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​DATE, in collaboration with contractors at RTI International, hosts quarterly Next Steps Work Group (NSWG) calls for state career and technical education directors and others to discuss issues related to Perkins IV accountability and program improvement.
March 21, 2019
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Dial-in information to be sent to registered participants.
- Agenda (PDF, 130 KB)
- Call Presentation (PDF, 64 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 51 KB)
January 31, 2019
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Dial-in information to be sent to registered participants.
- Agenda (PDF, 130 KB)
- Call Presentation (PDF, 305 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 182 KB)
October 25, 2018
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Dial-in information to be sent to registered participants.
- Agenda (PDF, 123 KB)
- Call Presentation (PDF, 438 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 175 KB)
September 13, 2018
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Dial-in information to be sent to registered participants.
- Agenda (PDF, 130 KB)
- Call Presentation (PDF, 250 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 97 KB)
July 12, 2018
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Dial-in information to be sent to registered participants.
- Agenda (PDF, 164 KB)
- Presentation (PDF, 711 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 181 KB)
April 12, 2018
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Dial-in information to be sent to registered participants.
- Agenda (PDF, 93 KB)
- Presentation (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 198 KB)
February 1, 2018
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Dial-in information to be sent to registered participants.
- Agenda (PDF, 188 KB)
- Presentation (PDF, 743 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 234 KB)
September 14, 2017
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Dial-in information to be sent to registered participants.
- Agenda (PDF, 176 KB)
- Presentation (PDF, 362 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 187 KB)
May 18, 2017
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Dial-in information to be sent to registered participants.
- View Agenda (PDF, 87 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 578 KB)
- The Common Education Data Standards and CTE: Update on the draft Version 7 standards and their implications for accountability (PDF, 540 KB)
- Career pathways and CTE: Strategies for aligning state data systems to provide comprehensive, longitudinal program data (PDF, 500 KB)
- Moving the needle: Strategies for collecting and using data on special population students (PDF, 248 KB)
February 9, 2017
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Dial-in information to be sent to registered participants.
- View Agenda (PDF, 87 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 188 KB)
- Career Readiness and Promising Practices Presentation (PDF, 631 KB)
- Promising Practices Draft Submission Form
November 10, 2016
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Dial-in information to be sent to participants.
- View Agenda (PDF, 90 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 130 KB)
- Ohio Presentation (PPTX, 1 MB)
- North Carolina Presentation (PPTX, 9 MB)
September 8, 2016
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- View Agenda (PDF, 200 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 152 KB)
- Legislation Status Presentation (PDF, 1.6 MB)
May 19, 2016
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- View Agenda (PDF, 156 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 165 KB)
- Risk-based Assessment Presentation (PDF, 97 KB)
- Nebraska Data Dissemination Presentation (PDF, 6 MB)
The call topics included:
- Creating a Risk-based Assessment for Perkins Monitoring in Iowa
- Telling the Story: Strategies for Using State CTE Data to Communicate with Policymakers, Educators, and Students
Effective administration of CTE program is critical to ensuring quality improvement and compliance with state and federal career and technical education legislative requirements. The messaging of educational performance also is taking on increasing importance in our digital age. The NSWG call will address state-developed strategies for monitoring Perkins programming within secondary and postsecondary providers and share innovative strategies for disseminating state and local performance accountability data.
February 11, 2016
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- View Agenda (PDF, 160 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 163 KB)
- Advancing Innovation in CTE (PDF, 300 KB)
- State Longitudinal Data Systems: Updates on State Grant Activities and Implications for CTE (PDF, 295 KB)
December 10, 2015
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- Agenda (PDF, 78 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 172KB)
- View the 2015 Data Quality Institute Materials
- Identifying Meaningful Work-based Learning Metrics (PDF, 862 KB)
September 17, 2015
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- Agenda (PDF, 160 KB)
- Call Summary (PDF, 162 KB)
- Career Pathways metrics presentation (PDF, 135 KB)
- State Perkins Accountability Congress presentation (PDF, 605 KB)
- State Perkins Accountability Congress report (PDF, 622 KB)
- State Perkins Accountability Congress website
May 21, 2015
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- Agenda (PDF, 77 KB)
- May Call Summary (PDF, 193 KB)
- Kansas Improving Data Collection presentation (PDF, 317 KB)
- Data Quality Institute (PDF, 707 KB)
February 12, 2015
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- Agenda (PDF, 144 KB)
- February Call Summary (PDF, 581 KB)
- NSWG Slide Deck for Call (PDF, 2 MB)
- School Codes for the Exchange of Data (SCED) Presentation (PDF, 1 MB)
- SCED Forum Guide (PDF, 2.7 MB)
- Montana Technical Skill Assessments (PDF, 262 KB)
- Arizona Technical Skill Assessments Overview (PDF, 718 KB)
- Arizona Decision-Making Bodies (PDF, 325 KB)
- Arizona Standards and Assessment Process Steps (PDF, 291 KB)
- Arizona Standards and Assessment Information Sheet (PDF, 308 KB)
November 13, 2014
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- Agenda (PDF, 139 KB)
- November Call Summary (PDF, 198 KB)
September 11, 2014
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- Agenda (PDF, 197 KB)
- September Call Summary (PDF, 178 KB)
- North Carolina Employability Skills Presentation (PPTX, 653 KB)
- North Carolina Employability Skills Toolkit (PDF, 20 MB)
- North Carolina Employability Skills Website
- OCTAE Employability Skills Website
- Tentative RAS-State Assignments (PDF, 39 KB)
June 12, 2014
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- Agenda (PDF, 128 KB)
- June Call Summary (PDF, 193 KB)
- Connecticut Common Core State Standards Report (PDF, 91 KB)
- Connecticut CAD-Sample Test Questions (PDF, 188 KB)
- Sample Graduate Form (PDF, 249 KB)
- Sample WBL Form (PDF, 238 KB)
- Minnesota: spectrum of work-based learning experiences (PDF, 37 KB)
March 13, 2014
Call Information
- Agenda (PDF, 192 KB)
- March Call Summary (PDF, 319 KB)
- Florida Call Materials (PDF, 279 KB)
- Missouri Call Materials (PDF, 84 KB)
- North Carolina Call Materials (PDF, 170 KB)
- 2014 NACTEI Conference Program (PDF, 304 KB)
November 21, 2013
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- November NSWG Agenda (PDF, 186 KB)
- November Call Summary (PDF, 623 KB)
- CAR Clarification for Secondary Improvement Plan (Word, 12 KB)
September 5, 2013
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- September NSWG Agenda (PDF, 190 KB)
- September Call Summary (PDF, 282 KB)
- Common Education Data Standards V4:
- Review and feedback: https://ceds.ed.gov/
- Best Practices Reporting Template
- Template (PDF, 413 KB)
- Advancing CTE in Career Pathways
- Presentation Slides (PDF, 811 KB)
- Performance Metrics for Career Pathways
- Beta Framework (Register to download)
- Background Working Paper (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- State Experiences in the Advancing CTE Initiative
- Kansas Employer Engagement (PDF, 161 KB)
May 2, 2013
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- May NSWG Agenda (PDF, 158 KB)
- May Call Summary (PDF, 219 KB)
- National Data Picture
- Presentation (PDF, 253 KB)
- Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)
- School Codes for the Exchange of Data (SCED)
- NSWG SCED Presentation Materials (PDF, 500 KB)
- 2007 Codes (PDF, 1 MB)
- Project Worksite
- Background Webinar Materials
- Interagency Working Group (GEMEnA)
- Project Overview (PDF, 174 KB)
- Certification Data Exchange Project
- Project Overview
- Background Concept Paper (PDF, 213 KB)
- Invitation for Year 2 (PDF, 366 KB)
February 7, 2013
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- February NSWG Agenda (PDF, 201 KB)
- February Call Summary (PDF, 224 KB)
- Alaska's P-20 Statewide Longitudinal Data System (PDF, 944 KB)
- Data Overlap Segments of Iowa's Multi-Agency P-20W SLDS (PDF, 200 KB)
November 1, 2012
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- November NSWG Agenda (PDF, 146 KB)
- November Call Summary (PDF, 231 KB)
- RPOS Evaluation Requirements (PDF, 740 KB)
- P-20/W SLDS Robustness Test (PDF, 286 KB)
- SLDS Best Practices Conference Outline - October 29, 2012 (PDF, 392 KB)
August 2, 2012
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- August NSWG Agenda (PDF, 162 KB)
- August Call Summary (PDF, 236 KB)
- 2012-2013 NSWG Orientation and Participant Roles (PDF, 440 KB)
May 24, 2012
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
April 12, 2012
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- April NSWG Agenda
- April Call Summary
- State Longitudinal Data System Implementation
- Data Capacity Survey Results
- Key Upcoming Dates
February 9, 2012
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
November 10, 2011
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- November NSWG Agenda
- November Call Summary
- NCES Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) - Version 2 Final Draft
- High School Feedback Reports: A Kansas Perspective
- SLDS P-20/W Best Practices Conference: November 14-16 Agenda
- SLDS P-20/W Best Practices Conference: Why an SLDS Would Make it Easier to Measure the Return on Investment of Career & Technical Education
September 1, 2011
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- September NSWG Agenda
- NSWG 2011-2012 Call Schedule
- NSWG Call Summary
- POS Sub-Group Position Paper (Exec Summary)
- POS Sub-Group Position Paper (Final)
- SLDS P-20/W Best Practices Conference
August 4, 2011
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- August NSWG Agenda
- CEDS Webinar Schedule
- NCES Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) – Draft of Version 2 Standards
July 7, 2011
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- July NSWG Agenda
- 2008-09 2P1 Report Data
- 5S1 & 4P1 Definitions
- 2009-10 5S1 & 4P1 Core Indicator Report
- Navigating the Regulatory Highway: A Practical Guide to Interpreting, Implementing and Complying with DOE’s Program Integrity Rules
- Tennessee Board of Regents Gainful Employment Disclosure Form
- Tennessee Academic Inventory
- Tennessee General Counsel Message
June 2, 2011
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- June NSWG Agenda
- EDFacts N158 For Review
- DQI Full Agenda
- Internet Connection Requirements
- Webcast Technology Requirements
- Mediasite Webcast User Guide
- Player Requirements
May 5, 2011
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- May Call Summary
- May NSWG Agenda
- Arizona Chart of Local Improvement Plans
- FY2011 Ohio Perkins Performance Improvement Plan (Secondary)
- Perkins IV Secondary Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) Policy
April 7, 2011
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- April Call Summary
- April NSWG Agenda
- NACTEI Conference Flyer
- NATPL Tech Prep Indicator Definitions
- POS Framework Components and Subcomponents
- RPOS Grant Evaluation Requirements
- Tech Prep Indicator Data
March 3, 2011
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
February 3, 2011
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
- February NSWG Agenda
- Top 10 Higher Education State Policy Issues for 2011
- Technical Assistance to States on Performance-Based Funding Final Project Report
- GAO Report to Congressional Committees
- GAO Slides
January 6, 2011
Call Information
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
OCTAE CONTACTS
Allison Hill
Allison.Hill@ed.gov
(202) 245-7775
John Haigh
John.Haigh@ed.gov
(202) 245-7735