Community Advisory Group Career and Technical Education Hoonah City Schools November 3, 2008 by Ben McLuckie November 3, 2008 by Ben McLuckie

What we need from you §Help us prioritize our career and technical education programs to better meet community needs and maximize opportunities for our graduates in the new high-skill job market. §Provide opportunities in our education programs through partnerships. §Help us prioritize our career and technical education programs to better meet community needs and maximize opportunities for our graduates in the new high-skill job market. §Provide opportunities in our education programs through partnerships.

A lingo primer §Voc Ed (now unfunded) §Carl Perkins §CTE (Career and Technical Education) §NCLB (No Child Left Behind) §Pathway - sequence of courses that leads to a career area §Articulation – high school classes mapped to post- secondary technical education §Voc Ed (now unfunded) §Carl Perkins §CTE (Career and Technical Education) §NCLB (No Child Left Behind) §Pathway - sequence of courses that leads to a career area §Articulation – high school classes mapped to post- secondary technical education

The Big CTE Picture Each piece is defined next ….

Career Information & Guidance §AKCIS §WorkKeys Skills and Job Profiles §Interest inventories, personality tests, etc. §Career fairs §Job-shadowing §Informational interviews §Career class §WIN K-8 Career Activity Lessons §AKCIS §WorkKeys Skills and Job Profiles §Interest inventories, personality tests, etc. §Career fairs §Job-shadowing §Informational interviews §Career class §WIN K-8 Career Activity Lessons

Foundational Skills §Applied academics §Alaska GLEs §WorkKeys skills §Applied Mathematics §Locating Information §Reading for Information §6 other skill areas §WIN tutorial courseware §Programs of study – include foundational & technical courses §Applied academics §Alaska GLEs §WorkKeys skills §Applied Mathematics §Locating Information §Reading for Information §6 other skill areas §WIN tutorial courseware §Programs of study – include foundational & technical courses

Soft Skills §Punctuality, attendance, hard work §Communication, respect, positive outlook §Teamwork, pride, safety-consciousness §Attitude, honesty, integrity §**************************************** §Individual school and district programs §Youth Employability Skills §WIN work habits lessons §EED Employability Standards §AWIB resolution for regulating employability skills §Punctuality, attendance, hard work §Communication, respect, positive outlook §Teamwork, pride, safety-consciousness §Attitude, honesty, integrity §**************************************** §Individual school and district programs §Youth Employability Skills §WIN work habits lessons §EED Employability Standards §AWIB resolution for regulating employability skills

Technical Training §Secondary or post-secondary §Based on current industry standards §May result in industry certification §Variety of secondary programs, e.g., comprehensive high school, career academies, career & technical high schools §Variety of post-secondary programs, e.g., apprenticeship, technical school, college §Pockets of excellence in Alaska §Secondary or post-secondary §Based on current industry standards §May result in industry certification §Variety of secondary programs, e.g., comprehensive high school, career academies, career & technical high schools §Variety of post-secondary programs, e.g., apprenticeship, technical school, college §Pockets of excellence in Alaska

Themes of Perkins IV §Accountability and program improvement §Secondary-postsecondary connections §Links to rigorous academics §Stronger focus on business and industry §Accountability and program improvement §Secondary-postsecondary connections §Links to rigorous academics §Stronger focus on business and industry President Bush signed into law August 12, 2006; reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act through 2012

What Perkins is NOT §Vocational Education as we know it is not longer funded by the state or federal §no: wood shop, auto shop §yes: carpentry, small engines §Stand alone technical courses, even with interest §no: robotics; §yes: engineering pathway, including robotics course §Vocational Education as we know it is not longer funded by the state or federal §no: wood shop, auto shop §yes: carpentry, small engines §Stand alone technical courses, even with interest §no: robotics; §yes: engineering pathway, including robotics course

“Then” (VocEd)“Now” (CTE) Place students directly to work CTE secondary program placement goals now are additional training and work For a Specific Job Career preparation that is aligned from short-term training through Ph.D. Locally Focused Job MarketLikely to have global considerations “Academics-lite” Meeting occupational standards depends on alignment with rigorous academics – college prep & workplace have similar needs Content determined by teacher and/or local advisory committee Articulation between High School, College and/or Apprenticeship based on industry/occupational standards Vocational Education vs. Career and Technical Education

16 Career Clusters

Information Technology CTEPS for Hoonah High School,

My Present Task §Carl Perkins 5-year plan §With your help, develop the best quality CTE program at HCS within the resources available to us. §Carl Perkins 5-year plan §With your help, develop the best quality CTE program at HCS within the resources available to us.

Present schedule §CTE pathways: Information Technology §CTE courses: Computer Tech I, II and Careers §Teachers: 4 high school teachers, each teaching 1 elective course. §CTE pathways: Information Technology §CTE courses: Computer Tech I, II and Careers §Teachers: 4 high school teachers, each teaching 1 elective course.

Our present realities §Perkins funding of $15,000/yr + extras §Tight General Fund (revenue - expenses) §revenue: declining student enrollment §expenses: energy, fixed maintenance of facilities, more §Perkins funding of $15,000/yr + extras §Tight General Fund (revenue - expenses) §revenue: declining student enrollment §expenses: energy, fixed maintenance of facilities, more

Our Past Successes: §Any priorities here? Natural Resources, Early Childhood Education, Hospitality, Health

What we can do now §CTE teachers that are not certified teachers §Need experience + industry certification/recognition §MOU between organizations §CTE teachers that are not certified teachers §Need experience + industry certification/recognition §MOU between organizations

Ways to stay involved §Join the CTE working group at: php?id=57 php?id=57 §Surveys for feedback §Become an active member of the CTE Advisory Committee §2 to 3 meetings per year §Join the CTE working group at: php?id=57 php?id=57 §Surveys for feedback §Become an active member of the CTE Advisory Committee §2 to 3 meetings per year

Invitees: §Hoonah City Schools §Parents §Students §Teachers §School Board §Hoonah City Schools §Parents §Students §Teachers §School Board §Business Representatives §Hoonah Trading §Hoonah Hotel / Icy Strait Point (Hospitality) §Organizations §Forest Service §HIA, Clinic (Health, Hospitality, §PAT (Early Childhood) §Business Representatives §Hoonah Trading §Hoonah Hotel / Icy Strait Point (Hospitality) §Organizations §Forest Service §HIA, Clinic (Health, Hospitality, §PAT (Early Childhood)