Designing a Quality Pathway through a Program of Study

Determining Themes: Factors to Consider

• Labor market demands• College connections • Student interest• Partnerships • Community resources• Successful programs• Facilities • Staff interest

Why Themes?

• Context and purpose• Provides relevance and connections for

the students• Provides a common ground for content

specific teachers to talk and plan• Connection for business/community

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Industry Sectors and Organizing Themes

Math Science Social Studies

English

Technical Core/ThemeTechnical Core/Theme

Prepared Prepared forfor

CollegeCollegeand and

CareersCareers

Back

The Program of Study

Vision/Mission/GoalsCurriculum

Connections

Professional Development

Master Schedule

Budget

Staffing

Facilities

Program of Study

Students

SocialStudies

Science

English

Math

SocialStudies

Science

English

Math

SocialStudies

Science

English

Math

SocialStudies

Science

English

Math

Technical Core

Middle SchoolArticulation Multiple

Post-SecondaryOpportunities

Post-Secondary ArticulationCollege and Career Plan----------College Tours----------Applications ------------Courses

Technical Core

Technical Core

Technical Core

SupportServices

SupportServices

SupportServices

SupportServices

Introductory

Level

Intermediate

Level

Capstone

Level

Work-based Learning Opportunities Company Tours ----------------------------Job Shadowing------------------------------ Internships

CTECTECourseCourse

11

CTECTECourseCourse

22

CTECTECourseCourse

33

CTECTECourseCourse

44

CTE Course Sequence

Tools Needed

• Ed Code section 51225.3 and 51228 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

• UC a-g requirements • www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/ag/search.html

• District graduation requirements http://www.portervilleschools.org/PUSDHome/ParentInfo/tabid/545/Default.aspx

• District approved set of courses http://studata.sandi.net/saa/course_info.asp

• CDE CTE Framework http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/sf/

• Program of Study Examples http://www.connectedcalifornia.org/pathways/pathways.php

Lets get started!

• What is the CTE course sequence?

Introduction to

Engineering and

Design

Industry Sector: Engineering and DesignCareer Pathway: Engineering TechCTE Course Sequence: Project Lead the Way Courses

PrinciplesOf

Engineering

Engineering Design and

Development 1-2

Engineering Design and

Development 3 - 4

Terminology

* http://www.pltw.org/Engineering/Curriculum/Curriculum-high-school.cfm

Next Step

• What are the academic requirements?– What flexibility do you have in

where these courses are placed?– Is there a testing ramification to

course placement?

• What needs to be added for the UC a-g requirements?

CTE Course Sequence with Sporadic Academic Integration

CTECourse

1

CTECourse

2

CTECourse

3

CTECourse

4

Science

SocialStudies

Math

SocialStudies

Science

English

Math

SocialStudies

Science

English

Math

SocialStudies

Science

English

Math

SocialStudies

Science

English

Math

Technical Core

Middle SchoolArticulation Multiple

Post-SecondaryOpportunities

Post-Secondary ArticulationCollege and Career Plan----------College Tours----------Applications ------------Courses

Technical Core

Technical Core

Technical Core

SupportServices

SupportServices

SupportServices

SupportServices

Introductory

Level

Intermediate

Level

Capstone

Level

Work-based Learning Opportunities Company Tours ----------------------------Job Shadowing------------------------------ Internships

Additional Components

• Work-based Learning• Support Services

Work-based Learning

• Sequenced• Coordinated• Scaled

Sequenced

• Guest Speaker• Company tour/Field Trip/Visit• Job Shadow• Service Learning• Student-run Enterprise• Virtual Apprenticeship• Teacher Externship• Mentor/Tutor• Internship• Project Related Internship• Authentic Assessment

Less IntenseLess Intense

More More IntenseIntense

Sequenced

• Guest Speaker• Company Tour/Field Trip/Visit• Job Shadow• Service Learning• Student Run Enterprise• Virtual Apprenticeship• Teacher Externship• Mentor/Tutor• Internship• Project Related Internship• Authentic Assessment

99thth Grade Grade

1212thth Grade Grade

Support Services

• Bridge programs – Summer of 8th grade

• Credit recovery programs, online courses

• Summer School• Afterschool Tutoring/Mentoring• Extended Day/Summer School• Student Advisory Periods

Master Schedule Development

• Determine type of schedule 4x4, 4x8, 6x2, 7x2, modified block, etc,

• Enrollment projections• Student Support needs• Class loading• Number of teachers needed• Student cohorts

Master Schedule Timeline

• Planning

• Design Program of Study

• Determine specific Course offerings• Develop catalog of courses

• Student articulation rising 9th graders

• Scheduling current students

• Finalizing master schedule• Summer planning

September

October

November

December

February

March/April

May

June/July

Common Issues

• Can’t fit it all in to current schedule• Can’t afford to have Technical Core in grades 9-12

– ROP doesn’t support the earlier grades– School doesn’t have the resources– CTE doesn’t meet grad requirements or UC a-g– Can’t we just embed theme into academic core

• CPA grant is restrictive• Classes are not pure• 9th grade academy model prohibits four year

Program of Study

Next Steps

• Additional support needed• Identification of PD/TA providers