Program Improvement Process

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Program Improvement Process 2009-20102009-2010

Office of Curriculum, Career & Technical EducationOffice of Curriculum, Career & Technical Education

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2009-2010 Focus

Career Clusters Pathways Programs of Study Alignment of your current content to core standards Future alignment to core content standards

Connecting program improvement to: The local program approval application and local five-year

plan, Perkins Core Indicators of Performance (accountability data), Perkins budget requests, and Program monitoring (Program Improvement Process - PIP)

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Annual Budget Requests

Contact your Perkins director for important information about budget approvals, amendments, and other general budgeting questions.

All requests related to program improvement, student achievement, and accountability.

Amendments follow the same format as requests. Contact your Cluster Specialist first then work with your consortium director to add it.

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Program Visits

New Programs

New Teachers

Recipients of state/federal funds

Invitation from local CTE program

Data/Accountability

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Criteria for Determining On-site Reviews

1. Size, scope and quality of program Quality program indicators (Pages 6-8 of

Instrument) Program of Study

2. Data Results for Performance (Core Indicators)

3. Data used for program improvement

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Program Improvement Progress Report Due December 1st Enter Data Review and Update Goals Goals based on 7 key areas of Program Improvement

1. Students engaged

2. Rigorous coursework

3. Teachers working cooperatively

4. Programs of study

5. Teachers involved in career guidance

6. Equipment enhances student learning

7. Holistic program improvement planning

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Analyzing Data

Verify all students were entered Concentrators – students with 2 credits in a

program Only .5 foundational credits count towards 2 unit

status Up to 1 unit of Capstone credit counts towards 2

unit status Only .5 academic credit counts towards 2 unit

status

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Approved ProgramsTwo Units

Foundational CTE

Academic CapstoneCareer Cluster Pathway

Career Cluster

.5 Credits 1 – 2+ Credits .5 Credits .5 - 1 Credit

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Analyzing Data http://doe.sd.gov/octe/data/

Accountability Measure Negotiated Level of

Performance

Human Service Results

Reading 72% 56%

Math 63% 56%

Technical Skill 94.42% 98%

Completion & Graduation Not Available

Placement 92.39% 95%

Non-trad Participation 11.14% 45%

Non-trad Completion 8.13% 23%

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Data: Now What?

What should we do with the data? Work with advisory committees Consult with administration Work with core content teachers Implement strategies for improvement Develop program improvement goals Develop a budget to help achieve goals Consider recruiting strategies Increase rigor Rethink course offerings and content

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Approved Program Application

Career Cluster/Program of Study Must utilize Career Cluster course codes/titles Academic courses on application means you

are implementing concepts & will report students for academic classes for data

Due in Spring You may have more than one Cluster Program

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Inventory Controls

Accurate equipment records maintained by the local district or consortium

Adequate internal controls to account for location and custody of equipment

Regular physical inventory of equipment Equipment purchased with Perkins funds clearly

marked in recipients’ inventory Perkins-purchased equipment marked with a sticker,

tag, or other unique identifier OCTE no longer maintains equipment inventory

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Professional Development

SDMyLife trainings – advanced and beginning

Middle School EDventure Standards Crosswalk Creating UBD units Project Based Learning