Kentucky Department of Education

 

Accountability Crosswalk
A sample crosswalk and directions for using the crosswalk as a worksheet to determine alignment of course offerings form, TEDS data, and Skills Standards assessments may be accessed below.    

 

Accountability Plan
Kentucky's state plan outlines the process and timeline for Perkins accountability.

 

Accountability Reports
The District and School Career and Technical Education Profiles, Kentucky Occupational Skill Standards Assessments Reports, and Perkins Performance Measures Annual Report indicate the status of districts regarding Perkins accountability.

 

Assurances
The assurances from Title I:  Part C of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act can be found here.

 

Career Pathway
Perkins IV requires each eligible recipient to create at least one high school Career & Technical Education Career Pathway that includes secondary and postsecondary education elements.

 

Course Offerings Form
School districts must submit course offering information to KDE no later than June 1st. This information my be submitted at any time prior to June 1st to expedite the approval process and the release of Perkins funds to the district. The excel spreadsheet and instructions for completing and submitting the information are available ... More

 

CTE Video Stream
CTE Video Stream - KCCT Question 15 for CTE students, Annual Senior Transition Survey, Career Pathways, and Work Keys

 

How to Read Career and Technical Education (CTE) School Profile
HOW TO READ CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION  (CTE)SCHOOL PROFILE · The CTE SCHOOL Profile contains the academic and technical skill achievement data for high school students in each high school of a district that is used to determine if the overall district meets Perkins Performance Measure #1. Performance Measure #1 states that ... More

 

How To Read the District Accountability Profile
HOW TO READ CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION  (CTE)DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY PROFILE · The CTE DISTRICT (eligible recipient) Accountability Profile contains the academic and technical skill achievement data for high school students and is used to determine if the district meets Perkins Performance Measure #1. Performance Measure #1 states that the academic and ... More

 

Identifying CTE Students on the KCCT
The Perkins Law requires local school districts to be accountable for the academic achievement of Career and Technical Education (CTE) students.  Question 15 in the Student Response Booklet for the Kentucky Core Content Test (KCCT) should be marked appropriately in order to collect this information.

 

Method for Determining Met/Not Met For PPMAR
Documentation of Method for Determining Met/Not Met ForPerkins Performance Measures Annual Report (PPMAR) 1.  Student attainment of challenging state-established academic and career and technical skill proficiencies.a. Academic achievement data is obtained from the Career and Technical Education District Profile.  It is expected that the academic index of CTE concentrators will improve at ... More

 

Performance Measures
Kentucky has identified five major performance measures:  (1) academic and technical skill achievement; (2) attainment of secondary school diploma; (3) placement in, retention in, and completion of postsecondary education, military service, or employment; (4) participation in nontraditional CTE programs that lead to nontraditional training and employment; (5) number of students who ... More

 

perkins Application

 

Perkins Survival Guide
Download the Survival Guide for Perkins Accountability.

 

Reminders
A list of helpful hints for planning and implementing the Perkins legislation can be found here.

 

Strategies & Activities for Implementation of Perkins
These are suggested strategies and activities that may be used in the development of a district plan and to address the Performance measures not met by Perkins with specific strategies/activities for increasing Career & Technical Education student achievement.

 

Strategies for Increasing Nontraditional Enrollment
Career and Technical Education programs that prepare individuals for employment in occupations that employ less than 25% of one gender are nontraditional programs.  One of the Perkins Performance Measures requires that students enrolled in nontraditional programs increase by 5% each year until they reach 25%.  These strategies may be used to ... More

 

Using Data for Academic and Technical Skills Accountability
USING DATA FOR ACADEMIC AND TECHNICAL SKILLS ACCOUNTABILITYWITHIN KENTUCKY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Introduction Kentucky Career and Technical Education (CTE) has adopted 10 Career Clusters for which data is collected for accountability:  Agriculture, Business & Marketing, Communications, Construction, Health Science, Human Services, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Science & Mathematics, and ... More