Message From George Aszklar, WA State CTE Director
On behalf of the CTE family at OSPI, we wish you Happy Holidays.
Sincere thanks for your commitment to CTE and your students. We had a lot of
challenges this past year, and with your support and dedication, we have
achieved success in many endeavors, and together we will achieve success in future
endeavors.
During this holiday season, we wish you and your family a
heartwarming relaxing season. Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!
State Superintendent Randy Dorn formally adopted Washington state’s first set of computer science standards on December 8, 2016.
The signing took place at Tumwater High School. Gov. Jay Inslee and State Superintendent-elect Chris Reykdal also were in attendance.
“It’s crucial that today’s and tomorrow’s students are not only consumers of computer science, but also makers,” Dorn said. “What that means is that they will not only be able to use the latest and greatest mobile app, they will be able to create the latest and greatest mobile app.”
Dorn added that because many jobs in the future will require computer science knowledge, our students will fail to get those jobs without a solid education.
 
OSPI's Professional Development Opportunities 2016-17
The state CTE Pathway Supervisors are continuing
to provide Professional Development/support throughout the state, to
ensure district personnel understanding of the required Best Practices in Career
Technical Education. The focus of the Professional Development will be:
- EDS Overview & Resources
- New Automated Re-Approval System
- Components of Frameworks
- Statewide Course Equivalency and Utilization
-
Extended Leadership
The below dates and
locations have been confirmed. Each training day will be held from 8:00 AM -
4:00 PM. Please hold the dates below which correspond to your ESD.
iGrants Form Package 669 New Due Date
Form Package 669, Project Lead the Way grant has been re-opened.
The
new due date is Wednesday, December 21 at 4 p.m.
Questions: Contact C.J. Dancer at clarence.dancer@k12.wa.us or 360-725-4467.
Career Guidance WA 2016 Updates
Career
Guidance WA 2016 Updates
The 2016 updates and
new guidance curriculum lessons for grades 6-12:
• Provide a model program for
student postsecondary planning
• Develops High School &
Beyond Plan
• Provides Personalized
Pathway Requirement planning tools
• Resources, templates and
curriculum for development of school-wide program
• 29-30 Lessons for each
Grades 6-12
To access lessons, go to the
link above, sign up, then bookmark the link for future reference.
Aligns with development
of High School & Beyond Plan:
• High School & Beyond
Plan Templates
• Tools for Personalized
Pathway Development
If you have questions, please contact
Danise Ackelson, danise.ackelson@k12.wa.us,
Program Supervisor for K-12 School Counseling at OSPI.
Financial Education Standards Crosswalk Committee
OSPI in partnership with the
Financial Education Public-Private Partnership (FEPPP) is accepting
applications from K-12 educators to serve on the Financial Education Standards
Crosswalk Committee. We are recruiting teachers with experience
in personal finance, social studies, math, ELA, Special Education
and/or CTE. Participants will review and use newly adopted (September 27, 2016)
Washington State Financial Education Learning Standards to crosswalk/align with
existing Washington state standards. This work is intended to identify
materials that integrate financial education standards into K-12
classrooms. This will be a two-day meeting held in the Seattle area on
February 15 and 16, 2017. All expenses will be included. Clock hours
will be provided.
This
online application will remain open until 4 p.m. on January 4, 2017.
Selected participants will be contacted by email no later than Monday,
January 9, 2017.
Questions? Contact Tracy Godat, FEPPP Chief
Administrative Officer, at tracy.godat@k12.wa.us or 360-725-6260.
2019 Upcoming Certification Renewal Requirements (STEM and TPEP)
STEM – Science, Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics
Who will this affect?
Professional
and Continuing certificate holders who are endorsed in the following 8
endorsement areas:
- Elementary
Education
- Early
Childhood Education
- Mathematics
(5-12)
- Middle
Level Math (4-9)
- Middle
Level Science (4-9)
- Science
(5-12)
- Designated
Sciences (5-12): Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Space Science, Physics
- Technology
Education
CTE
Continuing certificate holders.
-
All
endorsements/specialty areas (VCODES)
When will this requirement go into
effect?
9/01/2019
- Professional
and Continuing certificate holders who are endorsed in one or more of the 8
endorsement areas listed above and are renewing after 9/1/2019 must meet the
STEM requirement.
-
All
CTE Continuing certificate holders renewing after 9/1/2019 must meet the STEM
requirement.
How do I meet this requirement?
Professional and Continuing Teacher, and Continuing CTE Teacher
certificate holders.
- Document completion of at least 15 clock hours, or
at least one goal from an annual professional growth plan (PGP), with an
emphasis on STEM integration to meet this renewal requirement. STEM integration
is the authentic combination of at least two of the STEM components (science,
technology, engineering, mathematics).
TPEP - Teacher Principal Evaluation Program
Who will this affect?
Professional and Continuing level certificates for
Administrators and Teachers.
When will this
requirement go into effect?
09/01/2019
- Professional
and Continuing Administrator and Teacher certificate holders renewing after
09/01/2019.
How do I meet this
requirement?
Professional and Continuing Administrator and Teacher
certificate holders.
- Document completion of at least 15
clock hours, or at least one goal from an annual professional growth plan
(PGP), related to knowledge and competency of the teacher and principal
evaluation criteria or system.
Since these are NEW renewal
requirements for certification please frequent the OPSI — Certification and
PESB websites for additional information.
http://www.pesb.wa.gov/meetings/rule
OR
http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/default.aspx
The American Association of University Women National Tech Trek Program
The
American Association of University Women (AAUW) is bringing the AAUW National Tech
Trek Program (“Tech Trek”), an exciting weeklong summer residential program
focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for girls going
into eighth grade in fall 2017, to the campuses of Pacific Lutheran University
(Tacoma) from July 9-15 and Eastern Washington University (Cheney) from July 30-Aug
5. AAUW and AAUW-WA are organizing both camps. Visit the website and AAUW request to teachers for student nominations for
more information. The Seventh Grade Science and Math Teachers flyer indicates a maximum number of nominations is 3 per teacher; and 5 per school.
You
are requested to nominate girls from your school to attend the Washington camp
closest to their home at a cost of only $50 for the week. If you are already familiar with Tech Trek
and are working with your local AAUW Branch, there is nothing you need to do.
Your local branch will contact you (if they haven’t already) with a request for
nominations. If there is no AAUW branch in your area, please email techtrek@aauw-wa.org by January 1, 2017 to let us know you
intend to nominate girls from your school.
Nominate girls from your school in two
simple steps. Submit the nomination
form to tt-application@aauw-wa.org by
February 1 then hand out applications (will be sent after your
nominations are received) to nominees and ensure they return it via email (tt-application@aauw-wa.org)
by March 1 – we look forward to your
nominations!
Upcoming Learning Opportunities
Mental Health First Aid Training
December 19 | Benton Franklin Health Department | Kennewick, WA | 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
January 14 | Metropolitan Development Council | Tacoma, WA | 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
New Health and Physical Education Standards in Teaching Training
January 23 | Gray Middle School | Tacoma, WA | 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
December 7 | Xfinity Arena | Everett, WA
CTSO Civic Engagement Day 2017
February 1 | North Thurston High School | Legislative Bldg./Capital Campus
February 10-11 | Arizona Restaurant Association | Phoenix, AR | Register by Jan. 10
February 24 | Renton High School | Renton, WA | 6 Clock Hours | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
February 24 | YV-Tech | Yakima, WA | 6 Clock Hours
March 2-4 | Meydenbauer Center | Bellevue, WA
March 6-7 | Red Lion Hotel | Olympia, WA
Project Lead the Way Spring Conference 2017
March 9 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA | Contact Dr. Gnanapragasam & Annamarie Riese
March 9-11 | Wenatchee Convention Center | Wenatchee
March 13-15 | Crystal Gateway Marriott | Arlington, VA
April 6-8 | Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn | Rapid City, SD
June 25-27 | Spokane Convention Center | Spokane, WA
June 25-29 | Moses Lake Best Western Lakefront Hotel | Moses Lake
August 6-9 | The Davenport Hotel | Spokane, WA
October 6-9 | Vancouver, WA
WA Annual FACSE Conference 2017
October 15-17 | Red Lion Hotel at the Park | Spokane, WA
November 2-3 | Great Wolf Lodge | Grand Mound, WA
December 6-9 | Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center | Nashville, TN
CTE Program Areas
Agriculture Education Sciences
Please contact Rebecca Wallace, Agriculture Education Sciences Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-6244 or rebecca.wallace@k12.wa.us.
AP/CTE
For the latest information in AP/CTE, please contact Barbara Dittrich, AP Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-6097 or Barbara.Dittrich@k12.wa.us.
Business and Marketing
Please check out the December information about Microsoft Imagine Academy and CCI Learning.
For information about Business and Marketing, Microsoft Imagine Academy, Work-based Learning, DECA and FBLA, please contact Lance Wrzesinski, Business and Marketing Program Supervisor, with questions at lance.wrzesinski@k12.wa.us or 360-725-6258.
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
For the latest information about Family and Consumer Sciences Education, FCCLA, FEPPP, and Early Childhood Development, please contact Mary Nagel, Family and Consumer Sciences Education Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-6242 or mary.nagel@k12.wa.us.
Graduation, Reality, and Dual-role Skills (GRADS)
In 2014, the
Washington State Department of Health and OSPI requested that the Washington
State Institute for Public Policy to conduct an outcome evaluation and
benefit-cost analysis of the GRADS program. (GRADS is a high school class for
pregnant and parenting teens.) In this
evaluation, we compare teen mothers that participated in GRADS to a group of
similar teen mothers from districts that did not offer the program.
Please contact Denise Mileson, GRADS Program Specialist, with questions at 360-725-0417 or Denise.Mileson@k12.wa.us.
Health Sciences Education
The National Health Science Standards are designed to provide the essential knowledge common across health professionals to prepare and increase the number of students that are college and career ready.
Check out the National Athletic Trainers' Association Use of Student Aides Letter.
These are Sample Guidelines for Developing a Secondary School Sports Medicine Course Outline from the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA).
By accessing the course Outline, NATA members agree to use it appropriately and within applicable state laws regarding athletic training licensure and/or regulation. Improper use of the Outline, including without limitation, allowing students or other unlicensed or unqualified individuals to perform functions of a medical professional, or to otherwise engage in the practice of athletic training, are a violation of the relevant state practice act, the NATA Official Statement on Proper Supervision for Secondary School Student Aides, as well at the NATA Code of Ethics Principles 2.2 and 2.3
This guide is an outline/template for a secondary school sports
medicine course. It provides a list of ideas that are approved by the NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers’
Committee (SSATC) that an individual may pick and choose from. Athletic
trainers who utilize this template to teach a sports medicine courses
must review their state practice acts to ensure their final curriculum does not
violate state rules or regulations.
The relevant rules and regulations for Athletic Trainers in the
State of Washington are found at WAC 246-916 and RCW18.250.
When you are updating your course applications and frameworks, note the Health and Physical Education K-12 Learning Standards have been adopted for Washington schools on March 31, 2016.
The Health and
Physical Education K–12 Learning Standards describe what each student should
know and be able to do at each grade from kindergarten through 8th grade and in
high school, in Health Education and Physical Education classrooms across
Washington.
Schools are advised to work with their district planning
teams to develop a phase-in plan during the 2016–17 school year and an implementation
plan starting with the 2017–18 school year.
Please contact Marianna Goheen, Health Sciences Education Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-6257 or marianna.goheen@k12.wa.us.
Jobs for Washington's Graduates (JWG)
For the latest information in JWG, check out the December 2016 JWG Newsletter.
Please contact Mary Kanikeberg, JWG Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-4964 or JWG@k12.wa.us or Obe Quarless, JWG Program Field Specialist, at 360-725-6219.
Skilled and Technical Sciences
For the latest information in Skilled and Technical Sciences, SkillsUSA check out the December 2016 Skilled and Technical Sciences Newsletter.
Please contact Denny Wallace, Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-6241 or dennis.wallace@k12.wa.us.
STEM
For the latest information in STEM, check out the December 2016 STEM Newsletter.
Please contact C.J. Dancer, STEM Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-4467 or clarence.dancer@k12.wa.us.
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