State Profile For Georgia

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State Director

Mr. Gary Steppe, Director
Career, Technical and Agricultural Education, Georgia Department of Education
1754 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, GA 30334

CTE Web Site(s) as Applicable

Secondary: http://www.gadoe.org/ci_cta.aspx

Postsecondary: http://www.tcsg.edu/

Career Readiness Certification Program: http://www.gaworkready.org/

Mission

Secondary: To create a secondary profile of career readiness for Georgia.
Postsecondary: Creating a better future for you and for Georgia.

CTE Statistics

Number of Public High Schools: 370
Number of Public High Schools Offering Solely (or primarily) CTE courses: 0
Number of Students in Public High Schools: 462,649
Number of Secondary Students Enrolled in CTE: 506,998
Number of Public Community Colleges: 52
Number of Students at Public Community Colleges: 144,594
Number of Postsecondary Students Enrolled in CTE: 142,914
Perkins Funds Received: $41,579,767

CTE Governance Structure

Perkins Eligible Agency: Department of Education
Agency Administering Secondary CTE: Department of Education
Agency Administering Postsecondary CTE: Technical College System of Georgia
Programmatic Control For Secondary CTE: State Board of Education
Programmatic Control For Postsecondary CTE: State Board of Technical and Adult Education

CTE Funding: Non-Perkins

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

State Director Roles and Responsibilities

The State Director has the title of Director for Technology Career Education Division. The Director position is a career position that reports to the State School Superintendent. There is 21 staff with CTE responsibilities who report to the Director. The Director’s primary areas of responsibility are all secondary CTE programs and Tech Prep.

CTE Connections to Secondary Education and High School Reform

The State Director is a member of the state’s high school reform leadership team.

Implementation of Career Clusters

The CTE foundation skills are aligned to the foundation skills of the U. S. Department of Education’s sixteen Career Clusters. Endorsed by the National Career Technical Education Foundation (NCTEF) and the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc), the foundation skills were developed from an analysis of all pathways in the sixteen occupational areas. These standards were identified and validated by a national advisory group of employers, secondary and postsecondary educators, labor associations, and other stakeholders.

Implementation levels of programs of study

Indicators

Secondary Indicators

Indicator Yes/No
Source: CAR Report 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7
Academic Achievement Small_green_check Small_green_check Small_green_check Small_green_check
Vocational Skills Small_green_check Small_green_check Small_red_x Small_green_check
Diploma Equivalent Degree Credential Small_red_x Small_blue_line Small_red_x Small_green_check
Diploma With Proficiency Credential Small_blue_line Small_blue_line Small_blue_line Small_blue_line
Total Placement Small_green_check Small_green_check Small_green_check Small_red_x
Nontraditional Participation Small_red_x Small_red_x Small_red_x Small_green_check
Nontraditional Completion Small_green_check Small_green_check Small_green_check Small_green_check

Post Secondary Indicators

Indicator Yes/No
Source: CAR Report 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7
Academic Achievement Small_red_x Small_red_x Small_red_x Small_red_x
Vocational Skills Small_red_x Small_red_x Small_red_x Small_red_x
Diploma Equivalent Degree Credential Small_green_check Small_red_x Small_red_x Small_red_x
Total Placement Small_green_check Small_green_check Small_green_check Small_green_check
Retention Small_red_x Small_red_x Small_red_x Small_green_check
Nontraditional Participation Small_green_check Small_green_check Small_green_check Small_green_check
Nontraditional Completion Small_green_check Small_green_check Small_green_check Small_red_x

Key:

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

Source

The data in the above chart was taken from the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act Reports to Congress on State Performance (see below). The Consolidated Annual Report, or CAR, is a mandatory fiscal and accountability report submitted by each state to the U.S. Department of Education. It provides performance information on 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. CAR narratives for individual states are hyperlinked below.

Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act Reports to Congress on State Performance

State profiles for each of the core indicators (academic attainment, attainment of diplomas or degrees, placement and retention in further education or employment, and participation and completion of non-traditional training programs) for secondary and postsecondary programs. Also included are federal allocations, enrollment by gender, and a brief description of program improvement and data quality efforts for each state.

CAR Narratives for individual states

Last updated on 09/22/2009