Are Your Students Certifiable? You CTE Super Heroes Can Come … · 2016. 10. 13. · 79% •CTE concentrators enrolled in postsecondary immediately after HS1 •Of those CTE concentrators

Are Your Students Certifiable? You CTE Super Heroes Can Come to Their Rescue

Alex Iund

(you ‘nd me)

WA StateImplementation Specialist

[email protected]

precisionexams.com/washington

Trish Bobst

National Implementation

Director

[email protected]

http://www.precisionexams.com/

Aerospace Program Gives High Schoolers Path Into Industry

http://www.usnews.com/news/stem-solutions/articles/2015/09/15/aerospace-program-to-give-utah-high-schoolers-path-into-industry

…every year

Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century. Harvard Graduate School of Education.

1,200,000

Approximate number of Dropouts…

WHY?

• Classes were not interesting

• High school was boring

• High school was not relevant

• It didn’t help them achieve their dreams.

Students say they dropped out because:

Students can’t see a clear, transparent connection

between their studies and tangible opportunities/jobs.Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century. Harvard Graduate School of Education.

WHY?

Are YOU

doing a

good job in

your

classroom?

Are our schools in the U.S. doing a good job?

Are the schools in WASHINGTONdoing a good job?

Ave. High School Graduation Rate:• Concentrating in CTE = 90%• Overall = 75%

U.S. Department of Education https://www.acteonline.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=1909

Ave. Postsecondary Education Rate:• Concentrating in CTE = 70%• Overall = 58%

U.S. Department of Education http://www2.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/2010report/fy2010-apr.pdf

+15%

+12%

• CTE concentrators enrolled in postsecondary immediately after HS179%

• Of those CTE concentrators either attained a credential or were still enrolled two years later280%

• Of people with less than an associate’s degree (including licenses and certificates) earn more than ave. bachelor’s degree recipient327%

• CTE students find employment faster than gen. ed. graduates42.2x

• CTE concentrators are more likely to be employed while pursuing postsecondary education52.5x

1. National Center for Education Sciences, Postsecondary and labor force transitions among public high school career technical education participants, Issue Table 7, January 2011. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2011/2011234.pdf2. NCES, Issue Table 4, http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2011/2011234.pdf3. Executive Office of the President, Council of Economic Advisers, Preparing the Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow, July 2009, http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/Jobs-of-the-Future4. Okou, PSU, 20045. Harvard Graduate School of Education Pathways to Prosperity Project, 2011

Table 11Performance Comparisons Among Non-Academy, Academy, and Industry Certified Academy Students

2009-10

Performance Indicator [Non-CTE][CTE program + Certification]

Difference

Average GPA 2.56 3.00 +0.44

Chronically Absent 16.70% 11.40% -5%

At Least One Disciplinary Action 21.30% 11.00% -10%

Dropout Rate 2.20% 0.20% -2%

12th Graders Earning Standard Diploma

78.60% 97.40% +19%

At Least One Accelerated Course 22.20% 32.90% +11%

Bright Futures Eligible Seniors [scholarship]

27.90% 43.70% +16%

Career and Professional Academy Enrollment and Performance Report, 2009-10; Florida Department of Education Division of Career and Adult; 2010

CTE Programs provide VALUECareer Skills Certificates validate VALUE

• VALUE answers the

question…

“WHY am I here?”

• Students must find “VALUE”

• Teachers must find “VALUE”

CTE Programs provide VALUE

• VALUE helps provide GOALS

• Proper GOALS provide direction and motivation

• Motivation leads to action and improves outcomes

Where’s the disconnect?

Remember how you answered these questions?

• Are our schools in the U.S. doing a good job?

• Are the schools in Washington doing a good job?

• Are YOU doing a good job in your classroom?

Why did you answer the way you did?


The QUANTIFICATION of our educational experience!

In other words, the ability to say:

“I know and I can tell youthe value of my education.”


Our Education “Career”

13 = K-12

4 = BA/S

2 = MA/S

+ 6 = PhD

25

Full Education “Career”.

How much do we value our education?

We can quantify our VALUE of education by analyzing

our personal quantification of our own educational

experiences.

The measure is amazingly simple . . .

Measure the real estate on

resumes!

This person obviously values education (earned a Doctorate and is a HS principal). Yet, what does a potential employer know about their 25 years of “education” experience?

What does this all mean?

We need to do a better job of quantifying and

enumerating the knowledge and skills we’ve learned.

In CTE we do a fantastic job, teach amazing things, and

get better results.

Let’s tell the world!


Your CTE Student’s NEW ResumeElena WoznakEast High School Graduate – 2014

Certifications Earned• Food & Nutrition I

• Apply the skills of kitchen equipment and management.• Identify types, use and care of selected kitchen equipment.

• Select appropriate equipment for specific product preparation.• Demonstrate the proper use and care of equipment.• Employ standard safety procedures when using equipment.

• Accounting I• Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental accounting

equation. • Understand the accounting equation: assets = liabilities +

owner’s equity • Explain why the accounting equation must be in balance. • Manipulate the accounting equation to find the missing variable.

• Classify accounts as assets, liabilities, or owner’s equity.

• Business Communication I• Understand need to measure performance against established

expectations (e.g. Performance gaps, organization goals). • Analyze and understand the importance of financial information.

• Know basic financial terms (e.g. Assets, liabilities, owner’s equity, revenue, expenses).

Projects Completed• Created and help manage a school store• Kept the general ledger for the store and created weekly financial

statements• Prepared and sold baked goods at a profit of 800%

Your CTE Student’s NEW ResumeElena WoznakEast High School Graduate – 2014

Certifications Earned• Food & Nutrition I

• Apply the skills of kitchen equipment and management.• Identify types, use and care of selected kitchen equipment.

• Select appropriate equipment for specific product preparation.• Demonstrate the proper use and care of equipment.• Employ standard safety procedures when using equipment.

• Accounting I• Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental accounting

equation. • Understand the accounting equation: assets = liabilities +

owner’s equity • Explain why the accounting equation must be in balance. • Manipulate the accounting equation to find the missing variable.

• Classify accounts as assets, liabilities, or owner’s equity.

• Business Communication I• Understand need to measure performance against established

expectations (e.g. Performance gaps, organization goals). • Analyze and understand the importance of financial information.

• Know basic financial terms (e.g. Assets, liabilities, owner’s equity, revenue, expenses).

Projects Completed• Created and help manage a school store• Kept the general ledger for the store and created weekly financial

statements• Prepared and sold baked goods at a profit of 800%

Now, tell the world . . .

You’re

awesome!And, you can prove it!

Bridging the Gap in CTE Assessment

Certification Testing

• Relationship with individual.

• Where’s the value to the organization?

Standardized Assessment Testing

• Relationship with the organization.

• Where’s the value to the individual?

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"Precision Exams provide validation for students that they are on target with their learning and the data for our skills center reflects positive growth for students in their content fields. The data collected from the exams was used to support positive student growth in our center and to share our gains with the superintendent’s council and school board.”

Shani WatkinsDirectorWest Sound Technology Skills Center

Value to Teachers and Admins:Relevant Goals – Relevant Data!

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• Attainment is possible and realistic

• Relevant Data• By standard

• By class, exam, teacher, student

• Instant Reporting• Immediate feedback by standard

• Instructive Data• Provides roadmap for self-improvement

and professional development

Available Reports

Assessment Report• Displays how an exam is performing

throughout the state, districts or schools.

• Reports by standards by each organization level.

Summary Suite or “Growth” Report• All inclusive summary report which

shows growth from pre to post testing at all levels (State, District, School, Teacher, Student).

Assessment Standards Report• Admins can evaluate how an assessment

is performing within the state, district, or school by standard.

Teacher Level Standards Report• Teachers/Admins can see how individual

classes and individual students are performing by standard and compare to the rest of the state.

"My experience with Precision Exams has been outstanding. Their implementation specialists are responsive to questions and the needs of our instructors as well as proactive with theircommunication; anticipating potential questionsbefore we ask. The exams are aligned to national standards and ensure curriculum is being implemented with fidelity across all areas."

Will SarettDirector, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Spokane School District

Teacher Standards Level Report

• Instant

feedback on

all students

by standard

• Guide for

professional

development

Student Growth Reporting

• Effectively measure student growth with Pre and Post testing

Colorado Summary Results:Summary Suite Report

District Level ReportReport for: CO

Testing period: Jul 1, 2013 - Jun 30, 2014

Pre Number of Participants: 10

Post Number of Participants: 10

Exam

IDExam Name Student

Pre

Exam ID Exam Name

Post

% ChangeNumber

testedAvg score Student % State %

Number

testedAvg score Student % State %

401Pre Marketing, Semester Part I (401Pre) Student 1 1 38.79 57.00 54.22 401Post Marketing, Semester Part I (401Post) 1 49.71 73.00 75.53 16










"Valley Tech uses Precision Exams in our program areas where there is not an existing industry certification. The pre and post-test allow proof of student growth, and our staff is looking forward to implementing the 21st Century Skills Exams. I am most impressed with the customer service provided by Alex and Trish; they are very responsive..”

Scott OakshottDirectorSpokane Valley Tech

“I don’t know who benefits more – me or my students!

These assessments are such a blessing to use….especially where you need to have concrete evidence of student growth.”

Don IdeMarketing InstructorEdmonds School District

"The Kennewick teachers use Precision Exams as one measurement of student growth. The assessment tool is web-based and very intuitive. The teachers have been impressed with how reliable and easy it is to use.”

Molly KingCTE Assistant DirectorKennewick School District

Student Score Report

• Instantly provide detailed feedback to each individual student

Value to Students – Career Skills Certificate

Student Benefits

• Certificate to show proficiency for job interviews

and resumes

• Validate skills attained with standards listed on

back

• Recognition on their college applications

• Easier articulation into college programs

Value to Students – Career Skills Certificate

Student Benefits• Quantify education and

experience

• Validate skills attained

• Certificate for job

interviews and resumes

• Recognition on college

applications

Skill Standards Listed on Certificate

"Precision Exams provide students an opportunity to showcase their skills and abilities learned in a Career and Technical Education class. Earning a certification gives a student confidence in applying for jobs or scholarships. I so appreciate how easy the tool is for teachers to use, reducing stress and time away from instruction.“

Teri PabloCTE DirectorCommunications DirectorYelm Community Schools

Build Value With Post Secondary and Employers

• Improves articulation / concurrent enrollment agreement opportunities

• Improves employer engagement opportunities

Moe Broom, from Yakima SD, has had much success with local industry and dual crediting with local colleges.

Moe BroomCTE DirectorYakima School District

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"Precision Exams allow teachers the opportunity to better differentiate and meet the needs of every student. We have used whole school data from the 21st Century Skills exam to evaluate our School Improvement Plan. We looked for an assessment tool that would help us evaluate students' acquisition of the 21st Century Skills and we couldn't find anything that aligned to the state standards and was applicable in a variety of settings until Precision Exams came out with this assessment. We are looking forward to adding the performance assessment soon!

Kari DuffyCTE DirectorNEWTech Skills Center in Spokane, WA

Ray NelsonInfo Technology SystemsCascadia Tech Academy(formerly Clark County Skills Center)

“The 21st Century Skills is embedded in my program in doing the help desk for the campus, and this measurement tool allowed my students to justify the quality of their 21st Century Skills for their employability. We did no direct teaching for the technical skills exams outside of what we do in our curriculum and this reinforced our teaching for being successful.”

Some Results:21st Century Success Skills 19/20Computer Maintenance and Repair 20/20Network Fundamentals 13/19

www.precisionexams.com/washingtonAll National Career Clusters

"Our teachers implemented Precision Exams across the district in all career pathway areas. Teachers reported they were very pleased with the standards alignment and their ability to have a summative assessment of student growth. Based upon results of our first year of implementation, teachers plan to increase their use of Precision Exams this coming year.”

Royce BadleyCTE DirectorFederal Way Public Schools

Standards

“We rely on Precision Exams to give our students access to clear, measurable goals and opportunities for growth throughout the school year. With a school site license, this is the most affordable means for our students to earn a state-supported certificate both in their content areas and employability skills. The team at Precision Exams is a true partner in education, keeping costs reasonable while consistently honing the quality of the product so that students are the real winners.”

Maggie BagwellDirector, Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center

Exam Growth in 2015/16

• Basic Digital Photography - Delivered 6,786 Exams

• General Financial Literacy – In first year implementation 46% of students earned a Washington State Skills Certificate

• Welding Technician, Entry – 48% of students earn a Washington State Skills Certificate compared to 25% in 2014/15 school year

• Computer Programming IB Java - Overall student growth increased from 6% in 2014/15 to 21% in 2015/16

• Exercise Science/Sports Medicine – Increased from 1,145 delivered in 2014/15 to 2,699 in 2015-16

21St Century Success Skills

First Year Growth from Pre to Post by Standard

Standard Pre-Test Post-Test

1) Personal Success Traits 67% 76%

2) Research 44% 51%

3) Reason 55% 63%

4) Relate 53% 61%

5) Results 56% 65%

6) Overall 59% 67%

Average improvement in overall scores and pass rates from Year 1 to Year 2 is 12%

"We have been focusing our efforts on preparing students with valuable 21st Century Skills. Our plan is for all CTE students to receive a 21st Century Skills Certificate that can be added to their High School and Beyond Plan as well as be used while seeking gainful employment. Precision Exams has been instrumental in our ability to work towards this goal. We value their partnership."

Margaret RiceCTE DirectorWashougal School District

"We use the 21st Century Success Skills exam as a school-wide assessment, which has allowed us to pinpoint areas of focus as a school. We saw great growth from our students as a result of using Precision Exams.”

Jill NeyenhouseAssistant DirectorCTE Teacher Cert Program ManagerCascadia Tech Academy(formerly Clark County Skills Center)

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2016-2017 School Year11 New Exams Added

• Accounting, Adv.• Adult Roles & Financial Literacy, B• Adult Roles & Responsibilities• Advertising and Promotion• Biotechnology• Business Communication II• Business Law• Business Management• Business Web Page Design, Adv.• Cabinetmaking• Clothing & Textiles I• Clothing & Textiles II• Commercial Advertising and Art• Computer Prog. II C#• Computer Prog. II C++• Computer Prog. II Java• Computer Prog. II Python• Customer Service• Dental Asst: Dental Science II• Design Visual Communications• Digital File Prep (InDesign)• Early Childhood Education I• Early Childhood Education IA• Early Childhood Education IB• Early Childhood Education II

• Entrepreneurship• Fashion Merchandising, B• Fashion Strategies• Food Service/Culinary Arts• Furniture Design & Manufacturing• Information Tech., Intro.• Manufacturing, Introduction• Marketing I• Marketing II• Math of Business & Personal Finance• Medical Anatomy and Physiology• Medical Terminology• Real Estate• Robotics I• Sports & Entertainment Mktg. A• Travel and Tourism• Veterinary Assistant• Web Development, A• Web Development, B• Woodworking • Word Processing

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Alex Iund

(you ‘nd me)

WA StateImplementation Specialist

[email protected]

precisionexams.com/washington

Trish Bobst

National Implementation

Director

[email protected]


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Are Your Students Certifiable? You CTE Super Heroes Can Come … · 2016. 10. 13. · 79% •CTE concentrators enrolled in postsecondary immediately after HS1 •Of those CTE concentrators