New Jersey Five-Year Career and Technical Education State Plan
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U. S. Department of Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education * * * * * * * * * * * The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 STATE PLAN COVER PAGE State Name: NEW JERSEY Eligible Agency Submitting Plan on Behalf of State: NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Person at, or representing, the eligible agency responsible for answering questions on this plan: Signature: Name: Marie Barry Position: State Director, Career and Technical Education; Director, Office of Career and Technical Education Telephone: (609) 633-0665 Email: [email protected] Type of State Plan Submission (check one): ___ 6-Year Full Plan – FY 2007 – FY 2013 1-Year Transition – FY 2007 – FY 2008 (submitted April 2007) X 5-Year Plan – FY 2008 – FY 2013 Special Features of State Plan Submission (check all that apply): ___ Unified - Secondary and Postsecondary ___ Unified - Postsecondary Only ___ Title I only (All Title II funds have been consolidated under Title I) X Title I and Title II 1 NEW JERSEY FIVE-YEAR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STATE PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE PART A: STATE PLAN NARRATIVE 4 I. PLANNING, COORDINATION, AND COLLABORATION PRIOR TO 5 PLAN SUBMISSION A. Statutory Requirements 5 B. Procedural Suggestions and Planning Reminders 11 II. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 12 A. Statutory Requirements 12 B. Other Department Requirements 67 III. PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS 70 A. Statutory Requirements 70 IV. ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION 79 A. Statutory Requirements 79 B. Other Department Requirements 93 V. TECH PREP PROGRAMS 94 A. Statutory Requirements 94 B. Other Department Requirements 108 VI. FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS 110 A. Statutory Requirements 110 B. Other Department Requirements 115 C. Procedural Suggestions and Planning Reminders 118 • Fiscal Statement of Assurances Form 119 VII. EDGAR CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER ASSURANCES 120 A. EDGAR Certifications 121 • EDGAR Certifications Form 121 B. Other Assurances 122 • Other Assurances Form 122 • Certifications Regarding Lobbying: Debarment, Suspension and 124 Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements • Assurances – Non-Construction Programs 127 2 SECTION PAGE PART B: BUDGET FORMS – PERKINS BUDGET TABLE – PROGRAM 129 YEAR 1 I. TITLE I: CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO 130 STATES II. TITLE II: TECH PREP PROGRAMS 131 PART C: ACCOUNTABILITY FORMS 132 I. DEFINITION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STUDENT 133 POPULATIONS II. FINAL AGREED UPON PERFORMANCE LEVELS FORM (FAUPL) 135 A. Secondary Level 135 B. Postsecondary/College 141 C. Postsecondary/Adult Level 145 APPENDICES 149 A. NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RESOLUTION TO 150 ADOPT THE NEW JERSEY FIVE-YEAR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STATE PLAN B. NEW JERSEY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 151 ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP C. SUMMARY INVENTORY BY CAREER CLUSTER OF NEW 157 JERSEY’S CURRENTLY APPROVED CTE SECONDARY PROGRAMS D. RECOGNIZED TECHNICAL SKILL ASSESSMENTS FOR 171 APPROVED SECONDARY CTE PROGRAMS IN NEW JERSEY E. LOCAL APPLICATION FOR ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS 196 F. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF KEY ACTIVITIES 218 G. TECH PREP GRANT PROGRAM NOTICE OF GRANT 219 OPPORTUNITY H. ACRONYMS 260 3 PART A: STATE PLAN NARRATIVE 4 I. PLANNING, COORDINATION, AND COLLABORATION PRIOR TO PLAN SUBMISSION A. Statutory Requirements 1. Conduct public hearings in the State, after appropriate and sufficient notice, for the purpose of affording all segments of the public and interested organizations and groups (including charter school authorizers and organizers consistent with State law, employers, labor organizations, parents, students, and community organizations), an opportunity to present their views and make recommendations regarding the State plan. [Sec. 122(a)(3)] 2. Include a summary of the above recommendations and the eligible agency’s response to such recommendations in the State plan. [Sec. 122(a)(3)] 3. Develop the State plan in consultation with academic and career and technical education teachers, faculty, and administrators; career guidance and academic counselors; eligible recipients; charter school authorizers and organizers consistent with State law; parents and students; institutions of higher education; the State tech prep coordinator and representatives of tech prep consortia (if applicable); entities participating in activities described in section 111 of Public Law 105-220; interested community members (including parents and community organizations); representatives of special populations; representatives of business and industry (including representatives of small business); and representatives of labor organizations in the State. You also must consult the Governor of the State with respect to development of the State plan. [Sec. 122(b)(1)(A)-(B)] 4. Develop effective activities and procedures, including access to information needed to use such procedures, to allow the individuals and entities listed in item 3 above to participate in State and local decisions that relate to development of the State plan. [Sec. 122(b)(2)] 5. Develop the portion of the State plan relating to the amount and uses of any funds proposed to be reserved for adult career and technical education, postsecondary career and technical education, tech prep education, and secondary career and technical education after consultation with the State agency responsible for supervision of community colleges, technical institutes, or other 2-year postsecondary institutions primarily engaged in providing postsecondary career and technical education, and the State agency responsible for secondary education. If a State agency finds that a portion of the final State plan is objectionable, the State agency must file its objections with you. You must respond to any objections you receive in the State plan that you submit to the Secretary. [Sec. 122(e)(3)] A. 1. Public Hearing Process In accordance with Section 122(a)(3) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) and the “Guide for Submission of State Plans, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE), Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE), 5 initiated a process to elicit public input on the draft Five-Year State Plan. In efforts to engage the widest possible participation reflective of requirements in Section 122 (b)(1)(A-B) and Section 122 (b)(2)(2) of the Act, the OCTE undertook the following actions: • Formed the New Jersey Career and Technical Education Advisory Council; • Conducted public hearings regionally across the state to accommodate those who chose to present formal oral and written testimony on the draft State Plan; • Created a web-based forum for the submission of public comments on the draft State Plan. The public hearings were conducted on the following dates and in the following locations, and were announced on the NJDOE Website, through the OCTE vocinfo listserv, and through advertisements in regional newspapers: • Southern Region: Monday, December 3, 2007 – NJDOE Southern Regional Office, Sewell, NJ; 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. • Northern Region: Tuesday, December 4, 2007 – Morris County College, Randolph, NJ; 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. • Central Region: Thursday, December 6, 2007 – NJDOE, Trenton, NJ; 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The web-based public comments were solicited through the NJDOE’s website at http://www.nj.gov/education/voc/plan/plan.pdf. Descriptive information about web-based feedback, public hearings, and the draft State Plan was posted on the NJDOE website. A drop- down box allowed individuals the opportunity to comment on specific sections of the State Plan or to provide general feedback. In addition to the opportunities identified above, the NJDOE advised individuals of opportunities to provide comment on the draft State Plan through the OCTE vocinfo listserv, and other pertinent listservs and e-mail notifications to professional organizations, and to the New Jersey Career and Technical Education Advisory Council. Written comments, in addition to the web- based input, were encouraged during two public comment periods: • November 21, 2007 through December 31, 2007; and • January 18, 2008 through February 15, 2008. Finally, the public also had the opportunity to present comments on the Plan at a public hearing session on February 20, 2008 as part of the New Jersey State Board of Education review of the Plan. A.2. Summary of Recommendations and Responses Key recommendations submitted as part of the public comment/public hearing process, and the NJDOE responses, are summarized below. Additional, more specific technical comments, edits, and corrections were also provided and were incorporated into the Plan. 6 1. Comments were generally positive and supportive of increasing academic rigor and integrating academic and technical courses, while also ensuring that the purpose of career and technical education is maintained. The NJDOE believes that the educational integrity of CTE hinges on enhancing the academic skills of CTE students to ensure that they are competitive with their peers who graduate from traditional high schools. Additionally, to ensure compliance with the Perkins Act of 2006, which emphasizes, the need to build the academic and technical skills of students, the NJDOE must comply with this dual emphasis to receive federal funding. 2. Comments were presented addressing the CTE program approval and five-year re- approval processes. The transition to more rigorous programs of study was a related concern raised by commenters. Currently, the