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Learn how to use Perkins grants to enhance existing Career and Technical Education programs with this informative presentation covering Perkins requirements, fiscal considerations, and Alaska's application procedures.
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Perkins 101Carl D. PerkinsCareer and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006“Perkins IV” Using Perkins grants to develop and improve CTE programs
This presentation will cover • What is CTE? • What is Perkins? • Perkins requirements • Alaska’s application & reporting procedures • Fiscal considerations
The Perkins definition ofCareer and Technical Education • Organized education program - coherent sequences of courses • Provides academic , technical, and employability skills and knowledge needed to prepare for future education and careers • Based on industry standards • Provides opportunities for exploration, investigation, and choices leading to a career pathway • Focus on secondary - postsecondary transitions and partnerships • Leads to industry certification, credential, associate degree, baccalaureate degree; i.e. the jobs of the future will require postsecondary level training and re-training…
How does Perkins fit in CTE programs? • It’s a Federal formula program meant to improve and enhanceexisting CTE programs • The Perkins act was originally authorized in 1984; the most recent authorization is Perkins IV in 2006 • District funding allocations are based on Federal census and poverty data • Perkins is federal money – The state (EED-CTE) and local grantees (districts) must follow the federal guidelines • Program of sufficient “size, scope and quality” to be effective • Fiscal uses
State Perkins $$: 85% of Alaska’s annual Federal Perkins allocation goes to grants • Public secondary & postsecondary grants • EED-CTE uses 10% for a fund to • 1. subsidize 32 small district’s formula allocation to $15,000 minimum • 2. secondary/postsecondary partnership grants • With the remaining grant funding each year • 85% to secondary districts grants by Federal formula (based on census and poverty data) • 15% postsecondary grants by competitive RFP
State Perkins $$: 15% goes to State EED-CTE • 10% for leadership budget, including • $60,000 for non-traditional fields (NTF/NTO) • $10,000 for corrections (DOC) • Support for curriculum and professional development, career guidance • 5% for administration budget • $250,000 (matched with dedicated state General Funds) • For grant administration, plan & report development, accountability, monitoring
Federal requirements to qualify for Perkins funding • CTE advisory group – active, with specified representation • 5-year CTE program plan – approved by EED-CTE • Sequences of CTE courses within “career clusters” • At least 1 CTE sequence where students can earn 2 credits- those students become “CTE Concentrators” • A secondary/postsecondary Program of Study (at least one) • “Special populations” support • CTE professional development • Accountability for CTE student performance- 4 “core indicators” with 9 measures • Third-party technical skills assessments (TSAs)– valid and reliable • Annual narrative and data report and application
Local 5-year plan updates – 2013 -2018* • Focus areas • Needs assessment • Program design/implementation • Professional capacity building • Advisory strategy • Special populations strategies • Career guidance • Accountability and evaluation • Facility and funding *or until Perkins legislation is re-authorized by Congress
Annual Report/ApplicationWhat happened last year, what’s planned for the coming year • CTE Advisory Strategy review • Program of Study, technical skill assessments, articulated programs • Instruction & professional development • Special populations • Career guidance • Reporting of CTE student performance • District Plan for Improvement, if Federal accountability benchmarks are not met
Approvable uses of Perkins funds to develop and improve district CTE programs • CTE program development & upgrades • CTE Curriculum and career planning activities • Associated professional development • CTEPS facilitation • Essential equipment upgrades • “Supplies” are suspect • Perkins funding must be used to add to a CTE program, not replace lost district funding
Perkins Fiscal Constraints • Ineligible Perkins expenses • Supplanting prior year budget items that had been paid with state or local funds • CTE instructor salaries during regular school day • Consumables vs. Disposables (e.g. student take-aways) • Fun promotional materials • Equipment not used solely for CTE classes (i.e., computers – must be proportional to CTE use) • 5% Administration expenses limit including indirect • No carryover from year to year; reallocated funds instead • CTSO funding policies • Out-of-state travel requests must be approved in advance
What is needed for annual grant renewal? • All-in-One submitted accurately and timely in EED-CTE district portal http://education.alaska.gov/tls/CTE • Report and application – report on all activities and proposed activities • Proposed budget with allowable expenses • Revised 5-year plan if necessary • Course changes aligned with 5-year plan • CTE data reported to public • Revised District Plan for Improvement (DPI) if necessary (district CTE students failed to meet accountability benchmarks)
What is “Tech Prep”? • Tech Prep links secondary and postsecondary vocational and technical programs • Students take college-level CTE classes taught by secondary instructors who are approved by postsecondary institutions. • The linkage is a formal written articulation agreement between the school district and postsecondary institution or apprenticeship agency. • Students may receive postsecondary credit or apprenticeship hours that can be used in postsecondary programs or apprenticeships • Because classes are taught by secondary staff instead of university staff, student tuition is reduced, normally to $25/credit, instead of $165/credit
Sample Program of StudyHigh School 4-year course schedule, combined with:
Postsecondary Program High school students completing this program qualify for the Alaska Performance Scholarship, complete 15% of their chosen postsecondary program, and save $1260 in tuition cost
Questions? Just ask! • Don Levine • 465-8681 • don.levine@alaska.gov • Helen Mehrkens • 465-8730 • helen.mehrkens@alaska.gov