State Technical Assistance Academy
Preparing Underrepresented Students for Success in Nontraditional Occupations

June 26 - 27, 2008
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education Office
Washington, DC
 

National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE) is pleased to announce the State Technical Assistance Academy, a new project being funded by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE).  Annually, the Academy will offer a select number of states technical assistance in a high need area. This year’s focus is on preparing underrepresented students for success in Nontraditional Occupations. This initiative, being conducted by the Academy for Educational Develoment (AED), in collaboration with MPR Associates, Inc., and the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) will:

·        raise awareness of barriers and obstacles to student participation in, and
      completion of, nontraditional programs;
·        offer strategies to streamline the collection of accurate local program data;
      provide analytic tools to identify under- and out-performing providers; and
·        describe research-based approaches for improving statewide performance
      on the measures.

    Teams will participate in a technical assistance Academy meeting in Washington D.C. June 26 and 27 and will receive funding to help offset some of the travel expenses. Additional details on the Academy can be found on the attached fact sheet.
    Five state teams will be selected through a competitive application process.  Fill out the application, or read the criteria sheet that will be used to select the states by clicking the links on the left.  Teams must include representatives of secondary, postsecondary and career and technical education at both state and local levels.  The brief application is due on April 25, 2008.
      If you have questions about the application or the project, please contact Ivan Charner at AED (202/884-8173 or icharner@aed.org).
    We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity.  The (NRCCTE) team looks forward to working with you and your colleagues on this very important project.