 Welcome New CTE Colleague
Please join the Career and College Readiness Division in welcoming Diane Rice to our team. Diane accepted the Administrative Support position with the Career and Technical Education Office. February 16 was her first day.
Diane comes to us from the City of Dupont as DuPont's Communications Liaison and Tourism/Museum Coordinator. She is working on a Masters in Divinity from Regence University. She spends most of her free time leading and singing with her church worship team. Diane has two beautiful children and an amazing husband.
Diane is excited about this new opportunity and looks forward to speaking with you when you call the CTE office. Please welcome Diane to OSPI!
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 Farewell to CTE Colleague
Clarence “C.J.” Dancer has accepted a position with the City of
Seattle as the new Post-Secondary Attainment Policy and Program Advisor
position in DEEL (Department of Education and Early Learning). We thank him for
the leadership and commitment he has provided at the state level for his work
on STEM education, and collaborative work with stakeholders and business and
industry partnerships.
If you want to reach out to him, he is available until April 3rd.
Thank you.
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STEM Lighthouse Schools
OLYMPIA—March
9, 2017—A
total of four schools and two districts will serve as Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math mentors to other schools in the state.
Known as STEM
Lighthouse Schools, the six were recently awarded $20,000 grants each that will
promote and develop STEM education, including technical assistance and advice
for other elementary, middle, high schools, and districts that are developing
their own STEM environments.
The six
schools/districts are:
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Brownsville
Elementary (Central Kitsap School District)
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Rochester
High School (Rochester)
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Eatonville
Elementary School (Eatonville)
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TAF
Academy (Federal Way)
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Lopez
School District
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Everett
School District
For further details, read the entire press release.
2017 CTE Showcase of Skills
On March 27, 2017, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., on the Capitol Campus’s North Diagonal in Olympia, WA, 125 high school and college students will demonstrate how Career and Technical Education (CTE) connects skills and leadership to a community service project.
At the end of the day, there will be 25 (8x12) "tiny shelters" ready to be delivered to a community committed to addressing homelessness.
Read more on how you can help and participate.
Perkins -- You've Got Money!
If you
have an approved Perkins application (FP 215) for the 2016-17 school year, your
budget has been increased! Please see below for details:
1. The
additional funding is a "surplus" of the Perkins Basic Grant. This
"surplus" represents the sum of all funds awarded but not expended in
the 2015-16 school year, and funds from the 2016-17 school year that were not
awarded. Your proportion of the “surplus” allocation is equal to that of your
proportion of the initial allocation (formula based). This funding is in
addition to any funding you may have been awarded by one of the Pathway
Supervisors for a "Perkins Reserve Special Project".
2. To
see the amount of your funding increase, please access your most recent budget
and click the "create revision" button to start a budget revision.
You will then need to click the "back to calculator" button. After
the calculator loads you will see your new award total in the top right corner.
3. These funds are to be used to supplement activities identified in your 2016-17
Perkins plan, and must be spent in accordance with the same cost principles
that govern your initial allocation and any additional Perkins funding you may
have received. If you desire to use the funding for a required/permissible
activity not identified within your 2016-17 Perkins plan, please submit a
request to make changes to your plan.
If you
are unsure how to submit a budget revision or request changes to your 2016-17
Perkins plan, please consult the iGrants User
Manual.
For the
most recent guidance on the expenditure of Perkins funding, please consult the Perkins Allowable
& Unallowable Expenditures Guide.
Please
direct any questions to Jonathan Jackson, Program Supervisor for Grants
& Innovative Programs, at jonathan.jackson@k12.wa.us. Thank you.
New Grants & iGrants
New Grants
- iGrant793 CTE – High Demand for Small Districts
- Program Specific Professional Development Grants – Contact Program Supervisors
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.
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.
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
Knowledge Matters Offers Virtual Business Scholarship
The scholarship is for high school business, marketing, personal finance and family & consumer science students currently enrolled in their junior and senior years of high school throughout the United States. This scholarship is intended to help eligible applicants defray the costs of their continuing education. The scholarship applications will be judged nationally and the winner will receive $2,000. Apply now.
To be eligible for nomination by their teachers, students must exhibit excellence in business, marketing or personal finance classes and show interest and accomplishment in the use of technologies in these subjects. The deadline for nominations is April 1, 2017 and the final selection will be made by an independent panel of judges. The scholarship money will be disbursed during May 2017.
West Valley School District (Yakima)
West Valley has had a 24 Credit diploma in a six-period day
since 2001. As a school district, we have been best positioned for a new
graduation requirement. At West Valley, we have placed nearly all of our
students in the Program Pathway Requirement graduation plan where we are also
able to meet the Washington CADR for students pursuing a four-year
degree. We feel we have a system that truly meets the Career and College
Readiness goals.
We are finalizing the steps to launch the first Youth
Apprenticeship Model in Washington embedded in the school day, not after school
as the other models that have been emerging. In this system, students
will be earning CTE Dual College Credit through Tech Prep, HS Core Equivalency
Credit in ELA, Math, and Science, hours towards apprenticeship, and paid work
experience, all during the school day.
To launch our program we use the Boeing CORE Plus machining
curriculum in the Junior Year as a pre-apprenticeship before starting in the
senior year. As far as Pathways go, we feel we have the most replicable
model in Washington State.
West Valley has many more models we are proud of including
an Early Childhood Education toolkit we are building in partnership with OSPI,
Department of Early Learning, and State Board of Community and Technical
Colleges and Economic Labor Data toolkit we are building in partnership with
Washington STEM. Also, please check out the West Valley Career and Technical Education Program Planner. Questions: Contact
Christopher R. Nesmith, CTE Director | 509-972-5908 Office or 509-969-7396 Cell
AP News
State AP scores and participation rate rise again. Washington public and private
school students took a total of 52,429 Exams that resulted in scores of 3, 4,
or 5. Based on students’ opportunity to earn at least 3 college credits for
each AP Exam score of 3 or higher, this represents an estimated 157,287 college
credits. At an average rate of $308.83 per credit hour, the total potential
cost savings for the state’s students and families was $48,574,944.
The
top ten most popular AP exams are listed in rank order:
- English Language and Composition
- United States History
- English Literature and Composition
- World History
- Calculus AB
- United States Government and
Politics
- Biology
- Statistics
- Psychology
- Chemistry
Please check out the Washington State score distributions of AP exams taken by the Class of 2016 during high school, the percentage of 12th-graders who took an AP Exam in high school, and AP Right to Rigor: Fulfilling Student Potential. For more information about AP, please contact Barbara Dittrich at 360-725-6097 or email at barbara.dittrich@k12.wa.us.
WA Audit Highlights CTE Student Achievement
A report from the Washington State
Auditor’s Office examines outcomes data for students in both the 2012 and 2013
graduating high school classes and finds that secondary CTE students
demonstrated high post-high school achievement. The study was commissioned to
examine the impact of Washington state’s $400 million investment in CTE — a
system that reaches 300,000 high school students statewide.
The study finds that, within the
population of students that did not go on to a four-year degree, CTE students
were 11 percent more likely to “achieve” than non-CTE students. According to
the study, “achievement” is measured as persistence in apprenticeship programs,
persistence in community and technical colleges, employment and certificate
attainment. Additionally, CTE programs accommodated a higher proportion of
students receiving free and reduced price lunch and students with disabilities
than other non-CTE programs, indicating that CTE could be a strategy for
students of all socioeconomic backgrounds and abilities to acquire the skills
needed for high-demand, high-wage careers.
Pierce County Skills Center & Clover Park Technical College
Pierce County Skills Center (PCSC) was the first skills center to start a Pre-Pharmacy Technology program. In partnership with Clover Park Technical College (CPTC), they have developed a program that directly articulates with the Pharmacy Technician program at CPTC, as well as prepares student for the 4-year and beyond track required of Pharmacists.
Read for further details.
Federal Way Public Schools' First STEM Exploration Night
Over 3,000 Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) students, families and community members attended the first annual STEM Exploration Night on February 23, 2017 at the brand new Federal Way High School, a site beaming with brand new modernized learning environments thanks to local voter support. This event invited all attendees to experience career pathways in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
For more information, please read the press release and check out some great pictures of the STEM Exploration Night.
Bethel School District
Congratulations to Spanaway Lake High School junior, Walker Ward who received notification he has been selected as a FIRST Robotics Dean's list finalist. Walker is a great example of a student leader who has led his team and communities to increased awareness for Robotics. As a finalist, Walker will be competing in Houston, Texas for one of 10 spots that go on to the FIRST Robotics World Championship.
Read more about what great things that happened during CTE month in the Bethel School District!
Mead School District's Annual STEM Night
An estimated 2,000 students, parents and community members attended STEM Night, where they visited with local companies and explored the many STEM courses offered throughout the Mead School District. The evenings keynote speaker, former NASA astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, shared her journey from teacher to astronaut and inspired students to pursue their dreams.
Read more about what is happening in the Mead School District and about Governor Inslee's visit to Shiloh Hills.
Upcoming Learning Opportunities
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
April 18-19 | Governor Hotel | Olympia, WA | Agenda
State Leadership and Skills Conference
April 27-29 | Yakima, WA | March 11 Registration Deadline
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.
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 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
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
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
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 March Microsoft Imagine Academy and CCI Learning Update.
The WA FBLA March 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
Please complete the 2017 WA-FACSE/WA-FACS Conference Survey in order to have the opportunity to select the session topics you would like to see at the annual conference. The deadline is March 30. There will be three gift cards awarded from a drawing for completed surveys. Enjoy providing your input!
Check out the Ready4K (kindergarten readiness application) developed by Stanford University. Please share with your teachers and parents!
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)
For the latest information in JWG, check out the March 2017 JWG Newsletter.
Please contact Mary Kanikeberg, JWG Program Supervisor, with questions at 360-725-4964 or email at mary.kanikeberg@k12.wa.us or Obe Quarless, JWG Program Field Specialist, at 360-725-6219 or email at obe.quarless@k12.wa.us.
Skilled and Technical Sciences
For the latest information in Skilled and Technical Sciences, SkillsUSA check out the March 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 March 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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