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Guilford County SchoolsCareer and Technical Education:Learning for College And CareersNovember 2018SHARON L. CONTRERAS, PH.D. SUPERINTENDENT

2MissionGuilford County students will graduate as responsiblecitizens prepared to succeed in higher education,or in the career of their choice.**This mission was adopted by the Guilford County Board of Education on December 12, 2000.VisionTransforming learning and life outcomes for all students.

3Agenda Context Current State of GCS CTE National Examples GCS’s CTE Shift Recommendations & Considerations Discussion

An Urgent MatterCurrently, 75% of local companies have difficulty staffingimportant and necessary positions.4

5Call For ChangeSuperintendent’s Transition TeamFindingsBlue Ribbon Task ForceRecommendations High CTE participation Breadth of offerings Lack of clearly defined and articulatedcareer pathways Certain CTE courses aligned to low-skilljobs Not all CTE courses relevant or rigorous Students don’t have equitable access toCTE courses CTE pathway completion rate is low CTE pathways not necessarily alignedwith region’s growing industry sectors Provide more student choice, equity &access to high-quality CTEprogramming Provide students with multiple CTEprograms of study PK-12 Increase CTE pathways aligned withlabor market demand Partner with external/internal partnersto provide CTE students access tocontinuing education & first careers Establish a Business Advisory Council Conduct review & plan for schoolconstruction, renovations, or redesign

GCS STRATEGIC PLAN6

7Ignite LearningStrategic Plan2018-2022Goal III: By 2022, thepercentage of graduatingseniors who complete arigorous career pathway willincrease to 35 percent.2016-17 Baseline: 27.9%

8Current State of GCS Career & Technical EducationGOAL III:GOAL III:GOAL III:Career PathwayCareer PathwayCareer llmentPerformanceCollege Enrollment

9Career Pathway Concentrator Definition A Career Pathway Concentrator is a student who has earnedfour or more technical credits in a Career Cluster with at leastone being a completer course from the cluster.ACT WorkKeys Students who are seniors in the given year and are identified ascurrent or expected CTE concentrators take ACT WorkKeys. ACT WorkKeys provides a gauge of career readiness and iswidely recognized as an industry credential. Results are reportedfor the number of seniors who participated and the number whowere proficient (earned Silver, Gold, or Platinum certificate).

102017-18 Grade 11 Potential Career Pathway ConcentratorsBy Race-Ethnicity & Gender1009080% Enrolled706050403020100All StudentsBlackHispanicWhiteAll .453.2

112017-18 Grade 12 Potential Career Pathway ConcentratorsBy Race-Ethnicity & Gender6050% Enrolled403020100All StudentsBlackHispanicWhiteAll .326.6

12CTE Concentrators Who Took ACT WorkKeysBy Race-EthnicityCTEConcentratorsAll Students2016-17# Students2017-18%# 7%Hispanic16711.3%18312.3%White42028.5%48332.5%All Others17712.0%15710.6%

13CTE Concentrators with ACT Scores2016-172017-18Group# of Students%# of 2.5%White40228.8%48032.8%All Others17012.2%15410.5%Total1395100%1463100%

142016-17 CTE ConcentratorsBy Race-Ethnicity# of Students% of ic17111.1%16.4%White43828.3%31.2%All Others18011.6%11.5%1,546100%100%StudentsTotal

15What’s Happening Nationally:Mobile County, Alabama Started career academiesover 10 years ago Grades 10-12 Choice schools 12 comprehensive highschools that are wall towall academy schoolsGwinnett County, GeorgiaDavidson County, Tennessee Transformation model— Started career themedconverting 7schools over 10 years agocomprehensive high 12 learning zones eachschools into career-themedwith a wall to wall careeracademy high schoolsacademies Grades 9-12Traverse Bay AreaIntermediate School DistrictCareer-Tech Center, MIManufacturing TechnologyAcademyDesert View High School, ARPrecision Machining &Mechanical DraftingSam Houston High School, TXCyber Pathways inTechnology to Early College

16New RulesThe kind of education ourstudents need for today’seconomy has changed.Schools now must preparestudents for “new collar” jobs weknow little about or that have notyet been created.

Current StructureBreadth over DepthNew StructureDepth over BreadthPARADIGM SHIFT FOR GCS CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION17

18Recommendations From: Superintendent Contreras’ 2016-2017 TransitionReport on Student Achievement 2018 Triad Talent Alignment Study 2017-2018 Blue Ribbon Task ForceOutcome: GCS CTE Five-Year Work Plan Proposal

PROPOSEDCTE Program Design19

2020AwarenessExplorationPreparation

2121CTE ExpansionPreparation Grades 9 through College Focused career pathwayExploration Grade 6 through Grade 8Awareness Pre-K through Grade 5 Exposure to careers Introductory classessuch as coding Exploratory classes STEM classes Computer Science Student InterestInventory Surveycourses Job shadows Industry certifications Advancedacademics/dualenrollment Internships &Apprenticeships Career ExplorationComputer Science & College/Career Advisement--Pre-K through 12

22Rigorous Programs of StudyAcademicsSecondary PathwaysPostsecondary PathwaysAligned andintegrated 9-14( )career pathwaysStackable Credentials AA/AAS Acceleration & College/Career Readiness throughDual Enrollment, Integrated Instruction, and WBLCareer BA/BS AdvancedSkilledJobsIncreased numberof skilled, collegeready graduateswith industrycredentialsState and regionaltalent pipelines inkey industry sectors

23Signature Advanced Career Academies Small learning community (up to 400 students) Supportive structure Selected during 8th grade “HS Options” application season Five–element instructional erAcademy

24Wall to Wall Advanced “CTE” Academies Entire school is comprised of small learning communities Supportive structure in each academy Selected during 8th grade “HS Options” application season Five–element instructional ancedCareerAcademy

25P-TECH Model Advanced Career Academies Driven by industry partnership leading to HS diploma, associatedegree & guaranteed job Supportive structure in each academy Selected during 8th grade “HS Options” application season Five–element instructional approachAssociate Degree

26Middle and Early College High Schools Revitalization Small learning environments on a partner collegecampus Selected during 8th grade “HS Options” applicationseason Select a major from partner college campus options andapply for the 9th – 12/13th grade program Cohort scheduling; emphasis on dual credit, industrycertifications, and degree completion

27Traditional High School CTE Programs Select CTE elective course options Business & Computer Science CTE courses at alltraditional campuses (2018-19) At least one school-selected priority pathway that doesnot compete with career pathways at the SignatureAcademies Program of Studies to promote completion within theselected CTE cluster

28Examples of Feeder Patterns2019-20 In discussion to add grades 6-8, beginning with grade 6,to the STEM Early College HS @ NC A&T and MiddleCollege HS @ NC A&T Shift Early Education Teacher Prep pathway at DudleyHS to Urban Education focused on middle and highschool teacher preparation2020-21 Shift at least two STEM magnet foci to ArtificialIntelligence Create (2) K-8 Computer Science schools

Signature Advanced Career Academies29TargetSectorsManufacturing and ProductionHealth and BiomedicalSTEMProfessional and FinancialServicesInformation Technology (CyberSecurity)Skilled Trades29

GATEWAY TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONSample Scope & SequenceGCS High School DiplomaUrban EngineeringAcademyCareer Pathway: CivilEngineeringIndustry Certification:Autodesk AutoCAD30Guilford TechnicalCommunity CollegeAssociate in Engineeringfor students planning tocomplete a four-yearengineering degreeprogramTransfer for Bachelors at:NC State University,UNC-Charlotte,East Carolina University,NC A&T University,Western Carolina orOther out-of-stateuniversityCollege & Career Ready

31SignatureAdvancedCareerAcademies atTraditionalHigh SchoolsTarget Sector:STEMManufacturingandProductionAcademy ofAdvanced ManufacturingMajor:Integrated ProductionTechnologyMajor:Mechanical EngineeringSample Courses: AC* ADVANCED TECH FORDESIGN AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS OF ADVANCEDTECHNOLOGY MECHATRONICS DESIGN FOR PRODUCTION OFADVANCED PRODUCTSSample Courses: PLTW** INTRO TO ENGINEERINGDESIGN PLTW PRINCIPLES OFENGINEERING PLTW COMPUTER INTEGRATEDMANUFACTURING PLTW ENGINEERING DESGIN ANDDEVELOPMENTRECOMMENDED CREDENTIAL:Certified Production Technician –Quality, Safety, Process &MaintenanceRECOMMENDED CREDENTIAL:OSHA 10 Industry Certification(General)Autodesk Inventor*AC—Advanced Career**PLTW—Project Lead The Way

32SignatureAdvancedCareerAcademies atTraditionalHigh SchoolsTarget Sector:Health andBiomedicalAcademy ofBiomedical TechnologyMajor:Emergency MedicalTechnologyMajor:Biomedical TechnologySample Courses: PLTW PRINCIPLES OFBIOMEDICAL SCIENCE PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY MEDICALTECHNOLOGYSample Courses: PLTW PRINCIPLES OF BIOMEDICALSCIENCE PLTW HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS BIOMEDICAL INNOVATIONSRECOMMENDED CERTIFICATION:National Incident ManagementSystemEMT BasicRECOMMENDED CERTIFICATION:OSHA 10-Hour Industry Certification(Healthcare)

33SignatureAdvancedCareerAcademies atTraditionalHigh SchoolsTarget Sector:Professionaland FinancialServicesAcademy ofBusiness Managementand AccountingMajor:Business ManagementMajor:AccountingSample Courses: PRINCIPALS OF BUSINESS ANDFINANCE PROJECT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESS LAW BUSINESS FINANCIAL PLANNINGSample Courses: PRINCIPALS OF BUSINESS ANDFINANCE STRATEGIC MARKETING ACCOUNTING ADV ED CERTIFICATION:Intuit QuickBooks Certified User

34SignatureAdvancedCareerAcademies atTraditionalHigh SchoolsTarget Sector:STEMManufacturingand ProductionAcademy ofClean Energy TechnologiesMajor:Clean EnergyMajor:Energy and PowerSample Courses: AC Clean Energy Systems AC Clean Energy Applications AC Clean Energy Strategies AC Clean Energy InnovationsSample Courses: Energy and Power Foundations Energy Transmission andDistribution Electronics and Control Systems Advanced Science andEngineered SystemsRECOMMENDED CERTIFICATION:ETA-International ational RenewableEnergy

35SignatureAdvancedCareerAcademies atTraditionalHigh SchoolsTarget Sector:InformationTechnologyManufacturingAcademy ofComputer ScienceMajor:SoftwareEngineeringMajor:Network Admin& EngineeringMajor:ArtificialIntelligenceSample Courses: PLTW COMPUTERSCIENCE ESSENTIALS AC COMPUTERS,NETWORKS, &DATABASES AP COMPUTERSCIENCE A/B SAS COMPUTERPROGRAMMING I & IISample Courses:Sample Courses: PLTW COMPUTER SCIENCE To Be DevelopedESSENTIALSWith Partners AC COMPUTERS, NETWORKS,& DATABASES AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A/B NETWORK ADMINISTRATIONI & II CISCO NETWORKENGINEERINGRECOMMENDEDCREDENTIAL:CompTia A SAS Base Prog for SAS 9SAS Adv Prog for SAS 9RECOMMENDEDCREDENTIAL:MicroSoft MTACISCORECOMMENDEDCREDENTIAL:To Be Determined withIndustry Partners

36SignatureAdvancedCareerAcademies atTraditionalHigh SchoolsTarget Sector:Professionaland FinancialServicesAcademy ofEntrepreneurship and al EnterpriseSample Courses: PRINCIPALS OF BUSINESS ANDFINANCE MARKETING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC MARKETING ENTREPRENEURSHIPSample Courses: MARKETING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC MARKETING VIRTUAL ENTERPRISERECOMMENDEDCREDENTIAL:EverFi – Venture EntrepreneurialExpeditionRECOMMENDEDCREDENTIAL:To be determined with IndustryPartners