Education Cabinet

17 Standards

Office of Career and Technical Education

Program Assessment Document

SCHOOL

PROGRAM

TEACHER(s)

Equal Education and Employment Opportunities M/F/D

http://www.kytech.ky.gov/programassessment.htm

Revised Summer 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title	Page(s)
Objective	3
Instructions for Completing a Self-Study	4
Instructions for Preparing for a Team Visit	5
General Guidelines for Developing Documentation	6
Definitions	6
Program Assessment Schedule	8
Standards
1 – Curriculum	9
2 – Lesson/Unit Plans	10
3 – Student Achievement	11
4 – Student Recognition	12
5 – Postsecondary Links	13
6 – Perkins Performance Measures	14
7 – Program Area Safety	15
8 – Student Safety	16
9 – Student Organization	17
10 – Public Relations	18
11 – Families and Community Contributions	19
12 – Advisory Committee	20
13 – Industry Certification	21
14 – Work-Based Learning	23
15 – Professional Growth	24
16 – Program Improvement Plan	25
17 - Technology	26
Instructions for Program Assessment Rating Summary Sheet	27
Rating Summary Sheet	28

OBJECTIVE

The Program Assessment Branch in the Office of Career and Technical Education developed and revised this document with assistance from the Division for Career and Technical Education in the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE); administrators, vocational coordinators, and teachers from locally-operated vocational centers and state-operated area technology centers; and representatives from the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), state universities, and business and industry. The Program Assessment Branch has made every effort to make this document as user-friendly as possible. For more information about the assessment documentation and process, visit the program assessment website at http://kytech.ky.gov/programassessment.htm. The website includes a copy of the current program assessment document, a history and overview of the process, support documents, example documentation, blank forms, web links to related information and PowerPoint presentations on each standard. If you need clarification or assistance, contact Myra Helphinstine, Program Assessment Branch Supervisor, Office of Career and Technical Education, 502-564-5004, or by e-mail at MyraH.Wilson@ky.gov.

This document is not the sole measure of program success. The program assessment is, however, a good indication of the program’s ability to provide a continuously improved learning environment to increase student achievement.

To document continued program improvement, each teacher/principal/administrator must have a thorough understanding of the criteria used for assessment. Program Assessment:

· reviews the status of programs according to the 17 standards;

· provides necessary information for teachers to plan continuous program improvement;

· embeds accountability measures from:

· Carl Perkins Act,

· Kentucky Occupational Skill Standards,

· Commonwealth Accountability Testing Systems including core content and academic expectations,

· Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS),

· KDE Standards and Indicators for School Improvement (SISI) and

· Kentucky Administrative Regulations for career and technical programs.

· includes a website with documents that provide an alignment with the accountability guidelines and

· addresses the program’s:

· effectiveness in implementing the Kentucky Tech curriculum or other approved curriculum;

· commitment to continuous improvement;

· effectiveness in supporting student transition to work or postsecondary education;

· ability to provide a safe and effective learning environment;

· effectiveness in providing students with professional and leadership development;

· inclusion of work-based learning opportunities;

· relationship with the community including employers and parents;

· effectiveness in meeting accountability criteria;

· level of training in relationship to current industry standards and

· efficient usage of resources.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE SELF-STUDY

A self-study for all programs, including new programs and programs with new teachers, is required.

Due by June 15 of each year. See schedule on page 8.

The 17-standard program assessment document contains three categories for assessment, based on the Standards and Indicators for School Improvement: Academic Performance, Learning Environment, and Efficiency. Academic Performance includes standards relating to curriculum, instruction, and transition. Learning Environment includes standards related to program safety, student achievement, community involvement, and teacher professional development. Efficiency includes standards for continuous improvement and resources. These 17 standards are to be scored as 4, 3, 2, 1 or 0 according to the scoring guide provided after each standard. Documentation of achievement is required for all items. “NA” may be marked for Standard 13 on nationally-recognized program accreditation if no industry accreditation is required for that program area. Please follow the steps below:

1. All programs (including programs with a new teacher) will complete a self-study. The principal and/or his/her designee will be responsible to assist the new teacher in completing the self-study.

2. Read each standard carefully.

3. Prepare a file or tote in which to hold the documentation, with separate sections for each standard and separate file folders for each section of the standard. Labels for the 17 standards are on the program assessment website at http://www.kytech.ky.gov/patabslabels17standards0709.doc and for file folders at http://www.kytech.ky.gov/pasublabel17Standards0709.doc.

4. Throughout the evaluation period, gather documentation listed for each standard. A monitoring schedule is available on the program assessment website to assist in spreading the documentation process over an assessment period rather than waiting until the last month to collect all the documentation.

5. Use the instructions included in the program assessment document and the sample documentation at http://www.kytech.ky.gov/pahtm07-09.htm - inst