Academic Credit in CTEHelping CTE students meet increasing graduation credit requirements

GASC Technology Center Flint, MI

Presenters:

Liz Blomquist

• Math Infusion Specialist

Holly Gates-Avery

• ELA Infusion Specialist

School:

GASC Technology Center

• Located in Flint, MI

• Serves approximately 1,800 students throughout Genesee County

About Us

Why We Offer Math Credit

• Michigan• Requires 4 years of math: Algebra, Geometry,

Algebra II, + math elective• One math class must be taken in the final year of high

school• This class can be ‘math-related’ (i.e. accounting, business math,

CTE)

• GASC offers senior year math-related credit in 15 of our programs of study• Allows the student flexibility to fit CTE classes into

schedule

The Path to Approval

• Genesee County has 27+ school districts

• Sought approval from all school districts to accept the math credit from GASC

• Completed cross-walks for all classes at GASC• Used GLCE and HSCE from MI state curriculum

• Superintendents wanted assurance that students mastered those standards

• Next step: Cross-walk to Common Core Standards adopted by MI

Enrollment Data from First Years

GASC 2010-11 RAC DataNumber

Requesting RAC Yes RAC No RACELA-12 14 12 2Math 220 213 7Totals 234 225 9

GASC 2011-12 RAC Data

Number Requesting RAC

% Increase in Requests Yes RAC No RAC

ELA-12 15 7% 9 2

Math 412 87% 338 9

Totals 427 82% 347 11*Total number of students achieving RAC does not match number requesting. The remaining students either did not need the credit to graduate or the sending school did not accept the credit.

Assessments: Proof of Mastery

• Other centers in Michigan• Math credit is given upon successful completion of

CTE course• GASC Technology Center

• Math credit is earned upon successful (70% or higher) completion of math unit tests/quizzes

• Students can pass CTE class without earning math credit

• Why?• Drive from 27 superintendents that approved math

credit plan for their districts• Common curriculum for each CIP code• Better data

Pilot: Auto Written Test 4/2010

Brakes52% pass > 70%48% fail

Steering & Suspension23% pass > 70%72% fail

Engine Performance67% pass > 70%33% fail

Pilot: Auto Written Test 4/2010

Auto I37% passed > 70% 63% failed

Auto II67% passed > 70% 33% failed

What We Learned from Pilot

• Students are getting hands-on application of math skills, but also need pencil/paper practice

• Standardized testing, making a connection

• Health Sciences• Worked as a unit to develop common math

curriculum and assessments• All other areas

• Individually developed practice materials and assessments

Common Assessments Give Good Data

• Health Sciences• Developed common assessments for year 1

• Earning credit was equal across all health classes

• Used common assessment to drive instruction

Health Sciences

Health Sciences Math RAC Data Report 2011-12

RAC Yes RAC No RAC drop

Forensic Science II 9 1 2

Veterinary Medicine II 25

C.N.A. 9 3

Medical Assisting II 21

Nursing 31

Totals 95 1 5

99% pass rate based on 8 common assessments, common curriculum, and intervention when needed.

All Other Programs

All Other Programs Math RAC Data Report 2011-12

RAC Yes RAC No

Information Technology 40 3

Marketing 42 0

Electrical Wiring 28 0

Automotive 42 2

Architecture/Construction 17 1

Engineering 4 0

Culinary 59 2

Totals 232 897% pass rate based on non-common assessments, non-common curriculum for each CIP

School-Wide Initiative

2011-12 •99% pass rate (Health) vs. 97% pass rate (all others)

• Very small numerical difference • Potentially large effect due to different requirements

2012-13•Assessments are the same for every student in each of our programs•Every student is passing the same number of assessments to earn credit

• Each class has a set of 8 assessments that apply directly to their CTE standards

Let’s Take a Test!!

Electrical Wiring:

Given the following circuit, find the total resistance using the formula. (I am giving the formula for this type of problem. Students will have to decide which formula to use based on type of circuit) Total resistance is:

A. 0.167 Ω

B. 1.33 Ω

C. 0.75 Ω

D. 0.167 Ω

Let’s Take a Test!!

Construction Trades:A drawing for concrete footings is shown below. If each footing measures 1’-8” x 1’-8” x 8”, how many cubic yards of concrete are needed to pour all 4 footings?

A. 1.85 yd3

B. 0.069 yd3

C. 0.27 yd3

D. 27 yd3

Questions/Comments ?