Educator Partners and Roles

College Deans/Academic Officers

• Develop an institutional vision of College Tech Prep in conjunction with secondary system directors and superintendents.

• Identify college planning team members.

• Assist in leading the Tech Prep project.

• Coordinate planning for Tech Prep with key groups.

• Assist in Tech Prep project management.

School Superintendents

• Develop a vision of Tech Prep for the school district in conjunction college presidents and career tech directors.

• Communicate and sell the Tech Prep vision.

• Develop a Tech Prep philosophy and district policies.

School Principals

• Identify school planning team members.

• Provide building level support.

• Assist in developing a Tech Prep philosophy and school policies.

Career Technical Directors

• Assist in Tech Prep vision and philosophy development.

• Facilitate communication across systems and institutions.

• Gain local support and resources.

• Assist in curriculum integration efforts.

• Identify planning team members.

• Assist in Tech Prep project management.

Academic Teachers

• Instruct Tech Prep students to achieve academic competencies.

• Maintain college prep performance expectations.

• Use examples, problems and applied activities to achieve academic competencies.

• Work collaboratively with technical teachers and other academic colleagues (including college).

• Participate in professional development opportunities.

• Identify academic applications for an integrated academic and technical curriculum.

• Help to design and develop an integrated curriculum.

• Plan and participate in team teaching of the integrated curriculum.

Technical Teachers

• Instruct Tech Prep students to achieve skill competencies.

• Maintain college prep student performance expectations.

• Use examples, problems and applied activities to achieve academic competencies.

• Work collaboratively with other high school, college and business colleagues.

• Facilitate student involvement in enrichment activities—especially activities involving employers and/or college partners.

• Identify technical applications for an integrated academic and technical curriculum.

• Design and develop an integrated curriculum jointly with academic faculty and others.

• Plan and participate in team teaching of the integrated curriculum.

• Assist in designing staff development.

• Assist in designing articulation agreements.

• Educate others about Tech Prep.

Counselors

• Promote Tech Prep and its options to students and parents.

• Counsel students about participating in Tech Prep.

• Assist in designing Tech Prep components.

• Assist students with career planning.

• Help students arrange work experience.

• Assist students in planning Tech Prep programs of study.