State Profile For Kentucky

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State Director

Mr. John Marks, Executive Director
Office of Career and Technical Education,
500 Mero Street, Room 2009, 20th Floor Capital Plaza Tower
Frankfort, KY 40601

CTE Web Site(s) as Applicable

Secondary: http://kytech.ky.gov

Mission

To develop a versatile individual by providing technical education and skills training in a safe environment.

CTE Statistics

Number of Public High Schools: 223
Number of Public High Schools Offering Solely (or primarily) CTE courses: 68
Number of Students in Public High Schools: 174,089
Number of Secondary Students Enrolled in CTE: 108,204
Number of Public Community Colleges: 29
Number of Students at Public Community Colleges: 81,044
Number of Postsecondary Students Enrolled in CTE: 35,660
Perkins Funds Received: $20,275,635

CTE Governance Structure

Perkins Eligible Agency: The Department for Workforce Investment
Agency Administering Secondary CTE: DOE and DTE
Agency Administering Postsecondary CTE: Council for Postsecondary Education
Programmatic Control For Secondary CTE: Kentucky State Board of Education
Programmatic Control For Postsecondary CTE: CPE

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_green_arrow_up
State Postsecondary Funding: Small_blue_arrow_both
Local Secondary Funding: Small_blue_arrow_both
Local Postsecondary Funding: Small_blue_arrow_both

State Director Roles and Responsibilities

The State Director has the title of Executive Director of the Office of Career and Technical Education. The Director is a political appointee who reports to the Commissioner of The Department of Workforce Investment who, in turn, reports to the Secretary of the Education Cabinet. The Director’s primary area of responsibilities are all Aspects of The Ky Tech system of state operated secondary Area Technology Centers As well as management and oversite of all federal Carl D. Perkins Funds allocated to 1. 170 Local School Districts Schools , The Kentucky Community and Tecnical College System and the universities in Kentucky that qualify.

CTE Connections to Secondary Education and High School Reform

Career technical education plays a very high role in high school reform efforts. In Kentucky, the Office of Career and Technical Education and all CTE programs have fully endorsed and implemented all specifics as outlined in KERA, the Kentucky Education Reform Act.

Implementation of Career Clusters

Kentucky believes that Career Clusters provide the basis for high school reform by offering an infrastructure for a seamless educational transition between all learner levels. Through Career Cluster implementation, the quality of CTE will improve, and students will benefit from career guidance and an organized sequence of courses.
In order to effectively implement Career Clusters, Kentucky has integrated Career Clusters into the state plan and has adopted a strategic vision paper that supports Career Clusters. To support the implementation of Career Clusters, Kentucky has required local Perkins plans to incorporate Career Clusters and benchmarked existing program standards against Career Cluster knowledge and skill statements. They have also used Career Clusters to support effective transitions between secondary and postsecondary education.
Several delivery methods are being used to implement and deliver Career Clusters, including career academies, High Schools That Work, Tech Prep, and other high school reform efforts.

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_green_check
Diploma With Proficiency Credential Small_green_check Small_blue_line
Total Placement Small_green_check Small_green_check
Nontraditional Participation Small_green_check Small_green_check
Nontraditional Completion Small_red_x Small_red_x

Post Secondary Indicators

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

Adult Indicators

Indicator Yes/No
Source: CAR Report 2003-4 2004-5
Academic Achievement Small_green_check Small_red_x
Vocational Skills Small_green_check Small_red_x
Diploma Equivalent Degree Credential Small_green_check Small_red_x
Total Placement Small_red_x Small_red_x
Retention Small_green_check Small_red_x
Nontraditional Participation Small_green_check 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 08/07/2008