Work-based Learning ExperiencesCareer and Technical Education Updates

Kris Martini, Director Career, Technical, and Adult Education

Phyllis Gandy, Supervisor Career, Technical, and Adult Education

October 18, 2018

Overview

• School Board priorities• Work-based learning definitions• Existing data• Work plan for baseline data• Skills acquisition• CTE data• Arlington Tech update• Action steps

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Career, Technical and Adult Education’s Role

in Achieving APS’ Strategic Plan Goals

by 2023-24

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Work with Partners to Provide Workplace Learning Opportunities for All Students

Multiple Pathways to Student Success

Provide learning opportunities in a variety of settings, times, and formats that include opportunities for students to align knowledge, skills, and personal interests with career and higher educational opportunities including internships and externships.

Strong and Mutually Supportive Partnerships

Build partnerships with local, state, and national businesses, organizations, and governments to support a variety of learning experiences.

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Connections

• Career exploration• Skills acquisition• Credentials• Work-based learning opportunity

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Work Based Learning Definitions

• November 2017 Briefing Report.

• Work-based learning is a school coordinated, coherent sequence of workplace experiences that are related to students’ career goals and/or interests.

• Eight Work-based Learning Methods of Instruction were defined.

● Job Shadowing ● Service Learning

● Internship ● Clinical Experience

● Mentorship ● Youth Registered Apprenticeship

● Cooperative Education ● Registered Apprenticeship

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Existing Data

Program 2016-17 2017-18

Senior Experience W&L 480 464

Senior Experience Yorktown 380 374

Senior Project / Blended Experience Wakefield

302 356

AYES 15 9

C-CAP 5 4

Urban Alliance 32 24

PRIME 30 30

MIPA 12 16

PEP 52 48

High School Life Skills & Stratford 37 33

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Skills Acquisition

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Career and Technical Education Data

Data Point 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18*

Program Completers 313 254 329 336

Competency Attainment

88.8% 92.5% 91.0% 99.7%

State Approved Credentialing

1919 1947 2332 3026

*2017-18 data is not from the report card because it isn’t available yet. The data was taken from SSWS & Synergy reports.

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CTE Course Enrollment Data

2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

Course Enrollment*(Grades 6-12)

9,899 10,852 11,057

*Duplicate course enrollments

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CTE Dual Enrollment Data

2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

CTE Dual Enrollment (student enrollment)

257 285 257

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CTE State Approved Credentials 2017-18

CTE Assessment Number Tested Number Passed Pass Rate

Adobe Photoshop 34 27 79%

ASE Maintenance & Light Repair 2 2 100%

Television Production Assessment:(NOCTI) 7 6 86%

NAPPS Pet Sitter 13 13 100%

Culinary Prep Certification 28 15 54%

PLTW Intro to Engineering 157 100 64%

W!SE Personal Finance 2075 1422 69%

Workplace Readiness (WRS) 1509 1262 84%

Private Pilot Written Examination 15 9 60%

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Career Center & Arlington Tech Data

Enrollment 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

Arlington Tech 38 106 199

CTE Students 713 675 766

SOL Results 2017-18

Math Pass Rate

Science Pass Rate

Social Studies Pass Rate

Arlington Tech 93% 99% 97%

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Arlington Tech’s State Approved Credentials

CTE Assessment-Arl Tech 2017-18 Number Tested Number Passed Pass Rate

Adobe Photoshop 10 10 100%

ASE Maintenance & Light Repair 2 2 100%

IC3 Computing Fundamentals 20 4 33%

NAPPS Pet Sitter 13 13 100%

PLTW Computer Integration 3 0 0%

PLTW Intro to Engineering 1 1 100%

W!SE Personal Finance 26 26 100%

Workplace Readiness (WRS) 63 60 95%

Private Pilot Written Examination 1 0 0%

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Student Success

Multiple Pathways to Student Success

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Performance Objective #4

All graduates will have engaged in at least one experience that demonstrates productive workplace skills, qualities, and behaviors and may include a work-based experience (internships, externships, formal job shadowing, etc.); Virginia Profile of a Graduate

Next Steps

Follow the work on www.apsva.us/strategic-plan/• Kris Martini and Laura Newton are facilitating

APS efforts

• Mid November - Initial project plan will include• Timeline for defining the outcomes for

2023-24• Strategies for 2018-19 • Advisory Committees that will be a part of

the tuning process

• Next update to the School Board will be in the End of Year Strategic Plan Summary (June 2019)

OperationalExcellence

Supportive Partnership

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Performance Objective #22

The number of partnerships/volunteer opportunities will meet the needs of students, specifically in the areas of internships and externships.

Next Steps

Follow the work on www.apsva.us/strategic-plan/• Kris Martini and Linda Erdos are facilitating APS

efforts

• Mid November - Initial project plan will include• Timeline for defining the outcomes for 2023-24• Strategies for 2018-19 • Advisory Committees that will be a part of the

tuning process

• Next updates to the School Board • School & Comm. Relations Update (March) • End of Year Strategic Plan Summary (June

2019)

Monitoring Progress

Performance Objective #22The number of partnerships/volunteer opportunities will meet the needs of students, specifically in the areas of internships and externships.

Identify leaders to coordinate efforts

• Kris Martini, Supervisor, CTAE• Linda Erdos, Assistant Superintendent, School and Community Relations

Schedule monitoring updates for School Board

• CTAE Update (Oct.) - Initial Steps• School & Community Relations Briefing (March) - Define goals, baseline data,

strategies and identify stakeholders for tuning process

Define measurable outcomes for 2023-24 when not defined by performance objective

• Defined in March School & Community Relations update to School Board

Implement strategies in 2018-19 towards 2023-24 outcomes

Noted in earlier slides

Seek input from Advisory Committees in an annual review (tuning) process

TBD in March

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Action Steps

• Promote CTE opportunities within APS.

• Complete the work plan for baseline data on work-based learning opportunities.

• Pilot work-based learning collection and reporting process.

• Work with others offices and schools to build a database of businesses that are interested in participating in student work-based learning opportunities.

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Work-based Learning ExperiencesCareer and Technical Education Updates

Kris Martini, Director Career, Technical, and Adult Education

Phyllis Gandy, Supervisor Career, Technical, and Adult Education

October 18, 2018