| Q-11. | This question focuses on the stage of implementation of components of
your Tech Prep initiative. For each component, indicate the stage of
implementation of the most typical organization(s) in your local
consortium. The stages of implementation are:
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| 1 | Not Begun: This stage indicates the component has not been
addressed.
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| 2 | Planning: This stage includes goal setting, staff orientation,
the formation of committees and teams, and the development of plans for a
component.
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| 3 | Development: This stage involves such activities as reviewing,
designing, creating, and field testing a component.
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| 4 | Initial implementation: This stage occurs when plans and
products of the developmental stage begin to be carried out for a component.
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| 5 | Advanced implementation: This stage occurs
when a component is routinely carried out, regularly reviewed and evaluated,
and institutionalized so that it continues even if current leaders are no
longer responsible for Tech Prep.
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| 9 | Not Addressed (NA): This category indicates that your consortium does not intend to include the component in its Tech Prep initiative. | |
| Tech Prep Component | Stage of Implementation (Circle the one best response) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Begun | Plan | Develop | Initial Implement | Advanced Implement | NA | |
| Consortium building (including recruiting schools, colleges, employers, and other organizations) (n=395) | 0.8% | 7.1% | 10.4% | 43.8% | 37.2% | 0.8% |
| Site-based planning and decision making for Tech Prep (n=393) | 3.3% | 15.8% | 20.6% | 39.9% | 18.3% | 2.0% |
| Team building to facilitate Tech Prep planning and implementation (n=395) | 1.5% | 9.9% | 18.7% | 46.1% | 23.3% | 0.5% |
| Long-range and/or strategic planning for Tech Prep (n=392) | 3.8% | 13.3% | 25.8% | 39.5% | 17.1% | 0.5% |
| Formal partnerships with business and industry (n=394) | 7.9% | 20.6% | 30.2% | 27.4% | 13.5% | 0.5% |
| Joint in-service of secondary and postsecondary personnel (e.g., faculty, counselors, administrators) (n=395) | 4.1% | 8.6% | 16.2% | 44.6% | 26.6% | 0.0% |
| In-service training of counselors in recruitment, placement, and retention of students for Tech Prep (n=395) | 4.1% | 19.2% | 21.5% | 39.5% | 15.2% | 0.5% |
| Work place professional development experiences for teachers and counselors (n=394) | 18.0% | 18.5% | 20.6% | 29.7% | 11.7% | 1.5% |
| Joint planning time for academic and vocational teachers (n=393) | 17.3% | 26.0% | 22.1% | 23.2% | 9.4% | 2.0% |
| Collaboration between academic and vocational educators (n=395) | 5.6% | 19.5% | 29.1% | 30.9% | 14.4% | 0.5% |
| Formal signed articulation agreement(s) between secondary and postsecondary schools (n=396) | 4.0% | 8.3% | 12.4% | 31.6% | 42.7% | 1.0% |
| Labor market analysis to inform curriculum development (n=393) | 15.3% | 15.5% | 20.1% | 27.5% | 18.6% | 3.1% |
| Development of 2+2 core academic and technical curriculum (n=395) | 2.5% | 15.9% | 20.8% | 38.5% | 21.8% | 0.5% |
| Development of advanced-skills technical curriculum (n=393) | 22.1% | 23.2% | 21.1% | 23.9% | 7.9% | 1.8% |
| Integration of academic and vocational secondary curriculum (n=395) | 4.3% | 17.7% | 31.6% | 34.9% | 10.6% | 0.8% |
| Integration of academic and vocational postsecondary curriculum (n=387) | 19.1% | 25.3% | 23.3% | 21.2% | 7.8% | 3.4% |
| Use of outcomes-based education for Tech Prep (n=391) | 13.3% | 24.0% | 24.8% | 25.8% | 9.5% | 2.6% |
| Use of new instructional strategies (including cooperative learning approaches) (n=396) | 7.1% | 22.7% | 25.5% | 31.1% | 12.1% | 1.5% |
| Alternative assessments (e.g., portfolios, performance assessment) (n=390) | 17.9% | 26.2% | 22.6% | 23.1% | 7.7% | 2.6% |
| Career awareness and exploration for students in Tech Prep (n=395) | 7.3% | 21.8% | 24.8% | 29.9% | 15.9% | 0.3% |
| Work-based learning for students (e.g., internships, apprenticeships) (n=395) | 20.3% | 27.3% | 23.5% | 19.5% | 7.1% | 2.3% |
| Apprenticeships spanning secondary and postsecondary education (n=393) | 37.9% | 29.5% | 15.3% | 8.1% | 2.5% | 6.6% |
| Job placement services for students/graduates (n=391) | 32.0% | 22.0% | 13.6% | 14.8% | 12.8% | 4.9% |
| Marketing and promotions (n=396) | 6.3% | 16.2% | 23.7% | 32.8% | 20.5% | 0.5% |
| Guidance and counseling services (n=396) | 5.8% | 22.2% | 27.3% | 31.8% | 12.6% | 0.3% |
| Equal access for all students (n=397) | 3.3% | 17.2% | 18.0% | 32.4% | 28.9% | 0.3% |
| Strategies to address the needs of special populations (n=396) | 7.1% | 24.0% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 13.4% | 0.5% |
| Preparatory services for all participants (n=387) | 7.8% | 24.3% | 26.9% | 25.8% | 14.0% | 1.3% |
| Evaluation of Tech Prep programs (n=396) | 13.6% | 24.5% | 28.5% | 23.0% | 9.8% | 0.5% |
| Computer monitoring of student progress through Tech Prep programs (n=393) | 39.4% | 24.9% | 16.0% | 11.7% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| Q-12. | Take a few minutes to review your responses to the previous question (Q-11). Now, to summarize, indicate the stage of implementation that best describes your Tech Prep consortium overall. (Circle the one best response.) (n=387) | |
| 10.6% | Planning | |
| 23.5% | Development | |
| 51.9% | Initial Implementation | |
| 12.9% | Advanced Implementation | |
| 1.0% | Other | |