1. WELCOME CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION BEST PRACTICES Presented at
Leadership Presentation Sessions
May, 2016

2. What is an Industry Certification?
A voluntary process through which students are assessed by an independent, third-party certifying entity using predetermined standards for knowledge, skills, and competencies, resulting in the award of a credential that is nationally recognized and must be at least one of the following: (a) Within an industry that addresses a critical local or statewide economic need; (b) Linked to an occupation that is included in the workforce system’s targeted occupation list; or (c) Linked to an occupation that is identified as emerging.
Where can we find them?
EIAS (Appendix Z):
CAPE Industry Certification Funding List:
Perkins TSA Inventories:
career-technical-edu/carl-d-perkins-resources.stml

3. Industry Certifications
Expanded the number of industry certifications 0ffered M-DCPS now offers 109 industry certification exams 47 exams provide articulated college credit From 3 college credits to 36 credits, saving families from $333-$4,739 in average tuition and fees

4. Miami Dade County vs. State of Florida ICE Passing Rate

5. ICE Earned

6. 10/11/11

7. 10/11/11

8. Industry Certification Updates
No change in teacher bonus for
Proposed changes in teacher bonus for
M-DCPS CTE new offerings include Toon Boom Animation and Child Development Associate
Adobe Photoshop has been moved to MS as Adobe801, Digital Certificate
New Adobe Photoshop (cloud) is Adobe022
IC3 Computing Fundamentals, Key Applications and Living Online are now three separate tests as Digital Certificates

9. 10/11/11

10. Digital Tool vs. Industry Certification
CAPE Digital Tool Certificate
CAPE Industry Certification
Available to students in elementary and middle grades
Currently, to earn a digital tool certificate, a student must pass an assessment of word processing; spreadsheets; sound, motion, and color presentations; digital arts; cyber security
There are 15 approved digital tools certificates
Award .025 added FTE bonus
No acceleration points
No teacher bonus
The certifications are available to students in grades 6 through 12
These are industry certifications that do not articulate for college credit or do articulate for up to 14 college credits based on a statewide articulation agreement
CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications: These are industry certifications that articulate for 15 or more college credit based on statewide industry certifications
Industry Certifications with a weight of 0.2 articulate for college credit
Added FTE bonus can be .01 through 1.0
Acceleration for ICE and teacher bonus awarded based on exam weight

11. ICE INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
IN LIVEBINDER
 Access key 
ctemiami2015

12. Test Administration Procedures for 2015-2016
Computer Tech needs a Certiport Account
Certiport Admin must read all red messages on site.
All Industry Certification exams have been updated.
All teachers must be proctored by District Personnel.
Student must use ID Number as username in Certiport Account
Password suggestions
Create an exam group
Teacher cannot proctor their own students
Retake after 20 calendar days.

13. Testing Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities
Individuals with disabilities seeking industry certification should be encouraged to request appropriate accommodations (if needed) so the test results accurately reflect their competencies/proficiencies in their chosen career field.
Counseling should be provided so that students understand their rights and responsibilities in assessment/testing matters.
Industry certification testing accommodations are determined by testing agencies and may differ from classroom accommodations.

14. ICE Data Collection Findings
Reporting of same student with same test in multiple periods
Student names appear in gradebook but not in vendor list
Student names appear on vendor list but not in gradebook
Reporting P’s and not F’s (all ICE taken/attempted must be reported)
Reporting student scores with more than one version of test
Sign In: Username is student’s ID number and Password can be last name
Careful with Proctor and Teacher name placement
Difficulty obtaining “official results” such as ServSafe and exams taken at off-site test sites or exams taken after close of gradebook at the end of the school year

15. Career-Themed Course Registration
A career‐themed course is a course or a course in a series of courses that leads to an industry certification on the Industry Certification Funding List. School districts are annually required to register career-themed courses offered in secondary school as well as high school and middle school career and professional academies. Industry certifications earned in career-themed courses are eligible for additional full-time equivalent (FTE) membership in the FEFP calculation.
Deadline
Activity
Oct.16 – Nov. 30
2015
Register career-themed courses
Feb 22 – Mar 1
2016
Update
Additional window to register/update courses during Summer 2016

16. On Curriculum Frameworks page link to Information Technology

18. ALL Printed Documents for the Public
Anti-Discrimination/Harassment
Anti-Discrimination/Harassment (Students) – Board Policy 5517 and
 M-DCPS does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, ethnic or national origin, religion, marital status, disability, age, political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, gender identification, social and family background, linguistic preference, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by law in its educational programs, services or activities or in its hiring or employment practices. Please refer to School Board Policies Anti-Discrimination/Harassment (Students) and Discrimination/Harassment Complaint Procedures for Students for more information.
Questions, complaints or requests for additional information regarding discrimination or harassment may be sent to: Executive Director, Civil Rights Compliance Office, 155 NE 15 Street, Suite P-104E, Miami, Florida 33132; PH: or address:
The District also provides equal access to its facilities to the Boy Scouts and other patriotic youth groups, as required by the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act.

19. Diversified/OJT Education Teachers
Submission of all student documents will be through the M-DCPS collaboration site and district online LiveBinder.
Job Training Attendance Records Receipt FM5889
Class roster (for current nine-week period)
Training Agreement FM4542
Professional Development training for the use of the M-DCPS Collaboration Site and LiveBinder
FBLA transition meetings for all DCT/OJT Teachers