To: Minnesota West Carl Perkins Consortium Contacts, Principals, and Business Managers
From: Gail Polejewski, Career Development Coordinator
Subject: 2009-2010 Carl Perkins Meeting and Application
Date: August 31, 2009
The Minnesota West Carl Perkins Project has been approved for the 2009-10 school year.
Unfortunately, our consortium received $40,000 less than last year. The reason for the decrease is due
to a federal directive in how MDE must calculate the formula. Census data are used instead of free and
reduced lunch counts to determine poverty. In spite of this reduction in funds, we are committed to
providing the best services possible. I would like to arrange a brief meeting with principals, business
managers, and instructors of approved career and technical programs to discuss the current Carl Perkins
rules and application process.
The meeting will cover:
Conditions for school districts to access Carl Perkins’ funding
1) All Career and Technical Programs in the Minnesota West Consortium must have
submitted their approval forms to the MN Dept. of Education by December 1, 2009.
2) Courses must be taught by an appropriately licensed staff (i.e. old vocational license or
new standard license)
3) Career and Technical student data is submitted through the district MARSS report
4) An application is submitted to the Minnesota West Carl Perkins Consortium by 11/13/09
5) All bills are submitted to the Minnesota West Carl Perkins Consortium for payment
before 5/7/10
Examples of appropriate Perkins’ expenditures (See FAQ page)
Examples of purchases not allowed with Perkins funds (See FAQ page)
Pre-approval process by MN Dept. of Education for any item over $1,000 or equipment
over $500
Process for submitting invoices
I will contact your school within the next few weeks to schedule an appointment to review the
application forms and other Carl Perkins requirements. All necessary application forms are enclosed
and will be reviewed at the scheduled meeting. Application forms and other information can also be
downloaded at www.lifetimeoflearning.com.
If you have any questions prior to the meeting, please contact Gail Polejewski at 507-537-2273 or
Gail.Polejewski@swsc.org
2009-10 LOCAL CARL PERKINS APPLICATION
Cover Page
School:____________________________
School Carl Perkins Contact: E-mail:
Expenditure Item Cost
1. Project Discovery Services (@ $350.00 per day per group up to 5 students)
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*Submission of this application signifies that the requested purchases are for state approved career and
technical programs or a general career education course, taught by an appropriately licensed instructor.
It also assures that the purchases made are not supplanting the use of general school district funds.
Principal’s Signature: Date:
Please return the following sections (reproduce pages as needed):
Cover Page Expenditure Information Data Collection
Gail Polejewski
SW/WC Service Cooperative
1420 East College Drive
Marshall, MN 56258 Deadline: November 13, 2009
8/13/09
2009-2010 LOCAL CARL PERKINS APPLICATION
Expenditure Information
(Complete a section for each of the expenditures listed on the cover page)
Proposed expenditure description:
State-approved program course:
Name of appropriately licensed instructor:
How will this expenditure be used to improve the course? (check all that apply)
curriculum will be updated so students can learn and demonstrate current industry standards
course will be updated so students can earn college credit while in high school
students will demonstrate technical/academic skills through student competitions
course improvement will lead to student skill development in math, language arts or science
career guidance/information will help students make educational/career plans
staff will attend training to develop new skills or improve existing skills to improve course content
*students will learn skills using specialized technology/equipment available in industry/business
provide special population students with transition experiences
special equipment will reduce barriers for students with disabilities so they can participate in course
*if requested during an audit, the school must document that the equipment is used only for students in approved programs
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Proposed expenditure description:
State-approved program course:
Name of appropriately licensed instructor:
How will this expenditure be used to improve the course? (check all that apply)
curriculum will be updated so students can learn and demonstrate current industry standards
course will be updated so students can earn college credit while in high school
students will demonstrate technical/academic skills through student competitions
course improvement will lead to student skill development in math, language arts or science
career guidance/information will help students make educational/career plans
staff will attend training to develop new skills or improve existing skills to improve course content
*students will learn skills using specialized technology/equipment available in industry/business
provide special population students with transition experiences
special equipment will reduce barriers for students with disabilities so they can participate in course
*if requested during an audit, the school must document that the equipment is used only for students in approved programs
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Proposed expenditure description:
State-approved program course:
Name of appropriately licensed instructor:
How will this expenditure be used to improve the course? (check all that apply)
curriculum will be updated so students can learn and demonstrate current industry standards
course will be updated so students can earn college credit while in high school
students will demonstrate technical/academic skills through student competitions
course improvement will lead to student skill development in math, language arts or science
career guidance/information will help students make educational/career plans
staff will attend training to develop new skills or improve existing skills to improve course content
*students will learn skills using specialized technology/equipment available in industry/business
provide special population students with transition experiences
special equipment will reduce barriers for students with disabilities so they can participate in course
*if requested during an audit, the school must document that the equipment is used only for students in approved programs
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2009-2010 LOCAL CARL PERKINS APPLICATION
Data Collection
As a requirement for funding, the SW Minnesota Carl Perkins Consortium must collect and submit data
to the Minnesota Department of Education. Much of the data is now collected electronically using your
school district’s Minnesota Automated Reporting Student System (MARSS) software. Please provide
some additional information using the form below.
1) Number of students that participated in student organization competitions in 2008-09.
FFA: BPA: FCCLA: (other)__________
How many FFA Teams (count an individual as a team only for individual competition areas)
achieved Gold Level performance in the 2009 State Competition? _______
How many BPA teams (count an individual as a team only for individual competition areas)
placed in the top ten in the 2009 State Competition? ________
How many FCCLA Teams (count an individual as a team only for individual competition
areas) achieved Gold Level performance in the 2009 State Competition?
2) Number of students that will participate in Job Shadowing events this school year (by grade):
9th: 10th: 11th: 12th:
3) Number of students that will participate in Workplace Internships this school year (by grade):
9th: 10th: 11th: 12th:
4) High School Classes available for college credit (all courses, not just career and technical)
You do not need to include classes that are articulated for credit through the on-line Tech Prep
College Credit program at www.lifetimeoflearning.com
List courses where students are Dually Enrolled at both the high school and post-secondary institution
Course Post-Secondary Institution
List Advanced Placement (AP) Program courses available at your high school
Course
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