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1 STUDENT VERSION OF ECOP NEEDS ASSESSMENT PURPOSE The purpose of this eeds assesset is to idetify high eed courses fro uderrepreseted progras, courses that coud beefit uderserved studet popuatios, ad courses that coud support the ipeetatio of graduatio requireets resutig fro House Bi 5 that are best suited for access through the Texas Virtua Schoo Networ (TxVSN) statewide course cataog. The cetra operatios ad course review fuctios of the TxVSN statewide course cataog are operated by Educatio Service Ceter (ESC) Regio 10 through a cotract with the Texas Educatio Agecy (TEA). TxVSN provides oie courses to studets i pubic schoo districts ad ope eroet charter schoos, ad is a cearighouse of rigorous oie courses offered by approved providers. Because the TEA approves a courses, studets ca be assured that courses eet the state's high stadards for teachig ad earig. For additioa iforatio o TxVSN, icudig fuds that ca be used to pay course fees, pease visit the TxVSN website, The eeds assesset fidigs wi be used to create a statewide pa for the deveopet of oie courses for icusio i the TxVSN statewide course cataog. A secod focus wi icude both icreasig course optios i uderrepreseted progras ad icreasig the avaiabiity of istructors traied to support uderserved studet popuatios across the state who ca beefit by eroig i courses through the TxVSN. Additioay, iforatio reated to pubic schoo districts ad ope eroet charter schoos ad studet o participatio ad/or barriers to participatig i the TxVSN statewide course cataog wi aso be sought. Educatio Service Ceter 11 is assistig i the coectio of iput that wi be used i the Expadig Course Optios project. The estiated tie to copete this voutary survey is iutes. Pease ote that ot a questios require a respose. A pdf versio of the eeds assesset is avaiabe to a respodets for their coveiece i reviewig a questios icuded i the eeds assesset. Pease subit a eai request to Kari Hor at KHor@esc11.et, or access this docuet fro the TxVSN website, Questios with a asteris require a respose prior to ovig ahead to the ext survey ite.

2 DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION *1. Fro the ist beow, pease seect the oe roe that best describes your positio. j Curricuu/istructioa director j Cetra office adiistrator j Capus adiistrator j Paret j Couity eber j Loca busiess or idustry represetative j Couseor j Teacher j High schoo studet j Midde or juior high schoo studet j Career & techica educatio (CTE) district/capus represetative j Migrat studet represetative j Specia educatio district/capus represetative j Widha Schoo District represetative j Other (pease specify) If participat seects either 'High schoo studet' or 'Midde or juior high schoo studet', foowig is the survey they wi see, depedig o other seectios they ae.

3 STUDENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT Foudatio Area Courses Sice studets are the oes actuay taig oie courses, it is iportat to get your opiio about the specific courses avaiabe. O the foowig pages, you wi be ased to seect specific course tites fro a series of ists that are part of the foowig areas. You do ot have to address each area. ** FOUNDATION COURSES (Egish, atheatics, sciece, socia studies) ** ENRICHMENT OR ELECTIVE COURSES (icudig but ot iited to fie arts) ** COURSES EARNING COLLEGE CREDIT (dua credit ad Advaced Paceet courses) ** CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) COURSES (eadig to or resutig i a type of idustry certificatio) FOUNDATION AREA COURSES icude: > > > > Egish aguage arts Matheatics Sciece Socia studies View Lists A, B, C, ad D o the foowig pages for drop dow eu course seectios for these areas. 2. For ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, choose up to three course tites that represet your idea of priority 1st Priority ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2d Priority 3rd Priority ARTS 3. For MATHEMATICS, choose up to three course tites that represet your idea of priority 1st Priority 2d Priority MATHEMATICS 3rd Priority 4. For SCIENCE, choose up to three course tites that represet your idea of priority eeds for oie high schoo courses. 1st Priority 2d Priority SCIENCE 3rd Priority 5. For SOCIAL STUDIES, choose up to three course tites that represet your idea of priority 1st Priority SOCIAL STUDIES 2d Priority 3rd Priority. Fro the choices you ade above, eter your top three courses for the Foudatio Area Courses. 1ST PRIORITY 2ND PRIORITY 3RD PRIORITY

6 STUDENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT Erichet or Eective Courses ENRICHMENT AND ELECTIVES AREAS icude: > > > > Heath & Physica Educatio Laguages Other Tha Egish (LOTE)(forery ow as foreig aguages) Fie Arts Techoogy Appicatios View Lists E, F, G, ad H o the foowig pages for drop dow eu course seectios for these areas. 7. For HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION, choose up to three (or fewer) course tites that represet your idea of priority 1st Priority HEALTH & PHYSICAL 2d Priority 3rd Priority EDUCATION 8. For LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH (LOTE), choose up to three (or fewer) course tites that represet your idea of priority 1st Priority LANGUAGES OTHER 2d Priority 3rd Priority THAN ENGLISH (LOTE) 9. For FINE ARTS, choose up to three (or fewer) course tites that represet your idea of priority 1st Priority 2d Priority FINE ARTS 3rd Priority 10. For TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS, choose up to three (or fewer) course tites that represet your idea of priority 1st Priority TECHNOLOGY 2d Priority 3rd Priority APPLICATIONS 11. Provide the aes of ay additioa ENRICHMENT OR ELECTIVE COURSES that you thi shoud be ade avaiabe to high schoo or idde schoo studets. 5

9 STUDENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT Career ad Techica Educatio (CTE) Career ad Techica Educatio (CTE) istructio ais at deveopig foudatioa sis, core worpace copetecies, ad specific si copetecies i various occupatioa areas. Iterships, practicus, coorperative educatio, schoo based eterprises, dua eroet progras, ad appreticeships are a few veues that deiver career ad techica educatio by providig eaigfu opportuities for studets to appy acadeic ad techica sis. There are sixtee career custers that have CTE courses associated with the. I order for studets to participate i the previousy etioed iterships ad practicus, they ust first tae a coheret sequece of courses i a CTE career custer. Career ad Techica Educatio career custers: > Agricuture, Food, ad Natura Resources > Architecture ad Costructio > Arts, Audio/Video Techoogy, ad Couicatios > Busiess Maageet ad Adiistratio > Educatio ad Traiig > Fiace > Goveret ad Pubic Adiistratio > Heath Sciece > Hospitaity ad Touris > Hua Services > Iforatio Techoogy > Law, Pubic Safety, Correctios, ad Security > Maufacturig > Maretig > Sciece, Techoogy, Egieerig, ad Matheatics > Trasportatio, Distributio, ad Logistics *12. Woud you ie to provide your iput o priority courses for oe or ore of the CTE career custers? j Yes j No If a studet seects 'YES' as their respose, they wi ove o to the ext sectio, questio #13. This sectio wi provide opportuities for the to provide iput o courses via the CTE career custers If a studet seects 'NO' as their respose, they wi be 'sipped' to questio #30: Courses earig coege credit.

resources, horticuture, ad other pat ad aia products/resources.

10 STUDENT: CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) CAREER CLUSTERS 13. AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND NATURAL RESOURCES icudes the productio, processig, aretig, distributio, fiacig, ad deveopet of agricutura coodities ad resources icudig food, fiber, wood products, atura resources, horticuture, ad other pat ad aia products/resources. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Agricuture, Food, ad Natura Resources View Lists I, J, K, L, M, N, O, ad P o the foowig pages for drop dow eu course seectios for these areas. 14. ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION icudes careers i desigig, paig, aagig, buidig, ad aitaiig the buit eviroet. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Architecture ad Costructio

15. ARTS, AUDIO/VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, AND COMMUNICATIONS icudes desigig, producig, exhibitig, perforig, writig, ad pubishig utiedia cotet icudig visua ad perforig arts ad desig, jourais, ad etertaiet

11 15. ARTS, AUDIO/VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, AND COMMUNICATIONS icudes desigig, producig, exhibitig, perforig, writig, ad pubishig utiedia cotet icudig visua ad perforig arts ad desig, jourais, ad etertaiet services. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Arts, Audio/Video Techoogy, ad Couicatios 1. BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATION icudes careers i paig, orgaizig, directig, ad evauatig busiess fuctios essetia to efficiet ad productive busiess operatios. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Busiess, Maageet, ad Adiistratio

For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Educatio ad Traiig 18.

12 17. EDUCATION AND TRAINING icudes paig, aagig, ad providig educatio ad traiig services ad reated earig support services such as adiistratio, teachig/traiig, adiistrative support, ad professioa support services. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Educatio ad Traiig 18. FINANCE icudes paig ad reated services for fiacia ad ivestet paig, baig, isurace, ad busiess fiacia aageet. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Fiace

19. GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION icudes paig ad executig goveret fuctios at the oca, state, ad federa eves, icudig goverace, atioa security, foreig service, paig, reveue ad taxatio, ad

13 19. GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION icudes paig ad executig goveret fuctios at the oca, state, ad federa eves, icudig goverace, atioa security, foreig service, paig, reveue ad taxatio, ad reguatios. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Goveret ad Pubic Adiistratio 20. HEALTH SCIENCE icudes paig, aagig, ad providig therapeutic services, diagostic services, heath iforatics, support services, ad biotechoogy research ad deveopet. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Heath Sciece

ad attractios. View Lists Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, ad X o the foowig pages for drop dow eu course seectios for these areas.

16 STUDENT: CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) CAREER CLUSTERS 21. HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM icudes preparig idividuas for epoyet i career pathways that reate to faiies ad hua eeds such as restaurat ad food/beverage services, odgig, trave ad touris, recreatio, auseet, ad attractios. View Lists Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, ad X o the foowig pages for drop dow eu course seectios for these areas. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Hospitaity ad Touris 22. HUMAN SERVICES icudes preparig idividuas for epoyet i career pathways that reate to faiies ad hua eeds such as couseig ad eta heath services, faiy ad couity services, persoa care, ad cosuer services. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Hua Services

17 23. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) icudes buidig iages i IT occupatios for etry eve, techica, ad professioa careers reated to the desig, deveopet, support, ad aageet of hardware, software, utiedia, ad systes itegratio services. Other For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Iforatio Techoogy (IT) 24. LAW, PUBLIC SAFETY, CORRECTIONS, AND SECURITY icudes paig, aagig, ad providig ega, pubic safety, ad protective services ad hoead security, icudig professioa ad techica support services. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Law, Pubic Safety, Correctios, ad Security

25. MANUFACTURING icudes paig, aagig, ad perforig the processig of aterias ito iterediate or fia products ad reated professioa ad techica support activities such as productio paig ad cotro, aiteace,

18 25. MANUFACTURING icudes paig, aagig, ad perforig the processig of aterias ito iterediate or fia products ad reated professioa ad techica support activities such as productio paig ad cotro, aiteace, ad aufacturig/process egieerig. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Maufacturig 2. MARKETING icudes paig, aagig, ad perforig aretig activities to reach orgaizatioa objectives such as brad aageet, professioa saes, erchadisig, aretig couicatios, ad aret research. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Maretig

27. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS icudes paig, aagig, ad providig scietific research ad professioa ad techica services (e.g., physica sciece, socia sciece, egieerig), icudig aboratory ad testig services ad research ad deveopet services.

19 27. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS icudes paig, aagig, ad providig scietific research ad professioa ad techica services (e.g., physica sciece, socia sciece, egieerig), icudig aboratory ad testig services ad research ad deveopet services. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Sciece, Techoogy, Egieerig & Matheatics 28. TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND LOGISTICS icudes the paig, aageet, ad oveet of peope, aterias, ad goods by road, pipeie, air, rai, ad water ad reated professioa ad techica support services such as trasportatio ifrastructure paig ad aageet, ogistics services, ad obie equipet ad faciity aiteace. For this CTE career custer, seect up to three (or fewer) course tites represetig priority Trasportatio, Distributo, ad Logistics 29. Fro your seectios above, eter your top three courses i the CTE area. You ay use the PREVIOUS butto beow to view previous seected CTE courses. 1st Priority 2d Priority 3rd Priority

22 STUDENT: NEEDS ASSESSMENT Courses earig coege credit You have opportuities i the TxVSN statewide course cataog to ear coege credit. These opportuites are avaiabe through: View Lists Y ad Z o the foowig pages for drop dow eu course seectios for these areas. > Advaced Paceet (AP) > Dua credit 30. I the area of Advaced Paceet (AP), choose up to three (or fewer) course tites that represet your idea of priority eeds for oie courses. ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) 31. For the area of Dua Credit, choose up to three (or fewer) course tites that represet your idea of priority eeds for oie courses. DUAL CREDIT Other (pease specify)

24 STUDENT: ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 32. Pease icude ay additioa coets or iforatio i the area beow. 5

25 NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMPLETION Tha you for copetig the Expadig Course Optios Needs Assesset. If you woud ie further iforatio about this eeds assesset, pease cotact Kari Hor at To exit the survey, pease cic the 'DONE' butto. After cicig the 'DONE' butto, participats arrive at the TxVSN website,

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