CTE in OSD

  Hi Team,  The start of the new school year is right around the corner, and I appreciate all the effort everyone has put into attending professional development and preparing classrooms for the 2024-2025 school year.  I want to express my gratitude to those of you who participated in the Program of Work Professional Development last week. Your dedication is moving our work forward. For those who couldn't attend, you can access the slide deck through this link . It contains the information and links to the documents that we need to complete and present to OSPI as evidence of our commitment to providing Extended Learning opportunities to our students.

Hello Team - I hope those of you who have returned to your classrooms are finding them welcoming and that any work you requested has been completed. Setting up our classrooms for the new school year is such an exciting time, and I hope you’re enjoying the process! The 2024-2025 Business Procedures Slide Deck has been published.  Please take some time to review it. On slide 9, you’ll find a checklist for field trips and PD requests, kindly added by one of your peers, which you might find useful. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to us individually or via the CTE Office email at osd-cte-admins@osd.wednet.edu .

 Hello CTE Staffers - Welcome back to the 2024-2025 school year! I hope this note finds you all well and that you had some time to rest and recharge during the summer months. I know getting back into the swing of things can be a little difficult, so I'll keep today's note short and sweet. In the coming days, we will publish the Business Procedures documents for 2024-2025. There have been a few changes in the following areas: Travel will continue to be limited to student travel only. You can pay for 1 PD Registration. If you are working toward your initial certification it needs to be for your Plan 2 courses. If you already hold an Initial or Continuing certificate, you may choose the PD that will most support your work. Take note, all transportation should include YOUR name and the Generic CTE budget code.  Please see the Checklist created by your peer and the Business Procedures. If your Purchasing Card expired in June 2024, please connect with the CTE Office to obtain a new ...

 Happy Last Full Week of School  As the school year ends, I hope everyone has plans for a rewarding and relaxing summer. In the CTE Office, we are currently working on clearing pending credit card transactions, finalizing budgets, and starting to plan for the 2024-2025 school year. Chelsea and I will work throughout the summer to ensure a smooth return when the new school year begins. Any PCards expiring in June should be destroyed, and arrangements can be made to pick up new cards in August.  I hope to see you all on August 21st for our PD on creating Programs of Work to meet the Leadership requirements for enhanced CTE funding. Until August when I begin posting again, have a GREAT summer!!!  

  Hello Teachers, Welcome to the last month of school!!!  I suspect you are all looking at the finish line ready for a break.  To ensure we have all of our work done to close the 23-24 school year please keep in mind the following: Budget Updates Spending for 23-24 CTE MSOC budgets was concluded on May 31st.  Procurement cards have been paused for June and July, they will be available for use again the first full week of August. Cardholders are required to ensure secure storage of cards during the summer months.  Please contact the CTE Office if you wish to store at Knox. eCommerce orders placed after 6/1/24 will not be processed. If you have pending purchases or other issues that you have discussed with the CTE office, those are not affected by these dates. High School IRC/DC/WBL Your IRC / Dual Credit / WBL document is in your Shared Drive.  Please complete this document before checking out for summer. CPR CTE teachers are required to hold a current CPR/F...

 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...