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Mid-Wisconsin School-To-Work Consortium
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998,
Public Law 105-332, is a federally funded program designed to assist
states in more fully developing the academic, vocational and technical
skills of secondary and postsecondary students who elect to enroll
in vocational and technical education programs.
The Tech Prep Education Act, Title II, is a part of the Carl D.
Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 and authorizes
federal funding for developing and implementing technical preparation
programs. Tech Prep programs focus on enhancing a high school students
technical and academic skills and providing opportunities for transition
to postsecondary education or into the workforce.
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are seven federal program elements of Tech Prep which are: |
1. |
Articulation
Agreements |
2. |
Coherent
Sequence of Courses |
3. |
Joint
Secondary/Post Secondary Program |
4. |
Joint
In-Service Training for Teachers |
5. |
Counselor
Training |
6. |
Equal
Access for Special Populations and Racial/Ethnic Minorities
and Nontraditional Training and Employment |
7. |
Preparatory
Services |
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Wisconsin's
16 technical college boundaries serve as Tech Prep consortium
boundaries and include all 426 K-12 school districts in the
state, as well as secondary schools funded by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs.
When addressing each program element, each consortium is required
to incorporate the state
outcomes into their Tech Prep plan. The Tech Prep Performance
Measures are incorporated into existing data systems so
that student data can be reported through the Vocational Education
Enrollment Reporting System (VEERS) managed by the Department
of Public Instruction and the Client Reporting System at the
Wisconsin Technical College System Board.
For more information, please contact MSTC’s High School Relations Coordinator, Lora Schultz, via email at lora.schultz@mstc.edu or at 715.422.5521.
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