1. January 25-27, 2011 Dr. Bob Couch, Director Office of Career and Technology Education South Carolina Department of Education 2011 National Technology Centers That Work Forum

2. SC Profile  State CapitalColumbia  Counties46  Population4.3 Million  Percent Urban76  Percent Rural24

3. State Government Structure Governor – Nikki Haley Lt. Governor – Ken Ard State Legislature – SC General Assembly SC House: 124 Representatives SC Senate: 46 Senators

4. Federal Representation President – Barack Obama U.S. Representatives – 6 U.S. Senators – 2 Number of Electoral Votes – 8 Registered Voters – 2.5 Million

5. State Demographics Percent Women51.7 Percent Men48.3 Percent White67.4 Percent Black28.5 Percent Hispanic3.3

6. Median Age37.1 Percent Under 1824.1 Percent 18-6463.6 Percent 65 older12.3 State Demographics (continued)

8. SC Educational System State Superintendent – Dr. Mick Zais PK-12 Student Population – 700,000 School Districts – 85 Number PK-12 Schools – 1,144

9. Colleges and Curriculum Two-Year Technical Colleges – 16 Private Two Year – 6 Four Year Public – 11 Four Year Private – 22

10. State Residents’ Education Level Percent of 25+ year olds with four year degree – 23 Percent of 25+ year olds with high school diploma – 76

11. Program of Study Design in South Carolina

12. State and National Framework Program of Study Design

13. Proposed SC Personal Pathways for STEM Success

14. South Carolina Dual Credit Articulation Personal Pathways (SC-DCAPP) Project Lead the Way (Pre-Engineering) SC-DCAPP State Agreement

15. Mechatronics SC-DCAPP State Agreement South Carolina Dual Credit Articulation Personal Pathways (SC-DCAPP)

16. SC Personal Pathways for STEM Success (P–16) Mechatronics/Advanced Manufacturing

17. South Carolina Department of Education Office of Career and Technology Education Southern Regional Education Board Preparation for Tomorrow Alternative Engineering Program of Study Green Engineering Curriculum Partnership Project

18. SC Personal Pathways for Green STEM (P–16)

19. National Perspective

20. BY 2018, 30 MILLION NEW AND REPLACEMENT JOBS WILL REQUIRE SOME COLLEGE OR ABOVE Percentage Workforce by educational level Source: CEW, Georgetown University

21. EMPLOYMENT GROWTH SET TO RESUME IN 2011 Actual and Projected Employment in millions Source: CEW, Georgetown University

22. U.S. Economic Growth and Workforce Resume growth 2011 30 million new and replacement jobs 2018 Jobs will require some college or above Demand could exceed supply In recession, less educated bear the brunt of job losses Source: CEW, Georgetown University, December, 2009

23. Source: www.yourdegree.com

24. National Workforce Needs 2018 Job Needs Percent Year Post High School 632018 Post High School 592008 Post High School 281973 Source: USA Today, June 2010

25. National Workforce Trends 2018 19 states will be at the level or above Northeastern states with bachelor’s/ masters Southern states high school and high school dropouts Source: USA Today, June 2010

26. Auto Industry Workforce Needs Cut 228,000 jobs past two years Add 15,000 jobs in 2010 Need up to 100,000 in 2011–2013 Source: USA Today, June 2010

27. Auto Industry Worker Skill Sets Computer skills Work independently Work in teams Post high school education Seeking two-year associate degree grads Source: USA Today, June 2010

28. State Perspective

29. A State and National Education and Workforce Comparison

30. High School Diploma or higher Bachelor’s Degree or higher Comparison of Years of School Completed For persons 25 years and older Percentage of Total (All Race/Sex) South Carolina United States Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey High School Diploma or higher Bachelor’s Degree or higher 197019801990200020042005200620072008 30.453.769.883.083.683.083.182.183.2 9.013.416.619.024.924.222.623.523.7 197019801990200020042005200620072008 52.366.575.281.685.2 86.084.585.0 10.716.220.325.127.7 28.027.527.7

31. Education and Training Requirements of SC Occupations 2006-2016 Source: SC Employment Security Commission, Labor Market Information Division

32. Break Away South Carolina

33. Education and Workforce Preparedness Performance 2008 StateScore *Rank5-Star Scale ‡ North Carolina102.025 Georgia100.032 South Carolina96.739 Tennessee96.440 Alabama95.443 Kentucky94.845 Region Average97.637 * Score median is 100 ‡ Scale shows range of scores: top 20 percent of score range=5 stars, next 20 percent=4 stars, etc.

34. Performance 2008 StateScore *Rank5-Star Scale ‡ North Carolina111.010 Georgia105.127 Alabama104.428 Tennessee103.133 South Carolina97.045 Kentucky96.347 Region Average102.832 Dynamism & Entrepreneurialism * Score median is 100 ‡ Scale shows range of scores: top 20 percent of score range=5 stars, next 20 percent=4 stars, etc.

35. Shared Time Center Perspective

36. Establish partnerships among educators, agencies and employers. Developing Centers of Excellence

37. Partner with stakeholders to establish academic, technical, and workforce benchmarks. Developing Centers of Excellence

38. Integrate academic, technical, and workforce curricula and expectations. Developing Centers of Excellence

39. Assess academic and technical skills based on state achievement and technical standards. Developing Centers of Excellence

40. 40 Assess employability skills based on 21 st century skills. Developing Centers of Excellence

41. Partner with stakeholders to establish national and world class standards of excellence. Developing Centers of Excellence

42. Establish “Centers of Excellence” skills standards for all programs linking to local school districts. Developing Centers of Excellence

43. Revise certification requirements for technical teachers. Developing Centers of Excellence

44. Establish programs to meet national certification in the field. Developing Centers of Excellence

45. Require a capstone project that includes the integration of core academic and technical skills. Developing Centers of Excellence

46. Contact: You can find this presentation at: ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and- Learning/Career-and-Technology-Education Dr. James R. Couch, Director Office of Career and Technology Education SC Department of Education 803-734-8410 jcouch@ed.sc.gov