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2001-2002 Public School Students by Ethnicity

0.7%American

Indian

1.3%Asian

1.6%Hispanic

47.8%Black

48.8%White

Middle School Students with PortfolioGrades 6-8

School Year 2001-2002

36.4% withNo portfolio

63.6% withStudent Portfolio

Middle School Activities Overview

For 2001-2002, out of the 160,758 students enrolled in grades 6-8, over 102,000 (63.6%) had a student portfolio. At grade 8, a great majority (85.5%) had been identified as having a student portfolio.

Middle School Students Having Completed at Least 6 Career Awareness Activities

93.70%

90.50%

92.80%

Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

Of the 160,758 students enrolled in grades 6-8, over 148,000 (92.3%) had completed at least 6 Career Awareness activities. Additionally, 89% of the 8th graders had also completed a 5-year education plan.

Breakdown of Louisiana Public Schools

9.7%Combination

Schools (K-12)19.1%High Schools

16.4%Middle/Jr. High

Schools

54.8%Elementary

Schools

Louisiana Public Schools at a Glance

Of the 1,538 public schools, about 46% (706 schools) have middle school grades (6-8), while about 29% (442 schools) have high school grades (9-12).

In 2001-2002, there was a total of 730,252 students in the 1,538 public schools in Louisiana. This population comprised of 51.1% male and 48.9% female students.

High School Activities Overview

Portfolio Status for High School StudentsGrades 9-12


83.7%with Student

Portfolio

16.3%with no Student Portfolio

For 2001-2002, of the 185,174 students enrolled in grades 9-12, over 154,900 (83.7%) had a student portfolio.

93.2% 91.9% 91.5%

70.0%

Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

High School Students Updating 5-Year Plan

Of the 185,174 high school students, a great majority (87.4%) had updated their 5-year education plan. Furthermore, 183 (45.5%) of the schools with grades 9-12 had implemented the TEAM (Teachers as Educational Advisors and Mentors) Program.Career Intentions of High School Students Enrolled in a

Career and Technical Education Program

6.1%Undecided

0.4%Travel 3.2%

Other

1.3%Homemaker

1.2%Apprenticeship

6.0%Military

11.5%Work

12.1%2-Year Institution

58.2%4-Year University

Of over 16,000 high school students enrolled in C&T education programs, a great majority of them (70.3%) expressed interest in pursuing higher education with most wanting to go to a 4-year university.

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

4-YearUniversity

2-YearInstitution

Work Military

Career Intentions By Grade level

Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

As students moved to higher grades, interest levels for 2-year institutions and work increased, while interest levels for 4-year universities declined.

19.3%

16.0%

32.3%

11.6%

15.1%

14.0%

8.5%

Other

Friends

Family

Guidance Counselors

Teachers

Career Awareness Activities

Career Orientation Course

What Influenced Students to Make a Career ChoiceStudent Survey - 48,671 Students Responding

School Year (2001-2002)

Career Options Survey Results

Of the students surveyed, 71% (35,000) had made a career choice. Additionally, a majority of the students (64%) considered their academic and technical courses as relevant to their future plans.

Parents expressed favorable opinions of the career option programs offered at their schools.

13.1%24.1%

62.8%

12.1%19.5%

68.4%

11.3%

5.9%82.8%

14.4%13.4%

72.2%

14.2%14.2%

71.6%

I am Aware of Career Majors Offered

I am Involved with the Scheduling of My Child's Classes

What My Child Learns is Important to his/her Future

Courses are Offered in a Logical Order

School Curriculum Teaches What I Think is Important

What Parents Think About School Career Major Program OfferingParent Survey Results - 25,978 Parents Responding


No Response No Yes

14.3%29.0%

56.7%

11.7%20.8%

67.5%

14.4%35.2%

50.4%

16.4%

30.7%

52.9%

20.9%

47.6%31.5%

Awareness of Career MajorPrograms

Schools Doing an Adequate Job

Awareness of Tech PrepProgram

Familiarity w ith School-to-WorkActivities

Familiarity w ith HSTW Initiative

What Community Members Think About School Career Programs and Reform InitiativesCommunity Survey Results - from 10,328 Community Members


No Response No Yes

Career Options Survey Results

Of the community members surveyed, a majority of them were in favor of the what the schools were providing in terms of getting the students ready for the workforce.

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22

65

20

9

12

39

26

57

30

3

33

2514

25

01. Agriculture & Natural Resources

02. Architecture & Construction

03. Arts A/V Technology & Communications

04. Business & Administration

05. Education and Training services

06. Finance

07. Government and P ublic Administration

08. Health Science

09. Hospitality & Tourism

10. Human Services

11. Information Technology

12. Law & P ublic Safety

13. Manufacturing

14. Retail/Wholesale

15. Scientific Research

16. Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Number of Districts offering Programs Within Each 16 national Cluster


Career and Technical Program Offerings

The most popular and readily-available career and technical programs were in Agriculture, Architecture & Construction, Business & Administration, Health Science, and Human Services clusters.

The most popular programs/majors within the 16 clusters included: Agriculture, Carpentry, Instrumental Music, Business Administration, Education, Finance, JROTC, Nursing Assistant, Culinary Arts, Home Economics, Information Systems, Police Pre-Cadet, Welding, Marketing, Drafting, and Auto Technician.

Career and Technical Program Offering by the 16 National ClustersPercent of Louisiana High Schools

Offering Career and Technical Programs by Each Cluster

42.3%

32.1%

18.8%

71.9%

14.3%

4.8%

7.7%

26.5%

14.9%

56.8%

20.8%

2.0%

18.8%

19.9%

8.6%

16.1%

01 - Agriculture and Natural Resource Planning

02 - Architecture and Construction

03 - Arts, A/V Technology, and Communication

04 - Business and Administration

05 - Education and Training

06 - Finance

07 - Government and Public Administration

08 - Health Science

09 - Hospitality and Tourism

10 - Human Services

11 - Information Technology

12 - Law and Public Safety

13 - Manufacturing

14 - Retail/Wholesale

15 - Scientif ic Research and Engineering

16 - Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics


The majority of Louisiana high school students (95,000 or 72.3%) were enrolled in programs/majors within clusters 01, 02, 04, and 10.

Student Participation in Career and Technical Programs by the National Clusters

9.9%

6.8%

4.1%

4.2%

0.3%

1.8%

5.0%

1.9%

18.8%

3.3%

0.0%

2.2%

2.4%

0.9%

1.4%

36.8%

01 - Agriculture and Natural Resource Planning

02 - Architecture and Construction

03 - Arts, A/V Technology, and Communication

04 - Business and Administration

05 - Education and Training

06 - Finance

07 - Government and Public Administration

08 - Health Science

09 - Hospitality and Tourism

10 - Human Services

11 - Information Technology

12 - Law and Public Safety

13 - Manufacturing

14 - Retail/Wholesale

15 - Scientif ic Research and Engineering

16 - Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics


119

10548

181

236

3

5

189

24

61

57

12137

2

19

180

01. Agriculture & Natural Resources

02. Architecture & Construction

03. Arts A/V Technology & Communications

04. Business & Administration

05. Education and Training services

06. Finance

07. Government and P ublic Administration

08. Health Science

09. Hospitality & Tourism

10. Human Services

11. Information Technology

12. Law & P ublic Safety

13. Manufacturing

14. Retail/Wholesale

15. Scientific Research

16. Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Total Dual Enrollment by the 16 National ClustersSchool Year 2001-2002


The most popular programs with the highest dual enrollment included College Prep, Business Administration, Allied Health, Auto Technician, and Welding.

Skills Certificates Issued to Louisiana StudentsPercent awarded by Cluster

5.7%01-Agriculture

9.7%02-Architecture

0.2%03-Arts, A/V Technology

12.4%04-Business and

Administration

0.0%07-Government

0.1%05-Educartion

0.1%06-Finance

31.5%08-Health Science3.4%

09-Hospitality and Tourism

9.7%10-Human Services

6.5%11-Information

Technology

0.0%12-Law and Public Safety

17.0%13-Manufacturing

0.0%15-Scientif ic Research

0.2%14-Retail/Wholesale

3.6%16-Transportaion

The most popular skills certificates issued to Louisiana students in 2001-2002 included: Certified Nurses Assistant, First Responder, MOUS, Welding Level I, NCCER, Carpentry, General Construction, and Welding, ProStart, CompTIA Certification, CPR First Aid, CDA Child Development, and ASE Certification.

Skills Certification

Types of Skills Certificates Issued to Louisiana High School Students in 2001-2002

40.8%Nationally-Approved

13.9%Locally-

Designed

45.2%State-Approved

In 2001-2002, a total of 1,344 skills certificates were issued to the high school Students in Louisiana.

Total Income Generated in 2001-2002 by Louisiana Students

$1,788,196 (12.2%)

School-Based Enterprise

$12,826,052 (87.8%)

Work-based Learning

A total of 11,380 students were involved in various work-based learning and school-based enterprise programs. These students generated a total of $14.6 million dollars.

$11,496,131.00

$0.00

$1,262,921.00

$67,000.00

Co-op Job Shadowing Paid Internship Other

Work-based Learning Income for Louisiana Students by Employment Type

Close to 90% of the work-based learning income was generated through the Co-Op programs in Agriculture, Business and Office Administration, Hospitality and Tourism, and in Retail/Whole Sale business.

Skills Certification

School-based Enterprise and Work-based Learning Programs

58.0%

66.0%

73.3%77.1%

68.0%

Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Grades 9-12

Louisiana Students Enrolled in a Career MajorFor Schools Participating in HSTW Initiative

(School Year 2001-2002)

Results for High Schools That Work

In 2001-2002, a total of 46,549 students were enrolled in grades 9-12 at 59 HSTW school sites. A majority of these students (88%) had a 5-year education plan. Furthermore, close to 10% of these students were enrolled in school-based enterprise and work-based learning programs.

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