CTE Registration Information

CTE Career Clusters One of the keys to improving student achievement is providing students with relevant contexts for studying and learning. Career clusters provide a framework for guiding students towards concentration in a CTE area of study. Students who earn four or more credits in a Career Cluster with one completer course are more likely to graduate. (94% graduation rate)

Seniors: FRCs – 2, 4, 6, or 8 Students may earn all four credits from foundational courses or Three credits from foundation courses and one from enhancement courses for the Career Cluster. One course must be a second level or completer courses (identified by an asterisk *).

4. Elimination of the Future Ready Core (FRC) code – Previously, FRC codes in NC WISE and on the student transcript identified a student’s graduation plan as well as CTE concentrators. The switch to PowerSchool eliminates the FRC code in favor of a series of indicators in the student record that will indicate status with respect to the following….. Elimination of FRC

“Yes” indicates students who complete the traditional Math I, Math II, Math III (or Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II) sequence; “No” indicates those who do not (for instance, those students who take a substitution math sequence or students in the Occupational Course of Study). Math Rigor Indicator

“Yes” indicates those students who complete a four-course CTE concentration with one course at Level 2; “No” indicates all others. CTE Concentrator Indicator

“College – UNC” indicates students meeting the requirements for admission to a UNC System university; “College” indicates students meeting requirements for admission to a non-UNC System university or college, the community college system or a technical school admission (requirements vary); “Career” indicates students who meet the requirements of the Career endorsement (completing a CTE Concentration plus earning either a WorkKeys certification at the Silver level or above, or another industry-recognized credential). Endorsement(s) Indicator

Changes in Course Offerings Note: Local Course Options (LCO) courses are for specified schools only. Refer to High School Planning Guide for prerequisites and course recommendations. This year, all CTE course codes have changed to a two letter, two number format. Example: IA31 (This would be the new course number for Digital Media)

Course Changes Agricultural Education (AE) None Business, Finance, and Information Technology Education (BFIT)  E-Commerce II, standard course  Accounting I (Honors)  Computer Programming II, standard course Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FACS) None Health Sciences (HS) None Marketing Entrepreneurship Education (ME)  Strategic Marketing, standard course Technology Engineering and Design Education (TED) None Trade & Industrial Education (T&I) None

Work-Based Learning Internships are recommended for juniors and seniors and must be at least 135 hours. Students will earn a credit for the internship that will be on the transcript, although the letter grade will not be factored into the student’s GPA. For students in a career academy, internship hours can be cumulative over two school years (ex. junior and senior year). Credit is awarded upon completion of hours and all requirements.. Internship hours can be paid or non-paid, determining on the requirements of the career academy. Cooperative Education can be assigned to any course a student is currently enrolled in. A student must receive a salary for hours worked to use this option. 135 Hours = 1 Credit. DOL Apprenticeships must be registered with the North Carolina Department of Labor. NCDOL develops the training and WBL requirements.

Key Scheduling Information Honors- Selected CTE courses are offered for honors credit. See the High School Program Planning Guide for details. Prerequisites- Please adhere to statements regarding prerequisites. For example, students must complete Electronics I before enrolling in Electronics II; students must complete Multimedia and Webpage Design before enrolling in e-Commerce I. Work-based Learning- Students are limited to two work-based learning experiences for credit (Cooperative Education, Internship, and Apprenticeship) per school year. Cooperative work experiences must be aligned with their corresponding program areas. For example, clothing store sales for Marketing Cooperative Education is appropriate, while fast food counter sales for Business Cooperative Education is not. A student must complete a minimum of 135 hours in a work-based learning experience to earn Cooperative Education, Internship, or Apprenticeship credit. (See the High School Program Planning Guide.) Advanced Studies- Students must earn three credits in a program area, with one being a capstone (*) course, before enrolling in any CTE Advanced Studies course. For example, a student would complete Agriscience Applications (1 credit), Agriculture Mechanics I (1 credit), and Agriculture Mechanics II* (1 credit) before enrolling in Agriculture Advanced Studies*.

Agriculture Scheduling Information Horticulture II- needs to be scheduled in the Spring semester on the block schedule due to the growing season and availability of plant material needed to teach the required curriculum.

Family & Consumer Sciences Scheduling Information Early Childhood Education I & II- must be scheduled between 9:30-1:30 if using yellow busses to transport students to internship. Foods courses that require the use of the lab / kitchens should have daily access to the lab facility. Foods class size should be capped at 4 students per kitchen station (most facilities have 5 kitchens) to maintain safety, sanitation, and ensure the ability to deliver the curriculum. ProStart- Please notify CTE Central services if you will be adding this program at your school. Teen Living class size should be capped at 25. This course has sewing and foods labs experiences as part of the standard curriculum.

Health Science Scheduling Information Pharmacy Technician – o Teachers must have the Pharmacy Technician Certification to teach. o CTE will fund ($250 per student) a maximum enrollment of 10 students per school. o Offered to Seniors in the Spring semester. Class size for Health Science II- needs to be capped at 20 students due to required CPR certification and to provide the clinical job shadowing experience that is a part of the honors requirements for the course.

Scheduling Consideration for the Project Management Course Course can be taught by teachers licensed in any CTE area. NOTE: Teachers must complete the DPI-approved Project Management training and add the corresponding endorsement to their license before they are eligible to teach the Project Management course. Please contact the CTE Office if a new teacher is going to be assigned this course.

Occupational Course of Study Please refer to the High School Program Planning Guide for courses which are recommended for students in the Occupational Course of Study as a guide when enrolling OCS students in CTE courses. It is expected that OCS students will take CTE courses more than once for credit, using a modified blueprint to complete the curriculum. The modified curriculum and teacher made assessment is determined by the CTE teacher and OCS teacher for each student. No more than four OCS students should be enrolled in the same section of any CTE course so CTE teachers will be able to provide the assistance students need as stated in their IEPs, while also serving the needs of other students. Every effort should be made to distribute equally Special Populations students among multiple sections of the course. No sections should be engineered to serve predominantly or wholly Special Populations students. It is critical to count OCS students into each CTE class enrollment before capping enrollment. Only OCS students may receive repeat credit for the same course. No other students may earn repeat credit for any CTE course.

Contact Information Phil Vice: Technology, Engineering and Design Trade and Industrial Career Development (919) Tonya Long: Business, Finance, and Information Technology Marketing and Entrepreneurship (919) Suzanne Lujan: Agricultural Education Family and Consumer Sciences Health Science (919) David Wehbie: Director (919)