The State of CTE in Arizona

JEANNE ROBERTS

Deputy Associate Superintendent

Career and Technical Education State Director

What’s Going on at ADE?CTE section is part of High Academic Standards for Students (HASS) DivisionCarol Lippert, Associate Superintendent

CTE

Career and Technical Education

The Facts - CTE ProgramsIn over 215 high schools and charter schools14 JTEDs with addition of STEDY this fall19 Community Colleges-over 123,000 students148,000 students on 100th dayApproximately 98,000 participants (unduplicated)Over 40,000 federal concentrators left school

CTE Program SizeOver 2400 CTE programsTop 5 programs – number of sites: Culinary, Nursing, Auto Tech, Film and TV, Early ChildhoodTop 5 programs – by enrollment: Culinary Arts, ECE, BMAS, Engineering, Graphic/Web DesignJTED Report-2288 CTE Programs/6678 Courses

CTE Program ListAdded two new programs for FY16

Health Information Technology

Veterinary AssistantLocal Proposed Occupational Program

CTE End of Program Assessments58 of 71 Technical Assessments (2 new to be added in Fall, 2015: Animation and Music & Audio Production)22,779 took as final17,658 passed or 78%Highest number assessed/pass rate

◦ Culinary 3227/80%◦ Sports Medicine/88%◦ BMAS 1281/78%◦ Nursing 1038/87%

Other MilestonesCTE or Fine Arts Credit to meet university entrance requirementsBill passed to expand use of tax credits to include career and technical industry certification assessments.20 of 72 CTE programs SBE approved as eligible for embedded academic credit◦ 9 for 4th year credit in math◦ 4 for .5 credit in economics◦ 7 for 1 or 2 science credits depending on course sequence

Industry Recognized Credentials (IRC)

60 of the 72 programs have identified IRC81 schools reported placements with 3rd party certifications963 students reported with certifications in 34 programs (790 reported in FY14) through placementsIRCs supported through POS Innovative projects

◦ NAVIT: 13 ASE, 37 CAN Nursing, 9 Cosmetology, 16 FireFighting I & II and Hazmat, 2 Hazmat, 2 LPN Nursing, 7 RN Nursing

JTED IRC SupportJTEDs reported 3836 students received certifications (and still counting)47 different certifications

◦ AZ Board of Cosmetology-653◦ EMT Cert-204◦ SBN CNA Cert-260◦ NCCER Cert-200◦ ASE Student Cert-258

IT AcademyMicrosoft-255 licenses distributed/217 in CTE schools

◦ MOS Certifcations-758◦ MTA Certifications-176◦ MOS Master Certifications-7◦ Adobe, Autodesk and Quickbooks-no results yet

MOS State Champions2015 MOS Arizona State Champions:

◦ 1st: Colin Massingill, Vail Academy and High School, Word 2013 (Kingman 2nd & 3rd)◦ 1st: Nicolas Williams, Kingman HS, Excel 2013 (Kingman 2nd & 3rd)◦ 1st: Zachary Sweeney, Kingman HS, PowerPoint 2013 (Kingman 2nd & 3rd)◦ 1st: Oscar Villasana, Sunnyside HS, Word 2010 (Desert View 2nd & Fountain Hills 3rd)◦ 1st: Tyler Wharton, Red Mountain HS, Excel 2010 (Sunnyside 2nd & Red Mountain, 3rd)◦ 1st: Tyron Rieckmann, $ed Mountain HS, PowerPoint 2010 (Fountain Hills 2ndd & 3rd)

Career and Technical Student Organization Accomplishments

Over 54,000 students involved statewideNational officers:

◦ DECA 14-15 National Western Region VP◦ DECA 15-16 National President◦ FBLA 14-15 National Western Region VP◦ HOSA 14-15 Post-Secondary Collegiate VP◦ HOSA 14-15 Post-Secondary/Collegiate Board Red◦ HOSA 15-16 National President Elect (2 year term)◦ Skills USA 14-15 National Parliamentarian◦ Skills USA 15-16 National Officer At-Large

Other RecognitionsEducators Rising Arizona State President (formerly FEA) participated in Celebrating Innovations in CTE at White House June 30th President Obama signed Executive Order to expand US Presidential Scholars program to include 20 outstanding Scholars in CTE

Program RecognitionsDesert View HS in Sunnyside

◦ Manufacturers Institute M List

Coconino HS in Flagstaff◦ Automotive program granted NATEF Accreditation

Vision Elements for the Arizona 2023 Strategic Plan for CTE12 Vision Elements-Champion identified for eachReviewing Bridging StrategiesDeveloping a tactical plan for each bridging strategyMove forward to implementationGoal to share next steps at upcoming CTE Administrators meeting

Arizona Career and Technical Education Quality Commission

Business and Industry

Stakeholders(examples)

Career Ready Education

Stakeholders

Manufacturing

IT Healthcare

Arizona CTE Quality CommissionAdvocates for accountability and excellence in CTE in ArizonaContinue to engage Arizona business and industry employers and work with existing community, state and national organizations in support of high-quality, relevant CTE programsTo validate students’ skill attainment through end-of program assessments and/or state licensure and other documentation essential to student’s education and career success

Key Duties/Responsibilities-AZ CTE QC

Collaborators Consultants/Advisors Advocates Supporters

Approvers Reviewers Promoters

Career Ready Education Stakeholders35-40 members/3 members serve as representatives to AZ CTE Quality CommissionRotating membership: secondary, postsecondary, small and large, rural and urban, JTED Supt., CTE directorsNonrotating membership: ACTEAZ, ACOVA, ATIEA, AOAC, WIOA, AZ Curriculum ConsortiumProvide input/feedback on CTE initiativesInform constituent groups

SubgroupsBusiness and Industry Sector meetings

◦ Manufacturing Partnership

Goals for 15-16 ◦ Expand model to IT and Health careers

Other Initiatives/CTE OpportunitiesGlobal Pathways Institute-Southwest Pathways ConferenceCenter for the Future of Arizona

◦ Pathways to Prosperity-Jobs for the Future◦ Players: ADE/CTE, Intel, Maricopa CCD, West-MEC, Maricopa County

Workforce Development, Office of the Governor

Rework America-Markel Foundation/LinkedInWIOA-possible resources

CTE Funding for 15-16Perkins $25.4 million

◦ 85% to secondary and postsecondary districts $21.6m◦ $16.5m Secondary◦ $3.2m Postsecondary◦ $1.8m Reserve –POS Consortia, Innovative

◦ 10% State Leadership $2.5 State institutions, Nontrad, Statewide admin and Statewide assistance

◦ 5% administrative $1.3

Priority $11.5 million◦ $9.2 to secondary districts

JTED-$92m 2011 $69m 2015 2017 to $43m

If FY17 Budget Stays

Looking aheadIncrease opportunities for students to obtain industry recognized credentialsIncrease opportunities for students to concentrate in a program of studyIncrease work-based learning opportunitiesMarket CTEUse data and hard facts to emphasize impact of CTE

Examples of Data

Collaboration with ESS

Revise Snapshot

ChallengesData reportingCapturing end-of program results (IRCs)Resources for IRCsGrowing work-based learning opportunities and capturing data

CTE-A Revolution in EducationWhere do we go from here

◦ Capitalize on CTE successes of other states and what is being done at the national level

◦ Continue to collaborate and communicate◦ Deliver a uniform message◦ Share positive outcomes and explain challenges◦ Unite all efforts to move CTE forward in Arizona◦ Communicate regularly with DAS

Contact InformationJeanne Roberts

◦ 602-364-2211◦ 480-365-9654 (cell)◦ Jeanne.roberts@azed.gov

If you can’t reach me, contact◦ Kathy Bowersock◦ 602-542-5805◦ Kathy.bowersock@azed.gov

Thank you!