State Directors of Career and Technical Education Quarterly Webinar

1. State Directors of Career and Technical Education Quarterly Webinar September 17, 2009 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern

2. Thank you for not placing us on hold Reminder of Webinar Protocol • Please Mute Phone button or Press *6 • Please turn off your Black Berry if near your computer • This Webinar is being recorded • Please close any open applications on your computer desktop

3. Welcome and Webinar Overview Sharon Miller, Director Division of Academic and Adult Education (DATE) Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) sharon.miller@ed.gov

4. Updates • 2009 Grantee Satisfaction Survey • DQI Planning Update • December 1-2-3, 2009 • The Conference Center at the Maritime Institute; Baltimore MD • Perkins CAR Training • September 24, 2009 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern • September 30, 2009 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern

5. CTE Data and EDFactsTransition of Secondary Perkins CAR Reporting to EDEN Jay Savage, OVAE Jay.Savage@ed.gov Bobbi Stettner-Eaton, EDFacts/EDEN Bobbi.Stettner-Eaton@ed.gov

6. CTE Data and EDFacts Agenda • Introduction to Carl Perkins data • Understanding the EDFacts-CTE data set • Future CTE-related EDFacts data collection • If you have questions during the presentation, please submit them through the chat function. There will be a brief Q&A period at the end of this topic.

7. Perkins Data Requirements • Secondary education data reporting • Post-secondary data reporting • Tech Prep Data Reporting • Adult Data Reporting • Fiscal Data Reporting • Narrative Reporting

8. Data Due • Perkins – December 31 • EDFacts – December 31

9. Data Collection Level • Perkins – SEA only in CAR • EDFacts – SEA and LEA • This will require states to coordinate with LEAs to ensure accurate reporting.

10. Definitions • CTE Annual Report (CAR & EDEN) • Participant: Student who completed a CTE course that is part of a sequence of courses to obtain a certification. • Concentrator: Student who has completed over half of a sequence of courses to obtain a certification and is enrolled in the next course in the sequence.

11. Perkins – EDFacts Reporting Requirements

12. Congruency Analysis • Analysis of the SY 2007-08 data revealed that there were congruency problems. • Problem was referred to NSWG for resolution: • Adjust definitions to permit states to submit their own negotiated data definitions • Definition for 3S1 modified.

13. Sample Text - File Specification • Section 2.0 Guidance What if my state uses a different definition for the numerator for the Secondary Completions (3S1)? • If your state has an ED-negotiated and approved definition in its Perkins IV State Plan that is different for the numerator of Secondary Completions, use that definition rather than the definition provided in this file. The CTE director in the state will have a copy of the ED approved Perkins IV State Plan.

14. Non-Trad Data New in EDFacts for SY 2008-09 • Non-Traditional (6S1 & 6S2) student data • Careers with gender imbalance • Programs offering training opportunities for minority gender students • Only the numerators will be reported in EDEN. The full indicator (numerator and denominator will be reported in CAR). • This will help in the transition to reporting secondary information in EDEN.

15. States Reporting CTE Data

16. EDFacts Data Elements • N/X082: CTE Concentrators Exiting Number of CTE concentrators who left secondary education during the reporting year • This is 3S1 (Diploma denominator on CAR)

17. EDFacts Data Elements – cont’d • N/X083 – CTE Concentrators Graduates Number of CTE concentrators who earned a regular secondary school diploma, earned a General Education Development (GED) credential as a State-recognized equivalent to a regular high school diploma or other State-recognized equivalent or earned a proficiency credential, certificate, or degree, in conjunction with a secondary school diploma during the reporting year. • This is 3S1 (Diploma numerator on CAR)

18. EDFacts Data Elements – cont’d • N/X142 – CTE Concentrators Academic Attainment Number of CTE concentrators who took the NCLB assessment(s) & who left secondary education during the school year by: • Performance on state reading/English assessment • Question 1S1 on CAR • Performance on state mathematics assessment • Question 1S2 on CAR

19. EDFacts Data Elements – cont’d • N/X148 – CTE Participants Non-Traditional Fields Number of CTE participants from underrepresented gender groups who participated in a program that leads to employment in non- traditional fields • This is 6S1 numerator in CAR

20. EDFacts Data Elements – cont’d • N/X149 – CTE Concentrators Non-Traditional Fields Number of CTE concentrators from under represented gender groups who completed a program that leads to employment in nontraditional fields during the reporting year • This is 6S2 numerator in CAR

21. Where to Hence? • We are still in the transition period for moving our secondary data collection engine from CAR to EDEN • This transition phase will last two more years (unless there is a “follow-on” regarding post-secondary data). • We are also coordinating with SIFA for which many states have grants to develop a standardized longitudinal database. Our elements will be incorporated into those specifications. • We have a plan for the next stage.

22. Analysis of EDFacts CTE Data • Can your state’s CTE data answer: • Do CTE students perform at the same level academically as other students? • Does CTE training help academically to keep students in school? • How do the racial ethnic categories of CTE students compare to “all students” in SEA? LEA? • Are the gender breakouts of CTE students comparable to “all students” in SEA? LEA? • How does the performance of other special CTE populations compare?

23. Key EDFacts Web Sites • General Info http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts/index.html • List of EDFacts State Coordinators http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts/eden/contacts.html • SY 2008-09 File Specifications http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts/sy-08-09-nonxml.html

24. Questions/Comments • Please use the “chat” feature to submit questions so your questions can be captured.

25. Interagency Initiatives Partnership with Health and Human Services Partnership with Energy, Labor, & Education Green-Focused Programs of Study Technical Assistance Academy Margaret Romer, OVAE margaret.romer@ed.gov

26. Summary of 2008-2009 OVAE Technical Assistance to States California | District of Columbia | Guam | Ohio | Utah Multi-State Collaborative: New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Jay Savage, OVAE jay.savage@ed.gov Amanda Richards, MPR Associates arichards@mprinc.com Marv Johnson, Utah marv.johnson@schools.utah.gov

27. Technical Assistance to States • Eligibility: States and grantees, including NACTEP, NHCTEP, and TCPCTIP • Purpose: To assist administrators to obtain information, design materials, or develop and implement a specific component of their Perkins IV accountability systems • Product: Each state/grantee receives a final report, also posted online at cte.ed.gov

28. Technical Assistance to Utah Outcomes: • Identify existing, appropriate industry-recognized assessments to measure 1P1—technical skill attainment; including information on cost, availability, standards coverage, etc. • Evaluate the validity and reliability of industry-based, end-of-course administered assessments. • Determine a process for collecting and compiling information on students attempting and passing industry-recognized assessments. • Develop an plan to expand industry-recognized assessment coverage to other program areas.

29. Technical Assistance to Utah • CompTia A+ and Network+ • Institutions as testing sites, students agree to share results • Data Matching with CompTia • ASE Auto, Collision, Diesel • In-class on-line assessments of certification readiness • AWS Welding • Schools implement SENSE AWS Standards, • Students Complete program and take industry exams • Results compiled by Instructor and sent to AWS for certification

30. Next State CTE Director Webinar TBD 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern Time Meeting Number and Code will be on the Agenda