1. Helping Your teen become career and college confident
Lynn Hartley, CTE Director
Harnett County Schools

2. Career and College Promise
College Transfer Pathways
Eligibility
High School Juniors and Seniors
Demonstrate college readiness on approved assessment or placement test
Benefits
College credits towards 44 core credits to transfer to public/private colleges/universities
Reduced cost for a two or four year degree
Accelerated completion of a diploma, an associate degree or four year degree
Readiness skills for success at the next educational level

3. Career and College Promise (con’t)
Career Technical Education Pathways
Eligibility
High School Juniors and Seniors
3.0 GPA
Must meet the prerequisites for the career pathway
Benefits
A credential, certificate, or diploma in a technical career
Stackable credentials that build for an entry-level job
Earn free college credits
Save students money, time, and energy towards a degree

4. Harnett County Schools Career & Technical Education
Serve approximately 11,900 students in grades 6-12 (duplicated count)
CTE Concentrator Graduation Rate for North Carolina is 94%
CTE Concentrator Graduation Rate for Harnett County is 90.6%
February is CTE Month
Program Areas: Agriculture, Business Finance & IT, Career Development, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health Science, Marketing & Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Trade & Industrial.
Credentials included in count: ASE Brakes (14), ASE Electrical (14), CPR Certificate (99), Microsoft Access (21), Microsoft Excel (37), Microsoft Power Point (302), Microsoft Word (266), NCCER Core (197), Nurse Aide (43), OSHA Safety (206), Serv Safe (1), and WorkKeys (424). (#)= number of credential received in area.
CTE Concentrator: A student that has taken 4 CTE courses within a Career Cluster with one course being a completer.
Harnett County Graduation Rate: 74.5%/Harnett County CTE Concentrator Graduation Rate: 89.4%
State Graduation Rate: 80.2%/State CTE Concentrator Graduation Rate: 94%

5. CTE Program Areas Approximately 75 courses taught across the district
Agriculture
Business Finance & IT
Family & Consumer Sciences
Health Science
Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Technology
Trade & Industrial
Career Development

6. CTE Career Clusters

7. World of Work Map

8. Career Development Coordinators & Career and College Promise Advisors
Wendy Roberson, Harnett Central High
Dr. Alda Blue, Overhills High
Marie Rogers, Triton High
Angel Curtis, Western Harnett High
Career and College Promise Advisors
Kim Brzozowski, Harnett Central High
Latoya Parker, Overhills High
Tracy Autry, Triton High
Elvin James, Western Harnett High

9. Career Development Coordinators Responsibilities
Create or continue process of using CFNC.org
Implementation of a 4-6 year plan for students
Promote job shadowing and career exploration activities for high school students
Work with other Student Support Services Team members to support students in their career development
Help students evaluate appropriate high school classes to maximize their learning and skill attainment while in high school

10. Labor Market Projections
Skilled Laborers are needed in current job market!
Two-year degree earners make more than some individuals with Bachelors and Masters degrees.
Many students graduating from a four-year college have trouble finding a job, while two-year college graduates have a job before graduation.

11. Credentials/Certificates Approximately 1,600 credentials were awarded across the district for the past two years.
ASE Brakes
NCCER Modules (Carpentry and Masonry)
ASE Electrical
NIMS (Metals Manufacturing)
ServSafe (in Foods I & II and Culinary)
Fire Alarms and Communications (Fire Academy)
Microsoft Office Word (Business)
Fire Behavior (Fire Academy)
Microsoft Office Excel (Business)
Portable Fire Extinguishers (Fire Academy)
Microsoft Office Powerpoint (Business)
Personal Protective Equipment (Fire Academy)
Microsoft Office Access (Business)
Forcible Entry (Fire Academy)
Microsoft Office Word Expert (Business)
Ropes (Fire Academy)
Microsoft Office Excel Expert (Business)
Ladders (Fire Academy)
CPR (Health Science)
Fire Hose, Streams, and Appliances (Fire Academy)
First Aide (Health Science)
Foam Fire Stream (Fire Academy)
Home Care Aide (Health Science)
Water Supply (Fire Academy)
Nurse Aide (Health Science)
Sprinklers (Fire Academy)
Pharmacy Technician (Health Science)
Fire Prevention (Fire Academy)
Certified Nursing Assistance (Health Science)
Fire Department Orientation and Safety (Fire Academy)
OHSA 10-hour Industry (Carpentry, Masonry, Principles of Technology)
WorkKeys (Senior CTE Completers)

12. WorkKeys Assessments Assess the Workforce
WorkKeys assessments measure “real world” workplace skills critical to job success. These skills are valuable for any occupation—skilled or professional—at any level of education, and in any industry.
More than 10 million WorkKeys assessments have been administered.

13. Certification Certify abilities The NCRC™ is a credential that is:
Evidence-based
Industry-recognized
Portable
Used to document essential skills linked to workplace success
Awarded at four levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum
Emphasize recognition across industry and the portability of certificate.
Gives students credibility when applying for jobs

14. Articulated Credits
North Carolina High School to Community College Articulation Agreement.
To receive articulated credit, students must enroll at the community college within two years of their school graduation date and meet the following criteria:
Final grade of B or higher in the course, and
A score of 93, or higher, on the standardized CTE post-assessment.

15. Honors CTE Courses
Honors courses were implemented this year in the following areas:
Honors Animal Science II – Small Animals
Honors Health Science II
Honors Pharmacy Tech
Honors Horticulture II
Honors Public Health Fundamentals
Honors Horticulture II – Landscaping
Honors Principals of Technology I
Honors Accounting I
Honors Microsoft Excel & Access
Honors Principals of Technology II
Honors Interior Design II

16. Harnett County Public Services Academy
Emergency Medical Technician
Fire Fighter Technology

17. Accepting applications beginning in December 2014
Current freshman and sophomores
Students will be fast-tracked through their general high school courses to maximize time for college level courses
Two areas: Nursing Assistant and Medical Assisting

18. Career Awareness Fairs
Held at all high schools (including STAR Academy) in the fall of the year
Attended by students during their Sophomore year

19. Career Awareness Presentations
Presentations are made to the Senior English classes at all high schools to cover:
Professional dress
Interviewing skills
“Soft Skills” that employers see are lacking in today’s workforce

20. Career Exploration Activities
Workshops/Seminars that have been made available to students in the high schools in the following areas:
Criminal Justice
Health Sciences (in conjunction with local hospitals)
Laser and Photonics
Radio Broadcasting
Manufacturing

21. Job Shadowing Spend a day with a professional in the community
Students are not counted absent from school
Open to all students in Harnett County High Schools
Over 400 job shadowing opportunities during

22. Harnett Youth Apprenticeship Program
Focus on Manufacturing
In conjunction with CCCC and local manufacturing business and industry
Applications will be accepted beginning December 2014
Target Group: Current juniors

23. Internships
HCS has networked with local businesses and industries to establish internship opportunities for juniors and seniors in our high schools.
Several students participated in internships this summer at the following businesses:
Harnett Health
Harnett County Sheriff's Department
Erwin Police Department
Harnett County Schools
Seed Planters Academic Learning Center

24. Helping students become Career and College Ready
Full-time Career Development Coordinators at each high school
Full-time Career and College Advisors at each high school
Education of the importance of students having a concentration in a “Career Cluster”
Curriculum presentations being implemented by CDC’s in 9th and 11th grade