Carl D. Perkins Career Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education and Technical Education

Improvement Act of Improvement Act of 20062006

BackgroundBackground

Reauthorization process began in Reauthorization process began in 20042004

House and Senate overwhelmingly House and Senate overwhelmingly approved in July 2006approved in July 2006

President Bush signed into law August President Bush signed into law August 12, 200612, 2006

Reauthorized through 2012Reauthorized through 2012– Authorization levels = “such sums as Authorization levels = “such sums as

necessary”necessary”

Purposes (1 of 7)Purposes (1 of 7)

building on efforts of States and building on efforts of States and localities to localities to develop challenging develop challenging academic and technical academic and technical standardsstandards and to and to assist students assist students in meeting such standardsin meeting such standards, , including preparation for high skill, including preparation for high skill, high wage, or high demand high wage, or high demand occupations in current or emerging occupations in current or emerging professionsprofessions

Purposes (2 of 7)Purposes (2 of 7)

promoting development of services promoting development of services and activities that and activities that integrate integrate rigorous and challenging rigorous and challenging academic and career and academic and career and technical instructiontechnical instruction, and that , and that link link secondary education and secondary education and postsecondary educationpostsecondary education for for participating CTE studentsparticipating CTE students

Purposes (3 of 7)Purposes (3 of 7)

increasing State and local flexibility increasing State and local flexibility in providing services and activities in providing services and activities designed to designed to develop, implement, develop, implement, and improve CTEand improve CTE, including tech , including tech prep educationprep education

Purposes (4 of 7)Purposes (4 of 7)

conducting and disseminating conducting and disseminating national researchnational research and and disseminating information on best disseminating information on best practices that improve CTE practices that improve CTE programs, services, and activitiesprograms, services, and activities

Purposes (5 of 7)Purposes (5 of 7)

providing technical assistance that providing technical assistance that promotes promotes leadership, initial leadership, initial preparation, and professional preparation, and professional developmentdevelopment at State and local at State and local levels; and that improves quality of levels; and that improves quality of CTE teachers, faculty, administrators, CTE teachers, faculty, administrators, and counselorsand counselors

Purposes (6 of 7)Purposes (6 of 7)

supporting supporting partnershipspartnerships among among secondary schools, postsecondary secondary schools, postsecondary institutions, baccalaureate degree institutions, baccalaureate degree granting institutions, area CTE granting institutions, area CTE schools, local workforce investment schools, local workforce investment boards, business and industry, and boards, business and industry, and intermediariesintermediaries

Purposes (7 of 7)Purposes (7 of 7)

providing individuals with providing individuals with opportunities opportunities throughout their throughout their lifetimeslifetimes to develop, in conjunction to develop, in conjunction with other education and training with other education and training programs, the knowledge and skills programs, the knowledge and skills needed to keep the United States needed to keep the United States competitivecompetitive

Notable ProvisionsNotable Provisions

CTE rather than vocational educationCTE rather than vocational education Local accountabilityLocal accountability Separate performance indicators for Separate performance indicators for

secondary and postsecondarysecondary and postsecondary Requirements for programs of studyRequirements for programs of study

TransitionTransition

States must submit a six-year planStates must submit a six-year plan– Large list of people must be consulted Large list of people must be consulted

including academic and CTE teachersincluding academic and CTE teachers States may submit transition plans States may submit transition plans

spring 2007spring 2007 Official transition year is 2007-2008Official transition year is 2007-2008

– Set up accountability systemSet up accountability system– Collect benchmark dataCollect benchmark data

State PlanState Plan Career and technical programs of studyCareer and technical programs of study Rigorous content aligned with challenging Rigorous content aligned with challenging

academic standards and relevant career and academic standards and relevant career and technical content in a coordinated, nonduplicative technical content in a coordinated, nonduplicative progression of courses that align secondary and progression of courses that align secondary and postsecondary education to adequately prepare postsecondary education to adequately prepare students to succeed in postsecondary educationstudents to succeed in postsecondary education

Opportunity for students to participate in Opportunity for students to participate in programs to acquire postsecondary education programs to acquire postsecondary education credits; and lead to industry-recognized credits; and lead to industry-recognized credential, certificate at the postsecondary level, credential, certificate at the postsecondary level, associate, or baccalaureate degree associate, or baccalaureate degree

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development Integration and use of rigorous academics with Integration and use of rigorous academics with

technical subjects, provided jointly with academic technical subjects, provided jointly with academic teacherteacher

Effective use of scientifically based research and Effective use of scientifically based research and data to improve instructiondata to improve instruction

High quality, sustained, intensive, and classroom-High quality, sustained, intensive, and classroom-focused in order to have positive and lasting impact focused in order to have positive and lasting impact on instruction and performance in classroomon instruction and performance in classroom

Ensure teachers can effectively develop rigorous and Ensure teachers can effectively develop rigorous and challenging, integrated academic and CTE curricula challenging, integrated academic and CTE curricula jointly with academic teachersjointly with academic teachers

Develop higher level of academic and industry Develop higher level of academic and industry knowledge and skills in CTEknowledge and skills in CTE

Ensure teachers can effectively use applied learning Ensure teachers can effectively use applied learning that contributes to academic and CTE knowledge of that contributes to academic and CTE knowledge of studentstudent

Local PlanLocal Plan Meet negotiated levels of performanceMeet negotiated levels of performance Offer appropriate courses of at least one program of studyOffer appropriate courses of at least one program of study Encourage CTE students to enroll in rigorous and Encourage CTE students to enroll in rigorous and

challenging core academic subjectschallenging core academic subjects Professional development promotes integration academic Professional development promotes integration academic

& CTE& CTE Activities provided to prepare special populations, Activities provided to prepare special populations,

including single parents and displaced homemakers, for including single parents and displaced homemakers, for high skill, high wage, or high demand occupations leading high skill, high wage, or high demand occupations leading to self-sufficiencyto self-sufficiency

Career guidance provided to CTE students, including Career guidance provided to CTE students, including linkages to future education and training opportunitieslinkages to future education and training opportunities

Improve recruitment and retention of CTE teachers, Improve recruitment and retention of CTE teachers, faculty, and career guidance and academic counselors, faculty, and career guidance and academic counselors, including individuals in groups underrepresented in including individuals in groups underrepresented in teaching professionteaching profession

Transition to teaching from business and industryTransition to teaching from business and industry

AccountabilityAccountability Determine effectiveness of state AND Determine effectiveness of state AND

LOCAL PROGRAMS*LOCAL PROGRAMS* Report student progress in achieving Report student progress in achieving

performance levels on an annual basisperformance levels on an annual basis– Must be disaggregated by special populationsMust be disaggregated by special populations– And using NCLB subgroupsAnd using NCLB subgroups– Any disparities between a subgroup and all Any disparities between a subgroup and all

other students must be identified and quantifiedother students must be identified and quantified– Adjusted levels of performance will occur three Adjusted levels of performance will occur three

timestimes 11stst and 2 and 2ndnd years years 33rdrd and 4 and 4thth years years 55thth and 6 and 6thth years years

Accountability – Accountability – Secondary IndicatorsSecondary Indicators

Must have valid and reliable measuresMust have valid and reliable measures Academic achievement – NCLB Academic achievement – NCLB

assessmentsassessments Technical attainment – industry Technical attainment – industry

standardsstandards Attainment of diploma, GED, or Attainment of diploma, GED, or

proficiency credential in conjunction with proficiency credential in conjunction with diplomadiploma

NCLB graduation ratesNCLB graduation rates

Accountability – Accountability – Secondary Indicators (cont.)Secondary Indicators (cont.)

Placement in postsecondary, military, Placement in postsecondary, military, or employmentor employment

Participation and completion of non-Participation and completion of non-traditional programstraditional programs

Accountability – Accountability – Improvement PlansImprovement Plans

If a state or school fails to meet at If a state or school fails to meet at least 90% of a performance level on least 90% of a performance level on any indicator, an improvement plan any indicator, an improvement plan must be developed and implementedmust be developed and implemented

Secretary of Education or state will Secretary of Education or state will provide technical assistanceprovide technical assistance

Accountability – Accountability – Subsequent ActionsSubsequent Actions

If a state or school,If a state or school,– Fails to implement an improvement planFails to implement an improvement plan– Fails to make any improvement within a year after Fails to make any improvement within a year after

implementing the planimplementing the plan– Fails to meet 90% of an indicator three years in a Fails to meet 90% of an indicator three years in a

rowrow Funds Funds cancan be withheld (full or partial) be withheld (full or partial)

– If funds withheld from state, Secretary of If funds withheld from state, Secretary of Education must use them to provide technical Education must use them to provide technical assistance, assist in development of new state assistance, assist in development of new state improvement plan, or for other improvement improvement plan, or for other improvement activities in the state. activities in the state.

– If state withholds funds from local program, it If state withholds funds from local program, it must use them to provide, through alternative must use them to provide, through alternative arrangements, services and activities to students arrangements, services and activities to students within area served by local program. within area served by local program.

Uses of Funds – Uses of Funds – State RequirementsState Requirements

Assess CTE programs funded, Assess CTE programs funded, including focus on special populationsincluding focus on special populations

Develop, improve, and expand use of Develop, improve, and expand use of technologytechnology

Provide professional developmentProvide professional development Support integration of academics and Support integration of academics and

CTECTE Support partnershipsSupport partnerships

Uses of Funds – Uses of Funds – State Requirements (cont.)State Requirements (cont.)

Provide preparation for non-Provide preparation for non-traditional fields & high-skill, high-traditional fields & high-skill, high-wage occupationswage occupations

Support programs for special Support programs for special populationspopulations

Technical assistance for local Technical assistance for local recipientsrecipients

Uses of Funds – Uses of Funds – New AdditionsNew Additions

Activities that facilitate transition from 2-Activities that facilitate transition from 2-year to 4-yearyear to 4-year

Incentive grants for schoolsIncentive grants for schools Entrepreneurship education and trainingEntrepreneurship education and training Career academies, career clustersCareer academies, career clusters Technical assessments and data systemsTechnical assessments and data systems Recruitment and retention of educatorsRecruitment and retention of educators

Uses of Funds – Uses of Funds – Local RequirementsLocal Requirements

Strengthen academic and technical Strengthen academic and technical skills through integrationskills through integration

Link secondary and postsecondary Link secondary and postsecondary educationeducation

Provide experience in all aspects of an Provide experience in all aspects of an industryindustry

Develop, improve, or expand Develop, improve, or expand technologytechnology

Provide professional developmentProvide professional development

Uses of Funds – Uses of Funds – Local Requirements (cont.)Local Requirements (cont.)

Develop and implement evaluations of Develop and implement evaluations of programsprograms

Initiate, improve, expand, & modernize Initiate, improve, expand, & modernize programsprograms

Provide activities of sufficient size and Provide activities of sufficient size and scope to be effectivescope to be effective

Provide activities to prepare special Provide activities to prepare special populations for high-skill, high-wage, or populations for high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations that lead to self-high-demand occupations that lead to self-sufficiencysufficiency

Programs of StudyPrograms of Study

Incorporate and align secondary and Incorporate and align secondary and post-secondary educationpost-secondary education

Include academic and CTE content in Include academic and CTE content in coordinated, non-duplicative coordinated, non-duplicative progression of coursesprogression of courses

May include opportunity for students May include opportunity for students to acquire postsecondary creditsto acquire postsecondary credits

Programs of Study (cont.)Programs of Study (cont.)

Lead to industry-recognized credential Lead to industry-recognized credential or certificate at postsecondary level or or certificate at postsecondary level or associate or bachelor degreeassociate or bachelor degree

Identify and address current or Identify and address current or emerging occupational opportunitiesemerging occupational opportunities

Build on Tech Prep, career academies, Build on Tech Prep, career academies, career clusters, career pathwayscareer clusters, career pathways

State develops in consultation with State develops in consultation with schoolsschools

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