Northeastern University

April 26. 2011

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

The Regional Vocational Technical High School experience in Massachusetts was the result of strong legislative leadership. Many of these schools are nearing 40 years old. They need to be updated, and their mission needs to be understood. College isn’t for everyone…., and some folks do valuable work with high quality training found in CVTE institutions

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

85% construction paid by state/federal grants beginning in the 1960’s through 1977. 26 regional districts formed serving over 79% of Massachusetts communities.

50% operational support from state and 100% transportation reimbursement produced these independent newly formed entities.

Distinct mission and free from most political urban influence (from appointments to unions).

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Work related employment College/post secondary enrollment 1 year follow up and a 5 year follow up

on graduate employment

Why Not measure other high schools, community colleges, and

colleges and work force development programs in a similar

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ACR AUTOMOTIVE AUTO BODY BUSINESS

16 – 14 – 10 (8) 13 – 10 – 4 (5) 13 – 8 -1 (5) 24 – 17 – 15 (2)CARPENTRY COSMETOLOGY CULINARY DIESEL

19 – 14 – 9 (8) 18 -14- 4 (4) 28 – 19 – 12 (1) 6 – 5- 2 (2)DRAFTING ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS GRAPHIC ARTS

18 – 15 – 10 (7) 26 – 18 – 18 (14) 14 – 9– 4 (2) 17 – 13– 6 (6)HEALTH INTERNET MACHINE SHOP MASONRY

25 – 24 – 11 (9) 19 – 16 -5 (5) 9 – 8 – 5 (7) 9 – 8 – 7 (0)METAL FAB PLUMBING COMMERCIAL ART

12 – 11 – 4 (4) 17- 16 -10 (6) 23 – 22 – 1 (1)

SVTHS CO-OP Education PlacementWeek of April 25, 2011

1st # total of enrolled / 2nd # eligible / 3rd # placed / ( # ) = last year

Total Number of Students Placed 141 (103 last year)

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

1340 high school students as of October 1, 2010.

Regional Vocational Technical High School serving communities of Bedford, Burlington, Billerica, Tewksbury and Wilmington

Offers 19 CVTE majors expanding to 21 programs in 2011 (dental lab and medical Lab technician programs to augment health assisting)

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

10 members school board (2 per town) employs 9 administrators, 129 teachers, 14 aides, 11 secretaries, 6 full time cafeteria workers, and 5 part time cafeteria workers

Established in 1967, doors opened in 1970

Group students homogenously in Math & English classes

Students allowed only 6 absences per semester to qualify for passing grade – only doctor notes and court orders accepted

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Division 4 Super Bowl Football Champions Girls Soccer - League & State Vocational

Champions Golf Team - League & State Vocational Champions Cross Country Team - League Champions & State

Vocational 2nd Place Robotics Team - 2010 New England Trebuchet

Champions (2 years in a row) Wrestling Team – League & State Vocational

Champions Boys Hockey Team – League & State Vocational

Champions Girls Basketball Team - League Champions Swim Team - State Vocational Champions

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Average Daily Attendance

2003-04 93.8% 2004-05 94.5% 2005-06 95.2%

2006-07 95.5%2007-08 95.6%2008-09 95.9%2009-10 96.5%2010-pres 97.0%

Average Daily Attendance

2003-04 93.8% 2004-05 94.5% 2005-06 95.2%

2006-07 95.5%2007-08 95.6%2008-09 95.9%2009-10 96.5%2010-pres 97.0%

Drop Out Data

2002-03 1.2% 2003-04 0.9%

2004-05 1.5% 2005-06 0.8% 2006-07 0.2% 2007-08 1.3% 2008-09 0.5% 2009-10 0.5%

Drop Out Data

2002-03 1.2% 2003-04 0.9%

2004-05 1.5% 2005-06 0.8% 2006-07 0.2% 2007-08 1.3% 2008-09 0.5% 2009-10 0.5%

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

History Curriculum framework includes the following units/grades related to civics:

Grade 3: Massachusetts and its Cities and Towns: Geography and History

Grade 5: United States History, Geography, Economics, and Government: Early Exploration to Westward Movement

Grade 12 Elective: American Government

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Skills USA governing structure with full student participation

National Honor Society structures with responsibilities into the community

Student Council and School Council Government Courses at the senior year Students involved in public speaking

events surrounding civic issues

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Students have input in what they want to major in during their high school experience.

There is a direct correlation between what they do in school and a real work experience

IN a serious way – a Northeastern at the High School level

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Less than 40% of students today acquire a Bachelor’s Degree. President Obama wants that increased to 60% in ten years.

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Student Loans have been increasing year after year with more than $300 billion additional student debt over the last four years. It reached $830 billion this past June, crossing the credit card debt for the first time

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

President Obama recently asked community colleges across the nation to take on a central role in his economic policy by asking that the community college system increase the number of associate’s degrees awarded by 5 million over the next decade.

Community colleges in nation collectively award fewer than 800,000 associate’s degree per year, so an increase of 5 million over the decade implies that the system will have to increase degree awards at a rate of 60 percent per year to meet the President’s goal.

James Rose, chair of the National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges summarized the problem most succinctly when he noted in The Chronicle of Higher Education “We have great capacity for open access, for getting them in….(t)he challenge for us is getting them across the stage to get their certificate or diploma”

St. Joe’s University 2002

869 degrees awarded

71 Psychology 382 from the Haub

School of Business (92 in Marketing and 80 in Food Marketing)

60 BA’s in English 8 BA’s in

Mathematics 4 BA’s in Physics

UMass Amherst 2003

5046 degrees awarded

1564 from College of Social & Behavioral sciences

987 from the College of Humanities & Fine Arts

283 from the College of Engineering

92 from the School of Education

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director

Vocational Technical Education programs in Massachusetts High Schools work. Students are engaged and see relevancy in their educational experience. The technical activity is inherently meanigful.

There is no competition between civics and work based education.

In a true democracy, where every life is valued, we can’t have one without the other…

“He Who hath a Trade hath an Estate”Benjamin Franklin

“The Best Social Program in America is a Job”

Hubert H. Humphrey

Charlie Lyons Superintendent-Director