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 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

TECH PREP IN MISSOURI - REFINING THE FOCUS

VISION

To support, promote, and encourage quality career and technical education programs that link secondary and postsecondary 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 postsecondary 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 & postsecondary 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 above practices (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.