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Enhance your CTE program by aligning with core standards, improving student achievement, and ensuring accountability through the Program Improvement Process (PIP). Explore career clusters, pathways, and programs of study. Analyze data, set goals, and plan for holistic program improvement. Work on budget requests, professional development, and program visits for continuous enhancement. Utilize approved programs for two units, emphasizing foundational and academic credits. Implement strategies for improvement and develop effective recruitment and rigor strategies. Use data to inform decisions and collaborate with stakeholders.
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Program Improvement Process 2009-2010 Office of Curriculum, Career & Technical Education
2009-2010 Focus • Career Clusters • Pathways • Programs of Study • Alignment of your current content to core standards • Future alignment to core content standards • Connecting program improvement to: • The local program approval application and local five-year plan, • Perkins Core Indicators of Performance (accountability data), • Perkins budget requests, and • Program monitoring (Program Improvement Process - PIP)
Annual Budget Requests • Contact your Perkins director for important information about budget approvals, amendments, and other general budgeting questions. • All requests related to program improvement, student achievement, and accountability. • Amendments follow the same format as requests. Contact your Cluster Specialist first then work with your consortium director to add it.
Program Visits • New Programs • New Teachers • Recipients of state/federal funds • Invitation from local CTE program • Data/Accountability
Criteria for Determining On-site Reviews • Size, scope and quality of program • Quality program indicators (Pages 6-8 of Instrument) • Program of Study • Data Results for Performance (Core Indicators) • Data used for program improvement
Program Improvement Progress Report • Due December 1st • Enter Data • Review and Update Goals • Goals based on 7 key areas of Program Improvement • Students engaged • Rigorous coursework • Teachers working cooperatively • Programs of study • Teachers involved in career guidance • Equipment enhances student learning • Holistic program improvement planning
Analyzing Data • Verify all students were entered • Concentrators – students with 2 credits in a program • Only .5 foundational credits count towards 2 unit status • Up to 1 unit of Capstone credit counts towards 2 unit status • Only .5 academic credit counts towards 2 unit status
Approved Programs Two Units Foundational CTE Career Cluster Academic Capstone Career Cluster Pathway 1 – 2+ Credits .5 Credits .5 Credits .5 - 1 Credit
Data: Now What? • What should we do with the data? • Work with advisory committees • Consult with administration • Work with core content teachers • Implement strategies for improvement • Develop program improvement goals • Develop a budget to help achieve goals • Consider recruiting strategies • Increase rigor • Rethink course offerings and content
Approved Program Application • Career Cluster/Program of Study • Must utilize Career Cluster course codes/titles • Academic courses on application means you are implementing concepts & will report students for academic classes for data • Due in Spring • You may have more than one Cluster Program
Inventory Controls • Accurate equipment records maintained by the local district or consortium • Adequate internal controls to account for location and custody of equipment • Regular physical inventory of equipment • Equipment purchased with Perkins funds clearly marked in recipients’ inventory • Perkins-purchased equipment marked with a sticker, tag, or other unique identifier • OCTE no longer maintains equipment inventory
Professional Development • SDMyLife trainings – advanced and beginning • Middle School EDventure • Standards Crosswalk • Creating UBD units • Project Based Learning