Preparing Students for the Future Workforce

1. Preparing Students for the Future Workforce Chris Droessler Careers of the Future Consultant NC Department of Public Instruction Chris.Droessler@dpi.nc.gov

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3. NC High School Graduation Rate • 80.2% 2011-2012 • 77.9% 2010-2011 • 74.2% 2009-2010 • 71.8% 2008-2009 • 70.3% 2007-2008 • 69.5% 2006-2007 • 68.3% 2005-2006 2009 USA HS Graduation Rate is 75.5%

4. NC Board of Education Mission Every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for workand postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century.

5. Education Plan All students must graduate fromhigh school and be career,college, and citizenship ready.

13. Career and Technical Education Biotechnology & Agriscience Research e-Commerce Culinary Arts and Hospitality Biomedical Innovations Sports and Entertainment Marketing Advanced Game Art and Design Computer Integrated Manufacturing Engineering Design and Development Scientific and Technical Visualization Technology Design and Innovation Automotive Computer System Diagnostics Metals Manufacturing Technology Network Engineering Technology

14. NC Board of Education Mission Every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for workand postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century.

15. Fastest Growing Occup. in NCRequiring Postsecondary Education(Total Change in Positions Projected from 2008 - 2018) 22,800 Registered Nurses 6,710 Accountants and Auditors 5,370 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 5,160 Postsecondary Teachers 5,020 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 4,430 Physicians and surgeons 3,790 Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts 3,370 Business Operation Specialists, All Other 3,320 Construction Managers 3,290 Computer Software Engineers, Applications 3,160 Clergy 2,840 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2,630 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education 2,500 Real Estate Sales Agents 2,480 Paralegals and Legal Assistants 2,350 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors Bureau of Labor Statistics

16. Fastest Declining Occup. in NC(Total Change in Positions Projected from 2008 - 2018) -4210 Sewing Machine Operators -3730 Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders -3490 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders -2610 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers -2140 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers -1690 Machine Feeders and Offbearers -1630 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks -1610 Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders -1550 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand -1490 Computer Programmers -1460 Packers and Packagers, Hand -1460 Order Clerks -870 Helpers--Production Workers -820 Computer Operators -780 Industrial Production Managers -720 File Clerks -710 Data Entry Keyers -700 General and Operations Managers -690 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners -690 Postal Service Mail Carriers -620 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic -590 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers -590 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders -560 Upholsterers -550 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic -550 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders -530 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers -500 Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders -490 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks -480 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators -470 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters -470 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping -470 Chemical Plant and System Operators -460 Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service -450 Printing Machine Operators -440 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic -430 Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials -400 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

18. Who’s Writing the Curriculum? Educators? (state, county, school) Business Persons? Politicians? What are we preparing students for? • More Education? • Entry-level Career? • Life?

19. Vs • CompTIA • ServSafe • ProStart • CNA • ASE • NCCER • NIMS • PrintEd • AWS • HS Diploma • 2-year Certificate • Associate Degree • Bachelor Degree • Master Degree • Doctoral Degree • Professional Degree

20. Student Credentialing • 2011-2012 School Year • 27 different assessments • 24,782 credentials earned • Most credentialed counties: • Onslow County • Wayne County

22. Economic Development TargetsResearch Triangle Regional Partnership Pharmaceuticals Informatics Agricultural Biotechnology Pervasive Computing Advanced Medical Care Analytical Instrumentation Nanoscale Technologies Clean/Green Technology Defense Technologies Interactive gaming and E-learning Biological Agents / Infectious Diseases

23. NC Strategic Industry Clusters Aviation and aerospace Distribution and logistics Food manufacturing Life sciences and biotechnology Energy and the green economy

25. Significant Discussions Misalignment of curriculum among secondary schools, community colleges, universities, and employers creates barriers to student success Collaborative discussions about curriculum alignment across educational sectors are often random and voluntary Few systems are in place to institutionalize or incentivize collaborative work to improve alignment

26. Myth # 1 All of the manufacturing is moving from NC to China.

32. NC Board of Education Mission Every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for workand postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century.

33. What is the Purpose of School? Learning how to sit in rows. Learning how to get up and move en masse at the sound of a bell. Learning how to stay in place for 45-minute increments. Learning how to override your bodily functions. Learning how to answer the questions that the person standing in front of the room already knows the answer to. It’s a training ground for behavioral management. It’s the place where kids go to watch adults work really hard!

34. NC Board of Education Mission Every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for workand postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century.

35. Essential Question • How can we improve our K-12 education system to better prepare our students to be career and college ready? • What should we teach? • Connect Education and Business

37. STEM Education Is …an infusion of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics understand complex problems prepare the next generation of innovators E M T S Ed.

38. STEM Designation N C S T E M STEM 11 math School science engineering Recognition technology

39. NC STEM School/Program

40. NC Future-Ready STEM High School School/Program of Achievement

41. NC STEM School/Program • Three Focus Areas: • Integrated STEM Curriculum • On-going community and industry engagement • Connections with postsecondary education

42. No one entity can do it alone K-12 Education K-12 Out-of-School Programs Parents T S E M Community Colleges Government Agencies Business & Industry Colleges/ Universities

43. STEM Schools/ Programs Review & Recommendation Application Approval Designation • Education • State • Agency • Review • Regional Review Focus on Economic Development • Recommend to State • School/ Program • Self-Assessment • + • One best practice • + • 15 minute presentation State STEM School/ Program

44. Review Panel Economic Development Region Chamber of Commerce Community Colleges College/ University

45. Curriculum Theme Areas • Aerospace, Security, and Automation • Biotechnology and Agriscience • Energy and Sustainability • Health and Life Sciences

46. Benefit Strong partnerships today prepares a world-class workforce for tomorrow.

47. Chris Droessler Careers of the Future Consultant NC Department of Public Instruction Chris.Droessler@dpi.nc.gov Rebecca Payne Director, STEM Education and Leadership NC Department of Public Instruction Rebecca.Payne@dpi.nc.gov www.ctpnc.org/presentations