Located in:
- Career and Technical Education Programs Authorized Under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006
- d. Accountability and Evaluation
In addition to the narrative information provided below, you must submit your measurement definitions (Items 3 and 11 below) and proposed performance levels (Items 5 and 11 below) for the upcoming program year using the link to the Perkins State Plan Portal below.
- 1. Statutory Requirements
- States Submitting One-year Transition Plans
Except as noted above with respect the States submitting one-year transition plans, you must provide all the information requested on the forms provided in Part C of this guide to report accountability data annually to the Secretary under section 113(c)(1)-(2), including:
- States Submitting One-year Transition Plans
- 1. Statutory Requirements
- d. Accountability and Evaluation
d. 1. States Submitting One-year Transition Plans. C. i. You Must Identify the Program Areas for Which the State Has Technical Skill Assessments, the Estimated Percentage of Cte Students Who Take Technical Skill Assessments, and the State’s Plan for Increasing the Coverage of Programs and Students Reported in Future Program Years.
Current Narrative:
Technical Skill Attainment is defined as an industry recognized certificate or credential earned through an approved CTE program of study which holds value at the professional level, postsecondary level, or in an associate or baccalaureate degree program. All CTE programs of study are required to identify and support the implementation of TSA measures for all concentrator students. Measures for TSA are identified based on employer demand and associated value at the postsecondary level. Measuresareidentified at the state or local level and are included in the CTE program of study approval process. All established programs will identify these measures through state monitoring and the local school district continuous improvement process. The DDOE will work with local school districts and charter schools to develop a list of approved technical skill attainment measures that add value for CTE students and programs and are available and appropriate to the specific CTE program of study. In general, the following technical skill attainment measures will be applied to Delaware CTE programs of study and made available through the plan period:
· Industry developed and/or recognized certificates that add to a students’ ability to seek competitive employment;
· Federal or state regulatory agency–developed assessment instruments leading to licensure that add to a students’ ability to seek competitive employment;
- Third–party developed assessments that lead to a certificate and/or credential that holds value at the professional level, postsecondary level, and/or in an associate or baccalaureate degree program; and
· Credentials which hold value at the professional level, postsecondary level, or in an associate or baccalaureate degree program.
The DDOE will increase the number of CTE programs of study in which technical skill attainment measures are identified and reported. This includes revising the school accountability framework to include TSA as a measure for college and career readiness. This also includes the transition of Perkins compliance measures at the secondary level to emphasize TSA or 2S1.