0. Delaware Department of Education Career and Technical Education (CTE) and STEM Office Computer Science Proposed State Model Program of Study
Luke Rhine & April McCrae
CTE and STEM Workgroup, DDOE

1. Career & College Readiness Professional Learning
Roadmap for the future
Career & College Readiness
Shared Accountability
Professional Learning

2. Postsecondary Pathways
Roadmap for the future
The Career Pathway Model:
Postsecondary Pathways
System Outcomes:
Financially sustainable, aligned and integrated 7-14(+) career pathway systems
Increased number of skilled young professionals with credentials of value to the labor market
State and regional economies develop talent pipelines in key industry sectors
Career and Technical Ed.
Advanced Skilled Jobs
Intern-ships, WBL
Low Skilled Jobs
Semi-Skilled Jobs
Middle Skilled Jobs
Rigorous Academics
Acceleration & College/Career Readiness through Dual Enrollment, Integrated Instruction, and WBL
Stackable Credentials 
AA/AAS 
BA/BS 
Secondary Pathways
Sources: Pathways to Prosperity, Jobs for the Future, 2014

3. Career & College Readiness
Defining CTE in Delaware:
Build a state-led model for Career and Technical Education (CTE) that prepares every student for career success and continuing education
Prepare all students for a full range of post-secondary education from credentialing to early college credit
Build pathways and programs of study at the state level in partnership with relevant stakeholders
Connect academic and career success measures for all students
Leverage fiscal reform to build state-led CTE programs and support local school system adoption

4. Professional Learning
Defining CTE in Delaware:
Partner with post-secondary, workforce, and business and industry leaders to ensure that local education agencies can implement rigorous programs of study
Adopt strategies that pair academics with technical studies and work-based learning experiences to create opportunities for every student to demonstrate success
Align curriculum and assessment practices with the expectations of post-secondary and business partners
Provide targeted and on-going professional development to teachers, school counselors, and school system leaders

5. Information Technology, Computer Science
Exploring Computer Science (ECS)
Students are introduced to computers and algorithmic problem-solving including the exploration and examination of instances, design, coding, testing, and verification.  Students design and develop programs, manage and interpret data, and work in groups to build and program a robot.
AP Computer Science Principles (CSP)
Students work individually and in small groups to explore algorithms and the need for a structured approach to problem solving. Students write programs in Javascript, build web applications, and gain an understanding of the nature and structure of complex data sets.
AP Computer Science A (CSA)
Students explore problem solving, design strategies and methodologies, organization of data (data structures), approaches to processing data (algorithms), analysis of potential solutions, and the ethical and social implications of computing.
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3

6. Luke Rhine & April McCrae
Contact Information
Luke Rhine & April McCrae
CTE and STEM Workgroup
Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901