IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 Perkins IV - Secondary Indicators Carol Brooks Illinois State Board of Education

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 Intent of Perkins IV The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 makes several key changes regarding accountability and program improvement.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 State and Local Accountability Under the 1998 law, the major provisions of the Perkins accountability system applied only to states. The new law extends the accountability system to local programs as well.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 Performance Indicators Under the 2006 law, states and local programs will be required to report on separate core performance indicators for secondary and postsecondary students. Measures for each indicator must be valid and reliable.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 Secondary Definitions CTE Participant: A secondary student who has earned one (1) or more credits in any career and technical education (CTE) program area.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 Secondary Definitions Program Area – Program of Study, Sequence of courses (Cluster/Pathway). Course – One hour year long study or one semester multiple hour block or other state time standard of state designation.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 Secondary Definitions CTE Concentrator: A secondary student who has earned three (3) or more credits in a single CTE program area (e.g., health care or business services), or two (2) credits in a single CTE program area, but only in those program areas where 2 credit sequences at the secondary level are recognized by the State and/or its local eligible recipients.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 Secondary Indicators 1S1: Academic Attainment – Reading / Language Arts 1S2: Academic Attainment – Mathematics 2S1: Technical Skill Attainment 3S1: Secondary School Completion 4S1: Student Graduation Rates 5S1: Secondary Placement 6S1: Nontraditional Participation 6S2: Nontraditional Completion

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 1S1: Academic Attainment – Reading/Language Arts Numerator: Number of CTE concentrators who have met the proficient or advanced level on the Statewide high school reading/language arts assessment administered by the State under Section 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act based on the scores that were included in the State’s computation of adequate yearly progress (AYP) and who, in the reporting year, left secondary education. Denominator: Number of CTE concentrators who took the ESEA assessments in reading/language arts whose scores were included in the State’s computation of AYP and who, in the reporting year, left secondary education.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 1S2: Academic Attainment – Mathematics Numerator: Number of CTE concentrators who have met the proficient or advanced level on the Statewide high school mathematics assessment administered by the State under Section 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act based on the scores that were included in the State’s computation of AYP and who, in the reporting year, left secondary education. Denominator: Number of CTE concentrators who took the ESEA assessments in mathematics whose scores were included in the State’s computation of AYP and who, in the reporting year, left secondary education.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 2S1: Technical Skill Attainment Numerator: Number of CTE concentrators who passed technical skill assessments that are aligned with industry-recognized standards, if available and appropriate, during the reporting year. Denominator: Number of CTE concentrators who took the assessments during the reporting year.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 2S1/1P1: Technical Skill Attainment Final Desired Approach Gold – An external 3 rd party (eg. ASE) assessment of state/industry/postsecondary agreed upon standards (clusters/pathways) Interim Approach Silver – Teacher/Instructor developed assessment of state/industry/postsecondary agreed upon standards (clusters/pathways) meeting state established validity and reliability guidelines Bronze – No longer available after phase-in period includes other indicators of technical skill attainment such as GPA, course completion, program completion, etc.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 3S1:Secondary School Completion Numerator: Number of CTE concentrators who earned a regular secondary school diploma, earned a General Education Development (GED) credential as a State- recognized equivalent to a regular high school diploma (if offered by the State) or other State-recognized equivalent (including recognized alternative standards for individuals with disabilities), or earned a proficiency credential, certificate, or degree, in conjunction with a secondary school diploma (if offered by the State) during the reporting year. Denominator: Number of CTE concentrators who left secondary education during the reporting year.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 4S1: Student Graduation Rates Numerator: Number of CTE concentrators who, in the reporting year, were included as graduated in the State’s computation of its graduation rate as described in Section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the ESEA. Denominator: Number of CTE concentrators who, in the reporting year, were included in the State’s computation of its graduation rate as defined in the State’s Consolidated Accountability Plan pursuant to Section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the ESEA.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 5S1: Secondary Placement Numerator: Number of CTE concentrators who left secondary education and were placed in postsecondary education or advanced training, in the military service, or employment in the second quarter following the program year in which they left secondary education (i.e., unduplicated placement status for CTE concentrators who graduated by June 30, 2007 would be assessed between October 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007). Denominator: Number of CTE concentrators who left secondary education during the reporting year.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 6S1: Nontraditional Participation Numerator: Number of CTE participants from underrepresented gender groups who participated in a program that leads to employment in nontraditional fields during the reporting year. Denominator: Number of CTE participants who participated in a program that leads to employment in nontraditional fields during the reporting year.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 6S2: Nontraditional Completion Numerator: Number of CTE concentrators from underrepresented gender groups who completed a program that leads to employment in nontraditional fields during the reporting year. Denominator: Number of CTE concentrators who completed a program that leads to employment in nontraditional fields during the reporting year.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 PIV PIII 1S1: Academic Attainment – Reading / Language Arts 1S2: Academic Attainment – Mathematics 2S1: Technical Skill Attainment 3S1: Secondary School Completion 4S1: Student Graduation Rates 5S1: Secondary Placement 6S1: Nontraditional Participation 6S2: Nontraditional Completion 1S1: Academic Skill Attainment (Proxy) 1S2: Occupational Skill Attainment (Proxy) 2S1: High School Completion 3S1: Placement in Employment and/or Continuing Postsecondary Education 4S1: Nontraditional Program Participation 4S2: Nontraditional Program Completing

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 Performance Levels States must at minimum include objective, quantifiable, and measurable target performance levels for each of the core performance indicators.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 Performance Levels The law requires the Secretary of Education and States to negotiate performance measures for the first two program years covered by the State plan and reach agreement.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 Performance Levels These negotiations would be repeated in subsequent years, prior to the third and fifth program years covered by the State plan.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 Performance Levels Local programs must either accept the state adjusted levels of performance as the local levels of performance or negotiate with the State to reach agreement on new local adjusted levels of performance.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 Performance Levels Local performance levels must also be objective, quantifiable, and measurable.

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 Disaggregation of performance data The law requires State and local programs to annually report on the performance of CTE students. Data must be disaggregated by special populations (as defined in the Act) and subgroups as defined under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 Resource Publisher: ACTE Date published: 2006 ISBN: bperkins06 Member price: $34.95 Non-member: $

IL State Board of Education - 9/18/2007 CAR Reporting Timeline YearsBaselineMeasure Performance Levels Tech PrepPlan DueCAR Perkins III and Perkins IV (1S1, 1S2, and 4S1 Perkins III and Perkins IV 3 required measures Perkins III and Perkins IV 3 required – targets disaggregated data Perkins III and Perkins IV none N/A December Perkins IV All Perkins IV All Perkins IV All from sections 113 & 203 if split Perkins IV Transition May 2007 December Perkins IV All Perkins IV All Perkins IV All targets Perkins IV Perkins IV April 2008 December Perkins IV All Perkins IV All Perkins IV All targets Perkins IV December Re- negotiate December 2011