Creating Secondary/ Postsecondary Programs of Study

Perkins IV & Programs of Study

• Incorporate and align secondary and postsecondary education elements,

• Include academic and CTE content in a coordinated, non-duplicative progression of courses,

• Offer the opportunity, where appropriate, for secondary students to acquire postsecondary credits, and

• Lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.

COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS FOR ALL STUDENTS!!

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Perkins POS Required ElementsPOS Framework

Supporting Elements

Incorporate and align secondary and post-secondary education elements

• Legislation and policies• Partnerships

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

• Course sequences• College and career readiness standards• Teaching and learning strategies• Guidance counseling and academic advisement

Offer the opportunity, where appropriate, for secondary students to acquire post-secondary credits

• Credit transfer agreement• Professional development

Lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate, Associate or Baccalaureate degree

• Technical skills assessment• Accountability and evaluation systems

Minnesota’s response…

• MN changed its definition of a local recipient.

• A requirement for the establishment of Programs of Study

• A new approach to assessing CTE skills

Academic (Liberal Arts & Sciences) skills Technical skills Workplace skills

Three important changes in the implementation of Perkins Act of 2006

Minnesota only awards Perkins funds to collaborating consortia of secondary and postsecondary schools…no individual local recipients.

Minnesota’s Career Wheel

Minnesota Program of Study

Set of aligned programs and curricula that begin at the high school level and continue through college and university certificate, diploma, and degree programs.

•Career Fields

•Career Clusters

•Career Pathways

The stakeholders

• Perkins consortia leaders• Local education administrators• Teachers and faculty• Business and industry leaders• State CTE staff • Legislative leaders

The process• Based on labor market information, identify the HIGH

SKILLS, HIGH WAGE, AND/OR HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATIONS in region .

• Identify KEY STAKEHOLDERS to be involve by pathway process.

• Begin the discussion on RECOMMENDED ACADEMIC (or liberal arts & sciences) and CTE COURSES in secondary and postsecondary programs.

• Identify certificate, diploma, and degreed PROGRAMS AT POSTSECONDARY LEVEL.

• Involve business & industry reps through advisory committees in a process of VALIDATION OF THE WORK.

• Use as a GUIDANCE COUNSELING TOOL with students and parents.

NEW!!! MnProgramsofStudy / ISEEK

www.mnprogramsofstudy.org

Use MnProgramofStudy.org . . . •as a counseling tool

•for career development instruction

•for course schedule planning

•to discuss high school to college/ career options

Benefits of MnProgramofStudy.org

www.cte.mnscu.edu/programs/mntsa.html

Technical Skill Assessment Project

Academic Year 79 Career Pathways Addressed in TSA Project2010-2011 • Accounting

• Law Enforcement Services• Network Systems

• Plant Systems • Therapeutic Services

2011-2012 • Animal Systems• Diagnostic Services • Early Childhood Development & Services • Teaching/Training (Pre K-3) • Engineering & Technology • Facility & Mobile Equipment Maintenance

• Marketing Management,• Merchandising• Professional Sales • Printing Technology• Visual Arts/• Foundation Knowledge & Skills

2012-2013 • Administrative Support• Administration and Administrative Support Services• Construction• Emergency & Fire Management• Environmental Services Systems• Natural Resource Systems• Web & Digital Communications• Health Informatics

• Health Informatics• Personal Care Services• Production• Mfg Production Process Development• Restaurant• Food & Beverage Services• Teaching/Training (K-12)• Professional Support Services

2013-2014 • Agribusiness Systems• Audio/Video Technology & Film• Biotechnology Research & Development• Business Information Management• Correction Services• Counseling & Mental Health Services• Family & Community Services• Foreign Service• Governance• Design/Pre-construction• General Management• Human Resource Management

• Information Support & Services• Journalism & Broadcasting• Operations Management• Maintenance Installation & Repair• Planning• Performing Arts• Power, Structural, and Technical Systems• Public Management & Administrative Planning• National Security• Revenue & Taxation• Security & Protective Services• Telecommunications

2014-2015 • Banking Services• Business Finance• Consumer Services• Food Products & Processing Systems• Health Support Services• Transportation Systems, Infrastructure• Health Safety & Environmental Management• Insurance• Legal Services• Lodging, Travel, & Tourism• Logistics & Inventory Control• Logistics Planning & Management Services• Maintenance/Operations

• Marketing Communications• Marketing Research• Programming & Software Development• Quality Assurance• Recreation, Amusement and Attractions• Regulation• Sales & Services • Securities & Investment• Science & Mathematics• Telecommunications• Transportation Operations• Transportation Systems, Infrastructure• Travel & Tourism• Warehousing & Distribution Center Operations

Common Core Competencies for Secondary/ Postsecondary Programs in Each Career

Pathway

State Approved Technical Skill Assessments

by Career Pathway

• CTEDDI provides teachers & faculty professional development to increase their confidence, knowledge and skills in Programs of Study and technical skill assessments.

• CTEDDI will be delivered by facilitators who will also serve as coaches as the educators apply their initial training at their school sites.

Minnesota Career Technical Education Data Driven Improvement Professional Development

Next Steps—Discussion

Think about your own local progress in implementing effective Programs of Study

• Strengths?• Needs for improvement?

How can the your state or local CTE leaders assist you in your work on this initiative?

Resources

•www.cte.mnscu.edu

•www.careertech.org

•www.mnprogramsofstudy.org