Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
(Perkins IV) Act

The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 provides an increased focus on the academic achievement of career and technical education students, strengthening the connections between secondary and postsecondary education, and improving state and local accountability. Access the federal Perkins IV Law and the Wisconsin Five-Year Perkins Plan.

The purpose of these funds is to develop more fully the academic, career, and technical skills of secondary and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in technical education programs.

Moving the Dial on Perkins Indicators Statewide Training on June 28, 2011
Meeting materials presented are as follows:

The WTCS Moving the Dial on Perkins Indicators Statewide Training PowerPoint was presented during the Training (pdf document).
The FAUPL Master Graph Workbook (excel document updated June 30, 2011).

Meeting Materials for Perkins Grant Modifications Webinar on June 6, 2011

Meeting materials presented are as follows:

Access the audio recording (pdf document updated June 7, 2011).
The Agenda provides a list of items to be discussed during the webinar (pdf document).
The Reserve Fund Grant Guidelines (pdf document updated May, 2011).
The Promoting and Supporting High School to College Transitions for Career and Technical Education Students Grant Guidelines (pdf document updated May, 2011).
The Perkins FY2011-12 Basic Grant Planning Amounts - Final (pdf document updated May, 2011).
The Perkins Reserve Fund FY2011-12 Career Prep Planning Amounts (pdf document updated May, 2011).

Accountability
Find information on district data, report cards, plans, Perkins indicators and Final Agreed Upon Performance Levels (FAUPL).

Grant Guidelines
Use these documents for complete information about Perkins postsecondary technical education grants and activities. Perkins IV guidelines apply to multiple year grants.

Click here to access the FY2012-13 Grant Guidelines Change Summary.

Click here to access the Addendum to the FY2012-13 Grant Guidelines application process that applies to AEFL, Perkins and GPR grants. NEW - 12/20/11

FY 2012-13 Perkins IV Guidelines	MS Word	PDF
FY 2011-12 Perkins IV Guidelines	MS Word
FY 2010-11 Perkins IV Guidelines	MS Word	PDF

Perkins Grant Funds
Funds are awarded in the multiple grant categories and one competitive area following:

Strengthening CTE Programs
Improve the performance outcomes of WTCS programs of significant size and scope that directly link to maintaining or improving Perkins IV Core Performance Indicators.

Student Success
Provide direct student and support services designed to meet the needs of designated career and technical education students. Preference is given to providing student and support services to students the college determines are "at risk" of not completing a postsecondary career and technical education course/program or obtaining employment upon graduation from a postsecondary career and technical education program.

The Virtual Resource Center provides a clearinghouse of web-based resources for student service professionals.

Nontraditional Occupational (NTO) Training and Employment
Provide retention services to prepare individuals to successfully complete career and technical educational programs in NTO fields and to provide transition and career development services to assist students in enrolling in NTO career and technical educational programs.

High School to College Transitions
Enhance a high school student's technical and academic skills, providing opportunities for transition to postsecondary education, or the joint development of additional programs of study (POS) by the college with one or more secondary partners.

Reserve Funds (Invitation Only)
Provide leadership to projects related to postsecondary career and technical education programs of statewide significance offered in multiple colleges. The projects focus on technical skill attainment for graduates and developing a "program of study" process to support the transition of high school students into technical colleges.

Students of Color Graduate Improvement
Link to resources related to graduation improvement for students of color.
Technical Skills Attainment
Link to resources related to technical skills attainment.
Career Prep
Promote and support high school to college transitions for career and technical education students. Enhance a high school student's technical and academic skills and provide opportunities for transition to post secondary education or into the workforce.

Flexible Funds
Maintain flexibility for colleges to target Perkins IV funds to areas of greatest need, colleges will target their flexible funding (Flexible Funds) to support activities the colleges have determined though their Perkins IV planning process as most likely to result in improved performance on the core performance indicators.

Other Information

Perkins Planning Process
Find information about Perkins General Planning, Perkins Planning Process Timeline, Five-Year State Plan, Secondary Education Planning and links to other federal and state on-line resources.

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Perkins Guidelines
Find information about Perkins IV activities for career and technical education administered by DPI.(External Link)

WTCS Grant Forms

Find the Uniform Application (UA/SAF), Standard Financial Report (SFR 1), Review Criteria for WTCS Grants, and Evaluation/Monitoring and screening Report form.

The Workforce Advancement Training Grant - Final Report form, Workforce Advancement Training Grant Employer Course Form, Attachment A - Small Business Certification Statement can be found on the Workforce Advancement Training grant page.

Contacts
Find WTCS Office contact people to answer your questions about Perkins IV grants.

For more information contact valerie.payne@wtcsystem.edu at (608) 266-8879.

Last modified: May 9, 2012

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Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (Perkins IV) Act

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Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
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