2003 Voc Ed Status Report

Madden Associateswith the assistance of the Southeast Regional Resource Center

Purpose

Commissioned by AWIB to Provide snapshot of current voc ed

landscape Report on program results Identify future trends Make recommendations

Updates 1997 report

Today’s Landscape

StandardsPerformance MeasuresConsolidationCollaboration

Standards

No Child Left BehindAlaska Content StandardsCarl PerkinsAlaska Voc Ed StandardsAWIB’s Blueprint

Performance Measures

Perkins and Workforce Investment Act Core IndicatorsNCLB Alaska’s High School Graduation Qualifying Exam

Consolidation

WIANCLBState Government ReorganizationFunding

Collaboration

Public/Private SectorTraining ProvidersEducational Institutions

Results

Program CoverageEnrollmentExpendituresOutcomes

Program Coverage

RuralUrban

Enrollments

SecondaryUAOther Postsecondary

Duplicated Secondary Enrollment

32,000

33,000

34,000

35,000

36,000

37,000

38,000

39,000

1995-1996 2002-2003

Major Clusters - Secondary

Business

Science/TechManufacturingInfo Tech

Construction

Human Services

Communications

Transportation

Voc Ed as % of Total Enrollment

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Total Female Male

1998-1999 2002-2003

UA Enrollments

2300

2400

2500

2600

2700

2800

2900

3000

3100

1997 2002

Post Secondary Enrollments

Provider # of Exiters

ATC 326

AVTEC 2,199

Illisagvik College 251

Private Post Sec. 4,438

Apprenticeship 707

TOTAL 7,921

Expenditures

(in thousands)

District Voc Ed Expenditures FY91/98

21,000.0

21,500.0

22,000.0

22,500.0

23,000.0

23,500.0

24,000.0

24,500.0

FY91 FY92 FY93 FY94 FY95 FY96 FY97 FY98

Special Education Expenditures

FY99 FY02 % change

Regular Instruction

$486,234.7

$521,863.0

7.30%

Special Education

$114,653.8

$135,276.0

18.0%

State Voc Tec Center Expenditures

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

FY97 FY04

GF Other

Adult Programs

Program FY97 FY04 % Change

JTPA/WIA $8,384.

9$17,217.

4105.3%

STEP $3,333.6

$4,620.6 38.6%

Program Outcomes

SecondaryPostsecondary

Secondary Outcomes

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Placement

Diploma

Vocational

Academic

Expected Actual

UA Fall Enrollments AWIB Priority Areas

1998 2002

Air Transportation 189 328

HealthOccupations

1664 1977

InformationTechnology 841 951

% of Employed Exiters

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

ATC AVTEC UA STEP NAFTA WorkSearch

1998 2001

Post Training Median Wages

$0

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

$16,000

$18,000

$20,000

ATC AVTEC UA STEP NAFTA WorkSearch

1998 2001

Other Performance Targets

Meet future employment demandsReplace non-resident workersReplace older workers

Landscape of the Future

StandardsPerformance MeasuresConsolidationCollaboration

Standards

Standards drivenStrong business/industry involvementPotential marginalization

Performance Measures

Increasing attention to outcomesFunding tied to performance“High Stakes” exam winners and losersResource squeeze

Consolidation

Additional consolidation under WIARegional Training Centers

Collaboration

Distance EducationTech Prep

Recommendations

Standards Embrace Voc Ed

Performance Measures Hard to Serve Populations

Consolidation Local Flexibility

Collaboration More Industry Partnerships