Career ClustersDEBBIE GRANTHAM

INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR

WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

CTE SUMMER CONFERENCE

JULY 12 – 16, 2015

Career Clusters, Pathways, and Courses Career Clusters – groupings of occupations used as an organizing tool for

curriculum design and instruction

Career Pathways – sub-groupings of occupations within a Career Cluster which are based on a set of common knowledge and skills required for career success

North Carolina groups careers into 16 Career Clusters

Every NC Career & Technical Education course falls into one or more of the 16 Career Clusters

CTE Concentrator CTE Concentrator – a student who has earned four or more technical credits in

a Career Cluster; with at least one of those courses being a completer course

Completer Course – second or third course in a series that builds upon skills acquired in the previous course (completer course has a prerequisite)

Foundation Course – provides fundamental knowledge and skills needed for student success in secondary and postsecondary education and careers in the Career Cluster

Enhancement Course – supplements the foundation courses within each Career Cluster

Criteria for CTE Concentrator Student must earn four (4) credits in CTE courses in a particular Career Cluster:• Three (3) credits must come from the Foundation Course List

• At least one credit must be a Level 2 CTE course• Level 2 courses require a prerequisite and are identified by an asterisk (*) on the Career Clusters

documents

• The fourth credit can be a Foundation Course or Enhancement Course

NC Career Clusters Document Document published by DPI which contains all of the CTE courses approved by

the NC State Board of Education representing all Career Clusters and Pathways:NC Career Clusters

Each LEA can edit this document to publish a local guide reflecting its own Career Clusters, Pathways, and courses

Local document may also include any approved Local Course Options

Wayne County Public Schools - Career Clusters Chart

• One-Page Document – printed front and back

• Printed on Colored Card Stock• Used by counselors as a guide

when scheduling students for elective classes

• Used by CDCs and counselors when determining or verifying CTE Concentrators

NC Career & College Promise Provides seamless dual enrollment educational opportunities for eligible

North Carolina high school students in order to accelerate completion of college certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees

Career & College Promise courses are included in all of the 16 Career Clusters

CCP courses count toward a student’s CTE Concentrator status:• Level 1 – counts as a Foundation course in the Career Cluster• Level 2 – counts as a Foundation “completer course” in the Career Cluster• Level 3 – counts as an Enhancement course in the Career Cluster

How Community College Courses Count in Career Clusters

Identifying CTE Concentrators forACT WorkKeys Testing ACT WorkKeys assessment is a component of the READY Accountability Model

and is included in the calculation for School Performance Grades

Schools are expected to meet the 95% Participation Rate of eligible students• Target Population = graduates identified as CTE Concentrators

Key to the process:• Clear understanding of how a student meets CTE Concentrator requirements• Skill to access and review the Diploma Assessment Report in PowerSchool• Verify all CTE Concentrators have a Silver, Gold, or Platinum NCRC OR are administered the

ACT WorkKeys assessments

Diploma Assessment Report (DAR) Report generated from PowerSchool that evaluates a student’s credits earned

and courses scheduled to determine concentrator status

Diploma Assessment Report will identify the cluster to be achieved:• Column on DAR called “CTE Concentrators” which will identify all students who are

concentrators based on completion of 4 courses in a Career Cluster• A plus sign (+) beside the cluster name indicates that the cluster is not complete, but is on track

to be completed prior to graduation based on courses in which the student is enrolled

Diploma Assessment Report should be generated for the following students:• ALL Seniors• Early Graduates (Example: 11th Graders on track to graduate in 3 years)• Students who will be promoted at mid-year to the 12th Grade

Recommended Process for Identifying CTE Concentrators

Designated school staff will generate the Diploma Assessment Report to review the concentrator status for potential graduates:• Students who have a concentration identified on the DAR must take the ACT WorkKeys

assessments• Students who are currently in a course (identified by a + symbol) that will result in a CTE

Concentrator status must take the ACT WorkKeys assessments• Students who are identified as “No” under CTE Concentrators must be reviewed to ensure

they are not potential CTE Concentrators who need to take the ACT WorkKeys assessments

In the review process, if a student is labeled “No” on the DAR and is determined to be a CTE Concentrator, an Override must be performed:• Overrides should only be performed for rare circumstances, such as Local Course Options• Overrides will appear on the DAR with an asterisk (*) beside the cluster name

CTE Concentrator Verification Process

(established for Wayne County Public Schools) Generate “Diploma Assessment Report” from PowerSchool to include ALL Seniors:

• Click on “12” under Student Search to select all 12th Grade students

• Click on “System Reports”• NCDPI Reports tab• Diploma Assessment Report

• Save as an Excel Spreadsheet

CTE Concentrator Verification Process

(established for Wayne County Public Schools) Include Early Graduates and 11th Graders who will be promoted at mid-year to the 12th Grade:

• Obtain list of students from counselors• Click on “11” under Student Search• Scroll to bottom of list and click on “Select by Hand”• Deselect all 11th Graders and choose only the 11th Graders that are determined to be

Early Graduates or promoted to 12th Grade at mid-year• Click on “Update Selection”• Click on “System Reports” and generate DAR for selected students

• Save as an Excel Spreadsheet• Copy & Paste the list of students to Diploma Assessment Report

containing all Seniors

CTE Concentrator Verification Process

(established by Wayne County Public Schools) Format the DAR Excel Spreadsheet to create a working document to verify CTE Concentrators

• Change CTE Concentrators column to read: CTE Concentrators from PowerSchool• Insert new column to the right to read: CTE Concentrators Verified by School• Format spreadsheet and delete any columns not needed• Create column to record NCRC completion and level (None, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)

Column labeled “CTE Concentrators Verified by School” is used to record the Career Cluster completed by the student after checking the following for each student:

• Historical Grades• Student Schedules (for BOTH Semesters)

Sample DAR Report by WCPS

Checking Historical Grades Click on “12” under Student Search to select all 12th Grade students

Click on [Select Function] drop down arrow at bottom of student list

Select “Mass Print a Student Screen” from the list of Group Functions

Click on the “Quick Lookup” drop down arrow

Select “Historical Grades” and Submit

All students will be listed in the left menu:• Click on each student (one at a time) to view the Historical Grades for that student OR• Follow Mass Printing Instructions on the computer screen OR click on the printer button to print the

Historical Grades report for each student on the list

Checking Student Schedules• Click on “12” under Student Search to select

all 12th Grade students

• Click on [Select Function] drop down arrow at bottom of student list

• Select “Student Schedule Report” from the list of Group Functions

• Change the date beside “Include Active Enrollments As Of” to Today’s Date

• View or Print this report for each student

Maintaining Accurate Concentrator List Process calls for “Team Work” between CDCs, counselors, and data managers:• Counselors/Data Manager will notify the CDC when a “new” Senior is enrolled at the school• Counselors will notify the CDC when a Senior makes a schedule change that involves a CTE course• CDC will update the DAR spreadsheet (working document) to maintain an accurate list of all Seniors,

Early Graduates, Mid-Year Graduates, and students promoted to 12th Grade during the school year

Identifying CTE Concentrators should occur by November for ACT WorkKeys testing, and again in February in case there are additional students who have fulfilled the requirements to be a CTE Concentrator

Accountability reports are based on final data submitted by June 30 each school year

Career Clusters TestStudent A

Agricultural Mechanics IAgricultural Mechanics II

Microsoft Word/PowerPointCarpentry I

Foods I

Student B

Microsoft Word/PowerPointMicrosoft Excel/Access

Principles of Business & FinancePersonal Finance

Adobe Visual Design

Student C

MarketingEntrepreneurship I

Principles of Business & FinanceCareer Management

Teen Living

CTE Concentrator?

Career Cluster?

CTE Concentrator?

Career Cluster?

CTE Concentrator?

Career Cluster?

Career Clusters TestStudent A

Agricultural Mechanics IAgricultural Mechanics II

Microsoft Word/PowerPointCarpentry I

Foods I

Student B

Microsoft Word/PowerPointMicrosoft Excel/Access

Principles of Business & FinancePersonal Finance

Adobe Visual Design

Student C

MarketingEntrepreneurship I

Principles of Business & FinanceCareer Management

Teen Living

CTE Concentrator?YES

Career Cluster?AGNR

CTE Concentrator?NO

Why?No Completer Course

CTE Concentrator?YES

Career Cluster?MRKT

Questions?

Thank You!!!