ABEA CONFERENCE APRIL 1, 2011 CTE: The Premier Educational Delivery System

ABEA Conference

April 1, 2011

CTE: The Premier Educational Delivery

System

CTE Delivery Model

Classroom Instruction

Laboratory Instruction

Work-Based Learning

Personal and Leadership

Development (CTSO)

Engagement

Percent of 9th Grade Students Who Complete High School

Downward Trend

“Your child is less likely to graduate from high

school than you were; the U.S. is now the only industrialized country where young people are less likely than their parents to earn a diploma.”

Houston Chronicle, Libby Quaid, 10/23/08

Achievement

Achievement Flat or Declining in Reading, 17 year olds, NAEP

Source: NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress.

Note: Long-Term Trends NAEP

12.9 Academic Credits

19 Academic Credits

79% at or above modal

score

70% at or above modal score

NAEP Science Scores – High School

1.5 Credit

s

3.2 Credit

s

HS Achievement In Math

280

285

290

295

300

305

310

315

1986 1990 1992 1994 1996 1999 2004

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Source: NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress and NAEP 1999 Trends in Academic Progress.

Note: Long-Term Trends NAEP

1.7 Math Credit

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3.6 math credit

s

2.4 Math Credit

s

Chicago Public Schools

Adopted the “default college preparatory curriculum” in 1997

Results Increase number of students in college-prep classes Test scores did not rise Students were no more likely to take advanced math

classes beyond Algebra 2 Students no more likely to complete advanced science

classes Grades declined Failures increased Absenteeism rose among average and higher-skilled

students No improvement in college outcomes

Transition

Transition to college: the Challenge

Source: Education Weekly March 2005

100 Start

9th Grade

68 Graduate HS in 4 Years

40 Start College 27 Start

Sophomore Year 18

Graduate College in 4 Years

31%

Solution: CTE

CTE: The solution to the dropout problem

Predicted Probability of Dropping Out, as CTE/Academic Course-Taking Ratio Varies,

for a White Male of Average Family SES

CTE/Academic course-taking ratio

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Recent Research

As participation in CTE courses increases, the graduation rates increase

Ratio of 1:2 is optimal99% of AZ concentrators complete high

school vs. 76% of all other AZ high school students

CTE: The solution to the achievement problem

CTE Students are Improving: Adding more rigor to the school

day and the results:

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Reading Math

% Change in NAEP 94-00CTEOthers

NAVE 2004

Impact of Career/Technical Courses that Integrate Academics

46%

31%

69%60%

45%

63%53%

39%

57%

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Academics wereintegrated

Less intensiveacademic

integration

Academics werenot integrated

Reading Mathematics Science

2009-10 Arizona Statistics

95% of CTE concentrators vs. 75% of all other high school students passed AIMS Reading

92% of CTE concentrators vs. 70% of all other high school students passed AIMS Math

96% of CTE concentrators vs. 72% of all other high school students passed AIMS Writing

CTE: The solution to the transition problem

College Attendance and Completion

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Others

NAVE, 2004

Credential Acquisition

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Others

NAVE, 2004

Labor Market Skill Distribution - 2016

Middle Skill Occupations (B.A./B.S. NOT Required)

OccupationAir traffic controllerStorage and distribution managerTransportation managerNon-retail sales managerForest fire fighting/prevention supervisorMunicipal fire fighting/prevention supervisorReal estate brokerElevator installers and repairerDental hygienist Immigration and Customs inspectorCommercial pilot

Salary102,30066,60066,60059,30058,920 58,90258,72058,71058,35053,99053,870

Farr, M. & Shatkin, L. (2006) The 300 Best Jobs That Don't Require a Four-Year Degree. (US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics)

How much do they earn?

27% of people with post-secondary licenses or certificates—credential short of an associate’s degree—earn more than the average bachelor’s degree recipient.

Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce July, 2009

Where the Jobs Are

Of the 30 jobs projected to grow at the fastest rate over the next decade in the U.S., only seven require a bachelor’s degree. (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Among the top 10 growing job categories, two require college degrees.

CTE Delivery Model

Classroom Instruction

Laboratory Instruction

Work-Based Learning

Personal and Leadership

Development (CTSO)

CTE Works!

For more CTE research visit the CTE Research Clearinghouse at http://www.acteonline.org/clearinghouse.aspx and

the National Center for Research in CTE at www.nccte.org

Please read Harvard Graduate School’s report: Pathways to Prosperity: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news_events/features/2011/Pathways_to_Prosperity_Feb2011.pdf

Contact Information:john.mulcahy@west-mec.org

623.738.0024