Implementation and Design VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOLS Career & Technical Education Kristin B. Pierce, CTE Specialist Linking Learning to Life

Connects Employers, Students, Jobseekers, Workforce Development, And Education Partners In Building The Skilled Workforce Necessary To Attract High-Wage Jobs And Grow Florida’s Economy. Florida Ready to Work Program Purpose

RTW Program Benefits General  Paves the way to better-paying, more- rewarding jobs  Identifies available careers and the required skills needed to get jobs  Provides an employability standard, proof of required skills and ability to succeed on the job

RTW Program Benefits Education and Business  Recognizes the needs of the business community for better prepared employees.  Develops educator and business partnerships to prepare students for the 21 st century workforce.  Provides a tool to align student skill development and training to employer requested work skills.  Identifies gaps between student employability skills and employer needs; thus, allowing for school-based curriculum revisions.  Employers and educators can be more confident that students have the skills necessary for successful job performance.

RTW Program Benefits Students Ensures students have the competencies necessary to succeed in the 21 st century workplace. Measures workplace readiness and occupational skills providing competitive edge. Provides students with targeted instruction and coursework to improve areas in need of strengthening.

Volusia RTW Implementation Plan OBJECTIVE: GROW OUR OWN! To provide Volusia students with the Florida Ready to Work (RTW) credential demonstrating to local employers that they possess the skills needed to succeed in the 21 st century global workforce.

Volusia RTW Plan Process for Credentialing Pre-Implementation:  Identify student target market  Identify testing centers, site-based administrators and proctors Implementation:  Train proctors and site-based administrators  Student orientation; pre-testing; courseware tutorial training; proctored testing and credentialing. Post-Implementation:  Program Results  Program Evaluation  Next Steps

Volusia RTW Plan Target Market Career & Technical Education (CTE) Programs: Diversified Career Technology (DCT) Diversified Career Technology (DCT) Alternative Education/OJT Programs Alternative Education/OJT Programs Cooperative Education/OJT Cooperative Education/OJT Career Academy Internship Programs Career Academy Internship Programs Juniors/Seniors Entering the Workforce directly after high school.

Program#s CTE – Diversified Career Technology (DCT)400 CTE – Alternative Education/OJT Program DJJ & Storefront East/West 150 CTE – Cooperative Education/OJT Program500 CTE – Career Academy Internship Programs100 Juniors/Seniors Entering the Workforce150 *TOTAL1300 *Estimated Volusia RTW Plan Target Market – Student Numbers

Target CTE programs provide students with 21 st century work skills through employment related instruction and on-the-job training supervised by an employer and teacher. Juniors and Seniors entering the workforce directly after high school must provide evidence that they are prepared with the skills necessary to succeed in the workplace. Volusia RTW Plan Target Market - Justification

Implementing the Florida Ready to Work credential is appropriate for target programs and students because: CTE = WORK READINESS! Direct Entry = PROOF of SKILLS Volusia RTW Plan Target Market - Justification

9 High Schools 5 Alt. Ed. Sites Career Connection Coach (Bus) The Coach is a mobile assessment lab complete with satellite internet connectivity and 14 computer Stations. Volusia RTW Plan Assessment Centers

Webinar Trainings 1 Face-to-Face Refresher Training 35 Trained Proctors Volusia RTW Plan Proctors and Trainings

Instructors provide students with targeted instruction through the identified CTE program frameworks and skill development using the self- paced, online WIN program. ACT WorkKeys Assessment occurs at the end of the 1 st and 2 nd semesters at each assessment site. Volusia RTW Plan Skill Development and Testing CTE Programs

Skill development for juniors and seniors NOT enrolled in the target CTE programs occurs through the school-based Career Connection Facilitator (students identified through guidance). The Career Connection Coach is utilized to test identified juniors and seniors during the months of December, April and May. Volusia RTW Plan Skill Development and Testing Juniors/Seniors – Direct Entry

ActivityDate Add Testing Centers: All Nine High Schools; Alternative Ed. Sites; and Career Connection Coach August 07 Identify Proctors at Testing Centers:  Career Connection Coach; Coop Ed./OJT; Career Academy Internship; DCT; and Career Connection Facilitators August 07 RTW Trainings:  WIN Courseware  WorkKeys Assessment September 11, 07 December 13, 07 Student Testing:  Career Connection Coach (Bus)  CTE Programs & Direct Entry Juniors/Seniors Dec. 07; Apr. 08; May 08 Dec. 07; April 08; May 08 Volusia RTW Plan Implementation Timeline 07-08

AS OF MAY 31, 2008: Proctored 1,505 assessments 70% of students who took all three assessments (RI, LI, AM) earned a RTW credential 22% GOLD 22% GOLD 54% SILVER 54% SILVER 24% BRONZE 24% BRONZE Volusia RTW Plan Program Results

PROMOTION: Presentations at district preplanning, principal, assistant principal, guidance director; Instructional Council; and business partner steering committee meetings Presentations to chambers and local businesses and business organizations PARTNERSHIPS: Workforce Board of Volusia/Flagler Counties Daytona Beach College; Advanced Technology Center Local business and industry trade associations (VMA; SHRM) Local Chambers of Commerce STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING: Trainings and refreshers as needed One-on-one support School-based implementation contact at each site COMMUNICATION: Between CTE District Specialist, RTW Project Coordinator, school-based coordinator and teachers RTW promotion web page on RTW Promotion on district Back-to-School Guide, HS Showcase Booklet; Parent Mailers Volusia RTW Plan Evaluation - Keys to Success

Use your RTW Project Coordinator! New technology can be SCARY thus, multiple staff developments and hands-on support are necessary. Allow more time for student testing Maintain communication through site visits, s and monthly updates Don’t get discouraged, implementation is a continual process! Build on successes one step at a time. Volusia RTW Plan Evaluation - Lessons Learned

Batch enroll of all Volusia Juniors and Seniors in April 2008 CURRICULUM: Incorporate RTW into other career academy and CTE programs CTE Curriculum Mapping CTE Curriculum Mapping Career Academy Curriculum Integration Career Academy Curriculum IntegrationPROMOTION/OUTREACH: Workforce Board One-Stop Connection Workforce Board One-Stop Connection Internship Clearinghouse Project Internship Clearinghouse Project Expand Coach services for Juniors and Seniors Preplanning RTW Workshop – August 2008 Brainstorm classroom implementation; evaluation & next steps: What worked and what didn’t? What worked and what didn’t? How can we increase student numbers? How can we increase student numbers? Do we need curriculum modifications? Do we need curriculum modifications? Volusia RTW Plan Next Steps

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