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The passage of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (hereafter cited as CPA IV) provides secondary and post secondary career and technical education programs with federal assistance. CPA is designed to improve and promote high school (grades 7-12) career and technical education programs to train young people for employment, and/or to better prepare students for post-secondary training opportunities (colleges, trade schools, and/or universities). Usually, this involves Agriculture Education, Business and Information Technology Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, and Technology and Pre-Engineering Education The federal government funds the program through DPI.
The purpose of CPA IV is "to develop more fully the academic, career and technical skills of secondary students and post secondary students who elect to enroll in career and technical education programs, by:
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building on the efforts of states and localities to develop challenging academic standards; |
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promoting the development of services and activities that integrate academic, career and technical instruction and that link secondary and post secondary education for participating career and technical education students; |
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increasing State and local flexibility in providing services and activities designed to develop, implement and improve career and technical education, including tech prep education; and |
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disseminating national research and providing professional development and technical assistance, that will improve career and technical education programs, services and activities." |
State Plan Goals The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is required to focus CPA IV funds on improving career and technical education programs. Based on state initiatives, federal and state legislation and other education reform efforts, applicants must develop projects which give priority to the State Plan Goals. The state goals are curriculum-based efforts that are needed by youth to obtain high-skill, high-wage employment.
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GOAL 1: |
Development of CTE that continually and systematically respond to the trends and demands of
the marketplace. |
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Provision of leadership and cultivation of strong partnerships in the total educational system and
with business, industry and labor. |
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Amplification and expansion of the "whole person" concept of education within career and
technical education. |
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Elevation and extension of standards of excellence in classroom and laboratory instruction,
supervised experiences and student organizations. |
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Provision of leadership and cultivation of strong partnerships in the total educational system
and with business, industry and labor. |
The CESA 6 Career and Technical Education Coordinator provides consortiums with assistance in planning, purchasing, program monitoring, evaluation, and fiscal management. The allocation for each district must be used to support efforts and activities in relationship to the state goals of the CPA act.
Required uses of funds include:
Integrate academic, vocational and technical components.
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Provide students with strong experience in and understanding of all aspects of an industry. |
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Develop, improve, or expand the use of technology in vocational and technical education. |
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Provide professional development programs to teachers, counselors, and administrators. |
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Develop and implement evaluations which assess the needs of special populations. |
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Initiate, improve, expand, and modernize quality vocational and technical education programs. |
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Provide services and activities that are of sufficient size, scope and quality to be effective. |
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Link secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs. |
In addition, permissible uses of funds include:
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Involve parents, businesses, and labor organizations in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs. |
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Provide career guidance and academic counseling for students. |
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Provide work-related experience, i.e., internships, co-op education, school-based enterprises, repreneurship, etc.) · Provide programs for special populations. |
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Local education and business partnerships. |
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Assist career and technical education student organizations. |
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Provide mentoring and support services. |
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Leasing, purchasing, upgrading, or adapting equipment, including instructional aides. |
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Improving or developing new career and technical education courses. |
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Support nontraditional training and employment activities. |
For more information on the Carl Perkins law update please visit the following links:
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