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FINDING FUNDS FOR YOUR CTE PROGRAM
DAVE HANSEN

2. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
How to Find Money for Your Program
Integrating Skills & Validation to Justify &
Report on Funding
Secondary/Post-Secondary Credential
Preview

3. Funding Faux Pas &
Guidelines

4. COMMON FUNDING FAUX PAS
Gifting of State Funds
> No Discretionary selection
 Universal access
› Site Licenses
 Determined by scope of
funding request
 (If funds were requested
for your entire class, then
all in your class get benefit)

5. COMMON FUNDING FAUX PAS
> Cannot pay for additional paper certificate
costs (if there are any)
 Paying for students to take a certification exam is
allowed (Perkins).

6. COMMON FUNDING FAUX PAS
Misinterpretation
> District/School Administration don’t know
details
> Teachers/Advisors – even less sometimes
> Can Be Avoided by:
 Going to the source (State DOE Expert)
 Providing documentation to correct
misinformation (Read the actual legislative docs)

7. COMMON FUNDING FAUX PAS
“If I Don’t Know About It, It’s Not Out There”
> Those who know about the money, use the
money
> Those who know where to find the
money, get the money

8. COMMON FUNDING FAUX PAS
> All States Are Not Created Equal
V.

9. COMMON FUNDING FAUX PAS
Just because Dave says so, doesn’t mean that’s how it works
in your state or district. Be sure to validate appropriate use
with your state funding office.

10. CARL D. PERKINS FUNDING

11. UNDERSTANDING PERKINS
Purpose:
> Improve career-technical education
programs
> Integrate academic and career-technical
instruction
> Serve special populations
> Meet gender equity needs
(www.cde.ca.gov)

12. EXPANDED PURPOSE
> Develop and expand use of technology in
CTE
> Provide CTE Students with technical skills
that lead to entry in technology fields
> Enhancing/supporting accountability data
for Act (i.e. reporting on meeting 2S1 criteria)
(Section 135 – Local Uses of Funds)

13. PERKINS ACCOUNTABILITY
Secondary Student Core Indicator (2S1)
“(ii) Student attainment of career and technical skill
proficiencies, including student achievement on
technical assessments, that are aligned with industry
recognized standards, if available and appropriate.”
(ACTE Website – Perkins Accountability)

16. HOW TO USE PERKINS
> Identify industry standards & certifications to
integrate into curriculum
> Seek licensing/assessment models that
provide universal access
> Plan purchases for multiple years*
> Spotlight – Volunteer?

17. PERKINS RESOURCES
> District/School Perkins Coordinator
 Don’t hesitate to go to the source
> State Office (CA Example Below)
 http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/pk/
 http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/pk/contacts.asp
> ACTE - Perkins Resources
 http://www.acteonline.org/perkins.aspx

19. Enhancing Education
Through Technology
(AKA: Ed Tech, E2T2, or EETT)

20. EETT PURPOSE
> Improve student academic achievement
through use of technology
> Help all students become technologically
literate
> Integrate technology into
 Teacher Training
 Curriculum Development

21. HOW IT WORKS
> Formula Grant
> Distributed at district level
> Based on Local Education Agency (LEA)
proportionate share of Title 1 Part A Funds
> In most states, must have your technology
plan incorporated into approved district plan

22. HOW TO USE EETT FUNDING
> Work with District/School Administration
> Align 3-5 year plan to Industry Standards (If
language not already present)
> Request needed funding from EETT
Coordinator NOW for next School Year

23. CA Only - Ed Tech K-12
Voucher Program

24. ED TECH K-12 VP PURPOSE
> Implement and support education
technology
> Foster effective teaching practices
> Promote student achievement

25. HOW IT WORKS
> $1.1B awarded to state of CA via lawsuit
> Awards designated per school
> Awards based on % free/discounted lunch
program enrollment
> Reimbursement program

26. HOW IT WORKS
> Funding split evenly into two buckets
 General Purpose Vouchers (GPV)
› Hardware
› Training/Certifications- PD
› Evaluation Tools
› IT Support Services
› Other Software Packages
 Software Vouchers (SV)

27. AVAILABLE BALANCES

28. PROGRAM EXPIRATION
Purchases Must Be Made by
September 25, 2012
Or Money Goes Away

29. ED TECH K12 VP RESOURCES
> Dept. of Education Contact
John Vardanega
jvardane@cde.ca.gov
(916) 323-2241
> Program Administrator
Call 1-800-419-5286 with questions
Go to www.edtechk12vp.com for details &
balances

30. CA Only - California
Partnership Academies

31. HOW IT WORKS – THE FUNDING
> Initial Grant Award Contingent Upon:
 100% School District Match
› Direct & In-Kind Support
 100% Business & Community Partners Match
› Direct & In-Kind Support
> Funding = Performance Based
 80% Attendance
 90% Credit Requirement Fulfillment

32. HOW IT WORKS – THE PROGRAM
> School-Within-A-School
> “At-Risk” Students
> Academic & CTE Integration
> Industry Sector Focus
> Business & Community Partners Co-op
› Advisory Committee
› Student Internships, Work Experience
› Mentoring

34. Tech Prep Funding

35. PARTNERSHIP WITH HS AND COLLEGE

36. CTSO – Business Professionals of America

37. FEDERALLY REQUIRED PRIORITY
For programs that:
> Offer effective employment placement*
> Transfer to 4-year baccalaureate programs
> Are developed in consultation with business,
industry, labor unions, and institutions of
higher education that award baccalaureate
degrees.
> Address dropout prevention* and re-entry
and the needs of special populations.

38. OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS
Student outcomes include the following:
 An associate degree or a 2-year certificate.
 Technical preparation in at least one field of
engineering technology, applied
science, mechanical, industrial, or practical art or
trade, or agriculture, health, or business*
 Competence in math, science, and
communication.
 Employment*

39. HOW TO LEVERAGE TECH PREP?
> Contact Local Grant Recipient(s)
 Identify their goals
 Align your program to their goals
 Collaborate to fulfill grant requirements
(Employment/Certification/CTSO Activity)
 Or – Seek future opportunity to collaborate
Volunteer?
 Who had successfully engaged in Tech Prep?

40. Other State Funding
Options

42. TITLE 1 FUNDING/MAGNET SCHOOLS

43. STATE-SPECIFIC FUNDING
> Florida CAPE
> California Partnership Academies
> California – Ed Tech K12 Voucher Program
> What are you using?

44. Private Sector Funding

45. LOCAL BUSINESSES
Serve multiple functions
> Advisory board
> Internships/externships
> Hands-on learning opportunities
> Student employment
> In-Kind Support
> $$$$$

46. OTHER FUNDING RESOURCES - PTA
> Donors Choose
 www.donorschoose.org
 Request funding with project description
> Grantmakers for Education
 http://www.edfunders.org/index.asp
> Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
> US DOE (Slim Pickings, but they’re out there)
 http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.h
tml
> Fund (in part) Oak Park HS certification program

47. Grant Writing

48. VALIDATE ASKS W/ RELIABLE RESEARCH

49. USE HIGHLY CREDIBLE RESEARCH
of people with post-secondary
licenses or certificates—credentials short of
an associate’s degree—earn more than the
average bachelor’s degree recipient.”
Pathways to Prosperity (Feb. 2011)
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news_events/features/2011/Pathways_to_Pr
osperity_Feb2011.pdf

50. COUPLE OF TIPS – DAVE’S ABC’S
> Awareness
 Set up a system to monitor all grant opportunities. Don’t miss anything.
> Business Case
 Make sure to have a business case for why your project will get the most
done for the amount requested. That’s how most panels compare requests.
> Collaboration
 Build strong relationships with local businesses, industry
partners, colleges, and professional organizations and incorporate them into
your grant requests. They legitimize your asks & can lighten the load for you.
> Discretion
 Ask for what you need, and keep your request below the max award amount
if feasible.

51. Skills Validation, Industry
Credentials, and Funding

52. STUDENTS NEED AN EDGE IN THE JOB MARKET
"Proportionally, more kids
have lost jobs in the past
few years than the entire
country lost in the Great
Depression."
- Andrew Sum in Time
Magazine
Jan 18, 2010
"Only one in four U.S.
teenagers held a job in
2011, the smallest
percentage in decades
and half what it was in
1999-2000.“
- Reuters News Report
January 24, 2012

53. STUDENTS LACK ABILITY
TO APPLY SKILLS
IN A PRACTICAL ENVIRONMENT
“Young people
leave college
without the
employability
skills they are
looking for.”
- Deloitte & Touche

54. HOW TO FIND IN-DEMAND SKILLS

55. How to
Your Students’ Skills

56. WHY CERTIFY - CAL STATE UNIVERSITY
> “Students who earn credentials in
occupational programs can have substantial
earnings advantages over those earning
traditional academic degrees” (Emphasis
Added)
- California State University - Sacramento
http://www.csus.edu/ihelp/PDFs/R_Road_Less_Traveled_02_11.pdf

57. WHY CERTIFY - WA STATE (I-BEST)
> “The study identified a “tipping point” of at
least one year of college credit and a
credential as the threshold for…”
 Earning better wages
 Meeting workforce needs
 Advancing/finishing post-secondary education
- Washington SBCTC – Research Report No. 08-1
http://www.sbctc.edu/college/education/resh_rpt_08_1_student_achieve
_basic_skills_003.pdf

58. IMPROVED ACADEMICS – CTE & CERTIFICATION
Performance Indicator Non-CAPE CAPE, No Cert CAPE + Cert
Average GPA 2.56 2.6 3.0
Chronically Absent 17% 20% 11%
At Least One Disciplinary Action 21% 21% 11%
Dropout Rate 2% 1% 0%
12th Graders Earning Diploma 79% 88% 97%
At Least One Accelerated Course 22% 22% 33%
Bright Futures Eligible Seniors 28% 26% 44%

59. HOW DO
AFFECT EMPLOYABILITY?
Certified Certified Certified
Conversion
Placement
Wages
individuals individuals individuals
are earning are placed on are converting
12% more than assignment at to full-time
non-certified a higher rate employment
individuals than the 20% more often
in their industry than non-
assignments average certified
individuals
Over 2,600 certified individuals tracked and compared
to more than 43,000 non-certified individuals

60. WHY CERTIFY? - COLLEGE CREDIT
Students can receive college credit through:

61. WHY CERTIFY? – ARTICULATION

62. Which
Are Best for My Program?

63. Q&A

64. THANK YOU!
Dave Hansen
MBA, MCT, MMI, MOS, IC3, CPI, AI, CompTIA Strata
Director, Product Operations – Microsoft
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