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Tech Prep: A Schematic

Tech Prep: A Schematic. Paper presented at the NTPN 2004 CONFERENCE MINNEAPOLIS OCTOBER 13-16 By Dr. Fidelis Njide Ubadigbo. Tech Prep Act. Section 201-208 Section 201: Title-Tech Prep Education Act Section 202: Definitions:

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Tech Prep: A Schematic

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  1. Tech Prep: A Schematic Paper presented at the NTPN 2004 CONFERENCE MINNEAPOLIS OCTOBER 13-16 By Dr. Fidelis Njide Ubadigbo

  2. Tech Prep Act • Section 201-208 • Section 201: Title-Tech Prep Education Act • Section 202: Definitions: • 202(2)(A) Community College: An institution of higher education as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 • 202(2)(B): Includes Tribally Controlled Colleges or Universities

  3. Recipient • Funds are allotted to states on the same basis as the basic state grant • Institutions of higher education that award 4-year baccalaureate degrees and employer and labor organizations are not eligible to participate as members of consortia

  4. ELIGIBILITY Consortia of: • LEAs, IEA, AVS, BIA-funded secondary schools • Nonprofit institutions of higher education meeting HEA Sec. 481(a) • Proprietary institutions of higher education offering a 2-year associate degree meeting 481(a) and Sec. 343(a)(1) of Stafford DMP

  5. Tech Prep Overview • 1980: 2+2 articulation and collaborative effort of over 30 state agencies in conjunction with CORD and AIT • 1984: The Neglected Majority by Dale Parnell defined Tech Prep • 1990: Congress included Tech Prep in the Perkins reauthorization to be funded through states’ Tech Prep consortia

  6. Tech Prep Overview • 1991: Dale Parnell and Dan Hull authored Tech Prep/Associate Degree: A Win-Win Experience (applied academics) and a conversion from 2+2 to 4+2 (grades 9 and 10) • 1993: Congress amended Perkins to allow Tech Prep spending to begin in 9th grade • 1993: Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS)

  7. Tech Prep Overview • 1993: Department of Labor: What Work Requires of Schools:A SCANS Report for America 2000 (3rd set of stds. in critical thinking in addition to academic and skills) • 1994 School to Work focus on employer involvement • 1998 U.S. Congress reauthorized federal support of Tech Prep through Carl D. Perkins A NEW ERA!!! ACADEMIC, SKILL & EMPLOYABILITY STANDARDS

  8. 202(3)(A): Combines at a minimum 2 years of secondary education with a minimum of 2 years of postsecondary education in a non-duplicative, sequential course of study TECH PREP PROGRAM

  9. 202(3)(B): Integrates academic, and vocational and technical, instruction, and utilizes work-based and worksite learning where appropriate and available TECH PREP PROGRAM

  10. 202(3)(C): Provides technical preparation in a career field such as engineering technology, applied science, a mechanical, industrial, or practical art or trade, agriculture, health occupation, business, or applied economics TECH PREP PROGRAM

  11. 202(3)(D): Builds students competence in mathematics, science, reading, writing, communications, economics, and workplace skills through applied, contextual academics, and integrated instruction, in a coherent sequence of courses TECH PREP PROGRAM

  12. 202(3)(E): Leads to an associate or a baccalaureate degree or a postsecondary certificate in a specified career field TECH PREP PROGRAM

  13. 202(3)(F): Leads to placement in appropriate employment or to further education TECH PREP PROGRAM

  14. 202a(3)(A) Combines at a minimum 2years of secondary education with a minimum of 2 years post-secondary education in a non-duplicative sequential course of study. 202a(3)(F) Leads to placement in appropriate employment or to further studies. 202a(3)(E) Leads to associate or a baccalaureate degree or post-secondary certificate in specified career. 202a(3)(B) Integrates academic, and vocational and technical instruction and utilize work-based worksite learning. TECH PREP PROGRAM 202a(3)(D) Build student competence in mathematics, sciences, reading, writing, etc. 202a(3)(C) Provide technical preparation in a career field. Tech Prep Program in Graphic

  15. Tech Prep Initiatives • Cooperated to create work-based learning environments for students to experience careers and add “context” to their class and lab work • Successfully explored the structure of career academies to create schools within schools, or magnet schools

  16. Tech Prep Initiatives • Articulated course offerings between secondary and postsecondary institutions to eliminate duplication • Pioneered efforts to improve student achievement through applied or contextual academics • Established standards-based curricula and assessment strategies

  17. Dr. Fidelis N. Ubadigbo fidelis.ubadigbo@iowa.gov (515) 281-3080

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