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Career and Technical Education Career and Technical Education Consortium of States Organizational Consortium of States Organizational Structure Structure

501(c) (3)501(c) (3) Not for Profit Corporation Not for Profit Corporation Board of Trustees Made Up of One Board of Trustees Made Up of One

Representative from Each Member StateRepresentative from Each Member State Technical Coordinator from Each Member Technical Coordinator from Each Member Small Central Staff in Decatur, GASmall Central Staff in Decatur, GA Cadre of ExpertsCadre of Experts

Who are we?....Who are we?....

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to meet Perkins IV technical skills attainment reporting requirements and program improvement purposes.

Our MissionOur Mission

Providing quality technical assessments and assessment systems that are linked to industry validated standards…

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CTECS: Resources

Skills StandardsSkills Standards Item BanksItem Banks Skills Standards linked to Skills Standards linked to

AssessmentsAssessments Access to an On-line Assessment Access to an On-line Assessment

System: E-SESS by TFI-PITSCO System: E-SESS by TFI-PITSCO

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CTECS: Services

Training Training Facilitation Facilitation DevelopmentDevelopment

Technical Assistance in the access, Technical Assistance in the access, design and development of Industry design and development of Industry validated standards and technical validated standards and technical assessments.assessments.

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CTECS Role in Assessment

Validate the assessment processes to Validate the assessment processes to ensure face and content validity and ensure face and content validity and reliability.reliability.

Deliver the assessments online.Deliver the assessments online.

Provide technical assistance and Provide technical assistance and professional development to maintain and professional development to maintain and improve the system.improve the system.

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Technical Assessment Assistance

1.1.Initial Organization: R&D and TACInitial Organization: R&D and TAC

2.2.Identify/Adapt/Develop/Validate Skill Identify/Adapt/Develop/Validate Skill Standards List using TACStandards List using TAC

3.3.Identify/Develop/Modify Items using Identify/Develop/Modify Items using TACTAC

4.4.Validate Items using TACValidate Items using TAC

5.5.Provide Technical AssistanceProvide Technical Assistance

6.6.Develop Assessment with EducatorsDevelop Assessment with Educators

7.7.Field Test/Pilot/Administer Field Test/Pilot/Administer Assessment (Scoring/Reporting)Assessment (Scoring/Reporting)

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CTECS Motto for ModelCTECS Motto for Model

AdoptAdopt

DevelopDevelop

AdaptAdapt

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6 Unique Examples with 6 Unique Examples with the Same Goalthe Same Goal

ArizonaArizona KentuckyKentucky Oregon (regional)Oregon (regional) South CarolinaSouth Carolina VirginiaVirginia Georgia Georgia FBLA FBLA

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Arizona

Statewide DeploymentStatewide Deployment 40,000+ Completers (’07-’11)40,000+ Completers (’07-’11)

2009 Scores were 10-15 points higher in all 2009 Scores were 10-15 points higher in all program areas than Fall 2008 scoresprogram areas than Fall 2008 scores

Spring ’10Spring ’10 49 assessments offered49 assessments offered Approximately 17,000 secondary students Approximately 17,000 secondary students

assessedassessed Community colleges now coming on boardCommunity colleges now coming on board

Certificate and Transcription Distribution – Certificate and Transcription Distribution – Spring 2010Spring 2010

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Kentucky

Provided initial design for State Provided initial design for State Assessment SystemAssessment System

Reviewed and Validated 18 Program Areas Reviewed and Validated 18 Program Areas to Fast-Track Assessment Blueprints in to Fast-Track Assessment Blueprints in June, 2010 June, 2010

Assisting in Technical AssessmentsAssisting in Technical Assessments Foundations of Energy ProgramFoundations of Energy Program 21 Program Areas (Assessments) Available21 Program Areas (Assessments) Available

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Oregon

Standards and Assessments Standards and Assessments Development in Regional Education Development in Regional Education Districts(6 Regions)Districts(6 Regions) 18 program areas using E-SESS18 program areas using E-SESS Regions similar to a county Regions similar to a county 1400+ students tested 1400+ students tested Results shown by ESDResults shown by ESD

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South Carolina

CTECS did Assessment Review, Update and CTECS did Assessment Review, Update and Development in six program areasDevelopment in six program areas

Spring 2010 Assessments for statewide completers Spring 2010 Assessments for statewide completers in E-SESS Testing System:in E-SESS Testing System: Welding with Performance ComponentWelding with Performance Component Construction and Building TradesConstruction and Building Trades AccountingAccounting Accounting IIAccounting II General Management and EntrepreneurshipGeneral Management and Entrepreneurship

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Virginia

CTECS developed the Workplace CTECS developed the Workplace Readiness Skills Test (WRS) for the Readiness Skills Test (WRS) for the Commonwealth of VirginiaCommonwealth of Virginia

CTECS is serving as the Statewide CTECS is serving as the Statewide Test Provider for the WRS Test Provider for the WRS Assessment (piloting now)Assessment (piloting now)

Full Statewide Implementation in Full Statewide Implementation in April of 2010April of 2010

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Georgia

CTECS is Working with the Technical CTECS is Working with the Technical College System of Georgia to Develop College System of Georgia to Develop and Pilot End of Course Assessments and Pilot End of Course Assessments for Six Technical Areas that can be for Six Technical Areas that can be Used for Articulated Credit.Used for Articulated Credit.

As a Longer Term Outcome TCSG Staff As a Longer Term Outcome TCSG Staff will Assume the Process Over Time. will Assume the Process Over Time.

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FBLA

Reviewing and Enhancing the Reviewing and Enhancing the FBLA-PBL Competitive Events FBLA-PBL Competitive Events Competency Lists and Item BanksCompetency Lists and Item Banks

30 Areas for FBLA (Secondary)30 Areas for FBLA (Secondary) 37 Areas for PBL (Post Secondary)37 Areas for PBL (Post Secondary)

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Next Frontier: NevadaNext Frontier: Nevada

Conduct Needs Assessment of Existing Conduct Needs Assessment of Existing Priority Standards Priority Standards

Provide Summative ReportProvide Summative Report Assemble Nevada Technical Advisory Assemble Nevada Technical Advisory

Committee (TAC) with CTECS GuidanceCommittee (TAC) with CTECS Guidance Facilitate Standards Validation with TACFacilitate Standards Validation with TAC Develop Assessments for Selected AreasDevelop Assessments for Selected Areas

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In Summary We Can Help You In Summary We Can Help You by:by:

Advising on how to set up an assessment Advising on how to set up an assessment center/system.center/system.

Conducting the standards setting and assessment Conducting the standards setting and assessment development processes.development processes.

Assisting in determining priorities and linking Assisting in determining priorities and linking existing standards to the appropriate areas.existing standards to the appropriate areas.

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Locating, developing, and validating Locating, developing, and validating standards, item banks, and assessments standards, item banks, and assessments based on a gap analysisbased on a gap analysis

Conducting on-site standards setting, item Conducting on-site standards setting, item writing, and technical committee review writing, and technical committee review and validation sessions.and validation sessions.

Training and assisting with field testing Training and assisting with field testing related to assessment construction and related to assessment construction and administration.administration.

In Summary We Can Help You In Summary We Can Help You by:by:

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In Summary We Can Help You In Summary We Can Help You By:By:

Providing access to a web-based assessment delivery system using ESESS.

Analyzing assessment results and providing feedback based item analysis and assessment reports.

Serving as a central resource collector and provider.