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Perkins Legislation
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Kathy Wilkins
Montana University System
Postsecondary Perkins Accountability Specialist
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3. Montana Criteria: Developed by Department of Labor
Programs must meet 1 of the criteria
Currently all programs meet at least 1
High demand, low skill, low wage could be in jeopardy
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4. Focus of Perkins Funds:
Big Sky Pathways will likely focus on programs with a sequence of courses linking secondary and postsecondary
Priority given to Montana CTE programs
Priority given to the greatest workforce needs for Montana
Need should drive program development
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8. Montana High Demand Criteria:
A greater than average projected annual job growth rate for Montana (1.6% using projections) or at least 50 annual average job openings.
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9. Montana High Demand Programs:
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10. Montana High Wage Criteria:
A median annual or hourly wage that is greater than the median wage at the 75th percentile ($38,580 annually or $18.55 hourly in 2006) for all occupations in the state of Montana.
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11. Montana High Wage Programs:
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12. Montana High Skill Criteria:
The occupation requires completion of an associate degree, postsecondary career technical education, more than 12 months of on-the-job training, or a combination of work and formal training or at least half of the 10 basic O*NET skills for this occupation are ranked at or above 50% in importance and at least 5 of the other O*NET skills required for this occupation are at or above 50% in importance.
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14. Montana High Skill Programs
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15. Montana Supply & Demand Data
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16. Montana Supply Data
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17. Montana Supply Data
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18. Montana Demand Data
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19. Montana Demand Data
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20. Montana HIGH S/W/D Data by CIP
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21. Setting HIGH S/W/D Indicators
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22. Setting HIGH S/W/D Indicators
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23. Montana Data – State Indicator Report
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24. Montana Data – State Indicator Report
Used by state staff to negotiate local levels of performance
Can help to identify state leaders
State staff will utilize this report with locals to help them identify their part in the success of CTE in Montana
Locals use these reports to identify mentors and to
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25. Montana Data – CIP Reports
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26. Montana Data – CIP Reports
Used by grantees to share best practices
State staff can identify weak programs within the Montana field, cluster or pathway
State staff can identify competitive grant direction or set state initiatives or incentives
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27. Montana Data – Indicator Reports
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28. Montana Data – Program Reports
Assist grantees to identify “red flag” programs within the indicator reports
Help prioritize Perkins grant activities
Assure programs that are high skill, demand or wage are prioritized higher
Used by state staff to assure Perkins funds are being directed toward the greatest needs
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29. High Skill, High Wage, High Demand
Kathy Wilkins
Montana University System
Postsecondary Perkins Accountability Specialist
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