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Community Advisory GroupCareer and Technical Education
Hoonah City Schools
Community Advisory GroupCareer and Technical Education
Hoonah City Schools
November 3, 2008
by Ben McLuckie
November 3, 2008
by Ben McLuckie
What we need from youWhat we need from you
§ Help us prioritize our career and technical education programs to better meet community needs and maximize opportunities for our graduates in the new high-skill job market.
§ Provide opportunities in our education programs through partnerships.
§ Help us prioritize our career and technical education programs to better meet community needs and maximize opportunities for our graduates in the new high-skill job market.
§ Provide opportunities in our education programs through partnerships.
A lingo primerA lingo primer
§ Voc Ed (now unfunded)§ Carl Perkins§ CTE (Career and Technical Education)§ NCLB (No Child Left Behind)§ Pathway - sequence of courses that leads to a
career area§ Articulation – high school classes mapped to post-
secondary technical education
§ Voc Ed (now unfunded)§ Carl Perkins§ CTE (Career and Technical Education)§ NCLB (No Child Left Behind)§ Pathway - sequence of courses that leads to a
career area§ Articulation – high school classes mapped to post-
secondary technical education
The Big CTE PictureThe Big CTE Picture
Each piece is defined next ….
Career Information & GuidanceCareer Information & Guidance§ AKCIS§ WorkKeys Skills and Job Profiles§ Interest inventories, personality tests, etc.§ Career fairs§ Job-shadowing§ Informational interviews§ Career class§ WIN K-8 Career Activity Lessons
§ AKCIS§ WorkKeys Skills and Job Profiles§ Interest inventories, personality tests, etc.§ Career fairs§ Job-shadowing§ Informational interviews§ Career class§ WIN K-8 Career Activity Lessons
Foundational SkillsFoundational Skills§ Applied academics§ Alaska GLEs§ WorkKeys skills
§ Applied Mathematics§ Locating Information§ Reading for Information§ 6 other skill areas
§ WIN tutorial courseware§ Programs of study – include foundational &
technical courses
§ Applied academics§ Alaska GLEs§ WorkKeys skills
§ Applied Mathematics§ Locating Information§ Reading for Information§ 6 other skill areas
§ WIN tutorial courseware§ Programs of study – include foundational &
technical courses
Soft SkillsSoft Skills§ Punctuality, attendance, hard work§ Communication, respect, positive outlook§ Teamwork, pride, safety-consciousness§ Attitude, honesty, integrity§ ****************************************§ Individual school and district programs§ Youth Employability Skills§ WIN work habits lessons§ EED Employability Standards§ AWIB resolution for regulating employability
skills
§ Punctuality, attendance, hard work§ Communication, respect, positive outlook§ Teamwork, pride, safety-consciousness§ Attitude, honesty, integrity§ ****************************************§ Individual school and district programs§ Youth Employability Skills§ WIN work habits lessons§ EED Employability Standards§ AWIB resolution for regulating employability
skills
Technical TrainingTechnical Training§ Secondary or post-secondary§ Based on current industry standards§ May result in industry certification§ Variety of secondary programs, e.g.,
comprehensive high school, career academies, career & technical high schools
§ Variety of post-secondary programs, e.g., apprenticeship, technical school, college
§ Pockets of excellence in Alaska
§ Secondary or post-secondary§ Based on current industry standards§ May result in industry certification§ Variety of secondary programs, e.g.,
comprehensive high school, career academies, career & technical high schools
§ Variety of post-secondary programs, e.g., apprenticeship, technical school, college
§ Pockets of excellence in Alaska
Themes of Perkins IVThemes of Perkins IV
§ Accountability and program improvement§ Secondary-postsecondary connections§ Links to rigorous academics§ Stronger focus on business and industry
§ Accountability and program improvement§ Secondary-postsecondary connections§ Links to rigorous academics§ Stronger focus on business and industry
President Bush signed into law August 12, 2006; reauthorizing the Carl D. President Bush signed into law August 12, 2006; reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act through 2012Perkins Career and Technical Education Act through 2012
What Perkins is NOTWhat Perkins is NOT
§ Vocational Education as we know it is not longer funded by the state or federal§ no: wood shop, auto shop
§ yes: carpentry, small engines
§ Stand alone technical courses, even with interest§ no: robotics;
§ yes: engineering pathway, including robotics course
§ Vocational Education as we know it is not longer funded by the state or federal§ no: wood shop, auto shop
§ yes: carpentry, small engines
§ Stand alone technical courses, even with interest§ no: robotics;
§ yes: engineering pathway, including robotics course
“Then” (VocEd) “Now” (CTE)
Place students directly to work
CTE secondary program placement goals now are additional training and work
For a Specific JobCareer preparation that is aligned from
short-term training through Ph.D.
Locally Focused Job Market Likely to have global considerations
“Academics-lite”
Meeting occupational standards depends on alignment with rigorous academics –
college prep & workplace have similar needs
Content determined by teacher and/or local advisory
committee
Articulation between High School, College and/or Apprenticeship based on industry/occupational standards
Vocational Education vs. Career and Technical Education
Vocational Education vs. Career and Technical Education
16 Career Clusters16 Career Clusters
Information Technology CTEPSfor Hoonah High School, 2009
Information Technology CTEPSfor Hoonah High School, 2009
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My Present TaskMy Present Task
§ Carl Perkins 5-year plan§ With your help, develop the best quality
CTE program at HCS within the resources available to us.
§ Carl Perkins 5-year plan§ With your help, develop the best quality
CTE program at HCS within the resources available to us.
Present schedulePresent schedule
§ CTE pathways: Information Technology§ CTE courses: Computer Tech I, II and
Careers§ Teachers: 4 high school teachers, each
teaching 1 elective course.
§ CTE pathways: Information Technology§ CTE courses: Computer Tech I, II and
Careers§ Teachers: 4 high school teachers, each
teaching 1 elective course.
Our present realitiesOur present realities
§ Perkins funding of $15,000/yr + extras§ Tight General Fund (revenue - expenses)
§ revenue: declining student enrollment§ expenses: energy, fixed maintenance of
facilities, more
§ Perkins funding of $15,000/yr + extras§ Tight General Fund (revenue - expenses)
§ revenue: declining student enrollment§ expenses: energy, fixed maintenance of
facilities, more
Our Past Successes:Our Past Successes:
§ Any priorities here?§ Any priorities here?
Natural Resources, Early Childhood Education, Hospitality, Health
What we can do nowWhat we can do now
§ CTE teachers that are not certified teachers§ Need experience + industry certification/recognition§ MOU between organizations
§ CTE teachers that are not certified teachers§ Need experience + industry certification/recognition§ MOU between organizations
Ways to stay involvedWays to stay involved
§ Join the CTE working group at: http://learn.hoonahschools.org/course/view.php?id=57§ Surveys for feedback
§ Become an active member of the CTE Advisory Committee§ 2 to 3 meetings per year
§ Join the CTE working group at: http://learn.hoonahschools.org/course/view.php?id=57§ Surveys for feedback
§ Become an active member of the CTE Advisory Committee§ 2 to 3 meetings per year
Invitees:Invitees:
§ Hoonah City Schools§ Parents
§ Students
§ Teachers
§ School Board
§ Hoonah City Schools§ Parents
§ Students
§ Teachers
§ School Board
§ Business Representatives§ Hoonah Trading§ Hoonah Hotel / Icy Strait Point
(Hospitality)
§ Organizations§ Forest Service§ HIA, Clinic (Health, Hospitality, § PAT (Early Childhood)
§ Business Representatives§ Hoonah Trading§ Hoonah Hotel / Icy Strait Point
(Hospitality)
§ Organizations§ Forest Service§ HIA, Clinic (Health, Hospitality, § PAT (Early Childhood)