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Alaska CTE Plan Update

Alaska CTE Plan Update. Transitions – student & system Curriculum Delivery Teachers/Faculty Facility Funding. 1. Transitions - . Last year, discussion focused on PLCP’s – how and when to implement, training programs for teachers, use of AKCIS and WorkKeys,

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Alaska CTE Plan Update

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  1. Alaska CTE Plan Update • Transitions – student & system • Curriculum • Delivery • Teachers/Faculty • Facility • Funding

  2. 1. Transitions - • Last year, discussion focused on • PLCP’s – how and when to implement, • training programs for teachers, • use of AKCIS and WorkKeys, • how to involve and support parents

  3. 1. Transitions - • Student level • Contractor DeetaLongeran • AKCIS courses by distance • Recommended activities for various settings • Systemic level

  4. 2. Curriculum alignment • Last year, discussion focused on • how to incorporate foundational academic courses in CTE or Tech Prep pathways, • transfer of credits among postsecondary institutions and programs, • effective involvement of employers in curriculum development

  5. 2. Curriculum alignment - • Alaska Performance Scholarship • Program of Study – health focus • Technical Skill Assessment identification & use • Employability Standards • By summer, 2012, drafts of national career readiness standards & common career technical core

  6. 3. Delivery • Last year, much discussion about • how to use distance delivery, AKLN and intensive models to expand access for students, • use of technology, and • identification of best practices

  7. 3. Delivery • Distance Delivery

  8. 4. Instructors and Counselors • Last year, discussion of • professional development models, • involvement in AACTE, • changes to the Type M teaching certificate, • broaden program options by “mining” academic faculty for hidden CTE talents and developing, • how to offer dual academic and technical credit for CTE courses

  9. 4. Instructors and Counselors • University of Alaska Anchorage CTE certificate approved • Limited CTE Teaching Certificate approved by State Board of Education • First Leadership Cadre in progress

  10. 5. Facilities • Last year, discussed • Interagency facility use barriers • Safety manual/checklist/resources • Guidelines for safe use, e.g. minimum square feet for safety lanes

  11. 5. Facilities • Inventories completed – UA, RTC’s, high schools

  12. 6. Funding • Last year, discussion included • Education tax credit • Foundation funding • Facility use fees • What information would convince legislators to increase CTE funding • CTSO support

  13. 6. Funding • AWIB receives $625K general fund that has been awarded for competitive grants & contracts • SB84 established a high school vocational education factor within the public school foundation program • Technical Vocational Education Funds (TVEP) • Perkins federal grant funds continue, Tech Prep funds are eliminated

  14. Coordination & Communication • Weekly conference calls • AWIB newsletter • CTE Listserve

  15. Small Group Task: Priority Recommendations • Considering the group’s common goals/challenges, what is the #1, highest priority activity or project for FY13 that needs to be accomplished to better serve our CTE students? • Groups: • Postsecondary education & training providers – Greta Alder/Cottonwood • Large Districts/multiple sites – Michele - Birch • Single site/comprehensive CTE program – Marcia - Birch • REAA’s, Small single sites – Don Spruce/Willow

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