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secondary career and technical education.
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The initial planning meeting for the Heartland AEA Regional Career and Technical Education Partnership will be held on Jan. 6, 2017 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the DMACC Ankeny Campus (Building 5, Rooms 1240 E,D,F,G). All superintendents (or designee) are strongly encouraged to attend. Register at this link.
The partnership is being formed as required by HF 2392 in the Iowa Code to assist school districts in providing an effective, efficient and economical means of delivering high-quality secondary career and technical education programs.
During the initial meeting, an interim partnership will establish by-laws governing the group (e.g., committees, how it makes decisions, how the work is done, fiscal agent, etc.). View the draft template for the regional partnership bylaws.
The longer-term purpose and function of the partnership includes the development of a multi-year plan. The plan is required to address:
- The processes and procedures by which all secondary CTE programs within the region will meet the state-developed program approval process
- The feasibility of developing centers within and across the regions to improve access to high-quality CTE and concurrent enrollment opportunities for all students
- Developing a budget for the state vocational dollars assigned to the regional partnership that is tied to the multi-year plan
Date: Jan. 6, 2017
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Ankeny DMACC Campus, 2006 South Ankeny Boulevard, Ankeny
Building 5, DMACC Conference Center
Rooms 1240 E, D, F, G
Registration
Members of the Secondary Career and Technical Education Task Force released their final recommendations, which set a new vision for career and technical education that is in line with the needs of students, employers and the state’s economy. The task force’s recommendations for high-quality career and technical education (CTE) programs are as follows:
- Promote career and college readiness through thoughtful career guidance and purposeful academic and technical planning practices.
- Provide high-quality, integrated CTE programming comprised of secondary exploratory and transitory coursework to prepare students for higher-level, specialized academic and technical training.
- Afford students the opportunity to access a spectrum of high-quality work-based learning experiences through a coherent delivery system that streamlines and leverages existing initiatives.
- Address the shortage of qualified career and technical instructors by expanding opportunities to obtain academic and technical training in licensure areas and examining pre-service preparation and licensure practices to remove barriers for horizontal and vertical career advancement for individuals within the profession.
- Through collaboration and regional partnerships, provide for increased and equitable access to high-quality CTE through a statewide system of regional centers.
The full report is available on the Iowa Department of Education’s website.
