1. Special Populations Job Description
2013 Summer Conference
7/22/2013
Special Populations Job Description
Shannon Baker, Consultant
Special Populations, Civil Rights, Equity
NCDPI
10-Hour CDC/SPC Induction

2. Objectives Overview of job description;
2013 Summer Conference
7/22/2013
Objectives
Overview of job description;
Identify the special population students;
Establish relationships with CTE & school staff;
Licensure requirements.
10-Hour CDC/SPC Induction

3. Job Description Objectives
2013 Summer Conference
7/22/2013
Job Description Objectives
Review the major functions of special populations coordination;
Discuss the laws related to those functions;
Identify the roles of specific CTE department members as it relates to special populations.
10-Hour CDC/SPC Induction

4. Job Description Outreach & recruitment Assessment & prescription
2013 Summer Conference
7/22/2013
Job Description
Outreach & recruitment
Assessment & prescription
Coordination with other service providers
Monitoring access, progress, & success
Annual accountability & planning.
10-Hour CDC/SPC Induction

5. Outreach & Recruitment
2013 Summer Conference
7/22/2013
Outreach & Recruitment
Promote recruitment, enrollment & placement
Provide information about CTE opportunities to students & parents
Coordinate a CDP for students enrolled in CTE programs
Laws
Title IX (sex & disability)
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (national origin/LEP)
Promote recruitment, enrollment and placement activities for special populations students.
Make sure students aren’t discouraged from taking any CTE course.
Activities include info sessions, career fairs, open house, career assessments, etc.
Provide information about Career-Technical Education opportunities to special populations students and their parents.
Be sensitive to LEP students & parents
Watch wording of applications (career academies, WBL, CTSOs)
Coordinate a Career Development Plan for students enrolled in Career-Technical Education programs.
May already be in place via student services/counseling
Career interest inventories
Be able to tell someone where CDP is housed in your building
10-Hour CDC/SPC Induction

6. Assessment & Prescription
2013 Summer Conference
7/22/2013
Assessment & Prescription
Identify students
Assess needs through career interest & learning styles inventories
Develop & implement the Special Populations portion of CDP+
Participate in IEP process
Coordinate special services
Maintain special populations resources for students & teachers (if possible)
Assist with transition services
Provide guidance & career development activities
Laws
Section 504 (disability)
Title II/ADA (facilities)
Title IX (sex)
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (national origin/LEP)
Identify members of special populations enrolled in Career-Technical Education programs. Use Challenge Handbook to identify the following populations:
Individuals w/ disabilities
Economically disadvantaged (incl foster children)
Non-trad students
Single parents (male or female), including pregnant women
Displaced homemakers
Individual w/ other barriers to educational achievement, including LEP students
Assess the special needs (career interests and learning styles are required) of special populations students
enrolled in Career-Technical Education programs.
CFNC
F4K
Develop and implement the Special Populations Component to the Career Development Plan (Career Development Plan-Plus).
If the Career Development Plan is housed in the building, just make sure you document the ‘plus’ portion. The “plus” just identifies those students that are considered SP
Ex. Electronic CDP+, rosters housed in your office (secured)
Participate in the Individualized Education Program Team for the development and implementation of the Career-Technical Education and Transition components of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
Volunteer to attend IEP meetings, SPED PLC teams, SST
Coordinate special services for special populations students.
Be mindful of agility/disability, economic needs, & other barriers
Maintain, if possible, a Career-Technical Education Resource Laboratory for members of special populations and Career-Technical Education Teachers.
Be familiar with ELEMENTS, literacy techniques
Use CTE funds to purchase supplemental materials
Assist with fulfilling transitional services for special populations students.
Work w/ vocational rehabilitation (VR)
Provide guidance and career development activities for special populations students.
Make sure students are aware of all career development activities inside & outside of school.
10-Hour CDC/SPC Induction

7. Coordination w/ Other Services
2013 Summer Conference
7/22/2013
Coordination w/ Other Services
Collaborate w/ CTE teachers
Coordinate w/ agencies that can provide supplementary services
Facilitate in-service training for those working w/ SP students
Assist w/ the development/
monitoring of CDP+
Coordinate work experience & field trips
Laws
Section 504 (disability)
Title II/ADA (facilities)
Title IX (sex)
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (national origin/LEP)
Collaborate with Career-Technical Education Teachers and other relevant service providers in providing services to special populations students.
Coordinate with WIA, Special Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, community agencies, businesses and
industry in providing the appropriate supplementary services to members of special populations.
Facilitate in-service training for individuals working with members of special populations to improve their
abilities and techniques in meeting the special needs of these students.
Assist with the development/monitoring of the Career Development Plan- Plus to ensure that appropriate supplementary services are provided and performance indicators are met.
Coordinate work experiences and field trips for special populations students.
10-Hour CDC/SPC Induction

8. Access, Progress, Success
2013 Summer Conference
7/22/2013
Access, Progress, Success
Maintain records documenting access, progress & success
Analyze data to determine how to maintain & improve
Document the attainment of performance indicators for SP members
Maintain records documenting access to, progress through, and successful completion of Career-Technical Education Programs for special populations students.
Monitor grades of SP students
Monitor class marks w/in CTE classes
Analyze VEIS data to determine maintenance and improvement of access, progress and success of members of special populations in Career-Technical Education Programs.
ELEMENTS data
LPS
Document the attainment of performance indicators for members of special populations.
10-Hour CDC/SPC Induction

9. Annual Accountability & Planning
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7/22/2013
Annual Accountability & Planning
Identify programs that need improvement
Describe strategies to improve supplementary services
Evaluate incentives & adjustments to determine if adequate services are being provided
Maintain relevant recordkeeping & inventory related to job
Coordinate w/ stakeholders to develop a Plan of Work
Laws:
Carl Perkins Vocational and Applied Technologies Education Act of 1990.
Identify programs that need improvement to assist special populations students in meeting the performance indicators.
Postassessment scores
Class marks list
% of SP enrollment in curriculum areas/CTE courses
Describe strategies to improve supplementary services for members of special populations in meeting the performance indicators.
School-wide intervention (ie. SMART lunch, afterschool tutoring sessions, CTE remediation, etc)
Evaluate incentives and adjustments to determine if adequate services are being provided to members of special populations in meeting the performance indicators.
May need additional staff development in areas that didn’t meet their performance indicator goal.
Look at % of SP enrollment, disproportionate enrollment #s
Maintain relevant record keeping and inventory systems related to job responsibilities.
Keep records for at least 4 years (showing SP student progress through 4 years of high school)
Secure records or “code” them (ie. Highlight SP student’s names on rosters)
Coordinate with appropriate administrative personnel and service providers to develop a Plan of Work based on the evaluation and needs assessment results to ensure that members of special populations are receiving adequate supplementary services and career planning.
Work w/ CTE department chair
Local CTE administrator/director
10-Hour CDC/SPC Induction

10. 2013 Summer Conference
7/22/2013
Activity
As you look study the job description as it relates to special populations monitoring, define how the following people can contribute to the monitoring of special populations students:
CTE Teachers
Career Development Coordinator
Special Populations Coordinator
10-Hour CDC/SPC Induction

11. Resources NCDPI Challenge Handbook (2005)
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7/22/2013
Resources
NCDPI Challenge Handbook (2005)
National Alliance for Partnership in Equity (
US Department of Education (
Wikipedia (
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (
10-Hour CDC/SPC Induction