CTE in OSD

 Summer / Fall Professional Development Plans Hello CTE -  As we move into summer it is time to evaluate our need for CTE Professional Development.  The plans for the coming school year are: Leadership Program of Work (Other Hours) August 21, 2024, 9:00am - 12:00pm at OHS We will review the Program of Work/Program of Activities document provided by OSPI. Discuss why it is required by every CTE teacher, even if they are aligned with a CTSO. Learn how best to complete the document Share with peers how we are meeting the required standards outlined. Be prepared to go back to school and guide students in completing the document. https://www.pdenroller.org/olympia/catalog/169865 CPR Training (Can use Self-directed or Supervisor-Directed Time) CPR is required for all teachers receiving MSOC via Federal Dollars, therefore all OSD CTE Teachers will need to meet this requirement.  August 21, 2024, from 1:00 - 4:00 PM at OHS With Taelar Shelton in her Classroom at OHS https://...

 Time to Celebrate Your Students I am working on the CTE Annual School Board Report provided to our School Board every summer in OSD.   I would like to mix it up this year.  I need to offer the data...  How many students did we serve, how many earned industry credentials, how many earned dual credits, the ratio of students with special needs or federally recognized non-traditional students?   However, it has been a rough couple of years in OSD and CTE so we need to celebrate the great things YOU have brought out in your students.  This is an open call for photos, stories, and anecdotes celebrating student growth, success, and accomplishment.  Please send me anything that you are really proud of this year. If every one of you provides one great thing I am okay with a slide deck with 5 slides of Data and 50 Slides of Good Things.   What I need:  If you include photos I need the first and last names of the students in the photo, I...

 So you have some computers..... I want to ensure you are all aware of the status of computers beyond student Chromebooks.  While many of you do not have additional equipment, those who do are deeply invested in using their equipment in the best possible way to enhance student learning.   Technology is committed to creating an inventory of all CTE-purchased computers including location, type, date of purchase, and specs.  Once this inventory has been completed, they will make a refresh cycle for this summer and ongoing.   My goal is to have this information in my hands by June so that you all know where you are in the refresh cycle and what that looks for on an ongoing basis, allowing you to plan for new equipment.