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This document summarizes the career and technical education programs in Frenship ISD. It discusses the district's mission to provide rigorous and relevant career education to develop productive citizens. It also provides statistics on the district and highlights workplace trends that show most future jobs will require technical skills and education beyond high school. The district implements career clusters, programs of study, and dual credit courses to help prepare students for college and careers. It discusses partnerships with local businesses and ways it enhances guidance, connections, learning opportunities, and professional development to support career readiness.
ACT Work Keys Presentation
- 1. Changing Lives, BuildingFutures in Today’s High School StudentsCindy Miller, CoordinatorCareer & Technical EducationFrenship ISD
- 3. MissionThe Frenship ISDCareer and Technical Education programs will provide a rigorous and relevant education for students in a positive and supportive environment that develops productive citizens who value life-long learning in today's diverse and dynamic changing world.
- 4. Frenship ISD DemographicsLocated5 miles outside of Lubbock, TXDistrict Enrollment: 7,500High School Enrollment: 1,650Economically Disadvantaged: 40% TEA “Recognized” District
- 5. Inspirational Quote:“It’s notjust important that we prepare our students for success in school, but that they also lead successful lives outside of school.”Dr. Bill Daggett, CEO of the International Center for Leadership in Education
- 6. Are Our StudentsReally Ready to Work?Workplace Facts for Our Students(2000-2050)6 out of 10 jobs will require technical skills
- 7. 9 out of10 jobs will require education beyond high school
- 8. Only 12 %of the jobs will be unskilled
- 9. 70% of theskilled workforce is retiring in the next 10 yearsAre Our Students Really Ready to Work?Workplace Facts for Our Students(2000-2050)Half of all jobs that our students will pursue have not even been created yet.
- 10. What are theimplications of this statement?Steve MurdockInstitute for Demographic and Socioeconomic ResearchThe University of Texas at San Antonio
- 11. Texas’ New &Evolving CareersThese careers fall into the following categories:Information Technology
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- 18. Transportation and WarehousingCareerChallenges:Workers in the 21st century will average 8 different careers changes
- 19. Job longevity willaverage 5 to 6 years
- 20. Academics required forsuccess in the workplace are greater than academics required for success in college
- 21. Students need strong,integrated academics to be prepared for their futureWhere Does Education Come In?Princeton Economist, Alan Blinder, says “how we educate our children may prove to be more important than how much we educate them.”Students need to:Learn how to Learn.Have curiosity and passion - for a job, for success, for subject area or even a hobby.Be good at managing or interacting with other people.Nurture more of their right brain as well as their left.
- 22. Worker Skills forSuccessStrong AcademicsELA, Math, Science, Computer SkillsCareer SkillsBroad and Transferable Character VirtuesHonesty, Responsibility, Integrity
- 23. AchieveTexas is atool that can be used to link knowledge, skills, and application that creates a rigorous, relevant curriculum.What is AchieveTexas?
- 24. Concept -Students cansucceed in school, career, and life if they plan their own individual college and career success.Philosophy- No career option is intrinsically better than the other. Whether the choice is right or not simply depends on the personal objectives of the student.
- 25. Goal- To preparestudents for options, including college and career, and to allow them to choose the ones that are best for them.www.achievetexas.org
- 26. “This initiative…centers onestablishing career cluster systems in all of our schools. It is based on the belief that the curricula of the 21st century should combine rigorous academics with relevant career education.” “Career pathways are a way of reorganizing learning around clusters of study that will prepare students to graduate ready to work in an ever more competitive global economy.”Shirley J. NeelyFormer Commissioner of EducationTexas Education Agency
- 27. Career Cluster System16Career Clusters (www.careerclusters.org)
- 28. 6 Governor’s IndustryClusters
- 29. 112 Programs ofStudyGovernor’s Industry Clusters for Economic DevelopmentAdvanced Technologies and ManufacturingAerospace and DefenseBiotechnology and Life SciencesInformation and Computer TechnologyPetroleum Refining and Chemical ProductsEnergy
- 30. 8 Steps forSystem BuildingImplement AchieveTexasSpan All GradesImplement Texas Achievement PlanEnhance GuidanceBuild Seamless ConnectionsEstablish Extended LearningBuild Strong PartnershipsOffer Professional Development
- 31. 1. ImplementAchieveTexasBuild buy-inRecruitleadershipDo the research
- 32. 2. Span allgradesElementary Career AwarenessMiddle Career ExplorationHigh Career ConcentrationPostsecondary Career PreparationLifelong Career Advancement
- 33. Frenship ISD CareerReadinessHigh School:Career Connections—required for all studentsWill offer National Career Readiness Certificate by ACT Workkeys in March 2009 for all senior students Groundhog Job Shadow Day EventHigh School GO Center (College for Texans)21 Industry Standard CertificationsTech Prep Career Expo
- 34. Frenship ISD CareerReadinessMiddle School:Career Investigations—optional; available online during the summer/Career CruisingGo Girl Engineering Event/Summer Career CampKeyboarding, Information Technology Fundamentals, Broadcast Media, Principles of EngineeringElementary:PAWS in JoblandCareers on WheelsSummer camps
- 35. National Career ReadinessCertificatePiloted with all seniors in our CTE coursesTook three assessment tests:Applied MathematicsReading for InformationLocating InformationOut of 157 CTE seniors:51 received a bronze certificate70 received a silver certificate, and 18 received a gold certificateTotal: 139 students (88%)
- 36. 3. Texas AchievementPlanA smart, flexible college and career planIncludes high school, extended learning, and postsecondary educationBased on Programs of Study
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- 38. 4.Enhance GuidanceRecognize students’unique abilitiesEmpower students to take charge of their futuresDesign and build a more effective guidance systemFocus on college and career counseling
- 39. 5. Build SeamlessConnectionsJump-start postsecondary educationAdvanced Placement classesAdvanced Technical Credit (statewide articulation)Dual CreditCollege Tech-Prep Local Articulation
- 40. Current CTE DualCredit CoursesArts, AV, & Communications:
- 41. ARTC 1313 (BIMMI) Digital Publishing I
- 42. IMED 1345 (BIMMII) Interactive Multimedia I
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- 44. COSC 1401 (BCISII) Intro to Computers and Science
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- 46. CDEC 1317 ChildDevelopment I (online)—(Ready, Set, Teach I & II)
- 47. CDEC 2322 ChildDevelopment II
- 48. CDEC 2324 ChildDevelopment IIICurrent CTE Dual Credit CoursesHealth Science:VNSG 1420 Anatomy & Physiology for Allied HealthVNSG 1331 PharmacologyVNSG 1126 GerontologyVNSG 1116 NutritionManufacturing:INMT 1370 MSSC Production Technician CertificationTOTAL HOURS: 26
- 49. Still to ComeBusiness:ACCT2301 Accounting I (2009-2010)ACCT 2302 Accounting II (2010-2011)BUS 1301 Introduction to Business (2010-2011)Health Science: (2009-2010)HITT 1305 Medical TerminologyEMSP 1501 Emergency Medical Technician-BasicEMSP 1160 Clinical EMT/TechnicianTransportation, Logistics & Distribution (2009-2010)AUMT 1301 Intro/Theory Auto Tech
- 50. Still to ComeAUMT1410 Auto Brake SystemsAUMT 1407 Auto Electrical SystemsAUMT 2417 Auto Engine Performance Analysis IManufacturing:INMT 2370 MSSC Production Technician Advanced Certification (2009-2010)STEM:ENGR 1304 Introduction to EngineeringTOTAL HOURS: 36
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- 52. 6. Establish ExtendedLearningCareer and Technology Student Organizations (CTSOs)Work-based LearningJob ShadowingCareer PreparationInternshipsService Learning
- 53. 7. Build StrongPartnershipsEstablish B.E.S.T - Business Education Success Teams (Advisory Comittees)Industry PartnershipsJob Shadowing (Industry Tours)Career PreparationInternshipsApprenticeships
- 54. 8. Professional DevelopmentEngagestudentsCareer guidanceEducation Service CentersBusiness and IndustryOther PD opportunities
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