1. Career Clusters 101: Guiding Students is as easy as 1, 2, 3…4!
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2. Career Clusters 101: Guiding Students is as easy as 1, 2, 3…4!
Amy Policastro Schroeder, Career Development, Education Consultant
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Marty Tobey, NW CTE Regional Coordinator North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Teresa Brown, Dean of Student Services
Athens Drive High School; WCPSS
September 30, 2016
Join this informative and interactive hands-on session demystifying CTE Concentrators in your students’ career development journey. Learn how to guide students through the Career Clusters document to prepare all students to be Career and College Ready. Participants will have the opportunity to review several scenarios to discuss student CTE Concentrator status.

3. Perkins IV Legislation
Federal Government
Perkins IV Legislation
North Carolina
CTE State Plan
State Funding
LEA
CTE Local Plan
Perkins Funding

5. What is a Concentrator
“A concentrator is a student who has earned four or more technical credits in a Career Cluster, at least one of which is a completer course. The student may earn all four credits from foundation courses or three from foundation and one from enhancement courses for the Career Cluster.”
More information regarding CTE concentrators can be found at:

6. CTE Concentrators Graduation Rate Career Relevance
Career Cluster – Electives
Counselor Collaboration
Community Partnerships

9. What does the ^ mean?
Indicates the courses uses materials from third-party providers
Indicates a completer course
Indicates a new course added to the Clusters document
Indicates that it is a foundation course

11. What does the * mean?
Indicates the courses uses materials from third-party providers
Indicates a completer course
Indicates a new course added to the Clusters document
Indicates that it is an enhancement course

13. What is a completer course?
A CTE course with a credential offered to students
The fourth CTE course completed in a specific Cluster
A course identified as an enhancement course
The second or third CTE course in a series that builds upon skills acquired in the previous course(s)

15. What is a concentrator? A CTE student that has earned a credential
The fourth CTE course completed in a specific Cluster
A CTE student who has earned four or more technical credits in a Career Cluster, at least one of which is a completer course.
The second or third CTE course in a series that builds upon skills acquired in the previous course(s).

17. What is a foundation course?
Course that provides fundamental knowledge and skills needed for student success.
The fourth CTE course completed in a specific Cluster
A Trade and Industrial course focused on construction
A course that offers work-based learning

19. What is an enhancement course?
Course that provides fundamental knowledge and skills needed for student success.
Course that augments related knowledge and skills developed in foundation courses.
A required course for students to become a concentrator
A course that offers work-based learning

21. What is a Career Cluster?
A series of courses that require a student credential
A series of courses that require a student internship
Groupings of occupations used as an organizing tool for curriculum design and instruction.
Subgrouping of occupations used as an organizing tool for curriculum design and instruction.

23. What is Cooperative Education?
A method of instruction that infuses teamwork and collaboration into all CTE courses
A course that offers an internship opportunity for students
A course that offers an apprenticeship opportunity for students
A method of instruction for students where technical classroom instruction is combined with paid employment directly related to the classroom instruction

24. Cooperative Education is still available and must be tied to course
Cooperative Education is still available and must be tied to course. (5th digit of 6)

25. Can CTE CCP courses count towards CTE concentrator status?
Yes, CTE CCP courses approved through the NC Community College System may count towards concentrator status.
No, CTE CCP courses approved through the NC Community College System may not count towards concentrator status.
Yes, All CCP course approved through the NC Community College System may count towards concentrator status.
No CCP courses may count towards concentrator status.

27. What if (WHIFs)?

28. What if….?

29. CTE Concentrator?
Yes No

30. What if….?

31. What if….?

32. CTE Concentrator?
Yes No

33. What if….?

34. What if….?

35. CTE Concentrator?
Yes No

36. What if….?

37. What if….?

38. CTE Concentrator?
Yes No

39. What if….?

40. What if….?

41. CTE Concentrator?
Yes No

42. What if….?

43. Electronics sequence Junior and Senior Year

44. CTE Concentrator?
Yes No

45. Electronics sequence Junior and Senior Year

46. Taken course twice

47. CTE Concentrator?
Yes No

48. Taken course twice

49. Counseling with and for Concentrators
Working with CDCs and CTE
CTE students, Clusters, and Electives
Career Pathway
Transcript Review
Best Practices

50. Transcript Review 1: CTE Concentrator

51. Transcript Review 1: CTE Concentrator
Is this Student a Concentrator?
Yes?
No?

52. Transcript Review 1: CTE Concentrator

53. Transcript Review 2: CTE Concentrator

54. Transcript Review 2: CTE Concentrator
Is this Student a Concentrator?
Yes?
No?

55. Transcript Review 2: CTE Concentrator

56. Transcript Review 3: CTE Concentrator

57. Transcript Review 3: CTE Concentrator
Is this Student a Concentrator?
Yes?
No?

58. Transcript Review 3: CTE Concentrator

59. Transcript Review 4: CTE Concentrator

60. Transcript Review 4: CTE Concentrator
Is this Student a Concentrator?
Yes?
No?

61. Transcript Review 4: CTE Concentrator

62. Questions?

63. A recording of this webinar will be placed on the NCDPI School Counseling Wiki space at under the Professional Development tab where you will find a link to Counseling Advising and Scheduling Tips (CAST) webinars

64. Career Clusters 101: Guiding Students is as easy as 1, 2, 3…4!
Amy Policastro Schroeder, Career Development, Education Consultant
Marty Tobey, NW CTE Regional Coordinator
Teresa Brown, Dean of Student Services
September 30, 2016
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