cte: what lies ahead?. influencers economy. competing budget pressures. global competition

CTE: What Lies Ahead?

Influencers

Economy.

Competing budget pressures.

Global competition.

CTE In The Spotlight

Great national interest in CTE National Governors Association National State Boards of Education US Chamber of Commerce National Conference of State

Legislatures Achieve National Association of Manufacturers

Why All The Interest? Connect to economic and

workforce development Competition Innovation

Connect to education reform Multiple pathways with the

caveat that we have the same standards for all students!

Meeting Expectations More risk, more reward? What are the expectations? Connections to:

Education reform Economic development Workforce development

Do expectations vary by audience?

TOP TEN

Role of Education

SECONDARY Competing

priorities? Global competition Standards Connecting K – 12

economic development

POSTSECONDARY Cost Responsiveness Accountability Growth of community

college baccalaureate and applied baccalaureate.

“Re”Defining CTE

The interest in CTE is resulting a “identity crisis” in CTE.

Pedagogy –HS reform, increasing academic success Content

Job specific Clusters

What is different about CTE? Where does CTE fit within postsecondary and lifelong

learning?

Career Clusters

Curriculum changes Professional

development Teacher certification Teacher preparation Alignment between

learner levels

Getting Credit!

Integrated creditArticulated creditPortability – geographicPortability – to institutions

Our Pipeline

Will we have enough teachers, faculty, administrators -leaders?

Will they be prepared? How will they stay

current?

Financing How is CTE funded in

light of a new definition?

How to use financing to drive change

Economy = no new funding

Demand continues to increase – enrollments and competition

Proving It!

What do we want to be held accountable for?

Validity and reliability of data

Demonstrating return on investment

Capturing data

Technical Assessments Focus

What do we test? How do we test?

Cost Making the

assessments meaningful

Using Data to Drive Change

Getting The Message Out

As much as there is interest from policy organizations, we need widespread change in attitudes and views of CTE.

2008 Election

Election politics are in full swing.

New Administration brings new priorities.

2008 Election Continuation of NCLB. Supports school choice. Increased accountability.

“John McCain will … empower parents by greatly expanding the ability of parents to choose among schools for their children. He believes all federal financial support must be predicated on providing parents the ability to move their children, and the dollars associated with them, from failing schools.”

http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/19ce50b5-daa8-4795-b92d-92bd0d985bca.htm

2008 Election Reform NCLB. A focus on recruiting, retaining and preparing

teachers. Make math and science a priority. “He will improve the assessments used to track student

progress to measure readiness for college and the workplace and improve student learning in a timely, individualized manner.”

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/education/.

2008 Election

End NCLB. Provide opportunity for 1.5 million disconnected

youth in job programs linked to high-growth economic sectors.

Demonstrated support of CTE. http://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/education/

What Lies Ahead? Incredible opportunity in the face of incredible

challenges. “Think of managing change as an adventure. It tests your

skills and abilities. It brings forth talent that may have been dormant. Change is also a training ground for leadership. When we think of leaders, we remember times of change, innovation and conflict. Leadership is often about shaping a new way of life. To do that, you must advance change, take risks and accept responsibility for making change happen."

~ Charles E. Rice, CEO of Barnett Bank

Thank you!

Contact Information:Kimberly Green

kgreen@careertech.org