State Profile For Illinois

Data sources used in this profile (PDF,177Kb)

State Director

Mr. Mark Williams, Division Administrator
Career Development Division, Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street, E-240
Springfield, IL 62777

CTE Web Site(s) as Applicable

Secondary: http://www.isbe.net/career/default.htm

Postsecondary: http://www.iccb.state.il.us/postsecondary.html

Mission

The mission of the Division of Career Development and Preparation is to provide leadership and resources to educators who assist Illinois youth in choosing and preparing for their career.

CTE Statistics

Number of Public High Schools:	718
Number of Public High Schools Offering Solely (or primarily) CTE courses:	26
Number of Students in Public High Schools:	639,896
Number of Secondary Students Enrolled in CTE:	354,163
Number of Public Community Colleges:	48
Number of Students at Public Community Colleges:	352,824
Number of Postsecondary Students Enrolled in CTE:	261,508
Perkins Funds Received:	$48,985,567

*Number of Students in Public High Schools available on CTE website

CTE Governance Structure

Perkins Eligible Agency:	Illinois State Board of Education
Agency Administering Secondary CTE:	Illinois State Board of Education
Agency Administering Postsecondary CTE:	Illinois Community College Board
Programmatic Control For Secondary CTE:	Illinois State Board of Education
Programmatic Control For Postsecondary CTE:	Illinois Community College Board

CTE Funding: Non-Perkins

State Secondary Funding:
State Postsecondary Funding:
Local Secondary Funding:
Local Postsecondary Funding:

State Director Roles and Responsibilities

The State Director has the title of Division Administrator for Career Development and Preparation. The Director is a career position and is responsible for administering CTE for the State of Illinois and all High Schools That Work, Project Lead The Way, and the Work Experience and Career Exploration Program programs.

CTE Connections to Secondary Education and High School Reform

The Career Development and Preparation Division in Illinois is tasked with the coordination of High School Reform efforts. The Division is responsible for the coordination of the High Schools That Work Initiative and partnered with the Curriculum and Instruction Division on Project Lead the Way. The State Director is a member of the state’s high school reform leadership team, as well as the leadership team for the American Diploma Project.

Implementation of Career Clusters

The Career Cluster framework is a model that fits Illinois to help individuals succeed in the workplace, education and life, prepares students for a broad range of career options: employment, technical and postsecondary education, lifelong learning. This framework increases the ability to be student-centered, industry-focused, and performance-driven.
In 2008, Illinois adopted the 16 nationally recognized career cluster framework. The sixteen career clusters are being used across agencies, including the Illinois Community College Board, Illinois State Board of Education, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to ensure the proliferation of a common language around CTE programs of study.

Implementation levels of programs of study

• 2-year Postsecondary: all 16 nationally-recognized career clusters are implemented.

Indicators

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.

• Performance Program Year 2006-2007 (PDF, 2.6 MB)
• Performance Program Year 2005-2006 (PDF, 6.6 MB)
• Performance Program Year 2004-2005 (PDF, 1.8 MB)
• Performance Program Year 2003-2004 (PDF, 3.5 MB)

CAR Narratives for individual states

• 2003-2004
• 2004-2005
• 2005-2006
• 2006-2007

Public School Enrollment

Last updated on 09/17/2009