Reporting Industry Certificationsand Career & ProfessionalAcademiesReporting Industry Certificationsand Career & ProfessionalAcademies
Tara Goodman
Tara McLarnon
Division of Career and Adult Education
Purposes for Reporting IndustryCertificationsPurposes for Reporting IndustryCertifications
Florida Career and Professional EducationAct (aka CAPE Act)
School Grades
◦Industry Certifications from the IndustryCertification Funding List counts in the HighSchool Grade, beginning in 2009-10
Carl D. Perkins Career and TechnicalEducation Act
◦Technical Skill Attainment Requirements
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2011 Legislative Changes2011 Legislative Changes
Statutory changes to the CAPE Act wereincluded in the following bills:
SB2120 – Chapter 2011-55, Laws ofFlorida
HB1255
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2011 Legislative Changes2011 Legislative Changes
Require SBE to adopt weights for eachindustry certification
◦Three weights: 0.1, 0.2, or 0.3
◦Criteria must be based 50 percent on rigor and50 percent on employment value
◦Rigor = number of instructional hours, plus workexperience hours, with bonus for certificationswith a statewide articulation agreement
◦Employment Value = average annual openings,growth rate, and entry wage for the primaryoccupation linked to the certification
◦Calculation will be specified in the SBE rule forthe industry certification process
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2011 Legislative Changes2011 Legislative Changes
Middle schools
◦Creation of middle school career andprofessional academies
◦Inclusion of industry certifications earned inmiddle school in the school grades calculation
◦Inclusion of industry certifications earned inmiddle school in the FEFP calculation whenthe student graduates
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2011 Legislative Changes2011 Legislative Changes
Academies
◦Performance criteria was changed
◦An element was removed from the original 13required components
◦One element was changed – requirement forthe Ready to Work credential was removed,replaced with requirement to include a planto sustain career and professional academies
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Key Florida Statutes for Career andProfessional AcademiesKey Florida Statutes for Career andProfessional Academies
s. 1003.492, F.S. – Industry CertifiedCareer Education Programs
◦Authority for the State Board of EducationRule (Rule 6A-6.0573, F.A.C.)
◦Requires the Department to collectstudent achievement and performance datain industry-certified career educationprograms
Annual report required by December 31
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Key Florida Statutes for Career andProfessional AcademiesKey Florida Statutes for Career andProfessional Academies
s. 1003.493, F.S. – Industry CertifiedCareer Education Programs
◦A "career and professional academy" is aresearch-based program that integrates arigorous academic curriculum with anindustry-specific curriculum aligneddirectly to priority workforce needsestablished by the regional workforceboard.
◦11 required elements in the law that definea career and professional academy.
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Key Florida Statutes for Career andProfessional AcademiesKey Florida Statutes for Career andProfessional Academies
s. 1011.62(1)(o) – Calculation of additional full-timeequivalence membership based on certification ofsuccessful completion of industry-certified careerand professional academy pursuant to s. 1003.492
◦Student eligibility for additional FTE is based on thefollowing:
Enrollment in a registered career and professional academy
Completion of a certification on the approved list
Receipt of standard high school diploma
◦Students earning certification through dual enrollment arenot eligible for the additional FTE calculation.
◦NEW – Each certification was weighted in 0.3 in the originallegislation; now each certification will be weighted 0.1, 0.2, or0.3.
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State Board Rule - 6A-6.0573State Board Rule - 6A-6.0573
Will be revised in Summer 2011 to conform withnew statutory requirements
Including the formula for the calculation of weightsfor each industry certification
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“The Lists”“The Lists”
Comprehensive IndustryCertification List
Industry Certification Funding List
Perkins IV Technical Skill AttainmentInventory (Secondary Programs)
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Comprehensive IndustryCertification ListComprehensive IndustryCertification List
Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI)creates and maintains comprehensive list ofhighest and best industry-recognizedcertifications.
Must be approved by Workforce Florida, Inc.
Includes certifications that may not beearned by students at the secondary level,although the student may take introductorycoursework leading to the certification
Serves as the basis for the annual “IndustryCertification Funding List”
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Comprehensive IndustryCertification ListComprehensive IndustryCertification List
Additional industry certifications may berecommended to the Agency for WorkforceInnovation or Workforce Florida, Inc. byregional workforce boards and career andprofessional academies.
These submissions will be reviewed and, ifapproved, will be included on thecomprehensive list for that year.
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Timeline for ComprehensiveIndustry Certification ListTimeline for ComprehensiveIndustry Certification List
Time Frame
Activity for 2011-12 Comprehensive List
August 2010 –September 2010
WFI opens a submission of requests to the 2011-12comprehensive List
October –November 2010
WFI, AWI and DOE staff conduct research onsubmissions received by WFI
December 2010 –January 2011
WFI, AWI, and DOE finalize their recommendations tothe State Workforce Board
February 2011
The State Workforce Board adopts the 2011-12Comprehensive Industry Certification List
March 1, 2011
WFI posts the final 2011-12 Comprehensive IndustryCertification List
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Industry CertificationFunding ListIndustry CertificationFunding List
Created by the Division of Career and AdultEducation
Approved by the State Board of Education eachyear
For inclusion:
◦The certification shall be on the “Comprehensive IndustryCertification List.”
◦The certification shall be achievable by secondary students.
◦The certification shall require a minimum of 150 hours ofinstruction.
◦The certification shall have been offered for at least one year in aschool district. (This requirement may be waived by theCommissioner of Education.)
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Timeline for Industry CertificationFunding ListTimeline for Industry CertificationFunding List
Time Frame
Activity for 2011-12 Funding List
March 1, 2011
WFI posts the final 2011-12 Comprehensive IndustryCertification List
March 15, 2011
DOE distributes a preliminary 2011-12 IndustryCertification Funding List
March 15, 2011 toApril 15, 2011
DOE has an open submission window during whichdistricts may submit requests for additions to the fundinglist.
April 15 to May 2011
DOE staff review the requests to confirm that all of therequired criteria are met.
August 2011
State Board of Education adopts the 2011-12 IndustryCertification Funding List
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Registration of Career and ProfessionalAcademiesRegistration of Career and ProfessionalAcademies
DOE will maintain a website for schooldistricts to register career and professionalacademies that meet the requirements of s.1003.493, F.S.
For 2011-12, this registration will includemiddle school career academies in aseparate reporting window.
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Registration ofCareer and Professional AcademiesRegistration ofCareer and Professional Academies
Superintendents must certify that eachacademy meets all of the requirements of s.1003.493, F.S.
Eligibility for funding is limited to academiesregistered with the DOE under s.1011.62(1)(o), F.S.
Registration process creates a 3-digitidentifier for the academy
◦This identifier is used to identify studentsenrolled in the academy and reported in Surveys2, 3, and 5
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Eligibility for add-on FTE under S.1011.62(1)(o)Eligibility for add-on FTE under S.1011.62(1)(o)
Student must have:
◦Been enrolled in a registered CAPEacademy and earned certification on theFunding List linked to a secondary CTEcourse and program.
◦Graduated with a standard diploma.
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Performance Criteria Performance Criteria
The performance criteria was changed in2011 legislation (HB1255)
If the passage rate on an industry certificationexamination that is associated with the career andprofessional academy falls below 50 percent, theacademy must discontinue enrollment of newstudents the following school year and each yearthereafter until such time as the passage rate isabove 50 percent or the academy is discontinued.
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Issue 1 – Reporting Students Enrolledin Career and Professional Academiesin Surveys 2, 3, and 5Issue 1 – Reporting Students Enrolledin Career and Professional Academiesin Surveys 2, 3, and 5
Data on students in registered career andprofessional academy is reported on theFederal/State Indicator Status format forSurveys 2, 3, and 5, using the Career andProfessional Academy Identifier element.
◦For industry certifications, districts will have untilthe final close date for Survey 5 to update theserecords. For example, in the 2009-10 reportingcycle, Survey 5 was closed on February 28, 2011.The survey period dates are approved andpublished by the Department on an annual basis.
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Issue 2 – Reporting CAPE StudentsAttempting to Earn IndustryCertifications in Survey 5Issue 2 – Reporting CAPE StudentsAttempting to Earn IndustryCertifications in Survey 5
Data on industry certifications is reportedon the Career and Technical Education(CTE) Student Course Schedule format,Survey 5
Districts must report on all industrycertifications taken, including those which astudent did not successfully complete.
Two elements that must be reported:
◦Industry Certification Identifier
◦Industry Certification Outcome
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Issue 2 – Reporting StudentsAttempting to Earn IndustryCertificationsIssue 2 – Reporting StudentsAttempting to Earn IndustryCertifications
Up to two certifications can be reportedlinked to a single course.
For dually enrolled students, certification canbe reported by linking to a postsecondarycourse number.
Beginning in 2011-12, Career andProfessional Academy Identifier must bereported on the CTE Student CourseFormat for academy students earningindustry certifications.
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Issue 3 – Reporting certifications forstudents who are not participating incareer education.Issue 3 – Reporting certifications forstudents who are not participating incareer education.
These certifications should be reported using allzeros for the Program Code and CourseNumber fields.
No matching CTE Teacher Course recordrequired.
These certifications will not be included in thefunding calculation in 1011.62(1)(o), F.S., but maycount for school grades
All certification reported may count for thehigh school grades calculation.
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Issue 4 -- Reporting industrycertifications during the year in whichthe student took the courseworkIssue 4 -- Reporting industrycertifications during the year in whichthe student took the coursework
In most cases, the industry certification mustbe reported in the year in which the studenttook the coursework that lead to theindustry certification.
For calculation of funding under s.1011.62(1)(o), the Department will check allstandard diploma graduates against a multi-year file of student earning industrycertifications while in an academy.
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Issue 5 – Prior year reporting inlimited circumstancesIssue 5 – Prior year reporting inlimited circumstances
Districts may report certifications earnedduring the prior reporting year, in caseswhere the certification could not have beenearned by the end of the update period.
◦Example: Student had to be 18 to earn thecertification and the18th birthday fell after thestandard update period.
◦This method cannot be used to correct datareporting errors.
District may report prior year by using thefollowing elements:
◦School Year – Record Submission element equalscurrent reporting year.
◦School Year – Course Taken element equals theprior year.
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Data Reports Available to DistrictsData Reports Available to Districts
F71102 - Provides a list of students whowere included in the calculation for theindustry certification add-on FTE (s.1011.62(1)(o), F.S.
This report is run for the 3rd and 4th FEFPcalculation
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Data Reports Available to DistrictsData Reports Available to Districts
Report No
Content
F71015
Career and Professional Academies Enrollment
F71016
Industry Certification by Academy, Grade, and School
F71017
Industry Certification Eligible for CAPE
F71018
Career and Professional Academy Membership
F71081
Career and Professional Academy Enrollment by Grade
F71082
Industry Certification by Academy and Grade
F71166
Perkins Eligible Industry Certification (includes non-CAPEexams)
F71171
CAPE Industry Certification by School and Grade
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Screen ShotsScreen Shots
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Screen ShotsScreen Shots
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Data ValidationData Validation
The Division of Career and AdultEducation sends academy enrollment andindustry certifications reports to districtsat the end of each Survey period toensure that program staff are aware ofthe information that has been reported
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Web ResourcesWeb Resources
DOE Website – CAPE Act
http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/fcpea/default.asp
◦Industry Certification Funding Lists and Career and ProfessionalAcademy registration site are available here.
Agency for Workforce Innovation -Comprehensive Industry Certification List
http://www.floridajobs.org/CAPE/cape.html
◦Comprehensive Industry Certification List is available here.
Carl D. Perkins Technical Skill AttainmentInventories
http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/perkins/perkins_resources.asp
◦See Header for Secondary and Postsecondary Technical SkillAttainment Inventory
◦This information is also posted in Appendix Z
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Technical Assistance Paper: FloridaCareer and Professional Education Act
Statewide Memorandum on IndustryCertification Data Reporting
6A-6.0573, F.A.C.-- IndustryCertification Process
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Key ContactsKey Contacts
Tara Goodman, Division of Career and AdultEducation
Email: Tara.Goodman@fldoe.org
Phone: 850-245-9001
Tara McLarnon, Division of Career and AdultEducation
Email: Tara.McLarnon@fldoe.org
Phone: 850-245-9005
Larry McIntyre, Agency for Workforce Innovation
Email: Larry.McIntyre@flaawi.com
Jayne Burgess, Workforce Florida Inc
Email: jburgess@workforceflorida.com
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