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ACE re-design – we need you!

Join us in re-designing the ACE program in Colorado to better support Special Populations, offering targeted career pathways and life skills. Your input is crucial to shape the future of CTE education.

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ACE re-design – we need you!

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  1. ACE re-design – we need you!

  2. Collaborative and Thoughtful

  3. What we know (or are curious about): • ACE is Colorado specific, not national • ACE is foundationally formed in support of Special Populations • ACE now has their own student organization just like other CTE areas and it too is unique to the state • Originated with FACS Core curriculum – historically in CO (world of work) • ACE credential is heavy in SpEd and academic content, light in technical skill • There’s a disconnect of information • ACE POS doesn’t really have any meaning? • Some ACE programs may be double dipping into SpEd resources, is this okay?

  4. The numbers…2013-2014 Data Completion: Combined 248 At-Risk 655 Severe Needs 42 Special Needs 545 Enrollment: Combined 851 At-Risk 2,785 Severe Needs 64 Special Needs 1,614 Postsecondary: Combined 92 At-Risk 157 Severe Needs 2 Special Needs 182 Employed: Combined 139 At-Risk 409 Severe Needs 14 Special Needs 318

  5. Identified Problem: CCCS is seeing ACE programs being abused (programmatically, financially and philosophically) and loosing integrity of their purpose. • We then ask: • What is the purpose of ACE? • What career(s) pathways do we prepare students in ACE programs for?

  6. Help Us: What ACE is… What ACE is NOT… Solely a work study program Credit recovery Dumping ground SpEd center program or SpEd only Just for alternative sites – (integrated into comprehensive high school) Stepping stone for getting into a CTE program solely FACS Core? Avid? • Purposeful • Prepare for CTE courses (intro level and beyond) • Collaborative with CTE teachers • Direct instruction on employment and training • Multi-occupational • Additional human support to students • Academic • Exposure to community life/contribute to society • Intended to be experiential & authentic • Individualized/differentiated learning • Co-op is important and relevant (should be concurrent/intercurricular) • Can be intervention for drop-out • Tier II in RTI • employment

  7. CTE ACE Programming Re-DesignACE = Supplemental Instruction for CTE Students in need of additional life and work skill support and/or who match the Perkins Special Populations* definition.

  8. Perkins *Special Populations Definition: • academic and/or economic disadvantages/disabilities; • limited English proficiency; • current or past incarceration; • long-term unemployment or underemployment; • teenage pregnancy and parenthood; • lack of education (dropouts or dropout risks); • and non-traditional students.

  9. ACE POS with draft edits.Proposal+ add an ACE column to each CTE content areas’ POS. What do you think?

  10. CTE ACE Programing Re-Design tentative Timeline (‘16-’21 aligned with GG)

  11. Let’s Discuss Pros + Cons Backlash + Welcoming Student Issues Program Issues Instructor Issues Policy implementation Impact Access • Do you want to be on the Design Committee or know someone who would be perfect? • What are we missing? • What can we be sure we have in place to support? • What does support look like? • How do you see this rolling out in your district/school? • How do you see this fitting with your 5 year plans? • How do you see this aligning with your other secondary initiatives (teacher effectiveness, UIP, ICAP, GG and demonstration of student growth) • What else?

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