This document summarizes Oklahoma's efforts to transition from Programs of Study to Rigorous Programs of Study (RPOS) in career and technical education. It provides background on Oklahoma's CTE system and partners. It then discusses key frameworks for RPOS implementation, including legislation/policies, partnerships, professional development, accountability, standards, course sequences, credit transfer agreements, and others. Finally, it outlines Oklahoma institutions' current projects to address barriers to RPOS implementation in areas like visual design, career academies, advisement programs, manufacturing, and teacher development.

1. Moving from
Programs of Study
to
Rigorous Programs of Study
in Oklahoma
NCPN Conference 2013

2. Innovation in Career Pathways
National Award
National Association of Career
Pathways Leadership

3. Education in Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Oklahoma Department of Career and
Technology Education
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

4. Oklahoma CTE
ODCTE
393 comprehensive school districts
29 technology center districts
14 skills centers
business and industry

5. Oklahoma CTE
135,372 comprehensive school enrollments
28,658 high school and adult technology center
enrollments

6. CTE Partners
18 colleges and universities (AAS degree
granting)
business and industry

7. Innovation in CTE
Tech Prep
Rigorous Programs of Study

8. What is RPOS?

9. A Program of Study is a
comprehensive, structured
approach for delivering academic
and CTE to prepare students for
postsecondary education and
career success

11. Framing RPOS
Technology Centers That Work
High Schools That Work
Pathways to Prosperity
Reflect, Transform, Lead: A New Vision for
Career Technical Education
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Act of 2006

12. Where are we?

13. Carl Perkins IV &
Programs of Study

14. Incorporate and align secondary
and postsecondary education
elements
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15. Include academic and CTE content
in a coordinated, non-duplicative
progression of courses

16. Offer the opportunity, where
appropriate, for secondary
students to acquire postsecondary
credits, and

17. Lead to an industry-recognized
credential or certificate at the
postsecondary level, or an
associate or baccalaureate degree

18. Where are we going?

19. Investing in America's
Future: A Blueprint for
Transforming Career
and Technical
Education

20. Effective ALIGNMENT between CTE and labor
market needs to equip students with 21stcentury skills and prepare them for in-demand
occupations in high-growth industry sectors

21. Strong COLLABORATION among secondary and
postsecondary institutions, employers, and
industry partners to improve the quality of
CTE programs

22. Meaningful ACCOUNTABILITY for improving
academic outcomes and building technical
and employability skills in CTE
programs, based upon common definitions
and clear metrics for performance

23. Increased emphasis on INNOVATION supported
by systemic reform of state policies and
practices to support CTE implementation of
effective practices at the local level.

24. Carl Perkins V &
Rigorous
Programs of Study

26. RPOS
Decision Marking Framework
1 framework piece ≠ 10%
Doing a lot of things right!

27. LEGISLATION & POLICIES
Federal, state, and local
legislation or
administrative policies
promote POS
development and
implementation.

28. PARTNERSHIPS
Ongoing relationships
among
education, business, an
d other community
stakeholders are central
to POS
design, implementation,
and maintenance.

29. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Sustained, intensive, an
d focused opportunities
for
administrators, teachers
, and faculty foster POS
design, implementation,
and maintenance.

30. ACCOUNTABILITY &
EVALUATION SYSTEMS
Systems and strategies
to gather quantitative
and qualitative data on
both POS components
and student outcomes
are crucial for ongoing
efforts to development
and implement POS.

31. COLLEGE & CAREER
READINESS STANDARDS
Content standards that
define what students
are expected to know
and be able to do to
enter and advance in
college and/or their
careers comprise the
foundation of a POS.

32. COURSE SEQUENCES
Non-duplicative
sequences of secondary
and postsecondary
courses within a POS
ensure that students
transition to
postsecondary education
without duplicating
classes or requiring
remedial coursework.
(Individual Career Plan)

33. CREDIT TRANSFER AGREEMENTS
Credit transfer
agreements provide
opportunities for
secondary students to be
awarded transcripted
postsecondary
credit, supported with
formal agreements
among secondary and
postsecondary education
systems.
(Cooperative Alliance Program)

34. GUIDANCE COUNSELING &
ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT
Guidance counseling
and academic
advisement help
students to make
informed decisions
about which POS to
pursue.

35. TEACHING & LEARNING STRATEGIES
Innovative and creative
instructional
approaches enable
teachers to integrate
academic and technical
instruction and
students to apply
academic and technical
learning in their POS
coursework.

36. TECHNICAL SKILLS ASSESSMENTS
National, state, and/or
local assessments provide
ongoing information on
the extent to which
students are attaining the
necessary knowledge and
skills for entry into and
advancement in
postsecondary education
and careers in their
chosen POS.

37. Credentials
Lead to an industryrecognized credential or
certificate at the
postsecondary level, or
an associate or
baccalaureate degree

38. How we are getting there?
“Introduction Phase”

39. National
Programs of Study
Institute

40. Creating a Common Language

41. Analysis of Stakeholder
Interpretations of Programs of
Study in Oklahoma

42. Individual Career Plan

43. Oklahoma
Programs of Study
Institute

44. Caddo-Kiowa Technology Center
Choctaw High School
Claremore High School
Meridian Technology Center
Mid America Technology Center
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Redlands Community College
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa Public Schools

45. The Project
Action plan for addressing one or more
implementation barriers

46. Oklahoma
Programs of Study
Summit

47. Caddo Kiowa Technology Center
Take a closer look at its Visual Design Program of
Study to be better able to align programs and
policies and make changes necessary to
integrate RPOS Study into Oklahoma’s Career
Pathways system, to align partner school
offerings and CareerTech programs with the
needs of business and industry and to begin
addressing the skills gap and contributing to
state and local economic growth and
development.

48. Choctaw High School
Enhance and improve all Career Academy
curricula including Program of Study
materials, partner participation, curriculum
presentation and resources/materials
availability.

49. Claremore High School
Enhance its Zebra Advisement Program. The
program enhances students’ awareness of
educational and career opportunities and helps
students make meaningful and informed choices
regarding their preparation for the future. The
programs uses consistent individualized guidance
and joint student/parent/teacher comprehensive
planning. In the last 14 years, ZAP has averaged a
95 percent participation rate of
parents/guardians at ZAP enrollment time.

50. Meridian Technology Center
Working to create awareness of the Oklahoma
A‐F Report Card, industry credentials and
postsecondary opportunities through the
Cooperative Alliance Program.

51. Mid America Technology Center
Mid‐America is working to improve
communication with its sending schools and
how it uses data across its campus. The
technology center will work to use existing
and emerging technology to enhance the
process by collecting accurate and timely data
relating to course work, assessments and
guidance/counseling plans.

52. OSUIT
OSUIT will work to evaluate college readiness in
Oklahoma’s Cooperative Alliance students. OSUIT
established college credit articulation agreements with
many of Oklahoma’s CareerTech centers in the 1980s.
Since then, these agreements have grown and
developed into the Cooperative Alliance agreements.
OSUIT has Cooperative Alliance agreements with more
than 50 technology center campuses. Approximately
10 percent to 15 percent of OSUIT students enter
college with Cooperative Alliance credit. Many
foundation courses for OSUIT’s degree programs are
offered at CareerTech centers through these
agreements.

53. Redlands Community College
Redlands will work to further enhance the child
development programs that it has developed
in partnership with Caddo Kiowa Technology
Center.

54. Tulsa Community College
TCC is working toward improving high school
transitions in manufacturing and aerospace.
The college is looking at the technical
components and aligning them with national
credentials.

55. Tulsa Public Schools
The project for Tulsa Public Schools consisted of
taking a look at professional development
through Teacher Leader Effectiveness.

56. Rigorous Programs of Study
Implementation Self-Study

57. Framework
Importance
Legislation and Policies
Current
Status
In Progress
Partnerships
In Progress
Important
Professional Development
In Progress
Important
Accountability and Evaluation Systems
In Progress
Important
College and Career Readiness Standards
In Progress
Important
Course Sequence
In Progress
Important
Credit Transfer Agreements
In Progress
Important
Guidance Counseling and Academic
Advisement
Teaching and Learning Strategies
Operational Important
In Progress
Important
Technical Skills Assessments
In Progress
Important
Important

58. LEGISLATION & POLICIES
Resources – In Progress & Important
Access – Operational & Important
Advisory Committees – Operational & Important
Graduation Requirement – Operational &
Important

59. PARTNERSHIPS
MOU – In Progress & Important
Balanced - In Progress & Important
Engaged - In Progress & Important
Balanced - In Progress & Important
Advocate - In Progress & Important
Resources - In Progress & Important

60. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Process – In Progress/Operational & Important
High Quality – Operational & Important
Joint Opportunities – Operational & Important
Contextual – In Progress & Important

61. ACCOUNTABILITY &
EVALUATION SYSTEMS
Usage – In Progress & Important
Procedures - In Progress & Important
Performance Data - In Progress & Important
Disaggregated - In Progress & Important
Shared - In Progress & Important
Culture – Operational & Important

62. COLLEGE & CAREER
READINESS STANDARDS
Aligned Reading, Math, Science – Operational &
Important
Aligned with Postsecondary – Operational &
Important
Aligned with Technical Standards – Operational
& Important

63. COURSE SEQUENCES
Aligned – Operational & Important
Articulated – Operational & Important
Broad - Operational & Important

64. CREDIT TRANSFER AGREEMENTS
Agreements – Operational & Important
Essential - Operational & Important
Extra Help - Operational & Important
Criteria Established - Operational & Important
Faculty - Operational & Important
Review - Operational & Important
Assessment – In Progress & Important

65. GUIDANCE COUNSELING &
ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT
Resources – In Progress & Important
Access – Operational & Important
Advisory Committees – Operational & Important
Graduation Requirement – Operational &
Important

66. TEACHING & LEARNING STRATEGIES
Resources – In Progress & Important
Access – Operational & Important
Advisory Committees – Operational & Important
Graduation Requirement – Operational &
Important

67. TECHNICAL SKILLS ASSESSMENTS
Resources – In Progress & Important
Access – Operational & Important
Advisory Committees – Operational & Important
Graduation Requirement – Operational &
Important

68. Moving from
Programs of Study
to
Rigorous Programs of Study
in Oklahoma Supplemental RFP
Duncan Public Schools

69. Video Tutorials
Framework Workshops
TA Visits

70. Next Steps
Connecting RPOS to Career Pathways
Business and Industry Involvement
100% Commitment

71. Implementation Stage
“Be Prepared”

72. Oklahoma RPOS Website

73. Jeremy L Zweiacker
State Programs of Study & College Transition
Coordinator
405.743.6881
jzwei@okcareertech.org
http://oklahomacte.blogspot.com
@okcareertech