IT Essentials External Review

Monitoring Form

SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOLS – CTE APPROVAL PROCESS

EXTERNAL REVIEW TEAM MONITORING REPORT

Program: IT Essentials Program Date: 03/11/2020

This is a new monitoring form that we have adapted from an example on the NYSCTE-Technical Assistance Center website. If you have participated in our external reviews before, please note that there are changes. Please review these materials prepared for SED Approval and indicate your findings in the appropriate column, with an explanation for any revisions or required actions. A copy of the actual form is here.

Where you can find the answers to these questions:

The Curriculum

1. Is aligned to CDOS standards, CCTE (Common Core Technical Standards) 21st Century Skills and NYS Common Core Standards (Demonstrated best by looking at the curriculum page.)and the Cisco NetAcademy
2. Has been developed by CTE and reviewed by core academic teachers (Demonstrated best by looking at the curriculum page and the results of our self-study.)
3. Prepares students for a technical assessment and for postsecondary education, employment, training, and/or military service (Demonstrated best by looking at the curriculum page.)
4. Is directly related to available work-based learning experiences (Demonstrated best by looking at the curriculum page and the employability profiles.)and hard skills link

Teacher Certification

Teacher(s) of the program:

1. Is appropriately certified (All of the parts of the teacher certification can best be answered by looking at the Teacher Certifications on the NYS website. NYSED website )
2. Has relevant industry-based experience (Best shown by looking at our biography pages)
3. Has access to professional training to acquire/improve skills/knowledge (Teachers in Schenectady schools can take CTLE professional development through the Schenectady City School District , MODEL SCHOOLS , and the Schenectady Teacher Center . They can also use any other CTLE PD providers with prior approval.)

Technical Assessments

1. Are industry/consortium developed
2. Have 3 parts—written, student demonstration, student project
3. May be administered part by part at various times other than completion of program
4. Allow for test modifications for students with disabilities
5. May be retaken number of times determined by the school

(The technical assessments that are used for IT Essentials are the Comptia A+ certification Exam or the IT Fundamentals Certification Exam. Students with modifications are given them. The tests are administered typically in the 11th and 12th grade so some can retake them. )

Post-Secondary Articulation

1. Is documented by an up-to-date agreement
2. Provides for cooperative development of curriculum, instruction, student performance assessment, and program evaluation
3. Specifies the credits/advanced standing for students after high school graduation
4. Clearly identifies prerequisite skills, knowledge, or coursework and course sequences
5. Clearly specifies the roles and responsibilities of each party
6. Is endorsed by each institution and reauthorized regularly
7. Specifies duration of agreement
8. Uses a format acceptable to each institution

(We have an articulation agreement with Schenectady County Community College in which we teach classes for CHS credit to enrolled students. The agreement is attached below. )

Work-Based Learning

1. Is cooperatively planned by school and employer
2. Complies with federal and State labor laws and Dept. of Labor regulations
3. Is accessible to students with disabilities
4. Is supervised and coordinated with formal procedure(s)
5. Specifies time requirements that CTE students must devote to the work experience
6. Is coordinated by an appropriately certified individual
7. May occur at sites external to school setting
8. Is sufficient in length and vigor to contribute to student learning of the NYS Learning Standards and the CTE program goals
9. Complies with Commissioner’s Regs

(Students participate in work experience activities in the school. Including :

◦Help to facilitate all of the school events that happen during the year

◦This includes things that happen on campus during the school day

◦off campus on weekends such as the Celebrate Schenectady, Schenectady Education Foundation Gala, Schenectady Moonlight Serenade,

◦8th grade parent night

Additionally, students have the opportunity to participate on various job shadows and career focused field trips throughout the year.

Students also have the ability to take CEIP as a part of their senior year. This allows them to get credit while working in jobs both related and unrelated to their career pathway classes.

Employability Profile

1. Is developed and maintained with student’s career plan for each student in the program in accordance with district policy
2. Is reviewed and updated by student and guidance personnel
3. May occur external to the school setting
4. student’s technical skills/knowledge (as early as 9th grade)
5. mastery of CDOS standards
6. clinical or work experience, internships, career exploration, supportive employment programs
7. performance on CTE courses and other courses completed
8. honors related to CTE program
9. endorsements and licenses

(This can best be answered by looking at the EMPLOYABILITY PROFILES . Additionally we did get a section added to the student transcript for CTE testing.)

Program Information

1. Presents clear CTE program options for all students (including SWDs)
2. Is disseminated according to district procedures
3. Does not imply NYSED endorsement of proprietary products, services, e.g., curriculum/tech assessments
4. May include NYS CTE endorsement
5. Options/enrollment procedures available to all students, parents
6. Includes statement of equal access
7. Provides for teacher/guidance personnel awareness of credit, technical assessment, diploma endorsement, etc.)
8. Is available in accessible format upon request

(This can best be shown through our brochure, which is updated and disseminated on a yearly basis to the SCLA staff, the staff of our middle schools, our central registration office, as well at other stakeholders. There is also information about SCLA within the HS COURSE SELECTION (Last years. This years is not on the website yet.) book and information is disseminated in the following ways:

◦District website and program websites

◦Flyers and Mailings (A previous year's Trifold is below. The new one is too large.)

◦8th and 9th Grade Recruitment Events

◦Back to School Night & Open House

◦Guidance Counselor Informational Brunch