CTE in OSD

  🌟 CTE Weekly Highlights ✨ Looking Back 🔎 Finalize Budgets Budgets were finalized and approved. 📋 DLT Meeting – Tuesday The agenda included leadership work with the Association of Washington School Principals and a discussion about budgets. 🤝 Dual Credit Articulations Paula met with the Workforce Dean at SPSCC to explore additional course articulations that could help high school students earn more Dual Credit. 📅 Coming Up This Week 🔎 Budgets Chelsea will begin entering budget transfers in Qmaltive, with the goal of having everything approved by the Business Office next week. 🤝 Dual Credit Articulations Please sign your Teacher Verification forms and get them to Chelsea this week. For those of you expanding articulations, we’ll circle back on those documents in the coming weeks. 🏖️ CTE Office Coverage Paula will be on vacation through Friday, 10/3, returning Monday, October 6. Chelsea will be available on her normal schedule during this time. ✅ Wishing you...

  🌟 CTE Weekly Highlights ✨ Looking Back 🔎 Qmaltive Data Clean-Up While processing reports, we discovered some system errors that had us reporting incorrect data. All errors have been identified, and Chelsea has communicated with building registrars to ensure corrections are made. 🚀 Budget Prep Our team completed the budget-to-FTE comparison work last week. 💻 E-Commerce Access The Business Office should now have everyone’s e-commerce access set up. If your access isn’t working, please connect with Chelsea so she can check on the status. 🎓 Graduation Pathways Document We finalized the 2025–26 Graduation Pathways document. Counselors will use this tool to help ensure students have access to a wide variety of graduation pathways. If you work in a high school, be prepared—counselors may reach out with questions about Dual Credit and/or Industry Credentials. 📅 Coming Up This Week 🔎 Finalize Budgets We will audit and finalize budgets and begin the journal entries needed to lo...

  🌟 CTE Weekly Highlights ✨ Looking Back : Fourth Day Count:  Last Tuesday marked the first official count of the school year—a key step that sets the stage for budgets. With the transition to Qmaltive, our CTE Office staff completed September reporting manually this time around. It was a busy week behind the scenes, and we truly missed being out in schools with you! 📅 Coming Up This Week 🔎 Qmaltive Data Clean-Up:  While processing reports, we discovered some system errors that had us claiming incorrect data. We’ll be digging in this week to get those issues resolved. 🚀 Budget Prep:  Our team is working hard to finalize and load budgets , with the goal of having everything in place by the end of the first week of October . 💻 E-Commerce Access:  The Business Office is diligently setting up e-commerce permissions . As soon as the system is ready, we’ll notify you and share any instructions they provide. 🎓 Graduation Pathways Document:  We’re also wrappi...

  🌟 A Quick Reminder About Donations & Gifts A friendly reminder to please keep in mind Board Policy 6114 and Procedure 6114P when it comes to donations, gifts, and grants. We want to ensure that we’re all following the board’s guidance so that everything runs smoothly. Key things to remember: 📋 All donations and gifts, regardless of the amount, require the Gift and Donation Form . 💡 For any donation, gift, or grant over $1,000 , please submit both : 📝 The Gift and Donation Form 📊 The Fiscal Impact Statement Thank you so much for helping us stay aligned with policy and for all the wonderful opportunities you bring to our students through these donations and grants. Your attention to these details truly makes a difference! 🎉 Highlights from Last Week 🌱 First Days of School – I hope you all had an excellent first week of school and were able to take some time to establish protocols and begin getting to know your students. 📆 This Week’s Events 🚀 Fourth Day Count – On t...

  👋 Hello CTE Team! Welcome to the first week of school! I hope this blog finds you settling into your classrooms and getting ready for the adventure ahead. Tomorrow, your students will walk through the door, and I know they’ll be so excited to see you and begin another year of fun and learning. Last week’s district-wide IIRP training was a great way to kick things off. The energy and participation were fantastic, and it was inspiring to learn together from the restorative practice experts. 🌟 Highlights from Last Week ✨ IIRP Training – A big thank you for bringing your energy and focus to the district-wide training. I hope you found it valuable and worth your time. ✨ New Staff Orientation – Welcome to our new colleagues in OSD! It was wonderful connecting with you on Monday—we’re thrilled to have you join the CTE family. 📅 This Week’s Events 🚀 First Day of School – Wednesday!  Wishing you an amazing first day with your students. This is your chance to set the tone for ...

Welcome Back, CTE Team! We’re excited to kick off another school year with the OSD CTE team! We hope your summer brought the rest, adventure, or play you needed to recharge for the year ahead. Personally, I was fortunate to spend time with family—and the summer weather couldn’t have been more perfect. 🌟 Highlights from Last Week 📘 CTE Professional Development – We started the year by diving into our Annual Program Documents. Thank you to everyone who joined and contributed to the conversations that set the tone for the year ahead. 🩺 CPR/First Aid Certification – A reminder: all CTE teachers, across all content areas, must hold a current CPR/First Aid certificate to access CTE funds. If you missed the CTE-sponsored training, please make arrangements on your own—this becomes your professional responsibility to complete and cover. 📅 Looking Ahead: This Week’s Events 👋 Monday – New Teacher Orientation at Knox 🏫 Wednesday & Thursday – District-wide LID Days at...

As the school year comes to a close, regular blogging will be paused while the incredible CTE teachers of the Olympia School District take a well-earned summer break ! 🌞✌️ We’ll return with updates, reminders, and new opportunities at the end of August . Until then, have an amazing, restful, and safe summer! While You Rest, We’re Still Here Although teachers are on break, the CTE Department will remain available and working through most of the summer. If you need anything, don’t hesitate to reach out! Please note: Knox summer hours may vary , and CTE staff will be working from other locations some days. If you plan to drop by in person, we recommend contacting us ahead of time so we can make arrangements to greet you. 🗓 Limited Availability Dates Please keep these schedule notes in mind as you plan: June 19: Juneteenth – All departments at Knox are closed for the holiday . June 26 – July 2: Chelsea out on personal leave . July 3–4: Fourth of July holiday – Chelsea and Paula ar...