1. ACTEAZ Summer Conference July 2016

2.  Arizona Business and Education Coalition  Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry  Arizona Manufacturers Council  Arizona Manufacturing Partnership  Arizona School Boards Association  East Valley Chambers of Commerce  East Valley Partnership  Expect More Arizona  Tucson Hispanic Chamber  Greater Yuma Economic Development Council  Governor Ducey  The Arizona Capitol Times  And more……………….

3.  In the last two years……….  43 states approved new funding for CTE programs and initiatives  29 states have worked to elevate, support and incentivize business education partnerships and work-based learning  32 states passed policies to encourage learners to earn industry-recognized credentials  Bi-partisan support for CTE in Congress Careertech.org

4.  100 communities across Arizona – representing over 90% of our population – have voted to tax themselves in order to support JTEDs.  87% of Americans and 89% of public school parents agree that students should receive more education about career choices while in high school

5.  …despite acknowledged improvements…..the long-term negative impacts of the skills gap on workers, families, business, governments and the economy are potentially far-reaching  CTE provides an opportunity to bridge that gap, by providing real world, hands-on exposure to fields to students while they are still in school and can choose a pathway to a growing career  95% of American CEOs believe their companies suffer from a skills shortage

6.  Splits 9-12 grade years into two separate paths: one of core requirements in the freshman and sophomore years, followed by two final years that focus on different avenues to graduation depending upon students’ interest.

7.  “There is more than one path to Heaven.”

8.  People are saying the right things

9.  It is learning that works

10.  Worked on a long term project  Project was based on a real world problem Sound familiar?

11.  Positive correlations with graduation, academic achievement and career success.  26.1% of young people who could recall no contact with employers whilst at school went on to be come NEET(Not in Employment, Education or Training). Reduced to 4.3% for those in work-based learning. Dr. Anthony Mann, Education and Employers (2013)

12. Getting kids to school and graduating on time

13. The analysis of data from Tucson Unified School District and Mesa Public Schools found: 1. The hazard of dropping out was reduced by 70% for Mesa students and 50% for Tucson students who had taken 2 or more CTE courses 2. Taking two or more CTE courses reduced absenteeism by 3 days for CTE students in Tucson. Compared to students who shared the same socio- economic and academic characteristics but did not take CTE Source: On The Rise report, http://morrisoninstitute.asu.edu/products/rise-role-career-and-technical-education-arizonas-futurehttp://morrisoninstitute.asu.edu/products/rise-role-career-and-technical-education-arizonas-future

14.  Four year graduation rate is 98%

15.  Why does CTE have such a positive impact on student engagement?  Are the leaders in your school system aware of the impact CTE has on student engagement?

18. Sending them on to worthy post secondary destinations

19.  “ According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the majority of CTE students in high school continue on to postsecondary education, and those who join the workforce outright or work to supplement their incomes as they pursue further education are often in a better financial situation than high school graduates who did not pursue CTE.” Techniques Magazine, February 2014

20.  78% of CTE concentrators enroll in postsecondary education, full time, within two years of graduation  About one third of all dual enrollment credits—about 600,000 in all— are eared in CTE courses  Students in postsecondary CTE programs are more likely to be employed within five years than those in an academic field of study Source: Careertech.org

21. THE PARADIGM IS SHIFTING

22.  68% start college  Only 40% complete college  53% of grads are unemployed or underemployed  Student loan debt now exceeds auto loans, credit card balances and home-equity loan debt … $1.3 trillion—”Loanageddon”

23.  “Millennials make less money, are more likely to live in poverty and have lower rates of employment than their parents did at their ages 20 and 30 years ago.”

24.  47% of all new jobs 2010-20 are middle skills jobs  48% of current labor force are middle skill jobs  86% of companies have experienced labor shortages….up from 53% in 2013 Source: Harvard Business Review Who Can Fix the Middle-Skills Gap? January 2015

25.  Students with greater exposure to CTE are more likely to graduate from high school, enroll in a two-year college, be employed, and earn higher wages.  CTE is not a path away from college: Students taking more CTE classes are just as likely to pursue a four-year degree as their peers.  Students who focus their CTE coursework are more likely to graduate high school by twenty-one percentage points compared to otherwise similar students (and they see a positive impact on other outcomes as well).  CTE provides the greatest boost to the kids who need it most—boys, and students from low-income families.

27.  Why aren’t more students involved in CTE in your local school district?  Are your school leaders talking about the data regarding CTE’s impact on engagement, transition and achievement? If not, what can you do to encourage these discussions?  What can we do to better educate parents about the “shifting paradigm?

29.  For the first time in 50 years, a majority of U.S. public school students come from low income families.  CTE can fix the “mobility escalator”

31.  Children living in poverty have a higher number of absenteeism or leave school all together because they are more likely to have to work or care for family members.  Dropout rates of 16 to 24-years-old students who come from low income families are seven times more likely to drop out than those from families with higher incomes. Dosomething.org

32.  Poverty really matters  “CTE is the Rx” CTE

34.  America Works: Education and Training for Tomorrow’s Jobs, National Governors Association  Opportunities and Options: Making Career Preparation Work for Students, National Council of Chief State School Officers  Holzer, Linn and Monthey. The Promise of High Quality Career and Technical Education. October 2013  Catellano, Sundell, Overman, Richardson and Stone. Rigorous Tests of Student Outcomes in CTE Programs of Study: Final Report. April 2014  OECD. Skills Beyond School—Synthesis Report. November 13, 2014  New America. New American Education Policy: Beyond the Skills Gap Making Education Work for Students, Employers and Communities. October 2014  The State of Working in America” StateofWorkingAmerica.org

35. For more CTE research visit: The CTE Research Clearinghouse at http://www.acteonline.org/clearinghouse.aspx http://www.acteonline.org/clearinghouse.aspx National Association of State Directors of CTE Consortium www.careertech.org The National Research Center for CTE at www.nrccte.orgwww.nrccte.org Association for Career and Technical Education www.acteonline.org www.acteonline.org