Career and Technology Student Organizations

An integral part of CTE success

Katharine Oliver, Assistant State Superintendent Division of Career and College Readiness

Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)

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Career &Technology Education: Moving Maryland

Forward

• Changes in Maryland’s System of CTE and New Programs of Study

• Increasing CTE student success -- Career and College Readiness

• Expanding opportunities for CTE students through CTSOs

21st Century CTE Today’s CTE prepares students for both college and

careers through rigorous programs of study.

The focus has moved from preparing students with trade specific skills to preparing them with academic and technical knowledge to be successful in a wide range of career opportunities (and advanced education and training).

Increased accountability supports CTE program improvement with an emphasis on academic and technical skill attainment (industry certification) – College and Career Readiness

• Half (50%) of all grade 10-12 high school students enroll in CTE courses (107,615)

• 19% of the class of 2010 completed a CTE program of study (11,404)

• 51% of the CTE graduates also completed the coursework for entrance to USM, this is considered a “Dual Completer” (5,694)

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• Arts, Media, & Communication• Business, Management & Finance• Construction & Development• Consumer Services, Hospitality, &

Tourism• Environmental, Agricultural, &

Natural Resources Systems• Health & Biosciences• Human Resource Services• Information Technology• Manufacturing, Engineering &

Technology• Transportation Technologies

Access, Rigor and Expansion48 CTE Programs of Study

Getting Results:Students Achieving Industry Standards

Getting Results: Graduation Rate

All Students Career and College Ready

Maryland CTSO vs. All CTEPre-Grad Survey – 5,707 CTSO responses out of 50,494

- CTSO students earn industry certification or licensure at higher rate than non-CTSO CTE students

- CTSO students plan on college and take more courses for college credit through articulation agreements

- CTSO students are more focused on working in an area related to their program of study - CTSO students more likely to pursue post-secondary education while working in an area related to program of study

CTE Students Focus on Careers AND College

79.09% of CTSO Students Plan on College

Source: 2011 Pre-Graduate Survey

CTE Students Focus on Careers and College

More than 10,000 CTE Students Participate in a CTSO

Total Membership

Number of LSS

Number of Chapters

DECA 562 7 21

FBLA 3,094 23 83

FFA 2,027 16 36

SkillsUSA 5,100 23 40

CTSO: Opportunities for Career Awareness and Preparation for the Future

Fall Leadership

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Spring Conference

2009

National Conference

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Joint Officer Training

2010

DECA 80 200 30 9

FBLA 350 800 160 15

FFA 300 350 185 6

SkillsUSA

460 870 240 12

Good Luck to You and Your Students!

CTSO ADVISOR SESSIONS:

- NEW ADVISOR ORIENTATION- BUILDING THE CHAPTER: RECRUITMENT - SUPPORTING THE CHAPTER: FUNDRAISING- CHAPTER MANAGEMENT AND COMPETITION