Northeast Metro Perkins Consortium Technical Skill Assessment Career and Technical Center 1 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

Session Objectives Better understanding of Technical Skill Assessment (TSA) requirement Overview of State process for TSA Northeast Metro Career & Technical Center TSA implementation 2 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 Perkins III allowed wide flexibility in how to measure “technical skill attainment” Perkins IV requires a more focused assessment approach for technical skill attainment 3 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

Technical Skill Attainment Sec 113 (b)(2)(B) …”core indicators of performance…that are valid and reliable…measures of each of the following:” “Student attainment of career and technical skill proficiencies, including student achievement on technical assessments, that are aligned with industry-recognized standards, if available and appropriate.” “Student attainment of an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or a degree.” 4 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

Perkins IV The expectation….. To develop an assessment system that will provide teachers, faculty, administrators and policymakers with accurate and useful information about students technical skill achievement 5 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

Why TSA CTE effectiveness and accountability have not been shown through data. Use of TSA should help through shared curriculum expectations with valid and reliable assessments. Bottom line – It is a Perkins requirement 6 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

MN TSA Project Team of educators identify core skills for secondary and post secondary Industry representations validate the selected core skills Assessments researched that cover core skills Team of educators recommend assessments Consortium TSA chosen and administered in state approved POS 7 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

Assessment Samples 8 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

TSA Implementation Schedule by Program of Study Review of curriculum and assessments completed by FY14 MN plan - full implementation in all state approved POS partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

Assessment Requirements Assessment begins the year after the pathway is examined in consortium in approved Programs of Study. One high school in consortium must complete the assessment. Concentrators = completion of 240 hours in state approved CTE program in one career field. 10 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

TSA Implementation 11 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience. Construction Occupations Teacher Testimonial

North East Metro Implementation Plan FY10 Career Pathways – Implementation Accounting – North St. Paul High School and Century College Law Enforcement Systems – CTC Network Systems – CTC Plant Systems – no approved POS Therapeutic Services (Health) - CTC 12 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

FY11 Career Pathways Implementation Animal Systems - CTC Diagnostic Services (Health) Early Childhood Dev. and Services and Teaching/ Training (Birth-Grade 3) – CTC Engineering & Technology - ? Marketing Management, Merchandising & Professional Sales - ? Visual Arts/Printing Technology – Roseville H.S. Foundation Knowledge & Skills 13 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

CTC TSA Concept and opportunity Volunteers – Law, Computer Networking, Medical Careers, Construction, Education and Human Services Logistics Varied pre, post, performance 14 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

CTC TSA Computer Networking Teacher Testimonial 15 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

Benefits at 916 CTC Continuous program improvement Curriculum review and Professional Learning Community (PLC) work MDE Program approval Validates student learning and promotes student efficacy Markets program 16 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

CTC TSA Ed & Hmn Servcs Teacher Testimonial 17 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

Identify and select MN approved TSA that’s right for your program Determine proctor and schedule the assessment Take the assessment Review and use the results 18 Process for Implementation partners in education

19 State Approved TSA partners in education

20 State Approved TSA Law Enforcement partners in education State Approved Law Enforcement TSA Law Enforcement Teacher Testimonial

21 NOCTI.ORG partners in education $19/Student Post-Test $31 Pre-Post Test/Student

22 Blueprints partners in education

23 Blueprints- Construction partners in education

24 Blueprints partners in education 21 st Century Workplace Skills for Student Success 21 st Century Workplace Skills for Student Success

25 Take the Assessment partners in education Pop TSA (Pop Quiz)

26 Results partners in education

27 Results partners in education

28 Results partners in education

Using Results 29 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience. Medical Careers Teacher Testimonial

30 EMT TSA partners in education FISDAP (Field Internship Student Data Acquisition Project ) –Was Acronym, now brand Pre-assessment tool. $20/test

31 EMT TSA partners in education

32 Automotive TSA partners in education NA3SA (National Automotive Student Skills Standards Assessment) AYES, NATEF, and SkillsUSA partnership $15 per student per academic year allows for a single attempt at any or all tests in a series

33 Automotive TSA partners in education

34 Performance TSA Early Childhood partners in education

Performance TSA Groups of 3-4 People 1 Person = Reader 1 Person = Assessor 1-2 People = Acting as 3-4yr olds 35 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

Feedback on Performance TSA Some instructors thought is was best part Time-Intensive 36 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

Why Technical Skill Attainment? It’s the Law! Carl D. Perkins Act Student achievement is overall goal with continuous program improvement so all students are successful 37 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.

Thank you for your attention! Deanne DeGraff, Principal Erick Lehet, Math Coach 38 partners in education Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 responds to the unique needs of students, educators and school districts with innovation, quality and trusted experience.