1. Regional Updates Regional CDC/SPC Meeting October 3, 2013

2. Primary Initiatives  Elements, Powerschool, Homebase  Honors Implementation  Credentials  Testing (MSL’s, WorkKeys)  Pathways to Prosperity

3. Fall Conference Highlights  5/10 day rule  MSL test items input  WorkKeys  Pathways to Prosperity requirement  Adobe credits  Credential money

4. Fall Conference Highlights  STEM in CTE  Credit by Demonstrated Mastery guides  IMC testing manual  Powerschool Helpdesk and Elements Helpdesk  Credential data counting in proficiency

5. Fall Conference: Curriculum  Advanced automotive services (between AS and Brakes/Electrical)  Last year of “T” courses in NCCER  Getting item banks from SolidWorks for drafting  Working on Advanced Manufacturing course

6. Math Options  UNC Requirements, non-UNC and CC, math substitutions  CTE substitutions  No cluster requirements  P. 4 “and/or”  Pairs satisfy one math credit but are still counted as 2 CTE credits  9 th grade entry decides chart for graduation

7. Math Options  Criteria for CTE substitutions list  Blueprints mapped to CCSS in high school math  To qualify:  If 50% of weight of course matched AND there were 15 separate instances of a connection  For pairs, the pairs met the requirements above

8. Math Options  Future Ready Core Elimination  Math Rigor  CTE Concentrator  Endorsement (graduating class of 2014-15)  College-UNC (4 Math, 2 FL, 2.6 unweighted GPA)  College (4 math, 2.6 unweighted GPA)  Career (concentrator plus recognized credential including silver+ WorkKeys)  Combination of 2 colleges and career