Summary Document
Next Generation Occupational Standards for CTE

Career Cluster:  Education and Training 

State Supervisor: Alicia Alexander
Status Reports
Date	Comments	
September - October 2013	•	Curriculum framework review webinars and conference calls being held for all programs.
	
June - August 2013	•	Second round of webinars and conference call scheduled for each PSAV/Secondary programmatic committee.
•	Curriculum framework review forms due from both secondary/PSAV and AS degree program programmatic committees and submitted to the State Supervisor.  
•	All comments in each form were placed on a comprehensive curriculum framework review form, if needed, by State Supervisor.	
June 2013	•	Education & Training curriculum framework review Webinar and Conference Call scheduled for secondary and AS degree programs to provide technical assistance on the curriculum framework review process and the curriculum framework review form developed and provided by State Supervisor.
•	Teacher recommendations for each programs’ programmatic committee were due and submitted to State Supervisor. Recommended teachers and district administrators received an electronic invitation to the webinar and conference call.
•	Industry representatives contacted and invited by State Supervisor, via email, to the Education & Training curriculum framework review webinar and conference call to serve on the appropriate programmatic committee.
•	State College deans and program coordinators of the following AS degree programs were contacted and invited to attend the Education & Training AS degree curriculum framework review Webinar and Conference Call:
o	Park and Leisure Service Technology
o	Recreation Technology
o	Translation – Interpretation Studies
•	Interpretation Studies (CCC)
•	Translation Studies (CCC)
•	Education & Training Career Cluster curriculum framework review Webinar and conference call for both secondary/PSAV and AS programs were held. Participants received the appropriate electronic curriculum framework review form, which was discussed during the webinar in addition to receiving framework review instructions and resources.
	
May 2013	•	CTE Directors and Family and Consumer Science district supervisors for districts with reported enrollment for the following programs were contacted via email by State Supervisor, Alicia Alexander, for teacher recommendations to join the applicable programmatic committee: 
o	Early Childhood Education NEW
o	Family Child Care Training
o	Child Care Center Operation	
September – October 2012	•	Reviews for all programs were submitted electronically and included in the draft version of the applicable curriculum frameworks.
•	Reviews resulted in no significant changes to the programs.  Curriculum frameworks included minor changes to verbiage and grammar corrections.	
August 2012	•	FACS districts supervisors and CTE directors were contacted for teacher recommendations for the programmatic committees (Working Group members copied in electronic communications)
•	Programmatic Committees formed for:
o	Child Development
o	(Fundamentals of) Careers in Education
o	Early Childhood Education Associate Degree
o	Early Childhood Management AS
•	Review materials and instructions were forwarded to recommended/volunteered programmatic committee members.	
March 2012 
Working Group meeting	•	Availability schedule was collected by Alicia Alexander for Working Group meeting
•	Conference call was held for Working Group meeting
o	Vote for Chair and Co-Chair due to Doug Saenz resignation as Chair.  Sylvia Tricarico remained co-chair and Brittany Birken from Workforce Florida Board was recommended for Chair (she accepted in April).
o	Program of Work was reviewed to determine need for revisions. 
•	 Working Group decided that the programmatic committee would be responsible for updating Early Childhood Education Associate Degree and revising related CCCs to align with the A.S. standards
•	Secondary programs (Child Development and Careers in Education) were reviewed and the Group determined no major revisions were necessary.  However, programmatic resources were suggested for additional input.	
February 2012	•	Past Working Group members were contacted by Alicia Alexander to determine if they would like to participate for 2013-14. 	
February 2011
Steering Committee meeting	Dr. Sylvia Tricarico (sitting in for Doug Saenz) reported the following at the Steering Committee meeting:
•	The Early Childhood Education program was reviewed and revised.  Representatives from industry contributed input and the program committee conducted discussions regarding revisions via e-mail and conference calls.  
o	The majority of the existing program’s content was retained but some standards were moved to a level of the course that is more appropriate, some standards were condensed and made more concise, repetition was eliminated, and some information was clarified.  There were changes in the length of PSAV (post-secondary adult vocational) courses and OCP’s (occupational completion points) resulting in a need for a new program number and new course numbers.  The total length of the program did not change.
o	The existing Early Childhood Education program will continue to be available until the end of 2013-2014 to allow for a teach-out.  Students who are new to Early Childhood Education beginning 2011-12 will be enrolled in the newly revised program.
•	The Child Care Center Operations program and the Family Child Care Training program (both PSAV programs) involved only very minor revisions – ensuring accuracy of references to Florida Administrative Code Rules in accordance with the Department of Children and Families rule language.
•	The Parks and Leisure Services Technology AS/AAS degree program was reviewed by the program committee and it was determined that no revisions were necessary.
•	The Recreation Technology AS/AAS degree program was reviewed by the program committee and minor revisions were made.  The revisions included rewording several standards so that less specific language regarding the scope of sports/activities is used.  Some verbiage in the standards was revised to be consistent with Bloom’s Taxonomy.  A few standards were deleted because it was determined that that content is covered elsewhere in the program.
•	The Translation-Interpretation Studies AS/AAS degree program and the two CCC’s (College Credit Certificates) associated with that program were reviewed by the program committee and it was determined that no revisions were necessary.	
December 2010	•	All revised programs were approved by working group
•	Frameworks were formatted accordingly for posting to the web	
October – November 2010	•	Two conference calls were held with the Early Childhood Education program committee and a draft framework was developed
•	Final Draft of ECE framework was sent to Education and Training working group (electronically) for their approval	
July – October 2010	•	Program committees worked on their assigned programs.  Very minor revisions in most programs (except Early Childhood Education)
•	Due to changes in the length of courses and OCP’s in Early Childhood Education it was determined that a new program number, new CIP number, and new course numbers were needed; those numbers were obtained by Beth from the appropriate DOE staff	
May – June 2010	•	Program committees were established for every program being reviewed/revised.  
•	Electronic communication with program committees that included link to current frameworks and guidelines for review/revision.  Tentative date for sending draft revisions to Beth is July 8th.	
March – April 2010	•	Working group was contacted electronically by Beth Gladden and asked to review the programs on the 2011-12 program of work.  
•	Working group responded with suggestions for program revision via e-mail
•	After all suggestions are compiled, a conference call will be scheduled to discuss revisions; revision guidelines will be developed for dissemination to program committees.   	
December 17, 2009
	Sylvia Tricarico (sitting in for Doug Saenz) reported the following at the Steering Committee meeting:

•	All of the programs listed on the 2010-11 Program of Work were reviewed by members of the Programmatic Resources group (particularly those members with community college expertise).  Very few revisions were made – group members felt that these programs were up-to-date and included appropriate content.  The few revisions that were made are reflected in the curriculum frameworks.
•	As noted and approved by the Steering Committee at the March 4th meeting, Sign Language Communication (a PSAV-Post Secondary Adult Vocational – program) is being deleted from the Course Code Directory.  It will no longer be available, effective 2010-11.  This was done because there has been no enrollment in the program for the last three years.  
•	A career ladder which illustrates career opportunities at all levels in the field of education was developed during the last several months.  It includes the education/training requirements, licensing/certification required for particular jobs as well as the average hourly wage and projected annual growth through 2015.  This document will be posted on the Education and Training webpage for informational purposes.  	
November 2009	All revisions were incorporated into master draft of frameworks and sent out to working group for approval.  All were approved.	
August 2009	Electronic communication with Programmatic Resources group; their curriculum rewrites were received	
May 2009	Electronic communication sent to Programmatic Resources group – members with community college expertise were charged with task of incorporating revisions into 10-11 programs using guidelines established by working group	
April 2009	Electronic communication with working group; they approved guidelines that will be used to revise 10-11 programs – all are community college programs	
March 4, 2009	Doug Saenz reported the following at the Steering Committee Meeting:

•	The Teacher Assisting program was revised as follows:
o	Content was correlated to Florida Educator Accomplished Practices
o	All technology references were updated
o	Requirements for teaching practicum were made specific (number of hours) with documentation required
o	Added portfolio requirement with specific criteria 
o	Additional content on working effectively with students with disabilities including autism
o	Added content on multiple intelligences (logical/mathematical; spatial; bodily/kinesthetic; musical; interpersonal; intrapersonal; naturalist)
o	Added content on a balanced literacy classroom (incorporates all reading approaches realizing students need to use multiple strategies to become proficient readers; cultivates the skills of reading, writing, thinking, speaking and listening)
o	Added content on laws and legal decisions related to education

•	The School Age Certification Training program (PSAV) and the Secondary School Age Certification Training program were reviewed:
o	Program is approved by DCF (prescribed content) – was reviewed with no changes; will be revised in response to any changes initiated by DCF.
o	Career Ladder was developed – includes information for many jobs related to education (entry level to professional level); this will be incorporated into curriculum frameworks and/or added to Education & Training cluster webpage.
•	Instructional Services Technology (AS/AAS); Educational Assisting (CCC); and Library Technical Assistant (CCC):
o	Programs were reviewed and minor revisions were made; completed for 2009-10

The Sign Language Communication program (PSAV) will be designated for deletion due to no enrollment in the last three years – this was approved by the Steering Committee.	
September 24, 2008	Conference Call with members of working group – discussion included the following programs on the 2009-10 Program of Work:

•	Teacher Assisting – members of the working group developed a list of factors that must be considered in the revision of the first three courses of this program as well as the creation of a fourth course.  Seven members of the Programmatic Resources group will work on revising this program – this will be a tight timeline since frameworks need to be finalized by December. 
 
•	School Age Certification Training and Secondary School Age Certification Training – these programs are regulated by DCF, are continually updated, and need minimal revision.  It was suggested that a “career ladder” be created for use with this (and other E&T programs) to illustrate all of the pathways and opportunities available to students who are interested in working in the field of education.  Doug, Tara, and Mary agreed to work on this document.

•	Instructional Services Technology – may need minor revision.  Group members with community college expertise will be asked to work on this (Susan will contact her colleagues at Miami Dade College for their input).

•	All program framework revisions must be in final draft form by mid-November.	
September 11,  2008	Conference Call with members of working group – discussion included the following:

•	Emerging Occupations 
o	Instructional Coordinator – this occupation is on the 08-09 Statewide Demand list and is considered “emerging.”  The current Instructional Services Technology AS/AAS degree program trains students for this occupation – the group agreed that there is no need to create additional/new program- this program will be reviewed for 2009-10.
•	Programs that need to be developed    
o	Nanny - competencies needed for this occupation are already included in existing programs – no need to create a new program or new competencies.  It was recommended that Nanny be included in a career ladder that will be developed and placed on the Education and Training cluster page on the DOE web site. 
o	PSAV Contextual Classroom Management Program -  for non-degreed individuals who want to teach with district certification – school districts already have such programs in place (of particular interest is Hillsborough’s “Surviving the First Year of Teaching” and Palm Beach’s program) or districts could “borrow” such programs to enhance existing ones. 
o	Distance Learning Instructor - colleges’ IT departments usually conduct their own internal training for instructors who will be teaching online classes – there appears to be no need to develop such a program.
•	Programs no longer needed
o	Secondary Family Child Care - there is no enrollment in this program – this course will be daggered in the Course Code Directory and will be deleted at the end of the 2009-10 school year.
o	Library Technical Assistant – this is a College Credit Certificate under the Instructional Services Technology AS/AAS degree.  There are currently no students enrolled in this program at any college in Florida.  Thus only a brief review will be conducted and it will continue to exist in case any college chooses to offer it in the future.

Discussion began regarding programs listed on the 2009-10 Program of Work.  Working group members will review those program frameworks and will note any revisions necessary.  Revisions and next steps will be discussed during a conference call scheduled for 9/24/08.	
July 2008	Kickoff event at FACTE
Discussion regarding role of working group members; emerging occupations, occupations that are obsolete, best procedures for curriculum revision, etc.