TRAC Assistance
The Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE) developed the Technical Review, Assistance, and Compliance (TRAC) process to meet state and federal requirements for monitoring subrecipients and to provide technical assistance to local district administrators, teachers, and other staff for continual improvement of state-approved career and technical education (CTE) programs. The TRAC process is designed to:
- Assure that local districts have expended state and federal funds appropriately and in compliance with laws, regulations and policies applicable to Carl D. Perkins federal funds and State School Aid Section 61a(1) funds
- Review and verify accurate data collection and reporting which will result in consistent statewide data to be used for Core Performance Indicators (CPIs)
- Analyze, identify, and change policies and activities that hinder program quality and student achievement
- Ensure that equal educational opportunities are provided to all students, including full opportunity to participate in programs, activities, and job opportunities and to benefit from services
The TRAC process also serves to identify local and regional strengths, best practices, and areas for program improvement and to facilitate communication and information exchange that will assist districts with such challenges as:
- Improving program quality
- Improving program linkages with state and national standards
- Increasing support for other state initiatives
- Expanding student opportunities to achieve national certification and credentials for CTE studies
Please see the links below for helpful documents:
- CIP Self Review Videos
- Navigator Evidence Tips
- C01 - Program Teacher Certification Checklist
- C02 - Program Teacher Professional Development Checklist
- C06 - Advisory Committee Agenda Template
- C06 - Advisory Committee Minutes Template
- C06 - Advisory Committee Roster Template
- C06 - Advisory Committee Checklist
- C06 - Inventory List Template
- C10 - Implementation of Program Standards Checklist
- C10 - Course Syllabus Template
- C10 - Safety Training Record Template
- C10 - CTSO Community Service Template
- C10 - CTSO Meeting Minutes Template
- C10 - Work Based Learning Template
- C13 - Anti- Bias Statement Template
- C13 - Eliminate Barriers Checklist
- C16 - Secondary - Postsecondary Connections Checklist
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