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Career and Technical Education in 2006 and
Beyond
Rod DuckworthDirector of Career & Technical
EducationOffice of Superintendent of Public
Instruction
High Quality
Relevant Consistent
CTE Standards
High Quality: CTE Standards ensure that all approved courses are taught to industry standards by CTE certified instructors.
Consistent: CTE Standards ensure that all approved CTE courses statewide are taught using the same or similar industry standards and competencies.
Relevant: CTE Standards ensure that all approved courses provide students with current skills needed in today’s workplace. CTE students completing preparatory programs will be industry ready and may be industry certified!
A Higher Standard for CTE
Understanding The Connection General Ed Courses
Essential Learnings Thinking Skill Relevance to Work
• Career and Technical Ed Courses Essential Learnings Thinking Skills
Relevance to Work• Planned Sequence• Industry Standards• Leadership• Employability Skills• Positive Placement
CTE Legislation--SHB 2973Each high school or school district
board of directors shall: Adopt course equivalencies for career and
technical high school courses offered to students at the high school.
A career and technical course equivalency may be for whole or partial credit.
Each school district board of directors shall develop a course equivalency approval procedure.
CTE Legislation--SHB 2973 cont.Career and technical courses determined to be equivalent to academic core courses, in full or in part, by the high school or school district shall be accepted as meeting core requirements, including graduation requirements, if the courses are recorded on the student's transcript using the equivalent academic high school department designation and title. Full or partial credit shall be recorded appropriate.
CTE Legislation---2SHB 2789 Pathways for CTE Students
increases coordination, outreach, and communication for building and construction-related pre-apprenticeship programs.
CTE Legislation--- ESSB 6475 CTE Alternative Assessment
ESSB 6475 authorizes OSPI to develop and implement a collection of evidence as an alternative assessment to the WASL.
The bill also directs OSPI to develop additional guidelines for students in certain approved CTE programs.
Effective Career Guidance and
CounselingRigor &
Relevance through High
Quality Instruction
Connection to Industry
Standards and Skill
Standards
Integration of core areas
into CTE courses:
*Reading, Writing,
Math
Focus on Accountability
Rigorous Curriculum Materials
(Frameworks)
Student Success through Career and Technical Education
CTEProgram
Standards
Data Driven Information
*State CTE Student data*Business & Industry
employment information
Connection to Promising Practices*High Schools That Work*International Center for Leadership in Education
Focused In-service for CTE teachers
CTE Standards that provide guidelines for program accountability
Washington State Student Success Through Career and Technical Education
Contact Information
For additional information please contact:
Rod DuckworthDirector of Career and Technical Education
Phone: (360) 725-6242Email: [email protected]