State Profile For Iowa

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State Director

Dr. Janice Friedel, Division Administrator
Division of Community College and Workforce Prep., Iowa Department of Education
400 East 14th Avenue, Grimes State Office Bldg
Des Moines, IA 50319

Web Site

http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/blogcategory/184/941/

Mission

The purpose of career and technical education, in Iowa, is to provide all Iowan’s access to an articulated secondary/postsecondary educational program that culminates in an associate’s degree and the technical knowledge and skills necessary for success in Iowa’s workforce.

CTE Statistics

Number of Public High Schools:	334
Number of Public High Schools Offering Solely (or primarily) CTE courses:	0
Number of Students in Public High Schools:	142,197
Number of Secondary Students Enrolled in CTE:	164,042
Number of Public Community Colleges:	15
Number of Students at Public Community Colleges:	75,235
Number of Postsecondary Students Enrolled in CTE:	47,349
Perkins Funds Received:	$14,109,067

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:	N/A
Programmatic Control For Postsecondary CTE:	N/A

CTE Funding

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 The Iowa Community College System and all related programs. These include secondary and postsecondary Career and Technical Education, Adult Basic Education, Guidance and Student Services, Corrections Education, Arts and Sciences, and Financial Services.

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.

Indicators

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 02/25/2008