CVTE COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW

DOCUMENTATION CHECKLIST AND REVIEW FORM

NOTE: The documentation listed within this document is intended to suggest evidence that addresses the criterion in question and responds to the essential question(s). Districts should use their own best judgment in determining what documentation to submit.

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CVTE COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW DOCUMENTATION CHECKLIST AND REVIEW FORM

CVTE 1
/ Career guidance and placement services, including career assessments and assistance with the development of a four-year career plan are provided in order to assist each student enrolled in a career/vocational technical education program in making the transition to the workforce, postsecondary education, and/or apprenticeship programs.
Vocational Technical Education Regulations 603 CMR 4.03(4)(d), Perkins Section 134
Definition: A career assessment is a formal assessment instrument that helps the student evaluate his/her career interests.
References:
Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 at http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/perkins/
Chapter 74 Selected Sections & 603 CMR 4.00 Vocational Technical Education Regulations and Guidelines at http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/laws.html
Essential Question(s)
/ Do ALL students have a 4-year career plan? Are ALL students provided with guidance services, including interest and skills inventories? Are all services provided with assistance finding postsecondary employment and/or education?
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COMMENTS/NOTES
Guidance calendar and/or other documents that illustrate content and/or frequency of guidance career planning service
Document(s) describing entirety of career guidance services provided to all students
Representative sample of career guidance curriculum
Documents demonstrating that all students complete career assessment inventories beginning in Grade 9
Documentation demonstrating that all students possess a four-year career plan that is, at minimum, updated each year of high school
Guidance Office calendar of events and activities
Other district-determined evidence

CVTE 2

/ MCAS and/or other academic assessment results are used to design instructional and support services. Perkins Section 3, 134, Vocational Technical Education Regulations 603 CMR 4.03(4)
References:
Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/perkins/
Chapter 74 Selected Sections & 603 CMR 4.00 Vocational Technical Education Regulations and Guidelines at http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/laws.html
Chapter 74 Manual for Vocational Technical Education Programs at http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/programs/

Essential Question(s)

/ Are technical teachers provided MCAS and/or other criterion-based assessment results for their students? Do technical teachers use these results to design instructional content and supports? What other supports are available to students not meeting standards?

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COMMENTS/NOTES

Evidence demonstrating that teaching staff, including technical teachers, are provided with results of their students’ performance on MCAS and/or other standardized tests (e.g., meeting agendas, sample copies of results with student names redacted)
Documentation of how MCAS and/or other academic assessment results are used to design instructional and support services in career/vocational technical education programs
Meeting minutes, emails, and/or correspondence demonstrating consultation among staff (and other stakeholders as appropriate) in the development of both the district’s Perkins Improvement Plans and Perkins Annual Reports and in the implementation of the Improvement Plans (also CVTE 22)
Other district-determined evidence

CVTE 3

/ The district assesses students for the acquisition of safety & health, technical that includes embedded academic, employability, management & entrepreneurship, and technological knowledge and skills. Vocational Technical Education Regulations 603 CMR 4.03(4); Perkins Section 3,134, M.G.L. c.74 Section 2
References:
Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/perkins/
Chapter 74 Selected Sections & 603 CMR 4.00 Vocational Technical Education Regulations and Guidelines at http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/laws.html
Chapter 74 Manual for Vocational Technical Education Programs at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/programs/

Essential Question(s)

/ Is there an assessment system in place to measure students’ acquisition of safety & health, technical that includes embedded academic, employability, management & entrepreneurship, and technological knowledge and skills? Is the system consistently used by technical teachers (and others as applicable) across all students and all programs to document students’ knowledge and skills?
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COMMENTS/NOTES

Documentation of the instruments and processes used to assess students’ acquisition of safety & health, technical that includes embedded academic, employability, management & entrepreneurship, and technological (computer) knowledge and skills (i.e., All Aspects of the Industry)
Documentation that all staff and students have received training per the Career/Vocational Technical Safety Plan specific to each program (also CVTE 11, and CVTE 19)
Career/Vocational Technical Safety Plans specific to each program (also CVTE 11)
Other district-determined evidence

CVTE 4

/ Information concerning career/vocational technical education programs is provided to students and to their parents/guardians. Such information shall include admission requirements for career/vocational technical programs; specific programs/courses that are available; employment and/or further education and registered apprenticeship opportunities. Perkins Section 134, Vocational Technical Education Regulations 603 CMR 4.03 (4) (6).
References:
Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/perkins/
Chapter 74 Selected Sections & 603 CMR 4.00 Vocational Technical Education Regulations and Guidelines at http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/laws.html
Chapter 74 Manual for Vocational Technical Education Programs at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/programs/
Chapter 74 Manual for Vocational Technical Education Admission Policies at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/admissions/
Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex and Handicap in Vocational Education Programs (34 CFR, Part 100, Appendix B at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/admissions/

Essential Question(s)

/ How does the school district make available to prospective CTE students and their parents/guardians information about available career/vocational technical education programs? Does the information provided include school and/or program admissions requirements? Does the information provided include employment and/or further education and registered apprenticeship opportunities? How does the district ensure that prospective students and their parents without home Internet access are made aware of the availability of this information?
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COMMENTS/NOTES

Program of Study (print publication and/or web page describing all programs of study)
Student Handbook
Other district-determined evidence

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CVTE 5

/ All individuals including those who are members of special populations are provided with equal access to career/vocational technical education programs, services and activities and are not discriminated against on the basis of their status as members of special populations or race, color, sex, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identify, English language proficiency, disability, sexual orientation or homelessness. Perkins Sections 122 & 134, Vocational Technical Education Regulations 603 CMR 4.03(4) (6) (7), M.G.L.c.76, Section 5.
References:
Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/perkins/
Massachusetts Perkins IV Manual at http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/perkins/
Chapter 74 Selected Sections & 603 CMR 4.00 Vocational Technical Education Regulations and Guidelines at http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/laws.html
Chapter 74 Manual for Vocational Technical Education Admission Policies at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/admissions/
Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex and Handicap in Vocational Education Programs (34 CFR, Part 100, Appendix B at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/admissions/
Massachusetts General Law Chapter 76, Section 5 at
http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/gl-pt1-toc.htm
Massachusetts Access to Equal Educational Opportunity Regulations 603 CMR 26.00 at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr26.html

Essential Question(s)

/ How does the school district ensure that all individuals, including those who are members of special populations, are provided with equal access to career/vocational technical education programs, services and activities? Do informational materials and presentations reflect diverse populations? Is informational material available in the languages spoken by residents of the district(s) served? How does the district ensure that admissions procedures , recruitment materials, and curricular materials are free of bias? Does the district routinely disaggregate and examine enrollment and completion data for patterns of disproportionality?
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COMMENTS/NOTES

Documentation of the instrument and process used to ensure that programs and instructional materials are free of gender and racial/ethnic bias and stereotyping
Recruitment materials including brochures, power points, slides, videos.
(Note: Particular care should be taken to insure that documentation related to the outreach to students who are members of special populations is included) (also CVTE 4 and CVTE 6)
Admission Policy and Application for Admission currently used by the district (in all languages applicable to the district profile) (also CVTE 6)
Instruments/documents used to determine students’ school admission, e.g., score sheets, rubrics
Instruments/documents used to determine students’ placements into vocational-technical education programs, e.g., score sheets, rubrics (also CVTE 6)
Evidence that the district routinely disaggregates and examines enrollment and completion data for patterns of disproportionality
Documentation that students who are parenting or who are pregnant have access to programs and that supports are in place to enable students to complete the program in which they are enrolled.
Evidence that supports for students with disabilities and for English Language learners are not scheduled in a manner that precludes students in these special populations from participating in the exploratory program (also CVTE 7)
Other district-determined evidence

CVTE 6

/ (Note: This criterion applies only to Chapter 74 state-approved vocational technical education.)
The district uses its Department-approved admission policy and an appropriate application for admission.
Vocational Technical Education Regulations 603 CMR 4.03(6). M.G.L. c. 76, Section 5.
References:
Chapter 74 Selected Sections & 603 CMR 4.00 Vocational Technical Education Regulations and Guidelines at http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/laws.html
Chapter 74 Manual for Vocational Technical Education Admission Policies at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/admissions/
Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex and Handicap in Vocational Education Programs (34 CFR, Part 100, Appendix B at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/admissions/
Massachusetts General Law Chapter 76, Section 5 at
http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/gl-pt1-toc.htm
Massachusetts Access to Equal Educational Opportunity Regulations 603 CMR 26.00 at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr26.html

Essential Question(s)

/ Is the school district using its Department-approved admission policy and application?
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COMMENTS/NOTES

Admission Policy and Application for Admission currently used by the district (also CVTE 5)
Instruments/documents used to determine students’ placements into vocational-technical education programs (also CVTE 5)
Completed student school (where applicable) and program applications for students selected for record review, including students not selected for admission

CVTE 7

/ (Note: This criterion applies only to districts with five or more Chapter 74 state-approved vocational technical education programs.
Ninth graders admitted to Chapter 74 state-approved vocational technical education programs participate in the district’s Chapter 74 state-approved vocational technical education exploratory program for a minimum of one-half of the school year. The program provides for students to explore at least one program that would prepare them for a career nontraditional for their gender if the district has program(s) that prepare students for careers that would be nontraditional for their gender. Students receive appropriate safety training while exploring programs. The time exploring each program should be sufficient to allow the student to be adequately assessed. The time should be sufficient to allow the student to become aware of the program requirements and the opportunities for employment and further education/training extended by the program. Vocational Technical Education Regulations 603 CMR 4.03(4). M.G.L. c. 76, Section 5.
References:
Chapter 74 Selected Sections & 603 CMR 4.00 Vocational Technical Education Regulations and Guidelines at http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/laws.html
Chapter 74 Manual for Vocational Technical Education Admission Policies at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/admissions/
Chapter 74 Manual for Vocational Technical Education Programs at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/programs/manual.doc

Essential Question(s)

/ If applicable, do ninth graders admitted to Chapter 74 state-approved vocational technical education programs participate in the district’s Chapter 74 state-approved vocational technical education exploratory? Are they enrolled in exploratory for at least one half year? Do all ninth grade students explore at least one program that would prepare them for a career nontraditional for their gender? Do students receive appropriate safety training while exploring programs?
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COMMENTS/NOTES

For districts with five or more Chapter 74 state-approved vocational technical education programs: documentation that the Exploratory Program is implemented in accordance with Section X of district’s Department-approved Admission Policy
Documentation of the Exploratory Program is included in the Program of Studies (also Document 10)
Documentation (e.g., bell schedules, calendars, calculations) that the Chapter 74 state-approved Exploratory program meets the minimum requirement of 198.5 hours
Curricular or other documents from each program offered demonstrating that safety training is included in each Exploratory
Evidence that supports for students with disabilities and for English Language learners are not scheduled in a manner that precludes students in these special populations from participating in the exploratory program (also CVTE 5)
Completed student Exploratory selection and assignment forms for students selected for record review
Other district-determined evidence

CVTE 8

/ The programs in which students are enrolled meet the Perkins IV definition of career and technical education as contained in Appendix A (Massachusetts Perkins IV Career and Technical Education Program Checklist) of the Massachusetts Perkins IV Manual. Perkins Sections 3 & 134
References:
Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/perkins/
Massachusetts Perkins IV Manual at http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/perkins/

Essential Question(s)

/ Do the programs in which students are enrolled meet the Perkins IV definition of career and technical education?
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