Tech Prep

Vision, Mission, Objectives

Vision

Mission

Goals and Objectives

VISION

To support, promote, and encourage quality career and technical education programs that link secondary and post-secondary education, employers, and communities to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

MISSION

To support a unified and integrated education system that enhances lifelong learning and the seamless transition of all secondary students between post-secondary education and career employment.

GOALS and OBJECTIVES

GOAL 1: Promote seamless transitions among high school, postsecondary, and/or apprenticeships to careers.

Objectives

• Continue to support and facilitate Articulation Agreements
• Assist schools in the process of establishing Programs of Study (Individual Career Plans)
• Increase Tech Prep participation at secondary & post-secondary levels

GOAL 2: Promote and support R-Factor Learning

Objectives

• Introduce to consortium schools the rigor factor in teaching and learning (Bloom’s Taxonomy, Depth of Knowledge)
• Introduce to consortium schools the relevance factor in teaching and learning (Application Model; Integration)
• Present to consortium schools building relationships for students to motivate learning (Career Paths/Career Clusters)
• Assist schools in identifying responsibilities of stakeholders in the above practices (students, parents, educators, employers)
• Broker information on nationally certified programs of study and assessments

GOAL 3: Facilitate implementation of States’ Sixteen Career Clusters

Objectives

• Facilitate the integration of Programs of Study for students
• Build partnerships with stakeholders
• Partner with Career Education Coordinators and other CTE professionals

GOAL 4: Develop and implement a statewide data system to improve and provide accurate, consistent data for state and federal accountability

Objectives

• Partner with Division of Career Education, DESE to establish a statewide data system for accountability
• Identify and capture data elements for the system
• Ensure data represents non-duplicated figures for high school, postsecondary, and apprenticeships
  

Tech Prep Coordinator/Director Role: Advocate for career education in multiple venues, serve as a professional resource, liaison and facilitator for professional and student development.