Georgia Department of Education Volume 1, Issue 1 Fall 2011 Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter Special points of interest: Dr. Bill Daggett's RESA Dates & Times Winter Conference, February 2012 Summer 2012 GACTE Conference Important Consolidated Grant Application Reminder Youth Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning Information Agricultural Education Newsletter Link From the Desk of David Turner dturner@doe.k12.ga.us Greetings CTAE Family! Today, we enjoy the tremendous support of the State School Superintendent, Dr. John D. Barge. We also have one hundred percent support from the Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Mike Buck and from the entire leadership at the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE). I truly believe that we are experiencing the greatest support that CTAE has ever seen. In addition to support at the DOE, we have support from legislators, business, and industry partners. Dr. Barge is focused on "Making Education Work for All Georgians." Therefore, each of us in CTAE must be committed to doing our part in making sure that education does work for all Georgians. Let's all work together to ensure that students are more prepared for a career or college when they finish their high school education. Over the next few months, we will make quite a few changes to the College and Career Clusters as we work to align with the Federal Clusters and integrate the Common Core Curriculum. We will have many opportunities for you and your CTAE teachers to join us as we work on improving the clusters and pathways. This is a very large undertaking and will require assistance from all stakeShoeldceors.nd Story Headline Let me encourage you to participate in our upcoming professional learning opportunities. You will not want to miss attending one of the remaining Dr. Bill Daggett seminars on "Making Education Work for ALL Georgians: Supporting Evidence from Research, Model Schools and Exemplary Practices." Also, please register for the upcoming CTAE Administrator Winter Leadership Conference, which will take place on Feb. 2 3, 2012, in Athens, Georgia. See the information in the body of the newsletter below regarding registration dates and hotel availability. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to each of the CTAE team members, as I have transitioned into the interim director position. Everyone has made me feel at home and have been very supportive. Your viewpoint is welcomed. Please do not hesitate to give me a call or email me, at any time. I look forward to working with each of you in the future. Thanks for all you do for CTAE, David Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Page 2 State Newsletter From the Desk of Emily Spann Development and Transition espann@doe.k12.ga.us Professional Learning Update February 2-3, 2012 Winter CTAE Administrators Conference Information The Winter 2012 CTAE Administrators Conference will be held at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia on February 2-3, 2012. Be sure to register for the winter conference on the CTAE Resource Network website at: www.ctaern.org Click on the ADMINISTRATOR WORKSHOPS. The workshop ID is CTAERN3362. Registration deadline: January 19, 2012 2012 CTAE Administrators Winter Hotel Options: Hilton Garden Inn Athens 390 East Washington Street Athens, GA 30601 Special Group Rate: $109.00+tax ($9.95 per day for parking) Reservation Block Code: CTAE For Reservations: 706-353-6800 Hotel Indigo Athens 500 College Avenue Athens, GA 30601 Special Group Rage: $99.00 +tax ($10.00 daily parking) Reservation Block Code: CTA For Reservations: 706-546-0430 Foundry Park Inn 7 Spa - Athens 295 East Dougherty Street Athens, GA 30601 Special Group Rate: $84.00+tax Reservation Block Code: CT0201 For Reservations: 877-229-5970 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Willard (Bill) Daggett RESA Seminar Schedule Don't miss the opportunity to attend one of the Dr. Bill Daggett seminars. The list below provides the remaining locations and dates. Registration is not necessary first-come, first-served! Date December 9, 2011 December 9, 2011 December 15, 2011 December 15, 2011 January 26, 2012 January 27, 2012 January 27, 2012 Dr. Daggett RESA Seminar Schedule Location Cook County HS, 9900 Ga. Highway 37, Adel, GA Ware County HS, 700 Victory Dr., Waycross, GA Rylander Theater (Chattahoochee-Flint RESA) 310 West Lamar Street, Americus, GA 31709 Albany HS, 801 West Residence Ave., Albany, GA Dublin HS, 1951 Hillcrest Parkway, Dublin, GA Ga. Southern Univ. Performing Arts Center, 847 Plant Dr., Statesboro, GA Augusta State Univ., Maxwell Performing Arts Theater, Walton Way, Augusta, GA Time 8:30 11:00 am 2:00 4:30 pm 8:30 11:00 am 2:00 4:30 pm 8:30 11:00 am 8:30 11:00 am 2:00 4:30 pm Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Page 3 State Newsletter GACTE Annual Summer Leadership Conference July 15 18, 2012 Save the Dates July 15-18, 2012 "Education & Economic Development Summit" GACTE 65th Annual Summer Leadership Conference Atlanta Renaissance Waverly Field Trip Grant Information available for CTAE Educators The Georgia Nature Center is offering field trip grants up to $2,000 to schools in Georgia through January 2012. Grants for Career, Technical and Agricultural Education educators are being awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Call 1-800-8002786 ext. 3100 to speak with a field trip coordinator. Having trouble arranging buses for field trips? Grants can be applied toward discount charter bus packages: http://Buses.NatureCenter.com. Looking for something special for gifted students? Select a half-day or full-day EcoCamp program where students build solar toys and plant rare carnivorous plants: http://www.EcoCamp.Org. For more information, contact: Jeff Gold, Founder, Georgia Nature Center, www.NatureCenter.com. School Counselors and Teachers-As-Advisors (TAA) Webinar Series Contact Emily Spann (espann@doe.k12.ga.us), Vivian Snyder (vsnyder@doe.k12.ga.us), or Jackie Melendez (jmelende@doe.k12.ga.us) See the links below listed for updated School Counselor and Teachers-As-Advisors Professional Learning Webinars. We encourage you to access these sessions to obtain up-to-date school counselor information to assist with program planning and implementation. 2011-2012 School Counselor Elluminate Webinar Series Archived School Counselor Webinar Topics Archived Webinar Links University System of Georgia (USG) Admission Requirements Overview for High School Counselors Completed and Archived (see link to the right) Aligning a Student's IEP with the Individual Graduation Plan Completed and Archived (see link to the right) Click the following archived link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId=125887 6598946_1320067760218 Click the following archived link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId=1258876596 805_1315578241734 Strategies for Advising New and Transfer Students to Develop Individual Graduation Plans Completed and Archived (see link to the right) Overview of End of Pathway Assessments Completed and Archived (see link to the right) Click the following archived link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId=1258876598 907_1316530439578 Click the following archived link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId=1258876598 878_1316526217484 Encouraging Underrepresented Students into STEM and Non-Traditional Careers Completed and Archived (see link to the right Click the following archived link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId=1258876597 123_1315563894437 Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Page 4 State Newsletter (Continued) School Counselor Professional Learning Elluminate Webinar Series The following webinars have been recorded, archived, and are now available at www.georgiastandards.org Archived School Counselor Webinar Topics College Credit Now (Dual Enrollment) Completed and Archived (see link to the right) College Credit Now (Dual Enrollment) Update Completed and Archived (see link to the right) Grade Level Available Archived Webinars High School Counselors Click the following link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId= 1258876593980_1314105945312 High School Counselors Click the following link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId= 1258876593993_1316437671875 College Credit Now (Dual Enrollment) Completed and Archived (see link to the right) First Generation College Student Advisement Completed and Archived (see link to the right) Middle School Counselors High School Counselors Click the following link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId= 1258876593993_1316437671875 Click the following link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId= 1258876596116_1314794413421 GACollege411 Professional Center Overview Completed and Archived (see link to the right) Middle and High School Counselors Click on the following link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId= 1258876594264_1315411361953 Tips and Tricks for the Individual Graduation Plan/Plan of Study on GAcollege411 Completed and Archived (see link to the right) Middle and High School Counselors Click on the following link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId= 1258876594270_1316016535781 HOPE Program Changes Completed and Archived (see link to the right) High School Counselors Click on the following link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId= 1258876598194_1317053883593 BRIDGE Overview using GAcollege411 Completed and Archived (see link to the right) Middle and High School Counselors Click on the following link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId= 1258876594279_1317226633546 Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Page 5 State Newsletter Teachers-As-Advisors (TAA) Webinar Series New Teachers-As-Advisors Programs Please see the chart below for the archived professional learning Elluminate webinars for NEW Teachers-As-Advisors programs. These webinars have been recorded and archived at www.georgiastandards.org. New and Existing Teachers-As-Advisors Programs Three Georgia school systems are providing information about their EXISTING programs including successes, challenges and "if I had it to do over" situations. Contact Vivian Snyder, vsnyder@doe.k12.ga.us. Webinars for NEW Programs Completed Completed Completed Completed Completed Webinars for EXISTING Programs Completed and Available Teachers-As-Advisors (TAA) Webinar Topics Introduction; Awareness/Rationale; Education and Career Planning Statement of Purpose; Parental Involvement Organizational/Logistics; TAA Activities Student Assessments; Level of Leadership Professional Learning and Support; TAA Program Evaluation Teachers-As-Advisors (TAA) Webinar Topics Douglas County TAA Best Practices Delivery Time 2 hours 1.5 hours 1.5 hours 1 hour 1.5 hours Delivery Time 1 hour Webinar Description and Archived Webinar Links Session 1 of 5-Introduction/Module I/ Module II Elluminate Recording Link: Recording Link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?rec ordingId=1258876596011_1318941512218 o Introduction to Teachers As Advisors o Awareness/Rationale o Education and Career Planning Session 2 of 5-Module III and IV Elluminate Recording Link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?rec ordingId=1258876596014_1319546234484 o Creating a Statement of Purpose o Parental Involvement Session 3 of 5-Module V and VI Elluminate Recording Link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?rec ordingId=1258877794577_1320252130468 o Organization/Logistics o Content Session 4 of 5 Module VII and VIII Elluminate Recording Link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?rec ordingId=1258876596020_1321378394046 Session 5 of 5 Module IX and X Elluminate Recording Link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?rec ordingId=1258876596023_1321381648734 Webinar Description Available Best Practices Recorded Webinar: Douglas County Schools, Elluminate Recording Link: http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?rec ordingId=1258876596104_1319028077093 Dual Enrollment Update The updated Move On When Ready Supplemental List is available for Spring 2012 and Fall 2012. The updated College Credit Now Course Directory to use with dual enrolled students attending technical colleges will be approved and distributed soon. This list may be used for Spring 2012. For more information, contact Gary Mealer, gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us. Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Page 6 State Newsletter From the Desk of Charles Banks Accountability and Improvement cbanks@doe.k12.ga.us Accountability and Improvement Update FY12 Perkins Five-Year Compliance Reviews The CTAE Region Coordinators have completed the majority of the forty FY12 Perkins Five-Year Compliance Reviews. Without the involvement and support of the local CTAE Directors, supervisors, instructors and team members this would not have been possible. The Region Coordinators thank all of you for your help. Completing the Grant Application Process on the Consolidated Application CTAE Directors: Please review the "Program Status" screen in the Consolidated Application to ensure that all your grants have been designated "Approved" under the Budget Status tab and "Program Manager Signed-off under the "DC (Data) Status" tab. If any grant indicates "Program Manager Revisions Requested," you must review the "Audit Trail" to see the revisions that are requested, and then make the changes and sign-off. If any grant shows only "coordinator sign-off," contact your superintendent and request that he/she signs-off on the specific tab that requires sign-off. All grants must be signed-off before November 30, 2011, or systems will risk losing their grant funding. Please give this issue your immediate attention! Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Page 7 State Newsletter From the Desk of Dwayne Hobbs - Program Delivery dhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us Healthcare, Public Safety and Cosmetology Architecture, Construction, Communication and Transportation (ACCT) Important Dates to Remember: A workshop entitled "Engaging Students Through Differentiated Learning" presented by Dr. Gilda Lyon will be held in Douglas, Georgia at the Coffee County Professional Learning Center. Nov. 29, 2011 Teachers in the Healthcare, Public Safety, Cosmetology and ACCT program areas can sign up at www.ctaern.org. This workshop is filling up fast, so don't delay if you are interested. Dec. 1-2, 2011 Jan. 27, 2012 Jan. 27, 2012 Jan. 26-27, 2012 Jan. 27-28, 2012 A CPR instructor class will be held in Barrow County. This workshop is already full, but the American Heart Instructor Pat Rape is keeping a waiting list. If you are interested in having your name on her waiting list, please contact her at pat.rape.email@gmail.com. A Phlebotomy class/medical lab workshop is being planned as a pre-TIEGA/HSTEA conference workshop. The class will be posted soon and will have a separate sign up on www.ctaern.org. An Industry certification workshop will be held for healthcare teachers who are currently seeking this credential for their program. An informational session for those who desire to participate in the future will be held on Saturday, January 28. A CPR instructor class has tentatively been scheduled to be held in Columbus prior to the Winter workshop. The class will be posted on www.ctaern.org soon. A Winter workshop for Healthcare (HSTEA) and (TIEGA) Public Safety, Cosmetology and all ACCT or T&I programs (Automotive, Construction, Drafting, Graphics, Broadcast, etc.) will be held in Columbus. Registration forms for ACCT or T&I can be found at www.tiega.org. Registration forms for Healthcare can be found at www.hstea.org. This is a great workshop with program specific professional development. It is also a wonderful networking experience with other teachers that teach the same courses as you do. Don't miss this opportunity. Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA) Continues Connecting Industry to Education Careers in Construction Week (CICW) has been yet another success this year! About 20 schools participated this year through field trips, guest speakers, demonstrations and various other means to reach out to young people in the architecture, construction and engineering courses around the state. Along with the CICW activities, CEFGA has begun working with SkillsUSA and the other education foundations to coordinate another outstanding Career Expo in March. The planning team for the construction area held the first planning session. This year there will be an effort to help the Georgia Department of Education to draw attention to the Department of Labor career clusters and how our Career Pathways tie in. This year's Expo logo will even reflect the different clusters represented at the Expo and by SkillsUSA. The expectation is that this year's SkillsUSA State Championships and Career Expo will be the biggest and best! The hope is that the attendance will top 7,000 attendees. We hope to see everyone there on March 15-17, 2012, for the SkillsUSA State Championships and Career Expo! Thank you for your patience during this busy time. Healthcare, Public Safety, Cosmetology and ACCT programs, please submit any suggestions for professional development classes you would like to have offered to Phyllis Johnson, pjohnson@doe.k12.ga.us. Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Page 8 State Newsletter Marketing, Sales and Service Marketing Education Professional Development Conference Thank you in advance to the administrators who will be sending their Marketing Education teachers to our Professional Development Conference at Lanier Charter Career Academy in Gainesville. The use of Lanier Career Academy's conferencing center with its affordable costs for meeting rooms, food and beverages and state-of-the-art technology makes it possible to keep costs to a bare minimum for school systems. As always, the Georgia Marketing Education Association is committed to quality programming. A team of presenters from Turner Broadcasting representing various areas of business and marketing will provide cutting-edge information and offer their electronic presentations to be used by teachers in the classroom. In addition to business and industry updates, teachers will also receive curriculum lesson plans and activities and will receive important DOE and DECA updates. We cordially invite CTAE administrators and principals to attend this conference with their teachers. New DECA Chapters in 2012 There are ten new DECA Chapters to date and over fourteen new advisors around the state. Considering the economic downturn, we are very pleased to have new Marketing teachers/DECA advisors and new DECA Chapters. WorkWinWow Conference for DECA Advisors Over 110 DECA advisors attended the WorkWinWow Conference that was held at Lanier Charter Career Academy on September 23. Advisors participated in roundtable discussions and workshops and were able to network with their colleagues. Thanks to our dedicated teachers and supportive administrators, this conference increased in attendance by 30 advisors this year. DECA Fall Rally The Georgia DECA Fall Rally was held on October 14, at the Georgia National Fairgrounds. Over 1,080 students and advisors attended the rally and participated in a General Marketing Test, T-Shirt Design Competition, Brochure Competition and a Themed Speech Competition. Again, thanks to our teachers and administrators who helped us double our attendance in our second year of attendance. DECA Fall Leadership Development Conference The Georgia DECA Fall Leadership Development Conference was held on October 27-28, at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia Hotel. Over 1,300 students and advisors (an increase of 300 attendees from last year) were present. Over 30 different sessions and events were hosted by the national Tri-Leadership organization and our professional, hard working Georgia DECA State Officers. Georgia DECA announced over 400 Statesman Award Winners at this conference. Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Page 9 State Newsletter Special Populations Georgia Career & Technical Education (CTI) Fair Fever Georgia CTI Catches it! Georgia CTI teamed up with Georgia DECA and welcomed over 100 schools to the first CTI Fall Rally at the Georgia National Fairgrounds! In the beautiful and historic city of Perry, over 230 CTI participants from around the state joined together for a day of competition, excitement and motivation! The rally was led by the Georgia DECA state officers and our Motivated Speaker Eddie Slowikowski kept the students entertained and energized. Participants spent the afternoon after the rally enjoying the fairgrounds with unlimited rides, exhibits and food. Cash prize premiums for each contest were: 1st place$75; 2nd place-$50; 3rd place-$25, and were awarded to the winners in the areas of T-Shirt Design, Pin Design, Banner Design, and Themed Speech Event. The placements for each chapter were calculated and the chapter with the highest accumulated points is awarded the Georgia National Fair Superior Chapter plaque and $500 congratulations goes to Swainsboro High School on receiving this award! The second place chapter is awarded the Georgia National Fair Reserve Superior Chapter plaque and a $250 prize congratulations goes to Centennial High on receiving this award! All prizes are sponsored by the Georgia National Fairgrounds the total of combined prize money is almost $1,500! Cash prizes will be mailed to the chapter at the conclusion of the Fair. Congratulations to everyone on your hard work and dedication to your students and to Georgia CTI. Superior Chapter Swainsboro High Reserve Superior Chapter Centennial High T-Shirt Event 1st-Josh Jackson, Adairsville High 2nd-Cora Williams, Swainsboro High 3rd-Keon Ramsey, Glenn Hills High Honorable Mention-Garrett Manley, Alpharetta High Themed Speech 1st-Doug Williams, Swainsboro High 2nd-Rishann Jackson, Alpharetta High 3rd-Jeremy McClure, Centennial High Banner Design 1st-Alcovy High. Chris Newsham Coordinator 2nd-Swaisnboro High, Theresa Davis, Coordinator 3rd-Cherokee High, Jennifer Uboh, Coordinator Honorable Mention- Centennial High, Mary Pritchard/Gray Sartin, Coordinators Pin Design 1st-Matt Gillman, Centennial High 2nd-Lauren Jones, East Paulding High 3rd-Aaron Bostic, Swainsboro High Honorable Mention-Sarah Bady, T.W. Josey Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter Page 10 Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS), Culinary Arts, Education GATFACS Professional Development Conference GATFACS is hosting their annual teacher professional development conference in January 2012, at the Hyatt Riverfront in Savannah. All teachers are encouraged to attend. Some of the professional development sessions are end of pathway assessments crosswalk; integrating core curriculum; developmentally appropriate practices in ECE; culinary certificate requirements; food science; integrating technology in the classroom; how to obtain a CDA (National Child development Associate Certificate) in high school; how to establish an active and productive advisory committee; middle school best practices; FCCLA updates, and activities for classroom integration; and a DOE update to name a few. Administrators are welcome and encouraged to attend. Registration is available at https://www.registermychapter.com/gatfacs. Culinary Arts Culinary arts instructors must be certified in culinary arts or have an interim certificate while they work on their culinary arts certificate. The Culinary Institute of America is working with us to ensure that culinary arts instructors are certified. One component of the certification process is a two-day training which will be held at the GATFACS Winter Conference in January. Please have teachers needing certification to register for this workshop available at https://www.registermychapter.com/gatfacs. Early Childhood Care and Education High school juniors and seniors may now earn a national credential - Child Development Associate (CDA), which is a minimal requirement for teachers in a pre-k setting. Guidelines will be discussed at the GATFACS Winter Teacher conference, and are available at www.cdacouncil.org. Work-Based Learning and Youth Apprenticeship 2012 Youth Apprenticeship Assessment and 2012 Work-Based Learning Data Report The updated Youth Apprenticeship Annual (YAP) Assessment for 2012 is now on the GaDOE website available for download. Each system receiving the YAP grant is required to submit this document by April 2, 2012. This is a system report, not a school report. Systems with multiple schools must compile the data relevant to the Youth Apprenticeship Program into one report for the entire school system. This document must be submitted by the CTAE Director of each system receiving the YAP grant. Instructions for submitting are included in the document. Each YAP coordinator is encouraged to download the document now and compile the data as the year progresses. The updated Work-Based Learning (WBL) Data Report for 2012 is now available on the GaDOE website available for download. This report is relative to all WBL students, except for Youth Apprenticeship students. Each WBL coordinator supervising students in cooperative education (coop), internships, or employability skill development (ESD) must submit this report by April 2, 2012. The WBL Data Report is a school level report by coordinator. Schools that have multiple coordinators should have each coordinator submit a report. This document is submitted directly by the coordinator. Instructions for submitting are included in the document. Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter Page 11 Each WBL coordinator is encouraged to download the document now and compile the data as the year progresses. In situations where a school-wide coordinator also serves as the YAP coordinator (as in most single high school systems), two reports must be submitted. The YAP Assessment will contain data relevant to the YAP students and the WBL Data Report will contain the data relevant to all other WBL students. Region Meetings for YAP/WBL Coordinators The state is divided into six regions for support of WBL/YAP coordinators. All WBL coordinators are encouraged to attend these meetings. To get on the mailing list for updates and notices about the region meetings, please contact your region chairperson listed below: East Central Region Tammy Hodges Mary Beth Barnes Sharon Bonner Amanda Sexton Chair Kim Callahan Chair Beth Lewis hodgest@jefferson.k12.ga.us Mfrancine.hutchingscc@bibb.k12.ga.us sbonner@henry.k12.ga.us Amanda.sexton@cowetaschools.net kimcallahan@ware.k12.ga.us jblewis@friendlycity.net Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter Page 12 From the Desk of Chip Bridges Agriculture jbridges@doe.k12.ga.us Agricultural Education Update To view the Agricultural Education Newsletter, copy and paste the link below into your address bar: http://www.gadoe.org/DMGetDocument.aspx/November 2011.doc?p=6CC6799F8C1371F6795116AEAAB4F5C286A1120506D5B2C0191F4C83119146D5&Type=D If you would like more information on Ag Ed, please contact one of the following: Mr. John "Chip" Bridges Program Manager (404) 657-8311 jbridges@doe.k12.ga.us Mr. Chris Corzine Central Region (478) 822-7386 ccorzine@doe.k12.ga.us Mr. Stan Mitchell North Region (706) 552-4461 smitchell@doe.k12.ga.us Mr. Lynn Barber South Region (229) 386-3428 lbarber@doe.k12.ga.us