The document discusses plans for NAF's certification and articulation agreements program. It seeks input on implementing portfolio assessment, sharing student data, approving alternative course content, and making courses year-long. It outlines requirements for NAF certificates and guidance topics around GPA, assessment weights, and developing national articulation agreements with top universities.

1. Curriculum Working Group Certification & Articulation Agreements 2008 Leadership Summit Partners in Creation

2. Session Goals Inform all directors of current thinking and plans regarding certification and articulation agreements Get input on how to best implement portfolio assessment What other assessment considerations should NAF have in mind as it develops certificates? How can the network share student certification data? What should be done for academies that do not use NAF courses? What would be the approval process for alternative content? To what extent must certified CTE courses be year-long rather than one-semester? Determine the standard features of national articulation agreements What is the best mechanism for leveraging existing local articulation agreements into national agreements? 2008 Leadership Summit Partners in Creation

3. Certification Update Requirements for Awarding a NAF Certificate Minimum of four NAF courses completed May substitute up to two courses from approved third-party provider Successful completion of two assessments per course End of course exam Project evaluation Successful, validated completion of student internship 2008 Leadership Summit Partners in Creation

4. Guidance Topic 1: GPA How do we approach GPA? One possibility: Award different types of certificates depending on NAF course GPA Should 3.0 be the dividing line? What do you think? 2008 Leadership Summit Partners in Creation

5. Guidance Topic 2: Assessment Weight Should NAF have different weights for its two assessments? If so, what should be the ratio between the final test and the project evaluation. Related question: How should NAF evaluate individual student contributions to a team effort in developing a project? 2008 Leadership Summit Partners in Creation

6. Articulation Agreement Update Plan to identify six anchor universities with the following characteristics: Top-tier in career field Willing to work with NAF in areas of research, student summer programs, curriculum guidance, and professional development for NAF network National articulation agreements Include acceptance of NAF courses for articulated credit Accept NAF student certificate as credential for admission and scholarship Goal: 50 agreements spread across 40 states where NAF has academies Full range of higher-education options: community colleges, four-year, public, private 2008 Leadership Summit Partners in Creation

7. Guidance Topic 3: Articulation Agreements What guidance would you offer NAF about developing anchor university relationships? What is the best way to elevate local articulation agreements to national articulation agreements? Would you assist NAF in elevating a local articulation agreement to a national one? Please provide name and contact to us today! 2008 Leadership Summit Partners in Creation