Alaska's CTE Plan:Past, Present & Future

Presented to: 2014 Alaska ACTE Professional Development Conference, Anchorage

Tuesday, October 21, 2014 – 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Presented by: Curtis Clough, State CTE Director, Alaska Dept. of Education & Early Development

Marcia Olson, CTE Coordinator, Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentFred Villa, Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs for Workforce Programs, University of Alaska Statewide

Session Overview

• Review• Present• Future

Alaska CTE Plan…

Alaska’s CTE Delivery System:Alaska Department of Education& Early Development

• Alaska Department of Education & Early Development responsibilities:– Support public education system for students, grades PK-12

• Summary of Alaska’s Secondary Schools:– 294 schools serve grades 9-12– of those, 213 schools are K-12– 44 are comprehensive high schools– 3 are magnet CTE high schools– 1 is a state-run boarding high school– High school enrollment ranges from under 10 to over 2,000

http://education.alaska.gov/tls/CTE/

Alaska’s CTE Delivery System:Alaska Department of Education& Early Development

• Statewide Workforce Development Plans

• AVTEC

• Workforce Investment Services & Programs

• Grants to Training Providers

• Labor Market Information

http://www.labor.alaska.gov/

Alaska’s CTE Delivery System:Alaska Department of Laborand Workforce Development

http://www.alaska.edu/research/wp/

Alaska’s CTE Delivery System:University of Alaska

CTE Plan History

• Business and Industry• Alaska Legislature• State Agencies• School Districts (Teachers, Counselors, Administrators, Boards)• Alaska PTA• Alaska Native Corporations• University System

CTE Action Committee

CTE Partnerships

Foundation of the CTE

Partnership

CTE Action Team Meets

Regularly

Advisory Committee

Meets Annually

Support of Agency

Executive Leadership

Endorsement of Lead Agency Boards

CTE Plan Overview

• Alaska State Board of Education & Early Development

• Alaska Workforce Investment Board

• University of Alaska Board of Regents

CTE Plan Support

Alaska CTE Plan: Six Strategies

1. Transitions2. Curriculum3. Delivery Models4. Develop CTE

Professionals5. Facilities6. Funding

CTE Plan Today

• Updated Letter of Support

• CTE Plan Update

• CTE Website

CTE Plan Future

• Expanding Partnerships

• Initiatives

• Opportunities

Questions

Thank You

Curtis CloughState CTE DirectorAlaska Department of Education & Early Developmentcurtis.clough@alaska.gov 907-465-8730

Marcia OlsonCTE CoordinatorAlaska Department of Labor and Workforce Developmentmarcia.olson@alaska.gov907-269-3018

Fred VillaAssociate Vice President, Academic Affairs for Workforce ProgramsUniversity of Alaskafvilla@alaska.edu 907-450-8019

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