CTE Essential Standards 1. NC State Board of Education Goals CTE Essential Standards for 158 Courses 5/19/20152 Business & Industry Education & Government.

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NC State Board of

Education Goals

CTE Essential Standards

for 158 Courses

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Business & Industry

Education & Government

Partners

Carl D. Perkins Federal

Legislation

NC State Statutes

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NC State Board of

Education Goals

• North Carolina will produce globally competitive students who are career & college ready

• A Framework For Change

• 21st century skills

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NC State Board of

Education Goals

•Local and State Partners

Business and Industry

Education

Government

CTE Essential Standards Business &

Industry

Education & Government

Partners

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• Career & College Ready• High skill, high wage or high demand

and non-traditional occupations

• Business and industry needs• Career-focused concentrators in

course sequences• Business and industry recognized

credentials • Accountability• Career and Technical Student

Organization co-curricular integration

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Legislation

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•Documented need from labor market data

•Documented need from student demand

•Responsive to:• Technological advances• Changing characteristics of workforce

From NC State StatutesChapter 115C, Article 10, Parts 1-3

CTE Essential Standards NC State Statutes

CTE Essential StandardsInfluenced by Program Area National Standards

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• Agricultural Education• Business, Finance, & IT Education• Career Development Education• Family & Consumer Sciences Education• Health Science Education• Marketing Education• Technology Engineering and Design Education• Trade & Industrial Education

NC State Board of

Education Goals

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for 158 Courses

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Business & Industry

Education & Government

Partners

Carl D. Perkins Federal

Legislation

NC State Statutes

States’ Career Clusters Initiative

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States’ Career Clusters Initiative

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•Knowledge and skill statements

•Validated by business and industry•Nationally recognized•21st century skills

States’ Career Clusters Initiative

CTE Essential StandardsTypes of Courses

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Adoptede.g. Microsoft ITA PLTW courses

Adaptede.g. Multimedia & Webpage Design

Developede.g. Personal Finance Early Childhood

Additionally…•Locally developed courses approved by state

e.g. Aquaculture Aviation Film Production Studio

Motorsports TechnologyGreen Engineering & Sustainable Energy

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• Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT)

• Integration of academic subjects

• Courses shared across program areas

• Designed with flexible four-credit concentrations

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• Alignment to Criteria of Other Essential Standards

o Enduringo Measurableo Clear and conciseo Prioritized and focusedo Rigorouso Relevant to world of work

CTE Essential StandardsComprehensive Assessment

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Summative

Essential Standards

Formative

Benchmark

State Postassessments

Classroom Assessment Banks

Curriculum Products

CTE Courses

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• Integrated Focus

o Work-based learningo Support special populations

including non-traditional studentso NC Community College articulation

and dual enrollment

CTE Essential StandardsCurrent Focus

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• STEM Focus

• SREB Preparation for Tomorrow (Project Management)

• Microsoft IT Academy

• Credentials

CTE Essential StandardsCareer Cluster

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CTE Essential StandardsSample

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Strategic MarketingCourse Number: 6626Recommended Maximum Enrollment: 30Hours of Instruction: 135 (block) 150 (regular)Prerequisite: None

This course challenges students by combining into one course the content of Marketing and Marketing Management courses. Topics include economics, marketing research and decision making, domestic and international markets and influences, human resource development, ethics, management, and financial analysis. Mathematics is reinforced. Work-based learning strategies appropriate include cooperative education, entrepreneurship, internship, mentorship, school-based enterprise, service learning, and job shadowing. Apprenticeship is not available for this course. DECA competitive events, community service, and leadership activities provide the opportunity to apply essential standards and workplace readiness skills through authentic experiences.Strategic Marketing can help prepare students for credentials:Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (A*S*K), http://www.askinstitute.org/Professional Certification, www.nrffoundation.comSales & Marketing Executives International, www.smei.org

CTE Essential StandardsExamples of other web-based links…

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• Essential Standards Planning Guide• NC Career Clusters Guide• CTE Equipment Guide• Work-based Learning Guide• Honors Implementation Guide• Fiscal and Policy Guide

CTE Essential StandardsTime Line

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2007-2010 Review of Draft Documents•Summer Conference, presentations (4 years)•CTE Administrators, presentations (4 years, 3 surveys)•Multiple local presentations by CTE Administrators (2 years)•Eight program areas, multiple presentations (4 years)•Business and Industry, education partners throughout process•Posted on DPI Web (8 months total)

2011/12 Approval and Planning•Posted on web and shared in spring Director Meetings•May 2011 Present to State Board of Education•Planning year for LEAs

2012/13 Implementation year for LEAs