PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A COMPETITIVE 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE: OAKLAND COUNTY Career Focused Education and Special Education Dialogue December 16, 2014

 What has been happening?  Center program post-high workgroups  Dialogue with CTE office of MDE  CFE & SE Work Group starting Feb  Development of an Array of Vocational Options  Process /tools to support local districts in considering OSTC for students with an IEP  State CTE clarification/TA for Perkins program s

 Student focus  “Right student for right cluster”  Perkins & CTE  Standards for completers  CTE v vocational  District CTE (chart)

OSTC ENROLLMENT BY CLUSTER FOR STUDENTS WITH AN IEP

TABLE CONVERSATION RIGHT STUDENT, IN THE RIGHT PROGRAM, FOR THE RIGHT REASON  What are the array of career preparation options in your district?  Where are your gaps?  What is the process in your district for considering career preparation options in your district?  What is the process for considering your district CTE options or the OSTC for a student with an IEP?  How do you know you are considering the right student for the right program, for the right reason?

NEXT STEPS  What is missing?  What is needed locally? Regionally?  How do district personnel have the conversations with students about choices and when?  What resources do district staff need to assist in the selection process?

video Written pamphlet PURPOSE: provide overview of today’s CTE Dialogue guide with electronic embedded links to job related aptitudes, dispositions, related fields, etc. Podcast or video related to the above PURPOSE: Assist students in making decisions in career paths

One pager that speaks to knowing the context of the CTE environment PURPOSE: provide considerations for development of an iep for student who is enrolling in a CTE option One pager Tool that is worksheet format; podcast that works thru looking at a completed IEP and identifying where accommodations are located PURPOSE: Providing CTE instructional staff with guidance on how to understand their obligations for IEP accommodations

Video/Podcast [seeing difference critical!] with accompanying side by side or similar document PURPOSE: Understanding the differences between CTE & Vocational Training