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The current twenty-eight (28) Tech Prep consortia that are in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations are eligible to apply for funding. Applications were due to the Florida Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Development by June 1, 2006. The continuing applications must include an abstract summary of Tech Prep implementation to date, plans for 2006-2007, changes in approved plans for 2001-2006, and must address the new and/or expanded requirements of the 1998 Tech Prep Act. In the Application Narrative, objectives and activities planned for the coming year must be described. After a review of the applications, the allocation is formula-driven and the calculation is based on four elements. Three elements will be included in the application, and the DOE will generate the fourth. They are as follows:
- Data Element #1-Number of students (grades 9-16 for school year
2006) identified as Tech Prep education students in all of
the consortium’s secondary and postsecondary schools. This
count must be valid and documented by student record and/or local
MIS reporting, and based on the statewide definition or comparable
local definition of a Tech Prep student.
- Data Element #2-Number of secondary and postsecondary schools participating
in the Tech Prep education initiative for school year 2005-2006.
Participation is defined as having a significant enrollment
of Tech Prep students and offering articulated, secondary to postsecondary
programs of study (4+2+2, 4+1+1, etc.).
- Data Element #3-Number of articulated programs of study as of
June 1, 2006, for enrolled Tech Prep education students (unduplicated
within a district). A program of study can be counted only
once for each school district, even if articulated for more than one
school.
- Data Element #4-Outcomes of Tech Prep students. DOE will generate
student placement information from the state student
reporting systems on Tech Prep students for this Element. This
Data Element was recommended as an addition by a focus group of Perkins
funding recipients. DOE will use the FETPIP (Florida
Education and Training Placement Information Program)
and the WDIS (Workforce Development Information System) data.
Funding for Florida’s Tech Prep Consortia
| School Year |
Florida’s TP Dollars |
No. of TP Consortia |
| 1991-92
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$2.5 million
|
11 |
| 1992-93
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$4.0 million
|
17 |
| 1993-94
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$4.5 million
|
23 |
| 1994-95
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$4.5 million
|
28 |
| 1995-96
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$4.0 million
|
28 |
| 1996-97
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$4.6 million
|
28 |
| 1997-98
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$4.6 million
|
28 |
| 1998-99
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$4.8 million
|
28 |
| 1999-2000
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$5.0 million
|
28 |
| 2000-01
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$5.1 million
|
28 |
| 2001-02
|
$5.0 million
|
28 |
| 2002-03
|
$5.1 million
|
28 |
| 2003-04
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$5.4 million
|
28 |
| 2004-05
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$5.5 million
|
28 |
| 2005-06
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$5.5 million
|
28 |
| 2006-07
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$5.2 million
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28 |
Florida’s Definition of a Tech Prep Student
In alignment with the
federal intent, Florida’s definition
of a Tech Prep student is: a student enrolled in an articulated,
sequential program of study (enrolled in level 2 or above courses)
at grade level or above by grade 11 in mathematics, science, and
communications, including a technical component, which leads to
a minimum of a two-year post-secondary certificate or degree, and/or
apprenticeship program. All reporting and statistics for Tech Prep
are based on this definition. With this definition in mind, the
program
offers students a focused, sequenced course of study consisting
of at least two years of secondary and two years of postsecondary
education
or apprenticeship training with an option of two additional years
leading to a baccalaureate degree (4+2+2), or four years of high
school articulating to a vocational technical center (4 +1+1) or
other combinations (4+2, 2+2, 2+2+2, etc).
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