Updated 08/30/2005...meb
June 2004 CTE Visioning Conference: Context Documents & Research
This report documents the three-day conference held on June 15-17, 2004, in which approximately 80 stakeholders in Maine's Career and Technical Education system (CTE) gathered at the Portland Arts and Technology High School to begin a process intended to produce a strategic plan for CTE by the fall of 2004.
The following documents were used to help prepare for the conference.
Maine's framework for high school reform
In the high-tech, information-based workplace of today, individuals must be able to apply higher-order cognitive skills and academic skills - including information and quantitative literacy - to work and in other problem-solving situations. This reality must become a prime factor in shaping CTE programs in this decade.
Examines the effectiveness of different CTE delivery models such as regional vocational centers (as in Maine), comprehensive high schools, career academies, etc related to current reform initiatives
Describes basic characteristics of the nation's 30 highest achieving public high schools
Describes characteristics of an educational program leading to high technical and academic achievement
Outlines the relationships among public education, CTE, and work-with an emphasis on literacy and reading levels related to different careers, academic and technical disciplines, etc.
- White Paper - Career and Technical Education, the Key to Maine's Future (Word format)
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