NEW YORK STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATIONAL STUDIES (CDOS) COMMENCEMENT CREDENTIAL

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January 2016

Joanne LaCrosse

High School Exiting Credentials

Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential

Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential

Guiding Principles1. Instruction in the Career Development

and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Learning Standards

2. Student engagement in career planning and preparation

3. Student participation in community and work-based learning experiences

EligibilityAll students with a disability - except those

eligible for the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA )

Supplement to Diploma: Issued at the same time student receives a Regents or local diploma; or

Exit Credential: If the student has attended school for at least 12 years excluding Kindergarten or until end of school year student turns 21

Option IComplete a Career Plan

Demonstrate achievement of the commencement level CDOS learning standards

Successfully completes 216 hours of participation in CTE coursework and/or work-based learning experiences at least 54 hours must be in work-based learning experiences

Has completed Employability Profile

Option II Meets the requirements for one of the nationally

recognized work readiness credentials, including but not limited to:

National Work Readiness Credential (NWRC);

National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)-WorkKeys;

SkillsUSA Work Force Ready Employability Assessment; and

Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS) Workforce Skills Certification System (WSCS)

**May not offer Option II as only means to earn CDOS Commencement Credential.

Career Plan Commencement Level Career Plan (beginning in 9th grade)

Student driven: Active engagement in career exploration

Documents student-identified, career-related: Interests; Strengths and needs; Goals; Career and Technical Education (CTE) coursework

Work-based learning experiences

Considered in development of individualized education program (IEP)

Reviewed annually

Maintained in permanent record

Career Development

CDOS Learning Standards1. Career Development: knowledgeable about the world of work; explore career options; and relate personal skills, abilities and aptitudes to future career

decisions

2. Integrated Learning: academic knowledge and skills applied in the workplace and

other settings

3a. Universal Foundation Skills: foundation skills and competencies essential for success in

the workplace

3b. Career Majors: career-specific technical knowledge/skills

Personal Qualities

Selects /Applies TechnologyMaintains

EquipmentDesigns and CreatesTo Meet Needs

TechnologyThinking Skills

Can Think CreativelyUses Decision MakingSkillsThinking Leads to Problem Solving Knows How to LearnApplies Knowledge toNew Situations

Systems

Improves & Designs SystemsMonitors & Corrects PerformancesUnderstands How Systems Perform Related to Goals, Resources and Organizational Function

Demonstrates:ResponsibilityAbility to PlanAbility to Take Independent ActionIntegrity/HonestySelf-determination and ability to self-evaluate knowledge, skills and abilities

BasicSkills

Can ReadCan WritePerform Math FunctionsListens EffectivelySpeaks Clearly

Career Development and Occupational Studies

Standard 3AUniversal Foundation Skills

Managing Resources

Understands how to use:MaterialsFacilitiesTimeMoneyHuman ResourcesNetworking

Acquires and Evaluates InformationOrganizes/Maintains InformationInterprets/Communicates InformationUses Computers to Enter, Modify, Retrieve and Store Data

Managing Information

Teaches OthersServes ClientsExercises LeadershipNegotiates/CommunicatesWorks as a Member of a TeamWorks with Diversity

Interpersonal Skills

1. Key Ideas

● Performance Indicators

▲Sample Tasks

CAREERDEVELOPMENT

Self-knowledge• What are my skills,

strengths and interests?Career exploration• Where am I going?

Career Plan• How do I get there?

INTEGRATEDLEARNING

• What am I learning?

• Why am I learning it?

• How can I use it?

UNIVERSALFOUNDATION SKILLS

• What do I need to know?

• What skills are important for me?

knowledgeapplication

skills

Questions students

should be able to answer

InstructionMeaningful Access to Curriculum

Equivalent of 2 units of study (216 hours of participation) in: CTE coursework; and/orwork-based learning experiences (at least 54 of the 216 hours)

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Access/Participation/Progress in the General Education Curriculum

ContentMaterials

How Learning is Measured

Environment

Instruction

Career and Technical Education (CTE) CourseworkLocally Approved

SED Approved

Taught by CTE Teacher

Locally Approved CTE Coursework

SED Approved CTE Programs

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• Grade 9 – 12 approved (SED) program in career and technical education

• CTE studies are organized in the following content areas:• Agricultural • Business and Marketing • Family and Consumer

Sciences • Health Occupations, • Technology • Trade and Technical

Education

• Grade 9 – 12 CTE courses at local district level

• Course offeringGrade 9 – 12 CTE courses in the following content areas• Agricultural• Business and Marketing• Family and Consumer

Sciences• Technology

Nonregistered Work-Based Learning Options19

• Students with disabilities work in the community• Helps students identify career interests, assess their

skills and training needs• Develop employment skills and work habits

Community-Based Work Programs

• Observation of work environment• Exposure to jobs and careersJob Shadowing

• Participate in volunteer experiences to learn responsibility

• Learn about community and needs of others

Community Service

• Integrated classroom learning with service activities• Real life application of academic knowledge to real life

community needsService Learning

• Research a topic or career interest in a specific career pathway

• Guide the student in learning about the college preparation and skills training needed to be successful in that pathway

Senior Projects

• Business enterprise exists within the school to provide services for students and/or staff

School-based Enterprise

Registered Work-Based Learning Programs20

* Paid experiences

• School-business partnership initiative• Nonpaid, on-site, career exploration experiences• Elective credit

Career Exploration Internship Program

(CEIP)

• 150 to 600 hours paid or unpaid skill specific experience,

• Supported by related in-school instruction in specific CTE discipline & supervised by school

• Can award credit

Cooperative CTE Work Experience Program (CO-OP)

• Career awareness program for students age 16 and above; 150 to 600 hours paid, school-supervised work experience

• Supported by related in-school instruction in specific CTE discipline & provides elective credit

General Education Work Experience Program(GEWEP)

• Similar in design and operation as the General Education Work Experience Program, but for at-risk students age 14-15

• Provided by local district for elective credit

Work Experience and Career Exploration Program (WECEP)

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/wbl/home.html

Employability Profile Documents attainment of commencement level

CDOS learning standards and as appropriate:

Attainment of technical knowledge and work-related skills;

Work experiences; Other work-related and academic

achievements; and Performance on industry-based assessments

*Note: At least one profile must be completed within one year of exit.

Transfer ProvisionsSchool principal, in consultation with relevant faculty,

evaluates work-based learning experiences and coursework on transcript to determine if student has otherwise:

Demonstrated commencement level knowledge of CDOS learning standards:1. Career Development2. Integrated Learning3a. Universal Foundation Skills

Had experiences equivalent to 2 units of study in CTE coursework and/or work-based learning experiences

ResourcesJune 2013 Field Memorandum: NYS Career

Development and Occupational Studies Commencement Credential http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/CDOScredential-memo-613.htm

P-12: Office of Special Education: Diploma and Nondiploma Exiting Credentials http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/gradrequirements/home.html

Q & A http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/gradrequirements/documents/CDOS-QA-Feb15revisions9-24-15.pdf

ResourcesCDOS Learning Standards

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/cdlearn/

New York State Career Plan http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/careerplan/

CareerZone: A comprehensive career exploration and planning system developed by the New York State Department of Labor www.careerzone.ny.gov

New York State Work Based Learning Manual http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/wbl/home.html

ResourcesTraining Regional Special Education Technical

Assistance Support Centers (RSE-TASC) http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/rsetasc/

Regional Special Education Technical Assistance Support Center (RSE-TASC)Transition Specialists http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/rsetasc/tslist.htm

Questions: email CDOScomment@nysed.gov

Special Education Policy (518) 473-2878