The Carl D. Perkins Act of 2006 An Overview for Career and Technical Education

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The Carl D. Perkins Act of 2006An Overview for
Career and Technical Education
WI Dept. of Public Instruction Academic
Excellence Division Deborah Mahaffey, Assistant
State Superintendent Sharon Wendt, Career and
Technical Education Director
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The Evolution of Secondary Career and Technical
Education

• Focus on preparation and transition to
  postsecondary education and career/employment.
• CTE programming stressing academic, technical,
  and 21st century knowledge and skills.
• CTE programming emphasizing rigor, relevance and
  relationships.
• Emphasis on ultimate achievement of a degree,
  certificate and/or credential.
• Actively participate in education, workforce
  development and economic development efforts.

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Statement of Purpose

• The purpose of this Act is to develop more fully
  the academic and career and technical skills of
  secondary education students and postsecondary
  students who elect to enroll in career and
  technical education programs, by

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Purpose (continued)

• building on the efforts of States and localities
  to develop challenging academic and technical
  standards and to assist students in meeting such
  standards, including preparation for high skill,
  high wage, or high demand occupations in current
  or emerging professions
• promoting the development of services and
  activities that integrate rigorous and
  challenging academic and career and technical
  instruction, and that link secondary education
  and postsecondary education for participating
  career and technical education students
• increasing State and local flexibility in
  providing services and activities designed to
  develop, implement, and improve career and
  technical education, including tech prep
  education
• conducting and disseminating national research
  and disseminating information on best practices
  that improve career and technical education
  programs, services and activities
• providing technical assistance that
• promotes leadership, initial preparation, and
  professional development at the State and local
  levels and
• improves the quality of career and technical
  education teachers, faculty, administrators, and
  counselors
• supporting partnerships among secondary schools,
  postsecondary institutions, baccalaureate degree
  granting institutions, area career and technical
  education schools, local workforce investment
  boards, business and industry, and
  intermediaries and
• providing individuals with opportunities
  throughout their lifetimes to develop, in
  conjunction with other education and training
  programs, the knowledge and skills needed to keep
  the United States competitive.

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CPA 3 4 Comparison
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CPA 4Core Indicators of Performance Secondary
Level
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Spirit of the Perkins Act

• Leading CTE into the 21st Century by
• Embracing a global perspective
• Program improvement and advancement
• Ensuring modern, durable and rigorous CTE
  programs
• Closing academic and technical achievement gaps
• Promoting postsecondary education for all

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The WI State Perkins Plan

• One-Year Transition Plan
• Five-Year State Plan
• SEC. 122. STATE PLAN. (c) Plan Contents.The
  State plan shall include information that
• .(1) (A) the career and technical programs of
  study, which may be adopted by local educational
  agencies and postsecondary institutions to be
  offered as an option to students (and their
  parents as appropriate) when planning for and
  completing future coursework, for career and
  technical content areas that--
• (i) incorporate secondary education and
  postsecondary education elements
• (ii) include coherent and rigorous content
  aligned with challenging academic standards and
  relevant career and technical content in a
  coordinated, nonduplicative progression of
  courses that align secondary education with
  postsecondary education to adequately prepare
  students to succeed in postsecondary education
• (iii) may include the opportunity for secondary
  education students to participate in dual or
  concurrent enrollment programs or other ways to
  acquire postsecondary education credits and
• (iv) lead to an industry-recognized credential or
  certificate at the postsecondary level, or an
  associate or baccalaureate degree

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Local Perkins Applications

• SEC. 134. LOCAL PLAN FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL
  EDUCATION PROGRAMS. (b) Contents.The eligible
  agency shall determine requirements for local
  plans, except that each local plan shall
• .(3) (A) offer the appropriate courses of not
  less than 1 of the career and technical education
  programs of study described in section
  122(c)(1)(A).

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The Career Clusters andPathways Model
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