Train the Trainer: Opportunity Gap Workshop

CTE Opportunity Gap Analysis Train the Trainer Workshop

Summary

The promise of Career Technical Education (CTE) is to provide opportunities for each learner to follow their passion and achieve their career goals and future economic success. While high-quality CTE programs of study across the country are delivering positive outcomes for learners, the reality is that not all learners have access to these programs. The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21^st Century Act (Perkins V) elevated the importance of access and equity and has challenged states and local recipients to prioritize this work to address identified gaps.

Advance CTE is providing training, resources and support to help state leaders identify and address gaps in access to high-quality CTE. Selected participants will participate in a two-day, 3.5 hours each day, virtual workshop on June 14and 15, 2023. Participants will have access to a suite of resources and tools to help them identify CTE opportunity gaps and conduct a root cause analysis and equity planning exercise in their own states. In addition, participants will receive a $2,000 stipend and ongoing technical assistance to conduct a CTE opportunity gap analysis in the Summer and Fall of 2023. This workshop is offered free of charge with the generous support of the Joyce Foundation.

Objectives

Selected participants will:

Learn how to use a percentage-point gap analysis with CTE enrollment data to identify opportunity gaps
Learn how to investigate opportunity gaps and identify root causes
Access practical, evidence-based strategies to address root causes and barriers to access
Access a suite of tools — including a dashboard template, workbook, facilitation guide, PowerPoint template, and more — as well as funding and support from Advance CTE to conduct a CTE opportunity gap analysis exercise in their own states
Build a community of practice with the current and previous cohort of participating states

Audience

Applicants, workshop participants, should be state CTE leaders with responsibility and influence over Perkins V administration, program design and approval, equity and inclusion, special populations, methods of administration and/or CTE data.

Applicants can either apply alone or as part of a state team, each state team member is required to submit an individual application. A state team can include 2-4 individuals with state leadership roles, including leadership in partner agencies. Preference is given to team-based applications.

Recommended participant list from each state:

State CTE Director
State CTE Team Data Analyst/Specialist
State Method of Administration/Equity Coordinator/Specialist
State Workforce Agency Personnel
State Special Populations Director/Coordinator/Specialist

All applicants must be recommended by their State Director. Selection criteria includes:

Readiness to implement: Applicants are poised to implement the CTE opportunity gap analysis process in their own state within six months after the training.
Influence: Applicants are in a position to influence state and local decision making to advance equity in their state.
Equity mindset: Applicants understand the importance of equity in CTE and are committed to identifying and dismantling barriers to diversity, inclusion and equity.
Cross-sector representation: State includes in the application members from secondary, postsecondary and/or workforce agencies as participants.

Expectations

Selected participants will commit to:

Completing the participation agreement by June 9, 2023 (State CTE Director signature required)
Attending and engaging in a two-day, 3.5-hours each day, virtual workshop hosted by Advance CTE on June 14th and 15th, 2023 (1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET).
- Participants will be expected to complete some pre-work before the workshop.
- Workshop will be hosted on Zoom, and participants are encouraged to join and participate by video.
Attending monthly technical assistance calls to build a community of practice.
By December 15, 2023, conducting an opportunity gap analysis exercise in their own state.
- The exercise can be conducted with state leaders; local teams from across the state; or at the district, college or school building level.
- Each state will receive a $2,000 stipend to support implementation (if multiple participants are selected from the same state, that state will receive one stipend).
Sharing back data with Advance CTE.
- After conducting an opportunity gap analysis exercise in their own states, participants will collect data from participants on the effectiveness and usefulness of the activity.
- Selected participants will complete a follow-up survey in Fall 2023 and again in Spring 2024.
- This data will be used to inform Advance CTE’s ongoing equity tools and support.

Timeline

2023

May 1, 2023 - Application window opens
Informations Sessions:

5/9/2023	Information Sessions 1: 10 - 11 a.m. ET	Zoom Link
5/30/2023	Information Sessions 2: 5 - 6 p.m. ET	Zoom Link

May 31, 2023 - Application window closes
June 2, 2023 - Applicants selected, notified, and receive participation agreement
June 9, 2023 - Deadline to complete participation agreement
June 14 & 15 - Workshop training - 1 - 4:30 p.m. ET each day
8/1/2023 - State planning worksheets due
12/15/2023 - Participants complete opportunity gap analysis exercise and submit post-evaluation surveys

Contact

Any questions about this training can be directed to Dr. Kevin Johnson at kjohnson@careertech.org.

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First Name *

Last Name *

Phone *

Email *

State *

Organization/Agency *

Job Title *

What does equity in CTE mean to you? *

Please describe how you advance diversity, equity and inclusion in CTE through your current role. *

If you are not the State CTE Director, does your State CTE Director know you are applying and have they recommended you for this opportunity? (Note: All participants must apply with the consent and recommendation of their State CTE Director). *

Yes

Are you applying along with anyone else from your state? If so, please list their name(s) (each applicant must submit their own application): *

In order to conduct the opportunity gap analysis, applicants will need access to or knowledge of the available data sets in their state. Note: The following responses are not disqualifying factors in the applicant selection process.(Select all that apply) *

My state has implemented approved statewide programs of study at the secondary level.

My state has implemented approved statewide programs of study at the postsecondary level.

I have access to state-level data disaggregated by race, gender, ethnicity, and Perkins V identified special populations, total enrollment, CTE enrollment, participants, concentrators and programs of study.

I have access to regional-level data disaggregated by race, gender, ethnicity, and Perkins V identified special populations, total enrollment, CTE enrollment, participants, concentrators and programs of study.

I have access to local-level data disaggregated by race, gender, ethnicity, and Perkins V identified special populations, total enrollment, CTE enrollment, participants, concentrators and programs of study.

My state has a CTE data dashboard with accessible information on enrollment, participants, concentrators and performance indicators disaggregated by race, gender, ethnicity and Perkins V identified special populations, total enrollment, CTE enrollment, participants, concentrators and program of study.

Other

If you selected other, please describe.

The intent of this workshop is to prepare participants to conduct a CTE opportunity gap analysis in their own states by the end of the calendar year. How do you plan to use this training in your state? (Select all that apply) *

Working directly with a local school district or college to examine opportunity gaps

Incorporating this approach into the comprehensive local needs assessment process

Convening a team at the state level to look at state-level data and inform professional development, technical assistance or new funding opportunities

Presenting at a pre-scheduled statewide conference or training for local CTE leaders

Scheduling a webinar or training for local CTE leaders

Annual review of access to CTE programs or program monitoring

Other

If you selected other, please describe.

To support our commitment to equity, we are collecting demographic information. This information will not be shared. Your responses to any and all questions in this section are optional.

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