Training Session 4 Career Clusters and Academic and Career Plans of Study Anne Rowe Joseph Wharff Virginia Department of Education October 20 2011 1 Agenda Welcome Anne Rowe CTE Coordinator ID: 717043
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2011-2012
Video Streaming Training Sessions for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Administrators
Training Session #4
Career Clusters and Academic and Career Plans of Study
Anne RoweJoseph WharffVirginia Department of EducationOctober 20, 2011
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AgendaWelcome Anne Rowe, CTE Coordinator
Academic and Career PlansJoseph Wharff, School Counseling Connections SpecialistOffice of Career and Technical EducationVirginia Department of EducationCareer Pathways Plans of Study
Anne RoweWrap Up and Announcements
2011-2012 Video Streaming Training Sessions for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Administrators
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Why are we here?
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Research tells us the process of moving between institutions – the transition itself – is at the root of the academic distress of ninth grade.
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Goal Setting
“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.”
Seneca
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Academic and Career Plan (ACP)
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In December, 2007, in a letter distributed to all members of the Board of Education, Governor Tim Kaine requested that the revised Standards of Accreditation (SOA) contain provisions for each middle and high school student to have an academic career plan that aligns academic and career goals with the student’s course of study.
Context for Including the Academic and Career Plan in the SOA
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January 2008:The Board of Education (Board) proposed changes to the SOA.
February 2009: The Board adopted final changes to regulations for accrediting public schools in Virginia.September 2009:
The Board passed the Guidelines for the Academic and Career Plan.
Virginia Board Policy Changes for SOA
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May 7, 2010: General Assembly delays certain portions of the revised SOA until 2011-2012, Superintendent’s Memorandum #
112-10.April 15, 2011: General Assembly delays certain portions of the revised SOA until 2012-2013, Superintendent’s Memorandum #112-11. There is nothing that prohibits a school division from implementing the Academic and Career Plan prior to the 2012-2013 school year.
Virginia
Board Policy Changes for SOA
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Standards of Accreditation: Overview of Academic and Career Plan (ACP)
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Academic and Career Plan Beginning with the 2012-2013 academic year, all schools shall begin development of a personal Academic and Career Plan for each seventh-grade student with completion by the fall of the student’s eighth-grade year
.Revisions to the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia 8 VAC 20-131-140:
College and career preparation programs and opportunities for postsecondary credit.
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Students who transfer from other than a Virginia public school into the eighth grade shall have the plan developed as soon as practicable following enrollment.Beginning with 2013-2014, students who transfer after their eighth-grade year shall have the plan developed upon enrollment.
Academic and Career PlanTransfer Students12Slide13
Shall include, but not be limited to:The student’s program of study for high school graduation that is aligned with a postsecondary career pathway and/or college entrance;
Postsecondary career pathway based on student’s academic and career interests;Shall be signed by the student, student’s parent or guardian, and school official(s) designated by the principal;Academic and Career Plan
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The school shall have met its obligation for parental involvement if it makes a good faith effort to notify the parent or guardian of the responsibility for the development and approval of the plan; Shall be included in the student’s record; and
Shall be reviewed and updated, if necessary, before the student enters the ninth and eleventh grades.Academic and Career Plan (Con’t.)14Slide15
Academic and Career Plan (Con’t.)
Any personal academic and career plans prescribed by local school boards for students in grades 7-12 and in effect as of June 30, 2009, are approved to continue without further action by the Board.The Board has established guidelines for development of the Plan.http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/guidance/assessment_accreditation/guidelines_academic_career_plans.pdf
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Explanation/RequirementsTimeline/Guidelines
TemplateComponentsResponsibilitiesSample Questions for StudentsResources and PoliciesCase Scenarios (Implementation with all students)
Appendices
ACP Technical Assistance
Documenthttp://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/graduation/academic_career_plan/technical_assistance.pdf 16Slide17
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CTE Then & Now
Vocational Education
Career & Technical Ed.
*For a few students
*For all students
*For a few “jobs”
*For all “careers”
*6-7 Program areas
*16 Career Clusters
79 Career Pathways
*In-lieu of Academics
*Aligns/supports Academics
*High School Focused
*HS and College Partnerships
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Career Clusters
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 provides for career cluster/pathway programs of study to expand connections between secondary and postsecondary education through the development and implementation of “programs of study.” According to the Act, programs of study must: 21Slide22
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Career Clusters (Con’t.)
Incorporate secondary education and postsecondary education elements;
Include academic and career and technical content in a coordinated, non-duplicative progression of courses; andLead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or bachelor’s degree.Programs of study “may” include the opportunity for secondary education students to participate in dual or concurrent enrollment programs or other ways to acquire postsecondary education credits.Slide23
Career Clusters’ icons are being used with permission of the:
States’ Career Clusters Initiative, 2011, www.careerclusters.org
Career Clusters
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/career_clusters/index.shtml
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Career Clusters’ icons are being
used with permission of the:
States’ Career Clusters Initiative, 2011,
www.careerclusters.org
Career Clusters (
Con’t
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http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/career_clusters/index.shtml
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Career Clusters:
GoalsBase student plans of study on individual student career assessments of knowledge, skills, and interestAttain high academicsMake successful transitions
Align academic and technical skills with employability skills
Create and enhance career development opportunities and outcomes
Involve parents (PTA Resolution), business and industry, and the school community25Slide26
Career Clusters:
VDOE CTEAll CTE courses are aligned with one or more career clusters and career pathways within those clusters based on the skills sets taught in the class.
Career Cluster and Career Pathway alignments are listed in the Administrative Planning Guide, the Career Planning Guide, and Career and Technical Education Reporting System (CTERS) User’s Manual.
http://www.cteresource.org/apg/
www.cteresource.org/cpg/http://www.doe.virginia.gov/data_collection/instruction/career_tech/cters/users_manual.pdf26Slide27
Knowledge & Skills (K & S)
The foundational principle of career clusters/ pathways is that a set of knowledge and skills are shared with other occupations in a pathway and other pathways in a cluster:Cluster Level –
academic and technical skills and knowledge for all pathways within a cluster
Pathway Level
– academic and technical skills and knowledge within each pathwayCareer Specialties - full range of career opportunities within each pathwayThe cluster level knowledge and skills are correlated with Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth.27Slide28
Finance Plans of Study
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Cluster Knowledge and Skills
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Securities and Investments
Pathway K & S
Specific Skill Preparation May Continue
Adult Education Entry and Exit Points
Courtesy of Benson Consulting – July 2007
Banking Services
Pathway K & S
Business Finance Pathway K & S
Insurance
Pathway K & S
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Career Clusters and Pathways
CTE Websitehttp://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/career_clusters/index.shtmlBasic information on Virginia’s Career Clusters and Pathways Initiative
A comprehensive Clusters/Pathways/POS/ACP PowerPoint presentation
States' Career Clusters Initiative (SCCI) States' Career Clusters Initiative website
Sample Plans of StudyResources29Slide30
Career Clusters and Pathways
CHECKLIST FOR MIDDLE/SECONDARY COMPONENTS OF THE CAREER CLUSTER PLANS OF STUDY
INTRODUCTION:
Plans of Study (Program of Study) is required by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and is defined as planning a sequence of academic, career and technical, or other elective courses that incorporate secondary education and postsecondary education elements, include coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant CTE content in a coordinated non-duplicative progression of courses that align secondary and postsecondary education to adequately prepare students to succeed in postsecondary education; may include the opportunity for secondary students to participate in dual or concurrent enrollment programs of acquire postsecondary credit in other ways; and lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or baccalaureate degree. The following checklist is designed to carefully review the middle/secondary component of the Career Cluster Plans of Study.
Demographics:
Name of person submitting the plan of study:Name of school or institution submitting the plan of study:______
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Career Cluster and ACP Tools
Career Clusters in Virginia Website http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/career_clusters/index.shtmlAlso includes:Virginia’s Career Resource Network
Virginia Career VIEWCareer Prospects (Trailblazers)
KnowHowVirginia
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Posters (16 Career Cluster Posters) – Former students highlighted. Contact info@cteresource.org
R U Ready? Magazine, Revised annually in the fall http://www.cteresource.org/verso2/other/fileitem/78
Virginia’s Career Planning System--Virginia Education Wizard https://www.vawizard.org/vccs/Main.action
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/index.shtml Career Cluster and ACP Tools (Con’t.)34Slide35
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R U
Ready? ResourcesYouth Appealing resource
Online and in print
Sophomores in High School
Plans for Life After High SchoolEducational Opportunities in HSPDF Version on the CTE Home PageParent’s GuideTeachers Guide
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Virginia Education Wizard
https://www.vawizard.org43Slide44
Virginia Education Wizard
3.0 makes it easy to:Create and store academic and career plans
Import
career pathways
to students’ academic and career plansCreate ad hoc Wizard reports on students and ACP progress
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Career Planning
Research shows that students who put a career plan in place during their high school years are 47 percent more likely to complete postsecondary education.Remember: We are helping students plan FOR LIFE, not just for high school graduation!
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Announcements
Session 5: Career Planning: Virginia Career VIEW, Virginia Education Wizard, and R U Ready? Presenters: Michele Seibert, Lori Dwyer, and Joe Wharff
November Video Streaming Training Session
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Send questions regarding Session 4 to Anne Rowe
or Joseph Wharff at CTE@doe.virginia.gov
Wrap Up
Archived Presentations
Evaluation (to be sent at the conclusion of this session)Reminder: Listserv Messages, Director’s Memos, Announcements, and Monthly NewslettersRecognitionsThank you for joining us!
Career Clusters and Academic and Career Plans of Study
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Questions and Answers
Lolita B. HallDirector804-225-2051
CTE@doe.virginia.gov
Anne
Rowe George WillcoxCTE Coordinator CTE Coordinator804 225-2838 804 225-2839Anne.Rowe@doe.virginia.gov George.Willcox@doe.virginia.gov Joseph Wharff (Information on Academic and Career Plan)School Counseling Connections Specialist 804 225-3370Joseph.Wharff@doe.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Education
P. O. Box 2120
Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120
CTE Website:
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/
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