Presentation for CaTE Advisory Council Meeting held May 13, 2009.

1. Career Cluster/Pathway
Update April 17, 2009

2. USD 469‐ Lansing High School
Career and Technical Education Advisory Council
I. Roll Call
II. Introduction of Members
III. New Business
a. Election of Chair
b. Presentation of Current Program/Program Changes
c. Conversation of Changes in Business/Student Preparedness
d. Project for Advisory Council?
e. New Technologies
IV. Next Meeting Date
V. Adjournment /Tour of Facilities if Wanted

3. Background Information
Terms –
Career Cluster
Career Fields
Career Pathways
Foundation Knowledge & Skills
Personal Plan of Study
Program of Study
SEE TERM HANDOUT

4. Career Clusters Terminology
Career and Technical Education: Organized educational activities that offer a sequence of courses that provides
individuals with coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical
knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging professions, provides
technical skill proficiency, an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or an associate degree, may include
prerequisite courses (other than remedial courses) that meet other requirements; and include competency-based applied
learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes,
general employability skills, technical skills, occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of an industry,
including entrepreneurship of an individual. [Section3(5)] Perkins Act of 2006: The Official Guide
Career Clusters: Kansas identifies 16 Career Clusters. These are occupations that are organized around common
knowledge and skills that have common characteristics and job duties. The 16 Career Clusters are: Agriculture, Food, and
Natural Resources; Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications; Information Technology; Architecture and
Construction; Manufacturing; Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics; Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM); Health Science; Government and Public Administration; Education and Training; Human Services;
Law, Public Safety, and Security; Business Management and Administration; Finance; Marketing; and Hospitality and
Tourism.
Career Fields: Occupations that are organized around broad, common knowledge and skills. The six Career Fields are:
Environment and Agricultural Systems; Arts, Communication, and Information; Industrial, Manufacturing, and
Engineering Systems; Health Science; Human Resources and Services; and Business, Marketing, and Management.
Career Pathways: Kansas identifies 79 Pathways. Pathways are organized around more specific knowledge and skills
and are based on a grouping of occupations. These are exactly what they sound like: a Pathway leading from education to
career. The Pathway identifies each step, skill, education requirement and aptitude needed to be successful within any
specific career. A Pathway is made up of a coherent, articulated sequence of rigorous academic & career related courses.
Foundation Knowledge & Skills: Academic and technical skills that are the foundation for any career a 21st Century
learner may pursue. The Foundation Knowledge & Skills are: Employability, Ethics, Systems, Teamwork, Career
Development, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Information Technology Applications, Legal Responsibilities,
Communication, and Safety, Health & Environment.
Personal Plan of Study: A Personal Plan of Study is individualized for each student. It is a concentrated effort to
explore career opportunities to aid a student in making insightful and purposeful decisions about career goals. It is
designed to contain student assessments that reflect his/her abilities, personal interests, and both academic strengths and
weaknesses. It should: 1) state the students’ career goals and intended postsecondary training; 2) contain a comprehensive
6 year educational plan based on the Kansas Career Clusters Model and Programs of Study, grades 8-14; and 3) include
any other information that will assist the student in preparing a resume.
Program of Study: A program of study is a comprehensive educational plan that includes all required academic courses,
and electives that will enhance or complement a career interest area (Career Cluster). Also included are appropriate career
and technical education (CTE) courses, work-based learning options and transition plans for after high school, potentially
including two- and four-year institutions, apprenticeships, employer-based training, and lifelong learning.

5. Labor Market Information (LMI) Definitions
Pathways available for state approval at the secondary-level must meet the following criteria:
Lead to high demand and high skill careers with postsecondary connections and/or industry
credentials/certifications or
Lead to high demand and high wage careers with postsecondary connections and/or industry
credentials/certifications
High Demand: An occupation that:
Has a critical shortage of workers to fill the employment demands of industry, and
Requires formal training exceeding that which can be provided on the job.
High Skill: An occupation that requires all of the following:
Specialized technical training,
An advanced level of skill sets as defined by each industry and/or education (Examples: independent decision
making, critical thinking, problem solving),
A recognized validation of skill attainment or credential (Examples: certification, registration, licensure), and
Includes mandatory continuing education and/or training.
High Wage: An occupation that:
Has a median wage for the occupation that is at least 200% above federal poverty level for a specific area/region
or an entry wage of $13.75 or higher, and
Offers a wage progression strategy.
Wage & Employment Information is available at www.ksde.org on the Academic & Technical Education page for
each of the Pathways in the Kansas Career Fields & Clusters Model. These documents should be used as a starting
point for review and consideration when determining if a Pathway leads to high demand, high skill or high wage
occupations.
Other Resources:
Kansas Department of Labor http://www.dol.ks.gov
U.S. Department of Labor http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Career One Stop www.careeronestop.org

6. Background Information

7. Background Information

8. Stop Right There,
Why do We Want to do This??

9. Stop Right There,
Why do we Want to do This???????

10. Stop Right There,
Why do I Want to do This???????????
Student Engagement
Student Future Plans
Set up plans to help transition from MS to HS
Set up plans to help transition from HS to
Work/CC/University
Helps show students relevance to the world outside of
the walls of Lansing High School

11. Where Are We Currently?
Three Approved Programs.
CAD (Aaron Wecas)
FACS (Mary Kay Kelm)
Business and Office Education (Sue Lednicky, Dustin Myers,
Bob Parsons)
Did You Know?
We get additional funding for the courses that will
fall into these Program of Study? Additional
Money about $86,000 from State, $12,000 from
Federal Carl Perkins.

12. Where Are We Currently?
Three Approved Programs.
Must have course competencies approved by the state.
Submit Course Outlines, Equipment, etc. to the state.

13. Where Are We Going?
Development of Other Programs of Study (Career
Pathways) for our Students
Some will be included through our Funded Courses.
Design and Pre-Construction (Available 09-10)
Web & Digital Communications or A/V Techniques (Will
possibly be added.) (Available 10-11)
Human Services (Available 09-10)
Business Management and Administration (Available 10-11)
Did You Know?
We get additional funding for the
courses that will fall into these Program
SEE APPLICATION HANDOUT of Study? Additional Money about
$86,000 from State, $12,000 from
Federal Carl Perkins.

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SECTION II: CAREER CLUSTERS IDENTIFICATION
Directions: Select ONLY one (1) Pathway per application.
NOTE: Every Kansas Career and Technical Education Program will submit a Career Pathway
Application by 2012 to continue federal and state funding. The current Career and Technical
Education Programs (VE-2) will remain approved to receive state funding for one year following
pathway availability. Pathways will be developed following the tentative timeline below:
Career Clusters Available for Implementation 2009-2010
AGRICULTURE, FOOD & NATURAL RESOURCES Vernon Schweer, 785-296-3956,
Available 2008-2009 vschweer@ksde.org
01.0101 Agribusiness Systems
01.0201 Power, Structural & Technical Systems
01.0401 Food Products & Processing Systems
01.0901 Animal Systems
01.1101 Plant Systems
03.0101 Natural Resources Systems
01.9999 Biotechnology in Agriculture
ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION Peggy Torrens, 785-296-2221,
Available 2009-2010 ptorrens@ksde.org
46.0000 Construction
15.1303 Design & Pre-construction
EDUCATION & TRAINING Debra Wenzel, 785-296-4912,
Available 2008-2009 dwenzel@ksde.org
13.0101 Teaching/Training
FINANCE Deb Hinrichs, 785-296-4916,
Available 2009-2010 dhinrichs@ksde.org
52.0801 Business Finance
HEALTH SCIENCE Karmey Olson, 785-296-2883,
Available 2008-2009 kolson@ksde.org
51.9999 Health Science
HUMAN SERVICES Debra Wenzel, 785-296-4912,
Available 2009-2010 dwenzel@ksde.org
19.0401 Consumer Services
19.0709 Early Childhood Development and Services
19.0799 Family and Community Services
MARKETING Deb Hinrichs, 785-296-4916,
Available 2009-2010 dhinrichs@ksde.org
52.1401 Marketing Management
Career Clusters to be developed in 2009-2010
Available for Implementation beginning 2010-2011
ARTS, AV TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
MANUFACTURING HOSPITALITY & TOURISM
TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION, & LOGISTICS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, & MATH
LAW, PUBLIC SAFETY & SECURITY
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SECTION III: ADVISORY COMMITTEE INFORMATION
Use this suggested format for the advisory committee list. Provide list of names of committee members, occupation, business/company
name, and role represented on the advisory committee. Membership includes minimum of 3 voting members. Refer to the Advisory
Committee Handbook for guidance.
List name of advisory committee member and his/her role for the committee
a. Chair – mandatory identification
b. Vice-chair
c. Recorder/secretary
d. Member
e. Postsecondary representative
f. Student representative
Identify occupation as identified in Career Clusters Programs of Study (www.careerclusters.org or www.ksde.org).
For Marketing and Finance Pathways at least one member must be affiliated with a Fortune 500 Company.
Give name of business/company represented.
Occupation
(Identified in Career Clusters
Member Role Last Name First Name Business/Company Name
Programs of Study)
Chair
SECTION IV: POSTSECONDARY CONNECTIONS
Documentation that this secondary instructional pathway includes specific connections to postsecondary programs that
include, but are not limited to, articulation agreements, concurrent enrollment, and/or advanced placement credit options.
Include a copy of the signed agreement between secondary and postsecondary institutions appropriate to this pathway.
(Reference Creating Articulation Agreements handbook)
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SECTION V: CTE COURSE INFORMATION
List the course titles which represent the sequence of courses within this career pathway. List only courses identified as a
CTE course. (Appendix E is a list of approved course sequences per cluster/pathway.)
1. Type all of the course titles and codes that represent the institution’s Sequence of Courses within the Career
Pathway.
2. Indicate one grade level, not a range.
3. Indicate the actual course length in clock hours.
4. Pathways must include at least three secondary-level credits with at least one experience-based learning
opportunity. Experience-based learning may be a credited course, integrated in one or more courses or required for
all courses.
Indicate the grade level and actual number of hours for the Experienced-Based Learning. Examples include:
Internships; On-The-Job Training (OJT); In-house Marketing (IHM); In-house Training (IHT); Supervised Agricultural
Experience (SAE); (Agricultural, Food and Natural Resources, only); Clinical Rotations; and Integrated, if offered
within the pathway. If you use a different title than what’s printed, please add it on the line in the chart below. An
example of integrated experience based-learning is shadowing in a Health Science cluster/pathway.
5. The name of the course listed in this section must be exactly the same as the master schedule and the class roster
at the LEA.
FOR STATE
LIST
USE ONLY COURSE
ONE LENGTH COURSE
Checkmark
LIST TOTAL SEQUENCE OF CTE COURSES WITHIN THE CAREER GRADE IN CLOCK CREDIT
indicates
PATHWAY LEVEL HOURS LENGTH
funded course
COMMON COURSE TITLE
COURSE CODE
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
LIST COURSE
CLOCK CREDIT
ONE HOURS, LENGTH,
EXPERIENCE-BASED LEARNING WITHIN DESIGNATED CAREER PATHWAYS GRADE IF IF
(IN NON-SEQUENTIAL ORDER). CHECK AND SPECIFY THOSE THAT APPLY. LEVEL APPLICABLE APPLICABLE
Affiliated CTSO. Specify _ ___________ (Appendix D)
Clinical Rotations (Health Science, only)
Integrated, Specify_ ____________ ie. Shadowing in Health Sciences
Internship
On-The-Job Training (OJT)
Registered Apprenticeship, Specify ___________________
Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)
In-house Marketing (IHM)
In-house Training (IHT)
All courses include classroom/laboratory instruction and leadership training through the appropriate Career and Technical
Student Organization (CTSO).
Submit cover sheet and Sections I-V of this application for each Career Pathway Program of Study
offered within your institution.
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17. Where Are We Going?
Funded Courses/Programs
Have three years (six semesters) of courses that lead to an
industry standard test.
Must include a work experience course/production course.
Must include an articulation agreement.
We will be working on refining and revising our existing
programs to meet new requirements.
SEE ROLE OF ADVISORY COUNCIL HANDOUT

18. Functions of an >
Contents
Advisory Committee 2
Preliminary Steps
3
Goals, Objectives &
Activities
An Information Guidebook developed to assist Local Education 6
Organization &
Operation
Agencies comply with Cluster/Pathway approval.
8
Policies & Procedures
Recognition of Members 9
Introduction
9
Concluding Advice
To maintain Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs that meet current oc-
cupational needs, CTE educators rely heavily on advice from business and industry.
10
Addenda
An important step in establishing, maintaining, or up-grading an existing CTE
cluster/pathway is the organization of a local Advisory Committee.
Definitions 19
An Advisory Committee is a group of persons outside the education profession,
comprised of representative lay-people, recognized and respected in their
own fields of work who advise CTE educators, administrators, and local
board of education members regarding clusters/pathways, based on the
employment needs of the community, state, regional, national, and
international marketplace.
The general functions are to act in an advisory capacity for the development and
operation of the CTE cluster/pathway.
An Advisory Committee can assist in answering …
This publication was developed
Are students being prepared for the future job market?
What should the training include? by the Kansas State Department
Is curriculum addressing industry needs? of Education (KSDE), Innovation
How can instructors verify competencies to industry standards?
and Improvement, Career &
What industry validated credentials (includes certificates or licenses) are
Technical Education (CTE) Team.
available within the cluster/pathway?
Questions concerning this publi-
Advisory Committees offer many services:
cation should be directed to:
They assist with the cluster/pathway development.
Peggy Torrens—785-296-2221
They provide advice that is not easily obtainable elsewhere.
They assist in public relations activities. or
They offer different points of view.
Sharon Ketter—785-296-4908
They can actively aid in the placement of graduates.
They assist in keeping educational programs up-to-date.
They assist in transition to post secondary education and training.
They can offer training sites for internships or “live” work for In-House
Training (IHT).

19. KSDE
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Goals, Objectives and Activities of Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee members evaluate the Career and Technical Education
(CTE) cluster/pathway they are serving and advise the CTE coordinator and local
administration on improvement of the cluster/pathway.
The following information offers several suggestions for an advisory committee’s
input, expertise, and action.
Committee
members
Analyze the course content: Suggested Activities may include but are not limited to:
Review and suggest content for courses of study and standards of
advise the LEA
proficiency in areas which are essential to becoming successfully
employed in a career path.
on
improvement
Review sequence of courses that comprise the pathway.
of the
Review Articulation Agreements.
Pathway.
Review course outlines, occupational outlook, course competencies, career
development skills, and Career Cluster knowledge and skills.
Help develop educational objectives.
Review software packages, textbooks, resources and other supplementary
materials.
Advise on the extent to which academic skills and work attitudes should be
taught.
Review career exploration and awareness courses offered K-8.
Recommend standards for experience-based learning activities, work-based
learning experiences, projects and programs.
Assist with Industry Credentials: Suggested Activities may include but are not
limited to:
Advise on industry validated credentials available within the pathway
occupations.
Assist with obtaining testing for industry credentials, licenses and
certifications.
Evaluate facilities and program equipment: Suggested Activities may include but
are not limited to:
Review existing equipment, facilities, and resources.
Review lab equipment (computers, printers, video, etc.) and compare with
the current and future technology and industry standards.
Review lab (or shop) safety program.
Review room (shop, lab) layout, space requirements, workstations, lighting,
ventilation, etc., and compare with industry norms and State Pathway
Standards and recommendations.
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20. KSDE
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Goals, Objectives and Activities of Advisory Committee
(Cont.)
Assist with Instructional and Learning Experience: Suggested Activities may
include but are not limited to:
Advise on methods of instruction most appropriate for course content.
Committee Provide plant tours and field experiences for students and teachers.
Members Can Identify or suggest resource personnel to enrich the instructional content.
Assist in Assist in establishing training stations where students can obtain the
Establishing appropriate occupational work-based experience.
Internship Assist in locating sample kits of raw materials, finished products, charts,
posters, etc. for exhibit and instructional purposes in the classroom,
Training Sites lab, and shop.
for Students. Assist in obtaining school equipment and supplies on loan, as gifts, or at
special prices.
Support Career and Technical Student Organizations and sponsor student
incentives, prizes, and scholarships.
Suggest qualified persons for teacher vacancies or as substitutes.
Participate as a resource person to enhance the instructional process.
Sponsor Teachers for summer Externship opportunities.
Assist with Job Opportunities: Suggested Activities may include but are not limited
to:
Assist in surveying manpower needs. (Consult wage and Job Outlook
information on KSDE Website)
Advise on new and emerging occupations.
Advise on the changing nature of the competencies in occupational fields.
Assist in placing graduates or pathway concentrators.
Inform the school of opportunities to place students in full- or part-time jobs.
Establish and maintain current library resources pertaining to career
opportunities.
Provide relevant information to teachers and counselors concerning desirable
aptitudes, education, and experience background that applicants
need for entry-level jobs and postsecondary education.
Advise on ways to recruit and retain students in pathways leading to careers
that are nontraditional for their gender.
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21. Where Are We Going?
Ultimately should lead to an entire change in the
conversations that we have with students.
Career oriented
Coordination between Counseling, Career and Technical
Education, and Traditional Academic Education

22. Where Are We Going?
Ultimately should lead to an entire change in the
conversations that we have with students.
Career oriented
Coordination between Counseling, Career and Technical
Education, and Traditional Academic Education

23. Where are we at?
Developing a Program of Study for the Career Pathway.
What does that look like?

25. Course Structure for Program of Study
Foundational Course:
A course that could apply across all 16 clusters.
For example, an employability/resume writing course as part of a
program of study.
Cluster Course:
A course that could fit more than one pathway, the skills taught in such a
course would be applicable in all the pathways in the cluster.
Pathway Course:
A course particular to a specific pathway within a cluster.

27. Resources
www.ksde.org