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AchieveTexas College and Career Initiative: New

CTE Courses and Programs of Study

Dr. Karen L. Alexander [email protected]

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Why is Career Planning important?


Profound social and economic changes have significant implications for our education system: – Rapid change and technological advancements – More flexible and complex job market – More individual freedom to choose jobs

Career seeking and change lasts a lifetime Individuals’ values and beliefs sometimes

change

Career Planning…


Helps students find and use information Helps students make career

connections Is essential in creating and managing a

career plan or program of study Guides students through school years

and beyond Prepares students for successful

transitions (postsecondary and careers)

Career Planning…


Essential process in the understanding and selection of career clusters Helps students connect the pieces of

the puzzle – Self assessment – Career exploration – Decision making

Organizing Components

Created around 16 career clusters Improve learner achievement – both

academic and technical Promote successful transitions from

secondary to postsecondary education Support workforce and economic

development


Based upon the…

Concept - Students can succeed in school, career, and life if they plan their own individual college and career success.

Philosophy - No career option is intrinsically better than the other. Whether the choice is right or not depends on the personal goals of the student.

Goal - Prepare students for college and career, and allow them to choose the options that are best for them.


Programs of Study


Require a career development framework that spans all grades, P-20, and beyond. – The American School Counselor

Association has indicated that the elementary school years is a period appropriate for a child to begin developing awareness of self and careers.

Career Development Spans All Grades

K-5: Understanding the Importance and Value of Work and Jobs Introduction to the world of careers

6-8: Initial Career Exploration Discovering interest areas

9-12: Programs of Study Related to a Career Goal Academics and technical courses, intensive guidance, individual graduation plans

Postsecondary: Career Preparation Achieving credentials: college, certification, apprenticeship, military

Employment: Career Advancement Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning

Steps to Success

Grade 8: Career Exploration and Transition Develop a graduation plan based upon personal/cluster interests

Implementing Programs of Study


Aligned with rigorous academic standards and student achievement standards.

Include Academic and CTE content in a coordinated, non-duplicative progression of courses.

Relevant and challenging at the secondary and postsecondary level.

Lead to employment in high skill, high wage, or high demand occupations.

Offer opportunities for dual credit. Lead to a degree, certificate, or credential.

Programs of Study


New Features


Specific POS career goal is listed first and in bold. Related career goals are listed with the assigned O*NET Code.

New Features


Districts can list courses offered for high school credit at the 8th grade, such as Algebra I.

New Features


Core Courses reflect changes resulting from House Bill 3. Career-Related Electives reflect approved CTE courses resulting from the TEKS revision process. All POS are based upon the Recommended High School Graduation Program and can be adapted for the Distinguished Achievement Program (DAP).

New Features


Section added for student identification. This cell can be edited to meet the needs of the local district.

New Features


Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) have hotlinks to take students to the organization’s website. CTSOs are curricular organizations supporting the related CTE courses.

New Features


Districts may customize this section by listing all of the college credit opportunities available on the local level while students are enrolled in high school.

Implementation Guide


Building the Initiative

1. Decide to implement AchieveTexas 2. Span all grades 3. Add Texas Achievement Plans 4. Enhance guidance and counseling 5. Build seamless connections 6. Establish extended learning 7. Build strong partnerships 8. Support intense professional development


Where to Begin with Revisions


Get organized Produce DRAFT documents (POS) Stakeholder feedback and buy in Revise documents as needed

Getting Organized


Print course TEKS and place in notebooks. Print TEA’s crosswalks and sequences.

– Place them in notebook with their cluster Review new Programs of Study on AchieveTexas website. Develop spreadsheet that includes your list of current

courses with grade levels and credits with columns to make district specific choices. – From the TEA documents you will need to find what new courses

are replacing the old ones and which grade levels and credits TEA is recommending.

Select the courses you wish to include in each Career Cluster.

Locating Resources


Career Clusters Interest Inventory http://www.careerclusters.org/

New TEKS, Course Crosswalks, and Recommended Sequences (Text version)

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=5415

New Programs of Study http://www.achievetexas.org/POS_Covers.htm

Scope and Sequence for courses will be available on the websites of the three EE grant holders (by cluster)

Texas A&M - http://tea.im.tamu.edu/ UNT - http://cte.unt.edu/ SFA - http://www.cte.sfasu.edu/index.shtml

http://www.careerclusters.org/

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=5415

http://www.achievetexas.org/POS_Covers.htm

http://tea.im.tamu.edu/

http://cte.unt.edu/

http://www.cte.sfasu.edu/index.shtml

Produce DRAFT of Documents


Present recommendations to the School Board, teachers, parents, stakeholders, etc. – Course List mentioned previously – Sequence Chart – Chart showing sequences for each cluster.

• This includes a named pathway and a four years of suggested courses at all ability levels

Stakeholder Buy-In


Present documents for discussion/ additions/subtractions to:

• Teachers in each Cluster group • Advisory Board – including Post Secondary,

Business leaders, and Tech Prep • Administration • Director of Counseling • Curriculum Director • Counselors • Core Teachers

Revise Documents


Revise based on stakeholder feedback. Prepare and present CTE New Course

Alignment in a School Board presentation notebook.

Next Steps…


Begin work on Course Catalog Teachers begin vertical and horizontal

alignment with course specific TEKS Determine available resources for teachers:

i.e. textbooks, software Create Counselor notebooks, Special

Education ESL/LEP guidance notebook Create Middle School and High School

documents

Principles Course


Introductory course in all career clusters Any certified CTE teacher for that

cluster can teach the course Can be taught at the 8th grade for 9th

grade credit • Used in a coherent sequence • Not available for weighted funding at 8th

grade

A Few Other Points


Tech Apps requirement may be gone, but can still be required locally.

Business Information Management I (BIM I) can be added to any coherent sequence.

Use the Course Crosswalk to transition students to the new POS.


Recent SBOE Decisions

The agency is preparing correspondence for districts with a set of Frequently Asked Questions to further explain the changes and related issues.

Detailed information regarding these changes will be shared as soon as possible.

Please visit the following website in the coming weeks to access updated information regarding the graduation requirements: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/graduation.aspx


http://www.tea.state.tx.us/graduation.aspx

With Programs of Study…


We can promote college and career readiness. We can better inform parents of opportunities for

their students. We have an opportunity to impact ALL students. We can improve the coordination between core

and career-related electives. ALL students will benefit from a focus on

academic and technical skills. ALL students can focus their future.

AchieveTexas Product Update

Spanish College and Career Planning Guide

Best Practices Guide for

Local Implementation February 2010

Both available for order

and in e-zine format on the website, www.achievetexas.org


http://www.achievetexas.org/

February TETN

AchieveTexas College and Career Initiative: Best Practices for Local Implementation

2/25/10, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm This session will highlight the new

resource guide highlighting best practices for local implementation. Local districts highlighted in the guide will be available to share ideas and answer questions.
