Career and Technical Education

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools

2012 Administrative Retreat

August 2, 2012

Education and Career Planning…..never too early!

CTE

PreK

K-5

6-8

9-12

Local Planning System

• http://ctelps.dpi.state.nc.us/ctelps.nsf

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• Click Nash-Rocky Mount Schools on map or drop-down list

3/5/12

FOUR YEAR GRADUATION RATE

School 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 3 year trend

WLG 58.3 50.0 50.0 -8.3

NCHS 70.0 69.3 74.4 4.4

ECHS 93.2 94.9 95.7 2.5

NNHS 75.2 80.5 81.6 6.4

RMHS 68.0 77.8 77.2 9.2

SNHS 73.4 79.5 79.4 6

District 70.8 74.7 76.7 5.9CTE 82.4 89.4 93.4 11.1

CTE has…

New

Standards

Relevance

Rigor

What is the Common Career Technical Core initiative?

• State-led initiative to establish a shared set of high-quality Career Technical Education (CTE) standards

• Includes a set of standards for each of the 16 Career ClustersTM, as well as an overarching set of Career Ready Practices

Why do we need common state standards for CTE?

• Consistent, high quality expectations and rigorous programs of study

• College and career readiness

• Share best practices and develop new and better resources

Why now?

• Economy• Business & Industry• Education

How were the standards developed?

• Informed by state and industry standards

• Guidance from educators, state leaders, business & industry

• Feedback from the public

• Review and validation from state-nominated working groups

• Approval from NASDCTEc Board of Directors

What criteria were used to develop the standards?

• National Career ClustersTM

Framework

• Knowledge and Skills statements

What is the scope and use of the CCTC standards?

• Written to address the educational expectations across an entire program of study by setting clear goals and expectations for what students should know and be able to do

• Focus on foundational, comprehensive, and higher-order concepts/ skills for each Cluster™ and Career Pathway

What is the adoption process for the CCTC?

• States may adopt some or all of the Career ClustersTM

• States must adopt the entire set of standards for a particular Career ClusterTM, along with the Career Ready Practices

Resources

Visit www.careertech.org/careertechnical-education/cctc/ to:

– Learn more about the CCTC

– Download the standards

Common Career Technical Core• Practices

– 12 Career Ready Practices

• Standards– Organized by cluster and pathway– Aligned to knowledge and skill statements

from the 16 Career Clusters

CCTC Practices

CCTC Standards

North Carolina Career and College Promise

- Gov. Bev Perdue

"Career & College promise will prepare eligible high school students for life after high school – that means college credit for some, and career training for others. Regardless of a student’s plans after high school, Career & College Promise provides focused preparation at no cost to the student."

Three Pathways

• College Transfer• Career and Technical Education• Cooperative Innovative High School

College Transfer Pathway (Core 44)Programs of Study

• Business and Economics

• Engineering and Mathematics

• Humanities and Social Sciences

• Life and Health Sciences

Career Technical Education Pathway

College Transfer Pathway

Eligibility Maintenance

• Continued progression toward high school graduation

• Maintain 2.0 GPA in college coursework after completing two courses

Career Technical Education PathwayPrograms of Study

• Advertising and Graphics Design

• Architecture• Automotive • Criminal Justice• Computer

Integrated Machining

• Cosmetology

• Electronic Engineering

• Emergency Preparedness Tech.

• Networking• Web Site

Design• Welding

Career Technical Education Pathway

Eligibility Criteria

• High school junior or senior• Weighted GPA of 3.0, OR • Recommendation of the high school

principal• Must meet all prerequisites of the chosen

career pathway

NC Career and College Promise

• Websites

http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/programs/ccp.htm

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ccpromise/

http://www.careercollegenc.org

CTE KEEPS STUDENTS IN SCHOOL

Percent who agreed or strongly agreed with the statement

“CTE was a main reason I stayed in school.”

80.1%

*Concentrators who graduated or left school in 2010, surveyed in 2011.

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPARISONS• Percent of 2010 concentrators who

reported they were unemployed 6-9 months after graduation, seeking full-time employment -- 5.4%

• 2010 statewide percent of all youth 16-19 unemployed, seeking full-time employment -- 27.0%

* Employment status of concentrators who graduated or left school in 2010, surveyed in 2011.

Career and College Readiness for all students!