Delivering Optimum Career Technical Education to Students With Disabilities

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Delivering OptimumCareer Technical Education
to Students With Disabilities

• Dr. Shepherd Siegel
• CTE Director
• Seattle Public Schools

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What Well Be Covering

• Overview of career clusters and how CTE
  introduces students to them
• industry certifications
• course equivalence
• programs of study
• career academies
• the art of craft
• Carl Perkins Career Technical Education Act
• Implications and best practices for students with
  disabilities

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The Main Thing

• Can we deliver services to students with
  disabilities in the context of a system that
  works for all students?

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The Easy Way Five Career Clusters

• Agriculture Environmental Science
• Arts, Communications Media
• Business, Marketing Information Technology
• Health Human Services
• Science, Engineering Industry

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The Other Way CareerClusters.org16 Career
Clusters

• Agriculture, Food Natural Resources
• Architecture Construction
• Arts, A/V Technology Communications
• Business, Management Administration
• Education Training
• Finance
• Government Public Administration
• Health Science

• Hospitality Tourism
• Human Services
• Information Technology
• Law, Public Safety, Corrections Security
• Manufacturing
• Marketing, Sales Service
• Science, Technology, Engineering Mathematics
• Transportation, Distribution, Logistics

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Four Essential Approaches Of CTE

• Industry Certification
• College and University Preparation
• Career Academies
• The Art of Craft

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5 Intensity Levels Of Transition Services

• Supported Employment / Case Management
• Supervised Transition
• Intensified Mainstream
• Conventional Assistance
• Unassisted

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To Summarize Thus Far

• Career Clustersdetermining interest and
  aspiration
• Four ApproachesCTE in the 21st Century high
  school
• Intensity Levels of Serviceensuring delivery to
  special populations

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Perkins IV

• Programs of Study
• What? Who? How?

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Program of Study

• A road map that identifies the secondary and
  postsecondary courses the student will need to
  take to ensure that they will have the knowledge
  and skills needed for the journey.

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Programs of Study

• Non-duplicative, sequential course of study
• Signed articulation agreements
• Integrates academic and career technical
  education
• Leads to technical skill proficiency, an
  industry-recognized credential, certificate, or
  degree or apprenticeship

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Programs of Study

• Minimum requirements for a Program of Study will
  include the following components
• Alignment with career counseling
• Appropriate state academic standards
• Appropriate readiness skills to enable students
  to transition to postsecondary education or
  apprenticeship

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Programs of Study

• The Gold Standard Program of Study will include
• Dual credit opportunity (secondary)
• Articulation with a 4-year program
  (postsecondary)
• Alignment with a comprehensive school counseling
  program, such as Navigation 101
• Linkages to skill panels and Centers of Excellence

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Policy Highlights

• Programs of Study - developed at local secondary
  and postsecondary districts
• Programs of Study approval responsibility of
  state departments for CTE and Workforce
  Development
• Incremental phase-in of additional approved
  Programs of Study

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Standards Highlights

• Programs of Study standards and approval process
  were developed by WTB, state department of
  education, and community technical colleges
• Minimum of one approved Program of Study for each
  recipient (district)
• Aligned with career counseling
• Academic and industry-recognized skills and
  knowledge at appropriate level
• Must lead to an industry-recognized credential,
  certificate, or diploma or apprenticeship

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Implementation Highlights

• Facilitation provided by Tech Prep
  coordinators/directors
• Professional Development a critical component
• Coordinated marketing and communication

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Career and College Readiness Career and
Technical Education 2008 and Beyond in Washington
State
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New for Career and Technical Education

• High Demand Programs
• 1,700,000 for grants to middle schools, high
  schools and skills centers to develop or upgrade
  high demand programs.
• Priority for high cost and highest demand
  programs.
• Grant application available mid May.

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New for Career and Technical Education

• Programs of Study
• 350,000 to develop Programs of Study that lead
  to industry certifications, Apprenticeship, AA,
  or BA degrees.
• Partnership between OSPI, SBCTC, HECB, WTB
• Construction, Health Care and Information
  Technology.

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New for Career and Technical Education

• I- BEST
• 250,000 for Secondary Integrated Basic Education
  Skills Training (I-BEST).
• Five pilot grants to Skills Centers for
  integrated CTE, academic/basic ed., and ESL
  instruction.
• Grant applications available May 1, 2008.
• Funding available July 1, 2008.
• Implementation plans reported to Governor and
  Legislature November 1, 2008.

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New for Career and Technical Education

• Summer School CTE
• 500,000 for summer school funding for middle and
  high school students to explore career
  opportunities rich in math, science, and
  technology using CTE as the delivery model.
• Geographic regions not served by Skills Center
  summer programs.
• Grant applications available mid April.
• VETOED BY GOVERNOR

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New for Career and Technical Education

• Course Equivalencies and Integrated Curriculum
  Grants to Districts
• 400,000 for grants to increase integration and
  rigor of academics in CTE courses and,
• Professional development, technical assistance,
  and AP course equivalent development.
• Funds to support teams of academic and CTE
  teachers using a research-based professional
  development model supported by the National
  Research Center for Career and Technical
  Education.

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New for Career and Technical Education

• Certification Exam Fees
• 50,000 for eligible students to offset the costs
  of required examination or testing fees
  associated with obtaining industry certification.
• Grants to students to offset assessment or exam
  fees for industry certification.
• Students must have a family income at or below
  200 of the federal poverty level.

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Career and Technical Education Continued Support

• Equipment
• No change from 2007 2008.
• 75 per student FTE for Comprehensive High
  Schools
• 125 per student FTE for Skills Centers
• Middle School CTE
• 1,133,000 for CTE programs at middle schools
  that focus on science, technology, engineering
  and mathematics.
• Grant application available mid April.

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Question For You

• As Career Technical Education retools itself
  for the 21st century, what are the implications,
  opportunities and challenges for students with
  disabilities?

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THANK YOU!

• Shepherd Siegel, Ph.D.
• Career Technical Education
• Seattle Public Schools
• PO Box 34165
• MS 31-671
• Seattle, WA 98124-1165
• 206/252-0733
• ssiegel_at_seattleschools.org