Tech Prep Education at Mineral Area College combines secondary and postsecondary education programs through a formal articulation agreement which provides qualifying students with a non-duplicative, seamless sequence of progressive achievement leading

to an associate of applied science degree in any of a number of technical and service careers.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Southeast Missouri Regional
Tech Prep Consortium
P.O. Box 1000
5270 Flat River Road
Park Hills, MO 63601
Phone: (573) 518-2155
Fax: (573) 518-2315

Kenneth Carter, Director
Phone: (573) 518-2215
Email: KCarter@MineralArea.edu

CAREER PATHWAYS GUIDANCE MODEL

The Southeast Missouri Regional Tech Prep Consortium strongly encourages the elimination of the “general track” curriculum and the implementation of the Career Pathways guidance model. The Consortium endorses a system incorporating the following Pathways:

Arts and Communications
Business, Management and Technology
Health Services
Human Services
Industrial and Engineering Technology
Natural Resources/Agriculture

The Career Pathways guidance model includes the selection of one of the six broad Pathways by each incoming ninth or tenth grade student and the development of a high school course of study involving a planned sequence of courses designed to assist the student in attaining his/her educational/occupational goals. The Pathway and the course of study are both tentative and may change as the student learns more about personal interests and strengths. The Pathway and course of study are constant, however, in that they serve to give FOCUS and DIRECTION to the student and the student’s endeavors.

The Career Pathways system seeks to serve all students, regardless of individual plans regarding school-college exit points or occupational objectives, and is an important part of the changing culture found in progressive, student oriented high schools. Career Pathways are a part of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Model Guidance Program.

TECH PREP IN MISSOURI - REFINING THE FOCUS

VISION

To support, promote, and encourage quality career and technical education programs that link secondary and post-secondary education, employers, and communities to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

MISSION

To support a unified and integrated education system that enhances lifelong learning and the seamless transition of all secondary students between post-secondary education and career employment.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

GOAL 1:       Promote seamless transitions among high school, postsecondary, 

                    and/or apprenticeships to careers

                    Objectives 

                          •       Continue to support and facilitate Articulation Agreements

                          •       Assist schools in the process of establishing Programs of Study

                                  (Individual Career Plans)

                          •       Increase Tech Prep participation at secondary &

                                  post-secondary levels

GOAL 2:       Promote and support R-Factor Learning

                    Objectives

                          •       Introduce to consortium schools the rigor factor in teaching and

                                  learning (Bloom's Taxonomy, Depth of Knowledge)

                          •       Introduce to consortium schools the relevance factor in teaching

                                  and learning (Application Model; Integration)

                          •       Present to consortium schools building relationships for students to

                                  motivate learning (Career Paths/Career Clusters)

                          •       Assist schools in identifying responsibilities of stakeholders in the

                                  students, parents, educators, employers)

                          •       Broker information on nationally certified programs of study and         

                                  and assessments

GOAL 3:       Facilitate implementation of States' Sixteen Career Clusters

                    Objectives

                          •       Facilitate the integration of Programs of Study for students

                          •       Build partnerships with stakeholders

                          •       Partner with Career Education Coordinators and other

                                  CTE professionals

GOAL 4:       Develop and implement a statewide data system to improve and provide

                    accurate, consistent data for state and federal accountability

                    Objectives

                          •       Partner with Division of Career Education, DESE to establish a

                                  statewide data system for accountability

                          •       Identify and capture data elements for the system

                          •       Ensure data represents non-duplicated figures for high school,

                                  postsecondary, and apprenticeships

Tech Prep Director Role: 

Advocate for career education in multiple venues, serve as a professional resource, liaison and facilitator for professional and student development.