CTE Programs of Study Application Resources

• CTE Programs of Study

• Oregon CTE Program of Study Application 2013 
  This application is intended for new Programs of Study that have not previously gone through the Perkins IV transition process. It includes a field for entering the Strand Codes, which are used for identifying data and technical skill assessments. It also lists the appropriate CTE license endorsement appropriate for each Cluster in the Cluster pull-down menu on page 1. (The applying secondary teacher's license should match this, or a plan to match it must be identified in the application.)
  [Before using this Application, please closely review the Guide below.]
  
  Please use this version for transmitting an application to ODE for approval of a CTE Program of Study. No previous versions of this application will be acceptable for POS application submissions.


• Guide to Using the Oregon CTE Program of Study Application 
  This Guide will help you understand the new CTE Program of Study Application and should help answer some of the questions that may come up in filling out the application.
  [Read this Guide before starting the Application above.]

• CTE Programs of Study Renewal

• Oregon CTE Program of Study Renewal Application 2013  
  This abbreviated application is designed to work in conjunction with the CTE Program Updates platform that schools and CTE Regional Coordinators use to annually update their programs before submitting data for Perkins reporting. Schools will first submit this POS Renewal Form to their CTE Regional Coordinator, who will review it and if approved, forward it on to ODE. (See the application for complete instructions.) In October, they will then submit their update to the CTE Program Updates platform (using the 2013-14 portal in the ODE District Site engine).
  
• CTE Course-to-Standards Crosswalk Templates (by Cluster) 
  This page includes Course-to-Standards Crosswalk Excel templates to crosswalk the Skill Standards identified for your CTE Program of Study.

• CTE Regional Programs of Study

• CTE Regional Program of Study Application 2013 
  Please use this version for transmitting an application to ODE for approval of a Regional CTE Program of Study.
• Definitions for CTE Regional Program of Study  
  Definitions and answers to questions regarding Regional CTE Programs of Study.

• CTE Regional Programs of Study Renewal

• CTE Regional Program of Study Renewal Application 2013 
  Please use this version for transmitting an application to ODE for renewal of a Regional CTE Program of Study.
  • Definitions for CTE Regional Program of Study  
    Definitions and answers to questions regarding Regional CTE Programs of Study.

• State Recognized Programs

• CTE State Recognized Program Guide & Application 2013  
  Use this Guide and Application if you are applying for approval of a secondary CTE POS component that will not immediately meet all the POS criteria, but which you plan to get approved as a POS within the next three years. This State Recognized approval will allow for TSPC licensure/endorsement for teaching CTE courses. 

• New/"Start-Up" Program of Study Requests

• New/Start-Up CTE POS Application 2013   (Not for use with currently existing programs)
  This is the Application for New/Start-Up CTE Programs of Study to be used in 2013. If you are looking to start up a program of study that is not yet in existence, this is the form to submit to ODE. Please consult with your CTE Regional Coordinator before beginning to use this form.
• New/Start-Up CTE Program of Study Questions and Answers 
  

• Application Resources

• Definitions and Guidance
  Performance measurement, data reporting, and the description of allowable parameters require the use of consistent terminology and specific definitions. As related to state-approved CTE programs, the terminology used consists of uncommon words and/or words with competing definitions. This document is a summary of terminology and parameters, most of which can be found in other online and print documents. It is assembled here for convenience, intended to reduce confusion and increase consistency. It will provide guidance, but cannot address every variation or exception that may exist. When needed, please submit questions and requests for technical assistance in writing to the appropriate personnel at the Oregon Department of Education.
• Approved Programs--Current Status:
• Secondary CTE POS Decision Chart Spreadsheet 2012-2013 (Updated January 7, 2013) 
  This Excel worksheet shows all of the currently approved Secondary CTE program components that are being converted to Programs of Study, and the timeframe for those conversions. Please consult this spreadsheet to be sure your programs are approved in a timely manner, and that the programs listed in it correlate with what is listed on ODE’s CTE Approved Programs web page.
• Post-Secondary CTE POS Decision Chart Spreadsheets  
  This link takes you to ODE's community college CTE Programs website, with a list of links to each of the 17 community colleges in Oregon. When you click on any college link, you will get a spreadsheet listing all of that college's CTE programs. The last column indicates which of those are participating as components of Programs of Study.
• Codes Needed for the CTE POS Application
• Approved Programs of Study Strand Codes  
  This is ODE's old system of CTE program classification (which is phasing out as we move to the Career Clusters organizational structure for reporting data).
• CIP Codes
  This is a link to the most current list of Classifications for Instructional Programs used to identify community college program areas.
• NCES Codes by Endorsement Area
  Use this tool to identify which courses your CTE license and/or endorsements allow you to teach.
• CTE Course-to-Standard Crosswalk Templates 2012: Pre-populated with Oregon Skill Sets Cluster KS statements (Updated: April 27, 2012) 
  Use these Excel templates to crosswalk the Cluster Skill Standards identified for your CTE Program of Study to the courses in both the secondary and the post-secondary components of the program.
• Technical Skill Attainment: CTE POS Accountability
  Please follow this link to learn more about the accountability aspects of CTE Programs of Study. This link is especially useful if you want to see how to design Technical Skill Assessments, or if you have identified an assessment that is not on the list below, or if you want to create a locally developed assessment or a performance assessment.
• Technical Skill Assessments: Current list of State-approved TSAs
  This is an extensive list of currently approved technical skill assessments (TSA) that may be used to identify student attainment of technical skills within a Program of Study. Data from these assessments will be reported annually to the Oregon Department of Education, who will aggregate and report this information to the US Department of Education.
• Teacher Licensure
  Information and application forms related to Oregon’s new CTE licensure rules and processes. Includes all new updated forms and information, Oregon Administrative Rules, staff lists; and links to Western Oregon University (WOU) teacher preparation course work.
• Technical Skill Standards: The Oregon Skill Sets
  These are the industry standards approved by Oregon Business and Industry, which originated in the national Career Clusters Initiative skill sets (CCI). Use these skill sets to identify the knowledge and skills that students need to acquire in your Program of Study in order to be successful in their next steps in this career area, both in college and in career positions.
• Career and Technical Student Leadership Opportunities: Oregon CTE Student Leadership Organizations
  Student leadership opportunities are an integral piece of the secondary component of Career and Technical Education Programs of Study, and increasingly are becoming strong pieces of some postsecondary CTE POS components, as well. Currently, Oregon has six nationally chartered organizations operating in Oregon schools: DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, and SkillsUSA. ODE and representatives from each of the chartered CTSOs determined those elements of a CTSO that make effective CTE teaching and learning. For programs that don't want to belong to one of the six chartered organizations, ODE has provided this resource to assure the local student leadership opportunity meets Oregon's CTSO expectations: (Locally Developed Student Leadership Expectations).

• CTE POS Renewal Application 4/30/2013 (234.50 KB)
• CTE POS Secondary POS Decision Chart 1/16/2013 (172 KB)
• CTE POS: "New" (Startup) POS Application 6/17/2013 (174 KB)
• CTE POS: Oregon Program of Study Application 1/16/2013 (447.50 KB)
• Maps of Secondary CTE Programs  
• Regional CTE POS Application 1/16/2013 (515 KB)

• Ron Dodge     (503) 947-5653
  Secondary/Post Secondary Transitions - Ed. Specialist, Business & Management