0. Objective:
Introduction and background
Timing:
2 minutes
Delaware Department of Education Career & Technical Education (CTE) and STEM Office DLC Online Conference
Luke Rhine
CTE and STEM Workgroup, DDOE

1. Framing Our Conversation
Our Goals for Today:
Discuss labor market information in the State of Delaware;
Identify the target audience and students who are served through CTE;
Provide an overview of the Department’s goals for CTE;
Discuss a model of CTE that includes state and locally developed programs of study; and
Discuss next steps and opportunities for feedback.
Objective:
Outline goals for conversation
Timing:
2 minutes

2. The Need for Career & Technical Education
The Skills Gap in Delaware:
Objective:
Discuss current skills gap in Delaware – over saturation of low skill positions as well as opportunity to expand middle-skill talent pool (requires a credential beyond high school or 2- year degree)
Discuss factors that influence high skill positions – net migration and Delaware’s ability to attract talent as well as grow talent locally – opportunity to expand the later, when net migration is removed there is a skills gap for native Delawareans in high skill positions
Discuss opportunity to broaden Career & Technical Education programing to include programs that have traditionally been part of CTE (construction, culinary arts, nursing, etc…) as well as new programs that are essential to Delaware’s economic development (engineering, biomedical science, computer science, etc…)
Timing:
5 minutes
Source: National Skills Coalition, Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics by State, 2012

3. The Need for Career & Technical Education
43% of young workers with Licenses and Certificates earn more than those with an Associate’s degree
27% of young workers with Licenses and Certificates earn more than those with an Bachelor’s degree
31% of young workers with an Associate’s degree earn more than those with an Bachelor’s degree
Objective:
Discuss misinformation regard value of a credential or associate degree – reinforcing student choice and the need to align secondary and post-secondary programs with the expectations of business and industry partners – creates a continuum of learning and opportunity
Discuss pathways to successful employment for students – different based on the ability and interest of each child
Discuss opportunity to broaden Career & Technical Education programing to include programs that lead to apprenticeship, industry recognized credentials, and 2- and 4- year degree institutions – multiple opportunities for all students to continue their education and/or enter the workforce
Timing:
5 minutes
Source: Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, 2012

4. The Need for Career & Technical Education
Fastest Growing Career Areas in Delaware:
Cluster
Employment 2013
Employment Change
Employment Growth
Avg. Wage 2013
Architecture & Construction
22,100       
4,701           
20.2%           
$45,939    
Health Science
42,240       
7,255           
16.6%           
$62,845    
Information Technology
12,160       
2,073           
15.5%           
$83,805    
Finance
20,980       
2,570           
10.6%           
$74,621    
Hospitality & Tourism
52,600       
4,952           
9.0%           
$23,481    
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
7,430       
572           
8.8%           
$95,066    
Education & Training
25,710       
1,817           
7.5%           
$54,888    
Manufacturing
23,740       
1,886           
$42,175   
Objective:
Discuss misinformation regard value of a credential or associate degree – reinforcing student choice and the need to align secondary and post-secondary programs with the expectations of business and industry partners – creates a continuum of learning and opportunity
Discuss pathways to successful employment for students – different based on the ability and interest of each child
Discuss opportunity to broaden Career & Technical Education programing to include programs that lead to apprenticeship, industry recognized credentials, and 2- and 4- year degree institutions – multiple opportunities for all students to continue their education and/or enter the workforce
Timing:
5 minutes
Source: Delaware Department of Labor, 2014

5. Our System of Career & Technical Education
Objective:
Discuss the audience that is participating in Career & Technical Education – approx. 70% of all students in grades 9 – 12 – trends remain consistent throughout the grade levels, higher participation in 9th grade, slight decline through grade 11, consistent at grade 11 and 12
Define participant, concentrator, and completer designation for students
Review where this information is in the local education agency sample data report
Timing:
2 minutes
Source: Delaware Department of Education, 2014

6. Our System of Career & Technical Education
Objective:
Discuss the audience that is participating in and completing a Career & Technical Education program – approx. 50% of all students in grade 12 will complete a CTE program of study – with a slightly higher percentage taking CTE courses
Review where this information is in the local education agency sample data report
Timing:
2 minutes
Source: Delaware Department of Education, 2014

7. Our System of Career & Technical Education
Objective:
Discuss outcomes for students who complete a Career & Technical Education program – approx. 60% of all students continue their education – approx. 10% are reported has having entered the workforce or pursuing the military – remainder unknown, gap in our feedback loop
Review where this information is in the local education agency sample data report
Timing:
2 minutes
Source: Delaware Department of Education, 2014

8. Career & College Readiness Professional Learning
Roadmap for the future
Career & College Readiness
Shared Accountability
Professional Learning
Objective:
Outline Department goals for CTE
Timing:
2 minutes

9. Roadmap for the future Career & College Readiness:
Comprehensive pathways (7-14+) for delivering academic and Career & Technical Education (CTE) that prepare all students for career advancement and continuing education
Shared Accountability:
Programmatic support and evaluation from kindergarten through career
Professional Learning:
Robust partnerships with business and industry as well as higher education to support teachers and school system leaders
Objective:
Discuss our focus and relation to established best practices at the local level – focus on accelerating work at the local level by creating equal access to and the opportunity for all school systems to implement rigorous CTE programs of study
Discuss acceleration by providing career programs/opportunities for all students – aligning secondary programs to 2- and 4-year degrees, certification programs, apprenticeships, formal job training, and/or military service
Discuss alignment to national Career Cluster Framework – provides a hierarchy to develop secondary and post-secondary career programs as well as define business & industry expectations across the career clusters
Timing:
2 minutes

10. Postsecondary Pathways
Roadmap for the future
The Career Pathway Model:
Postsecondary Pathways
System Outcomes:
Financially sustainable, aligned and integrated 7-14(+) career pathway systems
Increased number of skilled young professionals with credentials of value to the labor market
State and regional economies develop talent pipelines in key industry sectors
Career and Technical Ed.
Advanced Skilled Jobs
Intern-ships, WBL
Low Skilled Jobs
Semi-Skilled Jobs
Middle Skilled Jobs
Rigorous Academics
Acceleration & College/Career Readiness through Dual Enrollment, Integrated Instruction, and WBL
Stackable Credentials 
AA/AAS 
BA/BS 
Secondary Pathways
Objective:
Discuss academic and technical content through CTE – alignment of credentials, continuing education, and workforce expectations
Discuss early college and early career experiences throughout the program – opportunities for articulated credit, dual enrollment, AP coursework as well as work-based learning experiences in the CTE program and in co-curricular experiences
Timing:
5 minutes
Sources: Pathways to Prosperity, Jobs for the Future, 2014

11. Career & College Readiness
Defining CTE in Delaware:
Policies & Procedures for CTE Program Development, Implementation, and Continuous Improvement
Innovation Grant & Competitive Funding Structure
State-model Programs for LEA Consideration:
Biomedical Sciences
Culinary & Hospitality Management
Computer Science
Engineering
Manufacturing Logistics Technician
Manufacturing, Production Technician
Objective:
Outline state programs of study that are being developed for the school year
Focus on broader workforce demands and occupations that impact the State of Delaware
Shared curriculum, assessment, and professional development model
Offer early college (articulation, dual enrollment, AP) and early career experiences (work-based learning, cooperative education, CTSOs) for all students
Timing:
5 minutes

12. Shared Accountability
Defining CTE in Delaware:
Delaware State Plan for Career & Technical Education
Revised Definitions for Perkins Accountability
CTE Dashboard Development and Real-Time Snapshot of Student and School System Progress
Process of Comprehensive Program Review
Objective:
Discuss working with state agencies, like the Department of Labor, to enter data sharing agreements to define a broader sense of career ready measures including leading- and lag- information across training & education programs
Discuss alignment of work to larger initiatives at the state and national levels like Pathways to Prosperity – leverages partnerships across state agencies, business & industry partners, and staff in post-secondary to support common goals and mutually develop training & education programs – WIOA and Job-Driven Checklist
Discuss desire to build a tool to support the continuous improvement of CTE programs and need to transition from compliance to create a results-based accountability model
Discuss existing data systems – eSchoolPlus and other performance systems – and ability to create a real-time snapshot to student needs to target and provide direct service to students
Discuss the need for external partners to help guide the Departments work and the CTE Guiding Coalition
Timing:
5 minutes

13. Professional Learning
Defining CTE in Delaware:
Aligned Curriculum and Assessments with the Expectations of Post-Secondary Institutions and Business Partners
Course and Program Specific Professional Learning Opportunities for Teachers
Structured Technical Assistance for LEA Leaders, School Counselors, and Teachers
Objective:
Discuss building state advisory boards for each career cluster to guide CTE program development and create professional development opportunities for teachers – working with state and national partners to leverage resources that directly support students – example Autodesk Design the Future
Discuss need for local advisory boards to engage students in career development and work-based learning opportunities – example SPARC
Discuss restructuring the CTE & STEM workgroup to align with the national career cluster framework which helps to ensure alignment of secondary and post-secondary pathways and a stronger focus on service-oriented leadership
Timing:
5 minutes

14. Delaware Department of Education
Contact Information
Luke Rhine
CTE and STEM Workgroup
Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901