1. Innovative Practices That Partner Secondary and Post-Secondary Education

2. “A comprehensive, structured approach for delivering academic and career and technical education to prepare students for postsecondary education and career success.” According to Carl Perkins Legislation, a POS must, at a minimum: Incorporate and align secondary and postsecondary education elements, Include academic and CTE content in a coordinated, non-duplicative progression of courses, Offer the opportunity, where appropriate, for secondary students to acquire postsecondary credits, and Lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.

3. Policy and Procedures Professional Development College and Career Readiness Standards Partnerships Accountability and Evaluation Systems Skill Attainment Teaching and Learning Credit Transfer Agreements School Counseling and Academic Advising Course Sequences Not just a listing of courses!

4. Connecting dots vs. collecting dots Learning cross-content information and/or skills with relevance Not just skill development…learning how to think critically Not your Grandpa’s Shop Class…or shouldn’t be! 1:2:7 – What can the economy support? http://vimeo.com/67277269

6. Dual Enrollment During the 2014-15 school year, 377 DCE students: Earned 1039 dual enrollment credits Worth $130,758.15 in tuition costs Board Goal Example Professional Development Hosting Administration and Staff Tours School to Career Partnership Meetings Dual Enrollment Recertification Meetings Partnerships Professional Development Credit Transfer Agreements College and Career Readiness Standards

7. Professional Development for Staff Post-Secondary/Industry Input (LMI) Model for other content areas (health) “WAMPEN has provided the D. C. Everest School District with the wonderful opportunity of bringing our core academic and career and technical education teachers together to work on the common purpose of applying math to real life applications. Our teachers are engaged and enthusiastic and our students will see the true benefits of the process- bringing math concepts to life.” Dr. Kristine Gilmore Superintendent D.C. Everest School District Partnerships Credit Transfer Agreements

8. “I always assumed CTE teachers needed to work with math teachers for content expertise, but never realized how much math teachers need CTE teachers for application and common everyday use. This work really is a 50-50 split!” Mark Schommer Math Coordinator D.C. Everest Area School District

9. Teaching and Learning College & Career Readiness Standards Skill Attainment Opportunities Available: Information Technology Welding (GMAW) Nursing Assistant High School Seniors Offered via Course Options Case management of students Credit Transfer Agreements Course Sequences

10. Teaching and Learning College & Career Readiness Standards Skill Attainment Academies provide students with a packaged series of classes in a specific career field or area of interest. Dual (Transcripted) Credit Manufacturing Health Digital Business Early Childhood Education Industrial Electronics & Maintenance Contracts – Online or IVC Information Technology Business Education Early Childhood Education Health Credit Transfer Agreements Course Sequences

11. College & Career Readiness Standards Females in Technology & Trades (FITT) Welding & Mechanical Design Competition 8 th Grade Career Fair Make IT Happen Hero for a Day Get SMART Get SMART. Live SMART. Campus Visit Day YA Day Auto Career Night Wood Technology Discovery Day Imagine College – Wausau School District Mind Trekkers (partnership with MTU) And more… Partnerships More Information: https://www.ntc.edu/future-students/k12events

12. “One Stop Shop” Career Development Facilitators 26 NTC District public high schools, 4 private high schools Provide guidance and support for high school students and parents on college and career planning College & Career Readiness Standards Credit Transfer Agreements Course Sequences School Counseling and Academic Advising

13. Wisconsin Implementation Guide www.wicareerpathways.org College & Career Readiness Standards School Counseling and Academic Advising Course Sequences

14. Leslie Fischer Career Prep Coordinator Northcentral Technical College fischerl@ntc.edu Tracy Ravn Pathways Director Northcentral Technical College ravn@ntc.edu Aaron Hoffman Career and Technical Education Coordinator D.C. Everest Area School District ahoffman@dce.k12.wi.us