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Plan: Minnesota PYs 2016-2017
Combined Plan C

Section: Perkins Career and Technical Education Program

Narrative: b. 2. E.

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b. 2. E. The Secondary and Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Programs to Be Carried Out, Including Programs That Will Be Carried Out by You, to Develop, Improve, and Expand Access to Appropriate Technology in Career and Technical Education Programs;

Current Narrative:

Minnesota has developed several electronic and online tools that have enabled students in secondary and postsecondary CTE programs to access information on career guidance, on education programming in CTE, and on current and future employment opportunities. Among them are:

  • Career Information: Minnesota provides information to students and the general public about high–skill/high–wage opportunities using three primary career development products: the Minnesota Careers publication, the Minnesota Department of Education Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS) and internet– based products, and CAREERwise Education a web–based system of education and employment information.
  • eFolio Minnesota: is a statewide electronic portfolio infrastructure http://www.efoliomn.com that permits all Minnesota residents and students to construct and showcase their education and workforce skills and abilities. Partially supported with Perkins leadership funds, eFolio is entirely web–based and will accommodate text and/or multi–media files (images, audio, and video). A product of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, it is the nation’s first statewide electronic portfolio management system.
  • Use of Technology: Parametric Technology Corporation made a gift to Minnesota school districts of site licenses of Pro–E modeling software. Utilizing resources from a grant from the National Governors’ Association, Minnesota made this software available to any school district whose staff participated in Pro–E training. While not limited to career and technical education programs, the majority of participating school districts have incorporated this software into CTE mechanical and engineering drafting programs. Minnesota has encouraged the implementation of Oracle Academy programming through promotion by the state secondary business education specialist.
  • CTE and STEM: Minnesota has promoted access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education through multiple initiatives, not the least of which has been state support, utilizing Perkins state leadership and MnSCU Center of Excellence funding, for two positions helping school districts to implement Project Lead The Way (PLTW) pre–engineering curriculum and qualifying for PLTW site certification.