PREPARE RI-Summit 2022
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Building Bright Futures!
Expanding Awareness of and Opportunities in CTE Programs to Ensure Student Success in the Workforce
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• Welcome to the Summit!
• Building and Sustaining an Ecosystem to Strengthen CTE
• Increasing Opportunities for Students- Connecting the CTE Ecosystem to EnrollRI
• Questions and Answers
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Agenda
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Building an Ecosystem to Strengthen CTE
Focus #1- The CTE Board of Trustees and Its Cluster
Advisory Boards’ collective responsibilities and their impact on creating, supporting and sustaining approved program standards.
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Building and sustaining High- Quality CTE Programs that yield skilled students as the return on investment is the goal of the CTE Board of Trustees!
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The CTE Board of Trustees was formed as a result of legislation in 2014 that was proposed to give a higher priority to CTE in Rhode Island.
• The legislation recognizes the vital importance of CTE to RI’s future economic stability.
• The CTEBOT meets monthly to address how and to what degree career and technical education programs across the state prepare students to meet the current and future workforce needs of industry.
CTE Board of Trustees
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The CTE Board of Trustee members are appointed by the Governor
• Members collaborate with staff from the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) to provide and sustain an equitable CTE ecosystem that will support students’ academic and technical growth while strengthening Rhode island’s future workforce and economy
CTE Board of Trustees
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The CTE Board of Trustees created Advisory Boards in each cluster area to:
CTEBOT Advisory Boards
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CTEBOT Advisory Boards
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The CTE Board of Trustees Advisory Boards assist with establishing and evaluating Approved CTE Programs
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CTEBOT Advisory Boards
• Identify program needs that are aligned to standards and curriculum; • Review, revise and update the CTE Program of Study curricula as needed; • Provide effective alignment of CTE programs with current and projected labor market needs and high-growth industry sectors in order to improve the quality of CTE programs in Rhode Island;
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CTEBOT Advisory Boards
• Make informed decisions in the best interest of students; • Inform members of partnership opportunities in business, industry and post-secondary education; • Graduate students from high quality CTE programs who are prepared to enter the workforce, post-secondary education or the military.
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CTEBOT Advisory Boards
• Determine the depth, breadth, and rigor of technical, academic and essential (professional) skills embedded in the CTE program standards.
• Promote CTE programs throughout the community and the state.
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Attendance at CTEBOT Advisory Board Meetings Is An Expectation of Approved CTE Programs!
• It is the responsibility and expectation of schools with approved CTE Programs to have staff attend state Advisory Board meetings.
• Schools have a responsibility to bring an industry representative! More input is needed in order to ensure that the standards are fully vetted by business and industry.
Approved �CTE Programs and Proposed CTE Programs
MUST adhere to all the Quality Indicators in the Program Standards
The application for a new CTE program includes questions and supporting evidence plus a mandatory LEA self-assessment that will help determine the program’s readiness for getting approved. Developing a new CTE program is a rigorous process that involves intentionally mapping the program to all the quality indicators on the standard.
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Increasing Opportunities for Students- Connecting the CTE Ecosystem to EnrollRI
Focus #2- How the work and support of the CTEBOT Advisory Boards connects to students being able to utilize EnrollRI to effectively research opportunities which will prepare them to make more informed and targeted decisions when choosing to apply to a CTE program.
Rolling Out EnrollRI- A Work in Progress!
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�����EnrollRI will provide relevant CTE Program information that will help students plan and build their futures!��In Rhode Island, students will have expanded access to CTE including:��10 career and technical education centers and��64 high schools and charter schools �����
Sign-Up Day June 2021 for CTE Construction Technology students at Ponaganset High School entering the workforce, military or post-secondary education.
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���The goal:��To expand EnrollRI to include a common application that would enable students to work with parents, guardians, �and school counselors to map out their future enrollment in a CTE program. ��� ��
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With over 200 CTE Programs and growing across RI, high school students can explore a variety of high quality CTE options, enroll in a CTE program for free AND have the opportunity to earn industry credentials and possibly college credits in an engaging and real-world environment!� �
How EnrollRI will work as a resource for students choosing to participate in a CTE Program in Rhode Island���� ��
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EnrollRI Scenario:
A middle school student is interested in enrolling in a CTE Program in high school. The student:
• Career Clusters
• Links to districts
• Related information
How EnrollRI will work as a resource for students choosing to participate in a CTE Program in Rhode Island���� ��
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• there will be an explanation that CTE Programs
outside of the transportation region are
available to the student but transportation is
the responsibility of the parent/guardian
���Questions?
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Building and Sustaining a High Quality CTE Ecosystem in Rhode Island
Your feedback is welcomed and appreciated!
EnrollRI
Additional information regarding EnrollRI will be forthcoming. Questions where answers are under development will be shared with the RIDE CTE office. Link will be put in the chat: