a national perspective kimberly a. green, nasdctec 
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A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Kimberly A. Green, NASDCTEc

Outline
• Policy influencers
• Budget realities
• Current initiatives
• Perkins
• Next Steps
Policy Influencers
Policy influencers
• Focus on jobs• Global competition• Evidence of success• Common core state standards
– College and career readiness – Assessment
• Increased visibility for CTE
Budget Realities
FY12 Funding
• In FY 11, President recommended $264 million cut to Perkins, Congress accepted $141 million cut
• FY12, Perkins was essentially flat funded at FY11 levels
FY13
• President’s Budget Proposal– Flat funding for Perkins– $1 billion over 3 years for career
academies– $8 billion over 3 years for community
colleges
• Congress– House and Senate – Continuing
resolution with flat funding– No new funding
FY13
• Deficit Reduction Committee– Charged with cutting $1.2 trillion in
spending
• Sequestration?– Automatic spending caps from 2014
to 2021– Estimates of 8.2% across-the-board
cuts
Career Academy Proposal
• New funding• $1 billion over 3 years• State to local by competition• Clear definition of an academy– 4 years– Requires work-based learning – Academic, technical and
employability skills
Current Initiatives
Administration Views
“While we know that high-quality career and technical education strategies have the potential to prepare students for jobs in the knowledge economy, many career and technical programs haven’t lived up to their promise of preparing students for careers and college.”
Administration Views
“The Obama administration says that overall, data about career and technical education is mixed. There are “islands of excellence,” said Brenda Dann-Messier, assistant secretary for vocational and adult education, but there is still “uneven quality around the country.” NY Times Article, July 9, 2011 by Motoko Rich
Career Readines Partner Council
• 30+ national education, workforce organization, businesses and foundations working together toward a common, comprehensive definition of what is career readiness.
• Definition to be revealed on October 18.
What is the Common Career Technical Core initiative?
• State-led initiative to establish a shared set of high-quality Career Technical Education (CTE) standards
• Includes a set of standards for each of the 16 Career ClustersTM, as well as an overarching set of Career Ready Practices
Perkins
Trends in federal policy
• Competition• Innovation• Consolidation• Cost-benefit analysis• Connection to the economy• Change through policy– ESEA waivers– Race to the Top Criteria
Perkins Blueprint Nine Reforms
Theme Reforms
Alignment Clear expectations for high quality programs
More active role for states
Collaboration Consortia
Private-sector match
Accountability
Competition
Common definitions
Incentives for high performance
Innovation State conditions
Innovative and Transformation Fund
Reactions to the Blueprint
Make sure your voice is heard!
Next Steps
What’s Next?
• Federal budget
• Elections
Stay informed
www.careertech.org
http://blog.careertech.org/
http://www.careertech.org/legislation/perkins/perkinsreauthorization.html
LEADING CHANGETRANSFORMING EXPECTATIONS
MAKING THE DIFFERENCE
