1. U.S. Department of Education
Trends in Perkins III
Accountability
Sharon Lee Miller
Director, State Administration and Accountability Group
Division of Academic and Technical Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education

2. Student Enrollment in Vocational and Technical Education Programs: PY 1999-2004
Source: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, Report to Congress on State Performance, PY

3. Student Enrollment in Tech-Prep Programs: PY 1999-2004
Source: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, Report to Congress on State Performance, PY

4. Trends for Secondary Academic Attainment: PY 2000-2004
Source: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, Report to Congress on State Performance, PY

5. Trends for Secondary Skill Attainment: PY 2000-2004
Source: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, Report to Congress on State Performance, PY

6. Trends for Postsecondary Technical Skill Attainment: PY 2000-2004
Source: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, Report to Congress on State Performance, PY

7. Trends for Secondary Completion: PY 2000-2004
Source: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, Report to Congress on State Performance, PY

8. Trends for Secondary Placement: PY 2000-2004
Source: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, Report to Congress on State Performance, PY

9. Trends for Postsecondary Completion: PY 2000-2004
Source: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, Report to Congress on State Performance, PY

10. Trends for Postsecondary Placement: PY 2000-2004
Source: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, Report to Congress on State Performance, PY

11. Percentage of Occupational Concentrators and Non-concentrators Completing the “New Basics” and a College Prep Curriculum: 1990 and 2000
Academic Indicator
1990
2000
Percentage Change
“New Basics” academic curriculum
Occupational concentrators
18.5
51.1
+32.6
Non-concentrators
45.7
60.3
+14.7
Gap
-27.1
-9.2
-17.9
College prep curriculum
10.1
29.2
+19.1
35.9
46.2
+10.3
-25.8
-17.0
-8.8
Source: National Assessment of Vocational Education: Final Report to Congress, 2004

12. Percentage of Occupational Concentrators and Non-concentrators Scoring At or Above Proficiency in Math, Reading, and Science
Source: National Assessment of Vocational Education: Final Report to Congress, 2004

13. Lingering Issues

14. Lingering Issues
Consensus and consistency across states in how the indicators of performance are measured.
Measures or tools many States use to assess high school students’ attainment of challenging State-established academic proficiencies cannot generate valid or reliable data on the extent to which vocational students master the same State academic standards as other students.

15. Lingering Issues
Deciding which students to include in measurements for accountability purposes is another issue that is both inconsistent and problematic across States, especially at the postsecondary level.
Many issues surrounding the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of Perkins III data.

16. Initiatives Underway to Address Lingering Issues

17. OVAE Initiatives Next Steps Workgroup
National and Regional Data Quality Institutes (DQI)
Performance Measurement Initiative
Individual State Technical Assistance
Peer Collaborative Resource Network (PCRN)

18. Questions and Comments
Sharon Lee Miller
Director, State Administration and Accountability Group
Division of Academic and Technical Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education