2011-2012 Video Streaming Training Sessions for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Administrators Training Session #4 Career Clusters and Academic and.

2011-2012 Video Streaming Training Sessions for Career and

Technical Education (CTE) Administrators

Training Session #4

Career Clusters and Academic and Career Plans of Study

Anne Rowe

Joseph Wharff

Virginia Department of Education

October 20, 20111

Agenda

Welcome

Anne Rowe, CTE Coordinator

Academic and Career Plans

Joseph Wharff, School Counseling Connections Specialist

Office of Career and Technical Education

Virginia Department of Education

Career Pathways Plans of Study

Anne Rowe

Wrap Up and Announcements

2011-2012 Video Streaming Training Sessions for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Administrators

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Why are we here?

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Research tells us the process of moving between institutions – the transition itself – is at the root of the academic distress of ninth grade.

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Goal Setting

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.”

Seneca

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Academic and Career Plan (ACP)

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In December, 2007, in a letter distributed to all members of the Board of Education, Governor Tim Kaine requested that the revised Standards of Accreditation (SOA) contain provisions for each middle and high school student to have an academic career plan that aligns academic and career goals with the student’s course of study.

Context for Including the Academic and Career Plan in the SOA

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January 2008: The Board of Education (Board) proposed

changes to the SOA.

February 2009: The Board adopted final changes to regulations for

accrediting public schools in Virginia.

September 2009: The Board passed the Guidelines for the

Academic and Career Plan.

Virginia Board Policy Changes for SOA

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May 7, 2010: General Assembly delays certain portions of the

revised SOA until 2011-2012, Superintendent’s

Memorandum #112-10.

April 15, 2011: General Assembly delays certain portions of the

revised SOA until 2012-2013, Superintendent’s

Memorandum #112-11. There is nothing that prohibits

a school division from implementing the Academic and

Career Plan prior to the 2012-2013 school year. 

Virginia Board Policy Changes for SOA (Cont’.)

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Standards of Accreditation: Overview of Academic and Career Plan (ACP)

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Academic and Career Plan

Beginning with the 2012-2013 academic year, all schools shall begin development of a personal Academic and Career Plan for each seventh-grade student with completion by the fall of the student’s eighth-grade year.

Revisions to the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia

8 VAC 20-131-140: College and career preparation programs and

opportunities for postsecondary credit.

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Students who transfer from other than a Virginia public school into the eighth grade shall have the plan developed as soon as practicable following enrollment.

Beginning with 2013-2014, students who transfer after their eighth-grade year shall have the plan developed upon enrollment.

Academic and Career PlanTransfer Students

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Shall include, but not be limited to: The student’s program of study for high school

graduation that is aligned with a postsecondary career pathway and/or college entrance;

Postsecondary career pathway based on student’s academic and career interests;

Shall be signed by the student, student’s parent or guardian, and school official(s) designated by the principal;

Academic and Career Plan

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The school shall have met its obligation for parental involvement if it makes a good faith effort to notify the parent or guardian of the responsibility for the development and approval of the plan;

Shall be included in the student’s record; and

Shall be reviewed and updated, if necessary, before the student enters the ninth and eleventh grades.

Academic and Career Plan (Con’t.)

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Academic and Career Plan (Con’t.)

Any personal academic and career plans prescribed by local school boards for students in grades 7-12 and in effect as of June 30, 2009, are approved to continue without further action by the Board.

The Board has established guidelines for development of the Plan.

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Explanation/Requirements Timeline/Guidelines Template Components Responsibilities Sample Questions for Students Resources and Policies Case Scenarios (Implementation with all students)

Appendices

ACP Technical Assistance Documenthttp://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/graduation/academic_career_plan/technical_assistance.pdf

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CTE Then & Now

Vocational Education Career & Technical Ed.

*For a few students *For all students

*For a few “jobs” *For all “careers”

*6-7 Program areas*16 Career Clusters79 Career Pathways

*In-lieu of Academics *Aligns/supports Academics

*High School Focused *HS and College Partnerships

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Career Clusters

The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 provides for career cluster/pathway programs of study to expand connections between secondary and postsecondary education through the development and implementation of “programs of study.” According to the Act, programs of study must:

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Career Clusters (Con’t.)

Incorporate secondary education and postsecondary education elements;

Include academic and career and technical content in a coordinated, non-duplicative progression of courses; and

Lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or bachelor’s degree.

Programs of study “may” include the opportunity for secondary education students to participate in dual or concurrent enrollment programs or other ways to acquire postsecondary education credits.

Career Clusters’ icons are being used with permission of the: States’ Career Clusters Initiative, 2011, www.careerclusters.org

Career Clustershttp://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/career_clusters/index.shtml

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Career Clusters’ icons are being used with permission of the: States’ Career Clusters Initiative, 2011, www.careerclusters.org

Career Clusters (Con’t.) http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/career_clusters/index.shtml

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Career Clusters: Goals

Base student plans of study on individual student career assessments of knowledge, skills, and interest

Attain high academics

Make successful transitions

Align academic and technical skills with employability skills

Create and enhance career development opportunities and outcomes

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Career Clusters: VDOE CTE

All CTE courses are aligned with one or more career clusters and career pathways within those clusters based on the skills sets taught in the class.

Career Cluster and Career Pathway alignments are listed in the Administrative Planning Guide, the Career Planning Guide, and Career and Technical Education Reporting System (CTERS) User’s Manual.

http://www.cteresource.org/apg/

www.cteresource.org/cpg/

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/data_collection/instruction/career_tech/cters/users_manual.pdf

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Knowledge & Skills (K & S)

The foundational principle of career clusters/ pathways is that a set of knowledge and skills are shared with other occupations in a pathway and other pathways in a cluster: Cluster Level – academic and technical skills and

knowledge for all pathways within a cluster Pathway Level – academic and technical skills and

knowledge within each pathway Career Specialties - full range of career

opportunities within each pathway

The cluster level knowledge and skills are correlated with Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth.

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Finance Plans of Study

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Career Clusters and Pathways

CTE Websitehttp://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/career_clusters/index.shtml

Basic information on Virginia’s Career Clusters and Pathways Initiative

A comprehensive Clusters/Pathways/POS/ACP PowerPoint presentation

States' Career Clusters Initiative (SCCI) States' Career Clusters Initiative website

Sample Plans of Study Resources

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Career Clusters and Pathways

CHECKLIST FOR MIDDLE/SECONDARY COMPONENTS OF THE CAREER CLUSTER PLANS OF STUDY

INTRODUCTION:Plans of Study (Program of Study) is required by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and is defined as planning a sequence of academic, career and technical, or other elective courses that incorporate secondary education and postsecondary education elements, include coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant CTE content in a coordinated non-duplicative progression of courses that align secondary and postsecondary education to adequately prepare students to succeed in postsecondary education; may include the opportunity for secondary students to participate in dual or concurrent enrollment programs of acquire postsecondary credit in other ways; and lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or baccalaureate degree. The following checklist is designed to carefully review the middle/secondary component of the Career Cluster Plans of Study.

Demographics:Name of person submitting the plan of study:Name of school or institution submitting the plan of study:______

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Career Cluster and ACP Tools

Career Clusters in Virginia Website http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/career_clusters/index.shtml

Also includes:oVirginia’s Career Resource NetworkoVirginia Career VIEWoCareer Prospects (Trailblazers) oKnowHowVirginia

States Career Clusters information at http://www.careertech.org/

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Posters (16 Career Cluster Posters) – Former students highlighted. Contact info@cteresource.org

R U Ready? Magazine, Revised annually in the fall

http://www.cteresource.org/verso2/other/fileitem/78

Virginia’s Career Planning System--Virginia Education Wizard https://www.vawizard.org/vccs/Main.action

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/index.shtml

Career Cluster and ACP Tools (Con’t.)

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R U Ready? Resources

Youth Appealing resource Online and in print Sophomores in High School Plans for Life After High School Educational Opportunities in HS PDF Version on the CTE Home

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Virginia Education Wizard https://www.vawizard.org

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Virginia Education Wizard

3.0 makes it easy to: Create and store academic and career plans

Import career pathways to students’ academic and career plans

Create ad hoc Wizard reports on students and ACP progress

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Career Planning

Research shows that students who put a career plan in place during their high school years are 47 percent more likely to complete postsecondary education.

REMEMBER: We are helping students plan FOR LIFE, not just for high school graduation!

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Announcements

Session 5: Career Planning: Virginia Career VIEW, Virginia Education Wizard, and R U Ready?

Presenters: Michele Seibert, Lori Dwyer, and Joe Wharff

November Video Streaming Training Session

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Send questions regarding Session 4 to Anne Rowe or Joseph Wharff at CTE@doe.virginia.gov

Wrap Up• Archived Presentations• Evaluation (to be sent at the conclusion of

this session)• Reminder: Listserv Messages, Director’s

Memos, Announcements, and Monthly Newsletters

• Recognitions

Thank you for joining us!

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Questions and Answers

Lolita B. HallDirector

804-225-2051

CTE@doe.virginia.gov

Anne Rowe George WillcoxCTE Coordinator CTE Coordinator

804 225-2838 804 225-2839

Anne.Rowe@doe.virginia.gov George.Willcox@doe.virginia.gov

Joseph Wharff (Information on Academic and Career Plan)School Counseling Connections Specialist

804 225-3370

Joseph.Wharff@doe.virginia.gov

Virginia Department of Education

P. O. Box 2120

Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120

CTE Website: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/

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