CAREER VOCATIONAL & TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMISSIONS POLICY -- FILE 10.5.3
INTRODUCTION
The Quincy Public Schools Career, Vocational & Technical
Education (CVTE) program serves students in grades nine through twelve in the
Quincy Public Schools. An exploratory
program (Freshmen Seminar) is offered for Grade 9 students at Quincy High
School and provides career awareness, student assessments, educational and
career planning, an overview of available technical programs and career
electives and majors, and beginning safety and skill
development. Specific technical career
pathway training begins in Grade 10 after students have selected a CVTE program
of their choice and gone through the admissions process. Technical areas and shops are designed and
equipped to serve a specific maximum number of students safely. Therefore, a selection process is necessary
and when
a CVTE program is oversubscribed, students will be evaluated according to this CVTE Admissions Policy.
We have designed an integrated academic and CVTE program which is
compliant with all applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines of the
Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and the Carl
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006.
II. EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
Quincy Public Schools CVTE programs admit students and makes
available to them its advantages, privileges, and course of study, without
regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion,
national origin, or disability.
Students with limited English proficiency will be assisted in
completing the necessary forms and with interpretation during the entire
application process upon request of the applicant.
Students who are disabled may voluntarily self-identify for the
purpose of requesting reasonable accommodations during the entire application
process.
Information on limited English proficiency and disability
submitted voluntarily by the applicant for the purpose of receiving assistance
and accommodations during the entire application and admission process will not
affect their admission to Quincy Public Schools CVTE Programs.
III.
ELIGIBILITY
All students residing in Quincy are eligible to enroll in Quincy
Public Schools CVTE programs in Grades 10
through 12, subject to space availability.
For oversubscribed programs, resident students will be evaluated using the
selection criteria contained in this Admissions
Policy.
A. Ninth Grade Students Any student who
resides in Quincy and has successfully completed the eighth grade is eligible
to participate in the exploratory program, Freshmen Seminar, by enrolling at
Quincy High School. Students who do not live in the Quincy High School district
may apply for admission through requesting Open Enrollment to Quincy High
School. Freshman Seminar is an integral part of the grade 9 experience at
Quincy High School. Students who are not residents of Quincy are eligible
to apply for Grade 9 fall admission subject to the availability of openings to
the Freshman Seminar program at Quincy High School and the criteria contained
in this Policy.
B.
Tenth and Eleventh Grade Students and repeating ninth grade
students A student
meeting the admission criteria who resides in Quincy is eligible for any of the
CVTE programs in Quincy Public Schools.
First preference for admission to CVTE programs is given to underclass
students.
C. Twelfth Grade Students Grade 12
students are accepted for the first year of a major, as an elective, on a space-available
basis after underclass students have been accommodated.
D. Private school
students Quincy
residents meeting the admissions criteria in this policy and are currently attending
private schools are also eligible for enrollment in Quincy Public Schools CVTE
programs. These students must register as Quincy Public School students and
attend either North Quincy High School or Quincy High School.
E. Home Schooled Students Quincy
residents who are formally being home schooled may apply for admission to
Quincy Public Schools CVTE Programs, provided all admissions policy criteria
are followed. The home school students’
parent(s)/guardian(s) must submit a copy of the Home School Approval Letter
from the Superintendent of Schools or their designee. Homeschooled students will be accepted to
Quincy Public Schools CVTE Programs according to the selection criteria
contained in this admissions policy. These
students must also register as Quincy Public School students and attend either
North Quincy High School or Quincy High School.
Students who are not residents of Quincy are
eligible to apply for fall admission subject to the availability of openings to
the CVTE programs at Quincy or North Quincy High School, provided they expect
to be promoted to the grade they seek to enter by their current school. Non-resident students will be evaluated using
the criteria contained in the Admissions Policy and according to M.G.L. c. 74 s.8A (please see
the “guidelines for Vocational Technical Education Program Nonresident Student
Tuition Process Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 74 located at https://www.doe.mass.edu/ccte/policies/admissions/default.html). M.G.L. c. 74 Section 8A requires that the
municipality of residence provide transportation to students admitted to Quincy
non-residents under M.G.L. c.74, Sections 7 and 7C. Non-resident
students (students who live outside Quincy) are accepted for admission, when
meeting the admissions requirements, as space is available. If the Chapter 74 Vocational Technical Education Non-resident Student
Tuition Application is approved, and if the student is admitted to the school
to which he/she has applied, that non-resident student is entitled
to the same rights and privileges as students who reside in the receiving
school district.
IV. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Quincy Public Schools CVTE programs are located at both North
Quincy High School and Quincy High School.
Both high schools in Quincy are accredited by the New England
Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
The Executive Director of Career and Technical Education is the
administrator responsible for the management of CVTE programs, and reports
directly to the Superintendent of Schools.
The district contains five middle schools: Atlantic, Broad
Meadows, Central, Point Webster, and South~West. All Grade 8 students from the middle schools
are eligible to apply for enrollment in either high school based on their
interest in a specific CVTE program.
Quincy Public Schools CVTE has an Admissions
Committee, which is convened to admit Quincy Public Schools applicants and
all non-resident applicants if a program is oversubscribed. The committee consists of the Executive Director
of CVTE, the Principal, CVTE Department Chair, Guidance Department Chair,
Special Education Department Chair,
and ELL Department Chair.
Responsibilities of the CVTE Admissions Committee include:
1)
Determination of standards for admission
2)
Development and implementation of admission procedures
3)
Processing and review of applications
4)
Ranking of students
5)
Acceptance of students according to the procedure and criteria in
the admission policy
6)
Establishment and maintenance of a waiting list of qualified students.
The Executive Director of CVTE is responsible for disseminating information about the CVTE programs
and for collecting applications from out-of-district students.
The Guidance departments at both high schools, CVTE instructors, and the CVTE Department Chairs are
responsible for providing program information to students in Quincy Public
Schools. The Guidance department at both
high schools is responsible for reviewing course selection requests completed
by students and parents/guardians in Aspen as part of the scheduling for each
new school year.
Based on an annual vote by the Quincy School Committee, Quincy
Public Schools does not participate in the School Choice program, the program
that would allow students who are not Quincy residents to be attend Quincy
Public Schools on a space-available basis at all grade levels.
V.
RECRUITMENT and COMMUNICATIONS PROCESS
Open
House ~ All middle
schools students and their families who reside within the City of Quincy are
invited to attend annual Open House events at each high school in the fall.
Students, teachers, coaches, guidance counselors, administrators, and parents are
available to discuss the academic and CVTE programs of each high school,
provide tours of school facilities, and to answer any questions. The events are publicized on the Quincy
Public Schools website and social media platforms, local access Channel 22,
through direct emails to students and parents/guardians, and at the middle
schools,
Information about Quincy Public
Schools CVTE programs is also available:
·
On
the Quincy Public Schools website
·
In
the Quincy Public Schools High School Program of Studies
VI.
APPLICATION
PROCESS
· Quincy Public Schools students in Grades 10,
11, 12
Students wishing to attend a CVTE program indicate this by
selecting the program during the Aspen course selection process in the spring. Students transferring from private schools
will also have the opportunity to select a CVTE program during the registration
process.
Students who have requested admission for a
program that is oversubscribed will be assessed using the selection criteria
contained in this admissions policy.
Students and parent(s)/guardian(s) will be
notified by the CVTE Executive Director if their first choice will not be
accommodated. Students will be placed in
an alternative program and will be notified as to their status on the waiting
list.
· Non-resident students
A
non-resident student seeking admission to Quincy Public Schools CVTE Program for Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 under M.G.L. c.74, Sections 7 and
7C must follow the admission process outlined in this Admissions policy. All non-resident students will be evaluated
and ranked using the criteria set forth in this Admissions Policy.
Students
who begin their enrollment as Quincy residents and move outside of the District
during their enrollment who request to remain at Quincy as nonresidents under
M.G.L. c. 74, Section 7 and 7C will be allowed to do so, providing that they
obtain approval from the Superintendent of the student’s District of Residence
in accordance with the MA Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Guidelines for the Vocational Technical Education Program Nonresident Student
Tuition Process located at: www.doe.mass.edu/ccte/cvte/admissions/default.html
In all
cases, non-resident applicants must file a Chapter 74 Vocational Technical
Nonresident Student Tuition Application (located at: www.doe.mass.edu/ccte/cvte/admissions/nonres-app.docx) with
the Superintendent of the student’s district of residence in accordance with
the MA Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Guidelines for the
Vocational Technical Education Program.
Nonresident Student Tuition Process pursuant to M.G.L. c. 74: www.doe.mass.edu/ccte/cvte/admissions/nonres-guidelines.docx
If the
student’s parent/guardian finds that the decision of the Superintendent of Schools
of the District of Residence is contrary to law, regulations, Board of
Education or Department of Elementary & Secondary Education policy, the
application may be forwarded to the Department for review, within 10 business
days of its receipt from the District of Residence in accordance with the Guidelines for the Vocational Technical
Education Program Nonresident Student tuition Process pursuant to M.G.L. c. 74.
M.G.L.
c. 74 Section 8A requires that the municipality of residence provide
transportation to students admitted to Quincy Public Schools CVTE programs as
nonresidents under M.G.L. c.74, Sections 7 and 7C.
Students must obtain an application
from the Executive Director of CVTE office.
The application must be given to the sending school Superintendent of
Schools for completion and forwarded to the Quincy Public Schools Director of CVTE by March 1 to be considered for admission the next school year.
For applications to be considered the sending school district must
include the following information for the past six terms:
· attendance records;
· conduct records academic report cards; and
· Guidance
Counselor and/or teacher recommendations.
The CVTE office will notify the parent(s)/guardian(s) and the sending
school guidance counselor if the application is incomplete. If after notifying
the local school Guidance Counselor and parent(s)/guardian(s), the application
remains incomplete after March 15, the application will be voided.
Students accepted into Grade 10,
11, or 12 must complete a Career and Educational Plan to be better informed
about their appropriate program selection.
· Late Applications
Applications
received after any aforementioned deadlines will be evaluated according to the
criteria contained in this admissions policy and the resulting composite score
will be integrated in rank order on the established waiting list.
·
Transfer
Students
Applications from students who are
enrolled in a state-approved (Chapter 74) CVTE program in another school will
be considered for admissions if they relocate to Quincy and wish to pursue the
same program of study at Quincy High School.
These students must attend an interview with the Executive Director of
CVTE and/or their designee. Transfer
students will be allowed to continue in the CVTE program previously attended if
space is available or offered an alternative choice.
Quincy
Public Schools students who wish to transfer from one technical area to another
should contact their Guidance Counselor.
Transfer requests will be considered subject to the availability of
openings in the requested CVTE program.
Each transfer applicant will be interviewed and counseled individually
to determine the
appropriateness of the transfer for the particular student.
· Withdrawn
Students
Students who withdraw from Quincy Public
Schools CVTE programs and who are
attending or not attending another high school may reapply following the
procedures contained in this Admissions Policy and will be evaluated using the
same criteria.
· Homeschooled
Students
Students
who are formally being home schooled who reside in Quincy may
apply for admission to Quincy Public Schools CVTE Programs, including admission during the school year, provided all
admissions policy criteria are followed.
The home school students’ parent(s)/guardian(s) must submit a copy of
the Home School Approval Letter from the Superintendent of Schools. If grades are not available, a representative
sample or portfolio of the student’s body of work in English Language Arts or
its equivalent, math, science, and social studies must be submitted. Home-schooled students will be ranked on their
portfolio/grades (34%), interview (33%), and letters of recommendation (33%) if
the CVTE program of their choice is oversubscribed.
VII.
SELECTION
CRITERIA for OVERSUBSCRIBED CVTE PROGRAMS
All students requesting admission to an oversubscribed CVTE program will be reviewed by
the CVTE Admissions
Committee using weighted admissions criteria. Each applicant will be assigned a
score calculated from the total of the criteria subtotals.
1.
Grades 25 points
2.
Attendance 25 points
3.
Conduct/Discipline 25 points
4.
Student Statement of Interest 10
points
5.
Teacher Recommendation 15
points
TOTAL
100 points
For example, a student with a point total of 98
would be placed into the oversubscribed CVTE education program before a student
with a point total of 89. The Executive
Director of CVTE then offers students their second or third CVTE program choices,
as space allows. If a students is not placed in their second or third choice CVTE program,
the guidance counselor, along with the Executive Director of CVTE will meet
with the student and to have them select an alternate choice. Students will be notified of
placements before the end of the
school year for the next school year.
If a CVTE program acceptance is
declined by a student, admission will be offered to the next applicant on the
waiting list. Students
on the waiting list will be notified as openings occur and remain on the wait
list for one school year.
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA RUBRICS for
OVERSUBSCRIBED CVTE PROGRAMS
1. Grades: Maximum
25 points
|
Grade
Averages
|
Points
|
|
90
– 100
|
25
|
|
80
– 89
|
20
|
|
70
– 79
|
15
|
|
60
– 69
|
10
|
|
0
– 59
|
5
|
a. For
oversubscribed CVTE programs, current Quincy High School grade 9 students
applying for grade 10 CVTE program admission will use the average point total
of the Freshmen Seminar grade.
b. For non-resident
applications to grade 9 (fall admission), the average of grade 7 and semester 1
grade 8 marks in English, social studies, mathematics and science from the
local school report card are used.
c. For Quincy residents and non-resident applications to grades 10
(fall admission) the average of the previous school year and semester 1 of the
current school year marks in English, social studies, mathematics and science
from the local school report card are used.
For applications to grades 9 and 10 (admission during the school year)
the current school year to the date of the application marks in English, social
studies, mathematics and science from the local school report card are
used.
2. Attendance:
Maximum 25 points
|
Number of Unexcused
Absences
|
Points
|
|
0
– 2
|
25
|
|
3
– 4
|
10
|
|
5
– 6
|
5
|
|
7
or more
|
0
|
a. For non-resident
applications to grade 9 (fall admission), the sum of grade 7 and semester 1
grade 8 unexcused absences from the local school report card are used.
b. For Quincy residents and non-residents
applications to grade 10 (fall admission) the sum of the previous school year
and semester 1 current school year unexcused absences from the local school
report card are used. For applications
to grades 9 and 10 (admission during the school year) unexcused absences from
the five previous completed terms will be used.
3. Conduct/Discipline:
Maximum 25 points
|
Number
of Incidents (not to include minor infractions)
|
Points
|
|
0
|
25
|
|
1-2
|
18
|
|
3-4
|
10
|
|
5
or more
|
0
|
a. For non-resident
applications to grade 9 (fall admission), the sum of grade 7 and semester 1
grade 8 incidents from the local school are used.
b. For Quincy
residents and non-residents applications to grade 10 (fall admission), the sum
of the previous school year and semester 1 current school year incidents from
the local school are used. For applications to grades 9, 10 (admission during
the school year) the current school year to the date of the application incidents
from the local school are used.
4. Student Statement of
Interest: Maximum 10 points
Students are asked to submit a
typed 100-word statement of interest about why they are interested in the CVTE
program they are applying for and how being a graduate of this program will
help them in the future. Student
statements may include video submissions in addition to the written statement. The
CVTE Admissions Committee will utilize the following rubric:
|
TOPIC
|
5 points
|
3 point
|
0 points
|
TOTAL POINTS
|
|
Identifies
CVTE program of interest and explains interest in the specific CVTE program
|
Student both
clearly identifies program of interest and explains why they want to be in
this program
|
Student
either identifies program of interest or explains why they want to be in this
program, but not both
|
Student
identifies neither the program or the reason for wanting to enter the
program.
|
|
|
Explains how
being a graduate of the program will help with future career plans.
|
Student
clearly identifies how completing the program will help them in their future
career.
|
Student is
vague about how attending the program will help them in their future career.
|
Students
does not describe how completing the program will help them in their future
career.
|
|
5. Teacher Recommendation:
Maximum 15 points
Students will be
awarded points based on the recommendation from a teacher of their choice at
the school they attend currently. The
teacher will use the rubric below to evaluate the student.
|
|
5 points
|
3 points
|
0 points
|
# of points
|
|
Academic Performance
|
Student
completes or attempts all assignments
|
Student
completes or attempts most assignments
|
Student
completes or attempts few or no assignments
|
|
|
Participation
|
Student
actively participates in class
|
Student
sometimes participates in class
|
Student
does not participate in class
|
|
|
Attentiveness
|
Student
is actively attentive in class
|
Student
is sometimes attentive in class
|
Student
is not attentive in class
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL POINTS
|
|
VIII.
REVIEW
AND APPEALS
The CVTE program applicant’s parents/guardians
will be notified by letter from the Quincy Public Schools Executive Director of CVTE
indicating that the applicant was not
accepted or was placed on a waiting list for a particular CVTE Program.
The Parent and/or guardian will be informed that they may request a
review of this decision by sending a letter of appeal to the Superintendent of
Schools within thirty days of the receipt of the letter. The Superintendent will respond in writing to
the letter with the finding of the review within thirty days. If after a review, the parents/guardians
wished to appeal the findings of the review, they may do so by sending a letter
requesting that they be scheduled to appear before the School Committee to
appeal the Superintendent’s findings.
The School Committee will respond in writing to the parents/guardians
with a scheduled date for the appeal within thirty days of the receipt of the
letter. The School Committee will
respond in writing to the letter with their decision on the appeal within
thirty days of the School Committee meeting when the appeal is presented.
Revised: May 2011; February 9, 2022
Approved: May
19, 2004
LEGAL REFS.: General
Laws of Education Relating to School Committees as of January 1, 1978
M.G.L. Chapter 76, Section 1