Examining High School Career and Technical Education Programs and the Postsecondary Outcomes of Career and Technical Education Students in the Round Rock Independent School District. Policy Brief

Autor/inn/en	Mellor, Lynn; Lin, Shuqiong
Institution	Texas Education Research Center
Titel	Examining High School Career and Technical Education Programs and the Postsecondary Outcomes of Career and Technical Education Students in the Round Rock Independent School District. Policy Brief
Quelle	(2021), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Vocational Education; Outcomes of Education; Postsecondary Education; Employment Potential; High School Graduates; Career Pathways; Wages; Educational Attainment; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Graduate; Graduates; Absolvent; Absolventin; Wage; Löhne; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	The policy brief describes a study done by the Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest. Round Rock Independent School District (ISD) wanted to enhance its high school career and technical education (CTE) programming to prepare CTE graduates to either enter high-wage, in-demand careers in Central Texas or continue their education after high school. However, district leaders lacked key information about the district's CTE programming and their CTE graduates' postsecondary performance. In response to a request from the Round Rock ISD, this study investigated the percentage of Round Rock ISD graduates from 2012/13 through 2017/18 who completed one or more career and technical education (CTE) programs of study. The study also examined the percentage of CTE programs of study in Round Rock ISD that were aligned with high wage, in demand career pathways in Central Texas, plus the postsecondary outcomes of these graduates who completed a program of study. Key study findings include: (1) The percentage of students who graduated with one or more CTE programs of study increased more than 10 fold across the six graduating cohorts, from 4 percent for the 2012/13 cohort to 47 percent for the 2017/18 cohort; (2) Seventy-six percent of the CTE graduates completed course requirements in the 13 programs of study aligned with regional high wage, in demand career pathways in the Central Texas labor market; and (3) More than 80 percent of the CTE graduates from each cohort enrolled in two or four year colleges or were employed within one year of high school graduation. [For the full report, "Examining High School Career and Technical Education Programs and the Postsecondary Outcomes of Career and Technical Education Students in the Round Rock Independent School District," see ED608126.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Texas Education Research Center. University of Texas at Austin, Pickle Research Campus, 10100 Burnet Road, Bldg #137 TCB, Rm 1.143A, L4500, Austin, TX 78758; Tel: 512-471-4528; Web site: https://texaserc.utexas.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01