State Profile For Iowa

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

State Director

Roger Foelske, Chief
Division of Community College and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education
400 East 14th Avenue, Grimes State Office Bldg
Des Moines, IA 50319

CTE Web Site(s) as Applicable

Secondary: http://www.iowa.gov/educate/

Career Readiness Certification Program: http://www.iowacityareadevelopment.com/workforce/crc/

Mission

Secondary: Committed to high levels of learning, achievement and performance for all students, so they will become successful members of their community and the workforce.

Postsecondary: Pursue higher education that results in an improved quality of life supported by better economic opportunities through high skill employment.

CTE Statistics

Number of Public High Schools:	362
Number of Public High Schools Offering Solely (or primarily) CTE courses:	0
Number of Students in Public High Schools:	155,611
Number of Secondary Students Enrolled in CTE:	164,042
Number of Public Community Colleges:	15
Number of Students at Public Community Colleges:	82,118
Number of Postsecondary Students Enrolled in CTE:	47,349
Perkins Funds Received:	$13,378,353

Number of Students in Public High Schools and Number of Public Community Colleges data is available on th CTE website

CTE Governance Structure

Perkins Eligible Agency:	Department of Education
Agency Administering Secondary CTE:	Department of Education
Agency Administering Postsecondary CTE:	Department of Education
Programmatic Control For Secondary CTE:	State Board of Education
Programmatic Control For Postsecondary CTE:	State Board of Education

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 Administrator of the Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation. The Director’s position is a career position that reports to the Director of the Iowa Department of Education. The Director’s primary areas of responsibility are CTE for the secondary schools and community colleges of the State of Iowa; Perkins.

CTE Connections to Secondary Education and High School Reform

Career technical education plays a significant role in high school reform efforts. In Iowa, the state utilizes a comprehensive school improvement planning process to drive local school improvement initiatives. This process incorporates all assessment, planning, and reporting activities that impact each local district’s use of local, state and federal funds, including funds received through the Carl D. Perkins Act.

Implementation of Career Clusters

Iowa believes that Career Clusters provide the infrastructure for a seamless educational transition between all learner levels. The state also sees Career Clusters as a tool for career guidance and a tool for reporting to the public on the impact of CTE.
In order to effectively implement Career Clusters, Iowa is developing strategies for utilization of Career Clusters. In addition, the state is using 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 and Tech Prep.

Implementation levels of programs of study

• Secondary: 7 of the 16 nationally-recognized career clusters are implemented: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Business Management & Administration, Health Science, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Marketing, and STEM.


• 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

Last updated on 09/23/2009