1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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