P-TECH Blueprint
Overview
Overview of Pathways in Technology Early College High School Model
Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-TECH) are open-enrollment programs that allow students least likely to attend college or who wish to accelerate completion of high school, to combine high school courses and college-level courses while participating in rigorous and accelerated instruction. P-TECH also offers students the opportunity to engage in work-based learning at every grade level.
Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools Blueprint
- The blueprint identifies six benchmarks which serve as the foundational elements of the model and describes essential design elements for each benchmark.
- The Blueprint outlines the required design element artifacts to be published publicly and made available to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) upon request.
- The Blueprint defines outcomes-based measures (OBMs) for required data indicators related to access, achievement, and attainment.
P-TECHs are required to meet the design elements in each benchmark and OBMs to receive the TEA P-TECH designation.
Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools Designation Process
The TEA designed the designation process for P-TECH under the authority of Texas Education Code (TEC) §29.908(b) (2019) and Title 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §102.1091 (effective 2007).
- Designation is the process by which the TEA determines whether a school can fully implement the design elements of each benchmark and meet the OBMs.
- Designation, through the Program Application Cycle (PAC), is an annual requirement for P-TECH programs.
Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools Artifacts
All Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-TECH) artifacts shall be published on the P-TECH website and made available to TEA upon request. The artifacts shall be maintained in accordance with the local records retention policy. Not all Benchmark design elements require a published artifact.
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