3. President Bush signed the Perkins Act
into law on August 12, 2006. The
new Act will provide an increased
focus on the academic achievement
of career and technical education
students, strengthen the
connections between secondary
and postsecondary education, and
improve state and local
accountability.
4. Investing in America's Future: A Blueprint
for Transforming Career and Technical
Education includes key changes from
the current Perkins Act and highlights
the Obama administration's proposal
for reauthorization that will usher in a
new era of rigorous, relevant and
results-driven CTE shaped by four core
principles—
Alignment, Collaboration, Accountabilit
y and Innovation.
5. Effective ALIGNMENT between
CTE and labor market needs to
equip students with 21st-
century skills and prepare
them for in-demand
occupations in high-growth
industry sectors
8. Increased emphasis on
INNOVATION supported by
systemic reform of state
policies and practices to
support CTE implementation
of effective practices at the
local level.
19. Program of Study -
comprehensive, str
uctured approach
for delivering
academic and CTE
to prepare
students for
postsecondary
education and
career success
31. ACCOUNTABILITY & EVALUATION SYSTEMS
Systems and strategies
to gather quantitative
and qualitative data on
both POS components
and student outcomes
are crucial for ongoing
efforts to development
and implement POS.
32. COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS
STANDARDS
Content standards that
define what students
are expected to know
and be able to do to
enter and advance in
college and/or their
careers comprise the
foundation of a POS.
33. COURSE SEQUENCES
Non-duplicative
sequences of secondary
and postsecondary
courses within a POS
ensure that students
transition to
postsecondary education
without duplicating
classes or requiring
remedial coursework.
(Individual Career Plan)
34. CREDIT TRANSFER AGREEMENTS
Credit transfer
agreements provide
opportunities for
secondary students to be
awarded transcripted
postsecondary
credit, supported with
formal agreements
among secondary and
postsecondary education
systems.
(Cooperative Alliance Program)
35. GUIDANCE COUNSELING &
ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT
Guidance counseling
and academic
advisement help
students to make
informed decisions
about which POS to
pursue.
36. TEACHING & LEARNING STRATEGIES
Innovative and creative
instructional
approaches enable
teachers to integrate
academic and technical
instruction and
students to apply
academic and technical
learning in their POS
coursework.
37. TECHNICAL SKILLS ASSESSMENTS
National, state, and/or
local assessments provide
ongoing information on
the extent to which
students are attaining the
necessary knowledge and
skills for entry into and
advancement in
postsecondary education
and careers in their
chosen POS.
38. Credentials
• Lead to an industry-
recognized credential or
certificate at the
postsecondary level, or
an associate or
baccalaureate degree
43. Jeremy L Zweiacker
State Programs of Study & College Transition
Coordinator
State Liaison, National Technical Honor Society
Central/Southeast OK Representative, Federal
Legislation Assistance
Phone: 405.743.6881
Email: jzwei@okcareertech.org
Blog: http://oklahomacte.blogspot.com
@okcareertech
Hinweis der Redaktion
To support the development and implementation of high-tech, high-wage Career Academies, Career Majors or relevant activities that support and align with local, state, and national industry existing and emerging workforce needs. The Career Academies, Career Majors or relevant activities should embrace rigorous academic and technical learning activities. $50,000
To support school improvement initiatives aimed at the development and implementation of Summer Bridge Programs to help entering ninth-grade students who need additional instruction to succeed in high school.$25,000
Tech-Now classes for students with varying types of disabilities to explore careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Tech-Now, Inc. is an organization whose purpose is to implement statewide High School/High Tech (HS/HT) programs.$15,000
Supporting improvement efforts aimed at increasing the number of Oklahoma CTE students who pursue and complete postsecondary credentials, licensure, and degrees whichare critical to the state’s economic vitality and growth. $25,000
To support students so that they may successfully progress through the educational system to succeed in the workforce, more intensive guidance and counseling services are needed to help students improve their career and postsecondary readiness rate. $25,000
Support school improvement efforts aimed at middle school transitions and increasing academic rigor and student achievement. $25,000
To support local schools/consortiums in improving the quality of career and technical education instruction provided to secondary and postsecondary students. The grant promotes and improves local development and implementation of rigorous programs of study. It also assesses the impact of student participation in career and technical education programs of study that link secondary and postsecondary education, combining academic and career and technical education in a structured sequence of courses, offering students opportunities to earn postsecondary credits for courses taken in high school and leading to a postsecondary credential, certificate or degree as outlined in the Rigorous Programs of Study Design Framework. No Set Amount
Current definition
Programs of Study are more than a Plan of Study, or Individual Career Plan. POS starts at the Cluster level.
One of four minimum components of a Program of Study as defined in Carl Perkins.
One of four minimum components of a Program of Study as defined in Carl Perkins.
One of four minimum components of a Program of Study as defined in Carl Perkins.
One of four minimum components of a Program of Study as defined in Carl Perkins.
The Rigorous Programs of Study Framework.
One of ten components of the Rigorous Programs of Study Framework.
One of ten components of the Rigorous Programs of Study Framework.
One of ten components of the Rigorous Programs of Study Framework.
One of ten components of the Rigorous Programs of Study Framework.
One of ten components of the Rigorous Programs of Study Framework.
One of ten components of the Rigorous Programs of Study Framework.
One of ten components of the Rigorous Programs of Study Framework.
One of ten components of the Rigorous Programs of Study Framework.
One of ten components of the Rigorous Programs of Study Framework.
One of ten components of the Rigorous Programs of Study Framework.
Not a component of the framework, but CTE should lead to credentials – license, certification, degree
Oklahoma was one of four participants with Minnesota, Kentucky and Guam. Conducted by the National Research Center for CTE at the University of Louisville.
We conducted the OK Programs of Study Institute this Fall 2013. 3 high schools, 3 technology centers and 3 community colleges brought teams of 3.
All Perkins LEA’s wereinvited. The blueprint for Oklahoma’s Programs of Study, and how they will be implemented under Perkins, was revealed.
Duncan Public Schools will participate in the RPOS Supplemental Grant for the 2013-2014 school year.
All pictures copyright ODCTE and feature FACS students.