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AGENDA - April 13, 2017

4.0

CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR

BUSINESS & FISCAL MANAGEMENT

4.7  Approval of the augmentation of $10,000 for the Arts, Media, and Entertainment Industry Sector Leadership Project $85,000 Contract, for a total of $95K, as Authorized by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Educational Improvement Act of 2006 to be Implemented as of September 15, 2016-June 30, 2017 [Subject to Approval of the California General Services Administration]  (Action)
 

Background Information:
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 funding provides financial support for Career Technical Education for districts state-wide.  Coronado High School has an award-winning, model, sequential Career Technical Education Program in the Arts, Media, and Entertainment Industry Sector. Coronado School of the Arts, has established a four-year, scope and sequence aligned to CTE standards in Musical Theatre, Technical Theatre, Instrumental Music, Dance, Digital Media and Filmmaking, Game Design, and Visual Art. The administrators and teachers for this program are in the vanguard of AME CTE education in the state.

Reports:

The goals and outcomes of this contract were developed in collaboration with State-level Carl Perkins administrators, input from regional AME program directors, and pathway specific industry advisors. They are aligned with both the Perkins Leadership Contract Priorities and the standards as outlined in the California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards, revised in 2013, supported by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. 

Project Description

The purpose of this contract is to fund California’s third Statewide AME Professional Development Institute and AME Industry Sector Advisory meeting. The institute would focus on five critical “key areas” for keeping pace with statewide enrollment and program expansion: (1) Leadership training for AME teachers and administrators; (2) Aligning curriculum to the new California Model Curriculum Standards for AME; (3) Connecting teachers to the value of Career Technical Student Organizations; (4) Convening an AME Leadership Institute and Statewide AME Advisory Meeting for teachers, administrators, and industry experts; and (5) continuing the pathway development for the new Game Design and Integration Pathway.

 

Project funding will provide Institute design, meeting space rentals, implementation, materials, necessary travel, technology needs, reporting, and follow-up. The Institute will be held in the city of San Diego in March.  The $10K augmentation will support the specialized audio visual technology that was needed for the Institute, as well as additional funds for duplicating.

The contract continues to position the Coronado Unified School District as a state leader in AME Career Technical Education.

Financial Impact:
Coronado Unified School District will receive $10,000 in additional funding available through the CDE in April, from the California State Department of Education for September, 15 2016 to June 30, 2017 to implement this contract.  The contract is subject to the pending approval of the California General Services Administration.
ATTACHMENTS:
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CDE Contract CN160306 Amendment 14/4/2017Cover MemoCDE_Contract_CN160306_A.1.pdf