Career and Technical Education

Building the Bridge for Tomorrow’s Workforce

Change Is In The Air

Vision, Mission, Goals

CTE Update

Funding

1/20/2009 3

West Washington

St. Tammany

Tangipahoa

St.Helena

Livingston

Coupee

Pt.East

Avoyelles

East

Baton RougeW.

IbervilleOrleans

JohnSt.

St.Charles St. Bernard

Plaquemines

Jefferson

Ascension

St.James

AssumptionLafourche

St.Mary

Terrebonne

Beauregard Allen

Calcasieu

Cameron

JeffersonDavis

Evangeline

St. Landry

Acadia

Vermilion

Lafayette

St.Martin

Iberia

VernonRapides

Winn

Grant

LaSalleCatahoula

Concordia

Caldwell

Natchitoches

Caddo

Bossier

RedRiver

DeSoto

Sabine

Webster

Bienville

Claiborne

Lincoln

Jackson

Union Morehouse

OuachitaRichland

FranklinTensas

Madison

CarrollWest CTE State Funds

City of Bogalusa

City of Monroe

EastCarroll

FelicianaFeliciana

Innovative HS--$700,000

3

Zachary CommunityCity of Baker

1/20/2009 3

West Washington

St. Tammany

Tangipahoa

St.Helena

Livingston

CoupeePt.

East

Avoyelles

EastBaton Rouge

W.

IbervilleOrleans

JohnSt.

St.Charles St. Bernard

Plaquemines

Jefferson

Ascension

St.James

AssumptionLafourche

St.Mary

Terrebonne

Beauregard Allen

Calcasieu

Cameron

JeffersonDavis

Evangeline

St. Landry

Acadia

Vermilion

Lafayette

St.Martin

Iberia

VernonRapides

Winn

Grant

LaSalleCatahoula

Concordia

Caldwell

Natchitoches

Caddo

Bossier

RedRiver

DeSoto

Sabine

Webster

Bienville

Claiborne

Lincoln

Jackson

Union Morehouse

OuachitaRichland

FranklinTensas

Madison

CarrollWest CTE State Funds

City of Bogalusa

City of Monroe

EastCarroll

FelicianaFeliciana

HSTW--$399,993

3

Zachary CommunityCity of Baker

1/20/2009 3

West Washington

St. Tammany

Tangipahoa

St.Helena

Livingston

Coupee

Pt.East

Avoyelles

East

Baton RougeW.

IbervilleOrleans

JohnSt.

St.Charles St. Bernard

Plaquemines

Jefferson

Ascension

St.James

AssumptionLafourche

St.Mary

Terrebonne

Beauregard Allen

Calcasieu

Cameron

JeffersonDavis

Evangeline

St. Landry

Acadia

Vermilion

Lafayette

St.Martin

Iberia

VernonRapides

Winn

Grant

LaSalleCatahoula

Concordia

Caldwell

Natchitoches

Caddo

Bossier

RedRiverDeSoto

Sabine

Webster

Bienville

Claiborne

Lincoln

Jackson

Union Morehouse

OuachitaRichland

FranklinTensas

Madison

CarrollWest CTE State Funds

City of Bogalusa

City of Monroe

EastCarroll

FelicianaFeliciana

PLTW--$650,000

3

Zachary CommunityCity of Baker

Job Market Readiness Industry-Based Certifications —2,049

Work-Based—4,846• Student income--$8,741,856

CTE Dual Enrollment—4,131

CTE Articulated Credit—17,187

Business/Industry Partnerships Advisory Committee

•22 members

IBC Partnerships

CTE Instructor Training

Bringing Relevance to

Academic Rigor CTE courses—transfer of academic skills

Employability Skills

Preparation for Post-Secondary

Work-ready beyond entry level positions

Commission Recommendation: Graduation Index

Student Result Points

Academic Endorsement 180

Career/Technical Endorsement 160

TOPS Opportunity Award 160

BESE Approved Industry Based Certification OR TOPS Tech and Dual Enrollment OR TOPS Tech and Articulated Credit

140

Regular HS Diploma 120

GED 90

Skills Certificate/Certificate of Achievement 60

Attender 30

Dropout 0

Student Result Points

Academic Endorsement 180

Career/Technical Endorsement 160

EMPLoYEducational Mission to Prepare Louisiana’s Youth

January 23, 2009

Overview Need for Plan

• In 2005-2006, students in the 7th through 12th grade dropped out at a rate of 6.9%, or more than 18,000 per year.

• Almost 10,000 enter the GED/Options program each year with less than 600 exiting with a GED and fewer with a Nationally Recognized Skill Certificate

• Many of these students end up in the Juvenile Justice System or on the streets

Plan of Action Department of Education crafted a plan in

conjunction with: • Workforce Commission

• Office of Juvenile Justice

• Department of Corrections

• LCTCS

• Department of Social Services

• Department of Health and Hospitals

• The Governor’s Office

Charge Craft a plan to address:

• Immediate action to help potential dropouts in the short-term to be successful and to exit school with a meaningful credential

• Intermediate plan to focus on students in grades 6-9 to provide interventions to make them successful

• Long-term plan to fix the system

Immediate Action Looked at data to determine where to focus

immediate actions Decided to target the districts with high

number of students in Options Program and over age students in grade level

14 districts targeted for immediate action beginning in January

Focus -- Options students

Selection Process

Capacity at the local level• Adequate numbers of students

• Adequate numbers of teachers

• IBC offerings for Options Students

Close proximity to an LTC campus

Areas with high job demand

Participating DistrictsAscensionAssumptionAvoyellesBossierCaddoCalcasieuIberia

JeffersonOuachitaRapidesSt. TammanyTerrebonneVermilionWinn

Piloting 3 Tiers of Options Tier 1 – Students functioning at 7th grade and

above

Tier 2 – Students functioning between 4th and 6th grade levels

Tier 3 – Students functioning below 4th grade level

Tiers 2 and 3 January 2009 – Approximately 1,200

• Intensive reading instruction to get student’s functioning level up to 7th grade level so that they can enter Tier 1 pathway (limited number at no cost)

Voyager Journeys and Voyager Ticket to Read Jamestown Reading Navigator System 44 (Must have Read 180) Fast ForWord Achieve 3000

Tier 1 – Approximately 540 Five components – JAG Model

• Basic Skills Training toward GED – intensive use of scripted curriculum and Pilot software literacy programs (Achieve 3000 and Fast ForWord)

• Enroll students in IBC or dual enrollment in high wage/high demand occupation training

• Provide paid work experience/internship for students

• Provide adult mentor for each student

• Provide soft skill competency training

Commitment Needed LEAs

• Teachers participated in curriculum and software training on December 15th

• Signed fidelity of use agreement for software program

• Pre/Post test students (TABE) and submit results to DOE

• Work with LCTCS to enroll students in IBC training

• Work with WIBs on providing students with work experience

• Assign each student an adult mentor

Commitment Needed RESC and CCTCs working as a team(Regional Education Service Centers and College and Career Transition Coordinators)

• Help LEAs determine target students for Tier 1

• Help LEAs with parent notification to complete Dual Enrollment Applications (due back to LEAs by 1/6/09)

• Work with targeted students’ 5year plans to determine interest and aptitude and Career Pathway

• Work with LCTCS to enroll students in IBC training based on student’s identified Career Pathway

• Work with WIBs on providing students with work experience aligned with identified Career Pathway

• Assign each student an adult mentor

Funding DOE to pay for Dual Enrollment using

CTE state funds.

Software vendors providing programs

and training free of charge.

Hope to receive funds for JAG Job

Specialists in each district.

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