CTE is NOT Vocational Ed Combination of Academic (Rigor) & Occupational Knowledge

1. CTE is NOT Vocational EdCombination of Academic (Rigor) & Occupational Knowledge “College Prepared, Career Ready” LAUSD Superintendent Brewer CTE Elements Definition Career Technical Education LAUSD Initiatives #1 – CTE Courses CTE Sequence, Framework Sector/ Pathways, & Culminate w/Certificate #2 - CTE Courses Align w/SLC Vision & Identity Collaboration, Block Schedule, Provide Project Based Learning #3 – CTE Programs should have: Industry/Business partners. Trade advisory meetings. Post secondary articulations. A program of study that involves a multi-year sequence of courses that integrates core academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge to provide students with a pathway to postsecondary education and careers. (CA Dept. of Ed) • SLC – Bulletin 1600 • A-G Requirements • CTE Graduation • Dropout Recovery • Perkins Grant • Regional Occupational (ROP) • California Partnership Academy (CPA) • QZAB (CA) Vocational Education: Training for a specific vocation in industry, agriculture, or trade. CTE = Vocational Ed Created by C. Young, SIF LD8 • Periodic Assessments● Integrated Curriculum● Equity in Special Programs

2. Career Technical Education/SLC CTE Course Sequence • Questions for your Program • - What will students receive? • Has your program created opportunities beyond the classroom? Beyond High School? • Is post secondary training needed? Career Technical Education requires a three level sequence of courses Concentrator Capstone Introductory Introductory Class – Provides students an entrance into the field of learning. Concentrator Class – Reinforces the initial skills, vocabulary, and allows to students a focused concentration on learning. Capstone Class – A course which requires students to make real life application of the academic and technical knowledge learned within the pathway. Created by C. Young, SIF LD8