Ohio Association for Career and Technical Education 2015

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Ohio Association for Career and Technical
Education2015 Legislative Conference

• Wednesday, January 21, 2015
• Terrence ODonnell
• Willa Ebersole

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A Year of Action

• 2015 Expect Significant Change
• Ohio will re-write 2-year, 55B budget.
• The Budget has become much more than a
  spreadsheet. Major policy document.
• Everything is on the table.
• Ohio ACTE, OACTS, CCS wants to hear from YOU.

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Election results

• Governor John Kasich and Lt. Governor Mary Taylor
  handily re-elected and inaugurated.
• Every statewide Republican officeholder
  re-elected.
• Attorney General Mike DeWine
• Treasurer Josh Mandel
• Secretary of State Jon Husted
• Auditor David Yost
• Justices Sharon Kennedy and Judi French

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General Assembly

• Ohio Senate
• Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina) returns
  with majority of 23R / 10D.
• Ohio House of Representatives
• New Speaker Cliff Rosenberger (R-Clarksville)
  takes gavel with majority of 65R / 34D.

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Leadership Teams

• Ohio House Republicans Speaker Rosenberger,
  Rep. Ron Amstutz, Rep.
• Barbara Sears, Rep. Jim Buchy, Rep. Mike Dovilla,
  Rep. Dorothy Pelanda.
• Education Reps. Hayes, Brenner, Cupp.
• Ohio House Democrats Minority Leader Fred
  Strahorn, Reps. Celebreeze, Boyce, Antonio.
  Education Reps. Fedor, Phillips.
• Ohio Senate Republicans President Faber, Sen.
  Widener, Sen. Obhof, Sen. Patton.
• Ohio Senate Democrats Minority Leader Joe
  Schiavoni, Sen. Tavares, Sen. Brown, Sen. Gentile
  

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Headline Issues

• School Choice (Ed Choice, Cleveland Program)
• Accountability (Report Card, Community Schools)
• Assessments (Web Exam)
• School Funding Formula (!)
• De-Regulation
• Other (Medicaid, Taxation, etc.)
• Career Tech Continues to be highly regarded and
  part of the solution.

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Process

• February Governor Kasich to introduce budget
  and outline in State of State address.
• Spring House to pass its version.
• Late spring Senate passes its version.
• June House and Senate reconcile versions.
• June 30, 2015 Budget must be signed into law.

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CTE Budget Year Agenda

• Three key issues to discuss with legislators
• Weighted Funding for All CTE.
• Fund Adult Education at Ohio Technical Centers.
• Career Development for Associate Districts.

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Weighted Funding for All CTE

• Higher Costs for CTE (equipment, lab expenses,
  etc.)
• Weighted funding currently tied to state
  share.
• Wealth index.
• Caps and Guarantees
• Ultimately, only a small number of schools
  actually receive the full value, and some schools
  receive none at all.
• Funding for expansion to grades 7 and 8.
• Proposal Calculate CTE funding outside the
  formula so all districts receive full value.

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Fund Adult Education at OTCs

• OTC funding now outcome-based, results-oriented
  formula.
• Completion, awarding of a credential, job
  placement.
• State invests a mere 17M annually in all 49
  OTCs.
• Proposal OTC funding should be restored to prior
  levels so that OTCs can better respond to the
  needs of the workforce and employer community
  with respect to adult education and training.
  22M

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Current Funding for Ohio Technical Centers

• 25 - proportion of FTEs completing a
  post-secondary workforce training program with a
  C or better (or a pass if a pass/fail grading
  system)
• 20 - proportion of FTEs completing 50 of a
  program of study
• 50 - proportion of FTEs who have found
  employment, entered military service, or enrolled
  in additional post-secondary and training after
  completing at least 50 of a program of study
• 5 - proportion of FTEs completing a third party
  credential.
• FY 2015 Funding Floor 96 of the three year
  average for performance funding allocations.

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Career Development

• Renewed emphasis on career counseling within
  districts.
• Career centers well positioned to lead counseling
  efforts.
• Work with partner school districts on career
  plans, career advising, and exposure to local
  employers.
• Proposal Consider assigning local
  responsibility for career counseling to the
  Career Technical Planning Districts who can
  ensure students are gaining the exposure to a
  host of in-demand careers, internships, and
  co-ops.

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Implement CTE Graduation Pathway

• College and Work-Ready Assessment.
• Sets replacement of OGT beginning with students
  entering 9th grade for the first time on July 1,
  2014.
• End-of-course examinations for seven subjects
  English Language Arts I and II, Physical Science,
  Algebra I, Geometry, American History, and
  American Government.
• ODE may replace the Algebra I exam with an
  Algebra II exam on or after July 1, 2016.

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Implement CTE Graduation Pathway

• Career Readiness Pathway Students who earn all
  necessary credits may qualify for graduation if
  they
• earn an industry-recognized credential or state
  license to practice in a vocation and
• attain a score demonstrating workforce readiness
  and employability on a State Board-approved,
  nationally-recognized job skills assessment.
• The State will reimburse districts for the cost
  of administering job skills assessment.
• Associations have advocated for WorkKeys to be
  approved as an appropriate job skills assessment.

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Implement Career Advising Policy

• Beginning in 20152016, district boards,
  including JVSD boards, must adopt a career
  advising policy that specifies how the district
  will
• link schoolwork to career fields,
• create a career advising plan for grades 612,
• provide additional interventions for at-risk
  students,
• train employees how to provide career pathway
  advice to students,
• develop clear academic pathways through which
  students can earn a diploma,
• identify courses that provide students both
  academic and career-technical credit,
• document career advising provided to students,
  and
• prepare students for post-secondary transition.

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Implement Career Advising Policy (continued)

• Also starting in 20152016, districts must
• identify students who are at risk of dropping out
  of school using a research-based, locally based
  method and
• develop a success plan for each of those
  students that addresses the students academic
  pathway to a successful graduation and the role
  of CTE, competency-based education, and
  experiential learning, as appropriate, in that
  pathway.
• ODE model policy released December 2014 an
  online clearinghouse of research and proven
  practices for districts available by July 1,
  2015.

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Legislative Meetings

• Suspect you will have excellent legislative
  meetings as CTE remains a priority issue for both
  parties.
• Listen! What information do legislators need from
  you?
• Follow-Up This is the beginning of a process
  that will no doubt evolve so stay in touch.
• Say Thank you! And not just for the meeting,
  but for all of the past and future support of
  CTE!

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Questions

• Terrence ODonnell
• 614.744.2583
• todonnell_at_dickinsonwright.com
• Willa Ebersole
• 614.621.2000
• willa_at_tompappas.com