Kern High School District Career & Technical Education Expansion Options Serving our students and community today and tomorrow Kern High School District Board of Trustees Meeting October 5, 2015

Mission of the KHSD The mission of the Kern High School District is to provide the necessary programs and services to allow all students to graduate from high school prepared to succeed in the workplace and at the post-secondary level.

Assumptions of CTE Expansion Discussion The KHSD is committed to meeting student needs and in preparing students for life beyond high school A comprehensive education includes career and technical programs College and Career preparation are not mutually exclusive All expansion options increase CTE course offerings KHSD CTE decisions impact members of the local, state, and national communities Expansion will require meaningful collaboration between educators, community organizations, and industry partners Potential difficulty in hiring CTE instructors Expansion will require significant financial resources Cost analysis for all three options are estimated to be similar

Goals for More CTE Opportunities The goal of the Kern High School District’s CTE expansion effort is to create more opportunities for students to access career and technical programs, while pursuing their high school diplomas The Kern High School District can achieve its goal of creating more CTE opportunities for students by: Supporting both college AND career readiness programs Continuing to support CTE program development, operation, and improvement efforts at each school site Working with our community, education, and business industry partners to identify and develop appropriate career and technical preparation programs Securing local, state, and federal funds to support CTE programs Adding CTE facilities to offer more CTE programs

KHSD’s CTE Environment Not all students go to college immediately after high school Local, state, and national data forecast shortages in the workforce The KHSD currently offers a variety of one-hour CTE courses at all school sites as well as 17 three-hour courses at the Regional Occupational Center KHSD students indicate that they would take more CTE courses if options were available The local business industry partners have identified the need for a more skilled workforce

How Did the KHSD Get Here? Since the 1980s, KHSD comprehensive school sites have faced decreasing enrollments in the traditional vocational-type courses The KHSD opened the Regional Occupational Center in 1985 and it continues to provide CTE programs to students throughout the district After the dotcom era, the KHSD began reinvesting in CTE facilities at comprehensive school sites After the 2008 CTE study by the KHSD, Trustees implemented the Career Pathway course sequence as a graduation requirement The KHSD has continued to support CTE programs despite decreased ongoing funding from the state Input from stakeholders has supported the KHSD commitment to serve ALL students, including the expansion of CTE programs

Authentic CTE Expansion Options Expand CTE programs and facilities at existing comprehensive and continuation school sites Expand CTE programs and facilities by creating CTE Magnet high schools Expand CTE programs and facilities by creating regional CTE training centers

Authentic CTE Expansion Option #1 Expand CTE programs and facilities at existing comprehensive and continuation school sites. Advantages: Utilizes existing property for renovation and/or construction of new facilities Students do not have to travel to another location to access courses Ease of student scheduling in traditional schedule Potentially greater support from neighborhood business and community partnerships School ownership and decision-making authority of programs Potentially greater articulation of programs with feeder schools Integration of CTE programs into the culture of the school site Can serve up to 2500 students annually in one-hour programs

Authentic CTE Expansion Option #1 Expand CTE programs and facilities at existing comprehensive and continuation school sites Disadvantages: Limited CTE course offerings Limited access to programs for students from other schools Generally, comprehensive school site CTE classes are one-hour in length Duplication of programs across the district Limited real estate for CTE expansion Business industry partners are spread thinly across the district Limited ability to populate the CTE courses from year-to-year Changes in school site personnel influence course offerings Does not relieve overcrowding at the comprehensive school site

Authentic CTE Expansion Option #2 Expand CTE programs and facilities by creating CTE Magnet high schools. Advantages: Integration of career and academic courses Students can choose to enroll at the magnet school Diversity of student body since enrollment is across the entire district Apportionment funding follows the student from the home school Centralizes business industry partnership efforts School-wide focus on CTE Ease of scheduling since school is focused on CTE Intense student interest in career pathways Can serve up to 2000 students in one-hour CTE courses Relieve overcrowding at comprehensive school sites

Authentic CTE Expansion Option #2 Expand CTE programs and facilities by creating CTE Magnet high schools. Disadvantages: Students may not want to leave their home school sites to enroll Students may change their minds and return to home school sites Difficult to enroll students at the semester Many programs of the comprehensive school site might not exist at the magnet Potential of low enrollment (no historical data to reference) Potential to deplete comprehensive school site CTE enrollment Limited number of students can enroll annually (same students served each year) Diluted CTE focus because of the academic course requirements for graduation Location of magnet site(s) may make transportation difficult for some students

Authentic CTE Expansion Option #3 Expand CTE programs and facilities by creating regional CTE training centers. Advantages: Historically, ROC courses are filled and students are placed on waiting lists Three-hour daily courses allow more hands-on learning and work-based internships Development of industry specific certificate programs Mutually beneficial partnership development for education and business Pure CTE focus that is not vulnerable to school site staffing changes Half-day programs allow students to stay enrolled in their home school sites Half-day programs allow more students to enroll at the regional centers Students can choose from multiple career pathway options and meet the KHSD career pathway graduation requirement in one year Reduces stress on comprehensive sites to develop specialized career pathways Concentration of efforts allow for the creation of state-of-the-art facilities to industry specifications Geographic distribution of centers can support current and future enrollments Opportunity to serve adult students during evening hours Can serve up to 2000 students in three-hour programs Relieve overcrowding at the comprehensive school sites

Authentic CTE Expansion Option #3 Expand CTE programs and facilities by creating regional CTE training centers. Disadvantages: Students leave their home school sites for half of the school day Bus transportation costs increase Regionalization of programs may increase travel time for students No additional state funding for operational costs

Serving our students and community today and tomorrow Kern High School District Career & Technical Education Expansion Options Serving our students and community today and tomorrow