Missouri Community Betterment



Introduction Table of Contents		Educational Institutions University of Missouri- Cooperative Extension MODECE- Student Pathways to Success executive summary Through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, its Division of Career Education, local educators, business people, and other stakeholders, a framework is being developed to help learners of all ages prepare for the global, knowledge-based economy of today and tomorrow. This framework is Career Clusters. Coupled with a comprehensive guidance program, which includes a regular review of each student's personal plan of study, the Career Clusters framework is intended to provide all students the academic preparation, flexible focus, seamless transitions, and transferable skills to help them develop and pursue their interests, abilities, and career goals. The Career Clusters framework reinforces the schools' fundamental objectives of academic accountability and improved achievement for all students. At the same time. Career Clusters offer a practical way for educators in all disciplines to create relevant contexts for their students' learning. resources The following links arc related Web sites for national and state legislative and educational initiatives Breaking Ranks II http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sslc/institutes_2005/documents/Ollarvia_executive_summary.pdf Building Linkages: Making Integrated Standards Work for Education and Industry http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/16/4c/7c.pdf Career Clusters www.careerclusters.org . . - Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act www.dese.mo.gov/divcareered/perkins_iv.htm Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Strategic Plan 2006-2010 www.dese.mo.gov/divadm/StrategicPlan.html Division of Career Education, Strategic Plan 2006-2010 www.dese.mo.gov/divcareered/strategic_plan.htm High Schools That Work www.sreb.org/Programs/hstw/hstwindex.asp Expanding Opportunities: Postsecondary CTE and Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce www.acteonline.org/policy/legislative_issues/postsecondary.cfm International Center for Leadership in Education www.leadered.com Meeting the Challenge: Providing Superior Public Education for all Missouri Students www.dese.mo.gov/stateboard/challengecover.htm Missouri Mathematics, Engineering, Technology, and Science (METS) Alliance www.gov.mo.gov/mets Missouri School Improvement Program www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/sia/myip/index.html No Child Left Behind Act www.dese.mo.gov/divirnprove/nclb Project Lead The Way www.pltw.org Reinventing the American High School for the 21^s' Century www.acteonlinc.org/policy/legislativeJssues/upload/ACTEHSReform_Full.pdf