CTE in OSD

  🌟  CTE Weekly Highlights  👋  As we head into the final week of the semester , there’s a strong sense of focus and accomplishment across our programs. This time of year always brings a mix of reflection, assessment, and anticipation for what’s next — and it’s energizing to see the care and intention our educators bring to closing out the term well. This final week of the semester is a busy one for our teachers and students alike. Across classrooms and labs, educators are guiding students through semester projects, exams, and a variety of meaningful assessments designed to capture learning, growth, and skill development over the past several months. These culminating experiences are more than just grades — they represent perseverance, creativity, and real-world application of skills. Thank you to our teachers for the thoughtful planning, flexibility, and extra time it takes to bring the semester to a strong and supportive close, and to our students for staying...

 

  🌟 CTE Weekly Highlights 🌟 👋  With winter break now behind us, we’re moving quickly toward the close of Semester 1 and continuing the important work of ensuring our students are on track to pass courses, graduate, and grow into the incredible young people they are becoming. This stretch of the year can feel heavy, so I hope you’re finding small moments to rest, recharge, and take care of yourselves as you keep showing up for kids. You are doing meaningful, impactful work—and it shows. 💛 🔙 Looking Back 📚 Professional Growth – Certification updates were sent to those with conditional endorsements expiring in June 2026. If you need support completing your Professional Training Plan or would like time with Chelsea or Paula to walk through the renewal process together, please feel free to schedule a meeting here: 👉 https://calendar.app.google/ssyEgb8w6xmd6Jr67 🏤 OSPI Supports – Paula served on interview panels for all three OSPI Program Supervisor positions. T...

  🌟 CTE Weekly Highlights 👋 Welcome back from Winter Break! I hope you all had a restful and restorative Winter Break and that you’re returning this morning ready to jump back into the meaningful, student-centered work you have planned for the winter months ahead. ✨ New year, fresh energy, and so much good work to continue. 🔙 Looking Back 💰   Grant Work – Perkins Grant work was successfully completed, and all final documents were submitted on December 19, 2025. Thank you to everyone who contributed to keeping this work moving forward. 📚   Professional Growth – Certification updates were sent to those with conditional endorsements expiring in June 2026 . If you need support completing your Professional Training Plan or if you’d like time with Chelsea or Paula to walk through your renewal process together, please feel free to schedule a meeting here:  👉 https://calendar.app.google/ssyEgb8w6xmd6Jr67 📅 Coming Up This Week 💰   OSPI Supports – Paula ...

I hope you all have a wonderful break!!  Looking forward to 2026 

  🌟 CTE Weekly Highlights 👋 Heading Into Winter Break! We are so close—just four more wakeups until Winter Break! I hope this upcoming time away gives each of you exactly what you need: rest, joy, connection, quiet, fun… or all of the above. Thank you for the care, creativity, and steady commitment you bring to your work every day. I truly hope this season brings you moments of peace and celebration in whatever ways are meaningful to you and yours. ✨ 🔙 Looking Back 💰   Grant Work – Perkins Grant work continued with the plan to wrap the week of December 15. 🏫   School Visits – Chelsea and I loved being out in schools and spending time with so many of you last week. For those we missed, we left a little treat behind as a small hello. It was energizing to see your classrooms, your students, and the great work happening as we close out 2025—you should be proud of what you’re building. 📚   Professional Growth – Certification updates were sent to those with...

  🌟 CTE Weekly Highlights 👋 Heading Into Winter Break! It’s always remarkable how a short week off can make the return feel extra long — a combination of darker mornings, shorter days, and the collective effort of getting back into our routines. This time of year often feels like a final, determined push toward winter break, and I hope you’re finding moments of energy, collaboration, and joy along the way. 🔙 Looking Back ☕ Collaboration & Workspace Time – Chelsea and I carved out time to regroup on planning, upcoming projects, and a handful of December and January deadlines. 💰 Grant Work – Perkins Grant work kicked off, and we wrapped up final research and documents tied to the FEPP grant. 🧑‍🏫 CTE, Instructional, Counselor & School Supports – This week included an OSPI meeting, strategic planning conversations with teachers, and Chelsea’s review of CPR card compliance and certification expiration timelines. 🔧 Systems & Operations – Timesheets, tra...