College Tech Prep Publications

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Career Clusters

• North Carolina Career Clusters Guide (PDF 21 MB)- a North Carolina guide for educational and career planning using the Career Clusters.
• North Carolina Career Outlook Handbook (PDF 1.7 MB) - Labor-Market information for all careers in North Carolina.

Career Pathways

• Thriving in Challenging Times: Connecting Education to Economic Development Through Career Pathways (PDF 21 MB)- A joint publication from the National Career Pathways Network (NCPN) and the Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Connecting with the Business Community

• The 2006 NC Skills Market Survey: Reconnecting Public Education with Economic Reality. (PDF) from the NC Department of Labor.

Cross Curriculum

• Crafting A New Vision for High School: How States Can Join Academic and Technical Studies to Promote More Powerful Learning (March 2008). from the Southern Regional Education Board.
• Lost in Transition: Building a Better Path from School to College and Careers (January 2008). from the Southern Regional Education Board.

Articulation

• New Articulation Agreement web pages - contains the updated agreement to be implemented July 1, 2012 as well as links to old versions of the agreement.
• Significant Discussions: A Guide for Secondary and Postsecondary Curriculum Alignment - is based on the recognition that misalignment of curriculum among secondary schools, community colleges, universities, and employers creates barriers to student success, and that collaborative discussions about curriculum alignment across educational sectors are often random and voluntary.
• Update to the criteria to award articulated credit. (July 2011) (PDF 12 KB) This goes into effect for courses that begin Fall 2011.
• North Carolina High School To Community College Articulation Agreement (January 2005) (PDF 163 KB) - Allows high school students to earn college credit for successful completion of specific CTE courses.
• Revised articulation agreement for Early Childhood Education courses (July 2008). (PDF 33 KB)
• Memorandum of Agreement for Early Childhood Education courses (September 2009). (PDF 299 KB) This document includes the Lead Teacher Equivalency Form.
• For students taking Early Childhood Education I (7111) in 2008-2009 or 2009-2010 and Early Childhood Education II (7112) in 2009-2010 or 1010-2011.
  • Letter about using scale score rather than raw score during period of curriculum revision (May 2010). (PDF)
  • Revised Lead Teacher Equivalency Form to use during this period.
• Articulation Agreement update for courses undergoing a period of curriculum revision (January 2010). PDF 12 KB)
• Developing a Local Articulation Agreement (PDF 1.3 MB) - A "How-To Guide" for establishing a local articulation agreement between the local school system and the community college.

Perkins Act

• Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (PDF 188 KB)
• Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Word 686 KB)

Dual Enrollment

• Educational Services to Minors- on the NC Community College System website. This page includes the document "The Operating Procedures for the Enrollment of High School Students in Community College Courses," which includes Huskins and Concurrent Enrollment courses.

Other

• College Tech Prep Briefing Paper (PDF 32 KB) - a brief to the State Superintendent's Career-Ready Commission.
• NCDPI CTE Publications - a web page with publications of interest to Career and Technical Education professionals.
• State Board Policies related to Tech Prep - Includes joint policy statement and Articulation Agreement.