SAMPLE PROGRAM ACTIVITY PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTING A DISCRETIONARY GRANT APPLICATION
PROGRAM ACTIVITY PLAN
Goal #1: The consortium will provide occupational training to students in areas of labor market demand to prepare a skilled workforce that meets industry and educational standards.
Objective 1.1: The consortium will develop and/or expand participation strategies for business and industry and labor in each funded Tech-Prep program of study.
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#1 #2 #31.1.1 Advisory board members will be identified including employers, secondary and postsecondary faculty members, administrators, counselors, and a representative from the P.T.A.
/ Tech-Prep Coordinator Director /· The lead agency will provide the names of advisory members attending the meetings, their affiliations, and their job title for state review.
/ D / /1.1.2 The advisory committee will meet three times a year.
/ Tech-Prep Coordinator Director /· The lead agency will provide advisory council minutes to document increased business and industry participation.
· The lead agency will provide meeting dates, names of advisory members attending the meetings, their affiliations, and their job title for state review.
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D /1.1.3 The consortia will develop and expand relationships with local business and industry representatives, teachers, students and parents through open house and recruitment programs to gain support for the new Health Science program. / Tech Prep Coordinator and Consortia Members / · The lead agency will provide copies of letters, recruitment brochures, invitations to open houses and/or calendars of events for state review. / D / D / D
1.1.4 Internship opportunities for students will be organized with business and industry representatives for the Health Science program of study. / Tech-Prep Coordinator / · The lead agency will provide the names of students participating in Health Science internship opportunities. / D / D / D
PROGRAM ACTIVITY PLAN
Goal #1: The consortium will provide occupational training to students in areas of labor market demand to prepare a skilled workforce that meets industry and educational standards.
Objective 1.2: The consortium must integrate academics, vocational and technical instruction (i.e., applied academics) at all partner institutions and accept secondary level applied academic courses for college admission.
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#1 #2 #31.2.1 Information relating to the concept of applied academics will be provided to consortia teachers. This information will specifically address integration of mathematics, reading, and writing into their Health Science program of study. / Program Liaison / · The lead agency will provide copies of educational materials distributed to consortia teachers that discuss the concept of applied academics. / D
1.2.2 Consortia teachers will be notified of dates and times of applied academic workshops. The workshops will help teachers integrate academic and occupational standards into their Health Science program of study. / Program Liaison / · The lead agency will provide copies of letters and/or calendars of available applied academic workshops for state review. / D
1.2.4 Samples of course outlines and integrated curricula will be provided to consortia teachers that they can review and possibly implement into their Health Science program of study. / Program Liaison / · The lead agency will provide documentation to support that consortium schools have integrated academic, vocational and technical instruction into funded occupational programs (e.g., copies of sample course outlines and integrated curricula provided to consortia teachers for their review). / D
1.2.5 Work-based learning opportunities will be offered to students that match their plans of study. These opportunities will help students integrate academic and occupational skills they learn in school, particularly as they relate to the Health Science program of study. / Program Liaison / · The lead agency will provide evidence that students were provided with work-based experiences. / D / D / D
PROGRAM ACTIVITY PLAN
GOAL#1: Provide occupational training to students in areas of labor market demand to prepare a skilled workforce that meets industry and educational standards.
OBJECTIVE #1.3: The consortium will develop and implement strategies to provide students with mentorship opportunities.
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#1 #2 #31.3.1 Consortia schools will work with the CIE to develop a plan to implement mentorship programs to enhance career skills in student’s career choices. Consortia schools will ensure that students are placed with mentors that match their career aspirations/plans of study. / CIE coordinator
Project Director
Principal / · The lead agency will provide a copy of the plan for state review
· The lead agency will provide a list of employees and the companies they represent that were selected/volunteered to act as mentors to students during work-based learning opportunities. / D / D
1.3.2 Representatives from the advisory committee will investigate if there is national certification that students can earn by participating in CIE mentorship/internship programs. / Project Director
Committee Members / · The lead agency will provide the results of the investigation and the type of certification(s) students can earn. / D
1.3.3 A mentorship program registration process will be developed and implemented for funded occupational programs. / CIE coordinator
Project Director / · The lead agency will provide registration requirements of students’ participating in the mentorship program
· The lead agency will provide examples of all forms developed for the funded occupational program of study (e.g., permission to work and transportation to and from work forms, teacher approval forms).
· The lead agency will provide examples of resumes and cover letters students developed to obtain mentorship opportunities. / D / D
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1.3.4 A mentorship workshop will be developed and offered to company employees working with students. / CIE coordinator
Training Coordinator / · The lead agency will provide dates of workshops, names of participants and the businesses/industries they represent (sign-in sheet) for state review.
· The lead agency will provide the workshop agenda for state review. / D / D
PROGRAM ACTIVITY PLAN
GOAL#1: Provide occupational training to students in areas of labor market demand to prepare a skilled workforce that meets industry and educational standards.
OBJECTIVE #1.3: The consortium will develop and implement strategies to provide students with mentorship opportunities.
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#1 #2 #3 #41.3.5 Mentorship guides will be developed and distributed to employees teaching and evaluating students in the workplace. / CIE coordinator
Training Coordinator / · The lead agency will provide a copy of the mentorship guide.
· The lead agency will provide the names of mentors who received guides, and the names of the companies they represent. / D
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1.3.6 A skill checklist will be developed and used by mentors and teachers to evaluate students’ competency-based skills. / CIE coordinator
Training Coordinator / · The lead agency will provide examples of competency-based skill checklists. / D
1.3.7 A mentorship program evaluation form will be developed and completed by students and mentors to measure the effectiveness of the mentorship program. / CIE coordinator
Training Coordinator / · The lead agency will provide a copy of the evaluation form and a summary of evaluation results. / D
PROGRAM ACTIVITY PLAN
Goal #1: Provide occupational training to students in areas of labor market demand to prepare a skilled workforce that meets industry and educational standards.
OBJECTIVE #1.4: The consortium will use educational technology and distance learning to involve all consortium partners more fully in the development and operation of programs.
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#1 #2 #31.4.1. Consortia schools will implement plans to use existing technology or expand their technology to connect employers, teachers, and students through video-conferencing, distance learning and/or teleconferencing to promote their Health Science program of study. / Tech Prep Coordinator
Technical Director
Principal / · The lead agency will provide documentation of how educational technology will be used (e.g., plans) in consortium schools to promote the Health Science program of study. / D
1.4.2 Tech Prep sites that have fully developed Health Science programs of study will be identified across the United States to identify exemplary programs of study. / Tech Prep Coordinator
Principal / · The lead agency will provide a list of contacts found through research activities. / D
1.4.3 Exemplary sites will be contacted and visited, if possible, to share information and curricula, and assist in developing a new Tech-Prep model for Health Science education. / Consortia Members / · The lead agency will provide the names, affiliations and the titles of the educators involved in the discussions. / D / D / D
1.4.4 Video-conferencing/teleconferencing will be coordinated and implemented to encourage collaboration between and among teachers, employers, and students on information pertaining to the Health Science industry (e.g., program development, skill requirements, development of mentorship programs, curriculum integration, job availability etc.). / Tech Prep Coordinator
Technical Director / · The lead agency will provide plans to use technology to connect and exchange information with identified sites for state review.
· The lead agency will provide dates of videoconferences, teleconferences or other connecting activities and the nature of the activities. / D
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1.4.5 Consortia schools will provide staff development opportunities to teachers on how to integrate telecommunication in the curriculum to enhance student learning. Evaluation forms will be developed and completed by workshop participants. / Tech Prep Coordinator
Technical Director / · The lead agency will provide date(s) and locations of telecommunication workshops.
· The lead agency will provide sign-up sheet(s) that include participants names and job titles.
· The lead agency will provide the workshop agenda(s).
· The lead agency will provide evaluation tools and summary of results for state review / D / D
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PROGRAM ACTIVITY PLAN
Goal #1: Provide occupational training to students in areas of labor market demand to prepare a skilled workforce that meets industry and educational standards.
OBJECTIVE #1.4 CONTINUED: The consortium will use educational technology and distance learning to involve all consortium partners more fully in the development and operation of programs.
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#1 #2 #31.4.6 Telecommunication projects (e.g., use of multi-media computers) will be integrated into class curriculum. Teachers will investigate the different sites that students can contact and projects they can complete that will help them learn about their career choices. / Tech Prep Coordinator
Technical Director
Site Teachers / · The lead agency will provide a list of telecommunication projects that were integrated in the curriculum
· The lead agency will provide a list of computer sites that students can contact to complete projects or learn about their career choices.
· The lead agency will provide class syllabus/curriculum to identify how telecommunication was used in the classroom, and document how frequently teachers and students used it. / D / D
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1.4.7 Consortia schools will integrate distance learning applications in the Health Science program of study. / Tech Prep Coordinator
Technical Director / · The lead agency will provide documentation of how distance learning was used in consortium schools as it pertained to funded occupational program of study. / D
PROGRAM ACTIVITY PLAN
GOAL #1: Provide occupational training to students in areas of labor market demand to prepare a skilled workforce that meets industry and educational standards.
OBJECTIVE #1.5: The consortium will provide preparatory services, as needed, to assist all students enrolled in Tech-Prep programs of study.
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#1 #2 #31.5.1 The lead agency in collaboration with consortia schools will develop plans for delivery of preparatory services for each identified area (e.g., tutoring, mentoring, and counseling). / Tech Prep Coordinator, School Site Teachers, Counselors, Director of Learning Assistance Center / · The lead agency will provide plans for preparatory services for state review. / D
1.5.2 The lead agency and consortia schools will implement preparatory service plans. / School Site Teachers, Service Providers, Program Liaison / · The lead agency will provide a list of preparatory services offered to students in consortia schools. / D
1.5.3 Tech Prep students who require preparatory services such as tutoring, mentoring, and counseling will be identified by consortia schools. / School Site Teachers/Counselors / · The lead agency will provide the number of students requiring preparatory services by type of service such as tutoring, mentoring and counseling. / D
1.5.4 An evaluation form will be developed and completed by students and/or teachers to evaluate each type of preparatory service offered by consortia schools. / Tech Prep Coordinator, Director of Learning Assistance Center / · The lead agency will provide student and teacher evaluations and summarize results for state review. / D
PROGRAM ACTIVITY PLAN
GOAL #2: Establish consortia to improve training opportunities for students in occupational programs.
OBJECTIVE #2.1: The consortium must provide equal access to the full range of technical programs to individuals who are members of special populations, including the development of technical program services appropriate to the needs of special populations.
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#1 #2 #32.1.1 Alternative preparation activities will be developed to ensure equal access of special populations in the Health Science program of study. / School Site Teachers/Counselors / · The lead agency will provide documentation of the preparation activities that have been integrated into the Hospitality program of study. / D
2.1.2 Tech Prep students from special populations will be recruited for the Health Science program of study. / Recruitment Coordinator / · The lead agent will provide evidence that consortia have recruited Tech Prep students from special populations to participate in the Health Science program of study. / D
2.1.3 Consortia schools will develop plans to design and host workshops on equity and stereotyping to be offered to high school counselors and teachers. / School Site Teachers, Counselors, Program Liaison, Director of Learning Assistance Center / · The lead agency will provide plans, workshop agendas, and sign-in sheets. / D
2.1.4 An evaluation tool will be developed and completed by participants attending workshops on equity and stereotyping. / School Site Teachers, Service Providers, Program Liaison / · The lead agency will provide evaluation tools and summarize results for state review. / D
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