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DOCUMENT RESUMEJC 940 410ED 399 975TITLEINSTITUTIONPUB DATENOTEPUB TYPEIowa's Tech Prep Model: Issues/ModelComponents/"Patterns of Evidence." Revised.Hawkeye Community Coll., Waterloo, IA.; Iowa StateDept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of CommunityColleges.; North Iowa Area Community Coll., MasonCity.9591p.; Project supported by funds from the Carl D.Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology EducationAct of 1990 (PL 101-392).Descriptive (141)ReportsEDRS PRICEDESCRIPTORSMF01/PC04 Plus Postage.*Articulation (Education); Community Colleges;Education Work Relationship; High Schools; Models;Program Design; Program Effectiveness; *ProgramImplementation; State Programs; *Statewide Planning;*Tech Prep; Two Year CollegesIDENTIFIERS*IowaABSTRACTDeveloped by the Iowa Department of Education, NorthIowa Area Community College, and Hawkeye Community College (Iowa),this booklet presents the tech prep model for articulation effortsamong all educational entities, business, industry, labor, andcommunities in Iowa. Following a list of committee members working onthe model and graphs of the model's components, the mission of Iowa'sTech Prep program is presented. Descriptions are then provided of thefollowing components of the tech prep model: collaboration;school-to-work transition; articulation; life-long learning andproviding students with adaptive skills; integration of technical andacademic curricula; increased educational and career options;business, industry, and labor involvement; worksite-based learning;life and job skills; applied and contextual learning; technical andacademic competence; staff development; career education, culturaldiversity, and gender equity; special populations and preparatoryservices; commitment from all organizational levels; marketing; theautonomy of different areas of the state; the development of a commonvocabulary; and evaluation methods. For each component, informationis provided on the issue that the component addresses and onrecommended patterns of evidence for site-based program design,implementation, and evaluation. Finally, recommendations andstrategies for resolution are presented for the following issuesaffecting the implementation of tech prep: limited financialresources, the need to accept credit for applied course work,licensure and certification requirements that do not allow for theoptimum use of qualified faculty, the need for statewide leadership,and the need to develop the national tech prep technical corecurriculum. ***************************Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be madefrom the original **************************

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4Revised 1995NORTH IOWA AREACOMMUNITY COLLEGE-IN II-COLLEGECOMMUNITYHAWKEYEA Partnership for Tech PrepThrough a Partnership withNorth Iowa Area Community College andHawkeye Community CollegeImplementation TeamVictor V. Lundy, State Tech Prep CoordinatorBetty B. ArmstrongJames H. FliehlerGerald R. LamersV. Jane Muhl, Ph.D.Iowa Department of EducationDr. Al Ramirez, DirectorDivision of Community CollegesHarriet Howell Custer, Ph.D., AdministratorBureau of Technical and Vocational EducationRoger Foelske, Chief5"Iowa's Tech Prep Model Framework" for implementation between all educational entities, business, industry, labor andIowa communities is funded through the Iowa Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges, Bureau ofTechnical and Vocational Education, as part of a 250,000 competitive grant of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational andApplied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990 (PL. 101-392).Iowa's Tech Prep Model

Ms. Joyce TenHakenGuidance CounselorMason City CSDMs. Shirley BrodersenAcademic InstructorSt. Ansgar CSDMr. Robert WiederholtHuman Resources RepresentativeJohn DeereMs. Connie BeverVice President, Marketing & SalesAmerican Media, Inc.Mr. William Benskin, Jr.Owner/OperatorThe Printer, Inc."Iowa's Tech Prep Model Framework" was amended inFebruary of 1995 to make it parallel with theSchool-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994.6Ms. Ann ShawPrincipalIndianola CSDMr. Chuck RobertsVocational InstructorFort Madison CSDCurriculum DirectorAnkeny CSDDr. Jackie Pe lzDr. James KimmetSuperintendentWaterloo CSDBusiness/IndustrySecondary RepresentativesMr. Dave DorenkampPrincipalOkoboji Middle SchoolDr. Glen PedersenDean, Vocational-Technical EducationHawkeye Community CollegeRegents InstitutionsMs. Rosemary HedlundHome Economics InstructorDes Moines Area Community CollegeIIMs. Mary StewartSpecial Needs CoordinatorIndian Hills Community CollegeMr. Don RobyPresidentNortheast Iowa Community CollegeRegional Planning BoardsDr. Michael C. MorrisonVice President for Academic AffairsNorth Iowa Area Community CollegeDr. Bob SteeleAdministratorGreen Valley AEAArea Education AgenciesMr. Jim WolterAdministratorHeartland AEAMr. Perry ChapinPresidentSouth Central Federation of LaborLaborMr. Ralph McGrewVocational InstructorIowa Western Community CollegeMr. Dave JensenAssociate Vice President of InstructionKirkwood Community CollegeMs. Cindy ZortmanCounselorWestern Iowa Tech Community CollegeDr. Mary ChapmanCampus DeanDes Moines Area Community CollegeDr. Charles JohnsonProfessorUniversity of Northern IowaPostsecondary RepresentativesMr. Vic LundyState Tech Prep CoordinatorIowa Department of Education'7Ms. Peggy ChristieTech Prep CoordinatorNorth Iowa Area Community CollegeMr. Keith BymanDirector, Secondary Career ProgramsNorth Iowa Area Community CollegeMs. Carol BrobstAdministrative AssistantHawkeye Community CollegeMr. Jerry BoltonTech Prep CoordinatorHawkeye Community CollegeEx officio MembersMs. Mary Ellen KnowlesCurriculum CoordinatorIowa Department of EducationDepartment of EducationDr. Marty C. MahlerState Tech Prep DirectorNorth Iowa Area Community CollegePostsecondary RepresentativesStatewide Tech Prep Advisory CouncilSecondary RepresentativesDr. Michael C. MorrisonVice President for Academic AffairsNorth Iowa Area Community CollegeIowa Tech Prep Model Framework DirectorsHawkeye Community CollegeDr. Phillip 0. BarryNorth Iowa Area Community CollegeCOLLEGEPresidentNORTH IOWA AREACOMMUNITY COLLEGEH;.' AWKEYECOMMUNITYPresidentDr. David L. Buettner-IN 0-A Partnership for Tech Prep

CulturalDiversity/Gender EquitySpecialPopulations /PreparatoryServices(--Note: Size and location of component does notdepict priority or importance.Collaboration1School-to-Work Transition 2Articulation3Life-long Learning4Integration6Increased Educational &Career -based Learning9Life Skills10Applied & ContextualLearningTechnical & AcademicCompetenceStaff DevelopmentCareer EducationCultural Diversity/Gender EquitySpecial PopulationsCommitmentMarketingArea AutonomyCommon VocabularyEvaluationParallel ducational &Career OptionsIowa's Tech Prep Model Components

Financial ResourcesAcceptance of AppliedCourse WorkLicensure / CertificationStatewide LeadershipTechnical CoreDevelopmentParallel IssuePage Numbers3127293026Parallel IssuesivIowa's Tech Prep Model Components

12NORTH IOWA AREACOMMUNITY COLLEGECOLLEGE.COMMUNITYHAWKEYEA Partnership for Tech PrepMission of Iowa's Techvrep ProgramDevelop a highly skilled and competitive workforceImprove academic and technical competence for allstudentsImprove career readiness and career decision-makingDevelop students' foundation and adaptive skills forlife-long learning and for success on the job and in lifeIncrease the number of skilled graduates to be responsiveto Iowa's business and industry needsEnsure successful transition from secondary topostsecondary education and/or workIncrease access to quality programs for diverse and specialpopulationsThe mission of Iowa's Tech Prepprograms is to mobilize community andstatewide resources to:}3

A.117A Partnership for Tech Prep14h.115Articulation agreements betweenLEAs, community colleges,regents' institutions and otherpostsecondary institutionsPostsecondary EnrollmentOptions Act (281-22 IowaAdministrative Code)Regional Tech Prep advisoryboardsLocal task forces*Regional resource centersJointly administered programsRegional planning boardcoordinationWorksite-based learningprogramsUtilize the expertise of existingTech Prep programs(Collaboration*Hull, D. & Parnell, D. (1991). Tech prep associate degree: A win/winexperience. Waco, Texas: Center for Occupational Research andDevelopment. (pg. 50)Issue: Collaboration Iowa's Tech Prepprograms will beamong alleducational entities, characterized by highbusiness, labor, and levels ofcollaboration amongthe communitycould be improved. all educational andemployment andtraining entities,business, labor andthe community.-

COLLF4A Partnership for Tech Prep16I-217High levels of employersatisfactionHigh levels of studentsatisfactionWorksite-based learningopportunitiesTech Prep enrollmentsand completion ratesArticulation ratesStudents with academicand technical readinessfor entry into andsuccess in apostsecondary programand/or occupationI.rSchool-to-Work/SchoolTransitionIssue: The transition Iowa's Tech Prepfrom secondaryprograms will beschool tocharacterized bypostsecondarygraduates whoeducation and/orsuccessfully makework could bethe transition fromimproved.secondary topostsecondaryeducation and/orwork.--

poe-A Partnership for Tech Prep18"For years,American societyhas perpetuated aneducational systemin which academiceducation andoccupationallearning have beenkept separate,suggesting that thetwo have on2ACSee "Patterns ofEvidence" for each ofthe threecomponents on thenext pages.integrated school-towork delivery system:1. School-BasedLearning2. ConnectingActivitiesSource: School-to-Work Opportunities Act of1994. P.L. 103-239, May 4, 1994; and3. Work-BasedAVA Guide to the School-to-WorkOpportunities Act, 1994.Learning1Iowa's Tech Prepprograms will becharacterized byintegrating the threecomponents of anI.-

A Partnership forTech PrepCareer preparationSelection of a career pathwayHigher performance levelsIntegration of academic andvocational tionImplement workplacereadiness skillsIntegrate career developmentinto curriculumBring students and employerstogetherEstablish liaisons betweeneducation and workTechnical assistance to schools,students and employersAssistance to integrate classroomlearning with worksite learningEncourage participation ofemployersJob placement, continuingeducation or further educationPost program participant follow-upand analysisLinkages with youth developmentprograms and industryConnectingActivitiesComponentComponents of School-to-Work TransitionIowa's Tech Prep ModelSchool-to-WorkTransition213i21Job Training/Job shadowingWorkplace mentoringInstruction in workplace readinesscompetenciesInstruction in all aspects of anindustryNon-Paid)Integration of classroom andworksite learningWork experience (Paid and

HAWKEYEA partnership for Tech PrepSource: School-to-Work Opportunities Actof 1994. P.L. 103-239, May 4, 1994; andAVA Guide to the School-to-WorkOpportunities Act, 1994.School-to-WorkSub-Component#1: School-BasedLearningIssue2C1academic andvocational lationlevelsIntegration ofCareer planningCareer preparationSelection of a careerpathwayHigher performance(School-to-WorkTransitionIowa's Tech Prepprograms will providestudents withopportunities forcareer planning andworkplace readiness;career preparationand instruction inboth academic andtechnical skills.Model ComponentIowa's Tech Prep ModelRecommended"Patterns of Evidence"for Site-based ProgramDesign, Implementation,and Evaluation