The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS)

2015-2016

RECAP SHEET

The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS)

This document will be used to certify programs that offer NIMS courses

School System: / WFD Region: / Report Filing Date:
School Name: / Teacher: / (SDE Office)
SDE Team Member: / Teacher: / CTE Administrator:
Review Date: / Teacher: / Principal:
General Directions:
Sections 1, 4, 5, & 6 of this document will be completed by the assigned SDE Team Member.
Section 2 of this document will be completed by the CTE Administrator.
NIMS certification on-site visits will be scheduled and conducted by the NIMS staff according to the SDE review cycle.
List Deficient Quality Factors / Describe What is Required to Clear Deficiency / Compliance Date / SDE Team Member Initials / List Deficient Quality Factors / Describe What is Required to Clear Deficiency / Compliance Date / SDE Team Member Initials

As the SDE Team Member, I agree that Sections 1, 4, 5, & 6 have been reviewed and certify that:

• all required quality factors/checklist for this section is in compliance ____________
• quality factors/checklist items in this section listed above are deficient SDE Team Member

As the CTE Administrator, I agree that Section 2 has been reviewed and certify that: ____________

• all quality factors/checklist for these sections are in compliance CTE Administrator
• quality factors/checklist items in these sections listed above to be deficient

Document Verified by: ______ Date: ______

BIC Administrative Assistant

Section 1: Completed by SDE Team Member
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
THE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF IS TECHNICALLY COMPETENT AND MEETS ALL STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION.
QUALITY FACTOR: 1.1 Instructional Competency/Certification
Equity Requirements/
Legal Cites / Indicators of Compliance / Documentation / Yes / No / N/A / Status
Teacher meets all state teacher certification requirements in the program area.
Legal Cites:
Carl D. Perkins Act 2006
Section 124(b)(3)(E)
Alabama Administrative Code
Section 290-6-1-.03(2)(f)
Section 290-6-1-.03(2)(g) /

• Alabama Teaching Certificate

/ Does the SDE desk audit reflect the following? / Compliance
Noncompliance
a)Certification held by the teacher is an approved Alabama certification for the program(s) being reviewed. Applicable only for teachers who are employed by the LEA. Not applicable for teachers employed by postsecondary where students are participating in Dual Enrollment.
QUALITY FACTOR: 1.2 Industry Certification of Teacher
Equity Requirements/
Legal Cites / Indicators of Compliance / Documentation / Yes / No / N/A / Status
Teacher is certified to industry standards in Career and Technical Education in the program areas being taught.
Legal Cites:
Carl D. Perkins Act 2006
Section 124(b)(3)(E)
Alabama Administrative Code
Section 290-6-1-.03(2)(b)
Section 290-6-1-.03(2)(f)
Section 290-6-1-.03(2)(g)
Section 290-6-1-.03(2)(i) /

• Alabama Teaching Certificate

• Verification of approved program area (Specialty Area Career/Technical Certificate or Letter of Approval)
• Occupational proficiency

/ Does the documentation reflect the following? / Compliance
Noncompliance
a)Current occupational proficiencyheld by the teacher is an approved certification for the program being taught.
Applicable only for teachers who are employed by the LEA. Not applicable for teachers employed by postsecondary where students are participating in Dual Enrollment.
b)Documentation indicates teacher’s approved program area matches program being reviewed.
c)Valid dates according to required timelines.
Section 1: Completed by SDE Team Member
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTION IS SYSTEMATIC AND REFLECTS PROGRAM GOALS.
QUALITY FACTOR: 1.3 Program Scheduling
Equity Requirements/
Legal Cites / Indicator of Compliance / Documentation / Yes / No / N/A / Status
Teacher’s schedule has time for preparation and program development and, if applicable, coordination time for work-based learning.
Program provides the equivalent of 3 one-credit career technical education courses over a two-year period from the approved Alabama Course of Study: Career and Technical Education.
Class enrollment meets minimum enrollment requirements as outlined in the Alabama Administrative Code.
Legal Cites:
Carl D. Perkins Act 2006
Section 135(b)(1)
Section 135(c)(3)(A)
Section 135(c)(3)(B)
Section 122(c)(1)(A-L)
Alabama Administrative Code
Section 290-6-1-.05(3)(a-h)
Section 290-6-1-1.01(5) / Daily Schedule(s) for all teachers
(Prior year’s Daily Schedule(s), if needed to provide evidence that an equivalent of 3 one-credit courses have been provided over a two-year period.) / Does the Daily Schedule(s) show evidence of the following? / Compliance
Noncompliance
a)Teachers have 30 minutes or more of uninterrupted preparation time.
c)An equivalent of 3 one-credit courses are taught (within a program) from the approved Alabama Course of Study: Career and Technical Education over a two-year period. Not applicable for middle level programs or Work-Based Learning: Cooperative Education.
A minimum of one program must be defined and fully implemented. Other course selections must align with Regional Workforce data or upon recommendation from system/local program advisory council.
d)Class enrollment meets minimum enrollment requirements as outlined in the Alabama Administrative Code.
Career and technical education programs will have an average class size of no less than 12 students and no more than the maximum identified class size for secondary classes. (Contact the Department’s LEA Financial Assistance Section for current class size limits.) Class size shall not exceed the safe working capacity of the facilities, equipment, and level of supervision.
Section 2: Completed by CTE Administrator
STUDENT SERVICES
SYSTEMATIC INTERVIEWS, COUNSELING SERVICES, PLACEMENT, AND FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES ARE USED.
QUALITY FACTOR: 2.1 Student Records
Equity Requirements/
Legal Cites / Indicator of Compliance / Documentation / Yes / No / N/A / Status
Student records are maintained and available for the current year. Files are kept confidential.
Legal Cites:
Carl D. Perkins Act 2006
Section 135(c)(2)
Section 124(b)(6)
Alabama Administrative Code
Section 290-6-1-.04(b)(a-e)
Section 290-6-1-.05(1)(a-d)
Section 290-6-1-.09
Section 290-6-1-.03(g)
Section 290-6-1-.04(2)(c)
Section 290-6-1-.02(6)(a-e) / LEA Audit / Do student records show evidence of the following? / Compliance
Noncompliance
Verify that all students in this program have completed records as described in Quality Factor 2.1
If no, please indicate students and documents missing.
a)Records are secured and confidential.
b)Electronic documentation is complete for each student enrolled in the program for the current year, showing planned coursework to complete his/her secondary path in career and technical education (e.g., Four Year Education Plan).
Not applicable for middle level programs.
c)There is a completed interest, skill and aptitude assessment for each student enrolled in the program for the current year.
Not applicable for exploratory rotation classes.
d)Safety assessments (procedures checklist, rubric, written test, etc.) address the unique needs of the program, including specific safety assessments for equipment utilized in the program.
e)Safety assessments (procedures checklist, rubric, written test, etc.) indicating 100% proficiency prior to accessing laboratory equipment is available for each student.
f)Students that receive accommodations and/or modifications have a Career and Technical Implementation Plan.
Section 2: Completed by CTE Administrator
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
THE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF IS TECHNICALLY COMPETENT AND MEETS ALL STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION.
QUALITY FACTOR: 2.2 Business/Industry Awareness
Equity Requirements/
Legal Cites / Indicators of Compliance / Documentation / Yes / No / N/A / Status
Teachers on extended contracts obtain sixteen hours annually of new knowledge related to program area content, skill proficiency, and/or equipment. Teachers on nine-month contracts obtain eight hours annually.
Legal Cites:
Carl D. Perkins Act 2006
Section 124(b)(d)(D)(i)
Section 135(4)(A)
Section 135 (5)
Alabama Administrative Code
Section 290-6-1-.03(2)(f)
Section 290-6-1-.03(2)(g)
Section 290-6-1-.03(2)(h) /

• Attendance certificates
• Letter from employer
• Transcript, and/or administrator verification

/ Does the documentation show evidence of the following? / Compliance
Noncompliance
a)* Eight hours were completed between June 1, 2015 and May 31, 2016, for each program teacher who has a nine month contract.
OR
b)* Sixteen hours were completed between June 1, 2015, and May 31, 2016, for each program teacher who has an extended contract.
c)New program content knowledge gained by teacher to be taught to students is identified on the documentation.
d)Documentation has authorized signature.

*Business/Industry Technical Awareness-activities provide teachers with new knowledge on content, equipment, or skills related to the career and technical education program resulting in lessons taught to students.

Verify that each teacher in this program has completed his/her Business/Industry Technical Awareness hours. If no, provide the teacher or teachers name(s) below:

Teacher’s name(s): ______; ______; ______

Section 3: Completed by CTE Administrator
INSTRUCTION
THE INSTRUCTION IS SYSTEMATIC AND REFLECTS PROGRAM GOALS.
QUALITY FACTOR: 3.1 Curriculum
Equity Requirements/
Legal Cites / Indicator of Compliance / Documentation / Yes / No / N/A / Status
A Course Syllabus is provided to students by each teacher for each course listed on his/her Daily Schedule.
Legal Cites:
Carl D. Perkins Act 2006
Section 124(b)(4)(A)
Section 124(b)(4)(B)
Section 124(b)(5)
Section 134(b)(3)
Section 134(8)(A)
Section 134(8)(B)
Section 134(8)(C)
Code of Alabama
Section 16-B-2(d)
Section 16-B-2(3)(i)(Acts 1995, No. 95-313, p 620, Section 2, Act 200-312, 1st Special Session, Section 1)
Alabama Administrative Code
Section 290-6-1-.04(a)(a-e)
Section 290-6-1-.04(2)
Section 290-6-1-.04(3)(a-d) / A Course Syllabus for each course listed on each teacher’s Daily Schedule(s) / Does the Syllabus show evidence of the following information for each course on each teacher’s Daily Schedule(s)? / Compliance
Noncompliance
If NO is marked for any indicator, list the related course name and beside it write the letter of the non-compliant indicator from the checklist.
a)Course title
b)Course description
c)Prerequisite or indicates that no prerequisite is required
d)Program name
e)Course goals
f)Essential question(s)
g)Course outline
h)Culminating product(s)
i)Assessment procedures
j)Grading scale
k)CTSO
l)Available student industry credential(s) as recommended by Advisory Committee and approved by SDE
Not applicable for middle level programs or Work-Based Learning: Cooperative Education.
Section 3: Completed by CTE Administrator
QUALITY FACTOR: 3.2 Curriculum
Equity Requirements/
Legal Cites / Indicators of Compliance / Recommendations / Yes / No / N/A / Status
Each teacher provides lesson plans for each course listed on his/her Daily Schedule.
Legal Cites:
Carl D. Perkins Act 2006
Section 124(b)(4)(A)
Section 124(b)(4)(B)
Section 124(b)(5)
Section 134(b)(3)
Section 134(8)(A)
Section 134(8)(B)
Section 134(8)(C)
Code of Alabama
Section 16-B-2(d)
Section 16-B-2(3)(i)(Acts 1995, No. 95-313, p 620, Section 2, Act 200-312, 1st Special Session, Section 1)
Alabama Administrative Code
Section 290-6-1-.04(a)(a-e)
Section 290-6-1-.04(2)
Section 290-6-1-.04(3)(a-d)
Section 290-6-1-.05(4)(a-b) /

• Each teacher’s Daily Schedule
• Lesson plans covering all Alabama Course of Study: Career and Technical Education content standards in each course listed on each teacher’s Daily Schedule(s) for the full instructional year unless this is a new teacher or a new course offering. New course offerings require lesson plans to current date plus an additional two weeks.
• Or locally defined lesson plans’ requirements and format

/ Do lesson plans show evidence of the following? / SDE Format
Compliance
Noncompliance
Local Format
Compliance
Noncompliance
If NO is marked for any indicator, list the related course name and beside it write the letter of the non-compliant indicator from the checklist.
a)Course title
b)Overview/annotation
c)Background/preparation
d)Materials/equipment/technology resources
e)Procedures/activities/learning experiences
f)Varied assessment strategies
g)Provisions for individual differences allowing all students to reach their level of excellence (e.g., accommodations, modifications, enhancements, remediation)
h)Estimated duration in minutes or hours and fractions thereof for the lesson
Do lesson plans show evidence that the following areas are addressed as part of the course instruction?
i)Safety instruction as an integral part of the program
j)Teamwork activities
k)Varied learning activities (e.g., project-based activities, presentations, class discussions, role playing, simulations, etc.)
l)Integrated academics
m)Employability skills
n)Problem solving & management skills
o)Available student industry credential(s)
Not applicable for middle level programs.
p)Essential question(s)
q)Primary learning objective(s)
r)Integrated CTSO experiences
s)If live work is utilized, evidence is included of how live work supplements instructions of content standards
t)Course/program culminating project
u)All content standards for the course
v)Evaluation/notations made by teacher indicating need for lesson enhancement
Section 4: Completed by SDE Team Member
QUALITY FACTOR: 4.2 Student Organizations
Equity Requirements/
Legal Cites / Indicators of Compliance / Documentation / Yes / No / N/A / Status
ALSDE recognized student organizations are an integral part of career and technical education programs and shall be affiliated with the respective state and national organizations.
Legal Cites:
Carl D. Perkins Act 2006
Section 3(6)(A) and (B)
Section 124(c)(4)
Section 135(c)(5)
Title IX: 34 CFR 106.9
Section 504: 34 CFR 104.8
Alabama Administrative Code
290-6-1-.11(14) /

• Program of Work
• Copy of check that verifies payment of membership dues (If personal check was used, must show cancelled check or zero balance/paid invoice)
• Affiliation verification document (member forms/roster)
• CTSO Minutes
• CTSO Officer List
• Documentation of CTSO Activities

/ Do the indicators provide evidence of the following? / Compliance
Noncompliance
a)Program of Work includes time lines, co-curricular activities for current instructional year, and responsibilities for each program area teacher.
b)Payment was made for student memberships to affiliate with the respective state and national organizations.
c)Check is dated between August 1, 2015, and May 1, 2016.
d)Forms were submitted for national affiliation.
e)Minutes from a minimum of fourCTSO meetings during previous twelve (12) months.
f)List of CTSO Chapter Officers
g)Verification of Chapter CTSO activities in each activity listed below:
1)Competitive events (local, region, district, state, or national)
2)Community services
3)Local/Region/District/State/National student organization meetings/conferences/conventions(one or more required)
Section 4: Completed by SDE Team Member
QUALITY FACTOR: 4.3 Advisory Committee
Equity Requirements/
Legal Cites / Indicators of Compliance / Documentation / Yes / No / N/A / Status
A program advisory committee that consists of a minimum membership of five persons, convening at least two times a year and providing counsel, assistance, and information from the community served by the career and technical education program. The committee is broadly based and includes employees and/or representatives for consumer’s interest.
Legal Cites:
Title IX: 34 CFR 106.8 (b)
Section 504: 34 CFR 104.7(a)
Title II: 28 CFR 35.107(a)
Guidelines IV-O
Carl D. Perkins Act 2006
Section 118(7)(A) and (B)
Section 135(c)(1)
Alabama Administrative Code
290-6-1-.06(1)(a-b)
290-6-1-.06(2)(a) /

• Minutes from last two meetings
• Current year’s Program Goals
• Roster of members
• Operation guidelines (Sample in Advisory Handbook.)
• Documentation of previous year’s program implementation

/ Do the indicators provide evidence of the following? / Compliance
Noncompliance
a)Written guidelines for the operation of the advisory committee have been developed.
c)Fifty-one percent or more of the membership were present for each meeting.
d)Minutes from meeting reflects advisory committee approved the Program Goals.
e)Program Goals include:
1)Timelines
2)Activities
3)Objectives
4)Committee member responsibilities
5)Alignment of program/course offerings with Workforce Development data
f)Program Goals were implemented. Results provided from previous year.
h)Each person’s name, business address, and occupation/job title are documented.
Section 4: Completed by SDE Team Member
QUALITY FACTOR: 4.4 Budget Preparation
Equity Requirements/
Legal Cites / Indicator of Compliance / Documentation / Yes / No / N/A / Status
An annual program budget is prepared by the teacher(s) and approved by the administration.
Legal Cites:
Title IX: 34 CFR 106.8 (b)
Section 504: 34 CFR 104.7(b)
Title II: 28 CFR 35.107(b)
Carl D. Perkins Act 2006
Section 321(a)(1-4)
Section 135(b)(1-9)
Code of Alabama
Section 16-13-236 (Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p 634, Section 7)
Section 16-6B-10(b)(1-4)(Acts 1995, No. 95-313, p 620, Section 10)
Alabama Administrative Code
Section 290-6-1-.08(1)(a-c) / Program’s Annual Budget(s)
Note: A multi-teacher program must combine information and provide one consolidated program budget. / Does the indicator provide evidence of the following? / Compliance
Noncompliance
a)Administrator’s signature
b)State teacher allocation
c)Local program maintenance funds ($300 + $3 per student)
d)Additional revenue (donations, grants, program fees, live work, etc.)
e)Career and Technical Student Organization (DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and TSA) revenue (dues, fundraising revenue, etc.)
f)Expenses
g)Career and Technical Student Organization (DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and TSA) expenses (national and state dues, fundraising expenses, etc.)
Counselor:
Section 5: Interview conducted by SDE Team Member
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
SYSTEMATIC INTERVIEWS, COUNSELING SERVICES, PLACEMENT, AND FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES ARE USED.
QUALITY FACTOR: 5.1 Student Assessment and Program Placement
Equity Requirements/
Legal Cites / Indicator of Compliance / Documentation / Yes / No / N/A / Status
Prior to enrollment, each student is assessed to determine interest and aptitude. Results are used for recruitment and appropriate program placement of students.
Legal Cites:
Carl D. Perkins Act 2006
Section 135(c)(2)
Section 134(3)(E)
Section 134(b)(11)
Section 124(b)(4)
Office of Civil Rights
Section 504 (IDEA)
34 CFR #100.3(a) & (b)
34 CFR #106.21-23
34 CFR #104.4(a) & (b), 33-36, 37(a) & (b), 42-44, 47(b)
Alabama Administrative Code
Section 290-6-1-.05(1)(a-d)
Section 290-6-1-.05(3)(c) and (d) / Interview responses / Did the counselor provide a satisfactory answer to the following statements? / Compliance
Noncompliance
a)Describe how the career assessments are conducted to determine interest and aptitude of students and at which grade levels are they assessed.
Comments:
b)Quality Factor 5.1.b has been deleted / X
c)Describe how students are selected or recruited for the first course for the CTE program most closely aligned to their career choice offered at this school or by the local community college or university.
Comments:
d)Describe the recruitment materials that have been provided to the guidance section for the program being reviewed.
Comments:
e)Describe how the recruitment materials are being used for recruitment by the guidance section.
Comments:
Section 5: Interview conducted by SDE Team Member
QUALITY FACTOR: 5.1 Student Assessment and Program Placement (continued)
Equity Requirements/
Legal Cites / Indicator of Compliance / Documentation / Yes / No / N/A / Status
Prior to enrollment, each student is assessed to determine interest and aptitude. Results are used for recruitment and appropriate program placement of students.
Legal Cites:
Carl D. Perkins Act 2006