1. Pathways to Graduation
Ensuring Students Graduate College, Career and Citizenship Ready Carol Zygo, CTE Technical Assistance Center of NY 1

2. What is CTE TAC? Operates under a contract from NYSED
Increases SED’s capacity to serve, support and expand CTE
Center and field-based staff provide service throughout NYS

3. Our Work Focuses on: CTE Data Collection Standards Integration
Networking
Student leadership and business development
Best Practices
Program Approval
NYSED Initiatives

4. Our Services and Resources
Are
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To Educators and Schools throughout NYS

5. College, Career and Citizenship Readiness
Vision: College and Career Readiness in NYS will ensure that all students graduate high school able to succeed in postsecondary programs of study and the workforce; that they understand and demonstrate citizenship skills; and that they may meaningfully contribute to the economic and democratic well-being of our society. Goal: By 2015, NYS will offer all students an established set of assessment pathways that are grounded in the Common Core Learning Standards, are similarly rigorous, allow for student choice and have demonstrated, effective outcomes for students.
Here is NYSED’s vision and goal for College, Career and Citizenship readiness. They envision:
High school graduation for all
Success in postsecondary programs
Success in workforce
Meaningfully contribute to society’s economic and democratic wellbeing
Goal by 2015:
Offer all students – set of assessment pathways
Grounded in CCLS
Similarly rigorous pathways
Student Choice

7. Historical perspective
June 2013—BOR approves CDOS Credential for SWD
January 2015—BOR approves multiple pathways (Field Memo—April 2015)
Regents approved the CDOS Pathway in June 2016 for all students
Just a reminder to the audience how quickly things have changed.

8. What is a Pathway
Opportunities for more students to earn a high school diploma through various assessment options
Students choose appropriate pathway to graduation according to their interests and abilities
Pathways are intended to provide a more focused approach to course selection
This was from Eric and Cheryl’s presentation. This is from the perspective of BoR and SED

9. The theory of action for multiple pathways
Why Invest in a Pathways Approach?
Under the current system of Completion, far too many students are either dropping out of school or are not having their academic needs met thereby leading to increasing levels of remediation in entry level college classes and/or unsuccessful attempts to achieve a living wage job.
The lack of coherence between K-12 and college and/or career/industry must be remedied by a model of Readiness which contains a combination of common expectations (CCLS) and multiple, similarly rigorous pathways which lead to student success.
Multiple market and student-choice driven pathways will increase student engagement, student achievement, and ultimately, college, career and citizenship readiness. The result will be a strengthening of our economy and our democratic way of life. 9 9

10. Ensuring Rigorous Pathways
All Students earning a Regents Diploma will:
Take a Balanced Curriculum including: American History, Global Studies, Science, Language other than English, Art, Physical Education and Health
Earn a minimum of 22 High School Credits,
And meet required elements of their pathway.
Perspective of NYSED and BOR 10

11. 16 Career Clusters® Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Architecture & Construction
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
Business Management & Administration
Education & Training
Finance
Government & Public Administration
Health Science
Hospitality & Tourism
Human Services
Information Technology
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
Manufacturing
Marketing
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

12. Graduation Pathways in NYS
CTE
Humanities
LOTE
Arts
STEM
CDOS

15. Components of the CTE Pathway
Meet the minimum diploma requirement of 22 credits
Pass the 4 required Regents exams, one each in ELA, Math, Science & Social Studies + Approved Technical Assessment*
and
Successfully complete an approved CTE program of study that includes:
3 or more credits of CTE instruction that is rigorous and focused in a specific career pathway
Work based learning options
A completed employability profile
Successful completion of a 3-part industry based national technical assessment*
*From Approved Alternate Technical Assessment list
Students exit school with a Regents diploma and a Technical Endorsement

16. Components: CDOS Pathway
► Meet the minimum diploma requirement of
22 Credits
► Pass the 4 required Regents exams, one
each in ELA, Math, Science & Social Studies
► PLUS complete the requirements for the
CDOS Credential in Option 1 or Option 2
Students exit school with a Regents diploma and the CDOS Credential

17. Components: CDOS Credential
Option 1
Complete a Career Plan
Demonstrate achievement of the CDOS Commencement Learning Standards 1, 2, & 3a
Successfully complete at least 216 hours of CTE
coursework and/or work based learning experiences, of which at least 54 hours must be in WBL
Complete an employability profile
Completed 12 years of school excluding
kindergarten

18. Components: CDOS Credential
Option 2
Meets the requirements for one of the nationally
recognized work readiness credentials including, but not limited to:
National Work Readiness Credential
SkillsUSA Work Force Ready Employability Assessment
National Career Readiness Certificate WorkKeys (ACT) and
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS) Workforce Skills Certification System

19. CDOS Credential No minimum credit requirement
No Regents exam requirement but students must have access to Regents level coursework
Complete all the requirements for Option 1 or Option 2
Students exit school with the CDOS Credential

20. WBL for the CDOS Credential
Job Shadowing
Community Based Work Program
Community Service/Volunteering
School-Based Enterprise
Senior Project – Specific criteria
Possibility of WBL hours within an approved CTE program
Must be under the supervision of the school district

21. WBL Hours Within an Approved CTE Program
Students in approved CTE programs do not automatically receive WBL hours
Independent demonstration of mastery of skills within a CTE classroom to provide a service or produce a product for a customer
Student must be enrolled in CTE course/ program taught by a certified CTE teacher

22. Registered vs. Non-Registered WBL Programs
*8982- Coordinator of Work Based Learning Programs for Career Development
**8981 – Coordinator of Work Based Learning Programs for Career Awareness
Registered Programs
CO-OP* - Career and Technical Education Cooperative Work Experience Program> paid/unpaid
CEIP* - Career Exploration Internship Program >unpaid
GEWEP** - General Education Work Experience Program >paid/unpaid
WECEP** - Work Experience and Career Exploration Program >paid
Non-Registered Programs
Job Shadowing
Community Service
On-Site Projects
Supervised Clinical (Health Sciences)
School Based Enterprise

23. Coordinator of Work Based Learning Program Extension
Career Awareness
8981
Any certified teacher or school counselor
Complete 6 credits of WBL coursework
Must document 300 hours of work experience outside of the classroom
Career Development
8982
Certified CTE teacher
Complete 6 credits of WBL coursework
Must document 600 hours of work experience outside of the classroom

24. Required Paperwork Memorandum of Agreement Student agreement
Employment Papers(working papers)
Student training plan
Emergency medical form
Student hour sheets
Employer evaluation
Verification of Business’s Worker’s Compensation Insurance Policy

25. In order to ensure that pathway assessments are of sufficient rigor, the proposed regulations also establish conditions and criteria by which such assessments may be approved by the Commissioner.
The 4+1 pathway option would not change existing graduation course or credit requirements and students must continue to meet all current course and 22 units of credit requirements, even if they were to elect to take advantage of the 4+1 option. However, existing regulations provide several areas of flexibility for meeting course and credit requirements through, for example, the availability of integrated CTE courses and independent study (see 8 NYCRR §100.5[d][6] and [9])
Remind everyone that not all assessments can be used for a pathway assessment. Also, be aware that some of the assessments for the CDOS pathway are being looked at and may change, continue to check the NYSED website.

32. Thank you
Carol Zygo