The Jackson State plan was developed by a Steering Committee which included the Dean of Professional and Technical Studies, the Director for the Center of Emphasis, the Perkins IV Grant Coordinator, the Director of Advising and Adjunct Faculty Services, JSCC Admissions Officer and the Administrative Assistant for Professional and Technical Studies.
As different portions of the plan were being developed other pertinent people were consulted such as CTE Directors, CTE Instructors, Jackson State Faculty and Staff, High School Principals, Guidance Counselors and Superintendents. Plans are to have ongoing communication and meetings with secondary and postsecondary faculty, instructors, staff, throughout the next two years. During the first year and continuing into the second year, Jackson State will launch a Career and Technical Degree Programs Marketing Campaign designed to enhance recruitment, retention, graduation and placement rates with services and activities designed to target special populations and underrepresented genders in nontraditional occupations. Additional plans are to develop a peer-to peer tutoring program for our allied health and nursing programs and purchase up to date equipment both years and safety training videos for our Industrial Technology program in order to improve retention and transfer rates as well as placement rates. During the second year, Jackson State would like to develop and implement evaluations for career and technical education programs that will include assessing how the needs of special populations are being met.

Jackson State has already met the goals listed on our FAUPL through June 30, 2010. We will refer to our suggested goals at the bottom of our FAUPL and strive to meet these as well.

Jackson State has already met the goals listed on our FAUPL through June 30, 2010. We will refer to our suggested goals at the bottom of our FAUPL and strive to meet these as well.

To improve retention and transfer rates, Jackson State plans to establish a “Learner Enrichment Program” that will provide expanded opportunities for student learning through application of academic concepts for all nursing and allied health students. (Approximately 400 students)

To improve retention and transfer rates in the Industrial Technology career programs, Jackson State plans to upgrade lab equipment and add video training packages.

To improve post-graduation placement rates, Jackson State plans to contract with a professional web-design company to design, update and maintain individual CTE program web pages, to include opportunities to connect students with potential employers.

To improve underrepresented gender participation, Jackson State plans to develop marketing materials (brochures, DVD’s, newspaper ads, etc.) for women in technical occupations and men in health science occupations.

Jackson State has already met the goals listed on our FAUPL through June 30, 2010. We will refer to our suggested goals at the bottom of our FAUPL and strive to meet these as well.

All of the CTE Programs at JSCC require at least 14 hours of general education courses which strengthen the academic and career and technical skills of students in CTE programs.

Jackson State has established Articulation, Dual Credit and/or Dual Enrollment opportunities with each LEA that link to postsecondary programs at Jackson State. Use of Perkins IV funds for travel and in-services and meetings with Jackson State Staff and Faculty with the LEA’s CTE Directors and CTE Instructors to discuss initiating, enhancing, and enriching the links and opportunities with Career and Technical Education between secondary and postsecondary.

CTE Programs provide students the opportunities for internships, co-ops, job-shadowing, clinical experience education and cooperative learning experiences:
• Business-Offers two elective courses in “Cooperative Work Experience”
• Industrial Technology-Offers an elective course in “Industrial Technology Intern/Co-op”
• Computer Information Systems-All degree programs require an internship
• Nursing-Each class has a required clinical
• Allied Health-All Allied Health programs have a clinical component

Jackson State plans to contract with a web-design company to design, update and maintain individual CTE program web pages, to include connecting students with work-based learning opportunities as well as potential employers.

TAF Funds-Technology Access Funds charged to students each semester, primary usage is for access to technology labs on campus and also with these funds computer labs are kept up to date as well. Programs must submit a proposal to the TAF Committee to request funds. These funds can be used for various areas of technology (software licenses, Smart Classrooms, APESO). Any type of program that is technology based can submit proposals.

In the past year, Jackson State has developed a Math Lab for all students.

Currently, two Jackson State CIS faculty are directing the Regional Cisco Academy. They have been trained to teach Cisco instructor level courses to local academy teachers which prepare them to instruct their local students in CCNA and IT Essentials. The department is in the process of training additional faculty to help support the Cisco Academies.

We plan to provide technology training for our Industrial Technology Faculty to teach on-line classes which could include distance learning.

Jackson State has a separate budget item for Faculty Development and also has an active Faculty Development Committee to address faculty professional development. Perkins Funds are used for conferences and workshops for secondary and post-secondary CTE teachers, faculty, staff, and administrators and other professional development activities. These activities will be high quality, sustained, intensive, classroom focused, and meet the requirements of Sec 124 (b).

Each CTE program operates according to SACS and also has its own accrediting agencies outside of SACS.
Program outcomes are assessed, benchmarked and trended annually and include:
• Graduate success on the national council licensure exams
• Graduate and employer program satisfaction
• Job placement rate for graduates
• Program completion rates

Jackson State plans to develop and implement evaluations for all CTE programs to especially include assessments on the needs of special populations and how those needs are being met. (Second year)

Jackson State plans to utilize Perkins Funds for Marketing CTE Programs by contracting a web-design company to develop and maintain web pages for each CTE program. Funds will be used to develop and distribute brochures, DVD’s, and purchase newspaper ads to promote participation of underrepresented genders in nontraditional occupations. We plan to purchase updated equipment and safety training video packages for the Industrial Technology Lab as well.

Jackson State has expanded its Computer Information Systems programs by becoming a Cisco Regional Academy that recruits, sets up and supports Cisco Local Academies at high schools, technology centers and colleges. Initially, ten schools signed on to participate as Local Cisco Academies. We expect to add up to twelve more schools during this grant period. Over the past several months the CIS Department has begun to add additional updated equipment to help support these new local Academies. Also, the CIS Department is expanding its NetLab in order to provide remote access to Cisco equipment for the students. This also increases the Dual Credit and Dual Enrollment opportunities for Local Cisco Academy participants in our service area.

As required by the accrediting body of SACS, within the past year Jackson State established a Writing Center, a Reading Lab, and a Math Lab. Jackson State also provides a Registration Help Desk, Academic Testing Assistance, Placement, Advising and Counseling for students. With this grant we plan to provide a Learner Enrichment Program for students in allied health and nursing which will be available to approximately 400 students.

Jackson State has plans for a Career and Technical Degree Program Marketing Campaign that will include contracting a web-design company to develop CTE program web pages. We will be developing and distributing marketing materials such as brochures, newspaper ads, etc… for the allied health and industrial technology programs targeting the under-represented gender groups. Both will include information and tools to help prepare special populations for all CTE occupations.

To increase and enhance partnerships between Jackson State and local businesses and LEA’s by upgrading the industrial technology lab with more modern equipment.

Upgrade/purchase equipment to more modern and state of the art equipment for Industrial Technology and Video training packages for OSHA safety regulations in order to enhance and expand this CTE program.

Jackson State has established agreements with each LEA in our service area that allows students to obtain early college credit through articulation, dual credit, or dual enrollment opportunities. (See attached Transition Opportunity Worksheet.) We will continue to expand these opportunities with a goal to include every career and technical program compatible between each LEA and Jackson State.

All departments have a standardized syllabus that is used to meet the learning outcomes. However, faculty does have the option of academic freedom in the classroom. The CTE programs at Jackson State are required to have a minimum of 14 hours of general education courses. Jackson State is a SACS accredited institution and each career and technical program has its own accrediting agency.

CTE Programs provide students the opportunities for internships, co-ops, job-shadowing, clinical experience education and cooperative learning experiences:
• Business-Offers two elective courses in “Cooperative Work Experience”
• Industrial Technology-Offers an elective course in “Industrial Technology Intern/Co-op”
• Computer Information Systems-All degree programs require an internship
• Nursing-Each class has a required clinical
• Allied Health-All Allied Health programs have a clinical component

Jackson State Community College is an institutional member of the National Career Pathways Network, a national organization for educators and employers involved in the advancement of Career Pathways and career and technical education. College CTE faculty, guidance and administrative personnel will take advantage of NCPN’s support, resources, and professional development opportunities for career and technical educators. We plan to expand these opportunities to our CTE program advisory committee members and secondary school CTE colleagues.

Each of the College’s career programs is guided by an active advisory committee that meets at least twice per academic year. The general mission, function, and responsibilities for advisory committees is outlined in the Jackson State Community College “Handbook for Advisory Committee Members” (dated 2006). These functions include:

• To serve as a communication channel between the program and the business/industry community.

• To assist in evaluation of each program and option for instructional content and relevancy to business/industry needs.

• To keep the College informed of trends and future directions in business/industry that may affect the program of study.

The membership of each Advisory Committee consists of local business representatives from the specific career area, college and secondary CTE faculty, recent graduates, and current students.

Advisory Committee minutes are maintained by each CTE program Department Chair. The minutes document committee discussion, recommendations, and actions taken on various aspects of each program, including the requirements of Perkins IV.

Jackson State Community College employs the following processes to assure that the career and technical education programs of study are of such size, scope and quality as to bring about improvement in the quality of these programs.

1. National Accrediting Agencies. Below is a list of JSCC career programs and their accrediting agency.

Program Accrediting Agency

Business & Management Tech Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

EMT-Paramedic Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs in cooperation with the Committee on
Accreditation for Emergency Medical Services
Professionals (CoAEMSP)

Industrial Technology National Association of Industrial Technology

Medical Laboratory Technician National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory
Sciences

Nursing National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission
(NLNAC)

Physical Therapist Assistant Commission on Physical Therapy Education

Radiography Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)

Respiratory Care Technology Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs in cooperation with the Committee on
Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)

Between January 2006 and May 2007, each of these programs (except Respiratory Care Technology) went through the reaccreditation process and received reaccreditation for the maximum period allowed by each accrediting body. The Respiratory Care Technology Program is currently undergoing the self-study process prior to a site visit in 2009.

2. Use of advisory committees as previously discussed

3. The College also uses TBR/THEC mandated data, such as employer surveys, placement rate results, and program exit exams. This data is reported as part of the “Performance Funding” provided by the state.

Through each program’s Accreditation Process, Evaluations and Performance Indicators

Plans for the second year of the grant are for the development and implementation of evaluations of the CTE programs which will include assessments of how the needs of special populations are being met.

One way Jackson State addresses the needs of special populations is through the Diversity Task Force. This committee brings speakers on campus for a "Brown Bag Retention Recruitment Series”, gives scholarships to members of special populations and targets recruitment of under-represented students at Jackson State.

Funds will be used to bring in speakers that can help prepare this population for these occupations. Example: Acquiring a female speaker in the Industrial Technology Field and having a male nurse come to Jackson State and conduct a workshop on this subject.

Individual faculty members provide both career and academic counseling to students in their specific CTE program. Additional counseling is available through the licensed career counselor employed by the College’s Student Services office.

The Human Resource Department at Jackson State handles advertising for vacancies in the CTE Programs. Such vacancies are published in Professional Journals respective to the CTE Program or technical/occupational fields in which there exist vacancies. The Jackson State website and the local and regional newspapers are also used to announce vacancies.

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness at Jackson State collects and reports this data through normal college-level and state-board level (TBR and/or THEC) data collection processes.

For disability numbers the Coordinator of Disabled Student Services at Jackson State reports this to the Director of Institutional Effectiveness when needed.

Non-traditional genders, numbers are obtained from the TBR.