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Enhancing CTE: Insights from the January 2013 State Directors Webinar

Join us for a recap of the January 17, 2013, webinar where State CTE Directors gathered to discuss the Department's vision for Career and Technical Education (CTE) and the Perkins Reauthorization Blueprint. Key topics included the prioritization of issues facing CTE directors, along with strategies for scaling high-quality programs that ensure students acquire essential skills for in-demand careers. We explored the current activities and future plans of the Department, including the 3-year Technical Assistance Plan and opportunities for collaboration and support among states to overcome barriers in administration and performance.

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Enhancing CTE: Insights from the January 2013 State Directors Webinar

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  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

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