Career and Technical Education Spring Regional Updates

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Career and Technical Education Spring Regional
Updates

• APRIL 2007

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Welcome and Congratulations

• Kendall Stuart, FCCLA State President
• Awarded the NASDCTEC Star Award for Outstanding
  Secondary Student
• David Rathbone, SKILLS U.S.A. Specialist
• First official day is April 23
• Located at New River Community College

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CTE CTSO OPENINGS

• Technology Education CTSO has been advertised
• Trade and Industrial Program Area Specialist
  will be advertised by end of month
• Associate Directors Position Changed to
  Coordinators Position not posted yet

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PERKINS III VS. PERKINS IV

• CONTENTS OF LOCAL PLAN
• Describe how programs will be carried out with
  respect to meeting state adjusted levels of
  performance.

• CONTENTS OF LOCAL PLAN
• Same as III, except meeting local performance
  levels is added.

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PERKINS III VS. PERKINS IV

• Describe how the
• eligible recipient will
• Improve academic and technical
• Ensure students..

• Describe how the
• eligible recipient will
• .coherent and rigorous content aligned with
  challenging academic standards and relevant CTE
  programs to ensure learning in core academic
  subjects (as defined by ESEA) and CTE subjects.
• in CTE are taught to the same coherent and
  rigorous content aligned with challenging
  academic standards as all other students.
• Encourage CTE students at the secondary level to
  enroll in rigorous and challenging courses in
  core academic subjects (as defined by ESEA).

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PERKINS III VS. PERKINS IV

• Describe how the
• eligible recipient will
• Describe how parents,.
• Describe the process that will be used.
• Describe the process for reviewing programs

• Describe how the
• eligible recipient will
• Describe how parents,.(see page 55)
• Describe the process evaluation no longer has
  to be independent.
• Describe.(see page 56)

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PERKINS III VS. PERKINS IV

• Describe how comprehensive, professional
  development.
• Uses of Funds
• Strengthen.

• Describe how comprehensive, professional
  development(see page 56)
• Uses of Funds
• Strengthen(see page 56-57)

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PERKINS III VS. PERKINS IV

• Local Uses of Funds
• Provide work-related.

• Local Uses of Funds
• NEW REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS
• Provide activities to prepare special
  populations, (see page 58
• PERMISSIVE USE OF FUNDS
• Providing career guidance (see page 59)
• Local education..(see page 59).

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PERKINS III VS. PERKINS IV

• Permissive Uses of Funds, Continued
• Providing work-related experiences
• Local education and business partnerships.

• Permissive Uses of Funds, Continued
• Local education and business(see page 59)
• Local education now incorporated into Section
  135c (3) on page 137.

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PERKINS III VS. PERKINS IV

• Permissive Uses of Funds, Continued
• Leasing

• Permissive Uses of Funds, Continued
• Leasing(see page 60)

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PERKINS IV

• NEW PERMISSIVE USES
• See pages 60 through 62

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PERKINS IV STATE PLANNING COMMITTEE

• In the Past
• Names of persons representing required
  stakeholders given to Superintendent for letter
  of invitation to be sent.
• This Time
• Nomination process for most stakeholders.
• Exceptions were University representatives for
  Engineering and School of Business Department of
  Corrections Linda Dorr Attended federal
  training Elizabeth Creamer VCCS State Director
  for Perkins/Tech Prep and Toney Rigali and Craig
  Balzer from State Advisory (negotiated).

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PERKINS IV STATE PLANNING COMMITTEE

• Nominations have been requested from
• Community College Tech Prep Consortium VCCS
• Community College Academic VCCS (new
  stakeholder)
• Special Populations - DOE Special Ed. Unit
• Student Students Advisory Committee to the
  State BOE
• Business, Industry Labor Organizations Small
  Business Chamber of Commerce (new stakeholder)
• State Workforce Investment Board Danny LeBlanc,
  Senior Advisor to the Governor for Workforce
• Charter Schools VDOE, High School Unit (new
  stakeholder) and
• Professional Organizations for VACTEA, VACTE,
  VCTM, VAST, VATE, VCSS, PTA, VSCA (CTE
  administrators, CTE instructors, and academic
  instructors) all 7 program areas will be
  represented in CTE teachers and administrators
• Academic Instructors are new stakeholders 4.

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PERKINS IV STATE PLANNING COMMITTEE

• Confirmed as of April 16
• Dr. Curtis R. Taylor, School of Engineering, VCU,
  Postsecondary university
• Dr. R. Jon Ackley, School of Business, VCU,
  Postsecondary university
• Jim Poythrees, Dean, Virginia Western Community
  College, Tech Prep Consortia
• Elizabeth Creamer, Perkins/Tech Prep State
  Director for Postsecondary, VCCS community
  colleges
• Dr. Sharon H. DeFur, T/TAC, College of William
  and Mary, Special Populations
• Dr. Bill Hightower, Director of Academic
  Programs, VCCS and
• Names being sent for Mathematics and English,
  Secondary.

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PERKINS IV STATE PLANNING COMMITTEE

• Meetings are being planned for summer (3)
  additional meetings will be added if needed.
• Utilize e-mails and conference calls.
• State Directors Planning/Advisory Committee will
  also review.
• CTE Curriculum Resource Center will facilitate
  the process.
• First review by Board of Education November.
• Public Hearings December/January.
• Final review by Board of Education February or
  March.

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FIRST OVAE CHANGE WITH PERKINS IV

• PLEASE NOTE THIS ONE!!!
• EVERYTHING must be inventoried! Doesnt matter
  if it costs 10 cents or 10,000.
• SUGGESTION Do not spend Perkins Funds on small
  equipment (i.e., staplers, small hand tools,
  etc.).

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Local Transition Plan and
BudgetforCareer and Technical
Education2007-2008Virginia Department of
Education(SEE HANDOUT)
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PROGRAM (PLAN) OF STUDY

• SEE HANDOUT
• K\PATHWAYS\COLOR REGIONAL MEETING BIT
  ARTICULATED PATHWAY 04 13 07.doc
• K\PATHWAYS\COLOR REGIONAL MEETING MFG PATHWAY 04
  13 07.doc

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NEW VERSO AND COURSE CHANGES

• Age Requirements will be included, if applicable.
• Grade Levels will be labeled Suggested Grade
  Levels.
• Six new tasks (in 2 new duty areas at the top of
  every task list) will take care of All Aspects of
  Industry (AAI), Career and Technical Student
  Organizations (CTSO) and Workplace Readiness
  Skills (WRS).
• Hot link will be provided from the new WRS task
  back to the more specific WRS information.

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NEW VERSO AND COURSE CHANGES

• Newly approved Internet Safety task will be added
  to ALL middle and high school task lists.
• Will add link from courses to DOE Approved
  Equipment List (which is completely updated!)
• Courses of different durations (i.e., 18 and 36
  weeks) of the same course will each have a
  different course code and will not have the exact
  same essential competencies.

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NEW VERSO AND COURSE CHANGES

• Any single task list that is currently shared by
  two 36-week courses will be divided into two
  separate task lists and will have their own
  course code (if they do not have already).
• Any single task list that is currently shared by
  (6,9, or 12 weeks) will have different essential
  competencies identified.

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NEW VERSO AND COURSE CHANGES

• Currently have some TI courses that may be
  offered in one-hour, two-hours, or three-hours
  and you can be a completer out of either one.
  (Difference is considered to be the depth of
  competencies taught.) This will change.
  Courses will be studied to determine change.
• When a course carries multiple course codes (from
  different program areas), each version is handled
  the same in terms of completer options.

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REPORTS, REPORTS, REPORTS

• CTE FINANCIAL REPORT
• Due Date March 1
• Still missing either valid electronic, paper or
  both parts from 9 school divisions and one
  regional center.
• E-mail went out yesterday to those
  superintendents from Dr. Cannaday.
• CANNOT do Occupational and Adult Entitlement
  Funds to anyone UNTIL ALL ARE SUBMITTED and
  VERIFIED!

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REPORTS, REPORTS, REPORTS

• Industry Certification for Students
  Accept/Decline Form
• Due Date January 31
• Accept/Decline Form Submitted by 53 Divisions and
  3 Regional Centers.
• NOTHING from 78 Divisions and 6 Regional Centers
• 858,123.00 to use!
• If you submit student industry certification
  through Perkins funds, THEY WILL BE REFUSED until
  we spend all STATE funds!
• 1,065,133.00 for 2007-2008
  SUBJECT TO BUDGET CHANGE!

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REPORTS, REPORTS, REPORTS

• 2006-2007 LOCAL PLAN
• Due Date May 7, 2006
• One division has not submitted a 2006-2007 Local
  Plan.
• Two divisions have submitted but have not
  received approval.
• Due Date On-going
• 27 divisions have not submitted Revised 2006
  LOCAL PLANS for this year.

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REPORTS, REPORTS, REPORTS

• 2b/2c LOCAL PLAN For Carryover Funds
• Due Date On-Going
• 24 Divisions have not submitted 2B and 2C for
  Carryover Funds.
• If you have not submitted and received approval
  for your Revised 2B and 2c then you cannot
  access Perkins Carryover Funds which means you
  cannot access 2006-2007 Perkins Funds.

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REPORTS, REPORTS, REPORTS

• CTERS 2 Verification Forms
• Due Date March 31
• We have 13 divisions. Dont forget to send once
  your report is/was finalized from VDOE/Student
  Record Collection.
• LOCAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS
• Due Date January 15
• Missing 8 interim reports

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REPORTS, REPORTS, REPORTS

• SEDF
• E-mails and/or calls have been made to the
  divisions below.
• 26 Need signed verification forms.
• 14 Divisions still need to enter 2nd Semester
  Data.
• All MUST BE SUBMITTED VERIFIED by APRIL 20,
  2007!

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OSHA SAFETY WORKSHOPS

• From now on there will be one workshop per year
  to train any new teachers probably held in
  conjunction with summer conference.
• Will offer a Renewal Course in Summer 2008.

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COOPERATIVE EDUCATION

• Wage and Hour Report being Piloted for On-Line
  Submission
• Should be on-line to be used by May 1 through
  OMEGA.
• Much easier BUT read the instructions!
• Summer conference for New Coop Coordinators July
  17-19
• New coordinators given first preference.

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NEW ADMINISTRATORS CONFERENCE

• Will be held either July 23-24 or July 26-27.
• Will be held in Richmond.
• New administrators will be given first priority.
  Veterans will be accepted as space permits.

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TECHNICAL DIPLOMA ADVANCED TECHNICAL DIPLOMA

• Technical Diploma passed by General Assembly.
• Advanced Technical Diploma added by Governor
  through amendment.
• E-mail from Dr. Brenda Long, VACTE Legislative
  Contact
• Just in the planning stages
• Will have to go through public hearings and
• Feedback is needed from the CTE community.

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TECHNICAL DIPLOMA, Continued

• Ideas presented in E-mail for Technical Diploma.
• Meet the requirements for CTE seal.
• Require an industry certification or assessment.
• Provide articulated or dual enrollment.
• 2 years of foreign language used in workforce
  (Spanish, Chinese).

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TECHNICAL DIPLOMA, Continued

• Require Algebra II.
• Require physics, Principles of Tech I II, or
  PJLW as one lab science.
• Require 23 credits vs. Standards 22.
• Require Workplace Readiness Skills and Depth of
  Knowledge Required by business/industry.

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QUESTIONS?
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CONTACT INFORMATION

• 804-225-2847
• FAX [phone]
• E-Mail Elizabeth.Russell_at_doe.virginia.gov
• Internet Web Site www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instr
  uction/CTE/
• Elizabeth M. Russell
• State Director
• Office of Career and Technical Education
• Virginia Department of Education 101 N. 14th
  Street
• P.O. Box 2120 James Monroe Building
• Richmond, VA 23218-2120 Richmond, VA 23219