Idaho Career & Technical Education

FY19Non-Traditional Training & Employment Application

Title I of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical

Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV)

P. L. 109-270

Non-Traditional Fields

The term ‘non-traditional fields’ means individuals of one gender make-up less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in a field of work. Funds support projects to improve non-traditional (gender) enrollment and completion in career and technical education (CTE) programs.

Perkins IV established postsecondary performance measures with regard to programs that prepare individuals for non-traditional fields:

(5P1) Participation in Postsecondary Non-Traditional Programs

Goal / Measure
All postsecondary professional-technical education programs preparing students for further training and employment in careers or occupations with significant underrepresentation of males or females will increase participation, if underrepresented. / Numerator: # of students in underrepresented gender groups who participated in a non-traditional postsecondary program in the reporting year.
Denominator: # of students who participated in a non-traditional postsecondary program in the reporting year.

(5P2) Completion of Postsecondary Non-Traditional Programs

Goal / Measure
All postsecondary professional-technical education programs preparing students for further training and employment in careers or occupations with significant underrepresentation of males or females will increase participation, if underrepresented. / Numerator: # of students in underrepresented gender groups who completed a non-traditional postsecondary program in the reporting year.
Denominator: # of students who completed a non-traditional postsecondary program in the reporting year.

Perkins IV funds for implementing Nontraditional Training & Employment will be allocated and distributed to six technical colleges. These funds will be used to provide leadership and training in best practices to assist postsecondary technical colleges in meeting non-traditional participation and completion performance measures.

Background

Perkins IV funds are intended to improve career and technical education programs through (1) student attainment of challenging academic and technical standards; (2) integration of rigorous and challenging academic and career and technical instruction; (3) linkages between secondary and postsecondary education; and (4) providing individuals with opportunities for lifelong learning. Although rigorous and challenging academic standards are referenced throughout Perkins IV, funds may not be used for academic programs.

Historically, federal career and technical education funds have been targeted to promote preparation in the skills that are needed by business and industry. The 2006 Amendments (Perkins IV) build on this purpose by promoting the development of challenging academic and technical standards including preparation for high skill, high wage, or high demand occupations in current or emerging occupations.

Perkins I and II included special provisions for special population students. Perkins III replaced the emphasis on special populations with increased accountability at the state and local levels. Perkins IV builds on the increased accountability under Perkins III by requiring local education agencies (LEAs to set specific performance targets on each performance measure and be responsible for meeting those targets. Additionally, Perkins IV imposes specific sanction requirements for LEAs that do not meet their performance targets.

Accountability

The new accountability and sanction requirements will require each institution to think more strategically about the use of Perkins IV funds and to focus activities on efforts that help meet performance targets. At the postsecondary level, academic attainment will no longer be reported as a separate measure, but technical skill proficiency will include student attainment on technical assessments that are aligned with industry-recognized standards when possible. Additionally, student placement in high-wage, high-skill or high-demand occupations or professions must be measured at the postsecondary level.

Equitable Access

Section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act requires each applicant for funds (other than an individual person) to include in its application a description of the steps the applicant proposes to take to ensure equitable access to, and participation in, its Federally-assisted program for students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries with special needs. This provision allows applicants discretion in developing the required description. The statute highlights six types of barriers that can impede equitable access or participation: gender, race, national origin, color, disability, or age. A new question has been added regarding Section 427.

Award Period

This Non-Traditional Training & Employment application is for FY19: July 1, 2018through June 30, 2019. All activities and expenditures must occur within the grant period.

Purposes for Non-Traditional Training & Employment:

To develop and implement a statewide strategy that addresses the recruitment, retention, and completion of students in nontraditional fields.

A comprehensive list of Postsecondary Perkins Non-Traditional Programs can be found:

Funding for Direct Assistance to Students

It is the long-standing interpretation of the USDE that Congress intended to give States the flexibility to provide direct assistance to special populations under certain and limited circumstances. Technical Colleges may provide direct assistance, including tuition and supplies to individuals, only if all the following conditions are met and institutions can document the following:

• Recipients of the assistance are individuals who are members of special populations who are participating in career technical education courses and pursuing a program of study in career technical education.

• Assistance is provided to an individual only to the extent that it is needed to address barriers to the individual’s successful participation in career technical education.

• Direct financial assistance to individuals is part of a broader, more general effort to address the needs of individuals who are members of special populations.

• Direct assistance is one element of a larger set of strategies designed to address the needs of special populations, including those prepare for non-traditional fields. Direct assistance to individual who are members of special population does not, by itself, constitute a “program for special populations” that meets the requirements of section 124(b)(8) or 135(c)(4) of Perkins IV, nor does direct assistance to individuals preparing for non-traditional fields, by itself, constitute training and employment activities in non-traditional fields under section 124(b)(5) or 135(c)(17) of Perkins IV.

Funds must supplement, and not supplant assistance that is otherwise available from non-Federal sources.

Allowable Non-Allowable Use of Non-Traditional Funds

Non-traditional funds must be used to support the coordination of the project and associated expenses.

Use of Funds: Funds MAY be used to (list is non-inclusive):

  • Advisory councils (printing, materials, etc. – no food or beverages)
  • Create or purchase materials about careers that are non-traditional by gender
  • Career guidance and academic counseling to students who are enrolled in career & technical education programs
  • CTE teacher in-service
  • Curriculum development
  • Marketing and outreach materials
  • Meeting and conferences
  • Printing and Reproduction
  • Professional development costs
  • Provide or attend training about non-traditional careers for CTE instructors and staff.
  • Develop and implement a model for addressing micro-messaging.
  • Pay for field trips to events, jobs or training centers featuring non-traditional workers
  • Provide secondary/postsecondary instructors with collaboration time to review and revise curriculum, program environment, or teaching strategies designed to recruit and retain nontraditional students
  • Implement new recruiting or retention strategies within a CTE Program of Study
  • Develop a mentor system using former students and/or current practitioners
  • Transportation (related to special population and for CTE programs)

Funds CANNOT be used to:

  • Food and beverages
  • Dues & memberships to professional organizations or societies for individuals
  • Entertainment
  • Expenditures associated with students not enrolled in CTE programs
  • Expenditures for CTE programs below the 7th grade
  • Direct assistance to school districts
  • Substitute pay for teachers
  • Purchase equipment
  • Pay for broad-use/general promotional materials such as T-shirts, cups, or keychains
  • Items retained by student
  • Expenditures to support academic programs or remediation
  • Gifts, door prizes, etc.

This is not a complete list of allowable/unallowable costs as it relates to Perkins. The allowability of any cost should be determined by considering the grant's purpose, Carl D. Perkins requirements, and any pertinentFederal cost guidelines. All costs must be related to the program as approved in the local Perkins application.

Commitment of Participation, Reporting and Evaluation: Full participation includes providing necessary reports, including a written final report that documents project activities, populations served, and outcomes achieved, as well as a final expenditure sheet at year end.

Application Process

Institutions must submit an application describing the nature and scope of the proposed project. Applications for Perkins Non-Traditional Training& Employment funds must include:

☐Signed Signature Page

☐Application and Project Description Form

☐Form CS5/10F, ICTE Program Budget Request

☐Budget Narrative

Expenditures made with federal funds must meet the following criteria:

  • Federal funds must be used to supplementnot supplantstate and local resources.
  • Costs must be necessary and reasonable for the proper and efficient administration of the program.
  • Costs must be allocable to the project.

Deadline: JUNE 30, 2018

Allocation: $10,000

Perkins Non-Traditional Training & Employment

SIGNATURE PAGE

Fiscal Year 2019

Institution Name
Signature of Authorized Institution Official / Administrator / Date
Contact Person for the Institution / Title
Address:
Telephone

Completed Applications must be emailed to:

PERKINS NON-TRADITIONAL TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT

APPLICATION NARRATIVE

Project Description

  1. How does this project encourage the successful recruitment and retention of males or females within a CTE program that leads to an occupation that is nontraditional by gender?
  1. What are the major activities or strategies that will be carried out and by whom?
  1. What is the timeline for this project?
  1. What are the project goals and intended outcomes?
  1. Describe goals and outcomes in detail and how these relate to the project’s activities.
  1. How will the proposed project help the recipient’s performance on the Perkins performance measures related to Non-traditional Occupations (5P1-nontraditional participation)? How do you intend to evaluate your progress in meeting the project’s stated goals and outcomes?
  1. How will the proposed project help the recipient’s performance on the Perkins performance measures related to Nontraditional Occupations (5P2-nontraditional completion)? How do you intend to evaluate your progress in meeting the project’s stated goals and outcomes?

IDAHO CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION

PROGRAM BUDGET REQUEST FORM CS5/10F 5/16

PROGRAM/PROJECT IDENTIFICATION
1. / INSTITUTION / TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITY
PROJECT
NUMBER
2. / PROGRAM ID. / PROGRAM CODE
3. / TITLE
4. / CONTACT PERSON
B.DESCRIPTION / CTE BUDGET REQUEST / OTHER FUNDING SOURCES / ICTE USE ONLY
APPROVAL / COMMENTS
1.SALARIES & BENEFITS
(Include temporary help)
TOTAL
2.TRAVEL
(Include lodging, per diem, and registration)
TOTAL
3.OTHER EXPENSES
(Include professional/contract services)
TOTAL
4.MATERIAL AND SUPPLIES
TOTAL
5.EQUIPMENT
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL

SIGNATURES ______

Program Coordinator School Administrator

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PROGRAM BUDGET REQUEST NARRATIVE

1.SALARIES & BENEFITS
(Include temporary help)
2.TRAVEL
(Include lodging, per diem, and registration)
3.OTHER EXPENSES
(Include professional/contract services)
4.MATERIAL AND SUPPLIES
5.EQUIPMENT - (List of the specific number and type of equipment to be purchased)
TOTAL

1