OSPI Budget Provisos

2011-13 Biennium

September 2013

Aerospace & Technical Programs

  1. Purpose:
  • Increase the quality and rigor of secondary career and technical education in support of Aerospace/Advanced Manufacturing occupations.
  • Develop knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for industry employment.
  • Expand access to and awareness of the opportunities offered by high quality career and technical education, and
  • Create an aerospace/manufacturing pipeline to employment which utilizes an organized program of study.
  1. Description of services provided: $150,000 ($75,000 each) is allocated for one-time grants to Skills Centers for start-up equipment and curriculum purchases. Professional Development opportunities
  1. Criteria for receiving services and/or grants: To be eligible for funding, the skill center must agree to provide regional high schools with access to a technology laboratory, expand manufacturing certificate and course offerings and provide a laboratory space for local high school teachers to engage in professional development in the instruction of courses leading to student employment certification in the aerospace and manufacturing industries. Offer the course for the 2013-2014 school year.
  1. Funding details by fiscal year

Fiscal Year 2013

Beneficiaries in 2012-13 School Year:

# of School Districts: 02 (Spokane Valley Skill Center, Northwest Career and Technical

Academy)

# of Schools:02 (SVCS & NWCTA - see above)

# of Students:25

Other:00

# of OSPI staff associated with this funding (FTEs): 00

# of contractors/other staff associated with this funding:00

FY 13 Funding: State Appropriation: $150,000

Federal Appropriation:$ 0

Other fund sources: $ 0

TOTAL (FY13)$150,000

  1. Are federal or other funds contingent on state funding? If yes, explain. No
  1. First year funded: 2013
  1. State funding history:

Fiscal Year / Amount
FY 13 / $150,000
  1. Number of beneficiaries (e.g., schools, students, districts) history:

Fiscal Year / # of Districts / # of Building / # of Students
FY 13 / 2 / 2 / 25
  1. Average and range of funding per beneficiary 2012-13 school year: The average amount of funding received per school district was $75,000. The average amount funded per student served in the program was $6000.
  1. Programmatic changessince inception (if any):NWCTA had a year-long program where they incorporated the CORE into an existing class with the move to offering a stand-a-lone course in 2013-14 and serve 20 students. Spokane Valley Skill Center worked during the year to develop not only a Skill Center but this course. It was offered last year as an after-school course and served 5 high school students.
  1. Evaluations of program/major findings: While we only funded two skill centers we had another 5 skills centers begin incorporating the Core into existing course with great success. Collectively they served 136 students.
  1. Major challenges faced by the program:While both skill centers had challenges of developing facilities and program in addition to recruiting students (they were awarded the grants in late July with little contact with their sending schools), they got the program off and running with both offering independent program this year with growing numbers.
  1. Future opportunities: The future holds great promise as more skill centers will received additional funding this year. Many of the Skill Centers are further along in their development process due to the grants last year. This encouraged their development as was evident as 8 skill center applied for grants this year.
  1. Statutory and/or Budget language:

Budget Proviso:2ESHB 2127, Sec. 511 (20) - $150,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013is provided solely for aerospace and manufacturing technical programs housed at two skill centers. The one-time funding is provided for start-up equipment and curriculum purchases. To be eligible for funding, the skill center must agree to provide regional high schools with access to a technology laboratory, expand manufacturing certificate and course offerings at the skill center, and provide a laboratory space for local high school teachers to engage in professional development in the instruction of courses leading to student employment certification in the aerospace and manufacturing industries. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall administer the grants in consultation with the center for excellence for aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing.

  1. Other relevant information: The program continues to evolve as we upgrade and expand the Core+ curriculum package. The Core centers around standardized and sustainable manufacturing skills while local entities can chose the (+) portion of the curriculum based on the industry needs. 3 professional development opportunities were provided outside of the individual Boeing one-on-one sessions. Skills Inc. and Manufacturing Industrial Council of Seattle have proved to be valuable partners in terms of training and extended learning opportunities. Several of our programs offer OSHA 10 hour certification and are working to gain additional industry recognized certificates in addition to universal industrial skills such as applied math, safety, LEAN, hand and power tools, precision measurement and layout.

List of schools/districts receiving assistance:Spokane Valley Skill Center, Northwest Career and Technical Academy