State Profile For Florida

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State Director

Ms. Luci Hadi, Chancellor, Division of Workforce Education
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 744
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400

CTE Web Site(s) as Applicable

Secondary: http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/

Mission

To increase the proficiency of all students within one seamless, efficient system, by providing them with the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills through learning opportunities and research. To maintain an accountability system that measures student progress towards four stated goals, 1) highest student achievement; 2) seamless articulation and maximum access; 3) skilled workforce and economic development; and, 4) quality efficient services.

CTE Statistics

Number of Public High Schools: 423
Number of Public High Schools Offering Solely (or primarily) CTE courses: 23
Number of Students in Public High Schools: 661,644
Number of Secondary Students Enrolled in CTE: 297,430
Number of Public Community Colleges: 28
Number of Students at Public Community Colleges: 992,758
Number of Postsecondary Students Enrolled in CTE: 121,202
Perkins Funds Received: $68,486,556
Number of Adult Students Enrolled in CTE:          99,399
Number of Students at Technical Centers in CTE:          73,068
Number of Postsecondary Technical Centers:          42
Number of Students at Technical Centers:          470,555

CTE Governance Structure

Perkins Eligible Agency: Department of Education
Agency Administering Secondary CTE: Department of Education
Agency Administering Postsecondary CTE: Department of Education
Programmatic Control For Secondary CTE: State Board of Education
Programmatic Control For Postsecondary CTE: State Board of Education

CTE Funding

Key: Increased Funding  Small_green_arrow_up    Decreased Funding   Small_red_arrow_down    Funding Maintained   Small_blue_arrow_both
State Secondary Funding: Small_blue_arrow_both
State Postsecondary Funding: Small_green_arrow_up
Local Secondary Funding: Small_red_arrow_down
Local Postsecondary Funding: Small_green_arrow_up

State Director Roles and Responsibilities

The State Director has the title of Vice Chancellor for Workforce Education. The Vice Chancellor is a senior management position who reports the Chancellor of Community Colleges and Workforce Education. The Vice Chancellor’s primary areas of responsibility are: Secondary and Postsecondary CTE; Adult Education; Apprenticeship; Adult Migrant; and Career Planning.

CTE Connections to Secondary Education and High School Reform

Career technical education plays a significant role in high school reform efforts. In Florida, recent state legislation provided funding for significant expansion of the Career Academy model. Florida is also actively involved in High Schools That Work, and other national initiatives.

Implementation of Career Clusters

Florida believes that Career Clusters are the basis for high school reform and provide the infrastructure for a seamless educational transition between all learner levels. Career Clusters are also seen as a tool for career guidance, a platform to organize sequences of courses around, and a way to improve the quality of CTE.
In order to effectively implement Career Clusters, Florida has adopted a state policy that supports Career Clusters and has integrated them into the state plan. The state has also passed legislation in support of Career Clusters. Florida has not yet implemented Career Clusters, but plans to do so within the next two years.
Florida does use career academies as a delivery method for the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources career cluster.

Indicators

Secondary Indicators

Indicator Yes/No
Source: CAR Report 2003-4 2004-5
Academic Achievement Small_red_x Small_red_x
Vocational Skills Small_green_check Small_green_check
Diploma Equivalent Degree Credential Small_red_x Small_blue_line
Diploma With Proficiency Credential Small_blue_line Small_blue_line
Total Placement Small_red_x Small_green_check
Nontraditional Participation Small_green_check Small_green_check
Nontraditional Completion Small_green_check Small_green_check

Post Secondary Indicators

Indicator Yes/No
Source: CAR Report 2003-4 2004-5
Academic Achievement Small_green_check Small_green_check
Vocational Skills Small_green_check Small_green_check
Diploma Equivalent Degree Credential Small_red_x Small_red_x
Total Placement Small_red_x Small_green_check
Retention Small_green_check Small_green_check
Nontraditional Participation Small_red_x Small_red_x
Nontraditional Completion Small_red_x Small_red_x

Key:

  • Small_green_check - Yes
  • Small_red_x - No
  • Small_blue_line - Data unavailable

The data for 2003-2004 in the above chart was taken directly from the Consolidated Annual Reports (CAR Report 2003-04). The CAR is a mandatory fiscal and accountability report submitted by each state to the U.S. Department of Education. It provides performance information on 14 Perkins indicators. A red X means a state did not meet its adjusted level of performance and a green checkmark means that the state did meet its goal.A blue bar in the Secondary Indicators table means that the state does not offer students the opportunity to earn both a high school diploma and other credential (e.g., a skill certificate) or that the data was not otherwise provided by the state. A blue bar in the Postsecondary Indicators table indicates that the state did not provide data.

The data for 2004-2005 was taken from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, Report to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2004-05, Washington, D.C., 2007.

Last updated on 02/25/2008