Career Cluster Development

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Career Cluster DevelopmentCTE Programs of StudyMission: Preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s opportunities

Vision: To provide Tennessee students the opportunity to participate in a rigorous and relevant career and technical education program that leads to academic achievement and successful employment in a global economy

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2006-2007Career and Technical Education

Enrollment Data

CTE serves a total of 128 school districts and 3 special state schools

Sixty percent of Tennessee high school students are enrolled in a CTE course

CTE Concentrators graduate at a higher rater than the general population of high school students : 92.31 vs. 79.5

Total Course Enrollment: 362,973 (duplicated count)

Total 9-12 grade CTE Students:  175,209 Total 7-8 grade CTE Students: 28,781

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Why is Tennessee moving to Career Clusters and Programs of Study?National Effort – All States are

involved www.careerclusters.org

The Perkins Act of 2006 requires every LEA to offer at least one state approved program of study within the career clusters in order to receive federal Perkins funding

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Nearly 60% of 9th-10th grade students say they would be more motivated to succeed if their education offered more relevancy to their future careers.

James Irvine Foundation, April 2006

Career and Technical Education programs help prepare students for all 20 of the fastest growing occupations identified in the 2006-2007 U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook

Why Career Clusters ?

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Career Clusters and Programs of Study InitiativeCourse sequencing enhances CTE

student transition to post-secondary education, industry certification, and/or workplace readiness.

Assists students/counselors with high school, post-secondary, and career planning.

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Focus of Carl PerkinsTo prepare students for

High skill, High wage, and/or High demand occupations in

current or emerging professions

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Focus of Carl Perkins

To integrate rigorous and challenging academic and career and technical instruction

To assess technical skill and academic attainment

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Focus of Carl Perkins

To link secondary education and

post-secondary education

To provide sustained professional development at the state and local levels

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Dual Credit

Dual Credit- a postsecondary course or a high school course aligned to a postsecondary course that is taught at the high school by high school faculty for high school credit. Students are able to receive postsecondary credit by successfully completing the course, plus passing the assessment developed and/or recognized by the granting postsecondary institution. The institution will grant the credit upon enrollment of the student.

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Dual Enrollment Dual Enrollment- a postsecondary course,

taught either at the postsecondary institution or at the high school, by the postsecondary faculty (may be credentialed adjunct faculty), which upon successful completion of the course allows students to earn postsecondary and secondary credit concurrently. The student must meet dual enrollment eligibility under the TBR and UT policies.

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CTE Post-Secondary Transition Forty-two statewide dual credit agreements

have been signed between secondary programs and postsecondary institutions in the past two years.

(Tennessee Department of Education Data, 2006)

Among dual enrollment participants, significantly more Career and Technical Education students compared to non-CTE students attributed their decision to attend college to their participation in dual enrollment.

(National Research Center in Career and Technical Education, 2006)

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Vocational Education vs. Career and Technical Education

Vocational Education

“Then”

Career and Technical Education

“Now”

For Some Students For All Students

For a Few Jobs For All Careers

6 to 7 Program Areas 16 Clusters – Multiple Programs of Study

In Lieu of Academics Aligns and Supports Academics

High School Focused High School and Post-Secondary Partnerships

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Industry CertificationCompletion of designated course

work can lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate.

Industry Certifications available in T&I, Health Science, and Business Technology.

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ASE Automotive Service Excellence

BAT Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training

NCCER National Center for Construction Education and Research

HVAC Excellence American Welding Society Tennessee State Board of

Cosmetology A+ certification Net-Plus certification CISCO CIW Certified Internet Webmaster

ADDA American Design Drafting Association

Serve-Safe National Registry of Food Safety

Professionals CCE Culinary Chef Educator NIMS Digital Technician Mous Certifications Certified Nursing Assistant

Industry Certifications Currently Available

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Industry Certification Benefits When instructors are Industry Certified:

Programs may be certified Students qualify to sit for national certification

examinations.

This option offers local school systems the opportunity to offer these courses as honors credit. Programs must seek local school board approval for honors credit.

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High School Redesign and Industry Certification

Within the New High School Redesign, students who obtain a B average and earn a nationally recognized Industry Certification are eligible for a Diploma of “Distinction”.

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16 Career Clusters

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Link for Career Cluster Information

http://www.state.tn.us/education/cte/

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Time Table LEA implementation of Programs of Study

to begin in the 2008-2009 school year. High School Redesign implementation to

begin with freshmen class of 2009-2010. New CTE definition of concentrator is 3 or

more earned credits in a focused program area that will be reported beginning fall of 2008.

High School Graduation Requirements of 3 CTE courses plus one related will remain until graduation of current 8th graders.

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CTE and High School Redesign Research proves that CTE engages and

motivates students by: offering them real-world learning opportunities leading to lower drop-out rates providing high wage opportunities for high

school graduates

These findings suggest that CTE should be an important aspect of a state’s broader high school redesign strategy.

National Governors’ Association, June 2007 Report

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High School Redesign

American Diploma Project (ADP)

Graduation Requirements

Career Clusters

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Job Opportunities

Share of new jobs, 2000–1010%

22%

36%

31% High schooldropout High schooldiplomaSomepostsecondaryBachelor'sdegree

Jobs that require post-secondary education or training will make

up more than two-thirds of new jobs.

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American Diploma Project

Prepares all young people for postsecondary education, work and citizenship:

1. Aligns standards and assessments with the knowledge and skills required beyond high school.

2. Requires all high school students to take challenging courses that prepare them for life.

3. Builds college and work-ready measures into statewide accountability systems.

4. Holds schools accountable for graduating students and hold postsecondary accountable for students’ success once enrolled.

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High School Graduation Requirements

Changes are effective with graduating class of 2013: transition from Gateway to End Of

Course as percentage of yearly grade increased the credit requirements to 22 aligned the curriculum with ACHIEVE’s

standards developing new assessments one diploma for all students

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High School Graduation Requirements

Science - 3 Credits: Biology I - 1 Credit Chemistry or Physics - 1 Credit

AP Physics (B or C) Principles of Technology I and II

Another Lab. Science - 1 Credit

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High School Graduation Requirements

Social Studies – 3.0 Credits: W. History or W. Geography – 1 Credit

AP World History, Modern History, Ancient History, European History

U.S. History – 1 Credit AP U.S. History, IB History of the Americas HL

(2 Years) Economics – 1/2 Credit Government – 1/2 Credit

AP U.S. Government, IB History of the Americas HL (2 Years), JROTC (3 Years), ABLS

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High School Graduation Requirements

P. E. and Wellness – 1.5 Credits: Wellness – 1 Credit Physical Education – 1/2 Credit

The physical education requirement may be met by substituting an equivalent time of physical activity in other areas including but not limited to marching band, JROTC, cheerleading, interscholastic athletics, and school sponsored intramural athletics.

Personal Finance – 1/2 Credit The Personal Finance, taught in POS for Business Technology, FACS and Marketing meets the state graduation requirements for ½ credit and will count toward a concentrator credit.

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High School Graduation Requirements

Fine Art, Foreign Lang., & Elective Focus – 6 Credits: Fine Art – 1 Credit Foreign Language – 2 Credits

Elective Focus – 3 Credits Students completing a CTE elective focus must

complete three units in the same CTE program area or state approved program of study.

Science and math, humanities, fine arts, or AP/IB Other area approved by local Board of Education

The Fine Art and Foreign Language requirements may be waived for students who are not going to attend a University and be replaced with courses designed to enhance and expand the elective focus.

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High School Graduation RequirementsMath - 4 Credits: (Students must take a math class

each year) Algebra I - 1 Credit Geometry - 1 Credit Algebra II - 1 Credit Upper level Math: - 1 Credit

Bridge Math Students who have not earned a 19 on the mathematics component of the ACT by the beginning of the senior year are recommended to complete the Bridge Math course.

Capstone Math Adv. Algebra and Trigonometry. STEM Math (Pre-Calculus, Calculus, or

Statistics)

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High School Graduation Requirements

English - 4 Credits: English I - 1 Credit English II - 1 Credit English III - 1 Credit

AP Language and Composition English IV - 1 Credit

AP English Literature or Composition IB Language I Communications for Life

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The Case for Career Clusters and Programs of Study in High School Redesign

If our society continues to focus only on standards defined in conventional academic ways, it seems destined to continue the cycle of “reforming again and again and again.”

W. Norton Grubb and Jeannie Oaks. ‘Restoring Value’ to the High School Diploma:

The Rhetoric and Practice of Higher Standards,2007

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Contact Information:Will Lewis will.lewis@state.tn.us 615-

532-2846

Program Consultants:Kara Burkett, Business Technology kara.burkett@state.tn.us 615-532-2845

Sheila Carlton, Health Science sheila.carlton@state.tn.us 615-532-2839

Tom D’Apolito, Technology Engineering tom.dapolito@state.tn.us

615-532-2844

Steven Gass, Agriculture steven.gass@state.tn.us 615-532-2847

Lisa Jones, Marketing/WBL lisa.jones@state.tn.us 615-532-6248

Sue Tucker, Trade & Industry sue.tucker@state.tn.us 615-532-2835

Emily Williams, Family and Consumer Science emily.williams@state.tn.us 615- 532-2840

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Change is the law of life. And

those who look only to the past

or present are certain to miss

the future.

~ President John F. Kennedy