State CTE Directors Webinar

1. State CTE Directors Webinar January 17, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (EST)

2. Agenda • Overview of call • Roll call of States • DATE’s 3-year Technical Assistance Plan • Input from State Directors • Prioritizing of topics • Next steps

3. Department’s Vision for CTE - Ensuring that all students acquire the skills they need to compete, to follow a clear pathway into the middle class, and continue to prosper. ~ Department’s Blueprint for Perkins Reauthorization

4. Department’s Vision for CTE - Students participating in effective CTE programs graduate with industry certifications or licenses and postsecondary certificates or degrees that prepare them for in-demand careers within high-growth industry sectors. ~ Department’s Blueprint for Perkins Reauthorization

5. Department’s Vision for CTE Scaling up high quality CTE programs that: • Offer career awareness and preparation. • Provide academic and technical knowledge and work-related skills. • Incorporate college- and career-readiness standards aligned to the needs of employers, industry, and labor. • Implement curriculum that combines integrated academic and technical content and strong employability skills. • Offer work-based learning opportunities .

6. DATE’s Current Activities • Perkins State formula grants • Monitoring site visits • State CTE directors annual meeting • State CTE directors Webinars • “National Activities “projects and grants (RPOS, Advancing CTE, SPAC) • Customized technical assistance to States • Perkins Collaborative Resource Network (PCRN) • Data Quality Institutes (DQI) • Financial Management Institutes (FMI) • OVAE Connections

7. DATE’s 3-year Technical Assistance Plan • Assume same funds available • Adhere to stricter federal requirements on meetings • Build on current activities • Incorporate new activities and innovative approaches

8. Input From State CTE Directors • Focus on 3 main areas of emphasis: • Administration • Program • Accountability

9. Questions for Discussion • What issues, barriers, and/or needs exist for CTE directors in the areas of administration and finance at either the secondary or postsecondary levels? • What issues, barriers, and/or needs exist for CTE directors in the areas of educational programming and curriculum at either the secondary or postsecondary levels? • What issues, barriers, and/or needs exist for CTE directors in the areas of performance and accountability at either the secondary or postsecondary levels?

10. Additional Thoughts or Ideas? margaret.romer@ed.gov