State Profile For Rhode Island
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State Director
Ms. Vanessa Cooley, Coordinator of Career and Technical Education
Office of Middle & High School Reform, Rhode Island Department of Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
CTE Web Site(s) as Applicable
Secondary: http://www.ride.ri.gov/cte/
Mission
The Rhode Island career and technical education mission is to develop quality career awareness and career prepartion programs and services available to all students from elementary to postsecondary levels that are designed to move students from career awareness to appropriate career preparation programs at the secondary and postsecondary levels and beyond while providing the academic and life skills required to successfully pursue the education needed for entry into and further success in the career of one’s choice.
CTE Statistics
| Number of Public High Schools: | 38 | Number of Public High Schools Offering Solely (or primarily) CTE courses: | 10 |
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| Number of Students in Public High Schools: | 44,041 |
| Number of Secondary Students Enrolled in CTE: | 36,861 |
| Number of Public Community Colleges: | 1 |
| Number of Students at Public Community Colleges: | 15,929 |
| Number of Postsecondary Students Enrolled in CTE: | 828 |
| Perkins Funds Received: | $6,366,949 |
| Number of Adult Students Enrolled in CTE: | 1,624 |
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CTE Governance Structure
| Perkins Eligible Agency: | Department of Education |
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| Agency Administering Secondary CTE: | Department of Education |
| Agency Administering Postsecondary CTE: | The RI Department of Education continues to serve as the eligible agency however the Community College of Rhode Island in responsible for postsecondary program implementation. |
| Programmatic Control For Secondary CTE: | Board of Regents |
| Programmatic Control For Postsecondary CTE: | Community College of Rhode Island |
CTE Funding
Decreased Funding
Funding Maintained
| State Secondary Funding: | N/A |
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| State Postsecondary Funding: | N/A |
| Local Secondary Funding: | N/A |
| Local Postsecondary Funding: | N/A |
State Director Roles and Responsibilities
All aspects of Perkins as well as all aspects of the state’s delivery system for career and technical education
CTE Connections to Secondary Education and High School Reform
Career technical education plays a very high role in high school reform efforts.
Implementation of Career Clusters
Limited
Indicators
Secondary Indicators
| Indicator | Yes/No | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: CAR Report | 2003-4 | 2004-5 |
| Academic Achievement |  |
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| Vocational Skills |  |
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| Diploma Equivalent Degree Credential |  |
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| Diploma With Proficiency Credential |  |
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| Total Placement |  |
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| Nontraditional Participation |  |
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| Nontraditional Completion |  |
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Post Secondary Indicators
| Indicator | Yes/No | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: CAR Report | 2003-4 | 2004-5 |
| Academic Achievement |  |
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| Vocational Skills |  |
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| Diploma Equivalent Degree Credential |  |
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| Total Placement |  |
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| Retention |  |
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| Nontraditional Participation |  |
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| Nontraditional Completion |  |
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Adult Indicators
| Indicator | Yes/No | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: CAR Report | 2003-4 | 2004-5 |
| Academic Achievement |  |
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| Vocational Skills |  |
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| Diploma Equivalent Degree Credential |  |
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| Total Placement |  |
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| Retention |  |
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| Nontraditional Participation |  |
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| Nontraditional Completion |  |
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Key:
- Yes
- No
- 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