CTAE state update, Nov. 2010

CTAE State Update
November 2010
Emily Spann - Development and Transition espann@doe.k12.ga.us
Many thanks to all of you who took the time to verify the names, schools, and email addresses of the middle and high school counselors in your systems! We appreciate your support and assistance in obtaining an accurate and up-to-date list of counselors.
As noted in a recent email that was sent to CTAE Directors, November 19 (today) is the deadline for verification of both the high school and middle school counselor information. If you have not yet responded with counselor verification, please do so as soon as possible.
Currently, we have received approximately 95% verification of all high school counselors, but we are only at 75% verification of middle school counselors. Thirty-seven school systems have not yet responded with middle school counselor information.
Please help us ensure that a middle and high school counselors is available right now, so that critical communication regarding BRIDGE legislation, dual enrollment, etc. may be provided.
Feedback Needed on Proposed CTAE High School Courses We would like to request your help to review and provide feedback on the five (5) proposed CTAE courses. Please take a few moments to read the Maritime Studies pathway and the Application of Firefighting course drafts for the Georgia Performance Standards website at: https://www.georgiastandards.org/standards/Pages/Proposed-New-GPS.aspx.
The deadline for your feedback is Tuesday, December 14. Please contact Jan Wyche, CTAE High School Curriculum Coordinator, at (404) 463-0299 or jwyche@doe.k12.ga.us with any questions or concerns.
HSTW Assessment Data Analysis Workshops The GaDOE, in collaboration with the Southern Regional Education Board/High Schools That Work, will be conducting two workshops in January 2011 to analyze the HSTW 2010 Assessment Data. If you participated in the HSTW 2010 Assessment, your school may send a team or representative to one of the workshops listed below and spend the day with a SREB representative to analyze your school's assessment results.
Thursday, January 13, 2011 Dougherty County Isabella Complex Center in Albany Friday, January 14, 2011 - Whitfield Career Academy in Dalton
An email regarding the HSTW Assessment Data Analysis Workshop was recently sent to superintendents and CTAE Directors.
Brad Bryant, State Superintendent of Schools November 23, 2010 Page 1 of 6

Newly Revised Fourth Science Options Handout The Fourth Science Options handout was revised on November 15, 2010. Please discard the Fourth Science handout from the Fall CTAE Regional Drive-In workshops and use the information below:

The following courses count towards satisfying the Fourth Science requirement and a CTAE pathway completion requirement and have been approved by the Board of Regents as a Fourth Science:

Course Number 01.46100 02.42100 02.42200 02.44100 20.41710 20.41810 21.45100 21.45700 25.56800

Course Name
General Horticulture and Plant Science Animal Science Technology/Biotechnology Equine Science Plant Science and Biotechnology Food & Nutrition Through the Lifespan Food Science Energy and Power Technology Appropriate and Alternative Energy Technologies Introduction to Biotechnology

CTAE Pathway
Plant Science/Horticulture Agriscience Other GPS Agriculture Courses (9-12) Agriscience Nutrition & Food Science Nutrition & Food Science Energy Systems Energy Systems Biotechnology Research and Development

The following courses count towards satisfying the Fourth Science requirement and a CTAE pathway completion requirement but are not recognized as a Fourth Science by the Board of Regents:

Course Number 02.42400 02.47500 03.41100 03.45100 03.45300 21.45200 21.45300 21.45400 21.47200 25.52100 25.52200

Course Name
Veterinary Science Biotechnology Natural Resources Management Forest Science Wildlife Management Foundations of Electronics Advanced AC and DC Circuits Digital Electronics Engineering Applications Introduction to Healthcare Science Application of Therapeutic Services

25.56200 Concept of Emergency Medicine

25.56400 Emergency and Disaster Preparedness

25.58000 25.58100 25.58200 47.46600

Principles of Physical Medicine Concepts of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation in Physical Medicine Aviation Meteorology

CTAE Pathway
Veterinary Science Other GPS Agriculture Courses (9-12) Other GPS Agriculture Courses (9-12) Forestry/Natural Resources Forestry/Natural Resources Electronics Electronics Electronics Engineering Seven Healthcare Pathways Therapeutic Services-Medical Services and Nursing Therapeutic Services-Emergency Services Therapeutic Services-Emergency Services Physical Medicine Physical Medicine Physical Medicine Flight Operations

Brad Bryant, State Superintendent of Schools November 23, 2010 Page 2 of 6

JROTC We are very pleased to announce that Gary Mealer is the new JROTC state program specialist! Please note that the JROTC state advisory board met on November 18, in Macon to discuss JROTC state goals for the 2010-2011 school year.

Langston Hughes High School Leadership Academy JROTC held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on November 4. Colonel John Vanderbleek, National Junior ROTC Director from Fort Monroe, Virginia, joined the Langston Hughes leadership team in the ceremony to recognize the establishment of the Langston Hughes Leadership Academy. Current enrollment in the Leadership Academy exceeds 270 students. The Leadership Academy is committed to the development of scholar-leaders who are prepared to make positive contributions to the school, community and nation.

Move On When Ready (MOWR) Update The 2009-2010 Course Directory for Accel for all terms beginning after January 1, 2010, is located at the Accel Guidelines website at www.gsfc.org, and should be used for MOWR core courses. Updates to the list will be available after January 1, 2011.

Education Career Partnerships (ECP) Update The midyear ECP checklist was sent out to all ECP representatives and CTAE directors. Please make sure that this midyear checklist is completed and emailed to Gary Mealer at gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us, by December 31. Please contact Gary if you have any questions.

Governor's Office of Workforce Development Georgia Work Ready Summit: 2011 and Beyond

What: When: Where:

Georgia Work Ready Summit: 2011 and Beyond Wednesday, December 8 at 8:00 a.m. to Thursday, December 9 at 1:30 pm Hilton Atlanta 225 Courtland Street NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Registration: http://gaworkreadysummit.eventbrite.com/

Professional Learning Update 2010 CTAE Administrator/Counselor Regional Drive-In Elluminate Recording Link Based on the CTAERN registration totals, there were some of our CTAE Administrators who were unable to attend one of the six regional drive in workshops. The following Elluminate Recording Link will allow you to hear a major part of the opening session which includes:

Building Capacity for Achievement!

National Measures: Perkins Core Indicators & Programs of Study (30 min) Presented via Elluminate by Kim Green Exec. Dir. State Dir. Assoc.

State Measures: Bridge Bill (30 min)-Presented by Matthew Gambill - Exec. Dir. GACTE Recording Link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId=1258866992612_12868862 69187 Using GaCollege411 Elluminate Recording Series

Brad Bryant, State Superintendent of Schools November 23, 2010 Page 3 of 6

Session Topic: GaCollege411 - Overview Recording Link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId=1258864592856_12838842 73281
Session Topic: GaCollege411 - Professional Center Basics Recording Link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId=1258864592860_12856088 15843
Session Topic: GaCollege411 The Bridge Legislation Recording Link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId=1258869692126_12895904 03250
Guidance and Counseling Update With the recent BRIDGE legislation (HB 400) requiring students in middle and high school to receive advisement and counseling, a review of the Georgia Department of Education's Guidance Counselor Board Rule, 160-4-8-.05, is important. The rule describes the basic duties and responsibilities of school counselors as well as a description of the appropriate and inappropriate uses of counselors as defined by the American School Counselor's Association. The mission of school counselors is to focus on enhancing the learning process for all students.
A Guidance and Counseling Activity Log is designed for school counselors to use as a source of data collection and assessment of their guidance and counseling programs. This is a suggested timeline structure, which has been adapted from the Missouri Comprehensive Guidance Program, and can be used to help middle and high school counselors comply with BRIDGE guidelines. The time log may be used to analyze the distribution of the counselor's time and the various tasks the counselor is performing. The log is also useful to determine where more educational support may be needed to comply with BRIDGE. Please remember that these are only recommended time allocations.
Please refer to the links below: Guidance Counselor Board Rule 160-4-8-.05
http://www.gadoe.org/DMGetDocument.aspx/160-4-8.05.pdf?p=4BE1EECF99CD364EA5554055463F1FBB77B0B70FECF5942E12E123FE4810FFF55 BC103AB8DEE33A5674B9C54BC896D21&Type=D
School Counselor Responsibilities
http://www.gadoe.org/DMGetDocument.aspx/Counselor_Role_and_Responsibilities.pdf?p= 4BE1EECF99CD364EA5554055463F1FBB77B0B70FECF5942E12E123FE4810FFF55BC103AB8 DEE33A5B6167A12D3F5066D&Type=D
Guidance and Counseling Activity Log
http://www.gadoe.org/DMGetDocument.aspx/guidance_log_form.pdf?p=4BE1EECF99CD36 4EA5554055463F1FBB77B0B70FECF5942E12E123FE4810FFF55BC103AB8DEE33A5BEEAD84 FB106F863&Type=D
Professional Development Grant Opportunity
eInstruction, a leading educational technology company, is providing $3,500 professional development grants to 25 school districts across the United States. Please share with your network of schools. Read more at the following link:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/11/16/prweb4788434.DTL#ixzz15f0M5zk1
Brad Bryant, State Superintendent of Schools November 23, 2010 Page 4 of 6

Dwayne Hobbs - Program Delivery dhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us
Certificates of Participation for the Teacher Drive-In Meetings Teachers who registered on the CTAERN for the fall teacher drive-in meetings so far have not been able to print their certificate of attendance. This is because we had to wait until all the meetings were concluded to check off the attendees.
Now that the last fall teacher drive-in meeting in Savannah has occurred, we are currently validating attendance using the sign-in sheets from the drive-in breakout meetings.
Once this process is complete, teachers will be able to sign in and obtain their certificate of participation. We plan to have this process completed during the month of December. Please pass the word on to all teacher affected by this.
Save the Date The CTSO Legislative Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, February 15, at the Depot. The directors and state officers of each CTSO in partnership with GACTE will be organizing and conducting the program for the event. All legislators along with other dignitaries will be invited. Each CTSO will also be inviting selected local chapter members to participate. Details will be forthcoming.
TIEGA Winter Conference The 2011 TIEGA Winter Conference will be held at Statesboro High School in Statesboro, Georgia, on January 28-29. Registration information is online at www.tiega.org. Please contact Sonny Cannon at gcannon@doe.k12.ga.us if you have questions or need additional information.
GATFACS Winter Conference The Georgia Association of Family & Consumer Sciences, Culinary Arts and Education Teachers (GATFACS) will host their annual Winter In-service Conference February 3-5, 2011 at the Marietta Hilton. Some of the professional development workshops not to be missed are ServSafe, Better Brains for Babies, Fire Safety Certification, Culinary Art Skills, Going Green, and many others. Please register teachers NOW for the early bird discount. Contact Laura Ergle for more details at lergle@doe.k12.ga.us.
Healthcare, Public Safety, and Personal Care Services The HSTEA/TIEGA winter conference will be Jan. 28-29th in Statesboro, GA. Registration forms can be found at www.hstea.org (for healthcare teachers) and at www.tiega.org (for public safety, cosmetology, and other T&I teachers). The registration form and fee should be sent to the address listed on the appropriate form (registration for this conference will not be through CTAERN.) We are excited about this conference and hope everyone will be able to attend.
An American Heart Association CPR instructor course (one of the regional offerings on Jan. 27 and 28th) will be offered prior to the conference. For the CPR course, please sign up through www.ctaern.org. This course should not cost the instructor anything (we suggest borrowing the manuals since new material will be coming out in July), but the course will be cancelled if 12 people do not sign up.
Healthcare teachers have two important webinars in December: Dec. 8 - 3:30-4:30 HOSA regional updates by Allen Seigler
Brad Bryant, State Superintendent of Schools November 23, 2010 Page 5 of 6

Dec. 14 - Preparing your students for the National Consortium for Health Sciences Assessment which will be done by the testing agency
Cosmetology and Public Safety A representative from SkillsUSA is planning on attending the winter conference to go over the assessments.
Brad Bryant, State Superintendent of Schools November 23, 2010 Page 6 of 6