Career and Technical Education in 2006 and

Beyond

Rod DuckworthDirector of Career & Technical

EducationOffice of Superintendent of Public

Instruction

High Quality

Relevant Consistent

CTE Standards

High Quality: CTE Standards ensure that all approved courses are taught to industry standards by CTE certified instructors.

Consistent: CTE Standards ensure that all approved CTE courses statewide are taught using the same or similar industry standards and competencies.

Relevant: CTE Standards ensure that all approved courses provide students with current skills needed in today’s workplace. CTE students completing preparatory programs will be industry ready and may be industry certified!

A Higher Standard for CTE

Understanding The Connection General Ed Courses

Essential Learnings Thinking Skill Relevance to Work

• Career and Technical Ed Courses Essential Learnings Thinking Skills

Relevance to Work• Planned Sequence• Industry Standards• Leadership• Employability Skills• Positive Placement

CTE Legislation--SHB 2973Each high school or school district

board of directors shall: Adopt course equivalencies for career and

technical high school courses offered to students at the high school.

A career and technical course equivalency may be for whole or partial credit.

Each school district board of directors shall develop a course equivalency approval procedure.

CTE Legislation--SHB 2973 cont.Career and technical courses determined to be equivalent to academic core courses, in full or in part, by the high school or school district shall be accepted as meeting core requirements, including graduation requirements, if the courses are recorded on the student's transcript using the equivalent academic high school department designation and title. Full or partial credit shall be recorded appropriate.

CTE Legislation---2SHB 2789 Pathways for CTE Students

increases coordination, outreach, and communication for building and construction-related pre-apprenticeship programs.

CTE Legislation--- ESSB 6475 CTE Alternative Assessment

ESSB 6475 authorizes OSPI to develop and implement a collection of evidence as an alternative assessment to the WASL.

The bill also directs OSPI to develop additional guidelines for students in certain approved CTE programs.

Effective Career Guidance and

CounselingRigor &

Relevance through High

Quality Instruction

Connection to Industry

Standards and Skill

Standards

Integration of core areas

into CTE courses:

*Reading, Writing,

Math

Focus on Accountability

Rigorous Curriculum Materials

(Frameworks)

Student Success through Career and Technical Education

CTEProgram

Standards

Data Driven Information

*State CTE Student data*Business & Industry

employment information

Connection to Promising Practices*High Schools That Work*International Center for Leadership in Education

Focused In-service for CTE teachers

CTE Standards that provide guidelines for program accountability

Washington State Student Success Through Career and Technical Education

Contact Information

For additional information please contact:

Rod DuckworthDirector of Career and Technical Education

Phone: (360) 725-6242Email: rduckworth@ospi.wednet.edu