Perkins funding
On July 31, 2018, the President signed the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act into law. This bill reauthorizes the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) and is more commonly referred to as Perkins V.
Perkins V reflects the 100-year federal commitment to Career Technical Education (CTE) by providing federal support for CTE programs and focuses on improving the academic and technical achievement of CTE students, strengthening the connections between secondary and postsecondary education and improving accountability. Perkins V affords states and local communities the opportunity to implement a vision for CTE that uniquely supports the range of educational needs of students — exploration through career preparation — and balances those student needs with the current and emerging needs of the economy.
Vision
Through ongoing peer-to-peer collaboration, technical assistance, training, and professional development, the Office of Career and Technical Education (CTE) strives to support educational institutions delivering quality CTE training pathway programs that lead to high-skill, high-wage, in-demand or emerging occupations.
Mission
Provide leadership, guidance, oversight, and technical assistance to career and technical education programs, as well as other federal programs.
- Integrity- We exhibit fairness, honesty, and ethical behavior in our service to the sub-recipients/ sub-grantees.
- Objectivity- In an unbiased manner, we perform duties based on an informed analysis of data and a clear understanding of the federal programs impacted.
- Quality- We provide support and technical assistance to subrecipients/ subgrantees that is timely, feasible, and relevant to their needs.
- Community- We collaborate with colleagues and state/ local agencies to deliver services that improve the subrecipients/ subgrantees effectiveness and efficiency.
- Visionary- We develop creative and innovative approaches to key issues facing our state.
- Equity- We distribute resources and assistance based on the needs of the subrecipients/ subgrantees.
Through ongoing peer-to-peer collaboration, technical assistance, training, and professional development, the Office of Career and Technical Education aims to:
- Ensure that all students, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability, have equal access and opportunities to succeed in career and technical education (CTE) programs.
- Develop, enable and manage a framework that promotes an ethical culture and a commitment to compliance with the law.
- Establish a framework to identify, prioritize and enable the effective and efficient management of compliance risks facing federal program subrecipients.
- Manage and monitor mechanisms and infrastructure that prevent and detect violations.
- Align and integrate compliance assessments with monitoring tools that address financial and programmatic risks.
- Support economic development throughout the state through quality CTE and training opportunities that incorporate a continuum of work-based learning and workforce preparation opportunities including Essential Employability Skills.
- Promote a seamless educational system beginning with K-12 through the university level to sustainable employment in a CTE field, with clear transitions from school to career.
- Foster collaboration among education, workforce, and community partners to align CTE programs with regional and local workforce demands.
- Ensure blended professional development is offered for all levels of educational instructors and leaders to provide access to relevant education and/or workplace training and credentialing.
Perkins is dedicated to increasing learner access to high-quality CTE programs of study. With a focus on system alignmet and program improvement, this law has been creitical to ensuring programs meet the ever-changing needs of learners and employers.
The Perkins V Louisiana State Plan for CTE is designed to:
- Ensure students are provided academic skills such as literacy and numeracy, technical skills and knowledge, and essential employability skills via all Perkins Eligible CTE Programs of Study;
- Give individuals the best opportunity for workplace success in high-skill, high-wage, in-demand or emerging occupations; and
- Partner with business and industry to strengthen and expand existing businesses as well as attract new employers to Louisiana with a highly skilled workforce.
To reach these outcomes, Louisiana is working to improve the quality of every CTE course and program, to align secondary and postsecondary programs, to ensure a seamless transition from one level to the next, to provide sequenced and non-duplicative coursework, and articulated, dual, and prior learning, where possible. Beginning July 1, 2021, all Perkins funded programs must meet the definition of a Perkins Eligible CTE Program of Study.
This manual sets forth the policies and procedures used by LCTCS to administer the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V). The LCTCS has undertaken the development of this manual to provide staff, eligible subrecipients, and the public the highest level of transparency as to the processes used by the LCTCS in the administration of this federal program. The Legislative Auditor of Louisiana, U.S. Education Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), and Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) may rely on the procedures and internal controls described herein to assess LCTCS’ compliance with the following:
- Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V);
- Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR); and
- The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 C.F.R. Part 200).
federal Grants management
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Resources
Advance CTE's Career & Technical Education Page: Foundational to CTE are rigorous program standards. This section will help define what high-quality CTE looks like in the 21st century, with extended resources on the Common Career Technical Core and program of study standards, built on the National Career Clusters Framework®. This section also features efforts by the Career Readiness Partner Council to develop a shared understanding of “career readiness.
CTE Without Limits: A Shared Vision for the Future of Career Technical Education puts forth a bold vision for a cohesive, flexible, and responsive career preparation ecosystem that will close equity gaps in educational outcomes and workforce readiness, and leverage CTE as a catalyst for ensuring each learner can reach success in the career of their choice.
https://careertech.org/without-limits
Investing in CTE: An American Imperative (May 2021): Illustrates the need for an increased federal investment in CTE
https://cte.careertech.org/sites/default/files/Investing_CTE_American_Imperative_2021.pdf
Create a CTE Communications Campaign: Click the link below to learn how to create a successful CTE Communications Campaign.
https://careertech.org/plan-your-campaign
Engaging Families and Learners: Advance CTE, with support from the Siemens Foundation, embarked on an initiative to help state and local leaders communicate effectively with learners and their families. Click the link below to access resources.
https://careertech.org/recruitmentstrategies
Supporting School Counselors and Career Advising Stakeholders: This resource library aims to provide school counselors and other advising professionals with impactful information and resources to expand existing strategies for effective career advisement and empower learners to skillfully navigate their path to career and college success.
Advance CTE is the longest-standing national non-profit that represents State CTE Directors and state leaders of Career Technical Education.
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) provides a strong collective voice for professionals representing all facets of career and technical education by supporting CTE programming, initiatives and innovations and providing professional development resources, events and networking opportunities.
Louisiana Association for Career and Technical Education (LACTE) is an organization of Career & Technical Educational Professionals working together for the betterment of instruction and training for the students to meet the needs for Global employment.
https://www.acteonline.org/louisiana-association-for-career-and-technical-education/
Louisiana Department of Education is built on the premise that Louisiana students are just as capable as any students in America, and that those closest to children – parents and teachers – are best positioned to help students achieve those expectations.
https://www.louisianabelieves.com/
Louisiana Workforce Commission Occupational Forecast Data: Explore long-term occupational projections for all occupations in Louisiana using this interactive map feature from Louisiana Workforce Commission.
http://www.laworks.net/LaborMarketInfo/LMI_OccAllProj_Revised.asp?years=20162026
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) USDOE administers and coordinates programs that are related to adult education and literacy, career and technical education, and community colleges.
View this page for the latest news and information about career and technical education and adult education: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html
Side-by-Side Analysis of Perkins IV and Perkins V (October 2018): This document displays the text of Perkins IV alongside the text of Perkins V and includes an analysis of the changes between the two laws.
https://cte.careertech.org/sites/default/files/PerkinsV_Side-by-Side_Draft_Updated101618.pdf
Understanding Perkins V (November 2020): An overview of Perkins V including its purpose, how funds are distributed and why Perkins V is an investment that matters.
Major Tenets of Perkins V (August 2018): A one-page overview of the major tenets of Perkins V
https://cte.careertech.org/sites/default/files/PerkinsV_One-Pager_082418.pdf
Contact us
To contact our team with any questions or comments and to subscribe to the CTE Monthly Newsletter, email [email protected].
Meet the LCTCS team
Dr. Brittney Williams
State Director for Career and Technical Education
Martha Moore
Assistant Director for Career and Technical Education
Tawn Augustus
Associate Director of Program Compliance
Georgette Antwine
Coordinator for Program Compliance
Bryan “BJ” Bertucci
Coordinator for Career and Technical Education
Quentin Kelly
Coordinator for Career and Technical Education
Ann D. Zanders
Coordinator for Career and Technical Education
Email the team at: [email protected]
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