Marilynn Babyar, Counselor Liaison Director

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Career and Technical Education as a drop-out
Intervention Strategy
Marilynn Babyar, Counselor Liaison
Director Shelly Thome, Intervention Counselor
Liaison
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ACHIEVEMENT
TRANSITION
ENGAGEMENT
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Career and Technical Education
CTE - A program of study that involves a
multiyear sequence of courses that integrates
core academic knowledge with technical and
occupational knowledge to provide students with a
pathway to postsecondary education and careers.
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ACHIEVEMENT
TRANSITION
ENGAGEMENT
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ASCA Standards
Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge
and skills that attribute to effective learning
in school and across the life span. Students
will complete school with the academic
preparation essential to choose from a wide
range of substantial post-secondary options,
including college.
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Why do kids leave school?
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Why do kids leave school?
BORING CLASSES 50
TOO MANY ABSENCES 42
FAILING CLASSES 35
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76 graduate in 4 years
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40 start college
76 graduate in 4 years
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Your child is less likely to graduate from high
school than you were the U.S. is now the only
industrialized country where young people are
less likely than their parents to earn a
diploma.
Houston Chronicle, Libby Quaid, 10/23/08
Downward Trend
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27 start sophomore year
40 start college
76 graduate in 4 years
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18 graduate college in 4 years
27 start sophomore year
40 start college
Education Weekly March 2005

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RECENT RESEARCH
As participation in CTE courses increases, the
graduation rates increase
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Ratio of 12 is optimal One CTE course for every
two academic courses
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99 of AZ concentrators (2 or more CTE credits)
complete high school vs. 76 of all other AZ
high school students
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Group Work
How can guidance professionals better use CTE to
increase positive outcomes in the area of
student engagement in our district?
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ACHIEVEMENT
TRANSITION
ENGAGEMENT
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ASCA Standards
Students will understand the relationship of
academics to the world of work and to life at
home and in the community. Students will acquire
the skills to investigate the world of work in
relation to knowledge of self and to make
informed career decisions.
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Arizona Statistics
95 of CTE concentrators (2 or more CTE courses)
vs. 75 of all other high school students passed
AIMS Reading
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Arizona Statistics
92 of CTE concentrators (2 or more CTE courses)
vs. 70 of all other high school students passed
AIMS Math
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Arizona Statistics
96 of CTE concentrators vs. 72 of all other
high school students passed AIMS Writing
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Certificate Production
Arizona ranks second in the nation. Only
Wyoming produces more certificate holders.
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HEALTHCARE 43
CERTIFICATES COUNT Sub-baccalaureate
Certificates (2010)
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In some fields the median earnings of long-term
certificate (one or more year) earners are equal
to, or higher than, those who obtain associate
degrees.
Economic Value of Certificates
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Generally speaking, high quality certificate
programs can significantly boost the likelihood
of student academic and career success.
Economic Value of Certificates
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Group Work
How do you recruit and grow CTE concentrators in
your satellite? How do you recruit students for
West-MEC programs?
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ACHIEVEMENT
TRANSITION
ENGAGEMENT
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ASCA Standards
Students will employ strategies to achieve
future career goals with success and
satisfaction. Students will understand the
relationships between personal qualities,
education, training and the world of
work. Students will make decisions, set goals
and take necessary action to achieve goals.
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College for All does not mean everyone needs a
B.A. Even in this decade, most jobs do not
require a B.A.
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR LESS 36
B.A. OR HIGHER 33
SOME COLLEGE/A.A. DEGREE 30
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27 of people with post-secondary licenses or
certificates-credential short of an associates
degree-earn more than the average bachelors
degree recipient.
Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce
July, 2009
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Middle Skill Occupations (B.A./B.S. NOT Required)
Occupation Air traffic controller Storage and
distribution manager Transportation
manager Non-retail sales manager Forest fire
fighting/prevention supervisor Municipal fire
fighting/prevention supervisor Real estate
broker Elevator installers and repairer Dental
hygienist Immigration and Customs
inspector Commercial pilot
Salary 102,300 66,600 66,600 59,300 58,920

58,902 58,720 58,710 58,350
53,990 53,870
Farr, M. Shatkin, L. (2006) The 300 Best Jobs
That Don't Require a Four-Year Degree. (US
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics)
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Georgetown Study concedes that most jobs will
not require a B.A.
For the next 47 million job openings 36 will
require a HS diploma or less 30 will require
some college/ AA degree 33 will require a B.A.
or higher
Post-Secondary Education Does Not Always Mean a
B.A. Degree
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What is the right goal?
College for All needs to be broadened to mean a
meaningful post-high school credential for
all. A meaningful credential can be earned in
many ways Community College Apprenticeship Milit
ary 4 Year University
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ACHIEVEMENT
TRANSITION
ENGAGEMENT
SOLUTION CTE
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CTE WORKS
CTE Research Clearinghouse http//www.acteonline
.org/clearinghouse.aspx National Center for
Research in CTE www.nccte.org Pathways to
Prosperity http//www.gse.harvard.edu/news_event
s features 2011/Pathways_to_Prosperity_Feb2011.pdf
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dr. John Mulcahy, Director of Professional
Development John.mulcahy_at_west-mec.org Marilynn
Babyar, Director Counseling Liaison Marilynn.babya
r_at_west-mec.org Shelly Thome, Intervention
Counselor Liaison Shelly.Thome_at_west-mec.org
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