Career and Technical Education

2013 Summer Conference UpdateCTE Administrators

Perkins Blueprint

• No real movement toward reauthorization.

• Recent movement to combine Perkins funding with WIA funds

The Common Career Technical Core Initiative

CCTC Next Steps• North Carolina was one of the first

states to participate in the gap analysis done by NASDCTEc.

• We have received a draft report of the findings and are in the process of reviewing the report.

• We may ask the State Board to endorse the national CCTC.

Teacher Effectiveness and Support for Growth

CTE and Teacher Effectiveness

• Many CTE teachers received data in Standard 6 in 2012

• Most will have data for the 2013-2014 school year

• Status of Curriculum identifies the means to measure teacher effectiveness in 2013-2014

Value Add Models

• Value Add Model-predicted score compared to achieved score– Predictions based on data points for

students over time– Need about 1,000 matched records to

create a model

• Pre/Post-Test Model– Courses without sufficient data to match

for prediction model

Measures of Student Learning

• Measures of what students know and are able to do after completing a course or grade

• Tightly linked to the instruction that a teacher delivers

• One part of how North Carolina will evaluate the effectiveness of its teachers

• Similar to the common summative assessments that many districts already have in place

NC DPI Home Base System

Why is North Carolina developing Home Base?

The central focus of READY is improving every student’s learning ...

…and enabling and ensuring great teaching is how we get there.

One of the ways to enable great teaching is to put powerful tools in the hands of teachers and school leaders.

AssessmentStudent

Information and Learner

Profile

Instructional Design, Practice

& Resources

Data Analysis and Reporting

Information

a simpler, better information system to replace NC WISE

Integrated Instructional Solution

a new standards-aligned tool for instruction (e.g. lesson plans, unit plans),

assessment and data analysis

Effectiveness

a simpler, better online evaluation system and new professional development system

Information Instruction

Educator Effectiveness:

Evaluation and Professional Development

Test NavSummativeAssessment

OpenClassCollaboration

SchoolnetInstructional Tools andAssessment

PowerSchoolStudent Information

TruenorthlogicEvaluation and PD

Products being integrated to create Home Base

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Content in SystemTools for Teaching • Assessment Creation

TruenorthlogicProfessionalDevelopment

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Initial Content• Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies Assessment

Items for Benchmarking and Classroom Assessment

• Instructional Content (e.g. lesson plans and unit plans)

housed in the NC Learning Object Repository

How will Home Base be rolled out?

• Home Base will be available to districts without costs for the 2013-14 school year.

• Home Base will be phased in with many key functions available at the beginning of the 2013-14 school year.

• 2013-14 year will be a kick-off year; we expect it to take districts time to learn and apply the resources in Home Base.

Time Line

July/August 2013

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Content in SystemTools for Teaching • Assessment Creation

UserPortal

via PowerSchool

• Students • Parents• Teachers• Administrators• State Admin• Content Specialist

• Student Information

• Scheduling• Gradebook• Attendance• Transcripts

• Instructional Tools

• Classroom and Benchmark Assessments

• Reporting

• Online Evaluation (Teachers Only)

Initial Content

• NWEA Science and Social Studies Assessment Items [9,600 items]

• ClassScape Items in EOG and EOC tested subjects (Math, ELA, Science) [22,000 items]

• Pearson Science and Social Studies Digital Library [~10,000 resources]

• Open Educational Resources from NC Learning Object Repository [4,000 and counting}

Time Line

October 2013

OpenClassCollaboration+ Truenorthlogic

Educator Evaluation

• Collaboration • Online Evaluation (Principals and Teachers)

Content in SystemTools for Teaching • Assessment Creation

• Next Generation K-12 Common Core ELA and Math Items [starting in October and phased-in]

Time Line

March 2014

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Home Base Website and Updates

•Home Base website is http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/•To sign up for Home Base Biweekly Newsletter, please email home_base_ready@dpi.nc.gov as ask to be placed on the newsletter listserv.•We will continue to email the biweekly updates, but you can also find them archived on the Home Base website at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/updates/

Contact: Remedy• homebase.incidents@its.nc.gov

• You can email your questions about Home Base (the system, implementation or training)

• Questions will be logged into Remedy for assistance• Support personnel provide the answer, research or

assign to the appropriate area for resolution• Incidents are categorized for statistical reporting to

aid in identifying problem areas as well as providing a knowledge base

• If you have a question that is not about the system, implementation or training, you may contact the Home Base staff at home_base_ready@dpi.nc.gov

Honors Revisions Background• 2004 - State Board of Education approved a

framework for developing and implementing Honors Level Courses

• 2012 - NCDPI began revising the 2004 Honors Implementation Guide and Rubric to more effectively address new standards and instructional best practices

• June, 2012 - State Board of Education approved the new Honors Level Course Rubric

What's new in the Implementation Guide?

Teacher rationale including intentional reflection and philosophy in each of the three buckets.

Language that specifically addresses:Credentials21st century skillsCommon Core State StandardsFormative and summative assessmentPost-secondary alignment

Electronic submission to the state level for review.Either met or not met.

Peer evaluators with state level coordination. Recommendations if not met.

Links to Honors InformationNCDPI Honors Wikihttp://honorsimplementation.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/

NCDPI CTE Honors Wikihttp://ctees.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/home

Q&A Webinars:http://honorsimplementation.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Webinar+Presentations

CTE Webinar:http://honorsimplementation.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Content+Area+Presentations

FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions• Who completes the portfolio? Individual

teacher• Who approves the portfolio? Principal, CTE

Director, Superintendent (or designee) and NCDPI

• Will existing CTE standards and objectives meet honors level requirements? No. Honors levels standards and objectives must be an extension of the current objectives.

More FAQs• Will we be required to develop a portfolio for honors

level courses that are in field test status? Yes• How much extra work is required to earn honors

credit? Instruction should be differentiated at a higher level and not assign extra work. The focus should be on extension, acceleration, and enrichment. CTE recommends an extension of 25% of the course content.

• Should standards be rewritten or should new standards be added? Teachers may extend an existing standard or add a new one. Either is fine.

More FAQs

• May we work together?– Portions of the portfolios can be common and it is

the expectation that the LEA will provide PLC or PD opportunities for teachers to work collaboratively. However, individual teacher portfolios should reflect the course implementation in his/her classroom.

Example: Student work samples should be collected by individual teachers for their portfolio.

More FAQs• Do students needs to score a higher grade

on Elements post-assessment to earn honors credit? No (And they take the same post-assessment as regular credit)

• What if I already have an honors portfolio I created using the old implementation guide? A new portfolio following the new rubric and revised implementation guide must be developed.

Portfolio Review Timeline

2012-13 - Transition Year2013-14 - Fall/Winter: Portfolio review

process for First Cohort Spring: Notification of Second Cohort

2014-15 - Second Cohort will be reviewed2015-16 - Third and Final Cohort will be

reviewed

High School Diploma Endorsements

• State Board of Education Policy allows students to earn endorsements based courses taken in high school– Career– College– College UNC

Credentials for Technical Attainment• Certain courses may substitute earning a Credential

for the Statewide post-assessment• Refer to the Status of Curriculum

40-Hour Induction ModulesDPI Staff have used feedback from surveys completed last year to revise the induction process.• One less session• Fewer days out of the classroom for

teachers• Blended learning• Cost savings

Induction Schedule

• 2013-14 will follow the new blueprint• Final dates for 2013-14 have not been

set• Notice the transition plan in your packet• Completion of the induction within the

three year window should be a priority for teachers

Elements

• Performance– Much improved in spring administration

• Transition to the E3 platform– Ongoing– Professional Development– Equipment

• Data population• Security of post-assessments

Budget

• Perkins reductions will impact activities at the state level– 75% of federal money is in salaries– After fixed costs, $200,000 operating

budget

• Cost sharing for projects• Commitment to support of schools and

districts

Statewide Agreements

• Microsoft– License for Academy has been approved and

cost paid at the state level for 2013-2014– Certiport is now part of that agreement

• August renewal• Final cost yet to be determined

• Adobe– Annual opportunity to add seats– Use state support fund allotments centrally

Credit by Demonstrated Mastery

• Allows students to earn credit without seat time– Must show mastery on state assessment

AND– Project

• Goal is to place students in advanced courses

• Implementation guide due out early fall

Math in CTE

• Alignment process this spring• Revised list of courses in CTE that can

meet math requirement for graduation– May not meet requirements of Community

College Multiple Measures placement policy

Licensure

• Licensure requirements were approved this spring and are effective July 1, 2013– Change in years of experience for Health

Sciences– Changed course specificity– Changed credential timing requirements– Allowed associate degree to teach Scientific

Visualization and Gaming

WorkKeys Data

No Cer-tificate

Bronze Silver Gold Platinum0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

20,000

5,394

8,244

17,172

4,456

59

4,622

7,325

17,501

5,606

81

Number of CRCs Issued

2012 N =2013 N =

Certificate Level

Certificate Distribution

No Certificate15%

Bronze23%Silver

49%

Gold13%

2012 Distribution of Certificates in NC

No CertificateBronzeSilverGoldPlatinum

Certificate Distribution

No Cer-tificate

13%

Bronze21%

Silver50%

Gold16%

2013 Distribution of Certificates in NC

No CertificateBronzeSilverGoldPlatinum

State/National Comparison

No Cer-tificate

13%

Bronze21%

Silver47%

Gold18%

Platinum1%

2012/2013 National Distribution