career and technical education: new directions for the 21 st century october 27, 2008 gregg betheil...
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Career and
Technical
Education: New
Directions for the
21st Century
October 27, 2008
GREGG BETHEIL Senior Executive for Career & Technical EducationOffice of Portfolio DevelopmentNYC Department of [email protected]
SUE FINEExecutive DirectorUrban Assembly
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New York City – Facts & FiguresOffering Good Options to NYC Students. Through our Children First school reforms, we
have worked to create a portfolio of high-quality options that meet the needs of New York
City’s students and families. We have created:
> New small schools
> Multiple pathway options for over-age and under-credited students
> Strong small learning communities
> Charter schools
> Career & Technical Education (CTE) schools and programs
284 CTE Programs of Study across 114 schools, including:
• 26 CTE-Designated Schools
• 71 State Approved CTE Programs of Study
14 Career Clusters represented. Most highly represented include:• Business Management & Administration• Information Technology• Arts/Audio Visual/Technology & Communications• Health Science• Architecture & Construction• Hospitality & Tourism• Law & Public Safety
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Preliminary Analysis of Comparative CTE Performance
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10%
20%
30%
40%
FashionIndustries
HS
27%
AviationHS
20%
ThomasEdisonCTE HS
14%
East NYTransit
Tech HS
11%
Art &Design
HS
9%
SamuelGompers
HS
7%
ClaraBarton
HS
7%
QueensVoc. HS
5%
GraceDodge
HS
5%
ChelseaHS
4%
GraphicComm.Arts HS
4%
RalphMcKee
CTE
3%
Alfred E.Smith
HS
3%
Auto-motive
HS
2%
J aneAddams
HS
2%
William H.Maxwell
HS
2%
WilliamE. Grady
HS
2%
GeorgeWesting-
houseHS
0%
Perc
en
tage
of
Stu
den
tsDOE Average
• Mirroring a citywide challenge, CTE schools – even those who over-perform in terms of graduation rate –struggle to help students achieve post-secondary readiness, especially those who enter below a low-level 2
Wide disparities exist within the CTE portfolio in both population and performance
• Controlling for population differences through a regression model, CTE schools, on average, perform roughly equal with their predicted four-year graduation rate
• CTE schools serve above-average concentrations of males, minorities and SPED students, and are comparable to the system at-large in terms of incoming test scores and age at entry
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
CTESchools
Male
Female
7.8K
Non-CTESchools*
Male
Female
77.9K
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
CTESchools
OA
NotOA
7.8K
Non-CTESchools*
OA
NotOA
77.9K
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
CTESchools
ELL
NeverELL
7.8K
Non-CTESchools*
ELL
NeverELL
77.9K
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
CTESchools
African-American
Hispanic
Asian
Other
White
7.8K
Non-CTESchools*
African-American
Hispanic
Asian
Other
White
77.9K
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
CTESchools
LowLevel
2
Level1
HighLevel
2
Level 4
Level3
6.6K
Non-CTESchools*
LowLevel
2
Level1
HighLevel
2
Level 4
Level3
53.4K
Comparison of Student Body Composition
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40%
60%
80%
100%
CTESchools
SC
LRE
NotSPED
7.8K
Non-CTESchools*
SC
LRE
NotSPED
77.9K
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Recommendations – Mayoral Task Force on CTE Innovation
> Meet 21st Century Standards. Prepare NYC students to meet academic and industry-based standards and competencies through rigorous and relevant coursework, supported by strong public-private partnerships.
> Expand Paths to Graduation. Create and support career pathways that integrate coursework, work-based learning experiences and hands-on experiences so that students develop competencies, skills and attitudes for success beyond high school in the workforce.
> Engage and Empower Industry Leadership. Reach beyond the educational sphere and develop a coherent structure for engaging, organizing and accounting for industry support to ensure the continued relevancy of CTE programs, and build pipelines of skilled workers into sector labor markets.
> Prepare Graduates for Post-Secondary Success. Prepare more NYC students for post-secondary and post-scholastic work and training options, including a particular emphasis on integration and articulation with post-secondary degree options.
> Increase Opportunity and Access. Equip students and families to make informed choices about education and work and ensure that all students have access to desirable options.
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Next Generation Career & Technical Education in NYC
• Implement the recommendations of Mayor Bloomberg’s Task Force on CTE Innovation.
• Redesign CTE to ensure it is a desirable, rigorous, respected, and accessible option for all high school students. CTE should create pathways to student success in the workplace, in associate’s programs, and in four-year college, both now and as industries evolve.
Initiative Initiative ConceptConcept
Possible Possible ChallengesChallenges
2008-09 2008-09 Goals &Goals &
PrioritiesPriorities
• Create 3 exemplary CTE Demonstration Schools beginning in Fall 2009
• Improve effectiveness of the 284 existing CTE programs citywide and increase student access to these programs
• Support CTE innovation by tailoring and aligning City and State policy and operations, to achieve desired outcomes
• Engage and align with industry and post-secondary institutions
• Overcoming tradition and negative stigma of vocational education
• Securing State policy waivers in seat-time and assessment
• Developing rigorous, State approved alternative assessments
• Uneven performance of and limited/unequal access to existing CTE schools
• Industry engagement in current economic environment
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