WECA State Conference

SED Update

March 17, 2006

Tony SchillingTony Schilling

518-474-4486518-474-4486

aschilli@mail.nysed.govaschilli@mail.nysed.gov

Session Overview

• Prohibitive Occupations & CTE Co-op

• NYS High School Graduation Data

• National Study of Dropouts

• WBL Enrollment Information

• Thoughts for the Future

• Resources

SED Electronic E-NEWS

Periodic e-mail blurbs through which I share general SED information (Regents updates, WBL info, resources, etc.)

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Math Regents Exam Question

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Math Regents Exam Question

3. Find x

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Here it is

Changes in Prohibitive Occupations & CTE Co-op

• NYSDOL will honor USDOL exemptions and criteria for paid employment

• Enrolled in State-approved Co-op, related to job• Written M.A. & Training Plan• Work in prohibitive area:

– Incidental to training, intermittent & for short periods– Under close supervision of qualified and experienced person– Safety instruction provided by school and employer– Schedule of progress work processes

WECA made this happen!

Summary of USDOL Criteria

• Intermittent and for short periods of time– Student-learner may not be principal operator of prohibited

machinery– 1 hr./day maximum, or no more than 20% of shift

• Direct and close supervision– BAT guidelines to ensure proper training, supervision and

worker safety– 1 journeyman working with the first student-learner on site– 3 journeymen for each additional student-learner on site– These ratios only when student-learner is performing

prohibited tasks

NYS High School Completion Data

Only 71% of year 2000 ninth grade cohort graduated after five years

Only 64% of year 2001 ninth grade cohort graduated after four years

http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts/press-release/20060213/home.htm

2/06 Board of Regents Report

National Study of Dropouts

Increased school supervision………….70%Parents ensuring kids go to school……71%More parental involvement……………71%Smaller classes………………………..75%Better teachers – interesting classes…..81%Opportunity for real-world learning to make

classroom more relevant…………..…81%

Source: Civic Enterprises

Co-op: 7,000CEIP: 3,300GEWEP: 2,500WECEP: 1,000Spec. Ed.: 4,200Total: 18,000

All Work-based Learning: 7-12

• 1996-1997• 1997-1998• 1998-1999• 1999-2000• 2000-2001• 2001-2002

187,800 192,803 194,005 206,248 219,085 259,407

Worksite tours, job shadowing, workplace mentors, formal work-experience programs, on-site projects & informal internships, community service & service learning, etc.

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The Future

• WBL helps to make classroom learning relevant and can help address the hs completion/dropout problems (catch = exams)

• CEIP - - - College Connection [majors/5+ years]

• Senior Year [WECA wants to develop models]• 9th grade year is key to keeping kids in school

[develop models for shadowing, etc.]

Areas In Which WBL Coordinators May Want to Become Proactive

Senior Year Projectswww.sreb.org/programs/hstw/publications/site-guides/01V49_SeniorProjectGuide.pdf

Service Learningwww.highered.nysed.gov/kiap/LEARN%20AND%20SERVE/about_servicelearning.htm

www.servicelearning.org

www.service-learningpartnership.org

www.learnandserve.org

The End

Thank you for being a great audience, and best wishes!