifications if
applicable. For example; registered nurse, Cisco CNI or
ASE certifications.
ATC Update
SBEC Texas teacher certificate in the
discipline:
transcripts and work experience on file
Teachers without valid SBEC Texas teacher
certificate in the discipline:
Need official transcripts sent to SFASU ATC
office and detailed work history if requested.
ATC Update
The Teaching Discipline
is:
The subject area for the
ATC college program
ATC Update
Teacher
Training
ATC Update
ATC Approval includes
required Training:
Two hour overview
One hour per course in subject area for
the ATC college program
ATC Update
Training available through approved
facilitators:
Tech Prep Consortia
Community Colleges
Educational Service Centers
ATC Approval
by ATC office at SFASU
ATC Update
Upon completion and
verification of training –
ATC Approval
by ATC office at SFASU
ATC Update
Articulated Technical
Credit website is:
www.atctexas.org
ATC Update
Public Education Information
Management Systems (PEIMS)
www.tea.state.tx.us/peims/
PEIMS Change Documents
www.tea.state.tx.us/peims/standards/06
07/chgdoc4.doc
ATC Update
PEIMS CORRECTIONS
1192T362 Horticultural plant production (1/2) (HORPLPTP)
• Is not in PEIMS Code Table CO22.
• It is listed as an addition on change document 4 on the
PEIMS website.
1192T365*: Advanced floral design (1/2) (ADVFLDTP)
• On PEIMS Code Table CO22 is missing the first “1” in the
PEIMS code.
• Is listed correctly on change document 4.
N122T308 Ready, Set, Teach! II (1-3) (TEACH2TP)
• Should be deleted
ATC Update
ATC Overview
ATC Update
• College credit may be acquired through:
• Statewide and/or local articulation;
• Dual Credit
• Concurrent enrollment; and/or
• Advanced Placement.
AND
–
–
–
–
Articulation allows eligible students to
receive credit for advanced measures for the
Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP).
http:/www.techpreptexas.org/DAP_rule.htm
ATC Update
Statewide & Local Articulation
Characteristics
Two Main Types of Articulation
Program Articulation (Tech Prep
programs)
Course Articulation (Statewide and Local
Articulation Agreements
ATC Update
Tech Prep Program Articulation
Agreements are:
– Program agreements between one high school or
ISD and one college or college district system.
– Consist of an approved 6-year plan outlining ALL
academic and articulated technical courses that
make up the College Tech Prep program.
ATC Update
Local Course Articulation
Agreements are:
– Course-to-course agreements
between one high school or school
district and one college or college
district system.
ATC Update
Statewide Course Articulation is:
• A statewide agreement between the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board and the
Texas Education Agency.
• A state-designed, advanced college
placement program, the Advanced Technical
Credit Program (ATC).
ATC Update
Statewide Articulation IS NOT
• Tech Prep
Statewide Articulation IS
– One element of College Tech Prep.
– One method to earn college credit
in high school.
ATC Update
Course Requirements
– Content-enhanced beyond TEKS
– College-level course competencies
define expected student outcomes
– Courses = at least 1 credit
ATC Update
All ATC statewide-articulated
courses have the same student
requirements for award
of college credit
– Junior or senior year completion of
sequence
– Grade of at least 80%
…...And
ATC Update
– Enroll in a related technical degree
program within 15 months of
graduation (time may be extended)
– Credit awarded on enrollment
(however, a college may elect
require up to six credit hours)
ATC Update
Some TEKS courses articulate to other
program areas on the college side of
the crosswalk.
EXAMPLE:
College Course Outcomes
Agricultural Mechanics II
(1-3 credits)
(AGMEC2-TP) 119344T3
Introduction to Welding Using Multiple
Processes
WLDG 1307 (or WLDG 1007 CEU)
OR
Introduction to Welding Fundamentals
WLDG 1221 and WLDG 1222 (or WLDG
1021 CEU)
ATC Update
Crosswalk Changes for 2006-2007
TEA (TEKS) DELETIONS (with PEIMS):
Business Computer Programming I (1203140T)
Business Computer Programming II(1203141T)
Elementary School Teaching Internship
(N122T305)
Elementary School Teacher Assistant
(N122T304)
ATC Update
TEA (TEKS) Deletions (cont’d.)
Exploring Education Careers (N122T309)
Intergenerational Professions I (N122T201)
Intergenerational Professions II (N122T201)
Nutrition and Food Science (122T4210)
Food Science and Technology (122T4310)
PL/Hospitality Services II (122T5322)
ATC Update
TEA (TEKS) Deletions (cont’d.)
Hospitality Services Career Preparation II
(1229T303)
Culinary Arts II (N122T502)
PL/Food Production, Management, and Services
II (122T5222)
Food Production, Management, & Services
Career Preparation I (1229T003)
ATC Update
TEA (TEKS) Deletions (cont’d.)
Food Production, Management, & Services
Career Preparation II (1229T103)
Ready, Set, Teach II (N122T308)
PL/Child Care and Guidance, Management, and
Services II (122T3422)
Child Care and Guidance, Management, and
Services Career Preparation I (122900T1)
ATC Update
TEA (TEKS) Deletions (cont’d.)
Child Care and Guidance, Management, and
Services Career Preparation I (122900T1)
PL/Child Care and Guidance, Management, and
Services II (122T3422)
Child Care and Guidance, Management, and
Services II (122900T2)
PL/Hospitality Services I (122T5321)
Hospitality Services Career Preparation I
(1229T203)
ATC Update
TEA (TEKS) Deletions (cont’d.)
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (PLTW)
(N12372T4)
Alternating Current Electronics (125471T6)
Direct Current Electronics (125471T6)
AC/DC Electronics/Computer Systems
(125471T1)
Hydraulics and Pneumatics (125457T1)
Instrumentation I (125459T2)
ATC Update
TEA (TEKS) Deletions (cont’d.)
Instrumentation II (125459T3)
Quality Control (125469T1)
Telecommunications Technology (125351T5)
Vocational Plastics (125467T1)
ATC Update
TEA (TEKS) Additions:
Plant and Animal Production (1192T231) (1/2)
Equine Science (1192T334) (1/2)
Animal Science (1192T332) (1/2)
Introduction to Horticultural Science
(1192T261) (1/2)
Horticultural Plant Production (1192T362) (1/2)
ATC Update
TEA (TEKS) Additions:
Floral Design and Interior Landscape
Development (1192T363) (1/2)
Advanced Floral Design (1192T365) (1/2)
Landscape Design, Construction, and
Maintenance (1192T361) (1/2)
Applied Entomology (119T335) (1/2)
Horticulture (119T4461)
ATC Update
TEA (TEKS) Additions:
Agricultural Mechanics (119344T2)
Housing (122T8210) (1/2)
Interior Design (1/2)
Animation (125348T1)
Culinary Arts (N12568T1)
ATC Update
WECM Deletions:
Digital Publishing I (ARTC 1313, 1413, 1013)
Introduction to Presentation Graphics Software
(ITSW 1310, 1410, 1010)
Introduction to Computer Graphics (ARTC
1325, 1425, 1025)
Computer Programming (ITSE 1302, 1402,
1002)
Programming Logic and Design (ITSE 1329,
1429, 1029)
ATC Update
WECM Deletions (cont’d.):
Programming Logic and Design (ITSE 1329,
1429, 1029)
Desktop Publishing for the Office (POFI 2331,
2431, 2013)
Introduction to Early Childhood Education
(CDEC 1311, 1411, 1011)
Family and the Community (CDEC 1303, 1403,
1003)
ATC Update
WECM Deletions (cont’d.):
The School Age Child (CDEC 1303, 1403, 1003)
The Infant and Toddler
(CDEC 1321, 1421,
1021)
Nutrition, Health, and Safety (CDEC 1318,
1418, 1018)
Nutrition for the Food Service Professional
(IFWA 1218, 1318, 1018)
ATC Update
WECM Deletions (cont’d.)
Basic Nutrition (IFWA 1129, 1229, 1029)
Nutrition (FDNS 1305)
Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
(HAMG 1221, 1321, 1007, 1208, 1308,
1008)
Front Office Procedures (HAMG 1213, 1313,
1013)
ATC Update
WECM Deletions (cont’d.)
Sanitation and Safety (CHEF 1205, 1305,
1104, 1105, 1005)
Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
(HAMG 1221, 1321, 1007, 1208, 1308,
1008)
ATC Update
WECM Additions
Horse Evaluation I (AGEQ 1215, 1315)
Livestock Evaluation I (AGAH 1311, 1411)
Farm and Ranch Shop Skills (GME 1315,
1415)
Principles of Horticulture (HALT 1301,
1401)
Floral Design (FMKT 1301, 1401)
Economic Entomology (HALT 1213, 1313)
ATC Update
WEMC Additions (cont’d)
Plant Propagation (HALT 2314, 2414)
Fundamentals of Interior Design (INDS
1311, 1411, 1011)
Basic Animation (ARTV 1303, 1403, 1003)
ATC Update
WECM Additions (cont’d)
Digital Video (ARTV 1351, 1451, 1051)
Digital Sound (ARTV 1343. 1443. 1043)
ATC Update
REMEMBER!!
The entire crosswalk for 2006-2007
may be found at:
www.atctexas.org
(As well as all other information
about ATC)