2017 Career and Technical Education Technical Assistance Initiative: Resources and Supports

September 21, 2017

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Program Sponsors, OCTAE and RTI International

Kim R. Ford, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Delegated the duties of the Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult EducationU.S. Department of Education

Sharon Miller, DirectorDivision of Academic and Technical Education, DATE

John Haigh, Branch ChiefAccountability and Performance Branch, DATE

Janell Kochevar, Senior Web DesignerRTI International

State CTE Technical Assistance Recipients

Chad Maclin, State DirectorOffice of the State Superintendent of Education, District of Columbia

Marty Tobey, Regional Coordinator, Career and Technical EducationNorth Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Katie Graham, Deputy State DirectorNebraska Department of Education

September 21, 2017

• Announcing the 2017 CTE Technical Assistance to States Initiative

• CTE Technical Assistance Resources

• CTE TA Recipient State Experiences

• Application Information

• Q&A

• CTE Technical Assistance Goals

o Program Improvement

o Improving Data Quality

• Purposes

o Customized support for states

o Directed at improving the collection, analysis, and use of CTE data

o Over 30 states have participated since inception

• Process

o Submit up to one-page summary of need

o Collaborate with RTI International to structure project

o Participate in virtual and on-site support, as negotiated

o Review final project summary

• Repository of information on all things CTE

• Link to Accountability section for information on data collection

• Information on the initiative

• Searchable interface to explore TA Products

• FAQs about the opportunity

http://cte.ed.gov/accountability/technical-assistance-to-states

Chad MaclinState Director

Office of the State Superintendent of Education: Collecting Consistent Data on CTE Programs and Student Engagement

• Counts of student engagement vary from year-to-year

• Absence of SLDS and staffing challenges complicate data collection

• Diagnose challenges in collecting reliable data

• Convene state task force to address user needs

• Revise local program reporting template to simplify use

• Develop data dictionary to define key terminology

Chad MaclinState Director

Office of the State Superintendent of Education: Collecting Consistent Data on CTE Programs and Student Engagement

• Program mapping toolo To support consistency of datao Common language for local educational agencies

(LEA’s)• Additional Resources

o Performance data collection and analytical review

o Common data pulls (public schools and public charter schools)

o Unification of data from non-unified learning management systems (LMS)

Chad MaclinState Director

Office of the State Superintendent of Education: Collecting Consistent Data on CTE Programs and Student Engagement

• Foster a collaborative team approach including LEAs from beginning to end

• Define the needs of the state and LEAs and how the project goals support both

• Stay within the scope of the project

o Allow scope creep to foster process improvements and not derail current working track

Marty TobeyRegional CTE Coordinator

Department of Public Instruction: Using CTE Data to Create a Secondary CTE Program Evaluation Tool

• Consistency in program evaluation processes across the state

• Determining which data provided the best insight into program quality

• Researched models in other states

• Draft instrument

• Professional development and support during pilot implementation

Marty TobeyRegional CTE Coordinator

Department of Public Instruction: Using CTE Data to Create a Secondary CTE Program Evaluation Tool

• Successful pilot at 16 LEAs

• 53.33 percent are currently using the instrument

• 74.19 percent used it to evaluate their CTE program district-wide

• 88.33 percent of responders stated that they plan to utilize the instrument next year

Data collected from NC LEA Evaluation Tool Survey, March 2017

Marty TobeyRegional CTE Coordinator

Department of Public Instruction: Using CTE Data to Create a Secondary CTE Program Evaluation Tool

• Program Improvementso Equipment and facilitieso Teacher training

• Broadened the areas of focus beyond the required Perkins indicators of performance

• Greater consistency across the state

Marty TobeyRegional CTE Coordinator

Department of Public Instruction: Using CTE Data to Create a Secondary CTE Program Evaluation Tool

• Assistance with research of best practices was extremely helpful• Let the process be iterative• Piloting new process helps work out many of the questions• Plan to provide assistance to those who will implement• Model the technical assistance you received

o Professional developmento Data collection

Katie GrahamDeputy State Director

Nebraska Department of Education: Data Dissemination Strategies for CTE Data in Nebraska

Katie GrahamDeputy State Director

Nebraska Department of Education: Data Dissemination Strategies for CTE Data in Nebraska

• Existing data dissemination methods not user-friendly or easy to comprehend.

• Existing approach for data analyses not sufficient given the quantity of CTE (and other) data collected.

• Review existing accountability website and accompanying materials.

• Develop strategies to publicize career education outcomes and support educators in undertaking program improvement efforts.

• Provide example approaches for effective information dissemination.

Katie GrahamDeputy State Director

Nebraska Department of Education: Data Dissemination Strategies for CTE Data in Nebraska

• Reviewed existing website and identified high priority issues: complexity, aggregation, and burden.

• Provided data dissemination strategies and approaches that were consumer-centric, simple and functional, customizable and meaningful.

• Proposed new ways of disaggregating and analyzing data to augment state tools.

Katie GrahamDeputy State Director

Nebraska Department of Education: Data Dissemination Strategies for CTE Data in Nebraska

• Streamlining website• Data Insights

Katie GrahamDeputy State Director

Nebraska Department of Education: Data Dissemination Strategies for CTE Data in Nebraska

• Meaningful storytelling in ALL areas

• Disaggregating state- and district-level data

• Exploring additional analytical tools (alongside SLDS)

• We still have a long way to go!

Katie GrahamDeputy State Director

Nebraska Department of Education: Data Dissemination Strategies for CTE Data in Nebraska

• You don’t know what you don’t know.

• Scope should be realistic/feasible.

• APPLY!

• Invitation sent to state CTE director through PCRN

• Application window o September 21- October 6, 2017.

• Guidelineso Submit 1 page summary of your technical assistance need.o Assistance must supplement and not supplant federal

resources.o Project work must be completed by May 2018.

• For more information contact:

o John Haigh, John.Haigh@ed.gov, (202) 245-7735

o Sandra Staklis, sstaklis@rti.org, (503) 428-5676

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• For more information contact:

o John Haigh, John.Haigh@ed.gov, (202) 245-7735

o Sandra Staklis, sstaklis@rti.org, (503) 428-5676

2017 Career and Technical Education Technical Assistance Initiative: Resources and Supports

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