Career & Technical Education (CTE)

and STEM Office

Delaware Pathways

December 2, 2015

Todays Goals

Overview Pathways to Prosperity and the Draft Delaware

Pathways Strategic Plan; and

Discuss and Collect Feedback on the Draft Delaware

Pathways Strategic Plan.

Pathways to Prosperity
Pathways to Prosperity (P2P):

A consortium of twelve (12) states that have partnered to

support students as they continue their education and pursue a
career.
Delaware joined the P2P Network in October 2014 with the
purpose of aligning our secondary and post-secondary education
system to the demonstrated needs of our employer community.

Jobs For the Future (JFF):

Nationally, Pathways to Prosperity is an initiative of JFF which

works to ensure that all young people and workers have the
skills and credentials needed for career success.

Delaware Pathways
Delaware Pathways Strategic Plan:

Supports students to enter the labor

market with credentials and work
experience aligned to their education
and career goals;

Helps to align educational programs

at the secondary, post-secondary,
and the adult levels; and

Calls for the integration of career

counseling and support services for
students with particular attention to
those individuals with a significant
barrier to employment.

The Delaware Promise

By 2025, 65% of our workforce
will earn a college degree or
professional certificate and every
student will graduate from high
school prepared for continuing
education and a career.

Mission Statement
Increase the number of Delawareans
who continue their education and
enter the labor market in a demanddriven occupation with work
experience and an industry
recognized certificate, license, or
credential through the alignment of
secondary and post-secondary
education programs and a network
of engaged employers.

Delaware Pathways
Delaware Pathways Strategic Plan (Timeline for Development)

Develop framework for Strategic Plan w/

DOE, DTCC, DOL, DEDO, and Employers
Seek Public Comment and Support from
School System Staff, Business Community,
and Community Organizations
Develop Work Plans and
Align Resources

June 2015

Sept.

Nov.

Jan. 2016

Feb.

March. 2016

The Need
Career
& Technical
Education
The for
Skills
Gap
in Delaware
Jobs and Workers by Skill Level, Delaware
Low-Skill Workers
Low-Skill Jobs

Middle-Skill Workers

Middle-Skill Jobs

High-Skill Workers

High-Skill Jobs
0%

10%

20%

30%

Source: National Skills Coalition, Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics by State, 2012

40%

50%

60%

TheFastest
Need for Growing
Career & Technical
Education
Career Areas
Cluster

Employment
2013

Employment
Change 2012-22

Employment
Growth 2012-22

All Delaware

424,330

40,900

9.4%

$49,520

Arch. & Construction

22,100

4,701

20.2%

$45,939

Health Science

42,240

7,255

16.6%

$62,845

Information Technology

12,160

2,073

15.5%

$83,805

Finance

20,980

2,570

10.6%

$74,621

Hospitality & Tourism

52,600

4,952

9.0%

$23,481

STEM

7,430

572

8.8%

$95,066

Education & Training

25,710

1,817

7.5%

$54,888

Manufacturing

23,740

1,886

7.5%

$42,175

Source: Delaware Department of Labor, 2014

Avg. Wage
2013

Youth Unemployment
Unemployment for Young
Adults by Gender, Delaware

Unemployment for Young Adults by

Race/Ethnicity, Delaware
19.0%

17.0%

15.9%

15.7%

15.8%

15.0%
13.0%

11.2%

11.0%
9.0%

8.0%
7.0%

7.0%
5.0%

8.8%
5.8%

7.2%

Percent Unemployment

Percent Unemployment

19.0%

17.5%

17.9%

18.0%

17.0%
15.0%

13.8%
12.8%

13.0%
11.0%

11.1%
9.6%

11.8%

9.0%

10.2%

7.0%
7.0%

5.8%

7.2%

5.0%
2012

2013
Year

2014

Total (all demographics)

2012

2013
Year

2014

Total (all demographics)

White (age 20 to 24)

Men (age 20 to 24)

Black (age 20 to 24)

Women (age 20 to 24)

Hispanic/Latino (age 20 to 24)

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unemployment by State, 2014 (note: Hispanic/Latino data are not available for Delaware, national data are reported)
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Delaware Pathways
The Delaware Pathways initiative is organized around a set of five
(5) core priorities designed to facilitate the Delaware Promise:
1. Build a comprehensive system of career preparation (grades 7-14)
that aligns with the needs of the state and regional economy;
2. Scale and sustain meaningful work-based learning experiences for
students;
3. Integrate workforce development efforts and data systems across
state agencies, service providers, and our employer community;
4. Engage students, parents, educators, and employers to communicate
opportunity and build support for Delaware Pathways; and
5. Coordinate a blended funding model to provide financial support for
Delaware Pathways.
*see slides 11-15 for more information
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Feedback on Priorities & Goals

Delaware Pathways Feedback (Core Priorities and Goal Statements)
1. Is the Career Preparation (priority 1) statement clear? Are
outcomes clearly stated? What related work/support to LEAs
will need to occur under this priority area? (10 min)
2. Is the Workforce Intermediary (priority 2) statement clear?
Are outcomes clearly stated? What types of support should the
workforce intermediary provide to LEAs and employers? What
related work/support to LEAs will need to occur under this
priority area? (10 min)

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Draft Goal Descriptions

Delaware Pathways Draft Goal Descriptions (provided in reference
to slide 9):
1. Build a comprehensive system of career preparation (grades 7-14)
that aligns with the needs of the state and regional economy.
The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) will collaboratively
develop a model of continuing education and career preparation
that spans the K-12 and post-secondary education system. These
efforts will support secondary and post-secondary students as they
enroll in career and technical education (CTE) programs of study
that reflect the needs of the state and regional economy. Further,
the DDOE will develop a more robust data collection and reporting
system and align college and career ready measures within the
school accountability framework.
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Draft Goal Descriptions

Delaware Pathways Draft Goal Descriptions (provided in reference
to slide 9):
2. Scale and sustain meaningful work-based learning experiences for
students.
The Delaware Technical Community College (DTCC) will
collaboratively scale work-based learning (WBL) experiences for
secondary and post-secondary students. These efforts will leverage
industry sectors and employer associations to create a demand for
student employment and build the professional capacity of
employers to recruit and on-board student talent. Further, DTCC
will partner with industry groups and local education agencies
(LEAs) to design WBL activities that enrich and advance schoolbased instruction.
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Draft Goal Descriptions

Delaware Pathways Draft Goal Descriptions (provided in reference
to slide 9):
3. Integrate workforce development efforts and data systems across
state agencies, service providers, and our employer community.
The Delaware Department of Labor (DDOL) will partner with various
state agencies and service providers to align education and
workforce efforts under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (WIOA). Further, DDOL will collaboratively design a workforce
data quality campaign to ensure that partnering state agencies,
employers, and service providers have the necessary information to
ensure our human capital can compete in a global economy.

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Draft Goal Descriptions

Delaware Pathways Draft Goal Descriptions (provided in reference
to slide 9):
4. Engage students, parents, educators, and employers to
communicate opportunity and build support for Delaware
Pathways.
The Governors Office working through the Delaware Workforce
Development Board (DWDB) and partnering state agencies will
collaboratively develop a communication strategy to expand
visibility, facilitate public support, and establish a brand for
Delaware Pathways. Further, the DWDB will convene educators and
employers and build support for student work experience and help
to grow the workforce intermediary.

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Draft Goal Descriptions

Delaware Pathways Draft Goal Descriptions (provided in reference
to slide 9):
5. Coordinate a blended funding model to provide financial support for
Delaware Pathways.
The Delaware Pathways Steering Committee working through the
United Way of Delaware will work across the public, private, and
philanthropic communities to garner the initial and on-going
financial support necessary to implement and scale the Delaware
Pathways initiative. The Steering Committee will ensure all partners
have a shared investment in Delaware Pathways and a shared stake
in the educational outcomes of students.

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CTE Workgroup
Name/Email

Phone

302 735-4015
Luke Rhine
luke.rhine@doe.k12.de.us
Lisa Stoner-Torbert
302 857-3322
lisa.stoner-torbert@doe.k12.de.us
302 857-3323
Lisa Wilson
lisa.wilson@doe.k12.de.us
April McCrae
302 735-4093
april.mccrae@doe.k12.de.us
Rita Hovermale
302 857-3381
rita.hovermale@doe.k12.de.us
Bart Gill
302 735-4019
bart.gill@doe.k12.de.us
Mike Fitzgerald
302 857-3334
mike.fitzgerald@doe.k12.de.us
Peg Enslen
peggy.enslen@doe.k12.de.us

Career Cluster
CTE & STEM Director
Policy Advisor
Business/Management/Administration,
Marketing, Finance
Science/Technology/Engineering/
Mathematics, Information Technology
Education, Hospitality/Tourism, Human
Services
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Transportation/Distribution/Logistics
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Audio/Video Technology/Communication,
Manufacturing

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Safety/Corrections/Security

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