1. CTE Essential Standards 1

2. NC State Board of Education Goals CTE Essential Standards for 158 Courses 5/19/20152 Business & Industry Education & Government Partners Carl D. Perkins Federal Legislation NC State Statutes

3. 5/19/20153 NC State Board of Education Goals North Carolina will produce globally competitive students who are career & college ready A Framework For Change 21 st century skills CTE Essential Standards

4. 5/19/20154 NC State Board of Education Goals Local and State Partners Business and Industry Education Government CTE Essential Standards Business & Industry Education & Government Partners

5. 5/19/20155 Career & College Ready High skill, high wage or high demand and non-traditional occupations Business and industry needs Career-focused concentrators in course sequences Business and industry recognized credentials Accountability Career and Technical Student Organization co-curricular integration CTE Essential Standards Carl D. Perkins Federal Legislation

6. 5/19/20156 Documented need from labor market data Documented need from student demand Responsive to: Technological advances Changing characteristics of workforce From NC State Statutes Chapter 115C, Article 10, Parts 1-3 CTE Essential Standards NC State Statutes

7. CTE Essential Standards Influenced by Program Area National Standards 5/19/20157 Agricultural Education Business, Finance, & IT Education Career Development Education Family & Consumer Sciences Education Health Science Education Marketing Education Technology Engineering and Design Education Trade & Industrial Education

8. NC State Board of Education Goals CTE Essential Standards for 158 Courses 5/19/20158 Business & Industry Education & Government Partners Carl D. Perkins Federal Legislation NC State Statutes States’ Career Clusters Initiative

9. 5/19/20159 States’ Career Clusters Initiative

10. 5/19/201510 Knowledge and skill statements Validated by business and industry Nationally recognized 21 st century skills States’ Career Clusters Initiative

11. CTE Essential Standards Types of Courses 5/19/201511 Adopted e.g. Microsoft ITA PLTW courses Adapted e.g. Multimedia & Webpage Design Developed e.g. Personal Finance Early Childhood Additionally… Locally developed courses approved by state e.g. Aquaculture Aviation Film Production Studio Motorsports Technology Green Engineering & Sustainable Energy

12. CTE Essential Standards Key Features 5/19/201512 Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT) Integration of academic subjects Courses shared across program areas Designed with flexible four-credit concentrations

13. CTE Essential Standards Key Features 5/19/201513 Alignment to Criteria of Other Essential Standards o Enduring o Measurable o Clear and concise o Prioritized and focused o Rigorous o Relevant to world of work

14. CTE Essential Standards Comprehensive Assessment 5/19/201514 Summative Essential Standards Formative Benchmark  State Postassessments  Classroom Assessment Banks  Curriculum Products  CTE Courses

15. CTE Essential Standards Key Features 5/19/201515 Integrated Focus o Work-based learning o Support special populations including non-traditional students o NC Community College articulation and dual enrollment

16. CTE Essential Standards Current Focus 5/19/201516 STEM Focus SREB Preparation for Tomorrow (Project Management) Microsoft IT Academy Credentials

17. CTE Essential Standards Career Cluster 5/19/201517

18. CTE Essential Standards Sample 5/19/201518 Strategic Marketing Course Number: 6626 Recommended Maximum Enrollment: 30 Hours of Instruction: 135 (block) 150 (regular) Prerequisite: None This course challenges students by combining into one course the content of Marketing and Marketing Management courses. Topics include economics, marketing research and decision making, domestic and international markets and influences, human resource development, ethics, management, and financial analysis. Mathematics is reinforced. Work-based learning strategies appropriate include cooperative education, entrepreneurship, internship, mentorship, school-based enterprise, service learning, and job shadowing. Apprenticeship is not available for this course. DECA competitive events, community service, and leadership activities provide the opportunity to apply essential standards and workplace readiness skills through authentic experiences. Strategic Marketing can help prepare students for credentials: Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (A*S*K), http://www.askinstitute.org/ Professional Certification, www.nrffoundation.com Sales & Marketing Executives International, www.smei.orghttp://www.askinstitute.org/www.nrffoundation.comwww.smei.org

19. CTE Essential Standards Examples of other web-based links… 5/19/201519 Essential Standards Planning Guide NC Career Clusters Guide CTE Equipment Guide Work-based Learning Guide Honors Implementation Guide Fiscal and Policy Guide

20. CTE Essential Standards Time Line 5/19/201520 2007-2010 Review of Draft Documents Summer Conference, presentations (4 years) CTE Administrators, presentations (4 years, 3 surveys) Multiple local presentations by CTE Administrators (2 years) Eight program areas, multiple presentations (4 years) Business and Industry, education partners throughout process Posted on DPI Web (8 months total) 2011/12 Approval and Planning Posted on web and shared in spring Director Meetings May 2011 Present to State Board of Education Planning year for LEAs 2012/13 Implementation year for LEAs