Excerpts from Superintendent Chris Reykdal's 2017 priorities are listed below:
1. Increase basic education funding. Our
state Constitution clearly states that it is
Washington’s paramount duty to
amply fund basic education for every child residing within our borders. In
January 2012, the state Supreme Court upheld that concept in its McCleary v. Washington decision. This is more than a legal
obligation – it’s critical that we support our students so they can achieve
their dreams and our state can sustain our economy.
2. Improve academic achievement and close opportunity gaps.
About 79
percent of students in the Class of 2016 graduated after four years of high
school. We are increasing graduation rates, but we have more work to do!
Students who
drop out of school have higher unemployment rates, high health-care costs,
lower age expectancy, and they rely on government assistance more often. Every
Washingtonian has a vested interest in improving graduation rates!
3. Increase pathways to graduation. Though
overall graduation rates are climbing, we must open up multiple pathways to
graduation for our students. Career and technical education (CTE) programs and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) opportunities give
students a chance to apply classroom learning to daily life and engage students
who learn better in hands-on environments.
4. Improve our statewide system. Standardized
assessments are an important way to measure system progress, but they are not
the best, or only way to determine whether a student is ready for life beyond
high school. Most states recognize this: At present, Washington is one of only
four states that will require students to pass a high-stakes comprehensive test
in order to graduate.
Read more about the four priorities and how CTE is a part of them. Thank you.
CTE Student Leadership Civic Engagement Day!
On February 1, students, advisors, executive directors, the public and interested parties attended the 4th Annual CTE Student Leadership Civic Engagement Day at the State Capital. This unique opportunity allowed student leaders from across the state to learn about state government, meet with legislators, and showcase CTE programs while developing their leadership skills.
Please take a look at additional pictures of the day on the Hill.
OSPI's Professional Development Opportunity
The state CTE Pathway Supervisors have continued
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 is listed below:
- EDS Overview & Resources
- New Automated Re-Approval System
- Components of Frameworks
- Statewide Course Equivalency and Utilization
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Extended Leadership
The last scheduled training conducted by Marianna Goheen and Mary Nagel is being held on Tuesday, February 21 at ESD 114 from 8:00 AM -
4:00 PM.
Tri-Tech Skills Center's High School and Beyond Night
The 5th annual High School & Beyond Night, a career and education fair, with the theme "Oh The Places You'll Go" took place on January 26. Staff and students worked hard to transform the facility for this high energy, high impact event. Nearly 100 exhibitors attended, including colleges and universities, technical schools, employers, apprentice training programs and military recruiters.
All of the Tri-Tech programs were open with students guiding visitors in hands-on activities as well as providing tours of the facility. Invitations were mailed to all 8th-12th graders in the region encouraging them to come check out all the opportunities for their future. More than 1,000 people attended the 2-hour event and it continues to grow every year. The event wouldn't be possible without the hard work and dedication of the staff and students who make it happen.
Check out additional pictures and consider attending next year as it is held on the last Thursday in January of every year!
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Tacoma CTE -- Mount Tahoma ASE Certifications
Eight students from the Advanced Automotive Technology program at Mount Tahoma High School (CTE Teacher Issac Juma) recently achieved ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) Certification for Engine Repair and Maintenance. Industry recognized certifications are a benchmark of The Whole Child Initiative in Tacoma Public Schools. A goal of the initiative is for ALL students being ready for life after high school; with attainment of one or more industry recognized certifications.
Eleven
students in Automotive Technology, half at Mount Tahoma High School, recently earned
ASE Certification in Suspension and Steering. CTE Automotive Technology teacher
Issac Juma helps students build their work readiness portfolio through
attainment of industry certifications that begin with S/P2 (Safety & Pollution
Prevention), OSHA 10, and then progress through ASE certifications that lead to
ASE Master Technician.
Enhanced funding for Career and Technical Education is essential for providing industrial standard training equipment and instructional materials for students to prepare for post-secondary education and entry into the workplace.
Perkins Allowable and Unallowable Costs
The allowability of a particular expenditure should be determined by considering the grant’s purpose, requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Act of 2006, and any pertinent Federal cost guidelines. All costs must be directly tied to the CTE program as approved in the local Perkins application plan. When in doubt, please ask by contacting Jonathan Jackson at jonathan.jackson@k12.wa.us.
Read detailed information about the Allowable Expenditures Chart and the Unallowable Expenditures Chart, not a complete list of allowable/unallowable costs as it relates to Perkins, Basic Cost Principles, Section 135, Carl D., Perkins Act of 2006, and Permissive Uses of Funds.
Grant Opportunities
School Grants for Healthy Kids: 2016-2017 School
Grants released Week of February 6
Keep your eye on the national
AFHK School Grants for Healthy Kids webpage for information coming soon on
grants that will be released the week of Feb. 6. Grant applications will be due
Friday April 7, 2017 for the 2017-2018 school year. School Breakfast and Game
On (Physical Activity/Nutrition) grants will be available. Please register for
the following webinars to learn more:
Every Kid Healthy Week: April 24-28, 2017
Join us in celebrating Every Kid Healthy Week 2017 with
schools in your state! Become an official state partner to help us promote the
week, and check
out the resources available to support schools’ EKH Week events and learn
more about how schools can register their events through AFHK’s Volunteer and
Events Management Tool. For questions on EKH Week, please email AFHK’s Manager of Volunteer
Initiatives, Sean Wade, or join our upcoming webinar:
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How to
Plan the BEST Every Kid Healthy Week Event - Thursday, February 16,
2017 2:00-3:00 ET, 1:00-2:00 CT, 12:00-1:00 MT, 11:00-12:00 PT
Action for Healthy Kids is proud to work with schools nationwide to promote
Every Kid Healthy Week™ – an annual push to focus on making schools healthier
places. Every Kid Healthy Week brings attention to the nation’s problem of
childhood obesity but, more importantly, to its solutions: sound nutrition,
regular physical activity and health-promoting school programs.
VCode Update
The Business Education VCODE V070000 and the Marketing
Education VCODE V080000 are no longer being awarded on any CTE certificates
(renewals are included). If a CTE
teacher holds these VCODES, they will be converted to the Business and
Marketing VCODE V078000 to align with teacher certification and program
completion requirements.
If you have any questions regarding this, please
contact Kelli Bennett at Kelli.Bennett@k12.wa.us Thank you.
Certification News
Summer school is fast approaching! A friendly
reminder to have your CTE summer school teachers ready to go by May 1,
2017. Please email Kelli.bennett@k12.wa.us with your teacher’s full legal name and date
of birth (or Washington certificate number) and let me know who they are for summer
school.
What to do? Email Kelli.bennett@k12.wa.us or use the rush request option in E-Cert starting May 1, 2017. It is understandable
there will be late hires, but for the teacher’s you know you will be teaching
summer school, please get them in the system as soon as possible. Please
place in the district request that they are teaching summer school.
Questions? Please email!
CTE Administrative Internship
The CTE Administrative Internship applications will go
out early April. Applications will be due back to OSPI in May. More information
will follow as we approach the application period.
March Workshops for Middle and High School Counselors
OSPI, WA Student Achievement
Council (WSAC), and WA College Access Network (WCAN) are teamed to present
March Regional Workshops designed for middle and high school counselors,
College Bound Scholarship advisors, GEAR UP advisors, and others who work offer
assistance in successful planning for graduation and postsecondary planning.
Topics will include High School
& Beyond Plan, data analytics with an lens on equity for graduation rates,
postsecondary enrollment, remediation rates, FAFSA updates, College Bound
Scholarship re-pledge, and more.
Read more for regional workshop dates and further details.
Webinars from OSPI & WA Student Achievement Council
The Washington Student Achievement
Council (WSAC) and OSPI will co-host
monthly webinars for high school counselors. Webinars take place monthly,
always on a Wednesday from 10:30–11:30 AM.
February 22 Webinar | K-12
Postsecondary Pathways
Developing a strong foundation for
lifelong learning in elementary, middle and high school leads to successful
education pathways and meaningful postsecondary planning. At this webinar we
will look at early awareness, opportunities for exploration, and access to
paths to help students reach their highest potential for their future career and
college goals.
Future webinar registration
information will be posted on WSAC “Ready, Set, Grad” as it becomes available,
as are the recordings and supporting materials from previous webinars.
Upcoming Learning Opportunities
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
February 24-25 | Burlington-Edison High School | 10 Clock Hours | 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
March 2-4 | Meydenbauer Center | Bellevue, WA
March 6-7 | Red Lion Hotel | Olympia, WA
March 8 | Hotel Murano | Tacoma, 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 | 15 Clock Hours
March 10-11 | Doubletree Hotel Spokane City Center | Spokane, WA
March 13-15 | Crystal Gateway Marriott | Arlington, VA
March 16-18 | Yakima Convention Center | Yakima, WA
April 6-8 | Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn | Rapid City, SD
April 13-16 | Tacoma Convention Center | Tacoma, WA
2017 GRADS Spring Workshop
April 18-19 | Governor Hotel | Olympia, WA
April 19-22 | Spokane, WA | March 9 Deadline for Registration
May 3 | ESD 113 | Olympia, WA | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | 6 STEM Clock Hours
May 5 | Spokane Community College | Spokane | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | 6 STEM Clock Hours
May 6 | Central Washington University | Ellensburg, WA | 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
June 1-2 | Centralia College, TransAlta Commons | Centralia, WA
June 22-25 | Rosen Shingle Creek | Orlando, Florida
June 25-27 | Spokane Convention Center | Spokane, WA
June 25-29 | Moses Lake Best Western Lakefront Hotel | Moses Lake
June 26-30 | Red Lion Hotel | Richland, WA | 40 STEM Clock Hours
June 29-July 2 | Hilton Anaheim Hotel | Anaheim, CA
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
The Advanced Placement Test Fee Program has provided federal funds to reduce the cost of Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and Cambridge exams taken by low-income students in public and private schools since 1999.
In
the 2016–17 school year, federal funding is no longer available to continue the
program. Districts and schools will need to utilize other sources of funds in
order to support low-income students in taking AP, IB, and Cambridge
exams. The memorandum, M067-16, is available on the OSPI website.
If you have any questions regarding this change to the Advanced Placement Test Fee
program, please contact Barbara Dittrich at 360-725-6097, or email barbara.dittrich@k12.wa.us.
Business and Marketing
Please check out the February Microsoft Imagine Academy and CCI Learning update.
The WA FBLA Weekly Update is available to read!
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
ASL Trainings will be held once per month through June 2017 at Lewisville Campus in Battle Ground, WA.
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)
The GRADS Spring Workshop will be held from April 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Infant Mental Health) and on April 19 from 8 a.m. to Noon (Updates and More) at the Governor Hotel in Olympia, WA. Additional details will follow soon!
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 in 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, 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 February 2017 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 February 2017 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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