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NEW YORK STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATIONAL STUDIES (CDOS) COMMENCEMENT CREDENTIAL
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January 2016
Joanne LaCrosse
High School Exiting Credentials
Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential
Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential
Guiding Principles1. Instruction in the Career Development
and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Learning Standards
2. Student engagement in career planning and preparation
3. Student participation in community and work-based learning experiences
EligibilityAll students with a disability - except those
eligible for the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA )
Supplement to Diploma: Issued at the same time student receives a Regents or local diploma; or
Exit Credential: If the student has attended school for at least 12 years excluding Kindergarten or until end of school year student turns 21
Option IComplete a Career Plan
Demonstrate achievement of the commencement level CDOS learning standards
Successfully completes 216 hours of participation in CTE coursework and/or work-based learning experiences at least 54 hours must be in work-based learning experiences
Has completed Employability Profile
Option II Meets the requirements for one of the nationally
recognized work readiness credentials, including but not limited to:
National Work Readiness Credential (NWRC);
National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)-WorkKeys;
SkillsUSA Work Force Ready Employability Assessment; and
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS) Workforce Skills Certification System (WSCS)
**May not offer Option II as only means to earn CDOS Commencement Credential.
Career Plan Commencement Level Career Plan (beginning in 9th grade)
Student driven: Active engagement in career exploration
Documents student-identified, career-related: Interests; Strengths and needs; Goals; Career and Technical Education (CTE) coursework
Work-based learning experiences
Considered in development of individualized education program (IEP)
Reviewed annually
Maintained in permanent record
Career Development
CDOS Learning Standards1. Career Development: knowledgeable about the world of work; explore career options; and relate personal skills, abilities and aptitudes to future career
decisions
2. Integrated Learning: academic knowledge and skills applied in the workplace and
other settings
3a. Universal Foundation Skills: foundation skills and competencies essential for success in
the workplace
3b. Career Majors: career-specific technical knowledge/skills
Personal Qualities
Selects /Applies TechnologyMaintains
EquipmentDesigns and CreatesTo Meet Needs
TechnologyThinking Skills
Can Think CreativelyUses Decision MakingSkillsThinking Leads to Problem Solving Knows How to LearnApplies Knowledge toNew Situations
Systems
Improves & Designs SystemsMonitors & Corrects PerformancesUnderstands How Systems Perform Related to Goals, Resources and Organizational Function
Demonstrates:ResponsibilityAbility to PlanAbility to Take Independent ActionIntegrity/HonestySelf-determination and ability to self-evaluate knowledge, skills and abilities
BasicSkills
Can ReadCan WritePerform Math FunctionsListens EffectivelySpeaks Clearly
Career Development and Occupational Studies
Standard 3AUniversal Foundation Skills
Managing Resources
Understands how to use:MaterialsFacilitiesTimeMoneyHuman ResourcesNetworking
Acquires and Evaluates InformationOrganizes/Maintains InformationInterprets/Communicates InformationUses Computers to Enter, Modify, Retrieve and Store Data
Managing Information
Teaches OthersServes ClientsExercises LeadershipNegotiates/CommunicatesWorks as a Member of a TeamWorks with Diversity
Interpersonal Skills
1. Key Ideas
● Performance Indicators
▲Sample Tasks
CAREERDEVELOPMENT
Self-knowledge• What are my skills,
strengths and interests?Career exploration• Where am I going?
Career Plan• How do I get there?
INTEGRATEDLEARNING
• What am I learning?
• Why am I learning it?
• How can I use it?
UNIVERSALFOUNDATION SKILLS
• What do I need to know?
• What skills are important for me?
knowledgeapplication
skills
Questions students
should be able to answer
InstructionMeaningful Access to Curriculum
Equivalent of 2 units of study (216 hours of participation) in: CTE coursework; and/orwork-based learning experiences (at least 54 of the 216 hours)
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Access/Participation/Progress in the General Education Curriculum
ContentMaterials
How Learning is Measured
Environment
Instruction
Career and Technical Education (CTE) CourseworkLocally Approved
SED Approved
Taught by CTE Teacher
Locally Approved CTE Coursework
SED Approved CTE Programs
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• Grade 9 – 12 approved (SED) program in career and technical education
• CTE studies are organized in the following content areas:• Agricultural • Business and Marketing • Family and Consumer
Sciences • Health Occupations, • Technology • Trade and Technical
Education
• Grade 9 – 12 CTE courses at local district level
• Course offeringGrade 9 – 12 CTE courses in the following content areas• Agricultural• Business and Marketing• Family and Consumer
Sciences• Technology
Nonregistered Work-Based Learning Options19
• Students with disabilities work in the community• Helps students identify career interests, assess their
skills and training needs• Develop employment skills and work habits
Community-Based Work Programs
• Observation of work environment• Exposure to jobs and careersJob Shadowing
• Participate in volunteer experiences to learn responsibility
• Learn about community and needs of others
Community Service
• Integrated classroom learning with service activities• Real life application of academic knowledge to real life
community needsService Learning
• Research a topic or career interest in a specific career pathway
• Guide the student in learning about the college preparation and skills training needed to be successful in that pathway
Senior Projects
• Business enterprise exists within the school to provide services for students and/or staff
School-based Enterprise
Registered Work-Based Learning Programs20
* Paid experiences
• School-business partnership initiative• Nonpaid, on-site, career exploration experiences• Elective credit
Career Exploration Internship Program
(CEIP)
• 150 to 600 hours paid or unpaid skill specific experience,
• Supported by related in-school instruction in specific CTE discipline & supervised by school
• Can award credit
Cooperative CTE Work Experience Program (CO-OP)
• Career awareness program for students age 16 and above; 150 to 600 hours paid, school-supervised work experience
• Supported by related in-school instruction in specific CTE discipline & provides elective credit
General Education Work Experience Program(GEWEP)
• Similar in design and operation as the General Education Work Experience Program, but for at-risk students age 14-15
• Provided by local district for elective credit
Work Experience and Career Exploration Program (WECEP)
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/wbl/home.html
Employability Profile Documents attainment of commencement level
CDOS learning standards and as appropriate:
Attainment of technical knowledge and work-related skills;
Work experiences; Other work-related and academic
achievements; and Performance on industry-based assessments
*Note: At least one profile must be completed within one year of exit.
Transfer ProvisionsSchool principal, in consultation with relevant faculty,
evaluates work-based learning experiences and coursework on transcript to determine if student has otherwise:
Demonstrated commencement level knowledge of CDOS learning standards:1. Career Development2. Integrated Learning3a. Universal Foundation Skills
Had experiences equivalent to 2 units of study in CTE coursework and/or work-based learning experiences
ResourcesJune 2013 Field Memorandum: NYS Career
Development and Occupational Studies Commencement Credential http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/CDOScredential-memo-613.htm
P-12: Office of Special Education: Diploma and Nondiploma Exiting Credentials http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/gradrequirements/home.html
Q & A http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/gradrequirements/documents/CDOS-QA-Feb15revisions9-24-15.pdf
ResourcesCDOS Learning Standards
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/cdlearn/
New York State Career Plan http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/careerplan/
CareerZone: A comprehensive career exploration and planning system developed by the New York State Department of Labor www.careerzone.ny.gov
New York State Work Based Learning Manual http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/wbl/home.html
ResourcesTraining Regional Special Education Technical
Assistance Support Centers (RSE-TASC) http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/rsetasc/
Regional Special Education Technical Assistance Support Center (RSE-TASC)Transition Specialists http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/rsetasc/tslist.htm
Questions: email [email protected]
Special Education Policy (518) 473-2878