VERMONT STATE PLAN (2020-2024) Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (“Perkins V”) March 18, 2020 Issued by the Vermont Agency of Education pursuant to 16 V. S. A § 41 and 20 U. S. C. 2342 Table of Contents COVER PAGE ............................................................................................................................................ 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 6 State Context ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Economic Profile: Growing Industries ............................................................................................ 7 Economic Profile: Projected High Levels of Openings Due to Replacements ........................... 8 Economic Profile: Regional Distribution ......................................................................................... 9 Economic Profile: Employment Demand ...................................................................................... 10 Demographic Profile: Population Overview ................................................................................ 10 Demographic Profile: Vulnerable Populations............................................................................. 12 Vision for Education and Workforce Development ........................................................................ 26 State-supported Workforce Development Activities [Required Narrative B: [1][a]] ............. 26 Strategies for any joint planning, alignment, coordination, and leveraging of funds [Required Narrative B: [1][c]] .......................................................................................................... 30 Strategic vision and goals for preparing an educated and skilled workforce [Required Narrative B: [1][b]] ............................................................................................................................ 32 Specific Perkins Goals and Strategies ................................................................................................ 36 COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION: STATE PLANNING .......................................... 41 Plan Development and Consultation with Stakeholders [Required Narrative A: [1]] ............... 41 Plan Development and Consultation with other State Agencies [Required Narrative A: [2]] .. 42 Opportunities for public comment in person and in writing [Required Narrative A: [3]] ........ 43 PURPOSE, INTENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................................ 45 Preparing Teachers & Faculty [Required Narrative B: [4]] ............................................................. 45 Implementing CTE Programs/of Study ............................................................................................. 50 Dual and Concurrent Enrollment [Required Narrative B: [2][d]] ............................................ 50 Programs/of study supported, developed, or improved at the state level [Required Narrative B: [2][a]] ............................................................................................................................ 50 Leadership & Reserve Fund Use ........................................................................................................ 56 Leadership Funds Availability and Alignment with Section 124 [Required Narrative B: [1][d]] .................................................................................................................................................. 56 Reserve Fund Award Process and Criteria [Required Narrative C: [8]] .................................. 57 Perkins V State Plan Page 2 of 228 (Adopted: March 18, 2020) The reserve funds for secondary are supplementary to $750,000 in state funds allocated by Vermont’s Legislature for the T. I. M. E grant program. ............................................................ 58 Defining "Size, Scope, and Quality" [Required Narrative B: [2]] ............................................... 59 CLNA Content & Process .................................................................................................................... 61 ACCOUNTABILITY ............................................................................................................................... 66 Program Quality Indicators [Required Narrative D: [1]] ............................................................... 66 Measurement Definitions [Required Narrative D: [1]] ................................................................... 66 Secondary ........................................................................................................................................... 66 Post-Secondary .................................................................................................................................. 70 State Determined Levels of Performance (SDLP) Procedure [Required Narrative D: [3]] ........ 73 Addressing Disparities and Gaps in Performance [Required Narrative D: [5]] .......................... 80 Process and Criteria for Approving Locally Developed Programs/CPs [Required Narrative B [2][b]] ...................................................................................................................................................... 82 Career Pathways ................................................................................................................................... 85 Involving Partners in Planning, Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating CTE programs [Required Narrative B: [2][e]].......................................................................................................... 85 Making Information Available to the Public [Required Narrative B: [2][c]]............................ 86 Facilitating Collaboration Among Eligible Recipients & Institutions [Required Narrative B: [2][c][2]] .............................................................................................................................................. 88 Labor Market and Program Alignment [Required Narrative B: [2][c][3]] ............................... 89 Ensuring Equal Access for Special Populations [Required Narrative B: [2][c][4]] .................. 90 Coordination to Support the Local Development and Articulation of Career Pathways [Required Narrative B: [2][c][5]] ..................................................................................................... 92 Supporting Effective and Meaningful Collaboration Among Education Systems [Required Narrative B: [2][c][6]] ........................................................................................................................ 92 Meeting the Needs of Special Populations........................................................................................ 93 Improving Outcomes and Reducing Performance Gaps for Special Populations [Required Narrative B: [2][c][7]] ........................................................................................................................ 93 Access [Required Narrative B: [3][a][1]] ........................................................................................ 95 Nondiscrimination [Required Narrative B: [3][a][2] ................................................................... 95 Programs [Required Narrative B: [3][a][3]]................................................................................... 96 Providing Appropriate Accommodations [Required Narrative B: [3][a][4]] ........................... 97 Perkins V State Plan Page 3 of 228 (Adopted: March 18, 2020) Providing Instruction and Access to Work-Based Learning [Required Narrative B[3] [a][5]] ............................................................................................................................................................. 98 TRANSPARENCY ................................................................................................................................. 100 Section 111 Allocation Distribution Process [Required Narrative C[2]] ..................................... 100 Criteria for Approving Eligible Recipients [Required Narrative C[1] ........................................ 103 Allocation Processes ........................................................................................................................... 105 Secondary [Required Narrative C[3]] .......................................................................................... 105 Post-Secondary [Required Narrative C[4]] ................................................................................. 109 Limitations on Uses of Funds............................................................................................................ 110 State's Aggregate Expenditures [Required Narrative C[9]] ......................................................... 114 APPENDIX A .......................................................................................................................................... 115 PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC COMMENT ................................................................... 115 Required Narrative D: [4] include a description of any changes made as a result of the comments ......................................................................................................................................... 115 APPENDIX