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Changing Lives, Building Futures in
Today’s High School Students
Cindy Miller, CoordinatorCareer & Technical Education
Frenship ISD
MissionThe Frenship ISD Career and Technical
Education programs will provide a rigorous and relevant education for
students in a positive and supportive environment that develops productive citizens who value life-long learning in today's diverse and dynamic changing
world.
Frenship ISD Demographics
• Located 5 miles outside of Lubbock, TX
• District Enrollment: 7,500• High School Enrollment: 1,650• Economically Disadvantaged:
40% • TEA “Recognized” District
Inspirational Quote:
“It’s not just important that we prepare our students for success in school, but that they also lead successful lives outside of school.”
Dr. Bill Daggett, CEO of the International Center for
Leadership in Education
Are Our Students Really Ready to Work?
Workplace Facts for Our Students(2000-2050)
6 out of 10 jobs will require technical skills
9 out of 10 jobs will require education beyond high school
Only 12 % of the jobs will be unskilled 70% of the skilled workforce is retiring
in the next 10 years
Are Our Students Really Ready to Work?
Workplace Facts for Our Students(2000-2050)
Half of all jobs that our students will pursue have not even been created yet.
What are the implications of this statement?
Steve MurdockInstitute for Demographic and
Socioeconomic ResearchThe University of Texas at San Antonio
Texas’ New & Evolving Careers
• These careers fall into the following categories: Information TechnologyTelecommunicationsElectronics ManufacturingHealth ServicesCommercial PrintingSanitary ServicesFinance and InsuranceTransportation and Warehousing
Career Challenges: Workers in the 21st century will
average 8 different careers changes Job longevity will average 5 to 6
years Academics required for success in
the workplace are greater than academics required for success in college
Students need strong, integrated academics to be prepared for their future
Where Does Education Come In?• Princeton Economist, Alan Blinder, says
“how we educate our children may prove to be more important than how much we educate them.”
• Students need to:1. Learn how to Learn.2. Have curiosity and passion - for a job, for
success, for subject area or even a hobby.3. Be good at managing or interacting with other
people.4. Nurture more of their right brain as well as
their left.
Worker Skills for Success
•Strong Academics– ELA, Math, Science, Computer Skills
•Career Skills– Broad and Transferable
•Character Virtues– Honesty, Responsibility, Integrity
• AchieveTexas is a tool that can be used to link knowledge, skills, and application that creates a rigorous, relevant curriculum.
• What is AchieveTexas?
• Concept - Students can succeed in school, career, and life if they plan their own individual college and career success.
• Philosophy - No career option is intrinsically better than the other. Whether the choice is right or not simply depends on the personal objectives of the student.
• Goal - To prepare students for options, including college and career, and to allow them to choose the ones that are best for them.
• www.achievetexas.org
• “This initiative…centers on establishing career cluster systems in all of our schools. It is based on the belief that the curricula of the 21st century should combine rigorous academics with relevant career education.”
• “Career pathways are a way of reorganizing learning around clusters of study that will prepare students to graduate ready to work in an ever more competitive global economy.”
Shirley J. NeelyFormer Commissioner of Education
Texas Education Agency
Career Cluster System • 16 Career Clusters
(www.careerclusters.org)
• 6 Governor’s Industry Clusters
• 112 Programs of Study
Governor’s Industry Clusters for Economic Development
• Advanced Technologies and Manufacturing• Aerospace and Defense• Biotechnology and Life Sciences• Information and Computer Technology• Petroleum Refining and Chemical Products• Energy
8 Steps for System Building1. Implement AchieveTexas2. Span All Grades3. Implement Texas Achievement Plan4. Enhance Guidance5. Build Seamless Connections6. Establish Extended Learning7. Build Strong Partnerships8. Offer Professional Development
1. Implement AchieveTexasBuild buy-in
Recruit leadership
Do the research
2. Span all gradesElementary Career Awareness
Middle Career Exploration
High Career Concentration
Postsecondary Career Preparation
Lifelong Career Advancement
Frenship ISD Career Readiness• High School:
– Career Connections—required for all students
– Will offer National Career Readiness Certificate by ACT Workkeys in March 2009 for all senior students
– Groundhog Job Shadow Day Event– High School GO Center (College for
Texans)– 21 Industry Standard Certifications– Tech Prep Career Expo
Frenship ISD Career Readiness• Middle School:
– Career Investigations—optional; available online during the summer/Career Cruising
– Go Girl Engineering Event/Summer Career Camp
– Keyboarding, Information Technology Fundamentals, Broadcast Media, Principles of Engineering
• Elementary:– PAWS in Jobland– Careers on Wheels– Summer camps
National Career Readiness Certificate• Piloted with all seniors in our CTE courses• Took three assessment tests:
– Applied Mathematics– Reading for Information– Locating Information
• Out of 157 CTE seniors:– 51 received a bronze certificate– 70 received a silver certificate, and – 18 received a gold certificate– Total: 139 students (88%)
3. Texas Achievement PlanA smart, flexible college and career planIncludes high school, extended learning, and postsecondary educationBased on Programs of Study
www.frenship.us
4. Enhance GuidanceRecognize students’ unique abilitiesEmpower students to take charge of their futuresDesign and build a more effective guidance systemFocus on college and career counseling
5. Build Seamless ConnectionsJump-start postsecondary education
Advanced Placement classesAdvanced Technical Credit (statewide articulation)Dual CreditCollege Tech-Prep Local Articulation
Current CTE Dual Credit Courses►Arts, AV, & Communications:
ARTC 1313 (BIMM I) Digital Publishing I
IMED 1345 (BIMM II) Interactive Multimedia I
Information Technology: COSC 1401 (BCIS II) Intro to
Computers and Science►Education & Training:
CDEC 1317 Child Development I (online)—(Ready, Set, Teach I & II)
CDEC 2322 Child Development II CDEC 2324 Child Development III
Current CTE Dual Credit Courses• Health Science:
– VNSG 1420 Anatomy & Physiology for Allied Health
– VNSG 1331 Pharmacology– VNSG 1126 Gerontology– VNSG 1116 Nutrition
• Manufacturing:– INMT 1370 MSSC Production Technician
Certification
• TOTAL HOURS: 26
Still to Come• Business:
– ACCT 2301 Accounting I (2009-2010)– ACCT 2302 Accounting II (2010-2011)– BUS 1301 Introduction to Business (2010-
2011)• Health Science: (2009-2010)
– HITT 1305 Medical Terminology– EMSP 1501 Emergency Medical
Technician-Basic– EMSP 1160 Clinical EMT/Technician
• Transportation, Logistics & Distribution (2009-2010)– AUMT 1301 Intro/Theory Auto Tech
Still to Come– AUMT 1410 Auto Brake Systems– AUMT 1407 Auto Electrical Systems– AUMT 2417 Auto Engine Performance
Analysis I• Manufacturing:
– INMT 2370 MSSC Production Technician Advanced Certification (2009-2010)
• STEM:– ENGR 1304 Introduction to Engineering
• TOTAL HOURS: 36
Cost Savings
3 Hours 15 Hours 60 Hours
2 – Year College $150 $800 $3,000
4 – Year University $600 $3,000 $12,000
6. Establish Extended LearningCareer and Technology Student Organizations (CTSOs)Work-based Learning
Job ShadowingCareer PreparationInternships
Service Learning
7. Build Strong PartnershipsEstablish B.E.S.T - Business Education Success Teams (Advisory Comittees)Industry Partnerships
Job Shadowing (Industry Tours)Career PreparationInternshipsApprenticeships
8. Professional DevelopmentEngage studentsCareer guidance
Education Service CentersBusiness and IndustryOther PD opportunities
Questions?