Tech Prep: A Schematic Paper presented at the NTPN 2004 CONFERENCE MINNEAPOLIS OCTOBER 13-16 By Dr....
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Tech Prep: A Schematic
Paper presented at the NTPN 2004 CONFERENCE
MINNEAPOLIS OCTOBER 13-16By Dr. Fidelis Njide Ubadigbo
Tech Prep ActSection 201-208Section 201: Title-Tech Prep Education
ActSection 202: Definitions:
202(2)(A) Community College: An institution of higher education as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965202(2)(B): Includes Tribally Controlled Colleges or Universities
RecipientFunds are allotted to states on the
same basis as the basic state grant
Institutions of higher education that award 4-year baccalaureate degrees and employer and labor organizations are not eligible to participate as members of consortia
ELIGIBILITY
Consortia of:LEAs, IEA, AVS, BIA-funded secondary
schoolsNonprofit institutions of higher
education meeting HEA Sec. 481(a)Proprietary institutions of higher
education offering a 2-year associate degree meeting 481(a) and Sec. 343(a)(1) of Stafford DMP
Tech Prep Overview1980: 2+2 articulation and
collaborative effort of over 30 state agencies in conjunction with CORD and AIT
1984: The Neglected Majority by Dale Parnell defined Tech Prep
1990: Congress included Tech Prep in the Perkins reauthorization to be funded through states’ Tech Prep consortia
Tech Prep Overview1991: Dale Parnell and Dan Hull authored
Tech Prep/Associate Degree: A Win-Win Experience (applied academics) and a conversion from 2+2 to 4+2 (grades 9 and 10)
1993: Congress amended Perkins to allow Tech Prep spending to begin in 9th grade
1993: Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS)
Tech Prep Overview1993: Department of Labor: What Work
Requires of Schools: A SCANS Report for America 2000 (3rd set of stds. in critical thinking in addition to academic and skills)
1994 School to Work focus on employer involvement
1998 U.S. Congress reauthorized federal support of Tech Prep through Carl D. Perkins A NEW ERA!!! ACADEMIC, SKILL & EMPLOYABILITY STANDARDS
TECH PREP PROGRAM
202(3)(A): Combines at a minimum 2 years of
secondary education with a minimum of 2 years of
postsecondary education in a non-duplicative, sequential
course of study
TECH PREP PROGRAM
202(3)(B): Integrates academic, and vocational and technical,
instruction, and utilizes work-based and worksite learning
where appropriate and available
TECH PREP PROGRAM
202(3)(C):Provides technical preparation in a
career field such as engineering technology, applied science, a
mechanical, industrial, or practical art or trade, agriculture, health occupation,
business, or applied economics
TECH PREP PROGRAM202(3)(D):
Builds students competence in mathematics, science, reading,
writing, communications, economics, and workplace skills through applied, contextual academics, and integrated instruction, in a coherent sequence of
courses
TECH PREP PROGRAM
202(3)(E):Leads to an associate or a baccalaureate degree or a
postsecondary certificate in a specified career field
TECH PREP PROGRAM
202(3)(F):Leads to placement in
appropriate employment or to further education
TECH PREP
PROGRAM
Tech Prep
Program in
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202a(3)(A)
Combines at a minimum 2years of secondary
education with a minimum of 2 years
post-secondary education in a non-
duplicative sequential course of study.
202a(3)(B)
Integrates academic, and vocational and technical
instruction and utilize work-based worksite
learning.
202a(3)(C)
Provide technical preparation in a
career field.
202a(3)(D)
Build student competence in
mathematics, sciences, reading, writing, etc.
202a(3)(E)
Leads to associate or a baccalaureate degree or post-
secondary certificate in specified career.
202a(3)(F) Leads to
placement in appropriate
employment or to further studies.
Tech Prep InitiativesCooperated to create work-based
learning environments for students to experience careers and add “context” to their class and lab work
Successfully explored the structure of career academies to create schools within schools, or magnet schools
Tech Prep InitiativesArticulated course offerings between
secondary and postsecondary institutions to eliminate duplication
Pioneered efforts to improve student achievement through applied or contextual academics
Established standards-based curricula and assessment strategies
