Local Educators Lobby Congress for Career and
Technical Education
Your Washington State Delegation, joined more than 450
career and technical education (CTE) professionals at the Association for Career and Technical
Education’s (ACTE) National Policy Seminar from March 13-15 in Arlington,
VA. During this critical advocacy event, the delegation attended briefing
sessions covering the priorities of the new administration and new Congress,
and the latest education policy news. The team also met with policymakers on
Capitol Hill to help inform them of the value of CTE.
While attending ACTE’s three-day event, your State
Delegation met and consulted with Senators Murray, and the
office of Senator Cantwell, and the offices of Representatives DelBene, Larsen,
Beutler, Newhouse, Rodgers, Kilmer, Jayapal, McDermott, Reichert, Smith, Heck, to build support for CTE and advocate for the re-authorization of the
Carol D. Perkins funding .
CTE delivers real-world training and skills development to
more than 90 percent of America’s secondary school students and over 8 million postsecondary
students. Now, more than ever, policymakers must investment in CTE to meet the
demand of America’s 21st century workforce.
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CTE Showcase of Skills
The CTE Showcase of Skills was held on March 27, 2017 on the Capitol Campus grounds in Olympia. Career and technical education (CTE) students from high schools, skill centers, and community and technical colleges demonstrated their technical skills as they built tiny portable, energy efficient, homes.
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the Workforce Board put together a demonstration project that showcased the skills of CTE students through a one-day competition. The CTE students put their CTE skills to work to make a difference for the homeless!
Grants of $2,500
were given to 20 total school districts and skills centers.
Please see pictures below and the Workforce Board website for additional details, news links and photos. Enjoy!
         
Computer Science Endorsement Update
The new Computer Science Endorsement (P-12) does not affect teachers that hold a CTE Teaching
Certificate, issued in the specific CTE specialty area in any of the five
pathway areas.
Currently, Washington State issues the Residency or Professional
Certificate with Endorsements that require candidates to pass a WEST-E/NES
assessment to demonstrate content knowledge. In January 2016, the Professional
Educator Standards Board approved the Computer Science Endorsement (all levels
P-12) in compliance with HB 1813 and directed PESB staff to continue to develop
competencies geared toward elementary grade levels. Concerns expressed that
this endorsement is more secondary level than elementary--even though they
would be able to teach P-12. Concurrently the Computer Science Integration
Working Group is working with teacher preparation programs to analyze the
landscape of existing and needed K-12 CS integration efforts and develop a
vision of best practices for CS integration (pedagogy). Question? Contact
Shannon Thissen or call 360-725-6092.
U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
The
U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President,
to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high
school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who
demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. In
2015, the program was again extended to recognize students who demonstrate
ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields. Each year,
up to 161 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's
highest honors for high school students.
Washington State has a list of 93 students for consideration, 5 of which are specific to CTE.
CTE Administrative Internship Program
The 2017-18 CTE Administrative Internship Program application will be available by the end of March. This information will go out to all Superintendents and CTE
Directors, via email and mail.
- Application packets are due to George Aszklar, postmarked May 1, 2017.
- Candidates will be notified of acceptance/denial on or before May 29, 2017.
April 2017 is Financial Literacy Month
The Washington State
Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) is pleased to be one of the many
partners celebrating April 2017 as Financial Capability Month in our state.
Understanding the importance of financial education, Washington Governor Jay
Inslee proclaimed April as Financial Capability Month.
“Financial Capability Month is the perfect time to start the Financial Education conversation,” FEPPP Chair Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos said. “Bringing financial education into our schools ensures that every student gets lessons in managing their finances. Even basic personal finance could change a student’s life, as well as the lives of those they pass their knowledge on to.”
According
to the January 2016 American Express Spending and Saving Tracker Survey
(January 12, 2016):
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Americans say saving more money remains the number one resolution for 2016 (51%
vs. 58% in 2015), beating out exercising more, eating healthier, and losing
weight.
Research
from National Endowment for Financial Education has more bad news (December
2015):
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When faced with an unforeseen major expense (of which two thirds said they
experienced in 2015), one in three (31%) Americans will rely on credit cards to
offset costs.
Junior
Achievement/The Allstate Foundation report (March 25, 2015):
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84% of teens report looking to their parents for information on how to manage
money, but 34% of parents says their family’s approach to financial matters is
to not discuss finances with their children and “let kids be kids.”
DFI’s
Financial Education Clearinghouse provides access to resources - from budgeting and saving, credit and debt, to
health care and mortgages, and has a special section on avoiding scams – into a
single site.
Core Plus
Curriculum Available Online
This two-year Manufacturing and Aerospace Engineering curriculum is available online via
OSPI’s Moodle Server. The curriculum is the product of the partnership
between OSPI, Manufacturing Industry Council of Seattle and Boeing. Any
interested instructors or administrators that would like to preview
the curriculum may access it at http://moodle2.ospi.k12.wa.us/
then click CTE to see the “Core Plus Overview” link. Access to the full
curriculum is limited to approved instructors and/or CTE directors and requires
a user login and enrollment key. If you would like to have access to the
full curriculum, please contact Dennis Wallace, Program Supervisor, Skilled
& Technical Sciences at dennis.wallace@k12.wa.us.
Scholarships for WA Middle School Students -- $1,000 College Savings Scholarship
April is Financial Literacy Month, and EverFi is advocating
for more financial opportunities and education in schools. As a
result, EverFi will be giving two Washington middle school
students a $1,000 college savings scholarship this spring! Deadline
May 12.
Here's the information link for
the WA 529 College Savings Scholarship. For new teachers to
participate, they can fill out the form in the link above and then create a
teacher account by visiting: everfi.com/register before getting their students
started on the program. To be eligible for the scholarship, students must
complete at least 3 lessons of the FutureSmart- financial wellness program.
If
you have any questions, feel free to contact the local EverFi contact: Shannon
Gedo, sgedo@everfi.com, 253-666-9121.
ProStart Winning Teams
Congratulations
to Nancy Jewitt, Lewis and Clark Hight School’s ProStart educator on her second
year in a row heading to the National ProStart Invitational competition. She is getting her management team prepared for representing Washington
in Charleston South Carolina at the end of April. She has been involving
interested Inland Northwest Culinary Academy at Spokane Community College
management/culinary students in listening to, and evaluating her team as they
practice for Nationals as well.
Congratulations also go to five advanced culinary
students from Chef Mary Arthur’s class at Oak Harbor High School took their
skills to Pierce County and came away with first place at Washington State’s
Sysco ProStart competition at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood on
February 18.
The accomplishment puts Oak Harbor back on
familiar footing as state champions in culinary arts for the eighth time in 12
years.
It also earned the Wildcats a trip to the
National ProStart Invitational, April 28-30, in Charleston, S.C.
School Counselor Summer Institutes
The School Counselor Summer Institutes will
be June 23 in Spokane and June 29 in Olympia.
These technical assistance conferences especially designed for elementary, middle and high school counselors and career counselors in our
state will give information and updates on a variety of topics from agency program
leads.
Topics will include mental health, integrated
student services, equity analytics, school safety, reengagement programs,
truancy, college admissions, financial aid, implementation of graduation
requirements and high school and beyond planning, student support resources,
including suicide prevention and more.
Registration information will be
coming in mid to late April on this listserv - OSPI Counselor Listserv “News
and More for School Counselors”. The Olympia June 29 registration will be at the
WSCA website and the June 23 Spokane registration will be at the ESD 101
website.
We believe the cost of the these workshops will be about $50 this year. Additional
information coming soon! Questions? Contact
Danise Ackelson, 360-725-4967.
2017 Fall
Counselor Workshops sponsored by WA Council
These valuable workshops provide updated information to high
school counselors and career counselors about
what you need to know for the 2017-2018 school year. Held in nine locations
throughout the state in September, school counselors hear current information
from admission directors from four-year public and private universities,
updates from OSPI, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) and
the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC).
Participants will network with
fellow counselors, and have the opportunity for Q & A. A new
networking format will be a main focus for these workshops this fall.
To register "click" on
the workshop location you would like to attend. Registration Is Open!
Sept.
11th — Western
Washington University
Sept. 12th — Clover
Park Technical College
Sept. 13th — Seattle
Pacific University
Sept. 14th — University
of Washington-Bothell
Sept. 15th — Wenatchee
Valley College
Sept. 18th — Spokane
Community College
Sept.
19th — Columbia
Basin College
Sept. 20th — Washington
State University-Vancouver
Sept. 21st — St
Martin's University
WA Council for High School and
College Relations, commonly called WA Council, operates for educational
purposes and is organized to assist all WA state students to access and engage
in postsecondary opportunities at its member institutions. info@washingtoncouncil.org
Workshop Contact: Jana Jaraysi, jjaraysi@ewu.edu, Commission Chair for
questions.
New Grants & iGrants
IGNITE Start-Up Grant
We are pleased to announce a new grant opportunity, the
INGITE Startup Grant! Inspiring Girls Now in Technology Education (IGNITE) has
a long, successful history of preparing girls for STEM-related careers. The
purpose of this grant is to assist in the adoption and implementation of the
IGNITE model in middle schools and high schools across the state. Ten (10)
districts will receive grants of $3,500 to offset the cost training and
affiliation dues. Grants are renewable up to two (2) times, contingent on
performance and timely submission of a detailed end-of-year report.
The grant will be available 3/15 and close 5/15.
2017-18 grant applications for JWG funding from OSPI will open soon.
The grant application for JWG funding from OSPI will be open early in May. More details will be announced once the grant application is finalized.
Boost Exploratory Options with the JWG Version of Career
Choices
Jobs for Washington’s Graduates (JWG) is the state’s chapter
of the national non-profit organization, Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG)
which is dedicated to preventing dropouts among students who are most at-risk by
supporting them to overcome their most prevalent academic, social, and emotional
barriers to success.
The JWG program can be offered through CTE as Career Choices – JWG
(CIP Code 320107). OSPI also provides
additional financial support from the State Proviso to bring the program to
your district, as funds are available. If you 1) do not have a Career Choices class at your school and/or 2)
would like to offer the JWG version of Career Choices, please contact the JWG
program staff at OSPI. To learn more,
please contact either:
Mary Kanikeberg, JWG Program Supervisor, mary.kanikeberg@k12.wa.us,
360-725-4964 or
Obe Quarless, JWG Field Specialist, obe.quarless@k12.wa.us,
360-725-6174
Upcoming Learning Opportunities
April 13-16 | Tacoma Convention Center | Tacoma, WA
April 18-19 | Governor Hotel | Olympia, WA | Agenda
State Leadership and Skills Conference
April 27-29 | Yakima Convention Center, Perry Tech, Yakima Schools | Yakima, WA
April 28 | Rogers High School | Spokane | Travel grants available when you register & attend
April 29 | Seattle Central College | Only 3 entries will be accepted in each category
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
Supporting Kinship Navigators Care Event
May 5 | ESD 105 | Centralia College | Hanson Adm. Bldg. Brdroom | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Free Registration | 4 Clock Hours/Star Credits
May 6 | Central Washington University | Ellensburg, WA | 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
May 17-18 | Green River Community College | Kent | 40 travel grants available for attendees
Construction Career Pathways Event 2017
May 25 | Bates Technical College | Tacoma, WA | 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Free Register
Math Café for Early Learning
May 25, June 15, Aug. 3, Sept. 7 | ESD 105 | Yakima | 6-7 PM | Free Registration | 4 Clock Hours/Star Credits
Turning Risk Into Success Entrepreneurship Educator Training Workshop
May 30-31 | California State University | Chico, CA | Register
June 1-2 | Centralia College, TransAlta Commons | Centralia, WA
Turning Risk Into Success Entrepreneurship Educator Training Workshop
June 19-20 | California State University | Chico, CA | Register
June 21-25 | 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
July 16-21 | Golden, CO| CSDPdWeek Provides Funds for Travel & Stipend | Apply
July 16-23 | WA, DC | Free Training | Applications Due April 18, 2017
August 6-9 | The Davenport Hotel | Spokane, WA
October 6-9 | Vancouver, WA
October 11-14 | Rosen Plaza Hotel | Orlando, FL
WA Annual FACSE Conference 2017
October 15-17 | Red Lion Hotel at the Park | Spokane, WA
WA-ACTE Fall Conference | CTE...STEM & Arts
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
Thanks to a public-private partnership initiated by Lt. Governor Cyrus Habib, low-income students in Washington state will be able to take Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams for free this year. Read the full press release.
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 Microsoft Imagine Academy and CCI Learning Update.
The WA FBLA Weekly Update is available!
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
The Council for Professional Recognition is excited to offer two
scholarships to our 2017 Early
Educators Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida October
11-14, 2017 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel.
Current
high school career and technical educators (CTE) working in a high school CDA
program or high school early childhood/child development program are eligible. Application requirements:
- A
completed application form
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One letter of recommendation from a professional reference
May 1, 2017 deadline for submission. Completed applications along with your
recommendation must be sent via email to scholarships@cdacouncil.org or
faxed to 202-265-9161, ATTN: Abena Ocran-Jackson.
Check out the Ready4K (kindergarten readiness application) developed by Stanford University. Please share with your teachers and parents!
Upcoming trainings:
Food
Science in the Classroom, April 28, 2017 Rogers
High School. Travel grants available when you register and
attend.
Fashion
Industry Conference, Saturday
April 29, 2017 from 9-4, Seattle Central College check out the contests. Only
3 entries from each school will be accepted in each category.
Careers
in Ed Training, May 17-18, 2017 at Green River
Community College. 40 travel grants available for attendees.
Science, health, and family and consumer science teachers
have an opportunity to provide inquiry-based lessons related to these outbreaks
and recalls. Lessons can be found in the curriculum Science and Our Food Supply developed jointly by FDA
and NSTA. And, in order to prepare teachers to use these lessons, FDA provides
a free multidimensional professional development program that will take place July 16 – 23, 2017
in Washington, D.C. Included in the program are transportation to
and from Washington and all housing and meal expenses. Read more for additional details.
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 (The Mystery of Adolescence, Review of "In Her Shoes," Frogstreet Infant Ideas, Round Table Discussion) at the Governor Hotel in Olympia, WA. Read more for agenda and complete details.
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)
JWG State
Team are “Road Warriors” for April and May
The JWG Program Team of
Obe Quarless and Mary Kanikeberg will be travelling extensively throughout the
state for the second half of site visits for the year. They
will be visiting JWG students, CTE administrators, and building principals at
sites in the following districts:
Eatonville, Ferndale, Franklin Pierce, Granite Falls, Lynden, Moses
Lake, Manson, Mount Vernon, Renton, Stanwood, Tacoma, Toppenish, and Yakima
Please contact Mary Kanikeberg, JWG Program Supervisor, at 360-725-4964 or email mary.kanikeberg@k12.wa.us or contact Obe Quarless, JWG Program Field Specialist, at 360-725-6219 or email obe.quarless@k12.wa.us if you have questions.
Skilled and Technical Sciences
For the latest information in Skilled and Technical Sciences, SkillsUSA check out the April 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 April 2017 STEM Newsletter.
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