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Business Education Tech Prep Resource Consortium

The Business Education Tech Prep Resource Consortium came into being in 1992 when the Central Coast Articulation Group (CCAG) was awarded a grant by the California Department of Education (CDE) using funds from the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (VATEA) of 1990.

The California State Plan established Tech Prep projects including:

• three-year grants through the California Department of Education to six local consortia - one for each of the vocational subject areas:
  • Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria / Business Education;
  • State Center Community College in Fresno / Industrial Technology;
  • American River College in Sacramento / Engineering Technology;
  • Kern County Office of Education in Bakersfield / Health Careers;
  • San Joaquin County Office of Education in Stockton / Home Economics;
  • Stanislaus County Office of Education / Agricultural Education.
• grants through the Chancellor's Office, California Community Colleges to each community college, to fund Tech Prep projects

Now extended into a fifth full year, we are currently providing resources and assistance to any California educational institution implementing and operating Tech Prep programs in the Business Education area. Ongoing activities include staff development, technical assistance, and conference presentations. In conjunction with the CDE, consortium staff have conducted symposia designed for local Tech Prep consortia that emphasize business.

Curriculum development efforts of the Business Education Resource Consortium include the following : Integrated Performance Activities (IPA) and Program Sequence Guides.

Documents align with the Business Education Career Path and Model Curriculum Standards, including the Business Technology Core and the following career path clusters :

1. Computer Science and Information Systems
2. Business Management
3. Accounting and Finance
4. Marketing.

The IPAs which correlate to specific Business Education student performance standards were field tested with consortium schools and referenced to appropriate academic frameworks, career preparation standards, and SCANS competencies and foundations. Other document developed by the Business Education Resource Center are:
Outreach and Guidance Strategies
Workplace Learning Strategies.

To further promote the development of effective Business Education Tech Prep programs in California, Carl D. Perkins Tech Prep Career Path grants were awarded, through the California Department of Education, to 20 secondary sites throughout California. The Tech Prep Business Education Consortium provided extensive in-service and technical assistance related to staff development and program improvement. In addition, Business Education Tech Prep Demonstration Programs were sponsored at selected sites in 1994/95 and 1995/96 to conduct on-site visitations demonstrating their replicable programs, and more will be conducted in 1996/97.

For more information contact:

Kay Orrell, Project Manager (email korrell@telis.org)
or
Jim Farmer, PhD, Community College Curriculum Specialist (email jfarmer@telis.org)
Business Education Tech Prep Resource Consortium
Allan Hancock College
800 S. College Drive
Santa Maria, CA 93454-6399
(805) 922-6966, Ext. 3613
FAX (805) 349-9594

Last major update: November 23, 1999 (DN)
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