2011 NATPL National Award Winner for Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways
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TECH PREP REVIEW & IMPROVEMENT PROCESSNATPL INNOVATION IN TECH PREP/CAREER PATHWAYS NATIONAL AWARD WINNER
OKLAHOMA TECH PREP
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• Better facilitate improvement– acceptable and uniform standards in providing
services and functions
• Statewide effort to meet federal accountability requirements
• Intent of the review program– validate multi-year planning efforts– facilitate the continuous improvement process
REVIEW & IMPROVEMENT
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
PURPOSE
• Help consortia identify changes needed to achieve the overarching goal of Tech Prep in Oklahoma– not designed to compare consortia against one
another
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
"Increase the number of Oklahoma CTE students who complete high school with college credit, pursue, and complete a postsecondary credential or an industry recognized certificate or degree, and are employed in the field in which they were prepared"
GOAL
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• Baseline data collected during FY08 Transition• All consortia visited beginning Spring of 2009 – schedule of reviews was based on scores earned
during the FY09 grant year
• Follow-up technical assistance was determined and scheduled after the on-site review
PROCESS
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
RESULTS
• Results and return on investment– Fall 2010 – 39,000+ credit hour enrollment at a
cost of $8 per hour, saving Oklahomans approximately $3.9 million
– Spring 2011 - 38,000 + credit hour enrollment saving Oklahoma approximately $3.6 million
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• Include data such as year to year progress with your program and/or activity– TP students also show a increase in academic
success when compared to students attending a technology center who are not • 19.9 – TP Students ACT, 19.5 – CTE Students ACT• 2.72 – TP Freshmen GPA, 2.64 – CTE Freshman GPA• 43% remediation in one subject for TP students, 44%
remediation in one subject for all CTE students
RESULTS
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• Show how your activity matches Carl Perkins requirements– federal priorities are set through Title II of the Carl D.
Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006
– each focused strategy is derived from the legislation and the review program is aligned to the request for proposal issued to local consortia for funding
– the On-Site Review and Improvement Process is aligned to the focused strategies of Tech Prep in Oklahoma further aligning the program to federal priorities
RESULTS
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• What are the barriers with regard to producing the program and/or activity– Time is the largest barrier to a review program– Over 250 people were interviewed or observed on
26 sites
CHALLENGES
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• How do you meet these challenges– The process was carried out over 34 months– The process included over 150 hours of site visit
time– Time does not include planning, programming or
the reporting process.
CHALLENGES
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• What barriers might your program and/or activity be faced with in the future– With elimination of funding, Tech Prep will not
continue as a program, but the philosophy of Tech Prep will be embedded into the basic Carl Perkins grant and Oklahoma CTE
CHALLENGES
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• How do you plan to overcome future challenges– Future review of TP related activities will be
conducted through Carl Perkins and Cooperative Alliance Program reviews
CHALLENGES
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• How do you plan to sustain your program and/or activity– The consortia assistance will be continued through
Carl Perkins and Cooperative Alliance Program programmatic reviews
SUSTAINABILITY
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• How can your program and/or activity achieve an even greater level of success– Through the continual improvement of CTE in
Oklahoma using the groundwork provided by Tech Prep in the Carl Perkins initiative
SUSTAINABILITY
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• What plans are in place to continue your practice regardless of the barriers you may face in the future– Transition • Essential projects to the success of students
transitioned into the basic Carl Perkins grant• Carl Perkins consortia will implement these vital
components and the strength and success of local Carl Perkins consortia will continue as a result of the innovation provided by Tech Prep
SUSTAINABILITY
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• What plans are in place to continue your practice regardless of the barriers you may face in the future– Integration, Innovation and Imagination (I3)
Conference• Local consortia will bring teams consisting of local Tech
Prep, Carl Perkins and Cooperative Alliance Coordinators and others deemed essential• Develop a plan for the integration of Tech Prep
activities into the basic Carl Perkins grant
SUSTAINABILITY
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• I3 Conference• The I3 Conference will kick off the transition of
the Tech Prep philosophy into the basic Carl Perkins grant – Tech Prep Coordinators– Carl Perkins Coordinators– College Partners
NEXT STEPS
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• Consortia Interview– each consortia will conduct an interview with
ODCTE to identify and discuss obstacles to integrating the Tech Prep philosophy into Basic Carl Perkins grant
– interviews will begin after the I3 conference
NEXT STEPS
2011 Innovation in Tech Prep/Career Pathways Award Winner
• Programs of Study– ODCTE will begin a 12 month study of the Program
of Study– Meetings will be centered on the 10 components– Experts will be brought from all areas– Work Group findings will be shared and
implemented
NEXT STEPS
Congratulations to all NATPL award winners and applicants. Thank you to NATPL for managing the award process and making it available. We encourage you to explore the Tech Prep blog, sign up for the email updates and follow Oklahoma CareerTech on Twitter. We hope that the information provided will ultimately help improve student success across the country and we encourage you to use any portion that will help you in this effort.
CONGRATULATIONS