Ohio’s Mission to Expand Career-Technical Education William Bussey, Director Jamie Nash, Associate Director ∙ December 16, 2014

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Purpose of Today’s Session

Overview Middle Grade Career-Technical Education Expansion Industry-Recognized Credential Only Courses for Seniors

Middle Grade Career-Technical Education Expansion Legislation now provides opportunities to expand Career-Technical Education in grades 7 and 8. Districts must provide career-tech programming in both grades 7 and 8, or request a waiver from the Ohio Department of Education.

Middle Grade Career-Technical Education Expansion To request a waiver, a district must submit a letter stating their intention to not provide career-technical education in grades 7 or 8. This letter must be submitted no later than Sept. 30 for each year the district does not intend to offer career-tech programming.

Process for Middle School Career- Technical Education Programming

1 Contact your Career- Technical Planning District lead 2 Discuss program ownership

3 Discuss possible program options. Review CTE-26 processes and program approval criteria.

4 Discuss grade-level options Consider beginning courses in grade 7 and continuing the pathway courses into high school

5 Make determination to provide or not provide middle school career- technical education programming.

5a Adopt local board resolution and provide to the Ohio Department of Education by Sept. 30 of that school year. Must be revisited annually Those choosing to NOT provide:

5b Develop a Career Pathway and Program of Study that reflects the pathway you plan to deliver. Those choosing TO provide:

6 Develop and submit CTE-26 to assigned Career-Technical Planning District lead

7 Career-Technical Planning District lead district must review CTE-26 application Approval, disapproval or determine to take no action

8 Career-Technical Planning District lead district shall notify the applicant of its decision by March 1.

Middle Grade Career-Tech Course Requirements VM Courses  Designed for grades 7-8  Does not qualify toward a program’s four- course minimum  Courses range from hours in length  Concentrator status not required  End-of-course-test not required  First course of a career field and first course of a career pathway

Middle Grade Courses VM Courses CTE-26 Application and Program of Study required  Continuous career-tech programming from grade to grade not required  Must align to a program within the district’s Career-Technical Planning District

Middle Grade Courses VM Courses Must have access to Career-Technical Student Organization Students gain technical knowledge and skills through practical experiences

Middle Grade Courses VT Courses  Designed for grades 7-12  Typically hours, with a few exceptions  Must be aligned to a career-field pathway  The career-field pathway must have a minimum of four courses that total 450 hours or more  Requires end-of-course-test  Applies toward concentrator status

Middle Grade Courses VT Courses  CTE-26 Application and Program of Study required  Continuous career-tech programming from grade-to-grade is required  Must have access to Career-Technical Student Organization  Students apply technical knowledge an skills through real world experiences

Middle Grade Career-Tech Licensure Options VM Courses  Any CTE 5-year professional license  Any 5-year professional teaching license with completion of career-technical education validation  CTE validation will be designed and developed (January-April 2015)  Teachers will be required to obtain the validation before school year VT Courses  Career-tech license (Resident Educator, Alternative Resident Educator or Supplemental License)

Resources education.ohio.gov Search key words: CTE Middle Grade Programming

Resource Documents  Eight-Step Process for Middle School Eight-Step Process for Middle School  Career-Technical Education Programming Career-Technical Education Programming  Career Technical Program of Study Assurances Career Technical Program of Study Assurances  CTE-26 Technical Manual CTE-26 Technical Manual  CTE-26 Application for Preliminary Approval CTE-26 Application for Preliminary Approval  Paths to Obtain Career-Tech Licensure Paths to Obtain Career-Tech Licensure  Program Matrix Program Matrix  Assessment Matrix Assessment Matrix

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Industry-Recognized Credential Only Courses for Seniors Many seniors have limited course work Allows districts to implement industry-recognized credential programs Meets the needs of districts and students and provides business and industry partners with a skilled workforce

Industry-Recognized Credential Only Courses for Seniors Legislation updated graduation requirements to ensure all students are ready for success in college and work.

Industry-Recognized Credential Only Courses for Seniors Beginning with the class of 2018, one graduation option will be for a student to earn an approved industry-recognized credential or state-issued license and achieve an established score on a job skills assessment.

Industry-Recognized Career-Tech Credential Courses Designed for grade 12 Once the industry credential list is determined, credentials will be assigned a course code

Industry-Recognized Career-Tech Credential Courses Credentials must be on the approved list of industry-recognized credentials for Ohio in- demand occupations Must meet industry hour requirements to issue credential Recommend (soft skills) be included in the course of study

Industry-Recognized Career-Tech Credential Courses  Industry credential test only  Students apply technical knowledge and skills through real world experiences to obtain credential  Application process under development

Industry-Recognized Career-Tech Licensure Options  Career-technical education license  Professional teaching license  Industry and business trainers, post- secondary providers or Ohio Technical Center instructors  Must acquire a 12-hour teaching permit

Industry-Recognized Career-Tech Licensure Options All instructors must maintain current industry credential(s) and be approved to provide accredited instruction for the specific industry credential(s).

Career-Technical Funding Industry-recognized career-tech credential courses are funded according to Ohio legislation Other funding options are being researched and evaluated

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