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Title: Perkins, Programs of Study and New Career and Technical Education Will It Change How Counselors Sche


1
Perkins, Programs of Study and New Career
and Technical Education- Will It Change How
Counselors Schedule Students?
Linda Berg, DE November 9th, 2009
2
Perkins IV and Iowas State Plan
  • Perkins IV is federal funding for Career and
    Technical Education (the old vocational
    education)
  • The fourth iteration of the Carl D. Perkins
    federal legislation (begun in 1983)
  • Rather than equipment and materials, this
    legislation stresses professional development,
    curriculum alignment and collaborative
    partnerships between secondary and
    post-secondary.
  • New terminology
  • Programs of Study
  • Technical Skill Attainment
  • Advisory committees for CTE have new roles in
    assessment as well as advisement.

3
Program of Study
4
Program of Study
  • A Program of Study is a sequence of instruction
    (based on recommended standards and knowledge and
    skills) consisting of coursework, co-curricular
    activities, work-site learning, service learning
    and other learning experiences. This sequence of
    instruction provides preparation for a career.
  • Career Clusters Web Site
  • http//www.careerclusters.org/definitions.php

5
Why Programs of Study
  • Programs of Study were added into Perkins IV as a
    way to achieve a new vision for CTE by more
    consistently and thoroughly connecting secondary
    and postsecondary education.
  • A Program of Study provides direction for
    students to prepare them to transition into
    postsecondary education and careers.

6
Why Programs of Study
  • A Program of Study can be
  • A tool for collaboration between secondary and
    postsecondary institutions. (Perkins IV, Sec.
    122(c)(I)(A)(i))
  • A framework for curriculum revision and alignment
    with secondary education and postsecondary
    education.
  • (Perkins IV, Sec. 122(c)(I)(A)(ii))
  • A tool to ensure that CTE is meeting the needs of
    students, business, industry, and labor. (Perkins
    IV, Sec. 134(b)(5))

7
Program of Study Components
  • Secondary
  • Meet Iowa Code for Comprehensive High Schools
  • Meet Iowa Code for graduation requirements
  • Include three sequential units of CTE course work
  • Include Iowa Core Curriculum 21st Century Skills
  • May include concurrent enrollment
  • Prepares students to be successful in
    postsecondary education
  • Links to postsecondary CTE programs

8
Program of Study Components
  • Secondary and Postsecondary
  • Must be competency based
  • Address skill standards specific to the industry
    (All aspect(s) of the industry)
  • Includes coherent and rigorous curriculum
  • Includes work-based learning
  • Addresses non-traditional and special population
    student(s) in the program

9
Program of Study Components
  • Secondary and Postsecondary
  • Addresses where soft skills are taught within or
    outside the CTE program which includes applied
    learning, higher-order thinking skills, reasoning
    and problem-solving skills, work attitudes,
    general employability skills, leadership and
    knowledge of all aspect of the industry
  • Consists of Non-duplicative courses from
    secondary to post-secondary
  • Utilizes an advisory committee
  • Collects and reports data for performance
    requirements

10
Programs of Study Components
  • Post Secondary
  • Leads to a community college degree, award, or
    industry recognizied certification.
  • Links to a four-year degree

11
Program of Study
  • The DE recommends that Iowa Schools and Districts
    to utilize the US Department of Educations 16
    Career Clusters and the Career Pathways,
    Standards, Benchmarks and Indicators available
    for each cluster.
  • www.careerclusters.org

12
75 of Programs
  • The Iowa 5-year Perkins Plan approved by the
    federal government states that within the next 5
    years, 75 of programs at each Local Education
    Agency (LEA) shall have a Program of Study
    developed.
  • Example If you have 8 programs at your
    secondary school, 6 of them or 75 would need to
    be Programs of Study by FY 13

13
Technical Skill Attainment
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Technical Skill Attainment
  • Perkins IV requires that eligible recipients
    describe how they are addressing (1) Promoting
    continuous improvement in academic achievement,
    (2) Promoting continuous improvement of technical
    skill attainment, and (3) Identifying and
    addressing current or emerging occupational
    opportunities, in addition to other requirements
    as specified by the Act.

15
Part 2 Technical Skill Attainment
  • The technical skills assessed, the instrument
    utilized to assess those skills, and proficiency
    level to be attained to pass the assessment must
    be approved by a third party. The third party
    may be a nationally or state recognized industry
    organization, a provider of reliable and valid
    third party assessment instruments, or a regional
    or local advisory committee for the career and
    technical education program being assessed. If
    at the secondary level, the program is linked to
    a community college through a Program of Study,
    then the community college must also approve the
    assessment instrument.

16
What does this mean for school counselors?
  • Less comprehensive courses
  • More occupational or lead to occupational
    certificate, diploma, and credential
  • Vertical alignment of curriculum with
    post-secondary courses
  • Assessment on course and program level
  • Student data on assessment
  • Advisory committees have role in technical skill
    assessment

17
Questions and discussion
18
Resources
19
Resources
  • The League for Innovation for Community Colleges
    has utilized the term Plan of Study on their web
    page and have Plans of Study available for all
    career pathways. See http//www.league.org/league
    /projects/ccti/ccluster.cfm
  • Career Cluster information can be found at
    www.careerclusters.org
  • MBA Research (formerly MarkEd) has developed
    Programs of Study for many business programs
    http//www.mark-ed.org/2.0/Joomla/index.php?option
    com_contenttaskblogsectionid9Itemid55
  • Resources will also be made available on the DE
    Website which will include a listing of
    commercially developed test companies as well as
    industry certification www.iowa.gov/educate

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Program of Study Law References
  • Iowa Code
  • 256.7 http//www.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/2001SUPP
    LEMENT/256/7.html
  • 256.11 http//www.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/2001/25
    6/11.html
  • 258.3A http//www.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/2001/25
    6/11.html
  • 358.4 http//coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/de
    fault.asp?categorybillinfoserviceIowaCodega83
    input358.4
  • 281 http//www.legis.state.ia.us/ACO/IAChtml/281.h
    tm
  • Perkins IV
  • Sec. 122 http//www.iowa.gov/educate/index.php?opt
    ioncom_contenttaskviewid265Itemid1428
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