Marilynn Babyar, Counselor Liaison Director Shelly Thome, Intervention Counselor Liaison Career and Technical Education… as a drop-out Intervention Strategy.

Marilynn Babyar, Counselor Liaison DirectorShelly Thome, Intervention Counselor Liaison

Career and Technical Education… as a drop-out Intervention Strategy

ENGAGEMENT

ACHIEVEMENT

TRANSITION

Career and Technical Education

CTE - A program of study that involves a multiyear sequence of courses that integrates core academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge to provide students with a pathway to postsecondary education and careers.

ENGAGEMENT

ACHIEVEMENT

TRANSITION

Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge and skills that attribute to effective learning in school and across thelife span.

Students will complete school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial post-secondary options, including college.

ASCA Standards

Why do kids leave school?

Why do kids leave school?

BORING CLASSES 50%

TOO MANY ABSENCES 42%

FAILING CLASSES 35%

76 graduate in 4 years

76 graduate in 4 years

40 start college

“Your child is less likely to graduate from

high school than you were; the U.S. is

now the only industrialized country where

young people are less likely than their

parents to earn a diploma.”

Downward Trend

Houston Chronicle, Libby Quaid, 10/23/08

76 graduate in 4 years

40 start college

27 start sophomore year

76 graduate in 4 years

40 start college

27 start sophomore year

18 graduate college in 4 years

Education Weekly March 2005

As participation in CTE courses increases, the graduation rates increase

RECENT RESEARCH

Ratio of 1:2 is optimal

One CTE course for every two academic courses

99% of AZ concentrators (2 or more CTE credits) complete high school vs. 76% of all other AZ high school students

Group Work

How can guidance professionals better use CTE to increase positive outcomes in the area of student engagement in our district?

ENGAGEMENT

ACHIEVEMENT

TRANSITION

Students will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life at home and in the community.

Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.

ASCA Standards

Arizona Statistics

95% of CTE concentrators (2 or more CTE courses) vs. 75% of all other high school students passed AIMS Reading

Arizona Statistics

92% of CTE concentrators (2 or more CTE courses) vs. 70% of all other high school students passed AIMS Math

Arizona Statistics

96% of CTE concentrators vs. 72% of all other high school students passed AIMS Writing

Arizona ranks second in the nation. Only Wyoming produces more certificate

holders.

Certificate Production

CERTIFICATES COUNT: Sub-baccalaureate Certificates (2010)

HEALTHCARE 43%

Economic Value of Economic Value of Certificates

In some fields the median earnings of long-term certificate (one or more year) earners are equal to, or higher than, those who obtain associate degrees.

Economic Value of Economic Value of Certificates

Generally speaking, high quality certificate programs can significantly boost the likelihood of student academic and career success.

Group Work

How do you recruit and grow CTE concentrators in your satellite?

How do you recruit students for West-MEC programs?

ENGAGEMENT

ACHIEVEMENT

TRANSITION

Students will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction. Students will understand the relationships between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work.

Students will make decisions, set goals and take necessary action to achieve goals.

ASCA Standards

College for All does not mean everyone needs a B.A. Even in this decade, most jobs do not require a B.A.

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR LESS 36%

SOME COLLEGE/A.A. DEGREE 30%

B.A. OR HIGHER 33%

27% of people with post-secondary licenses or certificates-credential short of an associate’s degree-earn more than the average bachelor’s degree recipient. Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce July, 2009

OccupationAir traffic controllerStorage and distribution managerTransportation managerNon-retail sales managerForest fire fighting/prevention supervisorMunicipal fire fighting/prevention supervisorReal estate brokerElevator installers and repairerDental hygienist Immigration and Customs inspectorCommercial pilot

Middle Skill Occupations (B.A./B.S. NOT Required)

Farr, M. & Shatkin, L. (2006) The 300 Best Jobs That Don't Require a Four-Year Degree. (US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Salary102,30066,60066,60059,30058,920 58,90258,72058,71058,35053,99053,870

For the next 47 million job openings:36% will require a HS diploma or less30% will require some college/ AA degree33% will require a B.A. or higher

Georgetown Study concedes that most jobs will not require a B.A.

Post-Secondary Education Does Not Always Mean a B.A. Degree

What is the right goal?“College for All” needs to be broadened to mean a meaningful “post-high school credential” for all.

A meaningful credential can be earned in many ways:

Community CollegeApprenticeship

Military4 Year University

ENGAGEMENT

ACHIEVEMENT

TRANSITION

SOLUTION: CTE

CTE WORKS

CTE Research Clearinghouse: http://www.acteonline.org/

clearinghouse.aspx

National Center for Research in CTE:www.nccte.org Pathways to Prosperity: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news_events

features2011/Pathways_to_Prosperity_Feb2011.pdf

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. John Mulcahy, Director of Professional Development

[email protected]

Marilynn Babyar, Director Counseling [email protected]

Shelly Thome, Intervention Counselor [email protected]

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