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State Approaches to Consortia Formation

State Approaches to Consortia Formation National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium Washington, DC April 1, 2014. Overview. Consortia Requirements Consortia Formation State Approaches for Consortia Formation Implications.

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State Approaches to Consortia Formation

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  1. State Approaches to Consortia Formation National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium Washington, DC April 1, 2014

  2. Overview • Consortia Requirements • Consortia Formation • State Approaches for Consortia Formation • Implications This report was produced under U.S. Department of Education Contract No. ED-VAE-12-C0051 with RTI International, Inc. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Department of Education. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, service or enterprise mentioned in this presentation is intended or should be inferred.

  3. Consortia Requirements • State-to-local fiscal allocation formula allocates funds based on grantee characteristics • Secondary: • 30% number of youth ages 5–17 residing in service area • 70% number of youth ages 5–17 living in poverty • Postsecondary • Number of Pell Grant recipients and recipients of assistance from Bureau of Indian affairs • Minimum grant eligibility • $15,000 LEA • $50,000 IHE

  4. Grantee Options • State waiver to grantees • Located in rural, sparsely populated area or charter school offering CTE programs • Unable to enter into a consortium • Consortia formation • Grantees may pool resources to meet minimum grant amount • Appoint fiscal agent and develop joint consortium plan • Prohibited from granting back out member contributions

  5. Consortia Facts • Waivers • 22 states issue waivers at secondary level • Most states issue 10 waivers or fewer • Consortia formation • Secondary • 58% of grantees in consortia • 32 states fund at least one consortium • Postsecondary • 17% of grantees in consortia • 12 states fund at least one consortium

  6. Consortia Formation: Secondary • States with one consortium • New Jersey, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and Washington • States with more than 50 consortia • Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas • States with consortia with all eligible grantees • Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island

  7. Consortia Formation

  8. Consortia Formation

  9. Consortia Approaches • Cross-level collaboration: 2 states (Minnesota and Oregon) • Secondary and postsecondary representation • Pooled resources • Joint consortium plan • Consortia Intensive • Statewide consortia formation: 6 states • Large-scale consortia: 11 states • More than half of grantees in consortia • More than 20 percent of grant funds to consortia

  10. Consortia Formation: Secondary • Limited Secondary Consortia: 13 states • Fewer than half of grantees in consortia • Less than 20 percent of grant funds to consortia • Other approaches to promoting collaboration • Not tied to Perkins IV financing • Build on prior Tech Prep regions

  11. Implications • Programs of Study • Include secondary and postsecondary elements • Progression of aligned, non-duplicative courses spanning secondary and postsecondary education • Options for dual or concurrent enrollment • Lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level or an associate or baccalaureate degree • Expectations of consortia members • Shared financing • Joint consortium plan

  12. Contact Information Steve Klein Sandra Staklis Principal Investigator Senior Research Associate RTI International 1618 SW First Ave., Suite 300 Portland, OR 97201 503-428-5671 sklein@rti.org

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