Kimberly Green, Executive Director February 7, 2017 National Update Kimberly Green, Executive Director February 7, 2017

Today’s Agenda National trends Shared Vision Reauthorization New Administration

Trend 1: Career Readiness for All Students

Trend 1: Career Readiness for All Students Title I: “Well-Rounded Education” now includes CTE Academic and CTE standards alignment ESSA and Perkins plan coordination required Local applications must focus on effective student transitions and may focus on work-based learning “Fifth indicator” in accountability Title II has opportunities for aligned PD

Trend 1: Career Readiness for All Students Focus on providing work-based/ experiential learning for all Strategy for ensuring professional/ career-ready skills

Trend 1: Career Readiness for All Students New Skills for Youth – Career Readiness Expert Working Group

Trend 1: Career Readiness for All Students Consistent state action on career development and advisement Focus on exploration Re-emergence of middle grades ”CTE” Career coaches

Trend 2: Focus on Quality Equity Access for all students to high-quality pathways Use of data Rural vs. urban access Validation Role of employers Use of labor market data Program approval & funding

Trend 2: Focus on Quality Credentials of value (industry-recognized credentials) 4000+ certification bodies Question of value, utility, quality Lessons learned: Business and industry brought in early; Credential review process involves a concerted, cross-institutional effort; Credentials differentiated based on rigor and industry demand; and Systems are designed to be adaptive. 

Trend 3: State Activity: 2013- 2015 Between 2013 and 2015, every state and DC passed at least one policy impacting CTE 400+ different policies in just a three-year period Common Areas of Focus: New funding for CTE programs or initiatives; Support and incentivize business-education partnerships and work-based learning; and Industry-recognized credentials.

Trend 3: State Activity: 2016-2017 CTE referenced in 48% of Governors’ State of State addresses in 2016 Nearly 280 CTE-related bills, initiatives, grants, etc. proposed in 2016; about half passed Many CTE-related bills, rules or budgets already slated for 2017

Trend 4: Systems Alignment WIOA, ESSA, Perkins encourage “shared” accountability Combined state WIOA/Perkins plan Required coordination Integrated report cards Career Pathways

? Trend 5: The unknown In federal legislation: Diminished Secretarial authority Many more “may’s” than “shall’s” Lots more activity in states than at federal level

Putting Learner Success First: A Shared Vision for the Future of CTE Focuses on supporting ALL learners over the course of their career journeys Aims to transform all education – with CTE as a driver of this transformation Developed through year-long, collaborative effort Demands full commitment from all stakeholders

Vision Supporters

Five Key Principles All CTE programs are held to the highest standards of excellence. All learners are empowered to choose a meaningful education and career. All learning is personalized and flexible. All learning is facilitated by knowledgeable experts. All systems work together to put learner success first.

www.careertech.org/vision Fact sheets Talking points PPT slides How-to’s Discussion questions Partner support

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The Congressional Landscape

Where We Are Significant political polarization Republican sweep in elections – both federal and state Filibuster-proof majority Unprecedented vote to confirm the Secretary of Education

Perkins Reauthorization

House Reauthorization Effort Five Perkins-related hearings since autumn 2013 Leads to introduction of “Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act” (H.R. 5587) Product of bipartisan, committee-level negotiations Lead sponsors: Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) Committee marked-up and approved H.R. 5587 on July 7, 2016 Full House approved bill by a 405 – 5 margin

Main Themes of H.R. 5587 Moderate proposal largely maintaining existing structure of Perkins IV ESSA / WIOA alignment emphasized at all levels Strengthen labor market alignment of CTE programs Significant devolution of federal authority over states; similar devolution for state-to-local Strengthen linkages between planning and spending

New Accountability Focus: CTE Concentrators All performance measures linked to “concentrators” Secondary CTE concentrator: Completed three or more CTE courses (note: not required to be in the same program area) OR Completed at least two courses in a single CTE program or program of study Postsecondary CTE concentrator: Earned at least 12 cumulative credits within a CTE program, program of study or career pathway OR Completed such a program if the program encompasses fewer than 12 credits or the equivalent in total.

Accountability Process changes: States no longer negotiate performance levels with the feds Secretary still has authority to approve performance levels as part of the state plan review “Continuous improvement” language replaced with “be sufficiently ambitious to allow for meaningful evaluation of program quality” Additional factors added to local performance target setting, including economic conditions, goals in local application and data collection capacity Data disaggregation and reporting requirements remain Ability of feds and states to withhold funds for missed targets is eliminated; focus is on improvement plans and technical assistance

Local Needs Assessment At least once every two years List of groups to consult with regularly Key areas Student performance Size, scope and quality of programs Labor market alignment Programs/Programs of study implementation progress Strategies for special populations Improving educator recruitment, retention and training, including transition to teaching from business and industry

National Activities Maintains separate funding stream (approximately $7-8 million) New focus on national research plan to guide efforts No specific “national research center” “National assessment” significantly revised Secretary must still conduct and disseminate research and evaluation through grants New competitive innovation fund grants

Senate Activity Senate announced eight bipartisan reauthorization principles in November 2015 Negotiations had been ongoing until the election Politics from ESSA implementation stalled these bipartisan negotiations Key issue for the impasse: disagreements over Secretarial authority

Senate Reauthorization Principles Make it easier for States and locals to run their CTE programs to serve all students who desire to gain access to CTE coursework, including students with disabilities Increase access to, and support of, career counseling for all CTE students Maintain CTE as a formula program Align with ESEA and WIOA (where applicable) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the education and workforce development programs Support the expansion of public/private collaborations with secondary and post- secondary programs, including alignment with State or locally-determined in- demand industries and occupations Support efforts to integrate into and strengthen career pathways at the state and local levels Address unfunded programs Improve evaluation and research to support innovation and best practices

Emerging Themes from Both Proposals Alignment to other federal legislation Performance / accountability Labor market alignment Supporting innovation Employer engagement Ensuring equitable access Secondary- postsecondary connections Coordinated planning and spending

Perkins Next Steps? House expected to begin its work again in March 2017 Another hearing expected Beginning with H.R. 5587

Funding Potentially a really big fight Trump budget rumored to be built off of Heritage Foundation report: Eliminates WIOA Eliminates competitive grant funding under ESSA 10% cut to all formula programs at Dept. of Education

Trump Administration on CTE ?

Questions? Kimberly Green kgreen@careertech.org