POSTSECONDARY PERKINS

After years of discussion, debate and development, the 109th Congress overwhelmingly passed the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) during the summer of 2006. The Senate acted on July 26, and the House followed suit on July 29. Fourteen days later, on August 12, 2006, President Bush created Public Law 109-270 when he signed the bill. Perkins IV seeks to both build on the successes of the 1998 Perkins Act, while also focusing on certain themes found throughout the legislation. These include:

Accountability
Coordination within the CTE Community
Academic and Technical Integration
Connections between Secondary and Postsecondary Education
Links to Business and Industry

As Representative Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, stated in the Congressional Record on 7/27/2006:

“. . . we’re maintaining a focus on rigorous student academic and technical achievement; we’re protecting the role of states and local communities and asking for results in exchange for the money we are already spending at the federal level; and we are seeking more opportunities for coordination between secondary and postsecondary career and technical education."

CTE Newsletter - iForum
(Volume 4, Issue 4)
(Volume 3, Issue 3)
(Volume 2, Issue 2)
(Volume 1, Issue 1)

Illinois Perkins State Plan Hearings
Hearing Process
State Plan Draft

Perkins IV Technical Skills Attainment

Background on selected providers of 3rd party assessments and leading states

Career Pathway Plans of Study Grouped by Career Clusters

Career Clusters – States' Career Clusters | VTECS Career Cluster Frameworks

Fiscal Year 2009

Fiscal Year 2009 Community College Career and Technical Education Grant Package
FY09 Community College Career and Technical Education Grant Package Cover Memo
The Career and Technical Education Innovation Grant
(Guidelines) (Allocation)
The Career and Technical Education Program Improvement Grant (Guidelines) (Allocation)
The Career and Technical Education Regional Collaboration Grant (Guidelines) (Form)
The Career and Technical Education Supplemental Perkins Title I Grant (Memo) (Requirements) (Allocation)

Appendix B - Postsecondary Perkins Budget Worksheet
Appendix H - Postsecondary Perkins Element Worksheet

Partnerships for College and Career Success Component Forms
Partnerships for College and Career Success Budget Worksheet
Partnerships for College and Career Success Transit Entity Annual Plan and Budget Worksheet

Fiscal Year 2008

FY 08 Final Reports
FY08 Postsecondary Perkins Final Report
FY08 Tech Prep Consortium Final Report
FY08 Program Improvement Final Programmatic and Fiscal Report
FY08 Tech Prep Support Grant Final Programmatic and Fiscal Report
FY08 Strand I, II, and III Final Programmatic and Fiscal Report
FY08 Regional Collaborative Final Report


FY08 CTE Leadership Grant Package
RCG FY08 Final Forms

FY 2008 Postsecondary Perkins Budget Worksheet – Excel | Quattro
FY 2008 Final Perkins Guidelines

Fiscal Year 2007

CTE Strand Grants Final Reports - Grant Report | Final Expenditure Tech Prep Support Grant - Final Grant Report | Final Fiscal Report

Program Improvement Grant - Final Report

CTE Regional Collaboration Grant - Final Report

FY07 Postsecondary Perkins Programmatic Report

FY07 Postsecondary Perkins Fiscal Report

FY 2007 Perkins Postsecondary Final Allocations
FY 2007 Perkins Postsecondary Guidelines
FY 2007 Postsecondary Program Improvement Plan (PPIP) form - Word | WordPerfect
FY 2007 Postsecondary Perkins Budget Worksheet - Excel | Quattro

Fiscal Year 2006

FY 2006 Perkins Postsecondary/Tech Prep Final Expenditure Report
FY 2006 Perkins Postsecondary Guidelines
FY 2006 Federal Postsecondary Perkins Allocations
FY 2006 Postsecondary Program Improvement Plan (PPIP) form (Appendix D) - Word | WordPerfect
FY 2006 Postsecondary Perkins Budget Worksheet - Excel | Quattro
FY 2006 Program Improvement Grant(PIG) and CTE Formula Grant allocations (Credit Hour Reimbursement) - Governor's budget level

Fiscal Year 2005

FY 2005 Program Improvement Grant Final Report Format
FY 2005 Perkins Postsecondary Guidelines
FY 2005 Perkins Postsecondary Allocations
FY 2005 Tech Prep Support Grant
FY 2005 CTE Strands 1 & 2
FY 2005 ICCB Restricted Grant Guidelines (includes PIG and P-16 Initiative Grant)

Miscellaneous Information

Illinois Perkins Plan
OVAE Perkins Site
Postsecondary Perkins Non-traditional Occupation List
Perkins Non-traditional List - Females
Perkins Non-traditional List - Males