Innovative Delivery of Career Technical Education Programs Application: Overview Minnesota 2017 Session Law, Chapter 5, Section 35 [124D.4535]. Minnesota school districts may jointly apply through October 30, 2017, to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) to launch an Innovative Delivery of Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs in order to improve student career and college readiness and school outcomes. Innovation and collaboration are key to Minnesota school districts ability to meet the challenges of today's students educational needs. This Innovative Delivery of CTE program allows groups of school districts to leverage resources by working in partnership with local and regional postsecondary institutions and programs, community institutions, and other private, public, for-profit, and nonprofit workplace partners. The work Minnesota school districts do through Innovative Delivery of CTE Programs may yield promising practices they wish to continue or expand and that may be replicated elsewhere around the state. Selected Innovative Delivery of CTE Programs do not receive any additional funding. MDE will notify districts whether or not they are selected no later than November 22, 2017. Selected program proposals may begin immediately or on November 22, 2017 and continue through June 30, 2019, with biennial reports submitted to the Legislature, Education committees and the Commissioner of Education due by February 1 in each oddnumbered year. Report elements will include performance assessment, high school graduation, and career and technical certification data to show the success of the partnership in preparing diverse populations of students for careers and jobs. Projects must include two or more school districts that form a partnership after collaborating with school staff and project partners, and receiving formal school board approval. The purpose of these Innovative Delivery of CTE Programs is to implement challenging, collaborative career and college readiness programs and to share district resources. The project must do the following: Provide innovative, challenging CTE education programs and activities that integrate core academic and career and technical subjects in students programs of study through coordinated secondary and postsecondary career and technical programs leading to an industry certification or other credential Provide embedded professional development for program participants Use performance assessments in authentic settings to measure students technical skills and progress toward attaining an industry certification or other credential Efficiently share district, institution, and workplace resources Please note that the Commissioner of Education has no authority to waive federal or state statutes through this initiative. If an allowed variance to any state education administrative rule is sought, the application must explain why this is critical to implementation. Signed applications must be received by October 30, 2017. Email one signed copy to mde.cte@state.mn.us Questions? Contact Dean Breuer at 651-582-8603 or email MDE CTE (mde.cte@state.mn.us) Innovative Delivery of Career Technical Education Programs Application 1
Please type directly into the following application. Innovative Delivery of Career Technical Education Programs Application Signed applications must be received by October 30, 2017. Please mail or submit a scanned version of the application electronically to: Career Technical Education, Minnesota Department of Education, 1500 Highway 36 West, Roseville, MN 55113 or mde.cte@state.mn.us. Questions? Contact Dean Breuer at 651-582-8603. Date: Collaborating School Districts: Innovative Delivery of CTE Programs Name: Primary Program Contact Person Program Contact Name: Title: Address: Phone number: Email: District and Partnership Information Partnership Information School District A School District B School District C School District Name Enter School District A Name Enter School District B Name Enter School District C Name District Number Enter District number A Enter District number B Enter District number C Address Enter Address A Enter Address B Enter Address c District Contact Person Enter contract person A Enter contract person B Enter contract person C Email address Enter email address A Enter email address B Enter email address C Phone number Enter Phone number A Enter Phone number B Enter Phone number C (including area code) Date school board Enter approval date B Enter approval date C Enter approval date A approved application Superintendent Name Enter Superintendent Name Enter Superintendent Name Enter Superintendent Name A B C Superintendent Superintendent Signature a Superintendent Signature B Superintendent Signature C Signature Innovative Delivery of Career Technical Education Programs Application 2
Project Description ( 45 points) 1. Please indicate which of the following the Innovative Delivery of CTE Programs aims to accomplish: Provide innovative, challenging education programs and activities that integrate core academic and career and technical education subjects in students programs of study through coordinated secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs leading to an industry certification or other credential Provide embedded professional development for program participants Use performance assessments in authentic settings to measure students technical skills and progress toward attaining an industry certification or other credential Efficiently share district, institution, and workplace resources 2. Please indicate which aspects of your Innovative Delivery of CTE Programs address your school districts World s Best Workforce Plan goals and strategies for: All students are ready for career and college. If applicable: All racial and economic achievement gaps between students are closed. All students graduate from high school. 3. Clearly describe the proposed Innovative Delivery of CTE Programs: 4. How is this proposed program important, needed, and innovative? Innovative Delivery of Career Technical Education Programs Application 3
Project Goals and Related Activities and Strategies ( 25 points) 5. List collaborative educational goal(s). Make sure goals are specific, measurable, attainable, results-based and time-bound (SMART). Project goals must address the following: Providing embedded professional development for educators and other program participants Increasing student engagement and connection Providing challenging learning opportunities for diverse populations focused on employability skills and technical job-specific skills related to a specific career pathway Demonstrating efficiency in delivering financial and other services SMART Goal 1: SMART Goal 2 (if applicable): SMART Goal 3 (if applicable): SMART Goal 4 (if applicable): Innovative Delivery of Career Technical Education Programs Application 4
Budget ( 10 points) 6. If a budget is necessary for this project, how will districts collaborate to establish it? 7. How will the budget be periodically reviewed and adjustments made if needed? Evaluation and Evaluation Reporting ( 10 points) 8. What indicators will the districts use to determine whether the proposed Innovative Delivery of CTE Programs was successful? 9. What sorts of data and methods will be used in evaluation to demonstrate successful outcomes? 10. Who will oversee the evaluation? Implementation Timeline ( 10 points) 11. Provide an implementation timeline from notice of acceptance on November 22, 2017, project start date on or before November 22, 2017, through closure on June 30, 2019 (unless partners choose a later date). Innovative Delivery of Career Technical Education Programs Application 5