CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLORS OFFICE PerkinsCore Indicator Basics

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE Perkins/Core Indicator Basics 1

Overall Purpose of Perkins IV (‘‘SEC. 2. PURPOSE. ) To more fully develop CTE students academic and career technical skills in secondary and postsecondary that: Prepare high skill, high wage, or high demand occupations in current or emerging professions; Link secondary education and postsecondary education (programs of study) and partnerships with baccalaureate intuitions, WIBs, business and industry and intermediaries; Promote integration of rigorous and challenging academic and career technical instructions; Promote technical assistance that improves the quality of CTE education from teachers, faculty, administrators and counselors; Promoting Life-Long Learning (Stackable Credentials) California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students 2

Perkins IV Title I-C Nine Requirements CTE Course and Program Improvement that: ● Integrates academics into Career Technical Education to strengthen skills of students ● Initiates, improves, expands and modernizes CTE programs ● Links Secondary and Postsecondary through Development of Programs of Study ● Provides sufficient size scope and quality to be effective ● Prepares special populations for high skill, high wage or high demand occupations ● Expands the use of technology, all aspects of the industry (WBL), professional development and evaluations of CTE programs California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students 3

Perkins IV Accountability Pursuant to Section 123(b) of the Act, state agencies are required to: � Negotiate yearly core indicator targets with Districts receiving Title I-C allocations; � Yearly evaluation of established performance targets; � For those failing to meet performance targets follow-up on program improvement plans; and � Consider technical assistance or sanctions for those Districts not meeting performance target for 3 consecutive years. California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students 4

Perkins IV Special Populations A 2004 Study in California showed that 52% of California Community College CTE students were in one or more of the six special populations groups from Perkins IV. Core Indicators track these students and this tracking is used to identify barriers to “Special Populations Success. ” The six Special Populations Categories are: Non-Traditional (less than 25% of a gender is employed in the occupation) Displaced Homemaker (worked in the home without compensation & unemployed or under-employed) Economically Disadvantaged (receiving some kind of student or public aid) Limited English Proficiency (ESL Participants or Identified by Faculty as needing ESL) Single Parent (Single Parent/Single Pregnant Woman) Students with Disabilities (DSPS Participants, reported with a primary disability since 1990) California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students 5

Perkins Accountability Definitions SAM Codes Every course offered by a college/district is assigned a TOP code by the college/district based on the content of the course and a corresponding SAM Priority Code (A, B, C, or D) What are SAM Codes? A. Apprenticeship B. Advanced Occupational (not limited to apprentices) C. Clearly Occupational (but not advanced) D. Possibly Occupational E. Non-Occupational California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students

Perkins Accountability Definitions (Cont. ) ● Concentrator ● Life Long Learner ● Persisters ● Completer ● Leaver ● Transfer Prepared California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students

Perkins IV Accountability Negotiated levels of performance have to do with Core Indicators Accountability Framework 1. P 1: Technical Skill Attainment 2. P 1: Credential, Certificate, or Degree 3. P 1: Student Persistence or Transfer 4. P 1: Student Placement 5. P 1 & 5 P 2: Nontraditional Participation and Completion California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students

Analyzing Core Indicator Data • If granted Perkins IV funding within a 2 -6 digit TOP Code analyzing core indicator data is a requirement. • If core indicator data is beneath the College negotiated rate the program will describe the issues and indicate how those issues will be addressed. • If there are few to no concentrators within the data then size, scope and quality must be addressed. • If the limited English proficient population is large at the college but few to no concentrators make it into the cohort, this must be reviewed. California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students

Technical Skill Attainment California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students 10

California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students 11

Employment & Non-Traditional Participation California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students 12

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California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students 14

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Reasons for Odd Data/No Data The Program is New The Program is Offered in Non-Credit Only The program is small and SAM C courses are not offered every year, The program recently had a TOP Code change The courses and/or the certificate were miscoded Miscoded programs were corrected, but we are still waiting for reports to be updated, or The program is interdisciplinary [core courses are outside the TOP code of the program or will only have completers (certificates and degrees)]. California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students

Chancellor’s Office Application Review • • • Analyze the Core Indicator Data Describe the Problem Describe the Solution All Boxes Checked Match the Solution Budget Matches the Solution California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students 17

Title I-C Disallowed Expenditures • • • Faculty Salaries (For Instrutions) Direct Services to Students (college tuition, fees, books, etc. ) Entertainment Awards and memorabilia Individual Memberships Facilities and Furniture Alcohol Fund raising Expenses that Supplant Out-of-Country Travel Expenditures that do not directly relate to Career Technical Education California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students 18

Examples of Narratives For Section II • • Briefly describe program improvement issue(s) concerning this TOP code and include specific examples. (Limited to 2, 000 characters, or approximately ½ page of text. ) For sample narrative responses click here Core indicators are showing that employment is 5. 8 beneath the state negotiated rate but considering the rates statewide these are actually better than most. Nontraditional core indicators particularly in the area of limited English speaking, disabled and disadvantages students are having a problem with participation and completion. The advisory committee has specified that creating certificates for stackable program completion, upgrading civil curriculum, outreach to special populations, strengthening articulation and professional development should be the current focus for the program. Briefly describe how the issue(s) will be addressed. (Limited to 2, 000 characters, or approximately ½ page of text. ) For sample narrative responses click here The program will address the areas of need by utilizing Perkins funding to: • Curriculum and Certificate Development (Landscape architecture, and civil curriculum) • Outreach to special populations • Professional Development (special populations, • Continue Advisory Committee Meetings • Continue Articulation California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students 19

Examples of Narratives For Section II (Cont. ) • • Briefly describe program improvement issue(s) concerning this TOP code and include specific examples. (Limited to 2, 000 characters, or approximately ½ page of text. ) For sample narrative responses click here The program while doing well in core indicators has noticed that neither the disabled or limited English proficient are showing up as concentrators within the program. Core indicator data will be reviewed to determine if those special population are taking courses in the TOP but not making it as a concentrator and faculty will work on promoting to these special populations and to work on employment. Industry advice has the program working on BIM technology and 3 d virtual environment and as such needs to updates in 3 D printers and laser cutters. Briefly describe how the issue(s) will be addressed. (Limited to 2, 000 characters, or approximately ½ page of text. ) For sample narrative responses click here While architecture has many facility, infrastructure and equipment needs, the equipment and technology chosen aligns with the highest classroom priority. Perkins funding will purchase 3 D printers and Laser Cutters. The architecture chair and faculty will work on special population review and relationships with employers, worksouce centers and the college career center to increase employment opportunities for students. California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students 20

Examples of Narratives For Section II (Cont. ) • • Briefly describe program improvement issue(s) concerning this TOP code and include specific examples. (Limited to 2, 000 characters, or approximately ½ page of text. ) For sample narrative responses click here Core indicators show technically disadvantaged are having a problem with technical skill attainment and employment. Our advisory committee has specified that the ASL/English Interpreter Education program needs supplemental materials (DVDs) that can be used to enhance the learning process of the ASL and Interpreter Education students. We are awaiting the opening of the Modern Language/Speech Lab. Briefly describe how the issue(s) will be addressed. (Limited to 2, 000 characters, or approximately ½ page of text. ) For sample narrative responses click here Supplying the coming Modern Language /Speech lab with a variety of DVDs, both for ASL student enrichment and for ASL/English Interpreter Education purposes, will help to alleviate the lack of resources that currently exists at Pierce College (ASL Video Course $599, Dead Culture Autobiographies $550, Technology and Teaches $90, Full Certification package $299, Fingerspelling II Teacher's Guide $45, Educational Interpreting Series $550, Brovo ASL: Curriculum Student Workbooks $340. Faculty and advisory committee will meet to discuss core indicator improvement. California Community Colleges – Chancellor’s Office | 112 Colleges | 72 Districts | 2. 6 Million Students 21