1. Mt Hood Regional CTE Consortium
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Mt Hood Regional CTE Consortium

2. Welcome!
Agenda
A brief overview of the Mt. Hood Regional CTE Consortium
Eligible Programs of Study (POS)
Alignment vs Articulation
The purpose behind Perkins funding
What Perkins funds can be used for
Grant timeline
Q & A

3. Mt. Hood Regional CTE Consortium: A Brief History
Created in 2013; previously all stakeholders were direct recipients of Perkins funding. Upcoming Perkins V legislation will require CCs and HSs to consort.
MHCC, Center for Advanced Learning (CAL), Centennial HS, David Douglas HS, Gresham HS, Parkrose HS, Reynolds HS, Sam Barlow HS.
MHCC serves as the fiscal agent of both the Perkins Basic and Reserve grants
Each district has one voting member that represents their school at monthly Consortium meetings. MHCCs representative is Jarrod Hogue
Regional Coordinator—facilitates goals, grant-writing, initiatives and strategic planning, represents region 2B at the state level.

4. Programs of Study
Programs of Study that are Perkins-eligible are those that align with a high school level Program of Study.
The HS POS does NOT have to be one within our region.
Handout available

5. Alignment vs Articulation
Alignment: overlapping outcomes that are met through courses at both the CC and HS Programs of Study…Courses do not have to be identical. Articulation: College courses that are taught at the high school, by an approved high school teacher, giving students the opportunity to earn college credit for the course. All outcomes for the course are the same at both the CC and HS level. Alignment is required for Perkins funding Articulation is not required, but supported by the State and shows strong partnership between the CC and HS.

6. The Purpose Behind Perkins
 The Carl D. Perkins Act “aims to increase the quality of technical education within the United States in order to help the economy”
Creating skilled workers for high-wage, high-demand jobs.
Providing industry-level classroom experiences and training
Diversifying the workforce in the trades

7. Eligible Perkins Expenses
All requests for Perkins grant monies should be preceded by the following three questions:
What are the needs of the program?
What will expand and enhance the program?
What will elevate the program to the next level?
What input does my advisory committee have?
Advisory boards must be in place for all POSs
Meet a minimum of once per fiscal year
Includes members from education, business, and industry
What are the long-range goals of the program?
How will it grow in time?
How will it stay relevant?

8. Eligible Perkins Expenses
Perkins funding is to be used to build on existing technologies—not to fill in the gaps where local education agency (LEA) funding falls short. This is considered “supplanting”, and is not legal use of funds.
Perkins purchases enhance the students’ learning experiences, expose them to new technologies and/or practices in the field.
Time to develop new curriculum
Professional Development: trainings, conferences, site visits.

9. Ineligible Perkins Expenses
Defining what is NOT eligible is often easier than defining what is…
Food, refreshments, candy (for meetings, recruitment events, etc)
Anything that is supplanting rather than supplementing—these are items that are considered to be the local education agency’s obligation—such as:
Textbooks
Safety equipment (air filter, ventilation, air quality, cleaning, security)
PPE or uniforms (coats/ jackets, shirts, gloves, glasses, aprons)
Ink, toner cartridges, bits, blades, nails, gauze, lumber---any “consumable” type supplies
Furniture, like tables or desks (unless it has a unique purpose)
Replacement items
Dual credit course work (articulation agreements—College Now)
Teacher use workstations/laptops, etc
Student transportation (busses)
General supplies
Construction or remodeling of buildings
Computer labs

10. Timeline
Late March-early April: grant request forms will be sent out via (Google Form)—one for Equipment, one for PD
May: Consortium will review all requests; if cuts need to be made, the Dean/Principal will follow up with instructors.
May-June: Grants are written with consortium-developed goals, and budget narratives are compiled and submitted to the state by June 29.
Late July: All grants are peer-reviewed at the state-level.
Late August: Budget is reviewed by Dr. Gardner; approvals and denials are then provided to the Regional Coordinator.
September: Regional Coordinator contacts all grant requestors with approvals and denials.
December 1: All approved equipment must be purchased. Unspent requests will be reallocated.

11. Tips on Requests--DO’s
Include all requested information in the form
Demonstrate how the request takes your program to the next level
Reference business, industry and stakeholder input
Reference collaboration with high school partners or other programs
Chose conferences/trainings that have been recommended by peers or business/industry member
Talk with your peers! Is there an ask that could serve multiple programs?

12. Tips on Requests -DON’Ts
Don’t request replacements for old or broken equipment (supplanting)
Don’t request entire computer labs
Be cognizant of the locations of any requested conferences—certain areas are red-flagged by the state for automatic denial
Curriculum time should be based on your current contract—do not estimate

13. Questions?