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Map and Government Information Library"],"edm_is_shown_by":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be300-pc8-bp1-bc3-b2014-swinter-belec-p-btext"],"edm_is_shown_at":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be300-pc8-bp1-bc3-b2014-swinter-belec-p-btext"],"dcterms_temporal":null,"dcterms_rights_holder":null,"dcterms_bibliographic_citation":null,"dlg_local_right":null,"dcterms_medium":["state government records"],"dcterms_extent":null,"dlg_subject_personal":null,"iiif_manifest_url_ss":null,"dcterms_subject_fast":null,"fulltext":"CTAE STATE NEWSLETTER \nVolume 1, Issue 3 Winter 2014 \n \nGreetings from David Turner, CTAE State Director \n \nI am very pleased to give you an update on the status of the Career Cluster and Pathways revision. As you know, we have been working with all of our stakeholders to create a solid new course framework to meet the needs of our changing economy. In April 2013, the State Board of Education adopted the 28 foundation courses for our new Pathways and on January 16, 2014, the State Board of Education adopted 70 additional CTAE courses. These courses represent a portion of the second and third courses in the Career Pathways. We will be seeking adoption of the remaining 84 courses at the February 20, 2014 State Board meeting. Once the final group of courses is adopted, we can begin focusing on assisting you with pathway implementation. We look forward to sharing more details with you as soon as the State Board of Education adopts the remaining courses. \nThe Career Cluster and Pathways revision process would not be nearing completion without the commitment and support of Dr. John Barge, State School Superintendent and Dr. Mike Buck, Chief Academic Officer/Chief of Staff. Their leadership during this process has been invaluable. Three other people who have been vital to the success of this project are retired superintendent, Dr. Lynn Plunkett and State Board of Education members, Larry Winter and Helen Rice. If you have the opportunity, please thank all of these supporters of our CTAE programs. \n \nSpecial Points of Interest: \nCareer Clusters Pathways Student Success Spotlight Articles \nCareer ClusterPathways Updates \n Business Management and Administration \n Information Technology  Finance \nCTAE Program Manager Updates \nUpdate for State School Nurses \n \nHundreds of people have worked tirelessly on the pathways revision project, including those who attended committee meetings, reviewed standards, completed surveys and assisted in the writing of the course standards. Each person contributing to this process has been an essential part of the final product. Sincere appreciation is extended to the entire CTAE State team, including Daphnne Bonaparte, the new Program Specialist for Family and Consumer Sciences, Education and Culinary Arts, for putting their hearts into this huge curriculum project. Our next focus will be the implementation of the new Career Clusters and Pathways courses. \n \nWe need your assistance to speed up the Consolidated Application approval process. Please make every effort to ensure your data is accurate and complete before submitting the application for funding, so that requests for corrections will be greatly reduced. \n \nI look forward to seeing many of you at the Winter Leadership Conference in Athens. As always, please feel free to contact me or any of our CTAE state team members if we can assist you. \n \nDavid \n \n 2 \nRichmond Hill High School Graphic Design \nRichmond Hill High School students, Trey Megular, Alexis Arai, and Juan Cruz competed in the Bryan County Georgia Recreational Department (SBCR) logo design competition. Trey Megular won first place and Alexis Aral and Juan Cruz won 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Trey Megular went on to create an Identity system for the South Bryan County Recreation (SBCR) sports camps. \nSubmitted by Yvette Crowe, Richmond Hill High School, Graphics and Design \nTeacher \n \n 3 \n \nModel High School Introduction to Business \nand Technology Class \nCongratulations to Floyd County's Model High School for this entry in the Student Success Spotlight section of the January 2014 CTAE state newsletter. \nThe students in the Introduction to, Business and Technology class at Model High School started the school year focused on becoming certified by Microsoft Corporation in the area of Digital Literacy. The standard certification covers five major areas of technology including: computer basics, the Internet and World Wide Web, productivity programs, computer security and privacy and digital lifestyles. \nIn all, 103 students earned the certificate. Students earning the credential add to their resumes toward greater future educational and employability options. \n \nRichmond Hill High School Engineering \nRichmond Hill HS student, Chad Rodriguez has been working in Chatham County in the Youth Apprenticeship Program at Gulfstream Aerospace in Savannah, Georgia. He was given a much-coveted Mach I Award for his assistance with Gulfstream Family Day. \n \nAbove is the photograph of certificates earned by students engaged in hands-on learning activities. \nSubmitted by Mr. Bill Hosmer, Model High School, Business Department Chair \n \nSubmitted by Lori Davis, Work-Based Learning Coordinator \n \n 4 \n \nBusiness Management and Administration \nWith full transition to Career Clusters, there are so many exciting things happening for the Business Programs across the state--new courses, End of Pathway Assessment updates, Professional Learning Opportunities, inclusion of Microsoft IT Academy with every high school, and more!! Check your course numbers...make sure courses are state approved courses. \n 07.44110 Computer Applications 1 replaced with 07.44130 Introduction to Business \u0026 Technology \n 06.41600 Business Essentials replaced with 07.44130 Introduction to Business \u0026 Technology \nEvery student is encouraged to complete this cluster! Career opportunities in every sector of the economy and college life everywhere will benefit from the knowledge and skills learned in this cluster! Students will be prepared with computer, business, and leadership skills to be college and career ready! Students who want to own a business or work successfully in a business setting will develop the essential skills of business. Students will apply the skills as they learn how to plan, organize, direct and evaluate business functions to operate a success business! \nStandards in the pathway are aligned to allow students to earn multiple certifications throughout the pathway, demonstrating proof-of-skill mastery. Direct alignment with Microsoft IT Academy resources are provided to teachers to maximize the Microsoft resources in the classroom while teaching business skills through software mastery. \nCourses are arranged in the pathway that will allow students to complete multiple pathways within the cluster! Courses have been presented to the State Board of Education for public review and are up for approval February 2014. Updates and information can be found at http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/CTAE/Pages/Foundation-Courses.aspx \n \nInformation Technology \nTechnology affects every aspect of our business and personal life! Equip your students with knowledge in web and digital design, programming, computer science, information support and networking! \nThe Information Technology (IT) digital world is everchanging at a rapid pace! The IT cluster will engage students in a hands-on learning experience to prepare for careers that create, use, modify, and engage technology skills! Graphics, multimedia animation, web design, game and application development, networking, and computer repair are all possibilities in this cluster! \nCheck your course numbers...make sure all courses are state-approved courses. \n 11.41300 Computing in the Modern World was replaced with 11.41500 Introduction to Digital Technology \nStudents will start with the Introduction to Digital Technology course and then choose a specific pathway through two additional courses to enhance the area of IT that aligns with interest and abilities! Courses have been presented to the State Board of Education for public review and are up for approval February 2014. \n \n 5 \n \nFinance \nMONEY...managing, planning, investing, spending and MORE! Through direct industry connections, students will experience hands-on applications in the finance world while gaining career development skills for the finance world! Opportunities expand beyond basic business skills into financial literacy, banking, accounting, investing, insurance, risk management, and more! \nCheck your course numbers...make sure all courses are state approved courses. \n 06.41600 Business Essentials was replaced with 07.44130 Introduction to Business \u0026 Technology \nCourses are arranged in each pathway to allow students to complete multiple pathways within the cluster! \nThrough the continued support of our business and industry advisory committee members, three pathways have been developed. \nAdvanced Accounting Pathway: After developing a strong foundation in Introduction to Business and Technology, students begin and develop knowledge and skills in the accounting field. This pathway is ideal for all students who seek a Business degree in college! \nBusiness Accounting Pathway: After developing a strong foundation in Introduction to Business and Technology, students will become financially literate and then venture into the world of accounting to round out their financial knowledge! \nFinancial Services Pathway: After developing a strong foundation in Introduction to Business and Technology, students will become financially literate and then complete the pathway by investing in a course focused on the financial services industry including banking, insurance, and investing. \n \nBusiness Cluster Resources \nCheck out the Business Education Resources for Georgia Teachers in LiveBinder by clicking \nhttp://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=908434. \nTeachers will be able to access classroom resources, a list of recorded webinars, and links to other binders for our courses. This is a fluid document that continues to grow with resources and information. \nAnother online resource is SkyDrive. Misty's SkyDrive Folder gives access to REVIEW packets and other resources that teachers can download and \nuse immediately with students! http://sdrv.ms/1612Hp9 \nResources are continually shared with teachers and CTAE Directors through CTAERN emails and monthly webinars. Stay updated and informed by participating in the webinars! Register online for workshop CTAERN3805! \nWhich End of Pathway Assessment are you going to give students? \nFor a lists of assessments, click here.... http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and- \nAssessment/CTAE/Pages/CTAE-GeorgiaAssessments.aspx and scroll down to program area, \nBusiness \u0026 Computer Science and check out the options for each program concentration! \nSeveral options are available for all pathways. The blueprints, test names, and additional resources can be \nfound for each assessment! Professional learning opportunities will be extended soon for End of Pathway Assessment! Stay tuned to the CTAE \nResource Network! \nContact Misty Freeman, Program Specialist Program Delivery Unit \nmfreeman@doe.k12.ga.us \n \n 6 \nCTAE STATE PROGRAM MANAGER UPDATES \n \nDEVELOPMENT \u0026 TRANSITION UPDATE Emily Spann, Program Manager espann@doe.k12.ga.us \nOn behalf of the Development and Transition unit at GaDOE, we wish you a very productive and happy 2014! Thank you for continuing to support all of our CTAE initiatives and programs! \nGreat News! \nHere is a State CTAE Professional Learning Update for the 2013-2014 \nschool year! \nEarned PLU and Certificates of Participation since July 2013  (720) Seven hundred twenty PLUs have \nbeen earned by CTAE teachers and administrators  3,563 Certificates of Participation have been earned by CTAE teachers and administrators \nWorkshops Held and Participation Numbers  (60) Sixty CTAE PLU workshops have \nbeen held since July 2013  (44) Forty-four CTAE Certificate of \nParticipation Workshops have been held since July 2013  46,096 CTAE Professional Learning Contact Hours were provided since July 2013 \nCheck out all of the professional learning opportunities on the CTAE Resource Network at www.ctaern.org. Contact Emily Spann, espann@doe.k12.ga.us for professional learning questions. \n \nUpdate from Mamie Hanson, mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us \nAs systems prepare for spring 2014 End of Pathway Assessment (EOPA) testing activities, the CTAE Division is pleased to announce that a Student Guide and a Teacher Companion Study Guide have been developed and will be available for the state-developed Plant Science/Horticulture EOPA as of February 1, 2014. The guide was developed by NOCTI and includes the following instructional resources: \nThe Student Guides will include:  A list of competencies covered on the exam  Assessment content distribution  Sample assessment items  A study checklist by content area \nThe Teacher Companion Guides will include:  All the content contained in the Student Guides  Tips and suggestions for overcoming test anxiety  Tips and suggestions for improving study skills  Tips and suggestions for preparing timelines \nFor $36.00, your system can receive 10 Student Guides, one Teacher Companion Guide plus access for 10 students to online sample questions. For an additional $11.00 per set, your system can receive 5 additional guides and online access for 5 students to online sample questions. \nSchools can order the study guides using the online order form at the NOCTI Client Services Center. This is the same order form and process used to order exams. For general information regarding study guides, go to: http://www.nocti.org/StudyGuide.cfm?m=3. \nPlease note, actual guides should be ordered through the NOCTI online Client Services Center. \nFor questions regarding End of Pathway Assessments, please contact Ms. Mamie Hanson at mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us. \n \n . Update from Dr. Gilda Lyon, glyon@doe.k12.ga.us \nThe Georgia Department of Education will conduct \nTHE GEORGIA STEM FORUM \nSTEM Workshops, Activities, Keynote Speakers, Panelists \nOCTOBER 20-21, 2014 ATHENS, GEORGIA CLASSIC CENTER Designed to support K-12 efforts to include STEM \neducation in the school curriculum. \nMore information to come soon at http://stemgeorgia.org \nGirls Adventures in STEM (GA STEM) \nPurpose: To expose 8th grade girls to STEM with a variety of activities designed to motivate and engage them in STEM. Schools will be reimbursed for the bus and teacher subs. \nDates \u0026 Locations: March 24 at Kennesaw State University (KSU) March 26 at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College \n(ABAC). For more information, check the STEM Georgia website on \nFebruary 1, 2014 to register your students at http://stemgeorgia.org \n \n7 \nFrom Gary Mealer, Program Specialist gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us \nJROTC Operation: Military Kids has designated April as the Month of the Military Child! If you would like to participate this year, check out the following link where the information can be found. \nhttp://www.operationmilitarykids.org/public/statePOCNewsDetail.aspx? type=event\u0026ID=3704 \nPURPLE UP! FOR MILITARY KIDS April 15, 2014. Wearing the color purple is a visible way to show support and thank military youth for their strength and sacrifices. Purple is the color that symbolizes all branches of the military, as it is a combination of Army green, Marine red, and Coast Guard, Air Force, and Navy blue or select another PURPLE UP day in the month to better fit your school calendar. \nhttp://www.operationmilitarykids.org/public/statePOCHome.asp x?state=Georgia \nDual Enrollment Update By April 1 all students in grades 8 through 11 should be provided information regarding Dual Enrollment/Credit opportunities. Please check your school's procedure for ensuring compliance with this legislation. \nCounselors should be in contact with all dual-credit students to verify that students are still active in the dual-credit program and that their dual credit classes have not changed. The links below will connect you to a page that has the new spring 2014 (in yellow) Dual Enrollment Course Credit Directory. \nhttp://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/CTAE/Pages/Transition-Career-Partnerships.aspx AND http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/CTAE/counselor/Pages/High.aspx \n \n 8 \nCTAE STATE PROGRAM MANAGER UPDATES \n \nSCHOOL COUNSELING UPDATE Dr. Myrel Seigler, Program Manager \nmseigler@doe.k12.ga.us \nSAVE THE DATES: \nNational School Counseling Week \"School Counseling: Building Magical Futures\" will be celebrated from February 3-7, 2014. National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association, promotes public attention to the contributions that professional school counselors make in helping students achieve school success. The Georgia Department of Education would like to thank all professional school counselors for the hard work and dedication put forth by them to make sure all of Georgia's students have the academic, personal/social, and career development to be successful and productive citizens. \nGood News from the Field!!! \nBelinda Davis, media specialist from Brooklet Elementary in Bulloch County, developed a creative and appealing way to display career information to her elementary students. See the \"Readbox\" below! Great job Ms. Davis! \n \nFREE OPPORTUNITY \nCamp MAGIK and Camp Erin  2014 Spring Announcement \n(A Special Camp for Kids Age 7-17 Who Have Lost a Parent, Sibling or Other Close Loved One) www.campmagik.org **April 25 - 27 Cartersville, Georgia Deadline to apply April 18, 2014 **May 16 - 18 Hampton, Georgia Deadline to apply May 9, 2014 \nAnnual Regional Counselor Meetings \nJune 2-6, 2014 9:00-3:00 Lunch Provided \nJune 2--Kennesaw State Univ., Marietta, GA \nJune 3--Statesboro High School, Statesboro, GA \nJune 4--UGA Conference Center, Tifton, GA \nJune 5--Central High School, Macon, GA \nJune 6--Clarke Central High School, Athens, GA \n \nSchool Counselor Professional Learning Online Modules are being offered through the University System of Georgia's College Access Challenge Grant. The modules are designed specifically for certified middle grade and high school counselors to improve effectiveness in preparing students for college and careers. Complete registration information may be found online at: http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/collegeaccess.html \n \n 9 \nCTAE STATE PROGRAM MANAGER UPDATES \n \nAGRICULTURAL EDUCATION UPDATE Chip Bridges, Program Manager jbridges@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nGeorgia earns 11 National Championships at 86th National FFA Convention \n \nThe Georgia FFA Association had a very successful trip to the 86th National FFA Convention in October 2013. Georgia brought home 11 national champions. Georgia also brought home the American Star in Agriscience, five national proficiency award winners, the national Floriculture CDE winner, and four national Agriscience Fair winners. The 2012-2013 National FFA Officer team presided over the convention, including National FFA Secretary, Kalie Hall of Carnesville. Hall presented her retiring address entitled \"From Junk to Joy\" at the convention's fifth general session. \n \nJacob Schindler, a member of the Lowndes County FFA chapter in Valdosta, Georgia, was named the 2013 American Star in Agriscience. Schindler earned this recognition by developing his Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) program from the time he entered the agricultural education in the seventh grade. What began as a sixth grade science fair project turned into a seven-year program developing methods of eradicating the invasive plant kudzu using helium. From the field of 3,578 American FFA Degree recipients in 2013, Schindler was one of four named as a finalist for American Star in Agriscience. Schindler is only the fifth Georgian to ever be named an American Star. Jacob's agricultural education teachers and FFA advisors are Dr. James Corbett, Mr. Quinton Hadsock and Mr. Micheal Barnes. \n \nReagan Floyd, Mary-Kristin Phillips, Chasey Pulliam, and Emily Carey of the Franklin County FFA chapter were \nnamed the national winners in the Floriculture career development event (CDE). Their advisor is Mr. Gary Minyard. \nIn the Floriculture CDE, students take a written exam testing their knowledge of the production and retailing of plants, \nflowers and foliage; identifying plant material; exhibiting skills in problem solving, customer service and \nemployability. The team from Franklin County bested 43 other state winning teams to earn the national championship. \nAll members of the team earned Gold individual rankings. Reagan Floyd was the top-scoring individual in the nation. Phillips placed 2nd, Pulliam placed 5th and Carey placed 8th. Other top five CDE finishes from Georgia include Banks County being named 2nd place in Agricultural Mechanics, with Travis Cook earning 2nd place individual honors; Perry earning 2nd place in Nursery/Landscape; Laura Alton of North Murray finishing 2nd in the Creed Speaking CDE; Stephanie Hilburn of Madison County placing 4th in the Job Interview CDE; and Colquitt County placing 4th in the \nMarketing Plan CDE. \n \nBrandon Poole of Franklin County (Agricultural Education); Knapp Boddiford of Southeast Bulloch (Fiber/Oil Crop Production); Jonathan Mobley of Colquitt County (Fruit Production); Cole Roper of Franklin County (Poultry Production); and Timothy Hubbard of Gordon Central (Sheep Production) were each named national FFA proficiency award winners for their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) programs. Only four students from across the nation are named National Finalists in each of the 49 proficiency areas. Georgia led the nation with 28 national proficiency award finalists. \n \n 10 \nCaleb Bond and William Gilbert of Franklin County (Environmental/Natural Resources System  Division 4); Callie Warren of Lowndes County (Food Products \u0026 Processing Systems  Division 2); Chance Hingson of Lowndes County (Plant Systems  Division 1); and Alyssa Owens of Sonoraville (Social Systems  Division 1) were each \nnamed national winners in the 2013 Agriscience Fair. Georgia had entries in all 24 divisions of the Agriscience Fair. Nineteen of Georgia's entries placed in the top ten in the nation. \nEleven Georgia FFA chapters received a national 3-Star ranking, the highest ranking offered in the National Chapter Award program. Those chapters included East Jackson (Commerce), Etowah (Woodstock), Locust Grove, Madison County High (Danielsville), Malcom Bridge Middle (Watkinsville), Pelham Middle, Southeast Bulloch (Brooklet), Screven County High (Sylvania), Thomson High, Wilbanks Middle (Demorest), and Winder-Barrow (Winder). The East Jackson FFA chapter was named a national Models of Innovation finalist in the Chapter Development category. \nFifty-two Georgia FFA members received the prestigious American FFA Degree, the highest degree offered to an active FFA member. These students spent years developing their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) programs to reach this honor. \nThe Georgia FFA Association was recognized as a membership growth state marking the 15th consecutive year that the Georgia FFA has increased in FFA membership. Georgia was represented in Louisville by 25 official voting delegates, and more than 1,500 local FFA members, advisors and Alumni from across the state. \nMore than 62,000 attended the 86th National FFA Convention. The theme for the convention was Ignite. A complete set of results and a variety of highlights from the 86th National FFA Convention can be found by logging on to www.georgiaffa.org and selecting the National Convention tab. \nThere are more than 579,000 FFA members nationwide. The Georgia Association has over 35,500 members, making it the 3rd largest Association in the nation. The FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success, through agricultural education. \n \nEVENT DATE \n \nEVENT TITLE \n \nDESCRIPTION \n \nREGISTRATION INFO (if needed) \n \nJanuary 31February 1, 2014 \n \nGeorgia Young Farmers Association 44th Annual \nConvention Augusta, GA \n \nMay 1-3, 2014 \n \n86th Georgia State FFA Convention Macon, GA \n \nLearn new ideas, network with agricultural leaders and innovators. \nAgriscience Fair, Career Development Events, Leadership Awards, National Chapter Awards, Community Service, Proficiency Awards, Star Awards, State FFA Degree, Elect New State FFA Officers, and Washington Leadership Conference Scholarships \n \nRegistration Info: $110  Single $175  Couple $75  Ages 14-18 $50  Ages 6-13 No registration will be accepted at the door. Register on-line at www.georgiayoungfarmers.org \nRegistration Info: Please visit the Georgia FFA Organization website for more information. All other special guest should contact their local chapter or phone Ben Lastly at (706) 552-4456 or send an email to: blastly@uga.edu \n \n 11 \nCTAE STATE PROGRAM MANAGER UPDATES \n \nThe State Board of Education adopted 70 CTAE courses during their January 16th meeting. This leaves only 84 courses in the public review phase which are scheduled for adoption at the February 20th meeting. Please continue to support the process for these 84 courses by participating in the public review process. Your assistance is needed to get business and industry representatives to complete a survey on courses related to their industry areas. The survey can be accessed through the following website link: \nhttp://secc.sedl.org/ga_pathways/ \nThe Program Delivery Team Welcomes a New Member \nThe newest member of the Program Delivery Team came on board January 2, 2014. Daphnne Bonaparte replaces Laura Ergle as the Program Specialist for the clusters of Human Services (FACS), Education and Training, and Hospitality \u0026 Tourism (Culinary). Daphnne holds a Bachelor's degree and Master's Degree in Family and Consumer Science and a Specialist degree in Workforce Education. She comes to us from a program in Rockdale County with 150 pathway completers with a 95% pass rate on the EOPA. She has hit the ground running and has many initiatives underway to help teachers in her programs excel. Please join us in welcoming Daphnne to the CTAE family. \n \nPROGRAM DELIVERY UPDATE Dwayne Hobbs, Program Manager \ndhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us \nPathways and CCRPI During this phase of course revisions, many school systems have found themselves offering a mixture of newly-adopted courses designed for the Career Cluster Pathways and old courses from the Peach State Pathways. We are currently working with the Accountability Division to insure that these variations are accounted for as much as possible in the data sets that determine pathway completers for Indicator 9 on the CCRPI. Counting a combination of old and new pathway courses toward pathway completion will be temporary and the old courses will be systematically removed from the list over the next two years until only the new pathway courses will count toward the CCRPI score. Another reason to insure that the new pathway courses are being taught is that the standards in the new courses are better aligned to the End of Pathway Assessments. \nYouth Apprenticeship Conference A new focus is underway for the Youth Apprenticeship Program (YAP). There will be a YAP conference held in Dalton on May 5-7, 2014. All YAP coordinators will be expected to be in attendance. The conference is also open to other Work-Based Learning coordinators, administrators and business partners. Conference registration will be available on the CTAERN website starting March 31. The conference attendance will be limited to the first 450 participants that register on CTAERN. \nSAVE THE DATE \nBusiness Field of Dreams \nProfessional Learning Workshop Series \nJune 9  12, 2014 Mountain View High School, Gwinnett County \n \n Program Manager Update (cont.) \nProfessional Learning Workshops for Business Programs are continually being added to ensure teachers have the opportunity to learn, stay informed, and network with other teachers through face-to-face and online opportunities! Encourage teachers to take advantage of the opportunity for all cluster courses training on June 9-12, 2014....don't miss out on the workshops for courses 2 and 3 at Field of Dreams! This will be a week of one day workshops that are content focused on Career Courses! Microsoft IT Academy Are your programs using the resources in your school? Every high school classroom has access to the Microsoft IT Academy! What does this really mean? All high school teachers have access to the following: \n Digital Textbooks--for every student in multiple areas of Office and Information Technology! Student textbooks in PDF format and instructor materials includes: Instructor Guides, PowerPoint Slides, Test Bank, Data Files, Solution Files, Test Project Data Files, and Test Project Solution Files for each textbook. \n E-Learning Curriculum--online learning for more than 400 courses. \n Lesson Plans and Projects-- Ready-to-use, customizable lesson plans including links to relevant Microsoft E-Learning and free demos and videos \n E-reference Material--Digital access for educators to more than 750 technology books, searchable by topic, technology and subject \nResources are continually growing for teachers to use through Microsoft IT Academy. Teachers are encouraged to use the MEMBER SITE to access all of the resources available for high schools! Teachers have the ability to pick and choose which resources best meet the needs of the learners in the class a great way to differentiate instructional resources. \nGET CERTIFIED! All teachers are encouraged to allow students to PROVE their skills by earning an industry credential--Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification! Get students certified and get resources and find out more at http://georgiaitacademy.org/. \n \n12 \nGeorgina Howard, RN, MS State School Nurse Specialist \nHappy New Year! \nI hope your 2014 is off to a wonderful start. It is always challenging to get back in the swing of things after a nice long holiday break. You are invited to stay connected to what is happening in the areas of school health nursing by visiting the School Nurse Exchange webpage often. For easy access, go to schoolnurse.gadoe.org. \nThe above webpage is dedicated to delivering the latest news and information regarding school health issues and topics, nurse practice information, current and relevant postings on health service issues, recordings of webinars and other resources. \nNew to the webpage are the recordings of the webinar series conducted by Strong4Life presented by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. This three-part series covers Fundamentals of Healthy Eating, Introduction to Obesity Prevention and Treatment Recommendations, and Advocacy and Wellness Councils. The most current information and resources about childhood obesity are located on the website. \nWishing you best health and hoping you stay connected, \nGeorgina Howard, RN ghoward@doe.k12.ga.us. \n \n 13 \nCTAE STATE PROGRAM MANAGER UPDATES \n \nACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPROVEMENT UPDATE Brenda Barker, Program Manager brbarker@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nNew Leaders Academy \n \nWinter CTAE Leadership Conference \u0026 Perkins Strategic Planning \n \nThe New Leaders Academy provides training for new administrators who manage and lead CTAE programs at the system and school levels throughout Georgia. During this year's training sessions, 60 new administrators enrolled in the program. The participants have only one more session out of four to complete before receiving their certificate. \nOver the years, we have seen many of our graduates become great CTAE leaders, principals, and superintendents. In fact, this year three of our previous participants have been appointed system superintendents. \nOur challenge is to make this training as relevant and current as possible to ensure that we have informed leaders who will head up our CTAE programs in Georgia. \n \nThe Winter CTAE Leadership Conference is scheduled for February 5-7, 2014 at The Classic Center in Athens Georgia. The Conference Planning Committee has worked very hard to incorporate your ideas and comments into the schedule and content of the conference. Members of the Planning Committee are: Lynne Wilson (Lowndes County), Dr. Medea Shuman (Ware County), Mark Morgan (Berrien County), Todd Shultz (Jackson County), Eric Waters (Floyd County), Dorothy Crimes (Webster County), Mandy Johnson (Douglas County), Michael Maze (Atlanta City), and Scott Chafin (Worth County). \nHere is the schedule for each day: \nFebruary 5, 2014 (Wednesday) 7:15-8:15 Check-in and breakfast 8:15-11:30 General Sessions 11:30-12:30 Lunch 12:45-4:30 Small Group Sessions \u0026 General \nSessions 4:40-6:00 GCCTA Networking Social \nFebruary 6, 2014 (Thursday) 7:00-8:15 Breakfast 8:15-12:00 General Sessions 12:00-1:15 Lunch and GACTE update 1:30-4:00 Small Group Sessions \nFebruary 7, 2014 (Friday) 7:00-8:00 Breakfast 8:00-10:15 General Session 10:15-noon Best Practices \n \nA detailed agenda will be emailed to each registered participant prior to the conference. \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be300-pc8-bp1-bc3-b2013-sfall-belec-p-btext","title":"Career, technical and agricultural education state newsletter, Fall 2013","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. 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I want to thank everyone who is a part of the CTAE family for what you do, as it takes all of us working together to provide the incredible opportunities that we offer for our students. \nWhat a wonderful time to be a part of the CTAE program! With the incredible support and leadership of our State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge, we have the opportunity to accomplish great things for our current and future students. \nThis year we are beginning the implementation of our new Career Clusters and Pathways. The first course in each pathway has been adopted by the State Board of Education and you should begin using these courses in pathways offered at your school. The second and third courses for each pathway should be adopted in March 2014, and implemented during the 2014-15 school year. This transition may not be easy, but the results will be well worth the efforts that are being made. We are very thankful for the support and hard work provided to us by our business and industry partners and our fellow teachers as we continue this critical project. \nA new and comprehensive statewide K-12 career counseling program has been initiated. The program focuses on career awareness in elementary grades, career exploration in the middle school grades, and career development in our high schools. This new effort will be a great asset for our students as they grow and mature. \nI encourage each of you to plan to attend the CTAE Winter Leadership Conference to be held at the Classic Center on February 5-7, 2014, in Athens, Georgia. \nWe are very fortunate to have our CTAE staff at the Georgia Department of Education. Very few states have such resources, and I hope that you will call on our team members for assistance or support. We are happy to assist you at any time. \nBest wishes for a great 2013-2014 school year. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, I always welcome your viewpoint. Please do not hesitate to give me a call or email me at any time. \nI look forward to working with each of you in the future. \nDavid \n \nSpecial Points of Interest: \nLetter from Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent \nCareer Cluster Updates \n Education and Training \n Hospitality and Tourism \n Marketing \nCTAE Program Manager Updates \nNew Career Clusters Pathways Student Success Spotlight Article \nUpdate for School Nurses \nLetter from the 2014 Georgia Teacher of the Year \nCTAE Calendar of Events \n \n LETTER FROM OUR STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, DR. JOHN D. BARGE \nDear Colleagues: I know you're in the middle of launching a new school year, but I wanted to send a quick reminder about the Education Works Leadership Institute we're launching in partnership with the National Center for Youth Issues Sept. 15-17 at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta. In addition to the great keynote and pre-Institute speakers we've lined up, the breakout session speakers and panels are coming together nicely. Just to highlight a few: Bob Schwartz from Harvard will headline the Pathways to Prosperity track, and international/award winning children's storybook author Julia Cook will headline the Literacy track. We'll share updates as we finalize the conference agenda. If you're planning on attending the Institute and will need a room at the Marriott, just a quick reminder that the special conference rate of $129 per night expires September 1, 2013. For more information about the Institute or to book your room at the Marriott, go to www.ncyi.org/edworks. We hope to see you in September! Sincerely, \nJohn D. Barge, Ed.D. State School Superintendent Georgia Department of Education 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE 2066 Twin Towers East Atlanta, GA 30334 404-657-6165 johnbarge@doe.k12.ga.us http://gadoe.org Follow us on Twitter: @gadoenews and @drjohnbarge Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJohnBarge \n\"Making Education Work for All Georgians\" \n- 2 - \n \n Spotlighting Georgia's Career Clusters \n \nHospitality and Tourism \nHospitality Cluster Pathways:  Sports and Entertainment Marketing,  Travel Marketing \u0026 Lodging Management (Name is changing to Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism) \n \nEducation and Training \nEducation and Training Cluster Pathways \n Early Childhood Education  Teaching as a Profession \n \nNumerous emails have been sent inquiring as to which courses are new or revised and which courses will remain the same. In addition, questions have arisen about where to find End-of-Pathway assessments information. To that end, please find listed below the web links for (1) New and Revised Foundational Courses (Marketing Principles course for all pathways), (2) Current course Standards (still in effect) for courses two and three in each pathway and (3) End-of-Pathway Assessments. \n New/Revised Foundational Courses: \n(http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and- \nAssessment/CTAE/Pages/Foundation-Courses.aspx) \n Current Course Standards for all Pathways: \n(http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/CTAE/Pages/High-School-Pathway-PerformanceStandards.aspx) \n End-of-Course Assessments: \n(http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and- \nAssessment/CTAE/Pages/CTAE-Georgia-Assessments.aspx) \nWe are working diligently to complete the 2nd and 3rd course revisions and secure a \"stamp of approval\" from Business and Industry Executives and Postsecondary Administrators and Faculty. As these courses move through the process, you will be notified through this newsletter and through CTAERN emails to teachers. \n \nDr. Laura Ergle has accepted another educational leadership position. Until a person is hired as the Program Specialist for Family and Consumer Sciences, Linda Smith will be working with the Education and Training Cluster. The Curriculum Writers' Team, a group of Family and Consumer Science master teachers, is providing outstanding assistance as we secure the documented \"stamp of approval\" from Business and Industry Executives and Postsecondary Administrators and Faculty. As these courses move through the process, you will be kept abreast immediately via CTAERN emails to the teachers and through this newsletter. \nNOTE: For questions regarding the Hospitality Career Cluster, Marketing Career Cluster, or the Education and Training Career \nCluster, please contact \nLinda Smith, Program Specialist lismith@doe.k12.ga.us \n \n- 3 - \n \n Spotlighting Georgia's Career Clusters (continued) \nMarketing \nMarketing Cluster Pathways \n Marketing and Management  Fashion Marketing (the name will change to Fashion, Merchandising \u0026 Retail Marketing)  Marketing Communications \u0026 Promotions \nAs the fall semester began, questions have arisen as to which courses are new or revised and which courses will remain the same. In addition, there have been questions about where to find End-of-Pathway assessment information. Web links are listed below for the (1) New/Revised Foundational Courses (Marketing Principles course for all pathways), (2) Current Course Standards (still in effect) for courses two and three in each pathway and (3) End-ofPathway Assessments. \n New/Revised Foundational Courses: (http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/Foundation-Courses.aspx) \n Current Course Standards for all Pathways: (http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/High-School-PathwayPerformance-Standards.aspx) \n End-of-Course Assessments: (http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/CTAE-Georgia-Assessments.aspx) We are working diligently to complete the 2nd and 3rd course revisions and secure a documented \"stamp of approval\" from Business and Industry Executives and Postsecondary Administrators and Faculty. As these courses move through the process, you will be notified of updates via this newsletter or through the CTAERN emails to the teachers. \nPlease remember to send your new or new-to-teaching marketing teachers to the CTAERN \"New CTAE Teachers' Workshop\" in Macon on September 17 and 18. The teachers have already received information concerning the purpose of this workshop, how to register for the workshop on the CTAERN.ORG website, as well as hotel information. \n- 4 - \n \n Look for the NEW Student Success Stories Coming in the October 2013 Newsletter \n \nBe the first to showcase one of your student's success stories focused on the Career Clusters using hands-on learning activities! \n \nStudent Success Nomination Form \n \nBeginning in the October 2013 issue of the CTAE State Newsletter, a new article will feature career clusters/pathways student success stories. Teachers will be able to nominate students using the attached Student Success Spotlight form. Please click the attached CTAE Success Stories Spotlight Form nomination form below. All submitted Student Success Spotlight forms will be reviewed by GaDOE staff. \n \nDon't miss the Friday, October 11, 2013 Student Success Spotlight deadline. Please email your completed forms to: elewis-draffen@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nCTAE_success_storie s_spotlight_form_071 \n \nCounselors, CTAE Teachers and CTAE Administrators We need your help to update all CTAE Resource Network Profiles! \nHere are just a few of the Advantages of having an updated CTAE Resource Network Profile: \n \nProfessional Learning \nOpportunities \n \nPLU Credit Record \n \nAccess to Instructional \nResources \n \nAll the latest Communications \nfrom GA DOE \n \nBy Tuesday, October 1, 2013, go to: www.ctaern.org and check your profile on the CTAE Resource Network website for needed changes, such as: \n Has your email address changed this year?  Have you changed street addresses or phone numbers?  Did your teaching or counseling assignment change this year?  Did your name change this year?  Has your CTSO affiliation changed? \nSteps to update profile: \n1. At the CTAE Resource Network Homepage, www.ctaern.org, click the `myPages' menu item, then click `MyProfile' 2. Select the `Click For myProfile' button at the top and the `Select' button at the bottom 3. Verify that all general profile information is correct and all teaching information is correct (such as years of counseling \nand teaching experience and career cluster/pathways). 4. Make sure to follow all instructions to ensure that corrected information is submitted. \n \nNOTE: If you need assistance in updating your profile, contact your Local System CTAE Administrator or feel free to call the CTAE Resource Network Help Desk at 1-866-454-2823, hotline@ctaern.org. \n \n- 5 - \n \n CTAE Program Manager Updates \n \nWelcome back to another school year!! Our wish is that your year will be very rewarding and productive! All of our state staff team members are ready to assist you any time and we welcome your emails and phone calls. \n \nDEVELOPMENT \u0026 TRANSITION UPDATE Emily Spann, Program Manager espann@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nFeel free to forward this newsletter to your fellow teachers, counselors, school nurses, and administrators, as well as any other coworkers that you feel would be interested in the CTAE newsletter information. We want to provide you with information that you need and we welcome your input regarding the newsletter! \n \nComing in our next newsletter will be the first Student Success Stories section highlighting students in Georgia who are achieving in their Career Clusters/Pathways! Nominate your outstanding students and we will have a new spotlight section highlighting entries beginning in our next newsletter issue in October 2013. \nDon't forget to check out all of the professional learning opportunities that are now available to CTAE teachers, administrators, and school counselors on the CTAE Resource Network. The CTAE Resource Network website at www.ctaern.org is our primary source for providing professional learning and you are encouraged to navigate this site. \nThe CTAE Resource Network website has undergone extensive changes to include our new Career Clusters/ Pathways. Be sure that you review all workshops and conferences that relate to your content area and register online as soon as possible! \nAs the program manager of a terrific team, it is an honor to work with a very hard-working and supportive and caring staff. You will see the below that all of the state staff in our unit have provided an article for their program area and their contact information is listed next to their names. These staff members definitely want to support you \nRemember, if you have questions regarding any of our CTAE professional learning opportunities, please feel free to contact Emily Spann, 404-463-6405 or espann@doe.k12.ga.us. \n \nUpdate from Dr. John Pritchett, jpritchett@doe.k12.ga.us \nNew Foundation Courses \nTo find the updated Career Clusters/Pathways foundation courses designed for students starting a new career cluster pathway and entering a Georgia public high school for the first time in Fall 2013, these courses are located on a different web page. \nThe new Career Clusters/Pathways foundation courses are being developed for any student starting a new Career Pathway beginning during the 2013-14 school year and after. These students include all 9th graders, out-of-state transfer students, and possibly any current student trying to complete more than one CTAE Career Pathway and be eligible to sit for an End of Pathway Assessment once courses two and three have been approved by the Georgia State Board of Education. \nTo locate the new Georgia Career Clusters/Pathways foundation courses, please locate the image on the CTAE home page. \n \n- 6 - \n \n Still can't locate the correct Career Clusters/Pathway course files? \n \nDepending on the Internet web browser being used, teachers may rely on bookmarked web links to visit or access CTAE pages. Nearly every CTAE web page has been updated during the past year, and educators may be accessing old or outdated information. If educators are using bookmarked web page links, please open and refresh the bookmarked web page by clicking the F5 function key on the keyboard once. The web page should reload with updated data and information. \n \nQR code for CTAE \n \nhome web page \n \nTwo more options to access CTAE web pages are now available. A new, shorter web address for \n \nCTAE is now active. People interested in locating Georgia career and technical information can visit ctae.gadoe.org and \n \nfind the needed information. People interested in locating Georgia career and technical information with their smart phones or \n \nsmart devices and a QR reader can snap on the QR code on the left side of this page to access the Georgia CTAE web page. \n \nUpdate from Mamie Hanson, mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us \nEnd of Pathway Assessment (EOPA) Update \nAs referenced at GACTE Summer Conference in July, the National Health Science Assessment will no longer be dispensed through the Oklahoma CareerTech Testing Agency. The National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE) has recently announced that the assessment will now be dispensed through Precision Exams, http://www.precisionexams.com/. The National Health Science Assessment is utilizing an EOPA option in the following career pathways: Diagnostic Services, Health Informatics, Emergency Services, Medical Services, Nursing, and Physical Medicine. The Assessment Information Sheet for the assessment under each career pathway will be updated on the CTAE Assessment Web Page by September 1, 2013. All the new ordering procedures and contact information for the new dispensing agency will be provided on the Assessment Information Sheet. The exam price will remain at $12.00 per student for this school year. Additionally, the FY2014 Technical Skill Attainment Inventory and an updated copy of the Special Accommodations by Testing Agencies will be posted on the web page by September 1. For questions pertaining to EOPA, please contact Mamie Hanson at mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us. \n- 7 - \n \n Update from Dr. Gilda Lyon, glyon@doe.k12.ga.us \nGeorgia STEM Institute Completes Third Year \nThe third year of the Georgia STEM Institute, a CTAE program that brings CTAE, math, and science teachers together for a week in Savannah or Atlanta to visit STEM industries, was completed this summer. Teams of teachers in the Savannah Institute visited Gulfstream and JCB Construction Machines, worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and toured a Trident Missile Nuclear Submarine at the US Navy Base in Kings Bay, Ga. The Atlanta STEM institute treated teachers to visits with Cisco, Hartsfield Jackson Airport, Delta TechOps, CryoLife, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Quality Technology Services, the Food Processing Lab at Georgia Tech, the Georgia State University BioBus lab, and the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. Both Institutes were \"Gamified\" this year, which means teachers earned digital performance badges for completed tasks throughout the week-long program. Applications for the Georgia STEM Institute are available in March each year on the STEM Georgia website at http://stemgeorgia.org. \n \nGeorgia STEM Institute Savannah-teachers visit the US Navy Trident Submarine in Kings Bay \n \nGeorgia STEM Institute Savannah-teachers conduct water quality study on Little Tybee Island \n \nGeorgia STEM Institute Atlanta- teachers study biotechnology with GSU BioBus program \n \nGeorgia STEM Institute Atlanta- teachers at Cisco \n \n- 8 - \n \n Update from Gary Mealer, Program Specialist gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us \nJROTC Major David Conley of Greene County High School was among 23 career and technical educators who were honored \nby the Georgia Association for Career \u0026 Technical Education during their annual summer conference on July 10-13, 2013, at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. Nominated by division peers and selected by an awards committee, Major David Conley was presented the award of GACTE Teacher of the Year for the JROTC Division by Vice President Lieutenant Colonel Bob Koester. Major Conley was also recognized this past school year as the Greene County High School Teacher of the Year for his efforts in JROTC and as Career Technical \nEducation Department Chair. \n \nRoswell High School Ranks Second in the Nation in the 2013 Major David Conley, GACTE Teacher of the Year for the \n \nArmy Junior ROTC Leadership Championship \n \nJROTC Division \n \nAfter advancing through two phases of international online competition involving over 1366 JROTC programs worldwide, four cadets from the Roswell High School Junior ROTC Leadership Program were invited to the George Mason University campus in Fairfax, VA to compete against forty other teams in face to face competition. Stephanie Craigue, Grant Miller, Austin Laurance and Miles Hudson met weekly to research leadership topics, complete reading assignments and create study cards on leadership values and principles with a focus on the contributions of General George C. Marshall and General Douglas MacAarthur to our nation's history. Ranked first in the southeastern region, The Hornet team was one of three teams selected to compete in the final round, coming in second by a very narrow margin to Claudia Taylor Johnson High School from San Antonio, Texas. After qualifying for nationals, teams submitted individual essays. Roswell students collaborated with leadership teams from Dorman High School, South Carolina, Rockledge and Southeast High Schools in Florida and Francis Lewis High School in New York to \ncreate a multimedia presentation on a citizen soldier. Team \"Honor\" created an informational multimedia video on Pat Tillman- Citizen Soldier and a presentation on leadership `best practices\" to all of the Leadership Bowl participants. \n \nLTC Nicolette Wheeler, Director, Junior ROTC, Grant Miller, Stephanie Craigue, Miles Hudson, Austin Laurance, Major Dave Weis, Team Coach, Dr. Donna Rice, former Chief of Education, US Army Cadet Command \n \nIn addition to receiving a trophy, each team member was awarded the George C. Marshall Foundation ROTC Academic and Leadership Award which is historically presented to only the top 1% of cadets enrolled in Senior ROTC (college level) programs. They also received the Douglas MacArthur Foundation Leadership Award, the Pritzker Foundation Citizen Soldier Award, a congratulatory letter from General Colin Powell, one college credit and a newly minted Vanguard JROTC Coin of Excellence in honor of the 100th anniversary of JROTC. \n \nThe national Junior ROTC Leadership Bowl is sponsored by US Army Cadet Command, the MacArthur Foundation, the George C. Marshall Foundation, Pritzker Military Library and College Options Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the academic development of high school students and assisting them in their preparation for higher education \n \n- 9 - \n \n JROTC REMINDERS: \n* Army and Air Force instructors not yet submitting their school FY 13 Annual Report should submit the report by August 26. CTAE directors should check with the JROTC instructors to verify that the school reports have been submitted. Completed reports should be sent to Gary Mealer. gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us \n*Due to budget cuts, the JROTC Instructor Scholarship has been put on hold. Current recipients will have their awards honored. *Any three JROTC courses may be used to ensure that a student is a pathway completer. \n*JROTC does not have an End of Pathway Assessment. \n \nSCHOOL COUNSELING UPDATE Dr. Myrel Seigler, Program Manager, \nmseigler@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nSAVE THE DATES: \nSeptember 3rd--Harrison High School, Cobb County \n \nFall CTAE Teacher and Counselor Drive-In Workshops \n \nSeptember 10th--Rockdale Career Academy, \n \nRockdale County \n \nAll workshops are listed on the CTAE Resource Network. Participants can register for the workshops through the Resource Network. Counselors must have a profile on the Resource Network in order to \n \nSeptember 16th--Howard High School, Bibb County \n \nregister. In order to register, log on to Resource Network, click on Workshop Catalog and then Workshop Categories. Choose the General Workshop category to find the regional workshop closest to you. \n \nOctober 3rd--Berrien High School, Berrien County \n \nhttps://www.ctaern.org/ Some general information will be shared and \n \nthe remaining time will be spent discussing the Career Related Capstone Project development. \n \nGeorgia School Counselor Association (GSCA) 2013 Annual Conference, November 13th-15th--Jekyll Island Convention Center Early Bird Registration--before September 27. Register at http://www.gaschoolcounselors.com. This conference is \nopen to counselors at all levels and counselors are encouraged to attend. \n \nNovember, 2013 is Apply to College Month--If interested in holding Georgia Apply to College event at your school, apply online at: http://www.usg.edu/apply-to-college For questions, contact Sarah Wenhem, Director of Student Access, Board of Regents, at sarah.wenham@usg.edu \n \nREMINDER: HOPE requirement changes take effect for students graduating on or after May 1, 2015. Visit the following site for more information: http://www.gsfc.org/main/publishing/pdf/2012/Rigor_Explanation.pdf \n \nSchool Counselor Professional Learning Online Modules are being offered through the University System of Georgia's College Access Challenge Grant. The modules are designed specifically for certified middle grade and high school counselors to improve effectiveness in preparing students for college and careers. Complete registration information may be found online: http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/collegeaccess.html. Each of the four (4) modules is designed as eight one-week sessions that require an average of five (5) hours per week to complete. Participants who complete a module will earn four (4) PLUs. \n \n- 10 - \n \n Topics covered include: \nModule 1: Building a College-Going Culture for All Students; Module 2: College, Career, and Academic Planning; Module 3: Financial Aid and College Applications; and the NEW Spring 2013 Module 4: College and Career Counseling in the Middle Grades. \nNOTE: An investment of $100/module is refundable upon completion of the module. Contact Ava Baker at CCTI@usg.edu. \n2013 School Flyer.pdf \nCounselor Resource Materials Update \nAt the summer workshops and at GACTE, we announced that every middle and high school would be receiving resource materials that highlight the career clusters and pathways. We had hoped to have these materials to you by early August. Due to a delay in the editing and printing process, we will be shipping them out to the districts in a few weeks. We apologize for the delay and please know that as they are ready, we will send them out to you for your use. Thank you for your understanding and patience and as always, if we can assist you in anyway, please feel free to call. \n \nThere is no better time of year than the beginning of school. It is very exciting to consider the possibilities and the great opportunities that are ahead for teachers and students. The agricultural education team is prepared to provide support throughout the 2013-2014 school year and help agricultural education teachers and students be successful in all these great opportunities. Some of the items of focus as we begin another school year are as follows: \n \nAGRICULTURAL EDUCATION UPDATE Chip Bridges, Program Manager jbridges@doe.k12.ga.us \n \n The new Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Cluster structure will have 34 pathways. This should allow for greater choices in the AgEd courses that your local systems decide to offer students. It will also provide greater opportunities for students to complete a pathway. Once the standards are revised and approved, we will begin to focus on a greater means for end of pathway assessments for each agriculture student that completes a pathway. Our goal is to provide a more relevant and reliable end of pathway assessment that will reflect the standards being learned in the agriculture courses we teach here in Georgia. \n Many of the agricultural education programs across the state already offer some type of agricultural awareness activity for elementary students. This year we hope to provide support for these activities. We have an \"Elementary Agriculture Awareness\" guide that will support those high school agricultural education students in mentoring younger students with activities and lesson on agriculture. Please talk with your agriculture teachers about ways to incorporate this initiative into your local program. \n Leadership development is a major area of focus for agricultural education. We offer two great leadership training programs throughout the school year that are available to all students and teachers (not just AgEd). BASIC leadership training is provided at the FFA - FCCLA Center near Covington, Ga. and the GOLD leadership training is provided at Camp John Hope FFA  FCCLA Center near Ft. Valley, Ga. Please contact us if you would like to set up an opportunity for your teachers or students to experience some real-life \"hands-on\" leadership development activities. \n We will continue to focus our support on the complete Agricultural Education Program. The three circle model includes the Class and lab instruction, the Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) outside of the normal school day, and the leadership development from involvement with the intra-curricular FFA organization. As the school year begins, I challenge you to find time in your busy schedule to attend some FFA events or activities and support your teachers and students in these meaningful and worthwhile opportunities. \n \nAs always, we are here to help you in any way. Please contact your Region AgEd Director if you have a question about agricultural education. North Region  Mr. Stan Mitchell, smitchell@gaaged.org or smitchell@doe.k12.ga.us (706) 338-7230 Central Region  Mr. Chris Corzine ccorzine@gaaged.org or ccorzine@doe.k12.ga.us  (864) 844-4412 South Region  Dr. Lynn Barber lbarber@gaaged.org or lbarber@doe.k12.ga.us  (912) 584-8442 FFA Office  Mr. Ben Lastly blastly@uga.edu or blastly@doe.k12.ga.us  (706) 410- 4604 \n \n- 11 - \n \n Finally, I would like to share one student and one teacher success that has taken place over the summer. We are fortunate to get to work with some great students and teachers in agricultural education. \nGeorgia Student Jacob Harrison Schindler  Lowndes County FFA, is a finalist for the STAR in Agriscience Award for the American FFA Degree: \nThe National FFA Organization has selected 16 finalists (four per award) for the organization's top awards: American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agricultural Placement and American Star in Agriscience. These star awards recognize students who have developed outstanding agricultural skill and competency through their career development programs, demonstrated outstanding management skills, earned the American FFA Degree--the organization's highest level of accomplishment--and met other agricultural education, scholarship and leadership requirements. \nEach star finalist receives $2,000 from the National FFA Foundation and earns the opportunity to participate in an international experience tour to Costa Rica. A panel of judges will interview the finalists and select one winner for each award at the 86th National FFA Convention, October 30 thru November 2, in Louisville, Ky. Winners will receive an additional $2,000 award. \nThe American FFA Degree and Star recognition programs and tours to Costa Rica are co-sponsored by ADM Crop Risk Services of Decatur, IL; Case IH of Racine, WI, DuPont Pioneer of Des Moines, IA; Elanco of Indianapolis, IN; Farm Credit of Greenwood Village, CO and Syngenta of Greensboro, NC, as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. \"Stars Over America,\" a special audiovisual presentation featuring the star award winners, is produced as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. \nOn July 8, 2013 the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation held the Fourth Annual Agriscience Awards at a luncheon ceremony in Washington, D.C. \nThe four recipients were a Professor at University of Georgia; a High School Educator from Georgia; and two High School Agriscience Students from California and Iowa. The high school educator from Georgia was Dr. Sara Clark. \nSara Clark, Ph.D., a teacher at Sonoraville High School, Calhoun, Georgia. Dr. Clark has taught agricultural education for over 20 years and motivates secondary school students to develop their personal interest from the many fields of agriscience. She provides opportunities and facilitates the learning process by providing an environment that encourages students to explore. Sonoraville High School's Agriscience student body has won many State and national FFA CDEs through the implementation of inquiry-based learning, teaching others, and self-directed learning. Sara has taught at Sonoraville for six years and was recognized as Sonoraville's Teacher of the Year, Outstanding Agricultural Instructor for Georgia, National FFA Alumni Instructor for Georgia, and a finalist for the National FFA Agriscience Teacher Award. She completed the National Agriscience Teacher Ambassadors' program last year and is National Board certified. \n \n2013 United States National Champion Jake Ruiz, a May 2013 graduate of Fayette County High \n \nPROGRAM DELIVERY UPDATE Dwayne Hobbs, Program Manager \ndhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nSchool, elected to take the Business \u0026 Computer Science courses during his time in high school. Jake took the Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam in PowerPoint 2010. Jake stated that he took the certification exam as part of my course; basically, because his teacher told him to. From there, he had no idea the opportunities he would receive. Jake scored a PERFECT 1,000 on the exam. Not only did Jake score a perfect score, he did it in 25 minutes. With this amazing score and time, Jake was invited to compete with an all-expense paid trip in Certiport's 2013 Microsoft Office Specialist United States National Championship June 11-13, 2013 in Park City, Utah. Jake had never heard of this competition, but now he was competing against students who had known about this completion for a long time and who took the certification test many times, just to get qualify. At the national competition, Jake had to take another certification exam, interview with panel of judges, complete open ended tasks to demonstrate my knowledge. Jake won first place. He is the 2013 United States National Champion in PowerPoint 2010. \n \n- 12 - \n \n One of the comments from the judges after the competition about Jake was he stood out during the interview process because of his extensive knowledge of the program and his ability to explain what and why he was doing those tasks. This notable comment was due to the EXCELLENT education that Jake received in the classroom. \n\"We are incredibly proud of Jake. He is a shining example of what our students can accomplish with the Microsoft IT Academy classes being offered at many Georgia high schools,\" State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge said. \"We are committed to giving students like Jake the skills they need to be ready for whatever they want to do after high school, whether that is college or a career.\" \n\"Jake was a natural and aced the PowerPoint exam on his first try, but the real value lies in the way certification validates his knowledge of this important business software program,\" said Jennifer Metcalfe, business education instructor at Fayette County High School. \"I was not surprised Jake did so well in the competition  he is a leader and has an aptitude for technology. Certification has given him the confidence to pursue technology as a profession.\" Jake moved on to represent the United States in the 2013 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in Washington, DC competing again students from around the globe. Although Jake did not win the World Championship, this experience helped Jake focus on his career choice and allowed doors to open for his future. All of this began through his teacher utilizing the Microsoft IT Academy in the classroom. Through the teacher's determination, Jake's life has forever been changed. Thank you for your support of the Microsoft IT academy your high school students. For more information, visit http://georgiaitacademy.org/. \nCTAE Pathways Update: All students beginning a Career Pathway in 2013-2014 should be starting with the new Foundational Career Cluster/Pathway course adopted by the State Board in April/May 2013. Students who had already begun a pathway in 2012-2013 should be finishing the pathway with the second and third course of the old Peach State Pathways. \nAll twenty eight foundational courses of the new Pathways organized under the 17 Career Clusters are now posted on the CTAE webpage of the GaDOE website. http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/Foundation-Courses.aspx \nThe second and third course of the old Peach State Pathways organized under Georgia's 11 Concentrations are still in effect for students who have already taken the first course and are progressing toward completion of a pathway. http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/High-School-Pathway-Performance-Standards.aspx \nThe next phase of development for the second and third course in the pathway is progressing very rapidly. Meetings with the advisory committees and curriculum writing teams have been taking place all summer. Some of the new courses have been reviewed by the Career Cluster Steering Committee. These courses will undergo a public review later this fall. We will send information out and a link when the public review starts. Look forward to reviewing the course standards at that time. \nProfessional Learning Opportunities This fall there will be a multitude of professional learning opportunities focused on implementing the new Career Cluster courses and industry certification workshops. All professional learning workshops are posted on the CTAERN. All CTAE teachers should check the workshop postings for their instructional area on CTAERN and make plans to attend the appropriate workshop. \nAs a reminder, the teacher of programs applying for industry certification in FY14 should attend an industry certification workshop in order to complete this process. Teachers undergoing industry certification that did not attend a workshop this summer should check CTAERN workshop postings or contact their program specialist. \nThe New Teacher Workshop The new teacher workshop has been a huge success the past several years with about 200 teachers attending each year. This year's workshop will once again be held in Macon on September 17-18, 2013. \n Location: Marriott/ Centreplex  Teachers with less than 3 years experience  All CTAE pathways including JROTC and WBL except Agriculture  No cost, but must register on CTAERN. Breakfast and Lunch provided  Topics: Classroom management, CTSOs, advisory committees, using technology, and curriculum implementation \n- 13 - \n \n CTAE Teacher Drive-in Meetings \n \nWho should attend? All CTAE teachers (except Agriculture) and school counselors will have breakout sessions! No specific Administrator session breakout session will be held, but administrators are encouraged to attend an area breakout session of choice. Registration is through https://www.ctaern.org for the drive-in meeting closest to your area. \n \nWhere are the meetings held? September 3  Harrison High School, Cobb County--CTAERN3779 September 10 - Rockdale Career Academy--CTAERN3780 September 16 - Howard High School, Bibb County--CTAERN3781 October 3  Berrien County High School--CTAERN3782 \nSessions will be recorded and posted on the web later in the fall. All teachers not able to attend one of the above sessions should log in to the link provided and view on-line. http://www.useducationtv.com/Default.aspx?sid=10963 \n \nWhat is the schedule for the Teacher Drive-In Meetings? \n4:30 until 5:00 Professional Networking Opportunity and Light Refreshments \n5:00 until 6:00 CTAE General Session \n6:00 until 7:30 Program Specific Breakout Sessions including CTSO Update \n \nAlthough this session can be viewed from any computer with internet access, CTAE administrators are encouraged to conduct an afterschool event where teachers are expected to participate. \n \nWhat is on the agenda? The CTAE Program Delivery Team will provide resources and updates concerning Career Clusters/Pathways, information for teaching the standards of the newly adopted courses, developing student learning objectives (SLOs) and other news relevant to CTAE Programs! During the breakout sessions, program specific information will be delivered by each Program Specialist including CTSO updates from Executive Directors, End of Pathway Assessment, Industry Certification, Extended Day, and MORE! \n \nProgram Specialist Vacancy \nWith school now starting, many teachers are discovering that their program specialist, Dr. Laura Ergle has accepted another educational leadership position. Laura is now an assistant principal at Spalding County High School. This is a bitter/sweet transition. While we are all happy for Laura and her new opportunities for growth and advancement in her career, the program delivery team is very sad to lose such a dedicated and special person. The program delivery team, as I am sure all her teachers in the state do, expresses heartfelt thanks for her hard work during the seven years she held this position at GaDOE and for all the great things she did to help teachers and students in Georgia. Until we are able to fill this position, the following assignments have been made: \nMark Crenshaw - Nutrition and Food Science, Consumer Services, Interiors Fashion \u0026 Textiles MCrenshaw@doe.k12.ga.us Linda Smith - Education and Training, Early Childhood, Teaching as a Profession lismith@doe.k12.ga.us Carol Burke - Culinary Arts CBurke@doe.k12.ga.us \nPlease direct any communications about issues related to the clusters/pathways above to the designated person shown. \n \n- 14 - \n \n FY13 CTAE New Leaders Academy \n \nACCOUNTABILITY \u0026 IMPROVEMENT UPDATE Brenda Barker, Program Manager \n \nThe CTAE New Leaders Academy is \n \nbrbarker@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nbeing offered again this year to new \n \nCTAE directors and supervisors. We \n \ncurrently have 45 participants registered for this year-long professional learning opportunity. Workshop topics include budgeting \n \nof grant and local funds, management strategies, CPI reporting for CTAE staff, legal and ethical issues, QBE funding and school \n \nfinance, and other pertinent issues regarding the duties and responsibilities of a CTAE director. For more information contact one \n \nof your CTAE Region Coordinators - Roy Rucks  rrucks@doe.k12.ga.us, Nancy Bessinger  nbessinger@doe.k12.ga.us or Dr. \n \nBrenda Merchant bmerchant@doe.k12.ga.us. \n \nFY14 Perkins Five Year Compliance Reviews \n \nThe FY14 Perkins Five-Year Compliance Reviews will begin in September and continue through December, with 34 school systems being visited this year. Assessment and restructuring of CTAE programs should be a continual process within the school system. This process should be an integral part of a school system's plan to assess the overall effectiveness and/or efficiency of the system's programs and services. The assessment process provides vital information in determining the extent to which the system's goals and objectives are being met, and ultimately how students are being served. The Perkins Compliance Review and Self-Study process will assist the local school system in its long-range planning, which is a requirement of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. Attached is a compliance review schedule for FY14  FY18 for your convenience in planning. (Please see the attached PDF file.) \n \nUpcoming Deadlines September 30 \nSeptember 30 \n \nDeadline for all FY14 grant budgets to be completed in the Consolidated Application and signed off by the Superintendent Quarterly Report Improvement Plan for Perkins Core Indicator to be submitted to LPlan@doe.k12.ga for systems who failed to meet 90% or better of the target score for three consecutive years. \n \nUpdate from Georgina Howard, RN State School Nurse Specialist ghoward@doe.k12.ga.us \nWelcome back and best wishes for a safe and healthy school year! Hope everyone had a fun and restful summer. There is lots of Back to School excitement, students returning, staff meetings, organizing health clinics, reviewing Individualized Health Plans, checking for immunization compliance and getting to know first time students. As important nursing tasks are going on and as you compile your list of \"must dos\", please add to your list, regular visits to The School Nurse Exchange www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-And-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/School-Nurse.aspx This is a resource to keep abreast of school health happenings in Georgia. The webpage launched in May 2013. You can access it from the GaDOE website. On this webpage you will find useful information and links about school nursing. Last year, I began visiting districts to meet nurses working in school health. I truly enjoyed meeting and talking with many of you. Many ideas and suggestions were expressed to improve service delivery. One consistent message was to develop a statewide data collection method for school health services. My list of must do's includes seeking your advice, and gathering current examples of data and reports. Our partnership with Children's Health Care of Atlanta and Department of Public Health continues. We are planning monthly webinar for continuing education. The first webinar, Asthma Awareness successfully reached more than 65 school nurses across the state. The next webinar will focus on Concussion Management: Return to Play on September 17, 2013, 9:30 a.m. -10:30 a.m. Our presenter is Dr. David Popoli, MD, Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Sports Medicine. Check The School Nurse Exchange for future offerings along with access information. While attending the National Association of School Nurses Conference, I became a Managing Asthma Triggers Nurse Trainer. This workshop teaches how school nurses can influence and create a healthy learning environment. This course covers improving Indoor Air Quality and increasing awareness of potential asthma triggers within the school environment to reduce asthma episodes. Participants will learn about extensive resources available from the Environmental Protection Agency Tools for Schools Program. Contact me to schedule a workshop for your district school health staff. Wishing you a productive and healthy school year! \n- 15 - \n \n Georgia Teacher of the Year \nAugust 16, 2013 \nDear Georgia Educators: I sincerely hope that you enjoyed a wonderful summer break! I can't believe that we are starting another school year. It is always great when we are able to take family vacations, spend time with loved ones, or get some well-deserved rest and relaxation. But now it is time for us to redirect our attention back into school and engagement in what we do best  teaching. As we begin this new school year, I know there are many thoughts going through your minds about the role and impact of education across our great state. We all want to do what it takes to make Georgia's educational system work for all students by preparing them for success beyond the classroom. This year I encourage you to continue to impact our students, share your love for learning, and take a C.H.A.N.C.E! \nCreate critical thinkers Have high expectations for students and higher expectations for yourself Acknowledge the challenges of students Never stop learning Change the conversation Enjoy every moment By taking a C.H.A.N.C.E., we will not only prepare our students for success, but we also will challenge ourselves as educators to adopt a model of continuous improvement that revolves around creativity, innovation, and positive thinking. I am very proud to serve as the 2014 Georgia Teacher of the Year. It is an honor to represent those who share my passion for education. I hope that you have a wonderful and productive school year that is filled new ideas and new experiences that will positively influence the lives of students. Enjoy the journey! Sincerely, \nJemelleh R. Coes 2014 Georgia Teacher of the Year \n- 16 - \n \n CALENDAR OF EVENTS \n \nEvent Date \n \nEvent Title \n \nEvent Location \n \n8/24/13 DISCOVER Training \n \nCamp John Hope, Ft. Valley \n \n2013 CTAE Events Event Description Audience \n \nLocal Officer Training \n \nFCCLA local officers \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \nDeadline 8/15/13 \n \n2013 CTAE Events \n \nEvent Date \n9/3/13 \n \nEvent Title \nCTAE Teacher Drive-In Meeting \n \n9/10/13 \n \nCTAE Teacher Drive-In Meeting \n \n9/16/13 \n \nCTAE Teacher Drive-In Meeting \n \nEvent Location \nHarrison H.S., Cobb County \nRockdale Career Academy \nHoward H.S., Bibb County \n \nEvent Description \nBreak out session, no specific \nAdministration break out session will be held but are still encouraged to attend \nBreak out session, no specific \nAdministration break out session will be held but are still encouraged to attend \nBreak out session, no specific \nAdministration break out session will be held but are still encouraged to attend \n \nAudience \nAll CTAE teachers (except \nAgriculture) and school counselors \nAll CTAE teachers (except \nAgriculture) and school counselors \nAll CTAE teachers (except \nAgriculture) and school counselors \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \nRegister on the CTAERN.ORG website: CTAERN3779 \nRegister on the CTAERN.ORG website: CTAERN3780 \nRegister on the CTAERN.ORG website: CTAERN3781 \n \n- 17 - \n \n 2013 CTAE Events (continued) \n \n9/17/13- New Teacher Marriott \n \n9/18/13 Workshop \n \nCentreplex \n \n9/19 9/20/13 \n \nFall Leadership Conference \n \nFFA-FCCLA Center \n \nClassroom management, CTSOs, advisory committees, technology, implementation Leadership Conference \n \nTeachers with less than 3 years of experience in \nthe classroom \n \nRegister on the CTAERN.org website \n \nDeadline 9/6/13 \n \n2013 CTAE Events \n \nEvent Event Title Event \n \nDate \n \nLocation \n \nEvent Description Audience \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \n \n10/1/13 \n \n10/3/13 \n \nCTAE Teacher Drive-In Meeting \n \n10/810/9/13 \n \nFCCLA Fall Leadership Rally \n \nBerrien County High School \nGeorgia National Fairgrounds \n \nCTAE Resource Network  All Profiles Updated! \nBreak out session, no specific \nadministrative break out session will be \nheld, but still encouraged to attend \nChili Cook-off Fall Leadership \nRally \n \nSchool Counselors, CTAE Teachers, \nCTAE Administrators \nAll CTAE teachers (except \nAgriculture) and school counselors \n \nRegister on the CTAE Resource Network: CTAERN3782 \nDeadline 9/26/13 Contact: Vickie Rundbaken, \nfafccla@gmail.com or 678-735-0091 \n \n- 18 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Compliance Review Schedule FY14 - FY18 \n \nFY2014 \n \nFY2015 \n \nFY2016 \n \n602 Atkinson 606 Banks \n \n608 Bartow \n \n603 Bacon \n \n616 Bulloch \n \n617 Burke \n \n605 Baldwin 621 Candler \n \n618 Butts \n \n610 Berrien \n \n624 Charlton \n \n622 Carroll \n \n612 Bleckley 625 Chatham \n \n637 Cook \n \n619 Calhoun 642 Dawson \n \n640 Crisp \n \n620 Camden 645 Dodge \n \n643 Decatur \n \n629 Clarke \n \n646 Dooly \n \n647 Dougherty \n \n631 Clayton 650 Echols \n \n665 Grady \n \n638 Coweta 657 Floyd \n \n666 Greene \n \n639 Crawford 660 Fulton \n \n676 Houston \n \n641 Dade \n \n662 Glascock \n \n677 Irwin \n \n653 Emanuel 681 Jefferson \n \n680 Jeff Davis \n \n656 Fayette 682 Jenkins \n \n690 Lincoln \n \n670 Hancock 686 Lanier \n \n698 McIntosh \n \n673 Hart \n \n688 Lee \n \n704 Morgan \n \n674 Heard \n \n697 McDuffie \n \n706 Muscogee \n \n675 Henry \n \n699 Meriwether \n \n714 Pike \n \n679 Jasper \n \n701 Mitchell \n \n717 Putnam \n \n684 Jones \n \n702 Monroe \n \n724 Screven \n \n685 Lamar \n \n721 Richmond \n \n730 Talbot \n \n689 Liberty \n \n725 Seminole \n \n732 Tattnall \n \n693 Lumpkin 726 Spalding \n \n734 Telfair \n \n694 Macon \n \n735 Terrell \n \n738 Toombs \n \n695 Madison 740 Treutlen \n \n739 Towns \n \n707 Newton 741 Troup \n \n755 Whitfield \n \n709 Oglethorpe 743 Twiggs \n \n761 Atlanta City \n \n711 Peach \n \n744 Union \n \n766 Carrollton City \n \n716 Pulaski \n \n749 Warren \n \n769 Chickamauga City \n \n723 Schley \n \n763 Bremen City \n \n771 Commerce City \n \n736 Thomas 764 Buford City \n \n772 Dalton City \n \n753 Wheeler 767 Cartersville City 773 Decatur City \n \n759 Worth \n \n784 Pelham City \n \n776 Gainesville City \n \n793 Vidalia City 789 Thomasville City 779 Jefferson City \n \n781 Marietta City \n \n786 Social Circle City \n \nFY2017 \n \nFY2018 \n \n604 Baker \n \n601 Appling \n \n611 Bibb \n \n607 Barrow \n \n613 Brantley \n \n609 Ben Hill \n \n626 Chattahoochee \n \n614 Brooks \n \n630 Clay \n \n615 Bryan \n \n632 Clinch \n \n623 Catoosa \n \n636 Columbia \n \n627 Chattooga \n \n644 DeKalb \n \n628 Cherokee \n \n649 Early \n \n633 Cobb \n \n651 Effingham \n \n634 Coffee \n \n661 Gilmer \n \n635 Colquitt \n \n664 Gordon \n \n648 Douglas \n \n667 Gwinnett \n \n652 Elbert \n \n669 Hall \n \n654 Evans \n \n678 Jackson \n \n655 Fannin \n \n683 Johnson \n \n658 Forsyth \n \n691 Long \n \n659 Franklin \n \n692 Lowndes \n \n663 Glynn \n \n700 Miller \n \n668 Habersham \n \n701 Mitchell \n \n671 Haralson \n \n703 Montgomery \n \n672 Harris \n \n708 Oconee \n \n687 Laurens \n \n712 Pickens \n \n696 Marion \n \n718 Quitman \n \n705 Murray \n \n729 Sumter \n \n710 Paulding \n \n731 Taliaferro \n \n713 Pierce \n \n737 Tift \n \n715 Polk \n \n742 Turner \n \n719 Rabun \n \n745 Upson \n \n720 Randolph \n \n746 Walker \n \n722 Rockdale \n \n750 Washington \n \n727 Stephens \n \n751 Wayne \n \n728 Stewart \n \n752 Webster \n \n733 Taylor \n \n754 White \n \n747 Walton \n \n756 Wilcox \n \n748 Ware \n \n757 Wilkes \n \n765 Calhoun City \n \n758 Wilkinson \n \n792 Valdosta City \n \n774 Dublin City \n \n785 Rome City \n \n791 Trion City \n \n9971 Dept. of Juvenile Justice \n \n9991 Dept. of Corrections \n \n9999 State Schools \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be300-pc8-bp1-bc3-b2013-swinter-belec-p-btext","title":"Career, technical and agricultural education state newsletter, (Vol. 2, Issue 3)","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. 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I have received many letters, emails, newsletters and photos from across our state sharing the activities and successes of our CTAE students and teachers. Being a CTAE educator is such a rewarding and fulfilling experience! \nI am very proud to announce the selection of Brenda Barker as the Program Manager for Accountability. She is a very knowledgeable and dedicated expert on Perkins law and our budget process. I look forward to her leadership. \nI am also proud to introduce Ms. Georgina Howard as the new State School Nurse Specialist. Ms. Howard will be coordinating the school nurse program in our State and developing policies and procedures that will assist our schools in providing a consistent school nurse program. Ms. Howard has many years of experience as both a school nurse and in public health. \nI would also like to introduce you to Mrs. Anita Williams, my new Administrative Assistant. Mrs. Williams is a great addition to our CTAE team with over 25 years of experience in State government. I know that you will enjoy working with her as we assist you with your requests. \nWe have been working with all of our stakeholders to create a solid new framework to meet the needs of our changing economy. We look forward to sharing the details of our work as soon as the State Board of Education approves the posting of the individual course standards. Thanks to all my CTAE state team for their hard work on the Career Clusters and Pathways revision. The first phase of the implementation will occur in 2013-2014. \nI encourage you to make plans now to attend the GACTE Summer Leadership Conference in July 2013. There will be many sessions dedicated to the implementation of the new Career Clusters and Pathways. \nVery soon the 2013-2014 Consolidated Application process will begin and I urge you to check all of your data for accuracy. A high number of identified errors were submitted to us last year and most were simple oversights that slowed the approval process. Please make sure that your data is accurate and complete before you submit your application for funding. \nDon't hesitate to contact us if we may be of assistance to you. The entire CTAE team is honored to serve you. \nDavid \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \n \nCareer Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs): Reinforcing Academics (continued) \n \nFamily, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) \nThe Georgia Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) organization has always been an integral part of the Family \u0026 Consumer Sciences, Culinary Arts and Education pathways. However, teachers may wonder how to integrate the FCCLA program into their curriculum. \nNational FCCLA has made it easier than ever to integrate FCCLA into the curriculum. Here are just a few tips to assist in getting started: \n(1) Develop a Game Plan - Look at the curriculum at the beginning of the year and plot what programs could be implemented. Don't be afraid to give up a favorite lesson to try something new. Also, talk to the CTSO officer team when planning the Program of Work to determine which lessons or activities could be developed by students in advance. \n(2) Leave Freedom of Choice with the Students Let students choose specific units or specific subject areas within each project to provide more \"artistic freedom\" for their final outcome. Example: If a student plans to open their first bank account, a \"Banking Basics\" unit will interest them more than a \"Making Money\" unit in the Financial Fitness project. \n(3) Use the National FCCLA Programs and Competition Guidelines  The STAR Events Manual and National Programs are a great resource for lesson plans and classroom activities. A variety of project ideas may be easily implemented into the curriculum. There are also built-in rubrics and guidelines. So use it! \nNext, demonstrate to the students the application for national recognition and use as a part of the grading method. These projects are a great way to introduce students to FCCLA and the many programs and opportunities this CTSO offers. \n \nSkillsUSA \nSkillsUSA Georgia is a student organization that includes a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure that America has a skilled workforce. The organization's mission is to empower student members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens. By 2020 the nation's skilled worker gap will reach an all-time high of 14 million workers. SkillsUSA Georgia is working in partnership with Architecture, Construction, Communication and Transportation (ACCT), Cosmetology, and Public Safety Pathway teachers to ensure that Georgia is doing its part in providing a skilled and ready workforce. Students are taught technical skills to become successful in specific trade areas, while reinforcing key academic standards. \nTo provide examples of this academic reinforcement, the SkillsUSA TeamWorks contest encompasses the areas of carpentry, masonry, plumbing, electricity, and teamwork skills. In this event, students see their academic knowledge come to life by using fractions, percent, algebraic expressions, measuring angles, finding the surface area, and defining the slope in the creation of real life three-dimensional models. However, this event does not stop with mathematics! From the use of the scientific theories or principles of electricity and magnetism, to demonstrating comprehension of a variety of informational texts, students are utilizing academic skills to build a model home! \nOver a hundred SkillsUSA contests incorporate academic application-based learning activities with different types of \"tests.\" These realistic and exciting \"tests\" allow students to take ownership of their own learning as they initiate the steps toward becoming a skilled worker in our American economy. \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \n \nNew End of Pathway Assessment Resources \n \nNew End of Pathway Assessment instructional resources are available to CTAE instructors and administrators! Study Guides and corresponding Teacher Companion Guides have been developed for GaDOE by the NOCTI organization to support two EOPA Assessments: Engineering \u0026 Teaching as a Profession. \n \nFor general information regarding study guides, go to the following link: http://www.nocti.org/StudyGuide.cfm?m=3 \nPlease note: Ordering of guides must be handled through the NOCTI Online Client Services Center. \n \nEngineering \u0026 Teaching as a Profession NOCTI Study Guides will include: 1. A list of competencies covered on the exam 2. Assessment content distribution 3. Sample assessment items 4. A study checklist by content area \nEngineering \u0026 Teaching as a Profession NOCTI Teacher Companion Guides will include: 1. All the content contained in the Student Guides 2. Tips and suggestions for overcoming test \nanxiety 3. Tips and suggestions for improving study skills 4. Tips and suggestions for preparing timelines \nThe guides will be available for purchase on Thursday, January 31, 2013. For $36.00, your system may receive 10 Student Guides, one Teacher Companion Guide, plus access for 10 students to online sample questions. For an additional $11.00 per set, your system may receive five (5) additional guides and online access for five (5) students to online sample questions. \nSchools may order the study guides using the online order form at the NOCTI Client Services Center. This is the same order form and process used to order exams. \n \nSkillsUSA has developed Teacher Preparation Guides for the following Skill Connect Assessments: \nCarpentry Cosmetology Criminal Justice/Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Television (Video) Production Welding \nSkills Connect Assessment Teacher Preparation Guides will include: \nTips on using the Skill Connect Assessment System Assessment competency areas and covered academic standards Student testing tips and reminders Knowledge check sheets by competency area \nSkills Connect Guide Access: Log-on to the test system with the username assigned to the instructor Go to the right side of screen to the gray shaded box titled \"Technical Support Documents\" Select \"Documents for Instructors\" Then select \"Teacher Preparation Guide\" \nQuestions, contact Ms. Mamie Hanson at mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us or 404-657-6279. \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \n \nEvent Date \n \nEvent Title \n \nJan 15 31 \n \n2013 FBLA Region \nLeadership Conferences \n \nEvent Location \nVarious Locations \n \n2013 CTAE Events \n \nEvent Description \n \nAudience \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \n \nFBLA Region Leadership \nConferences (RLC) \n \nAny FBLA member and \nadviser \n \nhttp://gafbla.webexone.com \n \nJanuary 25-26 \n \nGeorgia Young Farmers Association 43rd Annual Convention \n \nLearn new ideas, network with \nagricultural leaders and innovators \n \nRegistration Info: $125  Single $200  Couple \n$75  Ages 14-18 $50  Ages 6-13 No registration will be accepted at the door. Register on-line at \nwww.georgiayoungfarmers.org \n \n 2013 CTAE Events \n \nEvent Date Event Title Event Location \n \nFeb. 1-2 Feb. 1 \n \nS.E. Business \u0026 Marketing \nEducation Conference \nDue Date HOSA Reg. \n\u0026 State Officer Applications \n \nFeb. 3-9 \n \nSkillsUSA Week \n \nAthens \n \nEvent Description \nFiftieth (50th) year Celebration \n \nAudience Marketing and Bus. Educators \nStudents \u0026 Teachers \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \nhttp://sbmec.coe.uga.edu/ http://gahosa.org \nhttp://skillsusageorgia.org \n \nFeb. 7-8 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 15 \n \nCTAE Administrator \nWinter Workshop SkillsUSA Day at the \nCapitol \nRegistration Deadline \nHOSA Spring Conf. \nSkillsUSA Application \nDeadline State Officer \n \nClassic Center, Athens, GA \n \nFeb. 28March 2 \n \nDECA State Career \nDevelopment Conference \n \nLocation: Sheraton Hotel - \nAtlanta, GA \n \nLeadership workshops and trainings \n \nCTAE Administrators \n \nwww.ctaern.org \n \nStudents \u0026 \n \nN/A \n \nTeachers \n \nStudents \u0026 Teachers \nStudents \u0026 Teachers \n \nhttp://georgiahosa.org/confere nces/state-leadershipconference \nhttp://skillsusageorgia.org \n \nStudents \u0026 Teachers (online testing before the state conference) \n \nNone required \n \n 2013 CTAE Events \n \nEvent Date Event Title \n \nEvent Location \n \nEvent Description \n \nMarch 1 \n \nAg Budget Worksheet \n \nMarch 5 March 7-9 \n \nOCR Technical Assistance Workshop \nHOSA State Leadership Conference \n \nMacon, GA \nAthens, Classic Center \n \nMarch 12 \n \nSpring 2013 CTAE Regional \nWorkshop \n \nGolden Isle Career Academy  \nBrunswick, GA \n \nMarch 13 \n \nSpring 2013 CTAE Regional \nWorkshop \n \nUGA Campus Conference Ctr., \nTifton, GA \n \nMarch 19 \n \nSpring 2013 CTAE Regional \nWorkshop \n \nOconee Fall Line Tech. College  \nDublin, GA \n \nMarch 20 \n \nSpring 2013 CTAE Regional \nWorkshop \n \nHoliday Inn North  Macon, GA \n \nMarch 22 \n \nCTI Atlanta Hawks Speaker \nSeries/Fair \n \nPhillips Arena, Atlanta, GA \n \nAtlanta Hawks \u0026 CTI team up for the speaker \nseries \n \nAudience CTAE \nAdministrators CTAE \nAdministrators \nStudents \u0026 Teachers \nCTAE Administrators \nCTAE Administrators \nCTAE Administrators \nCTAE Administrators \nStudents \u0026 Teachers \n \nMarch 2122 \n \nSkillsUSA Career Expo \n \nGA Int'l Convention Ctr., College Park, \nGA \n \nStudents \u0026 Teachers \n \nMarch 26 \n \nSpring 2013 CTAE Regional \nWorkshop \n \nClassic Center  Athens, GA \n \nCTAE Administrators \n \nMarch 27 \n \nSpring 2013 CTAE Regional \nWorkshop \n \nClarence Brown Conference Ctr.  Cartersville, GA \n \nCTAE Administrators \n \nMarch 31 \n \nPerkins Quarterly Report Deadline \n \nRequired to develop Improvement Plans for Perkins Core Indictors \n \nCTAE Administrators \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \nwww.gaaged.org Contact the Ag Region \nCoordinator www.ctaern.org \nwww.ctaern.org \nwww.ctaern.org \nwww.ctaern.org \nwww.ctaern.org \nwww.georgiacti.org www.ctaern.org \nhttp://tinyurl.com/2013SkillsUSA-CareerExpo \nwww.ctaern.org \nwww.ctaern.org \nSubmit updated plans: LPlan@doe.k12.ga.us \n \n FOCUSING ON NEW CTAE STATE STAFF \n \nCarol Burke, Program Specialist Architecture, Construction, Communication \u0026 Transportation \n \nWhat interesting jobs did you hold before joining the Georgia Department of Education? Middle School Technology Teacher in Fannin County, Marketing Department at Shaw Industries, NonCommissioned Officer in Charge of Air Force Audio Visual unit, Horse Wrangler in Yellowstone National Park, Electrical Construction Crew for BE\u0026K Construction. \n \nWhy did you decide to be in Career, Technical and Agricultural Education? CTAE is the lifeblood of all careers! We address the needs of all high school students by introducing them to career possibilities where each can enjoy success regardless of the level of education they choose. Where did you go to college / what degrees, etc.? \nGA Southern, BS Ed Industrial Arts, GA Southern, \nMed Adult and Vocational Education, Lincoln \nMemorial EdS Leadership and Administration. \n \nMark Crenshaw, Program Specialist Engineering and Technology Education \nWhat interesting jobs did you hold before joining the Georgia Department of Education? Before becoming an Engineering and Technology Education teacher, I served as a Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operator/Helicopter Combat Search and Rescue Crewman and Rescue Swimmer for 10 years. I flew on 32 Combat Missions during Desert Storm. Why did you decide to be in Career, Technical and Agricultural Education? When investigating the MS degree in HRD at Old Dominion, I walked downstairs and saw this lab full of students working on robots and stepped in where Dr. Deal began talking to me about the Technology Education program. I got hooked and haven't looked back since. Where did you go to college / what degrees, etc.? Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (BS in Workforce Development), Old Dominion University (MS in Technology Education), UGA (Ed. Leadership add-on), Liberty University (EdS in Educational Leadership), Clemson University (ABD) EdD in Career and Technology Education. \n \nDr. Myrel Seigler, Program Manager Counseling \u0026 Guidance \n \nWhat interesting jobs have you hel d bef ore areas of the school and helped advise students in career \n \njoining the Georgia Department of \n \nchoices. I also served as the counselor liaison on the \n \nEducation ? I taught special education early in my \n \nTech Prep task force for the school district I was working \n \ncareer both in public schools and at a state psychiatric \n \nin at the time. \n \nhospital. I was in school administration for approximately Where did you go to college / what degrees, etc.? \n \n7 years while most of my 32 years in education was spent Georgia Southern College--BS.Ed. Special \n \nas a high school counselor. \n \nEducation/Elementary Education, Augusta State \n \nWhy did you decided to be in Career, \n \nUniversity, M. Ed. In Administration and Supervision, \n \nTechnical and Agricultural Education? \n \nGeorgia Southern University, EdS in School Counseling, \n \nI first was introduced to CTAE in 1988 while serving as a Georgia Southern University, EdD in Leadership. \n \nhigh school counselor when it was still known as \n \nvocational education. As a counselor, we worked with all \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nCTAE STATE PROGRAM MANAGER UPDATES \n \nDEVELOPMENT \u0026 TRANSITION UPDATE \nEmily Spann, Program Manager \nHappy New Year to all of our CTAE Colleagues from your State CTAE Staff in the Development and Transition Unit! \nJROTC Update Contact Gary Mealer (gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us) \nThe process to determine teacher certification for JROTC instructors has begun. More information will be coming soon. \nA foundation course is in the process of being developed for a new pathway in the Government and Public Administration Career Cluster. More information will be coming later as the process progresses. \nDual Enrollment Update New information: \nChange in guidelines---Dual students may earn more than 4 units of high school credit per semester, if the local system agrees to approve it. Dual program funding will only pay up to 15 hours of credit per semester. \nDual verification--Counselors need to contact all their dual students to verify they are still enrolled in the correct dual program and classes. This is crucial before the March FTE count date. 1. Dual enrollment students must meet GaDOE guidelines, the participating college requirements, and meet with their local high school counselor before qualifying for dual high school credit and funding. 2. Students taking college courses must get credit at the high school before they can qualify as dual students and receive funding for the courses. 3. Continue to check the Transition Career Partnership web page for updated information and documents. \nFor more information, click the link: \nhttp://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/CTAE/Pages/Transition-Career-Partnerships.aspx \nContact: Gary Mealer (gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us) \n \nSave the Dates! \n66th ANNUAL GACTE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE \nEducation Revolution July 10-13, 2013 \nRenaissance Waverly Hotel, Atlanta \nSchool Counselor Flash Drive Update All local systems should have received a packet of College Access Challenge Grant flash drives. These flash drives are targeted for middle and high school counselors to use and reference when working with students, educators and parents. As a helpful tip, please do not click on the Update button since the link has been disabled. If additional copies are needed, please update the number of middle and high school counselors in your local system in the CTAERN web site, and contact Elizabeth Lewis-Draffen at email address: elewis-draffen@doe.k12.ga.us and provide your contact information and mailing address. \nSharing Individual Graduation Plan Data As a reminder to middle school counselors, please develop a time and plan to transfer your 8th grade Individual Graduation Plan student data to your feeder high school counseling department. Details on transferring this data and more information can be retrieved by contacting your career information data system provider's help pages, professional center, or help desk. Making sure this data is transferred and shared will be extremely helpful to students and their continual advisement for career development and high \n \n school graduation. For more information, contact Dr. John Pritchett, jpritchett@doe.k12.ga.us. \nSTEM Information The Georgia Department of Education is hosting an Exploring STEM School Designs Conference at Kennesaw State University on Jan. 31, 2013, from 9:00-3:00. Our Georgia schools who have met STEM certification will be presenting throughout the day on their process toward becoming a STEM school. The dates for the Georgia STEM Institutes have been set for June 17-21 in Savannah and July 15th-19th in Atlanta. Stay tuned to the STEM website at http://stemgeorgia.org for the STEM industry schedule and registration. For more information, contact Dr. Gilda Lyon, glyon@doe.k12.ga.us. \nPresidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Applications are available at www.paemst.org. CTAE Teachers of 4th Science courses are eligible for these cash awards! \nSCHOOL COUNSELING UPDATE Dr. Myrel Seigler, Program Manager \nAttention! National School Counseling Week 2013, \"School Counseling: Liberty and Learning for All\" will be celebrated from February 4-8, 2013, to focus attention on the unique contribution of professional school counselors within U.S. school systems (ASCA). The Georgia Department of Education recognizes the services and impact that school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and planning for a career. Thank you school counselors for what you do! \nElementary and Middle School Counselors The elementary career activities referred to in the College and Career Ready Performance Index are now posted on the GaDOE website. Please click on the link below to view the guidance documents for the elementary activities, the 5th grade career portfolio, and middle school information, and the 17 career awareness activities. \nhttp://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/CTAE/Pages/Elementary-ClusterActivities.aspx \n \nSave the Dates: Middle and High School Counselor Summer Workshops \n \nMay 30, 2013 June 3, 2013 June 4, 2013 June 5, 2013 June 6, 2013 June 12, 2013 July 10-13, 2013 \n \nKennesaw State Univ., Marietta Barrow Co. BOE, Winder Ft. Valley State University UGA Conference Center, Tifton Middle Ga. State College, Macon Liberty Co. BOE, Hinesville Renaissance Waverly, Atlanta \n \nAGRICULTURAL EDUCATION UPDATE Chip Bridges, Program Manager \nHappy 2013 to all Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education Colleagues! \nThe Agricultural Education Unit of the Georgia Department of Education is excited about the great future we have before us and the opportunities we will have in the coming year. An example of student opportunities to succeed is through the FFA Career Development Events (CDEs). \nI had the great fortune recently to be involved with the State FFA/EMC electrical wiring career development event. This is a great partnership between Georgia \nAgricultural Education and the Georgia Electric Membership Cooperatives. Kevin Jones from the Madison County FFA chapter was named the state winner. This is an incredibly difficult event to post the highest score and earn the distinction of becoming the state champion. It was great to see the accomplishment and success of Kevin Jones. I know he put many hours of study and practice into obtaining this goal. It is also important to note that Kevin was not the only winner in this event. More than 170 students from across the state were provided the opportunity for success. Each of them walks away with knowledge and skill that will be valuable the rest of their lives. \nThe Agricultural Education and FFA Career Development Events (CDEs) are the greatest measure of technical skill attainment that is provided to students as a component of the program. It is great to know that the FFA mission is alive and well. We will strive to continue making a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for Premier Leadership, Personal Growth, and Career Success through agricultural education. \n \n PROGRAM DELIVERY UPDATE Dwayne Hobbs, Program Manager \nWe have officially passed the halfway point of the 2012-2013 school year and much has been accomplished and much is left to be done. The Program Specialists have been busy with the process of revisions to courses and pathways to align with the Career Clusters. As you may recall, the year started off with a major survey conducted through the partnership of the Georgia Department of Education, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government. \n \nThe Program Specialists have assembled advisory committees and subject matter experts to write the standards and elements of the foundational (first) course in each of the identified pathways. Georgia Power Company has been a tremendous partner in assisting with the advisory committee meetings. A very special thank you goes to David Stewart, Vice President for Community \u0026 Economic Development at Georgia Power for assisting in this process. David hosted all the advisory meetings at the Georgia Power facility and provided certified facilitators for the meetings. During October Business and Industry representatives met with program specialists and provided input on the content of the courses for each pathway. David Stewart also spoke to the State Board of Education on December 4, 2011, and gave a report on the meetings held in October. \n \nFrom that point, each Program Specialist worked with subject matter experts to finalize the course standards. On January 8, 9, 10, 2013, Georgia Power once again hosted a meeting of the advisory committees for each cluster for final review and consensus of the course standards. All courses are now in the hands of Georgia Department of Education staff for proofing and preparing for submission to the State Board of Education for approval to post for public review. \n \nBelow is the timeline for the remainder of the process: \n \nFebruary 21, 2013 \n \nFoundational courses for each CTAE pathway presented to the State Board for approval to post for public review. \n \nMarch 26, 2013 \n \nFinalize the public review \n \nresults and prepare final \n \ncopies of the foundational \n \ncourse standards for State \n \nBoard of Education approval \n \nApril 5, 2013 \n \nPresent foundational courses \n \nfor State Board final approval. \n \nThe Program Specialists are coordinating professional \n \nlearning events about implementation of the new \n \ncourse standards. Details and additional information \n \nwill be presented at the Winter CTAE Administrators \n \nConference in Athens on February 7 and 8, 2013. \n \nDuring the conference the Program Specialists will \n \nhave a display of the pathways and courses in their \n \nclusters and information about industry certification, \n \nend of pathway assessments and professional learning \n \nopportunities for teachers. All participants will have \n \nan opportunity to network with them and get your \n \nquestions answered. \n \nCTAE Resource Network Profile CTAE teachers should update their profile on the CTAE Resource Network at www.ctaern.org and double check their email address to ensure that it is correct. The instructional area designated in the profile determines email groups and pre-determines the Program of Work for Extended Day. During the next year, all profiles on the Resource Network will be reorganized into the new Career Cluster/Pathway organizational structure. \n \nWork-Based Learning/Youth Apprenticeship Professional Learning By State Board Rule, all Work-Based Learning (WBL) Coordinators must complete a state-approved training every five years. There are two options for this training: 1. WBL Bootcamp - for new coordinators certified in \na CTAE field or completion of the WBL endorsement for those not certified in a CTAE field. 2. WBL Update/Refresher - for experienced WBL coordinators who have already attended the Bootcamp, but have not been to a workshop in the last four years. These workshop opportunities will be conducted in June 2013. The exact dates, locations and other details will be posted on the CTAERN website on March 1, 2013. \n \n Region Meetings All Work-Based Learning Coordinators should attend their region meetings. All Youth Apprenticeship (YAP) grant recipients must attend these meetings to fulfill their grant requirements. There are three or four meetings per year depending on the region. Anyone uncertain about which region they are in or uncertain that they are on the email group to receive the notices about these meetings should e-mail dhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us. \nAnnual Assessments and Data Reports By State Board Rule, WBL Coordinators are required to submit data annually regarding their program. There are two reports: 1. WBL Data Report  for WBL coordinators \nenrolling students in Cooperative Education, Internships, or Employability Skill Development (ESD). This report is submitted by individual per school. 2. YAP Assessment  for all YAP Coordinators employed by systems receiving the YAP Grant. There is only one YAP Assessment per system (grantee) regardless of how many schools are in the system. \nThe documents mentioned above will be posted for download on the GaDOE website by February 1, 2013, and should be completed and submitted by April 1, 2013. Details concerning completion and submission of these reports will be a focal point of the region meetings for WBL Coordinators. \nACCOUNTABILITY UPDATE Brenda Barker, Program Manager \nHappy New Year to all of the CTAE family! I appreciate the support you have shown as I take on the role of Program Manager for Accountability. I assure you our division is committed to supporting you in funding and compliance of your local programs. \nPlease make sure you are registered for the CTAE Winter Professional Learning Conference in Athens on February 7-8, 2013. The agenda is full of important information for you and we will be disseminating the FY2014 Perkinsplus Grant application at this meeting. \nThe CTAE Timeline for March 2013 is included in this newsletter. The timeline includes important deadline dates for CTAE activities. Especially note the six (6) Spring Regional Update Meetings scheduled in March. There are two meetings per region and it is very \n \nimportant that you sign up for a session as FY2014 consolidated application and grant information will be covered. As soon as these meetings are posted to the Resource Network, sign-up early to get the session you prefer. Your Region Coordinators will notify you when these meetings have been posted for registration to the CTAERN website. \nOur new CTAE Leaders State Advisory Council will meet on February 6 in Athens, prior to the Winter Conference. I want to thank those members who have served and will be leaving the council: Barbara Wall (Houston County), Delmas Watkins (DeKalb County), George Ward (Valdosta City), Mandy Johnson (Douglas County), Medea Shuman (Ware County), Lynne Wilson (Lowndes County), Pat Jackson (Dougherty County) and Sandy Colwell (Monroe County). We appreciate your time and dedication to CTAE. \nI would also like to recognize the new CTAE Leaders State Advisory Council members coming on board: Mark Morgan (Berrien County), Bonnie Gordon (Wayne County), Vivian Laster (Terrell County), Dorothy Crimes (Webster County), Tim Cockrell (Harris County), Toni Terwilliger (Emanuel County), Cindy Clanton (Carroll County), Celeste Cannon (Walton County), Michael Maze (Atlanta City) and Todd Shultz (Jackson County). Thank you for volunteering your service. \nLastly, I want to thank you for your patience as we are trying to replace Georgia's position. Please continue to work through your Ag or CTE Region Coordinator for assistance on the consolidated application grants. I will open a grant back up for you, if requested and needed. Remember we are here to serve you so please don't hesitate to call if you need assistance. See you in Athens on February 7-8, 2013! \nSCHOOL NURSE PROGRAM UPDATE Georgina Howard, Program Specialist \nStarting a new job at the beginning of a new calendar year is very exciting. Fortunately, I can combine my celebrations and continue my passion working to improve the health status of our students. While my position is new, the work of school nurses is not new! \nYou can observe the added value of a school nurse by observing busy clinics throughout our state. The school nurse serves as a frontline resource to identify students \n \n who may need further health screenings or need referral to a medical home. It is an honor to accept the challenge of promoting the work of school nurses and improving school nurse practice throughout the state. A more formal connection of health and education makes good sense. School Nurses work to eliminate potential barriers to learning such a vision and hearing problems and provide care to students with chronic conditions such as asthma or diabetes. \nAcross our state are many examples of how school nurses contribute to the well-being of students. Visiting a school clinic, one will observe the rapid pace of school nurses treating ill students, giving insulin to a student with diabetes, preparing for a mass vision screening or documenting immunization status. The contributions of school nurses are endless when it comes to identifying health problems and improving health status. \n \nPromoting the work of school nurses, providing information, and resources is the foundation of my work. To start this exciting journey, I am inviting all school nurses to share ideas, suggestions, accomplishments, and challenges on how we can grow the school nurse program. \nThank you for working together to ensure healthy students who strive for excellence in learning! Please send me an email so that I can add you to my contact list. You may email your comments to ghoward@doe.k12.ga.us. \nNote: Please make sure to forward this newsletter to your school nurses. \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be300-pc8-bp1-bc3-b2013-sspring-belec-p-btext","title":"Career, technical and agricultural education state newsletter, (Vol. 2, Issue 4)","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education, issuing body."],"dcterms_spatial":["United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018"],"dcterms_creator":["Georgia. 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What about the impact that you have on your fellow teachers and your community? \nEvery day you have people who look to you for guidance, leadership, and wisdom. You may not even be aware of the fact that so many people are looking to you to be their guiding light. \nThink back to when you were a student. Who was your favorite teacher? Why were they your favorite teacher? Who did you look to for direction and support? \nI had many teachers who I really respected and appreciated. I had an excellent government teacher named Martha Blake. She was a wealth of knowledge and a gentle soul. My fifth grade teacher was Virginia McGee. She worked with me both before and after school every day to help me reach my real academic potential. Both of these ladies had a huge impact on me and my future. I looked to them each day for direction and support; however, it was not until I met Gerald Wilson that I realized my calling in life. Mr. Wilson was my high school agriculture teacher and was such a great teacher. He cared for each of his students and would teach each of us to be leaders in our community. He also taught us how to take the math and science principles that we were learning in our other classes and use them in a hands-on application. I chose to be an educator because of these people. \nEvery day our students come into our schools looking for direction and support. Are we doing all that we can for our students? \nI encourage you to be a positive influence to those around you. \nAs we prepare to implement the new clusters and pathways, I hope that you will plan to attend the 2013 GACTE Conference. Information on the new clusters and pathways will be the focus of the conference. I look forward to seeing you there. \nDavid \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education \n \n2 \n \nState Newsletter \n \nCareer Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs): Reinforcing Academics \n \nDECA \nDECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. DECA's comprehensive learning program enhances classroom instruction and offers opportunities for exciting classroom activities that connect instruction to college and careers. DECA programs integrate into classroom instruction, apply learning, connect to business and promote competition. To effectively deliver content with DECA's Comprehensive Learning Program, it must be utilized as a tool for accessing, organizing, managing, analyzing, and incorporating and evaluating information. The Comprehensive Learning Program components consist of: \nCOLLEGE AND BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS Access to DECA's college and business partners extends learning, supports your program and builds community awareness. DECA's partners provide student scholarships, classroom presentations and career guidance, internships and work experience and community service activities. \nCOMPETITIVE EVENTS PROGRAM DECA's competitive events program is an incredible tool for your curriculum. As an integral part of the classroom, DECA's industry-validated competitive events are aligned with National Curriculum Standards. The potential for travel, recognition and awards for learning classroom content is a tremendous motivator - not to mention the scholarships and case awards recognizing DECA members for outstanding achievement. \n \nCONFERENCES DECA conferences are targeted, highly-focused learning experiences for students and advisors. DECA conferences bring our members into the larger DECA community while providing unique opportunities to extend classroom learning. Each of DECA's conferences connects with corporate professionals to engage students in learning industry-related trends and content. \nDIMENSIONS + 10 QUESTIONS Keep up-to-date on business trends and DECA activities with Dimensions. Delivered to the classroom four times during the academic year, this full-color international publication features articles on career development in marketing, finance, hospitality and management; leadership; community service; and professionalism. A worksheet is provided for each issue. \nEDUCATIONAL PARTNERS DECA's educational partners provide visibility and support to DECA's mission. These partners also provide learning opportunities for students and professional development in industry content for DECA advisors. \nSCHOOL-BASED ENTERPRISES Put your teaching into context with a school-based enterprise that reinforces and enhances the knowledge and skills needed for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. DECA provides a rigorous certification program and access to best practices and vendors all in one place. \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education \n \n3 \n \nState Newsletter \n \nCareer Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs): Reinforcing Academics \n \nGeorgia Technology Student Association (TSA) \nCo-curricular is a term that discerns the difference between an extra activity in schools and an extension of the educational process. A Technology Student Association (TSA) chapter is an extension of the Engineering and Technology Education program. In a way, it becomes \"fun homework.\" TSA offers 70 combined middle school and high school level competitive events which reflect the curriculum within the Engineering and Technology education classrooms. These \"competitive events\" have evolved from best practices of leading teachers from around the country. The events take \"co-curricular\" to a new level. Where the term has always meant that the organization worked hand-in-hand with the related course, TSA has extended that to a true STEM delivery vehicle. STEM education demands the interweaving and application of these academic fields \n \nfor the purpose of comprehending, communicating, and solving problems. \nIndeed, it is now commonly accepted that to understand (and apply) any one of these STEM areas, one must, at the same time, have a grasp of and apply the others. For example, to design and engineer with any degree of complexity, one also must be familiar with technology, mathematics and science; or to practice science, one must have a firm knowledge of mathematics and technology. \nBeyond necessity, there is another reason for STEM education in our schools -- and why the TSA program of activities inherently aligns with STEM goals. This reason revolves around teaching and learning and what motivates students. STEM education is intrinsically exciting, rewarding and meaningful for instructors and students alike. It is our belief that, as with STEM education, TSA's co-curricular activities provide the same kind of stimulation, challenge and relevancy for all involved. \n \nSchool Counselors Online Professional Learning Opportunities \n \nSchool Counselor Professional Learning Online Modules are being offered through the University System of Georgia's College Access Challenge Grant. The modules are designed specifically for certified middle grade and high school counselors to improve effectiveness in preparing students for college and careers. Complete registration information may be found online: \nhttp://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/collegeaccess.html \nEach of the four (4) modules is designed as eight oneweek sessions that require an average of five (5) hours per week to complete. Participants who complete a module will earn four (4) PLUs. \n \nTopics covered include: Module 1: Building a College-Going Culture for All Students; Module 2: College, Career, and Academic Planning; Module 3: Financial Aid and College Applications; and the NEW Spring 2013 Module 4: College and Career Counseling in the Middle Grades. \nNOTE: An investment of $100/module is refundable upon completion of the module. Contact Ava Baker at CCTI@usg.edu. \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education \n \n4 \n \nState Newsletter \n \n2013 CTAE Events \n \nEvent Date \n \nEvent Title \n \nEvent Location Event Description \n \nAudience \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \n \nApril 1 \n \nFY13 Annual POW Report opens for CTE teachers \n \nFY13 Annual Report for WBL \n \nYAP Program Assessment \n \nDeadline for notifying 8-11th graders of Dual Enrollment options \n \nBudget request worksheet for AgEd \n \nApril 5 \n \nPerkinsPlus Grants due by 5:00 pm \n \nApril 16  25 \n \nTechnical Assistance Meetings \n \nVarious event locations \n \nApril 2427 \n \nDECA International Career Development Conference \n \nAnaheim, CA \n \nApril 25  Georgia FFA \n \n27 \n \nConvention \n \nCentreplex Macon \n \nApril 2527 \n \nCTI State Leadership Conference \n \nRock Eagle 4-H Center, Eatonton, GA \n \nApril 25 \"You Want me to Teach What?\" \n \nColumbus, GA \n \nCTAE Administrators and Teachers \nCTAE Administrators and WBL Coordinators \nSubmitted to Lplan@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nMiddle and High School faculty members \n \nCTAE Administrators \n \nSubmitted to Ag Region Coordinator \nSubmitted to Lplan@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nCTAE Administrators www.ctaern.org \n \nDECA International Career Development Conference. \n \n14,000 students, advisors, businesspersons, and alumni gather for several days. \n \nwww.gadeca.org \n \nStudents, advisors, business persons and alumni \n \n32rd Annual State Leadership Conference. \n \nStudents compete in career areas: business, marketing, automotive, agriculture, etc. \n \nContact Mary Donahue if you are interested in taking part in this event as one of these educators or professionals at mdonahue@georgiacti.org \n \nDifferentiation of Instruction Workshop. \n \nConducted by Gilda Lyon, Misty Freeman, John Pritchett \n \nwww.ctaern.org \n \n 5 \n \n2013 CTAE Events \n \nEvent Date May 1 \n \nEvent Title \nDeadline for Ag Ed. Teachers to complete POW \n \nMay 3 Georgia STEM Day \n \nEvent Location \n \nMay 511 \n \nSkillsUSA Week \n \nEvent Description \n \nAudience \nAg Administrators \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \nSubmit to Ag Ed website \n \nGA STEM Day to raise awareness \n \nStudents, teachers, parents and community \nmembers \n \nwww.tagedonline.org \n \nSkills USA students and http://skillsusageorgia.org advisors \n \nMay 10 \n \nDeadline for CTAE Director approval of all FY14 CTE POW applications \n \nMay 15 \n \nDeadline for sign off on all Grants on the Consolidated Application, 5:00 pm. Superintendent sign off deadline \n \nCTAE Administrators CTAE Administrators \n \n 6 \n \n2013 CTAE Events \n \nEvent Date \n \nEvent Title \n \nEvent Location \n \nEvent Description \n \nAudience \n \nJune 7 \n \nFinal date for FY13 amendments for all CTAE grants \n \nJune 24  28 \nJune 2528 \n \nWindow of time to enter EOPA data into Student Record \n49th Annual SkillsUSA Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference \n \nKansas City, MO \n \nJune 28 \n \nFinal date to expend FY13 funds for all grants \n \nCTAE Administrators \n \nCTAE Administrators \n \nMore than 5,600 outstanding career \nand technical education students \n \nStudents (all state contest winners) will compete hands-on in more than 94 different trade, technical and leadership fields. \n \nCTAE Administrators \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \nhttp://skillsusageorgia.org \n \nJune 30 \n \nPerkins Quarterly report deadline \n \nCTAE Administrators Submit to Lplan@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nJune 2630 \n \nHOSA National Leadership Conference \n \nJune 28  July 2 \n \nTSA National State Leadership Conference \n \nOrlando, FL Orlando, FL \n \nConference with exhibits on the future of healthcare. \nOver 5000 members of TSA \nchapters from across the nation, as \nwell as foreign countries meet to \ncompete on a national stage. \n \nHOSA students and advisors \nTSA students and advisors \n \nhttp://gahosa.org http://gatsa.org \n \n 7 \nFOCUSING ON NEW CTAE STATE STAFF \nNicole Croom, Program Specialist, Accountability \u0026 Improvement \nWhat interesting jobs did you hold before joining the Georgia Dept. of Education? \nPrior to being in education, I worked in the financial services industry for four years. I initially served as a financial analyst and later as a business analyst. I then changed careers and became a middle school math teacher. After a period in the classroom, I joined a learning center and held several positions including the Director of Education and Program Manager. \nWhy did you decide to be in Career, Technical and Agricultural Education? I decided to be a part of Career, \nTechnical and Agricultural Education because as a high school student I did not have the chance to discover and explore my own \ncareer interests before college. Where did you go to college/ what degrees, etc.? Case Western Reserve University \nB.S., Management, Finance, Ohio State University-M.Ed., Education: Teaching and Learning. \nAnita Williams, Administrative Assistant to the State CTAE Director \nWhat interesting jobs did you hold before joining the Georgia Dept. of Education? I was a paralegal with the District Attorney's Office (prosecuting criminals) in the \nTallapoosa Judicial Circuit for 25 years. I am also a certified custom (picture) framer and enjoy doing framing as a hobby. My most rewarding job is being the mother of four children (Ashley, Dave, Matt and Drew) and the grandmother to two grandchildren (Brent and Brooklyn) with another due in October. \nWhy did you decide to be in Career, Technical and Agricultural Education? Our \nchildren all graduated from public schools and 3 of the 4 have now completed college. My husband is an Assistant Principal at Cedartown High School, so I have been involved in public schools forever. After my job of 25 years ended, I decided to try something different and my husband suggested education. I have learned so much about CTAE and have found the job very \ninteresting. Where did you go to college/ what degrees, etc.? Floyd Junior College (now Georgia Highlands) with a \nparalegal certificate. \nGeorgina Howard, State School Nurse Specialist \nWhat interesting jobs did you hold before joining the Georgia Department of Education? My career is full of wonderful memories working as a community health nurse in Boston, \nNew York and Atlanta. Previous jobs include working as a clinic nurse in public health settings (communicable diseases, immunizations, family planning, child health, maternal health, teen clinics, and school health clinics), nursing director in different community settings, nursing instructor, and other nursing administrative/leadership roles. \nWhy did you decide to be in Career, Technical and Agricultural Education? During my job interview, it \nbecame clear that working at GaDOE would give me opportunities to connect with other school nurses. \nWhere did you go to college/what degrees, etc.? Boston College School of Nursing, in Boston, Massachusetts. Other points of interest: Proud mother of a son, who is a graduate of the DeKalb County School System and Morehouse \nCollege. \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education \n \n8 \n \nState Newsletter \n \nCTAE STATE PROGRAM MANAGER UPDATES \n \nACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPROVEMENT UPDATE \nBrenda Barker, Program Manager \nbrbarker@doe.k12.ga.us \nThe Accountability Team is gearing up for a busy spring. We welcome our new team member Nicole Croom. She will be working with grants and some budgets replacing Georgia Grossett-Dale. Her contact information is ncroom@doe.k12.ga.us and 404-657-8333. \nOur Spring Administrator Update meetings are underway. We visited the South Region, March 12-13. We will be in the Central Region March 19-20 (Dublin and Macon) and in the North Region March 26-27 (Athens and Cartersville). Please register for the session you will attend through the CTAERN website (www.ctaern.org). \nIf you are still holding back 10% of your Perkins IV funds to meet sequestration requirements, we are pretty confident that you can go ahead and spend those funds by June 30, 2013. Right now we believe sequestration will be approximately 8.4% and will come from our July 1, 2013 allocation. This has been changing daily so we will keep you posted. \nJust a reminder the Perkinsplus Grants are due to GaDOE by 5:00 pm on April 5, 2013. Please make sure all parts to your application are complete and submitted by this deadline. We encourage all LEAs to apply. \nBeginning on April 16, 2013 we will conduct our Technical Assistance Workshops. Please sign-up through the CTAERN website (www.ctaern.org). Seats at some locations are limited so register early. May 15, 2013 at 5:00 pm will be the deadline for you and your superintendent to sign off on the data side of all CTE \u0026 AG federal and state grants. We are here to support your needs. Please feel free to call on us if you need assistance. \n \nDEVELOPMENT \u0026 TRANSITION UPDATE Emily Spann, Program Manager \nespann@doe.k12.ga.us \nGreetings and Happy Spring to All of You! What a pleasure it has been to travel around the state to the Spring CTAE Administrator Update workshops and visit with so many of you! Best of luck to all of you as you move into the final months of the school year! \nPlease don't forget two very important dates coming up in the near future: \nMarch 25: The first important date is the opening date to register for the GACTE Summer Leadership Conference and also make your hotel room reservations for the conference. \nApril 1: The second important date is the deadline to make sure all students in Grades 8-11 receive information regarding Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Information. As noted at both the February Conference in Athens and the March Spring Update workshops, dual enrollment/dual credit information and resources are available for downloading from the GaDOE/CTAE website under the \"Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Information\" link. \nThe GADOE/CTAE website has all copies of the February Athens Administrator Conference powerpoints available for download. The March 2013 Spring CTAE Update PowerPoint presentations will be available after the last Cartersville Spring Update workshop on March 27. \nWe are currently working on new resources to ensure that CTAE information and resources are readily accessible to elementary, middle and high school staff. We are making efforts to get these resources ready and available to school district personnel by summer 2013. \n \n Please contact any of our state staff if you have questions or comments regarding our programs: \nGary Mealer, Education Career Partnerships, JROTC, Government and Public Administration Cluster; Skip Brown, Professional Learning Specialist, ConstructionRelated Equipment Grant Coordinator; Dr. Gilda Lyon, STEM Specialist; Dr. John Pritchett, Middle School Curriculum, CTAE State CTAE Website Coordinator; Mamie Hanson, End of Pathway Assessment Coordinator; Elizabeth Lewis-Draffen, Administrative Assistant and CTAE State Newsletter Coordinator. \nJROTC Update Contact Gary Mealer, (gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us ) \nJROTC career cluster courses are not going through revisions at the state level at this time. \nJROTC is a national SACS-accredited curriculum that is produced by the military branches. \nCurricular changes must be made by the national level. \nStates and local systems agree to use the required curriculum to receive a JROTC program. \nNew pathway in the Government and Public Administration Career Cluster will give students an option for the third course of either taking an actual course or doing an internship. \nDual Enrollment Update Contact: Gary Mealer, (gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us) \nDual classes cannot be taken during the summer, only during the regular school year. Counselors need to complete the Move On When Ready (MOWR) Private College Verification form and submit to GaDOE if your school has any MOWR students attending a private college this spring semester. Contact all dual students to verify they are still enrolled in the correct dual program and classes. Continue to check the Transition Career Partnership web page for updated information and documents. \nFor more information, click the link: http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/CTAE/Pages/Transition-Career-Partnerships.aspx \n \n9 \nSTEM Certification Update Contact Dr. Gilda Lyon, (glyon@doe.k12.ga.us) \nSchool system administrators supporting schools interested in pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Certification should consider the following protocol to assess their readiness to submit an application to the Georgia Department of Education: \nStep 1: Initial Contact A district level administrator (superintendent or designee on their behalf) should contact Dr. Gilda Lyon at glyon@doe.k12.ga.us or 404.463.1977 to discuss the interested schools, the process protocols, and convening a meeting to discuss the STEM School/Program Certification process with district administrators. Step 2: Convene District Administrators The interested school district convenes the administrators of all schools for a presentation from the state regarding the Stem School Certification process. Step 3: Assemble a STEM Team The school district assembles a district level STEM Team who will work with the interested schools and be the review team that informs the state of the progress of each school working on certification. This team should be comprised of district level math, science, instructional technology, and CTAE individuals. It is strongly recommended that the STEM Team to visit at least one of the schools that have already received certification. Step 4: Certified Schools Visit It is strongly recommended that the schools that are working on certification send a team to visit at least one of the schools that have already received certification. Step 5: Pre-Application Visit When the district level STEM Team feels a school is ready for certification; they will contact the state to schedule a preapplication visit. Step 6: Application Submission Readiness The school will be apprised of their readiness for successful application for STEM School Certification at the time of the preapplication visit. Step 7: STEM Visitation Team Once the application has been submitted and accepted, the state will assemble a STEM Visitation Team who will schedule the date for a site visit to confirm that the school has met the criteria for certification. Step 8: Visitation Discussion After the visit, the state visitation team meets to discuss the school application and compare it with the observations made during the visit and will make a decision as to whether the certification criteria have been met. Step 9: STEM Certification The state will contact the school to let them know if certification will be awarded. The state and school will work together to determine a date and protocol for the certification ceremony where state level administrators will present the STEM Certification banner to the school. Step 10: Revisit The school must be revisited every five years to determine if they will continue to hold the STEM Certification status. \n \n SCHOOL COUNSELING UPDATE Dr. Myrel Seigler, Program Manager \nmseigler@doe.k12.ga.us \nGreetings to All Georgia School Counselors \nAs spring is rapidly approaching, we know that there is very little time left in this school year. Counselors are getting children ready to graduate or transition to the next level, the registration process is underway now for next year, and the testing season is here. With this in mind, we want to be available as much as possible to provide you the support you need to work with all of the children in Georgia schools. \nOne of the primary tasks that we are trying to accomplish is to produce a \"visual tool\" that will help in the advisement process at the middle and high school levels. This \"tool\" is a template that outlines all academic and CTAE courses that would need to be completed for graduation and pathway completion. In addition to this information, the template, known as a Plan of Study, will also have information about careers and post-secondary transitioning based on the cluster and pathway highlighted. \nThere will eventually be a Plan of Study for each of the CTAE pathways, as well as information about how a child can be college and career ready based on course selection. Credentialing opportunities, if any, will also be highlighted for each of the pathways. The intent for these templates is as children and their parents discuss the career interests of the student, counselors can have a visual outline of what can be expected if the child chooses a particular pathway and be able to track their progress each year while in school. The template will also be a great tool that can be used in Teachers As Advisors. More information will be coming in April, if approved by the State Board of Education. \nFor elementary and middle schools, we are also developing a tracking document that can be used as part of the withdrawal/registration process to document requirements of career related activities in the elementary schools as well as BRIDGE requirements in the middle schools. \nWe also want to encourage you to participate in the summer regional workshops for middle and high school counselors. The workshops will be posted on the CTAE Resource Network (CTAERN) by the first of April and counselors can register for them through \n \n10 \nthe CTAERN after that date. The workshops are regional and counselors should choose the location nearest their district. Also, do not forget the GACTE conference in July at the Cobb Galleria. This conference is open to all counselors and we have several sessions planned that we feel will be beneficial. Check with your CTAE administrator or the coordinator for counselors in your district for information about attending. It is extremely important that all counselors have a profile on the CTAERN website. Your district level CTAE administrator is aware of this and can assist in building a profile if one has not already been developed. \nFinally, as the year progresses, please do not hesitate to contact us if we can provide any assistance to you in the schools where the most important work is being done to help our students become college and career ready. \nAGRICULTURAL EDUCATION UPDATE Chip Bridges, Program Manager \njbridges@doe.k12.ga.us \nIn 1999 the membership of the Georgia FFA Association stood at 16,270 students. If my memory serves me correctly, the State FFA Convention that same year was held at the FFA Camp in Covington, Georgia, with less than 1,000 people in attendance. Currently, (14 years later) FFA membership in Georgia has reached an all-time record with over 34,000 members and there were more than 4,300 people in attendance at the last state FFA Convention in Macon. Many changes have taken place in the past 14 years of Georgia Agricultural Education, but one thing has been a constant  the program has continued to GROW. I am looking forward to seeing each of you at the 85th Georgia FFA Convention on April 25-27! \nIt is fitting that the 2013 Georgia FFA Convention will once again be a tremendous display of progress, success, and the ability to GROW. I sincerely hope that each of you will make plans to join the excitement of the 85th Georgia FFA Convention. I can assure you that the 20122013 State FFA Officer team and the Ag-Ed staff are working hard to insure that your convention experience will be very memorable. There will be an informative career show, awesome talent and guest speakers. \nSome new and exciting opportunities are waiting for each of you at the Georgia FFA Convention. Students, Ag Teachers, School Administrators, Parents, FFA \n \n Alumni members and all supporters should make it a priority to attend and help fill the Macon Centreplex to capacity. Please don't miss out on this great opportunity to GROW. For more information visit: http://www.georgiaffa.org/index.php?page=stateconve ntion \nProgram Delivery Update Dwayne Hobbs, Program Manager \ndhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us \nExtended Day Program of Work Important Dates The Program of Work (POW) for extended day is established by the Program Specialists but approvals and implementation is locally controlled. The timeline starts on March 15th each year. Remember that teachers must complete their Annual Report and document that they have earned the points to meet each standard before their new POW will become available. Each CTAE Director should set a local deadline that will enable you to meet the budgeting requirements of the Consolidated Application by the deadline of May 15. \nFor Questions related to Extended Day: 1. For questions on CTSO standards, contact the \ncorresponding CTSO State Advisor/State Program Specialist 2. For questions about the CRE (Career-Related Education) standards, contact Dwayne Hobbs, dhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us 3. For questions regarding the on-line process contact hotline@ctaern.org or contact skipbrown@doe.k12.ga.us \nAll teachers should update their profile on the CTAE Resource Network at www.ctaern.org and double check their email address. \nTeacher Drive-In Meetings \"Drive-in\" meetings for teachers are being planned for the fall and will be strategically planned at geographic locations across the state. Plans are being explored to stream video of the meetings on the internet for teachers that are too far away from the location to attend in person. Groups include: \nAll CTAE Teachers, except Agriculture teachers JROTC Instructors Counselors Work-Based Learning/Youth Apprenticeship Coordinators \n \n11 \nAcademic Integration in the Newly-Proposed Pathway Courses Many comments have come in from the public review about Common Core Standards and other academic GPS standards not being included in the foundational courses that have been posted for public review. This academic integration was not included because they are already state-approved standards. For simplicity, only the new technical standards of the new courses were presented for approval and are posted for public review. All the academic integration pieces will be incorporated into the courses before they are posted on the website for teacher use. \nPathway Revisions: Course 2 and Course 3 The next phase of development for the second course in the pathway will begin in April, after the first course is approved by the State Board. Meetings with the advisory committees and curriculum writing teams will take place through October. Business and Industry confirmation meetings will be held in November. The posting for public review will take place in January and will run through February. Final approval is planned for the April 4, 2014 State Board meeting. This process will involve course 2 and course 3 of each pathway. \nThe New Teacher Workshop The new teacher workshop has been a huge success the past several years with about 200 teachers attending each year. This year's workshop will once again be held in Macon in late September. We are working out some details on the location and will send out updated information.  September 17, 18, 2013 (tentative)  Location: Macon State College (tentative)  Teachers with less than 3 years experience  All CTAE pathways including JROTC and WBL \nexcept Agriculture  No cost, but must register on CTAERN  Breakfast and lunch provided  Sample Topics: Classroom management, CTSO, \nadvisory committees, using technology, curriculum implementation. \nProfessional Development Opportunities Each Program Specialist has presented information at the Administrator Spring Drive-In Meetings about the professional learning opportunities for teachers. Many of these events are currently in the planning stages and will be posted on the CTAERN website once the \n \n details are finalized. For questions contact the appropriate Program Specialist. \nWork-Based Learning/Youth Apprenticeship Update \nProposed Work-Based Learning Subject Codes The course numbering system for enrollment in WorkBased Learning (WBL) involves inserting the subject code for the student's pathway in the two digits to the left of the decimal. The subject codes for WBL include all CTAE pathway categories plus three academic codes that were added for special situations. Due to the pathway options counted in the College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CRPI), additional subject codes are being added to match student's pathway options. This will create an opportunity for all students to be eligible for WBL enrollment regardless of the student's pathway: \n27. Mathematics 45. Social Sciences 50. Visual Arts 51. Dance 52. Theatre Arts 53. Music 63. Spoken Languages \nWork-Based Learning (WBL) Professional Learning Professional Learning for WBL Coordinators is posted on the CTAE Resource Network. There are two types of workshops. 1. The WBL Boot Camp is for all NEW coordinators \nwho have never been to a WBL training session. These workshops are 30 contact hours over 4 days for 3 PLU credits. 2. The WBL Update/Refresher is for all experienced coordinators. By State Board rule, all WBL coordinators are required to go to an update training every five years. There are 5 workshops designed for these coordinators in locations around the state. These workshops are 10 contact hours over 2 days for 1 PLU credit. Dates for 2013 WBL Workshops: WBL Boot Camp for NEW WBL coordinators  June 10-13, Effingham College and Career \nAcademy  June 17-20, Lanier Charter Career Academy WBL Refresher/Update Workshops  May 28, 29, Central Georgia Technical \nCollege, Macon \n \n12 \n June 3, 4, Kennesaw Mountain High School, Cobb County \n June 10, 11, Tift County High School, Tifton  June 13, 14, Academy for Advanced Studies, \nHenry County  June 18, 19, Forsyth County Board of \nEducation Office \nAnnual Assessments and Data Reports By State Board Rule, all WBL Coordinators are required to submit data annually regarding their program. There are two reports: \n1. WBL Data Report  for all WBL coordinators enrolling students in Cooperative Education, Internships, or Employability Skill Development (ESD). This report is submitted by individual per school. \n2. YAP Assessment  for all YAP Coordinators employed by systems receiving the YAP Grant. There is only one YAP Assessment per system (grantee) regardless of how many schools are in the system. \nBoth these documents are posted on the GaDOE website for download. The documents must be completed and submitted by April 1, 2013. Details concerning completion and submission of these reports are a focal point of the region meetings for WBL Coordinators. \nHealthcare Science, Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security, Human Services-Personal Care Services Update \nThrough grant funding, the Georgia Healthcare Science Technology Education Foundation (GAHSTEF) was able to purchase the National Health Science Consortium Resource Flash Drive for every high school healthcare teacher in Georgia. On the flash drives your teacher will find lesson plans, power point presentations, activities, practice tests and much more. These resources will help your teachers prepare their students for the NCHSE End of Pathway Assessment (EOPA). Even if your school is not using the NCHSE EOPA, this flash drive will still provide your teacher with activities to help meet the National Health Science Standards. This flash drive would have a cost of $600.00, so we would like to thank this Foundation for their support. These drives were distributed at the HSTEA/TIEGA winter conference and at HOSA State Conference. We are in the process of trying to mail the remainder to those out to those have not already received them. \n \n 13 \n \nThe third edition of \"Your Future In Healthcare\" magazine is hot off the press and being distributed at various events to our Healthcare teachers. They will receive some hard copies, and later will receive the electronic version with some lesson activities for students utilizing the magazine as a resource. Thanks to the HOSA Foundation and GAHSTEF for this publication for our students. Several of our programs are featured in the magazine along with industry professionals. \nIn addition to Career Cluster Training (locations and dates will be sent out), the following is being planned: \n*CPR instructor training (public safety and Healthcare) More details will be sent when available. *CERT training as a free pre-GACTE event (2 day) *Airbrush make-up and eyelash class  pre-GACTE (equipment/supplies will be required for this event, training will be free) More details will be sent when available. \nMarketing and Hospitality Cluster Update: \nIn you have not already done so, please go online and complete the survey which evaluates the foundational course (Marketing Principles) for the three marketing pathways (Marketing \u0026 Management, Fashion Merchandising \u0026 Buying and Marketing Communications \u0026 Promotion) and the two hospitality pathways (Hospitality, Recreation \u0026 Tourism and Sports \u0026 Entertainment Marketing). The \"best\" minds in the industry have labored over this course in relation to what should be taught and in what order it should be taught. Therefore, you can be assured that this course meets industry standards. Please remember that we have to have a great deal of continuous input in order to get the final approval on all of our CTAE courses. \nThere are three CTAERN training workshops for the foundational Marketing Principles course scheduled in June 2013. The dates and locations are as follows: June 4, North Gwinnett High School, Suwannee; June 12, Rockdale Career Academy, Conyers and June 13, Woodville Tompkins Career Academy, Savannah. These all-day workshops will acclimate teachers with the new/revised standards and elements and the A*S*K Marketing Concepts Indicators (national assessment) which align to the standards. Teachers will leave with at least one new lesson plan for each standard and will develop at least one lesson plan in order to obtain the one PLU. \n \nEngineering, Engineering Drafting, Manufacturing, and Energy Update \nTeacher and Staff Accolades Congratulations to Ms. Blaire Booth from Coweta Middle School and Mr. Peter Binion, Druid Hills Middle School, who were both honored at the \nInternational Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) 47th Annual Conference held in Columbus, Ohio on March 13th  16th. Ms. Booth was recognized as Georgia's Middle School Program of Excellence and Mr. Binion as Georgia's Middle School Teacher of Excellence for Engineering and Technology. \nEach teacher represents some of the best Georgia has to offer in providing sound pedagogy and relevant STEM problem-based learning activities to their students. Again congratulations to each for their recognition. \nCongratulations to Mr. Nick Crowder, South Forsyth High School, for being named the Forsyth County School District's Teacher of the Year. Mr. Crowder was also honored as the Tommy Pitchford Inspirational Teacher of the Year at this year's Georgia Technology Student Association's 50th Annual State Conference held in Athens this month. This is again another great example of the awesome achievements taking place in our Engineering and Technology Education programs. \nCongratulations to Mr. Steve Price, Executive Director for the Georgia Technology Student Association. \nOn March 16, Steve was installed as the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) President for 2013-2014. Mr. Price served as last year's President-Elect and will after his term as president serve another year on the Board of Directors for ITEEA as Past-President. \n \n 14 \n \nFor any other teacher or staff member that was not mentioned in this section for your recognition and/or accomplishments, please let me know and I will ensure you are in the next issue. \nRobotics around the State Many of you have been in full swing this year with robotics programs and we want to commend you and your students for all of your accomplishments which are too many for this newsletter. BEST, VEX, FLL, MATE, and FIRST have all been running strong in our programs around Georgia. We have many students and advisors attending national and world competitions in the coming months and we wish you all the best and say thank you for what you do and how you have represented our programs in Georgia. \nEngineering by Design (EbD) Update Some great news for those of you who have been or have just recently been designated as Engineering by Design Network Schools! Autodesk has partnered with ITEEA's Engineering by Design program and will offer software at no charge to students and teachers on their personal accounts. In addition, work is being done to create a contract that will allow school districts who have network schools to receive the software for installation in their labs. Also, EbD in partnership with Georgia will be holding both a middle school and high school EbD professional learning week-long workshop this June in DeKalb County. The professional learning is tentatively scheduled for June 10-14 at Tucker High School. Please block out these dates on your calendar and expect an email with more details once everything is finalized. http://www.iteea.org/EbD/ebd.htm \n \nPathway Course Revisions Thank you to everyone who has been involved with the initiatives for revising our pathway course standards. This involves those that were part of the revision team, those that filled out the numerous surveys for needed input, and especially those that were able to send the information along to their business and industry contacts. However, we are not finished and will be working on courses 2 and 3 in the upcoming months. You will once again be called upon for your valuable input in making the necessary changes to offer the best to our students. Provided is the link to the newly-posted standards up for adoption in April. http://secc.sedl.org/ga_pathways/ \nGACTE Conference Update Please make plans to attend this year's GACTE conference held July 10-13 at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta. 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Your leadership as a CTAE administrator, teacher, counselor or nurse is vital to the operation of our programs in Georgia. \nOur teachers and students have experienced great success this year both inside and outside of the classroom. We have seen an increase in the number of pathway completers and end of pathway assessment achievers. Our CTSOs have experienced additional growth in both membership and financial support. Our CTSO members have opportunities today that were not available just a few years ago. I attended five CTSO leadership conferences this spring. Each of these conferences was truly an inspiring event for me, as the leadership qualities are incredible. If you have not attended a CTSO leadership conference recently, I encourage you to make a point of attending next spring. You will not regret it. \nOver the next few months we will have several opportunities for you and your teachers to learn about the new career clusters and pathways. The first course in each of the pathways has been adopted by the State Board of Education. The new individual graduation plan templates have been completed. All of these documents are posted on the CTAE web page for your use. \nOne of the most important things that we can do as a leader in our system and schools is to communicate with each other. Communication is vital to the success of any organization. I encourage you to communicate the information that you receive about the CTAE program to your fellow teachers and counselors. We need your help to make sure that everyone at the local level receives factual information about the CTAE program and initiatives. Remember, each of us is responsible for the success of the CTAE programs in our communities. \nI am very proud of the CTAE staff here at the Georgia Department of Education. I believe that we have a great team that is always willing to assist you and your teachers. Please do not hesitate to call on any of our staff if we can ever assist you. \nThank you for the job that you do each day. Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing you at the GACTE Conference in a few weeks. \nDavid \n \n- 1 - \n \n Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs): Reinforcing Academics \nCareer and Technical Instruction (CTI) \nBrianna Holt, a Career and Technical Instruction (CTI) student at South Paulding High, is just one of the many students with disabilities to achieve success with the support and services of the Georgia CTI Career and Technical Student Organization. As an elementary student, Brianna had to spell her name by using sign language. Brianna recognized at the young age of 6 years old that she would have to work harder than her classmates because the ability to read and write did not come easily for her. She has achieved great success through CTI enabling her to join her chosen career path CTSO, Georgia HOSA. Brianna is now a graduating senior and will be pursuing her dream of being a Registered Nurse (RN). Brianna is seen in the picture receiving the highest honor for a CTI State Officer, the CTI Leadership Award. \nGeorgia CTI is a Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) that provides an avenue for students with disabilities to learn self-advocacy, career exploration and the skills needed for successful transition into their career goals after graduation. CTI is not an organization based on membership, nor is it a nationally- recognized CTSO. CTI is a unique student service offered to our CTAE students with disabilities in Georgia. \nOnce a CTI student has declared a career pathway based on assessments, aptitude and interest testing, the student is encouraged to join the nationally- recognized GA CTSO that best fits his/her career interest, if available in their local school. (Note: not every Georgia CTSO is available in all schools.) \nThrough data collected, Georgia CTI recognizes that many CTAE students with disabilities are not involved with a nationallyrecognized CTSO. Georgia CTI fills the gap and provides not only the much- needed skills listed above of self-advocacy, career exploration and a successful transition plan, but also provides the leadership and personal growth opportunities that are a common thread found throughout each of our Georgia CTSOs. Georgia CTI is making a difference and is creating a successful cocurricular opportunity for students with disabilities. \nFFA \nAgricultural Education --- It's ALL Academic! \nOne of the interesting things about the nature of the modern day educational systems is the need to make everything \"fit\" into a category, classification, section, division, or group. There seems to be a consensus among educators that it must not be working properly if we cannot categorize it or put a label on it. However, the Georgia Agricultural Education Program along with many great supporters, realize that all students are unique and that the end result is more important than any initial classification, label, or stereotype that we place on a student or a program. Some may tell you that agricultural education is a vocational class or career tech class, while others may want to validate the academic nature of the program; but if conducted properly, the total agricultural education program is designed to successfully meet the needs of any student. \nAgricultural education has been around as long as humans have been interested in eating, clothing, and sheltering. The current model of agricultural education has only been in place for about 84 years, but it remains one of the greatest educational models of all time. \n- 2 - \n \n Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs): Reinforcing Academics (continued) \n \nThis \"three-ring\" model provides for organized classroom and lab instruction, opportunities for conducting individual supervised agricultural experiences, and development of leadership by using these knowledge and skills in the FFA. All three components are interlocked and of equal size and importance. The old adage applies here, \"if it ain't broke, don't fix it\". The agricultural education program has been making a positive difference in the lives of students for nearly a century. \nThere are 290 agricultural education programs in Georgia with more than 385 certified agricultural education instructors. Below is a small sample of the way Agriculture teachers provide for student success. Each day they utilize the Ag-Ed model of instruction to insure that academics come alive in a real world situation with actual application to the common question \"why do I need to learn this?\" The following article will provide an example of how students learn academic concepts in the Ag-Ed Program. \nTake time to visit your local agricultural education program to see more examples of how academics are applied. The teachers of agriculture in Georgia are teaching core academic principles (don't forget  Agriculture is a Science), and are providing direction and focus for students to be the next generation of leaders. If our future leaders do not value, understand, and appreciate agriculture, then we have no future. \nAgriculture and STEM: Classroom Integration By: Animal Science Technology/Biotechnology Cindy Jones, Teacher, Madison County HS Example # 1: In our school, we coordinated a STEM project with the AG Center Board, teachers, and STEM personnel. \n Soil sampling techniques: grid sampled, prepared test samples and sent to UGA soil lab. \n Extension in Animal Science: Using Vernier probeware, measured the PH of each grid and compared our results to the UGA soil test results. Discussed soil fertility, forage management, and cattle nutrition. \nExample #2: The Agriculture and the Genetics class practiced using genetic material. Although the classes did not work together at the same time, collaboration occurred! While the Agriculture students had great success looking at the genetic characteristics under a microscope, the Genetics \n \nclass did not. Next year, Agriculture students who master the technique will assist in \"teaching\" the Genetics class. Example #3: The students hatched chicken eggs in a classroom incubator. Hatchability was poor, as surviving baby chicks were infected with navel ill. In order to ensure that the students recognized why the problems were occurring, lesson plans were designed to harvest the bacteria from the dead chicks, the incubator, and the eggs which did not hatch. Collaboration occurred with a biology class to determine how to safely examine the bacteria by preparing a bacterial smear and gram staining the sample. Using microscopes, students identified the type of bacteria, determined how to eliminate the bacteria by running disinfectant trials on living bacteria, and then cleaned the incubator and set more eggs. (see photos below) \n \n- 3 - \n \n Congratulations to all of the 2013 CTSO State First-Place Winners!! \nSee the attached documents for a list of the individual students, events, and schools \nCTAE Calendar of Events \n \n2013 CTAE Events \n \nEvent Date May 28, \n29 \nMay 30 \n \nEvent Title \nGeorgia Young Farmers Teacher- \nin-Service \n \nEvent Location \nTifton, GA \n \nCounselor's \n \nKennesaw State \n \nRegional Workshop \n \nUniv. \n \nEvent Description \nCounselor Workshop - 8am  \n3pm \n \nAudience For Young Farmers Ag \nEducation Teachers \nSchool Counselors \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \nFor more info: contact South Region Office Mr. Lynn Barber (229) 386-3428 \nwww.ctaern.org \n \nEvent Date \nJune 3 \n \nEvent Title \n \nEvent Location \n \nSchool Counselor Winder, Barrow \n \nWorkshop \n \nCo. Bd. Ed \n \nJune 4 June 5 \n \nSchool Counselor Workshop \nSchool Counselor Workshop \n \nFt. Valley State Univ. \nTifton, UGA Conf. Center \n \nJune 6 \nJune 12 \nJune 13 \u0026 14 \n \nSchool Counselor Workshop \nSchool Counselor Workshop \nHit The Ground Running \n \nMacon, Middle GA State Univ. \nHinesville, Liberty Co. Bd. \nEd. \nFFA/FCCLA camp in \nCovington, GA \n \n2013 CTAE Events \n \nEvent Description \nWorkshop \n \nAudience Middle/H.S. Counselors \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \nwww.ctaern.org \n \nWorkshop Workshop Workshop Workshop \n \nMiddle/H.S. Counselors Middle/H.S. Counselors \n \nwww.ctaern.org www.ctaern.org \n \nMiddle/H.S. Counselors \n \nwww.ctaern.org \n \nMiddle/H.S. Counselors \n \nwww.ctaern.org \n \nFor beginning Young Ag Teachers \n \nFor more details: contact North- Mr. Stan Mitchell(706) 338-7230 cell; Central Mr. Chris Corzine (478) 822-7385 office, or South Mr. Lynn Barber (229) 386 -3428 office. \n \n- 4 - \n \n June 20  22 \n \nGeorgia Young Farmers Summer \nTour \n \nRegistration Info: $45  Adults \n$25  Ages 6-12 $Free  Ages under \n6 \n \nJune 2630 \n \nHOSA National Leadership Conference \n \nJune 28  July 2 \n \nTSA National State Leadership Conference \n \nOrlando, FL Orlando, FL \n \nConference with exhibits on the future of healthcare \nOver 5000 members of TSA chapters from across the nation, as well as foreign countries \nmeet to compete on a national stage. \n \nTSA Students and Advisers \n \nFor more information go to: http://georgiayoungfarmers.org/forms/info-and- \nregistration.pdf Late registrations after June 1, 2013, add $10.00 per \nperson http://gahosa.org \nhttp://gatsa.org \n \nEvent Date \nJuly 8  10 \n \nEvent Title \nGVATA Summer Conference \n \nEvent Location \nThe Classic Center, Athens, GA \n \nJuly 1013 \n \nGACTE State Conference \n \nAtlanta, Renaissance Waverly Hotel \n \nJuly 16  18 \n \nChapter Officer Leadership \nTraining (COLT) Conference \n \nFFA/FCCLA camp in Covington, GA \n \n2013 CTAE Events \n \nEvent Description \n \nAudience \n \nAgriculture Teachers \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \nIf you need a membership form, email gvata.sec@gmail.com \n \nState Conference \n \nCTAE Instructors, CTAE Administrators, \nSchool Counselors \n \nwww.gacte.org \n \nChapter FFA officers discover their role as chapter leaders and learn the value of working as a \nteam. \n \nFFA Officers \n \nRegistration info: $75.00 per person which include lodging, meals, and \nconference material. For more information contact Mr. Ben Lastly at the \nState FFA Office. (706) 552-4456 \n \nCTAE STATE PROGRAM MANAGER UPDATES \n \nAGRICULTURAL EDUCATION UPDATE \nChip Bridges, Program Manager \nGeorgia FFA members \"Grow\" at the 85th Georgia FFA Convention A record crowd of more than 5,500 FFA members, advisors, sponsors and guests attended the 85th Georgia FFA Convention April 25-27, 2013, in Macon. \nFFA members and agricultural education students from across the state gathered to celebrate the 2012-2013 school year by witnessing hundreds of award presentations, motivational speakers, official delegate business, \n \ncommunity service projects, trade show and convention concert. The Convention also featured a new Georgia FFA mobile app. The Georgia FFA 2013 app is a free download by going to the App Store on most mobile devices. The GAFFA13 app is full of convention information, schedules, results and photos. \nThe Georgia FFA's 85th annual convention kicked off on Thursday, April 25, with FFA members putting the Living to Serve portion of the FFA motto in action. More than 250 students participated in a Rebuilding Macon community service project by repainting and cleaning up homes in downtown Macon. Additionally, local FFA chapters donated more than 4,000 pounds of food as part of the FFA Harvest for America Food Drive, and fifty FFA members gathered at the Food Bank to lend a hand stocking food. Day two of the \n- 5 - \n \n Convention saw hundreds of state awards given in individual and team areas ranging from agricultural communications and sales, to livestock and crop production and job interview. Official delegates conducted their first business session, approving state degree recipients, the Association's financial report and voting for new State FFA Officers. The final day of the convention saw 705 FFA members receive the prestigious State FFA Degree, winners named in the Agriscience Fair, and the naming of the 20132014 State Officer team. The Georgia FFA Association is the 3rd largest state Association in the nation with over 35,000 members in 280 local chapters across the state. For more information about the Georgia FFA, and to see complete results from the 85th Georgia FFA Convention log on to www.georgiaffa.org or view the Convention Sessions online at www.ihigh.com/gaffa. You can follow the Georgia FFA on Twitter @GA_FFA, or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/georgiaffa. \nIn closing, I would like to say thank you to all of the CTAE Administrators, Agricultural Education Teachers, CTAE Staff, and the FFA for their participation and attendance during this year 85th FFA State Convention. \nACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPROVEMENT UPDATE Brenda Barker, Program Manager \nAs FY13 starts to wind down and planning for FY14 is well underway, we would like to take this opportunity to thank each Director and Supervisor for your time and dedication to CTAE students in Georgia. We have faced some rough budget times and it looks like more ahead, but you always maintain your professionalism and put Georgia CTAE students first. \nThank you for your patience as we worked through resolving FY14 Consolidated Application glitches. We understand this presented an additional challenge during such a busy time of year. The glitches were related to the Con App server update that occurred last November, as the data was transferred to a new server. CTAE was the first group to open the new fiscal year, so the glitches were not discovered prior to then. Again, CTAE Directors lead the way for Title I and other federal programs. We apologize for the inconvenience. \nAll Perkinsplus Grants for FY2014 have been evaluated and rated according to funding. We hope to provide to you an estimated allocation for Perkinsplus by June 1. The hold up is our federal allocation keeps changing and we want to be sure we can fund what we send out. \nWe are still a little short the number of team members for the FY2014 Compliance Reviews. Please contact you \n \nregion coordinator if you or a member of your staff are willing to serve. \nPlease do not forget these dates for FY13 Con App: \nJune 7th - Final date to create an amendment. June 28th - Final date to spend FY13 funds. July 31st - Final date to draw down FY13 funds. July 31st - Completion Reports are due. \nSCHOOL COUNSELING UPDATE Dr. Myrel Seigler, Program Manager \nGreetings to all Georgia School Counselors \nAs the year rapidly comes to an end, I know that you all are busy trying to prepare for graduation, finalize transcripts and prepare student records for transitioning to the next grade level, and planning for your program for next year. We are planning the summer workshops for middle and high school counselors which will be held regionally across the state (see calendar for dates and locations). Hopefully by now you have all registered and will be attending as there will be a great deal of information shared which I am sure you will want to hear. \nMentioned in the last newsletter were a couple of items relating to Student Plans of Study and tracking documents for elementary and middle schools to use as a way of keeping track of activities completed when a child transfers from one school to another. Both of these items are now available on our website. The link for the Plans of Study is as follows: \nwww.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/CTAE/Pages/Georgia-Career-Pathways-NewRule.aspx \nThe tracking documents that will be used as part of the registration process to maintain documentation of completed activities for transfer students can be found at the following link: \nwww.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/CTAE/Pages/Elementary-ClusterActivities.aspx \nFinally, we want to encourage counselors from all grade levels to attend the GACTE Conference to be held at the Renaissance Waverly in July from the 10th to the 13th. Counselors who are not members of GACTE may register for the conference at the member rate. In order to do this, the following code must be entered in order to receive this rate to register: GCD2013 \nAs always, please feel free to contact us with questions or concerns. Enjoy the rest of the school year and have a wonderful summer. \n \n- 6 - \n \n DEVELOPMENT \u0026 TRANSITION UPDATE \nEmily Spann, Program Manager \nAs the year closes and we send out the last CTAE State Newsletter of the year, the GaDOE Development and Transition state staff would like to take this opportunity to thank you for supporting all CTAE programs and initiatives in 2012-2013! During the summer, many of you will be participating in professional learning opportunities, but we sincerely hope you will have a restful summer break. \nWe look forward to seeing you at the GACTE conference on July 10-13, at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta. This state newsletter reflects and provides information \nregarding the many programs and activities involved in Career, Technical and Agricultural Education, so please feel free to forward this newsletter to any of your colleagues. \n \nobtain the information updated in the registration system on the same day. Please do not call ACTE or Showcare and ask them to do this). \nEight (8) Steps for GACTE Registration: 1. Your ACTE membership number will be needed to register and you may find it in the email you were sent on 3/21/13 or on the mailing label of the TECHNIQUES magazine you receive as an ACTE member. If you need membership assistance, please contact ACTE. \n2. Be sure your ACTE membership is up-to-date. If your membership expires before July 31, 2013, please renew online at www.acteonline.org. You may renew at the GACTE Conference, but this will increase the time it takes to pick up your conference registration. At the conference, payment for dues must be cash, credit card, money order, or certified check. \n3. Register at: https://www.mylibralounge.com/regeng/2013gacte/gacte2 013 If you have not been given a registration code, select the first option for registration. Only a small group of individuals have been given a code to use. \n \nGACTE Summer Conference Registration is still open! \nPre-Registration Deadline--June 21, 2013 All Payments Due--June 28, 2013 \nConference Registration Fee--Members: $300 Conference Registration Fee--With ACTE/GACTE Dues: \n$430 Non-Member Registration Fee: $475 \nPlease note: The non-member registration fee does not include ACTE dues. \nREGISTRATION ASSISTANCE--If you need assistance with the GACTE Registration system (other than having your membership record updated), please contact Showcare at gacte@showcare.com or call (514) 380-5371 (8:30 a.m. 6 p.m. EST). \nMEMBERSHIP ASSISTANCE--If you need assistance with ACTE/GACTE membership (assistance with the website or your membership number), please contact ACTE at 800-826-9972. They cannot update your conference registration profile as soon as you pay your dues, so please do not call and ask them to. \nSPECIAL NOTICE TO MEMBERS One-week turnaround time is required between membership renewal with ACTE and the update in the registration system. ACTE processes membership renewals and will send GACTE an updated roster at the end of each week. (Note that you will not be able to renew your dues and \n \n4. Enter all registration information and select the meal functions you plan to attend. You will be issued a ticket at registration for all meal functions selected. A ticket for all meal functions will be required, except breakfast. Be sure to click SUBMIT after entering your registration information. Your registration is NOT complete until you click SUBMIT. \n5. After your registration is submitted, you may enter a name and email address to have your registration receipt e-mailed. You may email it to yourself or to your CTAE Administrator. \n6. Be sure to check with your school system to see if your registration will need to be paid with your personal credit card. Credit card refunds are charged a $50 processing fee. \n7. Registration payments should be made out to GACTE, Inc. and mailed with a copy of each registration form to: \nGACTE, INC. c/o Showcare Event Solutions 1200 G Street NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005-6705 \n8. Registration payments must be received by June 28, 2013, or a $50 late fee will apply. If you register as a non-member, you will not be registered as an ACTE/GACTE member and no dues will be sent to ACTE. \nFor more information contact Skip Brown, skip.brown@doe.k12.ga.us \n \n- 7 - \n \n STEM Update Contact: Gilda Lyon (glyon@doe.k12.ga.us) or (404) 463-1977 \nNew STEM Certification Protocol Summary:  Have superintendent or designee contact Gilda Lyon at \nglyon@doe.k12.ga.us  Convene all school administrators for an informational \nsession from the state.  Create a STEM team within your district to guide \nschools and let the state know when they are ready for certification Go to http://stemgeorgia.org for the complete protocol. \nGeorgia Aerospace STEM Institute The Center of Innovation for Aerospace, the Museum of Aviation at Warner Robins and the NASA Regional Educators Resource Center is hosting a STEM Institute on July 23rd-25th. For additional information and to register, go to the following link: http://stemgeorgia.org/wpcontent/uploads/2013/05/Aerospace-STEM-institute-atMuseum-of-Aviation-Warner-Robins-2013.docx \nSTEM Georgia eBook for IPad An eBook on STEM in Georgia is now available for free to download from the STEM website at http://stemgeorgia.org Look on the window to the right on the website for the link. \nSTEM Certification Rubrics Rubrics to assist schools in a self-assessment in preparation for STEM Certification are available for download at http://stemgeorgia.org \nSTEM Georgia Webpage The STEM Georgia webpage is available at http://stemgeorgia.org. Information is included on the webpage regarding STEM Certification, funding opportunities for STEM programs, summer workshops \u0026 conferences, student opportunities, teacher resources, and STEM competitions. \nFollow STEM Georgia on Twitter Immediate updates on grants, workshops, competitions, scholarships, and STEM resources: http://twitter.com/stemgeorgia \n \nJROTC Update Contact Gary Mealer (gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us)  JROTC instructors please plan to attend the GACTE \nconference in Atlanta, July 10-13, and attend all division sessions on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. The division breakfast will be Saturday morning from 8:00-10:00 am  Progress is being made to allow JROTC instructors the option of acquiring teaching certification in Georgia through the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.  More information and update information on certification will be given at GACTE.  Perkins Funds cannot be used for the JROTC program but local, state funds or fundraising dollars are allowed.  End of pathway assessment does not apply to JROTC \nDual Enrollment Update Contact: Gary Mealer (gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us) \nDual students are not required to complete a FAFSA to participate in dual enrollment. (Also, the same for HOPE students) per Georgia Student Finance Commission April 25 memo and HB 324.  Starting fall 2013, dual students will be able to add .5 to \ntheir grade for all dual enrollment courses to be used in calculating their grade point average (GPA) for HOPE Scholarship funding.  Accel guidelines and course list for 2013-2014 are now on the GAcollege411 website.  Counselors must meet and complete a sign-off form with parents and students before any dual participation9 will be funded or credit can be earned by the student.  Students can lose all their course credit if they withdraw from dual courses during a semester. \nFY2013 End of Pathway Assessment (EOPA) Data Submission \nAs second semester End of Pathway Assessment (EOPA) testing activities are coming to a conclusion, please be reminded that your system's FY2013 EOPA Data should be submitted through the newly developed End of Pathway Assessment application this school year. The portal will allow submission of EOPA Data June 24-28, 2013. Although the submission dates are June 24-28, 2013, please work with the school or district information specialist to ensure the data is entered into the local student information system. We recommend that your data input start now as opposed to waiting to the above referenced week to input all your data. Please remember that a Superintendent sign off is required to finalize the data submitted in the End of Pathway Assessment application. If you have any questions about EOPA Data Submission, please contact Mamie Hanson at mhanson@doe.kl2.ga.us. \n \n- 8 - \n \n PROGRAM DELIVERY UPDATE Dwayne Hobbs, Program Manager \n \ncertification workshop in order to complete this process. Some of these opportunities are during the summer. Do not miss what may be your only opportunity. \n \nCTAE Pathways Update Congratulations to all stakeholders that were involved in the process of creating the foundational course for CTAE Pathways. All twenty eight of the foundational courses have now been adopted by the State Board of Education. Twenty two courses were adopted at the April State Board meeting. Based on results of the public review process, six courses were sent back to committee for modifications and tweaking of the content. Those six courses were adopted at the May State Board meeting. \nAll twenty eight courses are now posted on the CTAE webpage of the GaDOE website. www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/CTAE/Pages/Foundation-Courses.aspx \nThese courses are in effect for all students beginning a pathway in the 2013-2014 school year. The second and third course of the former Pathways under Georgia's 11 Concentrations are still in effect for students who have already taken the first course and are progressing toward completion of a pathway. www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/CTAE/Pages/High-School-PathwayPerformance-Standards.aspx \nTeachers should teach the standards of courses in the existing Pathways under Georgia's 11 Concentrations except in the case of the introductory foundational course which should be replaced with the newly adopted course. \nThe next phase of development for the second and third course in the pathway is already underway. Course two and course three are being developed simultaneously to complete the development of the new pathways in this phase. Meetings with the advisory committees and curriculum writing teams will take place into the fall of the year when the newly developed courses will be prepared to go through the State Board approval process. \nProfessional Learning Opportunities A very important component in implementation of the new pathways and newly adopted courses is professional learning. A multitude of professional learning opportunities have been planned by each Program Specialist. All professional learning workshops are posted on the CTAERN.org website. Many will take place during June and July. All CTAE teachers should check the workshop postings for your instructional area on CTAERN and make plans to attend the appropriate workshop. \nAs a reminder, the teacher of programs applying for industry certification in FY14 typically must attend an industry \n \nThe prime opportunity to get updated about what is new in each instructional area is the annual conference of the Georgia Association of Career and Technical Education (GACTE) which will be held July 10-13, 2013. Valuable information about implementation of pathways under every Career Cluster will be presented at the conference. Every CTAE teacher is highly encouraged to attend this most important conference. Details can be found on the GACTE website www.gacte.org. \nFor more information or details about opportunities in your instructional area please contact your appropriate Program Specialist. \nThe New Teacher Workshop The new teacher workshop has been a huge success the past several years with about 200 teachers attending each year. This year's workshop will once again be held in Macon on September 17-18, 2013. \n Location: Marriott/ Centreplex  Teachers with less than 3 years experience  All CTAE pathways including JROTC and Work- \nBased Learning, except Agriculture  There is no cost, but participant must register on \nthe CTAERN.org website  Breakfast and Lunch will be provided  Sample Topics: Classroom management, CTSOs, \nadvisory committees, technology, curriculum implementation \nWork-Based Learning/Youth Apprenticeship The newly revised Work-Based Learning Manual will be released at the GACTE conference. All Work-Based Learning (WBL) Coordinators and administrators should obtain a copy to replace all the pages in the current CRE Manual. This will be the only hard copies given out. Access to the new WBL Manual after this summer will be via the on-line version only \nProfessional Learning for WBL Coordinators is posted on the CTAE Resource Network. There are two types of workshops. \n1. The WBL Boot Camp is for all NEW coordinators who have never been to WBL training. \n2. The WBL Update/Refresher is for all experienced coordinators. By State Board rule, all WBL coordinators are required to go to an update training every five years. 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The dedication of our teachers and administrators is reflected in the quality of the CTAE programs across our state. \nAs you are probably aware, there has been a lot of discussion about the new Career Clusters, so I would like to give you a status report on our progress regarding career cluster implementation requirements of House Bill 186 for fall 2012. \nThe Georgia Department of Education has identified 17 career clusters and an advisory committee has been created for each of the clusters. The committees are comprised of leaders from business, industry, government and education. Over 300 people attended the 17 Career Cluster Kick-Off meeting on November 30, 2011, at the Rockdale Career Academy. The individual advisory committees began their work to develop the career clusters and individual career pathways within each cluster and will continue to conduct meetings over the next few months. \nEach Career Cluster advisory committee will review individual pathways and the courses within each pathway to determine the pathways to include in each cluster. The pathway development will include rigorous content, exit points for completion, industry credentialing, and transitioning into post secondary education. Resources will be developed for elementary students to experience career awareness, our middle school students to experience career exploration, and our high school students to experience career development. \nIn addition to the Career Cluster advisory committees, two committees are also working on the \nSCeacreoernCdlusStetr oprrojyectH. Tehae dAslsienssement Advisory Committee is working to develop end-of- \npathway assessment guidelines and the Counseling and Guidance Advisory Committee is working to develop guidance materials for use in grades K-12 to meet the requirements of House Bill 186. \nHouse Bill 713 has been introduced in the House of Representatives. This bill will extend the deadline for implementing the new career clusters until fall of 2013. We will keep you informed on the progress of this bill. \nIf you would like to serve on one of the Career Cluster committees please let us know. We value your opinions and input. \nThanks for all you do for CTAE, \nDavid \n \n From the Desk of Charles Banks  Accountability and Improvement cbanks@doe.k12.ga.us \nAccountability and Improvement Update \nThe FY2012 Compliance Review Reports are complete. The final reports will be emailed to the Superintendents and CTAE Directors. I would like to extend my appreciation to those of you who served on the Compliance Review team throughout the state. If you are interested in serving on a particular compliance review team or you have someone in your system that would like to serve on a review, please contact your Region Coordinator (North Region, Roy Rucks 404-805-7279; Central Region, Nancy Bessinger, 404-805-9633; and South Region, Brenda Merchant, 404-805-9904). \nSpring Regional CTAE Administrator Update Meetings \nIn an effort to keep CTAE Directors informed and up to date, the Annual CTAE Administrators \"Spring Regional Update\" meetings have been scheduled during March. The meetings will be: \n \nMarch 20, 2012  Dalton - Holiday Inn 879 College Drive Dalton, GA 30720 \n \nMarch 21, 2012  Athens - Classic Center 300 North Thomas Street Athens, GA 30601 \n \nMarch 22, 2012  Macon - Centreplex, Room 306 200 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217 \n \nMarch 27, 2012  Dublin - Dubose Center 560 Pinehill Road Dublin, GA 31021 \n \nMarch 28, 2012  Brunswick - Golden Isles Career Academy 4404 Glynco Parkway \nBrunswick, GA 31525 \n \nMarch 29, 2012  UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center 15 RDC Road Tifton, GA 31793 \n \nRegistration will be through the CTAE Resource Network and will open soon. The Region Coordinators will send out emails to the CTAE Directors once these Region Update meetings are on the CTAE Resource Network. Please watch for postings of these workshops. \n- 2 - \n \n From the Desk of Emily Spann  Development and Transition espann@doe.k12.ga.us \nDevelopment and Transition Update \nWe hope the new 2012 year is progressing very well for you! Please review the articles in this newsletter issue and forward the newsletter to any of your fellow educators and school counselors. As always, please feel free to contact any of our staff members at the GaDOE. We truly welcome your input and suggestions regarding all of our CTAE programs. \nA reminder to CTAE Administrators: The CTAE Winter Leadership Conference will be held at the Classic Center in Athens on February 2-3, 2012. CTAE Administrators should check the CTAE Resource Network website for registration and conference details at www.ctaern.org. \nComing soon is a new and unique opportunity for Georgia's CTAE Educators. The MODEX 2012 Education Day will be held on February 8, 2012, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, and is FREE for all registered CTAE educators (including lunch). \nThe MODEX 2012 Expo is sponsored by the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) and showcases equipment and learning opportunities that span the entire supply chain, from material handling to logistics across manufacturing, assembly and distribution. For more information on MODEX 2012 Education Day, click on www.modexshow.com for information, or email Allan Howie at ahowie@mhia.org to register. \nCheck out the New Videos by Mike Rowe Promoting Skills Training and CTAE! Television star and skills training advocate, Mike Rowe, released two new short videos to draw attention to the country's shortage of qualified workers in some vital fields. View the videos here: \n\"The Skills Gap\"- Mike Rowe: http://vimeo.com/14192434 \n\"Alternative Education\"- Mike Rowe: http://vimeo.com/14192311 \n\"Go Build Georgia\" Initiative On Tuesday, January 17, 2012, Governor Nathan Deal announced plans to promote construction education and the skilled trades through a program entitled \"Go Build Georgia.\" The new initiative will be coordinated through the Governor's Office of Workforce Development and is designed to inspire students to consider building a career as a skilled tradesman. Television star, Mike Rowe, will be the \"Go Build Georgia\" spokesman. For details, visit www.gobuildgeorgia.com. \n- 3 - \n \n Professional Learning Update Make Plans for the 2012 GACTE: Education \u0026 Economic Development Summit! \n65th Annual GACTE Summer Leadership Conference July 15-18, 2012 Renaissance Waverly Hotel \u0026 Cobb Galleria Centre Registration Opens - April 2, 2012 Hotel Room Blocks Open - 8 a.m. April 2, 2012 Conference Registration Fee--Members: $290 Non-Members: $450 Registration Deadline--June 22, 2012 All Payments Due--June 29, 2012 \nGACTE Call for Presenter Proposals \nCopy and paste the link: http://www.gacte.org/page.asp?pg=Call for Proposals \nGACTE Call for Exhibitors \u0026 Sponsors \nCopy and paste the link: http://www.gacte.org/page.asp?pg=Exhibit Information \nAn Important Professional Learning Note: The GADOE Elluminate Webinar Format will transition to the Blackboard Collaborate Webinar Format! \nArchived Elluminate webinars currently in the CTAE library will be converted to a different format in the near future. Please be patient with us as we go through this process. Notification will be made as to the relocation of the webinar archived library. The current library located on www.GeorgiaStandards.org website platform will remain accessible until January 31, 2012. \n- 4 - \n \n End-of-Pathway Assessment Update \nNOCTI Certificates \nIn the past, any student taking a NOCTI Occupational Assessment as a part of End- of-Pathway Assessment activities, received a certificate whether the Criterion Reference Cut-Score set for the assessment was achieved or not. The CTAE Division has worked with NOCTI over the last six months to make programming changes for Georgia that allows a certificate to be generated only for students who score at, or above, the Criterion Reference Cut-Score set for the respective assessment. The new certificates, displaying the official State of Georgia seal as well as the NOCTI logo, will be made available to local school systems starting mid-February. These changes are being implemented based on feedback from local CTAE Administrators and Test Site Coordinators to eliminate confusion regarding the pass/fail status of students taking NOCTI Assessments. \nSpecial Accommodations in End of Pathway Activities: As local systems prepare for the spring End-ofPathway Assessment testing window, the CTAE Division would like to remind Test Site Coordinators to refer to the CTAE Assessment Web Page on the GaDOE website for information regarding various accommodations available to Special Needs/Population students participating in EOPA activities. Please go to the following link: http://www.gadoe.org/ci_cta.aspx?PageReq=CICTAAssessments12 \nOnce on the CTAE Assessment Web Page, go to the \"Assessment Information\" Box referenced on the left and click on the \"Special Accommodations by Testing Agencies\" document. This document contains a list of testing agencies included in the Technical Skill Attainment Inventory, some of the various accommodations available by testing agency, and contact information for the testing agency representative responsible for assisting with the accommodations process. \nFor additional information regarding End-of-Pathway Assessment, please contact Mamie Hanson at mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us or by telephone at 404-657-6279. \nGeorgia STEM Festivals \nOn February 4, 2012, the Department of Education will hold the fourth regional STEM Festival, in collaboration with the Savannah-Chatham County School System. The festival will be from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. Students do not have to register and admission is free. Bus transportation costs up to $250.00 are provided for the first twenty (20) schools to apply. Contact Dr. Gilda Lyon, glyon@doe.k12.ga.us, or 404.463.1977 if you are interested. \nSTEM Georgia Webpage is available at http://stemgeorgia.georgiastandards.org \nFollow STEM Georgia on Twitter - http://twitter.com/stemgeorgia Immediate updates on grants, workshops, competitions, scholarships, and STEM resources. \nGeorgia Department of Education STEM Certified School or Program Designation Schools in Georgia may apply for official GaDOE STEM School or Program Designation via an application process, where specific criteria indicative of STEM schools are met. Contact information is above. \n- 5 - \n \n Transition Career Partnership Update Move On When Ready 2011 Fall Semester Participation Results \n \nStudent Participation 75 223 14 \n \nNumber of Colleges/ Universities \n10 \n23 \n3 \n \nCollege/University \nTechnical Colleges Univ. System of Georgia \nColleges/Universities \nPrivate Georgia Colleges \n \nTransition Career Partnership \nAttached below are downloadable College Credit Now (Dual Credit/Enrollment) flyers that may be used by counselors, teachers, and administrators to provide information on Dual Credit Opportunities to students and parents. \n \nGM_MOWR_flyer071 511.pdf \n \nGMFLYER.071511.pd f \n \nImportant Reminder: As a requirement of the House Bill 186 legislation, all students in grades 8 through 11 must receive general College Credit Now (Dual Credit/Enrollment) information by April 1, 2012. Information regarding College Credit Now (Dual Credit/Enrollment) information is located on the Georgia Department of Education website at the following web address: http://www.gadoe.org/ci_cta.aspx?PageReq=CICTASeam \n \nNote to CTAE Directors: For the 2011-2012 school year, the Transition Career Partnership Annual Report Survey will not be required. Information regarding Transition Career Partnership activities will be obtained in another format. For more information regarding the Transition Career Partnership program or JROTC, please contact Gary Mealer, at gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us. \n \n- 6 - \n \n Career Development / Student Advisement Update \nMultiple Career Development/Student Advisement resources and tools for parents, teachers, students and administrators are located on the GaDOE web site (http://www.gadoe.org/ci_cta.aspx) under CTAE in the lower right-hand box labeled \"Counselor Information\": \nDual Enrollment chart, HOPE chart and Phasing out GHSGT- These three charts may be used as reference or printed as posters. First Generation College-Bound Student- This is a small-group intervention for first generation college-bound students. The model consists of 10 sessions and includes most of the tools and materials one would need to conduct these sessions. Summer Workshop 2011 for Counselors (click 'More'): All the 2011 counselor workshop/presentations are located here. Learn about professional learning opportunities, Move On When Ready, HOPE and Dual Enrollment. Take advantage of these resources to build your local school advisement program. \nWe are looking for a few good career-related elementary activities. Please share your elementary activities with us. If published, we will give your system credit for having submitted the activity. These activities may be utilized in an elementary career development program to focus on positive self-awareness, the concept \"work\" and knowledge of Georgia's 17 career clusters. Send those activities to vsnyder@doe.k12.ga.us. \nGAcollege411 Counselor-Supported Teachers-As-Advisors' financial aid and dual enrollment activities have been edited and updated to reflect new legislation. \nSchool Counseling Update \nUpcoming Middle and High School Counselor Professional Learning Opportunities \nWhen: June 5, 2012, June 6, 2012, or June 7, 2012 \nWhere: Macon State College, Macon GA \nThe Georgia Department of Education will conduct three (3) one-day workshops in June 2012. A team, consisting of a counseling director (or designee) and middle and high school counselors from each of the local school systems may attend one of these workshops. The selection of the designated counselors will be made by the local system. \nThe workshops will provide essential information for counselors regarding implementation of the H.B. 400 (BRIDGE) Legislation, Individual Graduation Plans, Common Core GPS, Dual Credit Opportunities, and other critical information and updates. The workshop application procedure and agenda will be available at a later date. \n- 7 - \n \n \"Promoting College Access\" Videos \nBelow are web-links to College Access Public Service Announcements located on the www.GAcollege411.org website. School district educators who are members of \"Vimeo\" may download one HD video per week. These videos may be utilized for students, educators, parents, PTA meetings and presentations to the general public. \n \nGACollegeAccessChallengeGrantPSA#1 GACollegeAccessChallengeGrantSpanishPSA#4 \n \nGACollegeAccessChallengeGrantPSA#2 GACollegeAccessChallengeGrant#5 \n \nFor more information on the student videos, contact Rosalind Barnes Fowler at the University System of Georgia  email: Rosalind.Barnes@usg.edu \n \nSouthern Regional Education Board (SREB) Advanced Manufacturing Pathways Project Update \nThe Georgia Department of Education and the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) are collaborating on an Advanced Manufacturing Pathway project, entitled \"Preparation for Tomorrow.\" \nThe project utilizes a team approach, with members from business and industry, CTAE, mathematics, science, English; as well as, postsecondary instructors in manufacturing, math, science, or English. \nInstructional units for the pathway courses are being built by incorporating business and industry technical concepts as the central focus. Manufacturing and academic standards are embedded around the industry core idea. \nFor more information regarding the \"Preparation for Tomorrow\" project, and if you are interested in sending teachers to participate in a two-week summer training program for the new career pathway, please contact Dr. John Pritchett at jpritchett@doe.k12.ga.us or 404-656-3551. \n \n- 8 - \n \n From the Desk of Dwayne Hobbs - Program Delivery \ndhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us \nHealthcare, Law and Public Safety and Cosmetology \nHealthcare Science Technology Educators Association (HSTEA) and Trade and Industrial Educators of Georgia (TIEGA) Winter Workshop \nThe HSTEA/TIEGA winter workshop will be held January 27-28, in Columbus. Registration for Healthcare teachers is at www.hstea.org and Public Safety and Cosmetology teachers can register at www.tiega.org. Onsite registration will also be available at the following pre-conference events that are offered on January 27: \nIntroduction to Venipuncture Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Young Worker Safety Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Healthcare Industry Certification (for programs pursuing industry certification this year) SkillsUSA Chapter Management \nRegister for pre-conference events at www.ctaern.org. \nDifferentiated Learning Workshop Dr. Gilda Lyon will conduct workshops entitled \"Engaging Students through Differentiated Learning\" on the dates and locations listed below: \nJan. 31  East Laurens HS Feb. 21  Harris County HS March 23  Northwest GA RESA April 12  Madison County HS (will be posted soon) \nRegistration for the workshops is available on www.ctaern.org. \nWebinars A series of recorded safety webinars are available through the links listed below and on the CTAE web page of the GaDOE website. A special thank you is extended to the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) for producing these webinars for our CTAE teachers and to Skip Brown for working with GTRI to make this possible. \n- 9 - \n \n Lesson 1 - Young Worker Injuries and Illnesses http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId=1258876600278_1319207350796 \nLesson 2 - Identification of Job Hazards http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId=1258876600282_1319718940984 \nLesson 3 - Controlling and Preventing Hazards on the Job http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/play_recording.html?recordingId=1258879896707_1326376417343 \nLesson 4 - Finding a Voice - Young Worker Rights and Responsibilities (will be posted soon) \nTeachers, students, and business and industry partners will be able to obtain a copy of the most recent edition of \"Your Future in Healthcare\" magazine at the state Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Conference on March 1-3. \nArchitecture, Construction, Communications and Transportation \nNew Program Specialist for Architecture, Construction, Communications and Transportation (ACCT) I am Carol Burke, the new Program Specialist for Architecture, Construction, Communication and Transportation and I'm very excited about the opportunity to serve you. I am a former Drafting teacher and DCT Coordinator from Laurens County. I served six years in the Air Force during Desert Storm and have worked in manufacturing and construction! Most recently, I was an Engineering and Technology teacher in beautiful Blue Ridge. What an exciting time to be in ACCT! \nCareer Clusters We are working towards Pathway alignment to the Federal Career Clusters in Architecture, Construction, Communication, and Transportation. We recently had an advisory meeting at the Rockdale Career Academy on November 30, 2011, to determine new directions. Other follow-up meetings will be scheduled over the next several months. Please review the website at http://www.gadoe.org for the latest information on the pathways and offer your suggestions. \nThere are a number of schools under the ACCT umbrella seeking program certification this year. I hope you will be able to assist in many of those industry certification visits. I am looking forward to meeting and working with all of you this year! \nA new Transportation Education Foundation of Georgia (TEFGA) magazine will be distributed at the Career EXPO on March 15-16. Be on the lookout for this informative publication. \n- 10 - \n \n Marketing, Sales and Service \nNational Career Clusters The Marketing Education curriculum falls into two of the National Career Clusters: Marketing and Hospitality. Work is underway to align with the federal career clusters and revise pathways and courses as needed. These revisions will only affect incoming ninth grade students. As a follow up to the initial Career Clusters Meeting that was held on November 30, 2011, we will host our second round of committee meetings in February to determine the pathways, the course names, integration of the national knowledge and skills statements into our course standards. Previously existing pathway courses are still valid and should be offered for students currently enrolled in the Marketing program. \nMarketing Pathway Assessments There are currently three National End-of-Pathway Assessments being used in Marketing Education: \nMarketing Education Management Trainee Exam (developed by the Oklahoma Consortium) Retail Trades National Assessment Exam (developed by NOCTI) Fundamental Marketing Concepts Exam (developed by MBA Research) \nThe highest pass rate (60%) has been earned on the Retail Trades Exam given to students in our current Fashion Marketing Pathway. The largest number of students (enrolled in our current Marketing Management Pathway) has taken the Marketing Education Management Trainee Exam. The pass rate for this exam should increase this year due to the fact that teachers received a sample test with questions addressing each of the standards on the exam at the GACTE Conference and at Regional Drive-In Meetings in 2011. Ways to incorporate the sample test items throughout the year were discussed. \nSpecial Populations  Georgia Career \u0026 Technical Education (CTI, CCAE, Project Success) \nCareer and Technical Instruction (CTI) and Coordinated Career Academic Education (CCAE) New Teacher Summer Institute Workshop The CTI and CCAE New Teacher Summer Institute Workshop will be held at the Clarke County Board of Education, 240 Mitchell Bridge Road, Athens, Georgia, at 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The workshop dates are: July 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, and 20. The Workshop will be posted on www.ctaern.org and registration will be available in February. Hotel information will be emailed to workshop participants when registration is confirmed. Individuals must be hired by a school system to work as a CTI coordinator in order to participate in the Summer Institute and Internship. Participants will need to bring a laptop. No makeup days or hours will be allowed under any circumstances. Attendance at the Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education (GACTE) Conference is required. \nTo become certified as a CTI Coordinator (serves students with IEPs) the following requirements must be met: \nMust hold a valid teaching certificate in the area of Special Education Must attend a three week summer training Must complete a one year on-the-job internship Must have evidence of administration support from both CTAE and special education \n- 11 - \n \n To become certified as a CCAE/Project Success Coordinator (serves at-risk students), the following requirements must be met: \nMust hold a valid teaching certificate in the area of Special Education Must attend a three week summer training Must complete a one year on-the-job internship Must have evidence of administration support from both CTAE and special education \nCoordinated Career Academic Education (CCAE) Curriculum Revision The CCAE curriculum revisions will continue throughout the months of February, March, and April. Administrators, please contact Tammy Caudell at tcaudell@doe.k12.ga.us if you are interested in spending a few hours working on one of the curriculum revision teams. Thank you to all CCAE coordinators and administrators who have participated in the curriculum process thus far. We couldn't do it without you. \nSpecial Populations Advisory Board The Special Populations Advisory Board, which serves CTI, CCAE, and Project Success programs, has space for a few more administrators. The commitment is for only a few hours in the fall and spring. The meetings take place in central Georgia. We will hold our spring meeting in the next few months. Administrators please contact Tammy Caudell at tcaudell@doe.k12.ga.us if you would be willing to serve on this board. \nFamily and Consumer Sciences (FACS), Culinary Arts, Education \nWinter In-Service The GATFACS/GAFCS/GaDOE Winter In-service was held last weekend in Savannah and 400+ FACS, and Culinary and Education Teachers attended. Numerous professional development workshops were available including: \nDevelopmentally Appropriate Practices in ECE Culinary Training, Knife Skills How to Establish an Effective Advisory Committee, Technology Workshops Nutrition \u0026 Food Science \nAdvisory Committees for Career Clusters Advisory Committees are meeting in February to continue the work on aligning to the federal career cluster model. The pathways we are focusing on are in the Human Services, Education and Training, and Hospitality and Tourism clusters. The Hospitality cluster will be shared by Marketing Education and Family and Consumer Sciences. Marketing will have two pathways, and Family and Consumer Sciences will have two pathways: Culinary Arts and Baking and Pastry and/or Restaurant and Food/Beverage Service. Pathways being revised are: \nCulinary Arts Teaching as a Profession Early Childhood Care \u0026 Education Nutrition \u0026 Food Science, Consumer Services Family \u0026 Community Services Merchandising \u0026 Textiles \n- 12 - \n \n We are looking for additional business representatives to assist us with these pathways. During these advisory committee meetings decisions about pathway names, course names, and the national knowledge and skills statements taught in each course will be determined. If you have a business representative on your advisory committee or have a business partner in your community, we welcome you to send their name so we may include them on the team. \nCulinary Arts Teacher Certificate All Culinary Arts teachers should have applied for an Interim certificate with the Professional Standards Commission (PSC) to teach Culinary Arts. There will be another two-week training course this summer for teachers that need to earn a Culinary Arts certificate. Dates will be in June and will be announced soon. \nBusiness and Computer Science \nNew Program Specialist for Business and Computer Science Hello, my name is Misty Freeman and I am the new Program Specialist for Business and Computer Science at the Georgia Department of Education. I am VERY excited about my new position and the opportunity to work with and for you, the teachers, and the students! I am coming straight from the classroom and moved into the cubicle here at DOE! I jumped right in working on Career Clusters, Industry Certification, professional learning, end-of-pathway assessments and several other initiatives that are proving to be AWESOME for the Business and Computer Science Programs! \nI am very passionate that every student can benefit from the Business and Computer Science pathways. Finance, Management and Administration, and Information Technology are the clusters that will benefit the students beginning in middle school, through high school, as well as beyond graduation to the many choices of post-secondary options leading to the world of work! \nThank you for your commitment to ensure quality programs, prepared teachers, and educated students. If I can be of help to you, please contact me. I am delighted to serve as the Program Specialist for Business and Computer Science and look forward to working with you! \nCareer Clusters The alignment to federal career clusters was mandated by House Bill 186 that was passed in 2011. As part of this effort, advisory committees have been formed and are meeting to review and revise the three clusters related to Business and Computer Science: \nFinance Business Administration Information Technology \nThis dedicated team of teachers and business/industry representatives are working toward a smooth and successful transition from the current pathways to pathways aligned with the career clusters. An initial meeting was held on November 30, 2011, to assemble this \"think tank\" as pathways, course names and standards are reviewed. A second meeting will take place in February with each cluster to dive further into the organization of the pathways, standards for the first course, and integration of soft skills and academic standards. \n- 13 - \n \n A brief recap of each Career Cluster that falls under Business and Computer Science: \nBusiness Management \u0026 Administration: Careers in planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. Finance: Planning and related services for financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business financial management. Information Technology: Building linkages in IT occupations for entry level, technical, and professional careers related to the design, development, support and management of hardware, software, multimedia and systems integration services. \nThe Instructional Resources for the Financial Management Pathway are in development through the CTAE Resource Network (CTAERN). The courses of Banking \u0026 Investing, Insurance \u0026 Risk Management, and Financial Literacy will all have lesson plans and resources released this summer at the GACTE Conference. \nCTAE Resource Network Opportunities There are resources available on the CTAE Resource Network for many of the current pathways including academic standards and FBLA-related events for each unit that can serve as a resource for integration in the classroom. \nProfessional Development Opportunities 49th Southeastern Business and Marketing Education Conference Friday, February 3, 2012 - Saturday, February 4, 2012 Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Georgia \nACTE National Policy Seminar March 5-7, 2012 Washington D.C. \nNBEA Annual Convention and Trade Show April 3-7, 2012 Boston Marriott Copley Place Boston, MA \nField of Dreams Workshops (annual teacher professional development workshops) June 2012 \nEducation \u0026 Economic Development Summit \n65th Annual GACTE Summer Leadership Conference July 15-18, 2012 Renaissance Waverly Hotel \u0026 Cobb Galleria Centre Atlanta, GA \n- 14 - \n \n Industry Certification I would like to thank the CTAE administrators for your continued support of the Business and Computer Science programs that are going through industry certification this year. There are 26 schools that are working to reach certification status. Each administrator for programs undergoing certification or re-certification this year should plan to attend the final visit scheduled at the local school and the luncheon to recognize each certified program at the GACTE summer conference. \nAs a reminder for administrators of the 132 certified programs in Georgia, please continue to support the program and submit the annual report for compliance of standards by June 1. Please visit http://www.gadoe.org/ci_cta.aspx?PageReq=CICTACert to access the standards, annual report (located at the end of the standards), and a checklist for school analyzing the criteria for beginning the process. \nEngineering and Technology \nTeachers have expressed how much the students are learning and how focused they are. There are many opportunities for students to showcase problem solving skills, the design process, the systems model, and other aspects of the Engineering and Technology program. Some of the Georgia Technology Student Association's activities are noted in the following pictures that chronicle some of this year's activities. \n \nThe Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) kick-off event included involvement of teachers and students with the Lt. Governor and other dignitaries at the Warner Robins Air and Space Museum \n \n- 15 - \n \n The Georgia Engineering and Technology Education (GETEA) Fall Conference featured pre-conference workshops, a vendor show, great teacher presentations, super general sessions, great industry tours such as, (CAT and KIA) and a first-class awards banquet. The conference was held on the campus of LaGrange College. \nMiddle and high school teachers participated in a certification workshop. They will go through the certification \nprocess this spring or next year. \nMiddle school and high school students have been participating in robotic events all over the state. The events are sponsored by a variety of entities. There are league events in one system, individual school sponsored tournaments, state-wide events and more. \nStudents Participating in Robotic Events Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) \nFor more specific information on all CTSO events and activities, please visit our website at www.gactso.org. This website contains one consolidated calendar for all CTSO events statewide and administrators tell us it saves them hours of time. Links to each CTSO website are on this site as well as other vital information. Save this to your \"Favorites\" in your Browser and make it your first point of reference for a CTSO research. CTSO / GACTE Legislative Luncheon All Georgia CTSOs in partnership with the Georgia Association of Career and Technical Educators (GACTE) will be involved in hosting a luncheon for Georgia's legislators on February 22, 2012. Fifty \n- 16 - \n \n participants have been selected to represent each of the CTSOs and many special guests have been invited. This event has been conducted for many years and is a valuable tool in communicating to key politicians the purposes and goals of CTAE and CTSOs. The State Officers will conduct the program and will serve as examples of the leadership skills developed in CTSO activities. Goals of this event are: \nCreate discussion and conversation about the role Career/Technical and Agricultural Education plays at the local level in the areas of workforce development, economic development and high school completion. Protect and monitor the current Career/Technical and Agricultural Education funding in the FY12 Supplemental and FY13 Budgets. Continue to seek additional monies for CTAE supervision funding, extended day/year and industry certification. Identify potential revenue sources and programs to increase the current scope of related Career/Technical and Agricultural Education programs and budget. Monitor related legislation and appropriations to educate the membership about potential impact to Career/Technical and Agricultural Education. Advocate against any move to reduce current Career/Technical and Agricultural Education programs or funding. Support the funding and expansion of middle school Career/Technical and Agricultural Education programs. Continue to educate members of the General Assembly regarding Georgia's level of financial commitment to Career/Technical and Agricultural Education and how it impacts Georgia's Federal allotment of Carl D. Perkins Career \u0026 Technical Education Act funding. Continue to provide leadership and support for career and technical student organizations: (CTI, DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and TSA). \nCareer and Technical Instruction (CTI) Georgia CTI continues to make a positive impact on the lives of students with disabilities as they strive for excellence in their career interest. CTI hosted over 700 people at the Fall Leadership Conference and everyone was inspired to strive for success by the keynote speaker, Patrick Grady. \nCTI is gearing up for the Annual State Leadership Conference to be held April 26-28, at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center. This event will host over 500 students with disabilities who are enrolled in CTAE programs across the state of Georgia. To serve as a judge for this event, please email judges4education@yahoo.com. \nMarch 16, 2012 - Deadline for all state materials March 16, 2012 - CTI Career and College Fair with the Atlanta Hawks \nGeorgia DECA Georgia DECA had a successful fall and is gearing up for the Competitive Events Season, which culminates at the State Career Development Conference on February 23-25, at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta. Over 2,000 students will be in attendance to participate in Competitive Events, educational workshops \u0026 tours, scholarship interviews, and much more! We still need judges so please sign up at http://www.gadeca.org/StateCareerDevelopment.htm. \nFebruary 1-5 - Sports \u0026 Entertainment Marketing Conference in Orlando, FL February 10 - Hospitality Education Foundation of Georgia Career Expo at the Americas Mart in Atlanta, GA \n- 17 - \n \n Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Georgia FBLA is once again the largest state chapter in the nation for the 10th straight year. Our members are busy getting ready for Region and State Leadership Conferences to see who will represent us at the National Leadership Conference in July. In the meantime, chapters are busy with service learning, professional development, and civic involvement activities. \nJanuary 17- February 1 - Region Leadership Conferences March 1 - Middle Level State Leadership Conference, Macon Centreplex March 23-24 - State Leadership Conference, Hyatt Regency Atlanta \nFamily, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Georgia FCCLA is off to a very successful year so far! We have a record number of members with over 28,000 affiliated in more than 300. We are looking forward to our region competitions held across the state on February 24 \u0026 25 and we have added region culinary competitions at Technical Schools on February 23, 24 and March 2. Please mark your calendars to help judge at our 2012 State Leadership Meeting on March 16 at The Classic Center in Athens, Georgia. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Vickie Rundbaken, the FCCLA Executive Director at gafccla@gmail.com. \nFebruary 24-25 - Georgia FCCLA Region STAR Events Competitions February 23, 24 and March 2 - Georgia FCCLA Region Culinary Competitions March 15-17 - Georgia FCCLA State Leadership Meeting, Athens, GA \nHealth Occupations Student Association (HOSA) Georgia HOSA just completed testing 2,000 students across the state through online regional testing. The top 10 students/teams in each region will have the opportunity to join nearly 3,000 members and guests at the State Leadership Conference at The Classic Center in Athens, GA on March 1-3, 2012. \nFebruary 1 - State Officers/Region Representative Candidate Applications Due March 1-3 - State Leadership Conference, The Classic Center, Athens, GA \nSkillsUSA SkillsUSA is proud to be part of Governor Deal's Go Build Georgia kick-off event and state initiative to encourage more young people to seek training in skill based jobs so that they are prepared to meet the needs of industry. The SkillsUSA Georgia Career Expo will be held on March 15 and 16, 2012 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. The Career Expo is the largest student directed, industry led event of its kind in Georgia and is open to all students and schools across the state. \nJanuary 27  Chapter Management Institute (CMI), Columbus, GA January 27-28  TIEGA Winter Conference, Columbus, GA February 1  SkillsUSA Day at the Capitol / February 5-11  SkillsUSA Week March 15-17  State Leadership and Skills Conference, Georgia International Convention Center and Gateway Marriott, Atlanta, GA \nTechnology Student Association (TSA) Students are geared up to celebrate excellence in engineering and technology education as Georgia TSA celebrates its 50th Anniversary at the State Leadership Conference on March 8-10, 2012, at The Classic \n- 18 - \n \n Center in Athens, GA. Over 1,500 students will come together to put their engineering and technology skills to the test -- in hopes of returning to their schools with the first place trophy! GA TSA is also excited to announce their partnership with the Lt. Governor's Real World Design Challenge, a national competition that asks teams to address a challenge that confronts our nation's leading aerospace industries (state winners announced in February). \nFebruary 11, 2012 - State Officer Interviews June 21-25, 2012 - National TSA Conference \n \nWork-Based Learning (including Youth Apprenticeship) \n \nThe State Board Rule for Work-Based Learning (WBL) was updated and approved by the State Board this past June. Item 2(e) under requirements states, \"Each Work-Based Learning Coordinator shall submit the annual Work-Based Learning Data Report according to the process established by the Division of Career, Technical and Agricultural Education.\" \n \nThe FY2012 Youth Apprenticeship Assessment was posted on the website in November and has been a major topic of discussion at the region meetings. This report is required for continued funding and is due April 2, 2012. In December the analysis of the FY10 Assessments was sent to system CTAE Directors with a copy going to the Youth Apprenticeship coordinator. Hopefully, this information has helped you plan improvements for your program. \n \nThe Work-Based Learning (WBL) Data Report is used to report all other WBL students that are not in the apprenticeship program, which includes Internships, Cooperative Education and Employability Skill Development. The FY12 WBL Data Report was also posted on the website in November. An analysis of the WBL Data Report has also been completed and the FY 11 data is being added to the FY 10 data. Look for a report to be sent to each system in the next several weeks. The WBL Data Report is due on April 2, 2012, along with the Youth Apprenticeship Assessment (for systems with Youth Apprenticeship grants). All CTAE Directors should work with the leadership in all your schools to assure these reports are submitted annually. \n \nIf you have any issues locating the Youth Apprenticeship Assessment or WBL data report or if you have any questions concerning completion of these documents, please contact dhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nThe CTAERN website contains many resources for WBL coordinators. These are located on the same page with the CRE manual constantly have new items added. \n \nRegion meetings are the most important staff development activity for WBL/Youth Apprenticeship coordinators. All WBL coordinators are encouraged to attend their region meeting. The next meeting for each region is listed below. Details about these meetings can be found on www.CTAERN.org \n \nJan. 27, 2012  East Central Region Feb. 15, 2012  South West Region Feb. 28, 2012  South East Region Mar. 9, 2012  North East Region Mar. 12, 2012  North West Region Mar.14, 2012  West Central Region \n \nThe WBL/YAP Affiliate is \n \nsponsoring a $500.00 contest for \n \nstudents to create promotional \n \nvideos and be mentored by video \n \nprofessionals. Details regarding the \n \ncontest will be distributed in \n \nFebruary. \n \n- 19 - \n \nIf you have talented students skilled in Video Production, please \n \n From the Desk of Chip Bridges  Agriculture \njbridges@doe.k12.ga.us \nAgricultural Education Update \n \nTo view the Agricultural Education Newsletter, just copy and paste the link below into your address bar: \nhttp:www.gadoe.org/DMGetDocument.aspx/AgEdNewsletterJanuary12.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F60A1A00B234FC9035119A8 968F741BCE5946661E45D7025EE\u0026Type=D \n \nIf you would like more information on Ag  Ed, please contact one of the following: \n \nMr. John \"Chip\" Bridges \n \nMr. Stan Mitchell \n \nProgram Manager \n \nNorth Region \n \n(404) 657-8311 \n \n(706) 552-4461 \n \njbridages@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nsmitchell@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nMr. Chris Corzine Central Region (478) 822-7386 ccorzine@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nMr. Lynn Barber South Region (229) 386-3428 lbarber@doe.k12.ga.us \n \n- 20 - \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be300-pc8-bp1-bc3-b2012-sspring-belec-p-btext","title":"Career, technical and agricultural education state newsletter, (Vol. 1, Issue 3)","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. 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I am amazed how fast time passes by as I grow older. I often think back to my middle and high school years when I would wish that summer would hurry up and arrive. Now, I reluctantly prepare to welcome another summer season. \nAs we bring this school year closer to an end, our attention turns to preparing for the next school year. Over the next few weeks the CTAE staff will be conducting the CTAE Administrator Spring Update meetings. These meetings are a valuable tool for our administrators as preparations are made for next year. I encourage you to attend one of the six meetings that are scheduled across our state. Update presentations from each of our five program areas are scheduled, in addition to technical assistance opportunities for you. \nHere is a brief update on the status of the Career Clusters and House Bill 186. Our team has been conducting planning meetings for each of the 17 clusters. The meetings have been attended by representatives from business and industry, as well as our fellow educators. A new series of advisory meetings with additional business and industry partners is planned in the near future. Our goal is to have a solid plan for the new career clusters and pathways. As soon as we complete this work, we will share the plan for development and implementation with you. At this point, the 2013-2014 implementation of the new clusters and pathways will be based on the passage and language of House Bill 713. \nWe intend to include state-wide business and industry representation on each of our 17 cluster committees. Therefore, if you have a business and industry partner in your community that you think should serve on one of our cluster committees, please send us that contact information. \nI sincerely appreciate the work you do each day for the students in our CTAE programs. \nThe CTAE State team is always ready and willing to assist you, so please do not hesitate \nto contact us. \nDavid \n \n From the Desk of Chip Bridges  Agriculture \n \njbridges@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nAgricultural Education Update \n \nTo view the Agricultural Education Newsletter, please copy and paste the link below into your address bar: \n \nhttp://archives.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/Ag-newsletterMarch2012.pdf?p=6CC6799F8C1371F639FABA8B95E2BF533201630AB140160B678A82D6161D26F7 \u0026Type=D \n \nIf you would like more information on Ag  Ed, please contact one of the following: \n \nMr. John \"Chip\" Bridges Program Manager (404) 657-8311 jbridges@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nMr. Stan Mitchell North Region (706) 552-4461 smitchell@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nMr. Chris Corzine Central Region (478) 822-7386 ccorzine@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nMr. Lynn Barber South Region (229) 386-3428 lbarber@doe.k12.ga.us \n \n- 2 - \n \n From the Desk of Charles Banks  Accountability and Improvement \ncbanks@doe.k12.ga.us \nAccountability and Improvement Update \nFY2010 Core Indicators Report \nLocal systems FY2009-2010 Performance Indicators are now available on the http://www.gadoe.org website. Thanks to all local systems for helping the State to reach its performance goals for FY10. We are looking forward toward continued State and local system performance improvement throughout the remaining years of Perkins IV. \nSpring Regional CTAE Administrator Update Meetings \nThe Spring Regional CTAE Administrator Updates will be held this month. Registration for the workshops ended on March 9, so for those of you who registered we look forward to seeing you there. \n \nMarch 20, 2012  Dalton - Holiday Inn 870 College Drive Dalton, GA 30720 \nMarch 22, 2012  Macon - Centreplex, Room 306 200 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217 \nMarch 28, 2012  Brunswick \nGolden Isles Career Academy \n4404 Glynco Parkway Brunswick, GA 31525 \n \nMarch 21, 2012  Athens - Classic Center 300 North Thomas Street Athens, GA 30601 \nMarch 27, 2012  Dublin - Dubose Center 560 Pinehill Road Dublin, GA 31021 \nMarch 29, 2012  UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center 15 RDC Road Tifton, GA 31793 \n \nFY13 Local Plan and Grant Application Technical Assistance Workshops \nThe Spring Technical Assistance workshop will provide a \"hands-on\" opportunity for CTAE Administrators to begin completing the CTAE Federal and State grant application process on the DOE Consolidated Application. Each registered participant will have access to a computer workstation and be able to log onto his/her system's Consolidated Application. CTAE Administrators who do not have login access and editing \n- 3 - \n \n rights to the CTAE Applications in the Con App are encouraged to bring someone to the workshop that has access. State CTAE personnel will be present at all workshops to answer questions and assist with the grant applications. \nFY13 Local Plan and Grant Application Technical Assistance Workshops \n \nApril 16, 2012 Central Region Houston Co. Board of Education, Perry, GA \nApril 18, 2012 South Region Thomas County High School, Thomasville, GA \nApril 24, 2012 \nNorth Region - Douglas County College \u0026 Career Institute, Douglasville, GA Central Region - Upson-Lee High School, Thomaston, GA South Region - Effingham Career Academy, Rincon, GA \n \nApril 17, 2012 North Region - Floyd County College \u0026 Career Academy, Rome, GA Central Region - Lincoln County High School, Lincolnton, GA South Region - Isabella Complex, Albany, GA \nApril 19, 2012 \nNorth Region - White County High School, Cleveland, GA Central Region - Jasper County High School, Monticello, GA South Region - Golden Isle Career Academy, Brunswick, GA \nApril 25, 2012 South Region - Ware County High School, Waycross, GA \nApril 26, 2012 North Region  Gwinnett Co. BOE, Suwanee, GA Central Region  Washington Co. BOE, Sandersville, GA \n \nFY 13 Extended Day Program of Work Application Process \nOn March 15, 2012 at 8:00AM the 2012-2013 Extended Day/Program of Work Application was posted for completion and submission within the CTAE Resource Network Extended Day/POW menu. \nNOTE: Before starting the Extended Day Program of Work Application process, please be prepared to assist the CTAE teachers in determining the answer to the following questions: \n1. Does my CTAE System/School Contact want me to submit a 2012-2013 POW Application? If not, don't complete the process. \n2. Am I transferring from this school to another school between now and the beginning of next year? If the answer is yes, do not complete a POW application where you currently are, it will not transfer. \n \n- 4 - \n \n Major Dates to Remember \n \nMarch 15 \n \nFY12 Annual Report opens for teachers currently with a POW \n \n(All Annual Reports must be completed before a teacher can be given access to either the FY13 POW or the FY12 Improvement Plan) \n \nMarch 15 \n \nFY12 POW Improvement Plan opens for all teachers not satisfactorily completing all areas of the FY12POW. (The Improvement Plan must be submitted and approved before the teacher will be given access to the FY13 POW) \n \nMarch 15 \n \nFY13 POW opens for all New teachers and teachers who have completed a FY12 POW Annual Report that has been approved or teachers that have completed an FY12 POW Improvement Plan and it has been approved \n \n??? \n \nVery Important Date: Ask Your CTAE System/School Contact for this \n \ndate. You must be finished in plenty of time for them to finalize budget decisions \n \nby May 15, 2012 \n \nDeadline for completion of the following: \n \n All FY12 POW Annual Report Submission - Approval \n \nMay 15 \n \n All FY12 POW Improvement Plan Submission  Approval \n All FY13 POW Applications including Vacancies Submission  Approval \nCTAE System/School Contact Extended Day Program of Work (POW) Deadline \nDeadline for CTAE System/School approval of all FY13 POWs (Extended Day budgets must be totaled/submitted on the Consolidated Application) \n \nJune 29 \n \nLast day to complete all 2011-2012 POW Monthly Reports (Be sure to save a copy to your computer) \n \nJuly 1 \n \nFY13 POW Application will open to accommodate the filling of preestablished teacher vacancies, or to accommodate the changes in teacher placement. \n \nQUESTIONS regarding the Extended Day Program of Work Application Process: \n \n1. For questions on CTSO standards, contact the corresponding CTSO State Advisor/State Program Specialist \n2. For questions about the CRE (Career-Related Education) standards, contact Dwayne Hobbs, dhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us \n3. For questions on the on-line functionality, contact the CTAE Resource Network Help Desk at hotline@ctaern.org or Skip Brown at skipbrown@doe.k12.ga.us. \n \n- 5 - \n \n From the Desk of Emily Spann  Development and Transition espann@doe.k12.ga.us \nDevelopment and Transition Update \nWe look forward to seeing and visiting with many of you at the upcoming Spring CTAE Regional Workshops around the state. This March newsletter will provide important information for your fellow CTAE educators and school counselors. Please feel free to review the articles in this issue and forward the newsletter to any of your staff. \nAs always, please feel free to contact anyone of us at the GaDOE, as we welcome your input and suggestions regarding all of our CTAE programs. \nTransition Career Partnership Update \nAttached below are downloadable College Credit Now (Dual Credit/Enrollment) flyers that may be used by counselors, teachers, and administrators to provide information on Dual Credit Opportunities to students and parents. \nImportant Reminder: As a requirement of the House Bill 186 legislation, all students in grades 8 through 11 must receive general College Credit Now (Dual Credit/Enrollment) information by \nApril 1, 2012. \n1. General dual enrollment information must be distributed locally to all 8th -11th grade students by April 1. \n2. The Annual Report for Transition Career Partnership is not required this year. 3. Verification Forms for Move On When Ready students are not required to be completed by \ncounselors this year. 4. Local systems receive funding for all dual students, except for Move On When Ready. 5. Transition Career Partnership local plan activities will now include middle school activities, as a \nresult of House Bill 186. \n \nGM_MOWR_flyer071 511.pdf \n \nGMFLYER.071511.pd f \n \n- 6 - \n \n Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (JROTC) Update \nA. Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (JROTC): \n1. JROTC does earn vocational weight funding for FTE purposes. 2. JROTC does not require an End of Pathway Assessment. 3. Perkins funding cannot be used for JROTC. Local funding can be used to assist with travel, supplies, \nmileage, etc. 4. JROTC links for all military branches are located on GaDOE's JROTC web page. Link is \nhttp://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/JROTC-.aspx \nFor more information regarding the Transition Career Partnership program or JROTC, please contact Gary Mealer, at gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us. \n \nProfessional Learning Update Make Plans for the 2012 GACTE: Education \u0026 Economic Development Summit! \n \n65th Annual GACTE Summer Leadership Conference \nJuly 15-18, 2012 \nRenaissance Waverly Hotel \u0026 Cobb Galleria Centre Registration Opens - April 2, 2012 Hotel Room Blocks Open - 8 a.m. April 2, 2012 Conference Registration Fee--Members: $290 Non-Members: $450 Registration Deadline--June 22, 2012 All Payments Due--June 29, 2012 \nContact Skip Brown, skip.brown@doe.k12.ga.us, or Matthew Gambill, if you have questions regarding the conference. \n \nAtlanta Renaissance Waverly \n \n- 7 - \n \n End-of-Pathway Assessment Update \nSkillsUSA - Skills Connect Upcoming Assessment Webinars in March \nSkillsUSA is offering two Webinars for Instructors and Administrators on two topics during March 2012. The Webinar Schedule is listed below: \nNote: Webinar offerings for Skill Connect Assessments will be posted on the Work Force Ready System Website at: http://www.workforcereadysystem.org/webinars.shtml \n1. Instructor Tips for Student Success Join Instructor Webinar to learn how you can better prepare your students for the Skill Connect Assessment process. Useful tips and tools will be shared with the participants. We value your time, so the webinar will only last 30 minutes which includes time for questions. \nWednesday, March 21st  5:00 pm Please join the following meeting. \nURL: http://web.ganconference.com/?meeting=8615804 Telephone: 888-222-0475 Attendee code: 6837807 \nThis Webinar will be recorded. Go to http://www.workforcereadysystem.org/webinars.shtml the following day to hear a replay. \n2. Meeting Industry Demands - SkillsUSA's Work Force Ready System Plan to join the Work Force Ready System Webinar to learn about the Skill Connect Assessment system. This unique assessment system was created by industry to validate student's entry-level knowledge and skills. Learn about the media-rich system that engages students in the assessment process to better validate their knowledge and skills. Plus the dynamic reporting system that teachers can use for program improvement and student success. Plan to join the 30 minute webinar to learn more about Skill Connect Assessments and how the up-to-date, affordable system can be incorporated into your programs. \nThursday, March 22nd  3:30pm Please join the following meeting. URL: http://web.ganconference.com/?meeting=1342629 Telephone: 888-222-0475 Attendee code: 6837807 \nThis Webinar will be recorded. Go to http://www.workforcereadysystem.org/webinars.shtml the following day to hear a replay. \nFor additional information regarding End-of-Pathway Assessment, please contact Mamie Hanson at mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us or by telephone at 404-657-6279. \n- 8 - \n \n Georgia STEM Festivals \nGeorgia STEM Institute \nThe Georgia Department of Education will host the annual Georgia STEM Institute this summer in Savannah on June 17th-22nd and in Atlanta on July 8th-13th, 2011. Participating schools would send a team of teachers consisting of a minimum of one CTAE, one science, and one math teacher for the five day immersion experience in STEM. Teachers attending the Institute will have the opportunity to exchange ideas, interact with members of different STEM industries and visit STEM sites. The purpose of the Institute is to have teachers use the Institute's experiences to develop classroom instruction that integrates fundamental knowledge of science and mathematics with real STEM applications. The Institute is limited to 30 participants and applicants are accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Teachers must choose the Savannah or the Atlanta site but may not attend both. Teachers who attended last summer may not attend two years in a row. *This program is geared toward middle and high school teachers but we will accept elementary teachers if space allows. Contact Gilda Lyon, glyon@doe.k12.ga.us, for an application or go to our new website at http://stemgeorgia.org STEM Georgia Webpage \nThe new STEM Georgia website is available at http://stemgeorgia.org The latest STEM grants, student scholarships, STEM competitions, workshops, webinars, freebies for teachers and STEM lesson plans are available on the site. \nFollow STEM Georgia on Twitter \nImmediate updates on grants, workshops, competitions, scholarships, and STEM resources. http://twitter.com/stemgeorgia \nGeorgia Department of Education STEM Certified School or Program Designation Schools in Georgia may apply for official GaDOE STEM School Designation via an application process where specific criteria indicative of STEM schools are met. Contact Gilda for an application and further information. \n- 9 - \n \n STEM School Best Practices Examples \nWhat do fish, robots, math, and the environment have in common? Students at Ridgeland High School in Walker County, Georgia, are making those connections in an innovative interdisciplinary program developed by Josh Hurst, engineering teacher, Pete Davis, agriculture teacher, Sandy Weathers, advanced placement environmental science teacher, and mathematics teacher Mike Afdahl. \nThe school is making productive use of the Title II ARRA Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) grant it received from the Georgia Department of Education. The four teachers work together to plan projects that involve collecting data to conduct scientific research on the seven fish aquaponics tanks that are housed in the school's greenhouse. \nThe fish hatchery is the playground for serious science, engineering, and math as students in the engineering class are building a robot that measures and collects water quality parameters while AP environmental science and agriculture students determine investigative questions to pursue. \n\"It's interesting that there's so much to such a small organism. They actually require a lot of care,\" says senior Vicktoria Capehart. She uses a calculator and an electronic probe to test the water quality in the giant plastic bins that house fish. With the calculators, students make tables and charts for data crunching that tie in concepts from math classes. Capehart said it's critical that levels of chemicals and oxygen in the water are constantly monitored for the animals to survive. By tracking the weight of the fish, students recently discovered that the food they were using wasn't formulated correctly. She said they were able to change the food to help get the group of underweight fish back on track. Capehart said such work is a nice change of pace from other courses that keep students tied to desks and textbooks. \"This is hands-on, and we're actually applying it to real life,\" she said. To read more about the program and watch a newscast report on the work at the school go to http://bit.ly/zHL4GJ OR http://bit.ly/xoAqaE \nSave the Dates: \nGeorgia Department of Education STEM Festival at the National Fair When: Oct. 10th, 11th, 12th, 2012 Time: 10:00 am until 8:00 pm each day Location: Perry, Georgia If your school is interested in exhibiting to highlight your STEM program, contact Gilda Lyon at glyon@doe.k12.ga.us or 404.463.1977 \n- 10 - \n \n Career Development / Student Advisement / NonTraditional Update Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) New Career Guidance Award This new national award has been announced for 2012, to recognize counselors and career development professionals who have made significant contributions to advocate, educate and communicate the value of career and technical education as a viable career option to a variety of audiences. Region II will recognize a recipient this fall. Each Region II state is encouraged to implement this award and submit a candidate for this honor. The application may be found at http://www.acteonline.org/award_guidance.aspx \nNontraditional Fields- National Girls Collaborative Project The National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) - http://www.ngcproject.org/ initiative will host a free informational meeting on the campus of the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, GA on April 2, 2012 beginning at 1 PM until 3 PM in the Campus Center Building, Ballroom 108 at 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30118. This initiative will provide mini-grants, professional development, and other free resources to project participants to help increase the participation of girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM Cluster). To register for this informational meeting, please click on the following link: http://www.ngcproject.org/events/events.cfm?eventid=239 Also, please click on the following link to obtain a map of the UWG campus. http://www.westga.edu/index_map.php. Contact Vivian Snyder at vsnyder@doe.k12.ga.us. \nGAcollege411 Professional Center Section  Reporting of College Credit Now (Dual Enrollment) Local school facilitators (counselors, advisors, instructors) should be aware that the GAcollege411 Professional Center section of the website will allow schools to track their students' completion of the College Credit Now (Dual Enrollment) task contained in the BRIDGE checklist. The report for \"Next Steps\" is not available presently, but will be available soon. In the Professional Center schools should select \"Guideways Tracking Report\" under the \"Reports\" tab, then select the \"College Credit Now Guideway.\" \n- 11 - \n \n Below is an example of the GAcollege411 Professional Center College Credit Now (Dual Enrollment) Reports Section If you have specific questions regarding the functionality of the Reports process, please consult the Professional Center manual located on Gacollege411 in the \"Middle School \u0026 High School Educators\" box at the bottom of the homepage or contact your school's GAcollege411 regional representative in the same box. \n- 12 - \n \n School Counseling Update \nUpcoming Middle and High School Counselor Professional Learning Opportunities \nWhen: June 5, June 6, or June 7, 2012 \nWhere: Macon State College, Macon GA \nThe Georgia Department of Education will conduct three (3) one-day workshops in June 2012. A team, consisting of a counseling director (or designee) and middle and high school counselors from each of the local school systems may attend one of these workshops. The selection of the designated counselors will be made by the local system. \nThe workshops will provide essential information for counselors regarding implementation of the H.B. 400 (BRIDGE) Legislation, Individual Graduation Plans, the College and Career Ready Performance Index, the New Graduation Rule, Dual Credit Opportunities, and other critical information and updates. The workshop application procedure and agenda will be available at a later date. \nGeorgia's Apply To College Program (GAC) \nThe Georgia Apply to College Committee is excited to announce that the Georgia Apply to College (GAC) program will continue to grow in 2012, and ALL Georgia high schools are invited to apply to hold an event this November! \nGeorgia Apply to College, funded through the College Access Challenge Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education, helps Georgia high schools set aside a day during which their seniors can focus on applying to college while receiving hands-on assistance from college and community volunteers. Participating high schools are provided a number of materials and resources, including access to online activities, buttons, posters and banners, which can be utilized to get students excited about researching colleges and to help them prepare to complete a college admission application. \nTraining will be provided for both high school staff and volunteers, to help ensure everyone has a positive experience! All materials are provided at no cost to your school! \nBe sure to check out the Thinking of Holding an Event section of the GAC website (www.usg.edu/applyto-college) to find out what it takes to hold a successful event and to learn more about school responsibilities, as well as the materials and resources that are provided. The application deadline is Monday, April 16th so don't delay! \nPlease feel free to contact the Georgia Apply to College Committee by emailing gacw@usg.edu or calling 404-656-2272 if you have any questions. We hope that your school will be a part of the 5th annual Georgia Apply to College program! \n- 13 - \n \n The Georgia Apply to College (GAC) Committee \n270 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Phone: 404-656-2272 email: gacw@usg.edu \nwebsite: http://www.usg.edu/apply-to-college \nGeorgia Students have an Opportunity for the College Bound Summer Program! \nThe University of Georgia Fanning Institute College Bound Summer Program is a residential summer program that exposes high school students to the college experience and encourages the pursuit of higher education. The program is open to rising sophomores and juniors who are in foster care, wards of the state, or emancipated. A maximum of 25 students will be accepted into the program. Please see the attachments and share with your students. \n \nCollege Bound Flyer 2012.pdf \n \nCollege Bound Application 2012.pdf \n \nDr. John Pritchett at jpritchett@dCoTe.AkE12A.gdad.uistioorn4a0l 4G-r6a5n6t-3O55p1p.ortunities AT\u0026T Aspire Grant for Career Exploration, Transition, Dropout Prevention \nEvery 26 seconds, another American high school student drops out -- 1.2 million students each year. In fact, nearly one-third of all U.S. public high school students fail to graduate -- and the rate jumps to nearly onehalf for African American, Hispanic and Native American students. In addition to the personal challenges this creates, it also means too many future workers won't be prepared to compete in a rapidly changing, always-connected global marketplace. In years to come, that's a threat to continued U.S. leadership in the world economy. \nAT\u0026T has just released a Request For Proposal info for $100 million worth of grants for resources and strategies that address the dropout epidemic with proven strategies including: High School Transition, Dropout Prevention, and Career Exploration. Click here to access the AT\u0026T Aspire Request for Proposal \n \nAT\u0026T Grant Application Dates to Remember \n \nMarch 1: April 18: April 27: June 30: \n \nPre-qualification survey \u0026 RFP opened at www.att.com/education-news Pre-qualification survey closes RFP Closes Commitment Letters to Funded Organizations \n \n- 14 - \n \n From the Desk of Dwayne Hobbs - Program Delivery \ndhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us \nYouth Apprenticeship Program (YAP) Annual Assessment and Work-Based Learning (WBL) Data Report \nYouth Apprenticeship Program (YAP) Annual Assessment and Work-Based Learning (WBL) Data Report Two reports related to Work-Based Learning are due on April 2, 2012. \n1. Each system receiving a YAP grant must submit an annual assessment. Only one YAP Assessment is submitted per school system. For systems that have multiple high schools, the designated YAP Coordinator must collect and compile all the date into one report. This report must be mailed by the CTAE Director to lplan@doe.k12.ga.us on or before April 2, 2012 \n2. Each WBL coordinator who enrolls one or more students on the State Approved WBL course numbers for Employability Skill Development (ESD), Cooperative Education (Co-op), or Internship must complete a WBL Data Report. This report may be submitted directly by the coordinator by emailing to cwaugh@doe.k12.ga.us on or before April 2, 2012. \nDuring March each CTAE Director was emailed a letter documenting which schools in their school system submitted a WBL Data Report for FY10 and also for FY11. The template for this document is a Word document and may be found on the GaDOE website. Two attachments have been included which show how to locate these documents on the website. \nPLEASE NOTE: See attached documents in this newsletter. \nWBL Video Contest The affiliate of WBL/YAP Coordinators has designed a contest to create a promotional video for WBL programs. All schools with Broadcast Video Programs are encouraged to participate in this event. Students who produce the winning video will win $500.00 and a trip to Columbus to work with video experts in the industry. The criteria for this event and all resources needed to participate have been sent out to all WBL/YAP coordinators. Please contact the coordinator in your school/system for the details or contact Dwayne Hobbs at dhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us . \nWBL Summer Workshops We are working to determine the types of WBL Workshops needed and to locate workshops geographically nearest the majority of projected participants. There is a need to provide the appropriate training for new WBL coordinators as well as experienced coordinators that need to attend an update training to comply with State Board Rule 160-4-3-.14 which states, \"Each Work-Based Learning Coordinator supervising students enrolled in State approved work-based learning courses shall meet one of the following requirements: \n- 15 - \n \n 1. Hold a valid Work-Based Learning (WBL) endorsement (formerly DCT) issued by the Professional Standards Commission and have completed a State approved WBL training session within the past five years. \n2. Hold a valid certificate in any Career, Technical and Agricultural Education field and have completed a State approved WBL training session within the past five years. \n3. Serve as a coordinator for the Youth Apprenticeship Program (YAP) only and attend a State approved WBL training session within the past five years. \nA survey was sent out from CTAERN to all CTAE Directors the first week in March to determine how many New Coordinators need training and how many Experienced Coordinators need the update training . The WBL Bootcamp, for new coordinators will last for 4 days for (3 PLU's) and the WBL Update, for experienced coordinators will last for 2 partial days for (1 PLU). All these workshops will be held the first three weeks of June. The sites will be chosen after the survey results are tabulated and will be located at selected sites around the state. The workshop postings for these workshops will be on the CTAERN website after April 1, 2012. If you have not already done so, please respond to the survey ASAP. If you are a CTAE Director and did not receive the e-mail from CTAERN with the survey link please contact Dwayne Hobbs, dhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us . \nThese workshops are only for coordinators certified in a CTAE field. Teachers not certified in a CTAE field who desire to be WBL coordinators must obtain a WBL Endorsement to be certified in field. The WBL endorsement is available from Northwest RESA who is a PSC approved provider. Any questions regarding the endorsement should be directed to Karen Faircloth at NWRESA. \nHealthcare, Law and Public Safety and Cosmetology \nDifferentiated Learning Workshop Dr. Gilda Lyon will conduct workshops entitled \"Engaging Students through Differentiated Learning\" on the dates and locations listed below: \n March 23  Northwest GA RESA  April 12  Madison County HS (will be posted soon) Registration for the workshops is available on www.ctaern.org. \nHealthcare Magazine The new Healthcare Magazine \"Your Future in Healthcare\" is now available. Copies were given out at the recent HOSA State Conference and will also be distributed at the HOSA National Leadership Conference, GACTE summer conference, and future workshops. The magazine was produced by the HOSA Foundation - Georgia Healthcare Science Technology Education Foundation (GAHSTEF), and the Georgia Department of Education. The magazine contains articles about health careers, success stories of healthcare students and teachers, and people in healthcare business and industry. \nNational Consortium for Health Science Education Assessment Through grant funds, 100 healthcare teachers received a flash drive with resources from the National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE) that correlate with the National Health Science Standards. These resources will help teachers prepare students for the NCHSE assessment. It is possible that if more grant funds become available, we will be able to get some more for those who still would like to receive a copy. \n- 16 - \n \n HOSA Conference in Athens We are extremely proud of all of the Healthcare advisors/teachers and their HOSA students at our recent conference in Athens. Working with the business and industry participants in our exhibit and educational symposium areas, we got to see the students interacting with our business partners. They were very well behaved and seemed to appreciate the opportunity to interact with our partners. The symposiums were well attended even though attendance was voluntary (students could attend these when not in their competitions). We even had to start taking numbers on the forensics workshop due to the number of students who wanted to attend. Quest diagnostics saw close to 350 students in a little over four hours. We heard many comments from the business people about what good questions the students asked, and their good behavior. In addition to Quest Diagnostics we also had The Bio Bus (forensics from Georgia State), a Mental Health presentation (Blue Ridge AHEC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Young Worker Safety, Telemedicine, The Student Nurse's Association, and Athens Regional Heart Team. \nWorkshop A workshop will be held on March 23, at Northwest Georgia RESA in Rome on \"Engaging students through differentiated learning.\" Registration and details are available at www.ctaern.org. \nPublic Safety and Cosmetology We are tentatively planning a \"Camp Public Safety\" and \"Camp Cosmetology\" for June 4-7. We need to know if there is enough interest and potential participation to offer it, so please contact Phyllis Johnson at pjohnson@doe.k12.ga.us if you are a public safety or cosmetology teacher and you are interested. \nSkillsUSA and Career Expo The SkillsUSA and the Career EXPO will be held on March 15-17, at the Georgia International Convention Center. There will be demonstrations related to cosmetology and crime scene investigation, a texting and driving simulator, Elaine Sterling Institute (esthetics school), the HERO unit, the US Army, SAVE corporation (a 911 dispatch simulator), and more. We hope everyone can come by and visit the EXPO and watch the competitions on Friday. \nArchitecture, Construction, Communications and Transportation \nNew Program Specialist for Architecture, Construction, Communications and Transportation (ACCT) \nA Special Note from Carol Burke... I have met a lot of new people during my first month on the job at the Georgia Department of Education. I really appreciate how receptive and welcoming everyone has been. I am so excited about our future in ACCT. It is my honor to serve the educators and students in Georgia. I look forward to the day when I have met and worked with every ACCT teacher in the state. \nCareer Cluster Committees What an exciting and challenging time to be in education! There's so much going on! Meetings are underway to evaluate our Pathways and realign our courses to the Federal Career Clusters. Take a look at the wealth of information on the Career Tech website http://www.careertech.org/. Thanks to many of you who have volunteered to serve on the Career Cluster Committees and share your expertise. We are working diligently to add more business and industry representatives to our committees to insure that we reach our goal of aligning our curriculum with the needs of the workforce. Stay tuned for more information as this process continues. \n- 17 - \n \n Go Build Georgia If you haven't taken a look at the Go Build Georgia website, you might want to take a few minutes to see what they have to offer at http://www.gobuildgeorgia.com. Mike Rowe of \"Dirty Jobs\" makes a compelling argument that skilled trades are not alternative education. Mike has some interesting things to say. \nSkillsUSA Career Expo We look forward to seeing everyone at the SkillsUSA Career Expo March 15-17, at the Georgia International Convention Center. This year's Expo promises to be the best ever! Check out information related to the event at http://www.cefga.org/. \nProgram of Work The Program of Work for the Extended Day grant will become available on March 15. There have been some changes to the requirements for 2012-13 school year. Please feel free to contact Carol Burke at cburke@doe.k12.ga.us or 404-657-8308 with any questions you may have. \nCamp T\u0026I Save the date! Camp T\u0026I is scheduled for the week of June 11, at Savannah Tech. More information will follow soon on this opportunity to get some up-to-date training in your program area. \nGACTE Save the date again! GACTE is going to be held at the Waverly Galleria in Atlanta July 15-18. This year's conference theme is Education \u0026 Economic Development Summit. The focus for Monday's meetings will follow a different format and it promises to be an interesting conference! Make plans now to attend. \nMarketing, Sales and Service \nHospitality Cluster Meeting The advisory committee for Hospitality, Recreation \u0026 Tourism Pathway and the Sports \u0026 Entertainment Pathway, both housed in the Hospitality Cluster, held its third meeting on Monday, March 12, at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta. Business and industry representatives, postsecondary professors, and high school teachers serving on these committees attended this meeting. We are always adding business and industry people to our committees, and these individuals have the opportunity to provide additional input as to common core skills, technical skills and soft skills needed by employees in the industry. The business/industry representatives meet with the teachers in one of the two pathways to review the current course standards and make suggestions. Each meeting with business and industry experts allows us to proceed in developing/revising a curriculum that prepares our students for Georgia's workforce. \nThe American Marketing Association The American Marketing Association (AMA) serves as Marketing Education's Industry Certification sponsor, the provider for professional development resources, and the supporter for DECA judges. AMA provides a $1,000 scholarship to one Marketing/DECA student each year. This year, the scholarship recipient is Shiv Patel from North Gwinnett High School. Shiv will be honored at AMA's Atlanta Marketers of the Year (AMY) Awards to be held on March 29, at the Fox Theater in Atlanta. \n- 18 - \n \n Special Populations  Georgia Career \u0026 Technical Education (CTI, CCAE, Project Success) \nCareer and Technical Instruction (CTI) and Coordinated Career Academic Education (CCAE) New Teacher Summer Institute Workshop \nThe CTI and CCAE New Teacher Summer Institute Workshop will be held at the Clarke County Board of Education, 240 Mitchell Bridge Road, Athens, Georgia, daily from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The workshop dates are: July 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, and 20. There is one Saturday workshop day on July 7. The workshop will be posted on www.ctaern.org and registration will be available at the end of March. Hotel information will be emailed to workshop participants when registration is confirmed. Individuals must be hired by a school system to work as a CTI or CCAE Coordinator in order to participate in the Summer Institute and Internship. Participants will need to bring a laptop. No makeup days or hours will be allowed under any circumstances. Attendance at the Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education (GACTE) Conference on July 15, 16, 17, and 18 is also required. \nCertification for CTI and CCAE/Project Success Coordinators To become certified as a CTI Coordinator (serves students with IEPs) the following requirements must be met: \n Must hold a valid teaching certificate in the area of Special Education  Must attend a three week summer training  Must complete a one year on-the-job internship  Must have evidence of administration support from both CTAE and special education \nTo become certified as a CCAE/Project Success Coordinator (serves all other special pops, not including special education) the following requirements must be met: \n Must hold a valid teaching certificate in any field  Must attend a three week summer training  Must complete a one year on-the-job internship  Must have evidence of administration support **Please note there were a few misprints in last quarter's newsletter regarding the qualifications for a CCAE Coordinator. The correct information is listed above. \nCCAE Curriculum Coordinated Career Academic Education (CCAE) curriculum revision is scheduled to be sent to the State Board of Education for review this spring. Advisory Board Meetings are being held to gain business \u0026 industry input. Please watch for upcoming emails regarding public input. \nFamily and Consumer Sciences (FACS), Culinary Arts, Education \nCulinary Arts Certificate All culinary art instructors should hold a culinary arts certificate or have an interim certificate. If you have an educator teaching culinary arts who is in need of a culinary certificate, the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) will host a two-week training course on June 18-29, at Rockdale Career Academy. We must have at least 14 teachers enrolled for CIA to send instructors to host this training in Georgia. The cost of the course \n- 19 - \n \n is $1,800; however upon, successful completion of the certificate and requirements, the participant (or school system if they paid $1,800) will receive reimbursement of $1,500. Details of this certificate will post on www.ctaern.org within the next week. If you have additional questions, please contact Laura Ergle via email at lergle@doe.k12.ga.us. \nTeaching as a Profession Pathway Credit Recently, a letter sent out to identified teachers on the mailing list on the CTAERN regarding the Board of Regents and GaDOE procedures so your students can receive credit for EDUC 2110 when they successfully complete the Teaching as a Profession pathway. Please follow the guidelines in the letter to ensure all students can receive the credit they have earned. \nAdvisory Committee Members Needed We are still looking for additional members of your advisory committees to serve on our business and industry panels to discuss the career cluster implementation in Georgia. Please email Laura Ergle at lergle@doe.k12.ga.us with any contacts you may have for the Culinary, FACS and Education program areas. \nFACS Summer College UGA will host a Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Summer College during the week of June 11, with workshops focused around three pathways: Nutrition \u0026 Food Science; Early Childhood Care \u0026 Guidance; and Consumer Services. \nBusiness and Computer Science \nNew Program Specialist for Business and Computer Science \nA Special Thank You from MistyFreeman... Thank you to everyone who has made my transition to the Department of Education a smooth one! I jumped right in and began working with the CTAE Delivery Team on several projects with the Business and Computer Science teachers across the state! I am very passionate in my belief that every student can benefit from the Business and Computer Science pathways. Business is a program that can stand alone or compliment any career interest a student has! When in doubt turn off your computer, don't use your electronic devices, forget what you know about leadership and management, and don't consider the financial side of spending or saving your money! Now, can't you see the relevance for business for all students? Business fits everyone no matter what CAREER focus they have! I thank you for your commitment to ensuring quality programs, prepared teachers, and college and career ready students. \nCareer Cluster Advisory Committees In order to fully gain an understanding of the expectations and current demands in business and industry, we are continually looking for advisory committee members that want to step up and speak out for what they feel students should learn in the classroom. This aligns perfectly with one of the most important initiatives we are working on at the Georgia Department of Education which is the development of Career Clusters. These clusters will help establish a world-class delivery system that will \"Make Education Work for All Georgians.\" Three clusters have been identified under the area of Business and Computer Science: \n Finance  Administration/Management  Information Technology \n- 20 - \n \n To ensure each Career Cluster is fully developed, we need advice from individuals in the field who have the knowledge of the skills required in today's workplace. We are looking for passionate individuals in the management /administration, finance, and the IT field to serve with us as we work to develop new curriculum for students in Georgia. Would you be willing to recommend business and industry representatives? If so, please email Misty Freeman at mfreeman@doe.k12.ga.us. \nWhile recruiting and networking with various business and industry professionals, I have already discovered some dedicated professionals who want to work with us to bring relevance to the classroom. Stay tuned for some great, free resources teachers can use in the classroom. \nField of Dreams I hope that every administrator and school system will support and encourage teachers to participate in the Field of Dreams this summer for relevant, up-to-date, and innovative ideas that leave teachers with valuable resources to use when they return to the classroom. Middle and high school teachers will experience an environment that provides resources, ideas, lessons, material and/or instructions on projects that can be used in the classroom to enhance student learning. Inclusion of FBLA will be included in every workshop. \nThe Field of Dreams will be offered in North Georgia and in South Georgia for three days each. All workshops will have ten (10) contact hours split between two days. Workshops will be staggered to allow teachers to match their schedule with workshops offered. Teachers may attend one workshop, two workshops, or all the workshops at both locations. There will be a variety of workshops for each session to choose from for each time slot. Check the CTAERN catalog at www.ctaern.org for updates. \nFBLA workshops that focus on new ideas will be offered for middle and high school advisors. This is also an opportunity to learn from the best. There will also be an Industry Certification Prep class for all schools going through Industry Certification in 2012-2013: \nWorkshop 1  White County High School  June 11  8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.  June 12  8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. (10 contact hours= 1PLU) \nWorkshop 2  White County High School  June 12  1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.  June 13 -- 8:30 am until 4:30 pm (10 contact hours = 1 PLU) \nWorkshop 1  Glynn Academy at Golden Isles Career Academy  June 19  8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.  June 20  8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. (10 contact hours = 1 PLU) \nWorkshop 2  Glynn Academy at Golden Isles Career Academy  June 20  1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.  June 21  8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. (10 contact hours = 1 PLU) \nIndustry Certification This is the time of the year when schools show off all of the amazing things going on in the programs around the state through the Industry Certification process. Visits are scheduled and teachers are putting the \n- 21 - \n \n finishing touches on the presentations for the committees at the final visit. We encourage all local administration to be a part of the process and the school site visit. \nFor programs currently certified (132 schools in Georgia), please continue to support the program and remember that each program should submit the annual report for compliance of standards by June 1. The report template was emailed to all teachers, but if you still need the report, please contact Misty Freeman at mfreeman@doe.k12.ga.us. This report is a yearly requirement for all certified schools. \nEngineering and Technology \nRetirement of Ron Barker \nAfter many years of service to the students, teachers, and educators as an employee of the Georgia Department of Education, Ron Barker has retired. While Ron's retirement is bitter sweet and we will miss his leadership, everyone is happy for this opportunity for Ron to enjoy this phase of his life and spend more time with his grandchildren. Ron began his tenure at a time when Industrial Arts was transitioning to Technology Education and also coordinated the shift to Engineering and Technology in the 90's. Ron did not see the programs in our schools as they were but saw them as they should be; and he challenged all stakeholders to embrace the change process and create the best opportunities possible for Georgia's students. \nJob Posting The position of Program Specialist for Engineering and Technology, Manufacturing, and Energy is posted on the GaDOE website. Please pass the word to anyone that may be interested in this position. \nCareer and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) \nGeorgia CTSO/GACTE Legislative Luncheon All Georgia Career Technical Student Organization's and Georgia Association of Career and Technical Educators (GACTE) partnered to sponsor the annual Legislative Luncheon. Over 500 CTSO students attended this event held at the Georgia Freight Depot in Atlanta The purpose of this event is to communicate the goals and objectives of the legislative agenda to concerned elected officials. Many of our students had the opportunity to meet and greet with their local State Representative and Senator. After the luncheon, students were given a personal tour of the capital and educated on the process of the General Assembly. The day also included a picture with the Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Speakers at the luncheon were Casey Cagle the Lt. Governor, David Ralston the Speaker of the House, and our Georgia State School Superintendent Dr. John D. Barge. What an amazing opportunity for these students! \nGeorgia CTI The Career Technical Instruction (CTI) program provides special education support to high school students with disabilities in Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE), enabling them to develop employability skills and transition to their desired postsecondary outcome. CTI will host its 31st Annual State Leadership Conference on April 26-28, at the Rock Eagle 4H Center in Eatonton, Georgia. This event marks the culmination of a great deal of hard work and commitment by CTI students and teachers! Over \n- 22 - \n \n 400 students with disabilities will be competing for the title of state winner within their specific career pathway. \nWe need volunteers to serve as judges for various CTAE pathway contests. The responsibilities of a judge will only require a four hour time commitment on the morning of Friday, April 27, from 7:30 a.m. until approximately 12:00 p.m. We also need a few volunteers to conduct a preliminary round of competition for Occupational Creative Thinking on Thursday afternoon, April 26. \nIf you are available on the morning of Friday, April 27, or the afternoon of Thursday, April 26, please email Tammy Caudell at tcaudell@doe.k12.ga.us or call (404) 656-3042. Please respond as soon as possible so that we can begin preparing contest assignments. Likewise, please feel free to pass our information along to other business professionals and/or educators who would also be interested in judging. \nGeorgia CTI participates in the CTSO Legislative Luncheon Georgia CTI is continuing to \"Create the Image\" for students with disabilities. CTI students from the following schools were in attendance at the Legislative Luncheon: \n \nCounty Pickens Bibb Barrow Fulton Dougherty Liberty Newton Tift Crisp Clarke Clarke \n \nSchool Pickens County HS William S Hutchings Winder-Barrow HS Northview HS Dougherty Co. Comp. HS Liberty County HS Alcovy HS Tift County HS Crisp County HS Clarke County HS Cedar Shoals HS \n \nCTI Coordinator Brad Barnard Charles Baima Joel Bacon Hal Brickle Tracy Canty Dr. Madie Orange Chris Newsham Dr. Tonja Tift Sonya Mizell Erik Kriebel Jimmy Blose \n \nGeorgia DECA DECA's brightest students joined together to \"Aspire Higher\" at the annual State Career Development Conference February 23-25, at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta. Over 2,450 students and advisors were in attendance. DECA members won the right to compete at the international level in the organization's competitive events program. DECA's industry validated competitive events are aligned with National Curriculum Standards in the career clusters of marketing, business management and administration, finance, and hospitality and tourism. Competition begins at the local level and advances to regional, state, and international level events. Students have the opportunity to compete in several types of competitions including written events, interviews, role-plays, case studies, as well as individual and team presentations. Events were held over a two day period. A Recognition Session for the awarding of medals was held on Saturday, February 25. Top scoring participants will represent the state association in the international competition to be held as a part of the International Career Development Conference in Salt Lake City, UT April 28-May 1. Other upcoming events include Marketing Speaker Series with the Atlanta Hawks on March 16, and ICDC Competitive Events Training \u0026 Marketing Speaker Series with the Georgia Force on April 14. \n- 23 - \n \n Georgia FBLA With over 25,000 members, Georgia FBLA is once again the largest FBLA state chapter in the nation. This year has also seen record participation at all of our conferences. We're ending the year with over 1,300 members participating in our Middle Level State Leadership Conference on March 1, in Macon and expecting over 3,500 members participating in our high school State Leadership Conference on March 2324, in Atlanta. We also welcome our new state advisor, Mrs. Misty Freeman who was named the Program Specialist for Business \u0026 Computer Science. \nThis year, we introduced the Sweepstakes championship at our Region Leadership Conference, recognizing the chapters that excelled in our Region competitive events. Congratulations to the following chapters: \n Thomas County Central High School  Lanier County High School  Savannah Arts Academy  Swainsboro High School  Howard High School  Shaw High School  Central High School (Carrollton)  Dade County High School  Dawson County High School  Riverwood International Charter School  Peachtree Ridge High School  Arabia Mountain High School, McIntosh High School  Oconee County High School  Washington-Wilkes High School \nCongratulations also go to Brantley County Middle School who captured our statewide Middle Level Sweepstakes championship this year. \nGeorgia FCCLA Georgia FCCLA will be hosting its 2nd Annual Culinary Academy on June 11-15, at Camp John Hope in Ft. Valley. Registration is $175 per student. Visit www.gafccla.com to see a full schedule and to learn more about what we have to offer our culinary students this summer. Also, mark your calendars for our National FCCLA Conference in Orlando, Florida on July 8-12. We'll be taking more than 300 students and advisers to bring back the GOLD! \nGeorgia HOSA Georgia HOSA, an association of future health professionals, just wrapped up the largest HOSA State Leadership Conference in Georgia and in the country. With over 2,800 members and guests, the State Leadership Conference was an overwhelming success! Our theme this year was Beyond Possible and we certainly went Beyond Possible as we strengthened the employability skills of all who attended! \nWe were also fortunate enough to have the past National HOSA president and the current National HOSA president-elect in attendance to share the excitement and energy of this conference. \nThank you to everyone who helped judge the HOSA events! \n- 24 - \n \n SkillsUSA Georgia SkillsUSA Georgia enjoyed the success of the largest State Leadership and Skills Conference and Career Expo with over 7,000 students, teachers, parents and industry partners converging on the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park on February 15-17. The Career Expo is the largest studentdirected, industry-lead event of its kind in Georgia and is made possible only through the support of over $750,000 in industry sponsorship. State Gold Medalists are now preparing for the National Leadership and Skills Conference to be held this June in Kansas City. Gold Medalists will be preparing for the national conference by receiving industry training in local businesses. \nImportant Dates:  May 6-12: SkillsUSA Week of Service  June 23-27: 48th Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference, Kansas City, Missouri  July 15: SkillsUSA University (Advisor Training), Renaissance Waverly Hotel, Atlanta  July 15-18: GACTE Summer Leadership Conference, Renaissance Waverly Hotel, Atlanta \nGeorgia TSA Georgia TSA held their 50th annual State Leadership Conference in Athens on March 8-10. Over 1,500 students and teachers were in attendance to compete at the state level. Conference highlights included a VIP Tour, reunion of Founding Fathers, and the 50th Anniversary Celebration. The opening session of the conference featured a special tribute to the last 50 years of TSA and focused on the name changes of the organization over the years. The Georgia Association of Industrial Arts Clubs (GAIAC) was formed in 1962 and operated until the American Industrial Arts Student Association (AIASA) was formed and GAIAC became Georgia AIASA; then in 1988 the national association changed their name to the Technology Student Association (TSA) and Georgia AIASA became Georgia TSA. The historical tribute featured an appearance of the first ever State President, and retired educators that served as advisors of chapters during formative years. Students heard comments from Raymond Ginn - first ever State Advisor; Berkely Ruiz advisor of one of the founding chapters; Doc Elliott, first State President; and Dwayne Hobbs  Tenth State President and current Program Manager for the Georgia Department of Education. Students competed in many events though out the three day event. On Saturday morning the awards program was held and many students proudly exited with trophies signifying the hard work and accomplishments that went into this year's events. We look forward to many of this year's winners attending the national conference in June to show the rest of the nation the level of accomplishment of Georgia's students. \nWork-Based Learning (including Youth Apprenticeship) \nThe State Board Rule for Work-Based Learning (WBL) was updated and approved by the State Board this past June. Item 2(e) under requirements states, \"Each Work-Based Learning Coordinator shall submit the annual Work-Based Learning Data Report according to the process established by the Division of Career, Technical and Agricultural Education.\" \nThe FY2012 Youth Apprenticeship Assessment was posted on the website in November and has been a major topic of discussion at the region meetings. This report is required for continued funding and is due April 2, 2012. In December the analysis of the FY10 Assessments was sent to system CTAE Directors with a copy going to the Youth Apprenticeship coordinator. Hopefully, this information has helped you plan improvements for your program. \n- 25 - \n \n The Work-Based Learning (WBL) Data Report is used to report all other WBL students that are not in the apprenticeship program, which includes Internships, Cooperative Education and Employability Skill Development. The FY12 WBL Data Report was also posted on the website in November. An analysis of the WBL Data Report has also been completed and the FY 11 data is being added to the FY 10 data. Look for a report to be sent to each system in the next several weeks. The WBL Data Report is due on April 2, 2012, along with the Youth Apprenticeship Assessment (for systems with Youth Apprenticeship grants). All CTAE Directors should work with the leadership in all your schools to assure these reports are submitted annually. If you have any issues locating the Youth Apprenticeship Assessment or WBL data report or if you have any questions concerning completion of these documents, please contact dhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us The CTAERN website contains many resources for WBL coordinators. These are located on the same page with the CRE manual constantly have new items added. Region meetings are the most important staff development activity for WBL/Youth Apprenticeship coordinators. All WBL coordinators are encouraged to attend their region meeting. The next meeting for each region is listed below. Details about these meetings may be found on www.CTAERN.org \n- 26 - \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be300-pc8-bp1-bc3-b2012-ssummer-belec-p-btext","title":"Career, technical and agricultural education state newsletter, (Vol. 1, Issue 4)","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. 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I had the honor of attending the CTI, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, Skills and TSA events. I cannot tell you how good it feels to see thousands of students competing, learning and enjoying fellowship at these meetings. I know how important it was to me when I had the opportunity to attend the FFA State Convention, as a student in high school. While we may feel stressed over the responsibilities of taking students to a conference or convention, we cannot forget the impact that these activities have on our students. \n \nCongratulations to each CTAE instructor who has a newly elected State CTSO Officer. Next year will be an excellent leadership development opportunity for each of the students. I encourage you to support these young people and to participate in their continued development. \n \nThis summer the CTAE Resource Network has a tremendous offering of professional learning opportunities for everyone in CTAE. I hope that you will take advantage of these offerings. \n \nHouse Bill 186 set the 2012-2013 year for implementation of the new Career Cluster and pathways structure. With the passage of House Bill 713 and the signing into law by Governor Deal, the Career Cluster implementation will be delayed until 2013-2014. An update on the implementation timeline will be provided at the GACTE Summer Conference. \n \nOne of our main goals for the new Career Clusters and Pathway development is to engage our business and \n \nindustry partners in the creation of the new standards and courses. We have reached out to business and \n \nindustry leaders from across our state. Many business and industry friends have been working with us but \n \nwe need more engagement from this sector. We are partnering with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce \n \nasencdutrheeiSnCpeaurctl ofVroinnmsdoonuSIrnbtsuotistiruntyeesosHfaGnedoavineddrnulmisntreynetfraitetnhdes.UDniuvreirnsgitythoefGGAeCorTgEia \n \nto implement a Conference we \n \nnew effort will have a \n \nto \n \npresentation on this partnership. We need your help to make this effort a success. \n \nI hope that you are planning to attend the GACTE Conference. Commendations to the GACTE leadership for the excellent program that is being planned for the conference! The GACTE Conference is a wonderful opportunity for you to participate in both professional fellowship and development with your peers from across the state. \n \nThanks for the emails and calls that I am receiving each week regarding our great CTAE state staff. I can assure you that each member of our state staff appreciates your comments. \n \nFinally, thank you for the job that you have done this school year. Your efforts are making a difference in the lives of your students in ways that you will never know. Your positive impact is reflected in your community and our state. You are a hero in the eyes of someone. \n \n\"I touch the future. I teach.\"  Christa McAuliffe \nDavid \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nFrom the Desk of Charles Banks  Accountability and Improvement \ncbanks@doe.k12.ga.us \nAccountability and Improvement Update \nCTAE Directors, Today is the final day to submit your FY13 Consolidated Application. Please ensure that you have completed all the forms (Data) related to each grant that your system wishes to apply for, and both coordinator and superintendent have signed-off. If you are not sure if all your grants have been signed off by yourself or your superintendent, go to the Program Status screen where the sign-off status will be displayed under the DC Status tab as shown below in yellow highlight. Kindly note that your grants are not considered in an \"approvable\" format until the superintendent has signed-off. \n- 2 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nThe following items should have been submitted for approval to your CTAE Director or Supervisor by May 15th. \nAll FY12 Program of Work Annual Report Submission  Approval All FY12 Program of Work Improvement Plan Submission  Approval \n \nCTAE Director / Supervisor should have completed the following: All FY13 Program of Work Applications including Vacancies Submission  Approval The extended day budget should have been generated in a PDF format from CTAERN and uploaded to the FY13 Consolidated Application \n \nJune 29 July 1 \n \nLast day to complete all FY2012 POW Monthly Reports (Save a copy to your computer!) \nFY13 POW Application will open to accommodate the filling of pre-established teacher vacancies, or to accommodate the changes in teacher placement. \n \nQuestions regarding the Extended Day Program of Work Application Process: 1. For questions on CTSO standards, contact the corresponding CTSO State Advisor/State Program Specialist \n2. For questions about the CRE (Career-Related Education) standards, contact Dwayne Hobbs, dhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us \n3. For questions on the on-line functionality, contact the CTAE Resource Network Help Desk at hotline@ctaern.org or Skip Brown at skipbrown@doe.k12.ga.us. \n- 3 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nFrom the Desk of Emily Spann  Development and Transition espann@doe.k12.ga.us \nDevelopment and Transition Update \nAs the 2011-2012 year draws to a close, the members of the Development and Transition state staff would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support of all CTAE programs and initiatives! Many activities and events are planned for the summer and this newsletter will provide you with important dates, including professional learning opportunities. Common Core CTAE Literacy presentations will be available through the Georgia Public Broadcasting website. The links below will include presentations that demonstrate multiple middle school and high school strategies to use in your programs. Middle School CTAE Literacy Presentation: http://www.gpb.org/education/common-core/2012/05/09/technical-subjects-6th-8th-grades High School CTAE Literacy Presentation: http://www.gpb.org/education/common-core/2012/05/09/technical-subjects-9th-12th-grades Please feel free to forward this newsletter to any of your colleagues. We hope you have a restful summer break and we look forward to seeing many of you at the annual GACTE conference on July 15-18, at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta. \nTransition Career Partnership Update \nDual Enrollment/Dual Credit Update Important Reminders: \nAs a requirement of House Bill 186 legislation, any students interested in participating in dual enrollment must have a conference with their high school counselor and complete a participation Sign-off Form. Dual enrollment/Dual Credit is not available for summer school or participation with any out-of-state colleges and universities. \n- 4 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nHigh school students may receive credit for college courses only when enrolled in a dual credit program. Students are limited to 12 semester hours (4 units) per semester and 8 units per year for dual credit participation. Students may earn a total of 8 units per school year, regardless of the combination of high school and college courses they take. Students who earn more than 12 hours per semester receive college credit only for those extra hours and college payment may be required of the students/parents. The Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Course Directory and Move On When Ready Supplemental List for FY 2013 will be available soon for distribution. Continue to check the GaDOE Transition Career Partnership website at the following link: http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/Transition-CareerPartnerships.aspx \nJunior Reserve Officer Training Corp (JROTC) Update \nJROTC Update \nEach fall the University of Phoenix will donate a full scholarship to a JROTC instructor in Georgia. The scholarship may be used by the JROTC instructor to obtain a Bachelor or Masters Degree to improve JROTC instruction. The scholarship application period begins June 19, 2012, with an application deadline of August 2, 2012. A representative from Phoenix will speak about the scholarship at the GACTE Division Luncheon. More information will be coming soon!! JROTC's Teacher of the Year will be announced at the GACTE conference. A draft of the Revised By-laws will be emailed to all JROTC instructors, and these By-laws will be voted on at the GACTE conference. Please be sure to review the draft prior to the conference. The annual JROTC Performance Data Report for FY12 must be sent to the military service representative in your branch by June 15, 2012. Please note: The completed report is not to be sent to the Georgia Department of Education. To start a JROTC program, the first step is to go to any or all of the military branch's JROTC web pages and complete an application. The JROTC program earns vocational weight (K) funding for FTE purposes. This is stated in the FTE Coding information. JROTC does not require an End of Pathway Assessment. The links for all military branches and their instructor's qualifications are located on Georgia Department of Education's JROTC web page. The link to the JROTC section of the GaDOE website is: http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/JROTC-.aspx \nFor more information about the Transition Career Partnership program and JROTC, contact: Gary Mealer, gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us \n- 5 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nProfessional Learning Update \n65th Annual GACTE Summer Leadership Conference \nJuly 15-18, 2012 Renaissance Waverly Hotel \u0026 Cobb Galleria Centre Conference Registration Fee--Members: $290 Non-Members: $450 Registration Deadline--June 22, 2012 All Payments Due--June 29, 2012 \nContact Skip Brown, skip.brown@doe.k12.ga.us, or Matthew Gambill, if you have questions regarding the conference. \nGACTE Conference On-Line Registration Process: \nStep 1: Provide your ACTE membership number in order to register  (the ACTE membership number is located on the mailing label of the TECHNIQUES magazine you receive as an ACTE member). If you need membership assistance, please contact ACTE. \nStep 2: Be sure your ACTE membership is up-to-date. If your membership expires before July 31, 2012, please renew online at www.acteonline.org. You may renew at the GACTE Conference, but this will increase the time it takes to pick up your conference registration. \nStep 3: If you do not have a CTAERN profile, please send an e-mail to hotline@ctaern.org to request a user ID. \nStep 4: Registration for the conference is through the CTAERN website at www.ctaern.org. Login to CTAERN using your CTAERN password (assigned when your profile was created). Then click on the 2012GACTE CONFERENCE link on the left side of the CTAERN homepage to access GACTE registration. \nStep 5: Enter all registration information and be sure to indicate \"yes\" or \"no\" on all conference functions. Click the SUBMIT button after entering your registration information. Your registration is NOT complete until you click SUBMIT. \nStep 5: If you are paying by credit card, your registration is not complete unless you get a confirmation page stating that your credit card payment was successful. \n- 6 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \n \nPlease Note: Be sure to check with your system to see if they are paying your registration before paying with your personal credit card. Credit card refunds are charged a $50.00 processing fee. \nRegistration payments must be received by June 29, 2012 or a late fee will apply. \nRegistration forms and checks should be mailed to: \nGACTE 2012 PO Box 682256 Marietta, Georgia 30068 \n \nComing in the Fall: \nACTE Region II Conference September 27-30, 2012 Greenville, South Carolina For Registration Info: \nhttp://acteonline.org/content.aspx?id=7938 \n \nACTE National Convention \nCareerTech Vision 2012 \nNovember 29-December 1, 2012 Atlanta, Georgia \nFor Registration Info: www.careertechdivison.com Special Georgia ACTE member conference registration rate. \n \nEnd-of-Pathway Assessment Update \nEnd-of-Pathway Assessment Demographic Data Report \nPlease be reminded that the FY2012 EOPA Demographic Data Report is due Friday, June 29, 2012. When completing your report, do not attempt to re-type the Career Pathway Codes nor the Exam Codes. Copy and paste the codes from the documents provided to you in an email dated November 15, 2011. Also, please do not forget to include your system name, system code (a three-digit number) and your school code (a fourdigit number) in your report before submitting it. Your reports should be submitted electronically to Ms. Mamie Hanson at mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us. If you have any questions regarding completion or submission, please contact Ms. Hanson. As always, thank you so much for your assistance. \nFor additional information regarding End-of-Pathway Assessment, please contact Mamie Hanson at mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us or by telephone at 404-657-6279. \n \n- 7 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nGeorgia STEM Festivals \nAerospace STEM Institute The Center for Innovation in Aerospace will be hosting an Aerospace STEM Institute this summer from June 19-20th. The Institute will focus on high school curriculum and will involve visits to aviation industries and development of aerospace lessons in the classroom. For more information, please contact Gilda Lyon at 404.463.1977 or email at glyon@doe.k12.ga.us. Contact Gilda Lyon, glyon@doe.k12.ga.us, for an application or go to our new website at http://stemgeorgia.org STEM Georgia Webpage The new STEM Georgia website is available at http://stemgeorgia.org The latest STEM grants, student scholarships, STEM competitions, workshops, webinars, freebies for teachers and STEM lesson plans are available on the site. Follow STEM Georgia on Twitter Immediate updates on grants, workshops, competitions, scholarships, and STEM resources. http://twitter.com/stemgeorgia \nSave the Dates: \nGeorgia Department of Education STEM Festival at the National Fair When: Oct. 10th, 11th, 12th, 2012 Time: 10:00 am until 8:00 pm each day Location: Perry, Georgia If your school is interested in exhibiting to highlight your STEM program, contact Gilda Lyon at glyon@doe.k12.ga.us or 404.463.1977 \n- 8 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nCareer Development / Student Advisement / Non-Traditional Update 2012 National Career Development Conference in Atlanta, GA, from June 21-23, 2012. The conference theme is Building on the Dream. The conference hotel is the Hyatt Regency on Peachtree Street. Please go to the following website for registration and other important conference information: http://associationdatabase.com/aws/NCDA/pt/sp/conference_info For more information regarding Career Development, Student Advisement, and Non Traditional programs, contact Vivian Snyder, Program Specialist, vsnyder@doe.k12.ga.us, 404-657-8331 \nSchool Counseling Update Upcoming Middle and High School Counselor Professional Learning Opportunities Mark your calendar for the following professional learning opportunities! \nDeadline to Register for the June 2012 Regional Counselor Workshops: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Dates: June 5, June 6, June 7, 2012 (One-day workshops - select only one date when registering) Where: Macon State College. Room 211, 100 College Station Drive Macon, GA. 31206 Who: Local system team - one administrator, one middle school counselor and one high school counselor. Registration email was sent to local school superintendents. \nGACTE Summer Conference  School Counselor Affiliate Sessions  July 15-18, 2012 \n- 9 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \n \nAugust 21, 2012 August 23, 2012 August 27, 2012 August 28, 2012 August 30, 2012 \n \nAugust 2012 \nNorth Fulton County (school TBD) East Jackson High School Bibb County (school TBD) Harris County High School \nDrew High School (Clayton County) \n \nSeptember 5, 2012 September 6, 2012 September 11, 2012 September 12, 2012 September 18, 2012 September 19, 2012 \n \nSeptember 2012 \nFloyd County (school TBD) Fannin County High School Columbia County (school TBD) Statesboro High School (Bulloch County) Rural Development Center (Tift County) Ware County High School (Ware County) \n \n- 10 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nFrom the Desk of Dwayne Hobbs - Program Delivery \ndhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us \nContinued efforts are underway to align Georgia's curriculum to the Federal Career Clusters model as mandated in House Bill 186. Currently, work is underway with advisory committees for each Career Cluster. The Georgia Department of Education has partnered with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to maximize the input from Business and Industry. Another key initiative is a survey of business and industries in partnership with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government-University of Georgia. If you would like to be involved in this decision making phase of the State's curriculum, or if you have local business and industry representatives that would like to serve on an advisory committee, please contact the Program Specialist for your program area. \nCareer Clusters and Pathways There are currently no new courses scheduled to be introduced during the 2012-2013 school year, but advisory committee meetings will continue through the summer and fall to evaluate the current curriculum and alignment to the national Career Cluster model. Your opinions matter! Take a look at www.CareerTech.org for more information on the career clusters. \nCommon Core Literacy Presentation Our CTAE Program Specialists have been busy working on a project to highlight strategies for integration of Common Core into the CTAE curriculum. If you missed the Common Core CTAE Literacy presentation that was shown live through Georgia Public Broadcasting on May 9, you can still watch the archived version. A link will be sent out telling you how to find it after the live presentation is completed. Be sure and check out both the middle school and high school sessions since they both demonstrate multiple strategies to use in your program. \nNew Teacher Workshop in Macon CTAE New Teacher workshop will be Sept. 25-26, at Macon State. This workshop is for teachers with less than three years experience. Even if a teacher is currently in or has completed NTI or PACTE, this is still a very worthwhile event. This does not replace either of those, but supplements what you have or will learn in those programs. This is especially good for those teachers who will not be able to get into NTI or PACTE until after they have taught that first year. This will also be a great time to network with other new teachers and with the experienced teachers who will be presenting at the event. Please spread the word to any new CTAE teachers (except Ag who does their own new teacher program) that sign up on the CTAERN will be available soon. \n- 11 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nHealthcare, Law and Public Safety and Cosmetology \nHealth Science Sharon Norman with Blue Ridge AHEC and Phyllis Johnson have been traveling around the state with Industry Certification on site reviews. Congratulations to all of those schools that have already completed their review and have been awarded the industry certified program credential for 2012. There will be a meeting on the Tuesday affiliate day at GACTE for instructors of the programs that have been awarded the Industry Certification grant for the 2012-2013 school year to answer questions and provide you with information you will need to get started. There will also be a two-day required training in September for all of those schools who will be going through this process for the 2012-2013 school year (dates and times to be announced later). For those who have completed this in the past couple of years, you will be receiving your annual update report to complete very soon. \nGeorgia HOSA Foundation The Georgia HOSA Foundation is proud to announce that over 25 students have received Travel scholarships to help with their cost of attending the National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. The HOSA Foundation extends a thank you to teachers and business partners for their support. Congratulations to all students who will be representing Georgia at this important national event. \nGACTE Session Location Change Due to an increase in Healthcare Science attendance at GACTE, we have been moved to a larger room. We will have four large sessions and a smaller room session during each time slot on Tuesday, our affiliate day. Please make sure to attend the business meeting and luncheon as well. Changes are still being made to the agenda for each session. I will send an updated agenda as soon as possible. Go to www.gacte.org for more information. \nSummer Workshop A summer workshop is in the works to be held during the first two weeks of June or the first week of August. We only had 18 replies to the survey that was sent out to determine the best date. We are attempting to work around HOSA NLC and GACTE. Another option is to offer something on Saturday, July 14. Your input would be greatly appreciated. \nYour Future in Healthcare Magazine Copies of Your Future in Healthcare (also a HOSA Foundation and Georgia Healthcare Science Education Foundation project) will be available at GACTE. Be on the lookout for an electronic link that will be sent out with lessons you can use with the magazine. Not only are these magazines great for your students, but they can be shared with business and industry in your area as well. \nPublic Safety and Cosmetology A summer workshop is being planned for the first two weeks of June or the first week of August. We had 15 total replies from cosmetology and public safety combined to determine the best date. We are trying to work around SkillsUSA Nationals and GACTE. Another option is to offer something on Saturday, July 14. Your input would be greatly appreciated. \n- 12 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nArchitecture, Construction, Communications and Transportation \nFord AAA Auto Skills Competition The Ford AAA Auto Skills competition was held at the NAPA Wildwood campus in Atlanta on Friday, April 27. The top ten teams of 11th and 12th graders competed to make repairs with the highest quality workmanship in the lowest total time. The winners were: \n1st place: Thomson High School, Jason Brooks, Instructor 2nd place: Forsyth Central High School, Marlo Miranda, Instructor 3rd place: Lowndes High School, Corey Nawolski, Instructor \nThe winning two-person team from each state and their instructor are provided expense-paid trips to the national finals in June at the Ford headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Congratulations, everyone! \nCamp T\u0026I Teachers in the Architecture, Communication, Transportation and Logistics teachers are invited to join us at Camp T\u0026I at Savannah Tech in June for a little hands-on time while we sharpen our skills. The automotives group will meet on June 11-14. Broadcast Video, Construction, Drafting and Graphics teachers will be meeting June 13-15. There are special hotel rates available at the Homewood Suites and Residence Inn. Please check the workshop posting for details or contact Carol Burke at cburke@doe.k12.ga.us. \nEconomic Summit at GACTE Conference Make plans to attend the Economic Summit during the GACTE Conference at the Waverly/Galleria complex on July 15-18 for excellent break-out sessions, business and industry representatives, and plenty of opportunities to discuss plans for the re-alignment of the pathways. There will be no new courses introduced for ACCT during 2012-2013 school year; however, we will see new courses and pathways available for 2013-2014. Advisory committee members are still meeting to assess our options and determine the best solutions for our students in Georgia. Thank you to everyone who has assisted in this process so far. We welcome your input! Please email Carol Burke at cburke@doe.k12.ga.us or call at (404) 657-8308 with your concerns and opinions. \nMarketing, Sales and Service \nDECA International Career Development Conference DECA just returned from its international conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. The DECA International Conference hosts 15,000+ students from around the globe. The events are very rigorous and the competition is fierce. \nGeorgia is pleased to report that 43 students were event finalists with the following students achieving 2nd place internationally: \nAmanda Schreiner, South Forsyth High School, Entrepreneurship Participating Independent Event Ellie Forrester and Kaylynn Samples, Lanier Charter Career Academy, Public Relations Project and Taylor Wingard, North Forsyth High School, Sports \u0026 Entertainment Promotion Plan Event \n- 13 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nSix students won national scholarships. Two Georgia schools won Microsoft Technology Application Awards: North Gwinnett High School won this award in the School-Based Enterprise category and Lanier Charter Career Academy won in the Public Relations category. Six DECA Chapters achieved Silver and Gold level certification for their School-Based Enterprises; 11 DECA Chapters received Summit Level Membership Campaign Awards and 3 DECA Chapters were recognized for their DECA Week Campaign. \nA complete list of Georgia's student and chapter finalists and winners will be sent to teachers and CTAE administrators via the CTAE Resource Network e-mail. \nSpecial Populations  Georgia Career \u0026 Technical Education (CTI, CCAE, Project Success) \nCTI and CCAE New Teacher Summer Institute Workshop  CTAERN 3441 The CTI and CCAE New Teacher Summer Institute Workshop (CTAERN 3441) will be held at the Athens Community Career Academy located at 440 Dearing Extension, Building #1 in Athens, Georgia on July 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, and 20, at 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. There is one Saturday workshop day on July 7. The workshop is posted on www.ctaern.org and is now open for registration. There is a block of rooms reserved at The Foundry Park Inn and Spa in Athens, at a rate of $79 a night. This rate is available until June 4, so book early by calling (706) 433-1941. \nIndividuals must be hired by a school system to work as a CTI or CCAE Coordinator in order to participate in the Summer Institute and Internship. Participants will need to bring a laptop. No makeup days or hours will be allowed under any circumstances. Attendance at the Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education (GACTE) Conference on July 15-18 is also required. \nTo become certified as a CTI Coordinator (serves students with IEPs) the following requirements must be met: \nMust hold a valid teaching certificate in the area of Special Education Must attend a three week summer training Must complete a one year on-the-job internship Must have evidence of administration support from both CTAE and special education \nTo become certified as a CCAE/Project Success Coordinator, the following requirements must be met: Must hold a valid teaching certificate in any field Must attend a three week summer training Must complete a one year on-the-job internship Must have evidence of administration support \nFamily and Consumer Sciences (FACS), Culinary Arts, Education \nProfessional Development Please visit the CTAE Resource Network at www.ctaern.org for wonderful professional development workshops that teachers have asked for including Food Science, Consumer services, Early Childhood Education, School Based Enterprises, Culinary, and FCCLA Management. Industry Certification workshops will be posted soon and will be held during the week of June 11, in Middle Georgia. \n- 14 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nCongratulations! Wonderful End of Pathway Results Congratulations to all the Rockdale Career Academy (RCA) students who took a three hour + exam that involved each participant preparing four dishes including deboning a whole chicken, preparing chicken forestiere, steamed broccoli, sauted buttered diced potatoes, and cream puffs with chocolate ganache. These students have also earned their CERTIFIED JUNIOR CULINARIAN certification from our industry certifying organization the American Culinary Federation Educational Foundation: \nAngelea Youngblood DJ Youngblood Ava Gude Jamara Dye Julia Briones Derek Burgess Brittany Claritt Breaunna Cook Katie Lee Georgia Hay Keiandrea Giraud Jacobs Mary Roden \nThanks also to the wonderful instructors at RCA Wes Goodman and Cathy Harris \nCulinary Arts Certificate Teachers teaching any course in the Culinary Arts Pathway must hold a Culinary Arts teaching certificate from the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GAPSC)? FACS certification is not valid for teaching the Culinary pathway courses. Culinary teachers not properly certified should be registered for the Summer Culinary Training to earn their certificate or if they are a certified chef, they should be attending the New Teacher Institute. Please contact Laura Ergle at lergle@doe.k12.ga.us for any questions on this topic. \nCollege Credit for The Teaching as a Profession Pathway As the year comes to a close, please refer to the attachment for guidelines on earning college credit for the Teaching as a Profession Pathway: EDUC 2110 Credit.pdf. \nBusiness and Computer Science \nProfessional Development Opportunities FREE WORKSHOPS...for all teachers! Each year middle and high school teachers have the opportunity to attend many free workshops sponsored by the CTAE Resource Network that aim to meet learning needs of teachers in the classroom. The summer workshop series is entitled Field of Dreams! The idea is if we offer GREAT workshops, TEACHERS will come! The expectation of each workshop is to provide teachers a true learning environment of resources, ideas, lessons, material and/or instructions on materials to use in the classroom to enhance student learning. Workshop instructors are prepared to deliver relevant, up-to-date, and innovative workshops that leave teachers with valuable resources to use when they return to the classroom. \n- 15 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nEnrollment is now open through the CTAE Resource network at www.ctaern.org. Choose from the variety of workshops offered: \nYour PAD or Mine? Integrating iPad Technology into the Classroom All Things Google The Virtual Classroom: Going Green in the classroom with Technology Behind the Scenes: Tips, Tricks, and Projects Wiki? Wiki! WOW! Cool Web 2.0 Tools You have Got to Have for Your Class! Make our Like a BANDIT with FREE Resources! Web Design \"How To\" MSBCS, CCGPS...What I am supposed to teach? Surviving as a Business Teacher Business Essentials-Preparing Students for the \"Real World\" Are you ready for Computer Science? Designing Amazing Websites Having FUN with Computer Applications FBLA High School Advisor Workshop Middle and High School Level \nGACTE All teachers are encouraged to attend GACTE on July 15-18. Sessions are being offered specific to the courses in Business and Computer Science! Register on www.gacte.org. \nYou will mad at yourself if you miss this conference! A dynamic opening session with Harvard Professor, William Symonds, author of Pathways to Prosperity will be the keynote speaker. If you have not heard or read of this, take time to find it! After a full day of sessions to choose from and a networking lunch, Business will end the day with a Business Division Meeting! In this session, Chad Foster will be our guest speaker and will motivate and educate us on money matters. Georgia Business Education Association (GBEA) will provide information, updates, and reveal the new attitude of GBEA, DOE will give details about Career Clusters and what's affecting you. Monty Rhodes will provide a FBLA update for 2012-13 school year, and the Technical College System of Georgia will talk about happenings and activities for high school students! \nTuesday is packed full of awesome workshops that will leave you with resources to take back to the classroom! We will stop at lunch for SHRM to honor Industry Certification Schools, GBEA to recognize Award Winners, and to network with colleagues! Wrap up the conference by attending Wednesday conference sessions and the Awards Brunch! GACTE will honor some outstanding people and conduct the annual business meeting to keep members informed! \nIndustry Certification Congratulations to all the programs who achieved certification this year! For programs currently certified, please continue to support the program as each program should submit the annual report for compliance of standards by June 1. \nPrograms that have applied for the Industry Certification Grant: all teachers teaching in Business \u0026 Computer Science should plan to attend an Industry Certification Prep Workshop this summer! All teachers from one school should make plans to attend the same workshop. Three different workshops are provided and available for registration on the CTAERN for the following dates: \nJune 13, 2012 in Cleveland, Georgia \n- 16 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \n \nJune 21, 2012 in Brunswick, Georgia July 15, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia \n \nAll CTAE administrators are encouraged to attend the one-day workshop along with the teachers to understand the requirements of achieving certification. \n \nWelcome!! \n \nEngineering and Technology \n \nMark Crenshaw has been chosen to replace Ron Barker as the Program Specialist for Engineering and Technology. Mr. Barker retired at the end of February and Mr.Crenshaw was approved at the May 10th State Board meeting as his replacement. Mr. Crenshaw is widely known within the Engineering and Technology profession and has been actively involved in TSA and GETEA. Mr. Crenshaw has a background of varied experiences that will be invaluable to his effort to provide new leadership in this program. Mr. Crenshaw brings a broad perspective to many of the issues affecting the profession. Please join the CTAE Division of GaDOE in welcoming and supporting Mr. Crenshaw in his new endeavor. \n \nIndustry Certification Congratulations to everyone who is completing the Industry Certification process! Many schools are having their final visits right now in the last few weeks of the year. Certification of our programs is an important part of strengthening career and technical education. For more information on Industry Certification, visit the GaDOE website at http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/CTAE/Pages/Engineering-and-Technology.aspx. \n \nThe University of Georgia is currently reviewing and revising the standards and the processes for Engineering and Technology. We would appreciate your input! If you have comments or concerns about the standards, you will have an opportunity to share them with Dr. Roger Hill at rbhill@uga.edu before June 30, when the review will be complete. \n \nGACTE We hope that everyone is planning to attend GACTE this summer for the Education and Economic Development Summit at the Waverly/Galleria July 15-18. There will be several special sessions on Tuesday designed specifically for Engineering and Technology teachers. This promises to be very beneficial information supporting our move to re-align the clusters and career pathways for the 2013-14 school year. For more information, visit www.GACTE.org. \n \nCareer and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) \n \nCTI Georgia CTI has had an amazing 2011-2012 school year! The Annual State Leadership Conference was held on April 25-27, and was a huge success with over 100 judges from different business and industries volunteering their time to give our students guidance and direction on their career pathways. We recognized and honored over 400 students with disabilities for their outstanding achievements. Congratulations go to Loganville High School who received the highest honor being recognized as the Outstanding School of the Year. We wish all of our coordinators a wonderful summer break and we look forward to seeing you at the GACTE Conference in July. Be sure to check out our CTSO Student Showcase on July 15. \n \nJune 8-10, 2012: CTSO Officer Training, Covington, GA \n \n- 17 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nJune 11-12, 2012: CTI Board Retreat, Savannah GA July 15-18, 2012: GACTE Summer Leadership Conference, Atlanta, GA July 2012: New CTI Internship, Athens, GA \nDECA Our 582 Georgia DECA delegates made their way to Salt Lake City for the International Career Development Conference on April 28-May 1. Of the 582 delegates, Georgia had 348 competitors, 128 academy participants, and 21 voting delegates! Georgia DECA members continued to \"Aspire Higher\" and brought home four 2nd Place trophies, 17 overall top 10 medals, 39 finalists' medals, 5 top exam scores, and 7 top role play scores. \nGeorgia DECA, the 2nd largest chartered delegation, was also recognized for having four out of the top ten largest DECA chapters in the world (four out of the top five). South Forsyth High is the world's largest Chapter, Lambert High is the 2nd largest, North Forsyth High is the 4th largest, and West Forsyth High is the 5th largest! \nFBLA Over 300 Georgia FBLA members and advisers are gearing up to attend the 2012 FBLA National Leadership Conference to be held in June in San Antonio. The week after our return from NLC, more than 500 members and advisers will participate in our 7th annual Summer Leadership \u0026 Officer Training Summits on July 9-12 in locations across the state. SLOTS will be held in Swainsboro on July 9, Cordele on July 10, Lithonia on July 11, and in Calhoun on July 12. We will be distributing our Chapter Resource Kits once again at the GACTE Career Tech Expo on July 15-16. FBLA Advisers, be sure to stop by Booth 127 to pick up your materials. If you aren't attending GACTE, please have someone from your school pick this up for you. \nFCCLA Georgia FCCLA has had one of the most successful years ever with increased attendance in every state event. We would like to also congratulate all FCCLA chapters helping make us the largest state delegation in the nation with over 31,000 members in 307 schools. \nJune 11-15, 2012: FCCLA Culinary Academy, Camp John Hope, Ft. Valley June 19-20, 2012: FCCLA Summer Chapter Management Workshop, FFA-FCCLA Center in Covington(Great for New or Veteran Teachers that want to learn more about integrating FCCLA in the classroom) July 8-12, 2012: National FCCLA Leadership Conference, Orlando, Florida \nHOSA Georgia HOSA: Future Health Professionals is ending the year on a strong note! With a record-breaking membership of over 10,400 and the largest State Leadership Conference in the U.S. with over 2,800, we are proud to have gone \"Beyond Possible\" this year. We look forward to seeing our HOSA advisors and chapter officers over the summer at their respective trainings. HOSA Success Day is our training program for local chapter advisors and JumpStart is our training for local chapter officers. Below are some of our upcoming events. \nJune 18-24: National Leadership Conference \n- 18 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nJuly 15: HOSA Success Day July 25-27: JumpStart Officer Training \nSkillsUSA Nearly 300 SkillsUSA members from across the state are preparing to take their skills to the next level in head to head competition against the best of the best from across the nation at the 48th Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City this June. The SkillsUSA Georgia Youth Development Foundation raised $54,075.67 this past year to assist state gold medalist with their expenses associated with attending the national conference. Several of SkillsUSA Georgia's chapters and advisors have already been informed of national awards that they will be receiving at the Opening General Session in June: Debbie Peabody of Union Grove High School will be recognized as the National Region 2 Advisor of the Year; Cross Keys High School is the Grand Prize Winner of the Student2Student Mentoring Program; Ringgold High School Chapter Team is the recipient of the President's Volunteer Service Award for \"Families and Groups\" and Jamar Feggins, Raven Henry, Zachery Bruner of Jordan Vocational High School will receive the President's Volunteer Service Award. \nHave a new teacher joining your school next year or a teacher that is interested in starting a SkillsUSA chapter or making their current chapter more effective? Encourage them to sign up for SkillsUSA University (CTAERN 3440) which will be held on July 15, 2012 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta. \nMay 6  12, 2012  SkillsUSA Week of Service May 18, 2012 - SkillsUSA Appreciation Luncheon for Business and Education Partners June 23-27, 2012  National Leadership and Skills Conference, Kansas City, MO \nTSA Georgia TSA finished its school year strong with over 1,500 students competing at the State Leadership Conference. Students are now preparing for TSA's National Conference, which will be held in Nashville, TN on June 21-25. As the school year comes to a close, teachers are beginning to gear up for next school year's activities. \nSeptember 7-9, 2012: CORE - Chapter Officer Retreat for Excellence October 8, 2012: Technology Day, GA National Fairgrounds November 2-4, 2012: Fall Leadership Conference \nWork-Based Learning (including Youth Apprenticeship) \n- 19 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \nProfessional Learning Opportunities Workshops for Work-Based Learning (WBL) coordinators are now posted on the CTAERN website and available for registration. There are two workshops for experienced coordinators and two workshops for new coordinators. Below are the available Work-Based Learning workshops: \nWBL Update/Refresher, Dublin (experienced coordinators 5 years or more) June 4-5, 2012 WBL Update/Refresher, Cumming (experienced coordinators 5 years or more) June 4-5, 2012 WBL Bootcamp, Gainesville (new coordinators) June 11-14, 2012 WBL Bootcamp, Macon (new coordinators) June 18-21, 2012 \nState Board Rule 160-4-3-.14 defines the certification/training requirements for WBL coordinators: (h) Each Work-Based Learning Coordinator supervising students enrolled in State approved work-based \nlearning courses shall meet one of the following requirements: 1. Hold a valid Work-Based Learning (WBL) endorsement (formerly DCT) issued by the Professional \nStandards Commission and have completed a State approved WBL training session within the past five years. \n2. Hold a valid certificate in any Career, Technical and Agricultural Education field and have completed a State approved WBL training session within the past five years. \n3. Serve as a coordinator for the Youth Apprenticeship Program (YAP) only and attend a State approved WBL training session within the past five years. Please direct any questions and concerns related to Work-Based Learning to Dwayne Hobbs dhobbs@doe.k12.ga.us \n- 20 - \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \n \nFrom the Desk of Chip Bridges  Agricultural Education \n \njbridges@doe.k12.ga.us \n \nAgricultural Education Update \n \nAs we conclude another school year, many of you are already busy planning for next year. I really appreciate the great support and encouragement that each of you have provided to agricultural education and FFA during the school year. It should never go unnoticed that support from great CTAE administrators is a very important part of any successful agricultural education program. Before we get too caught up in making plans for next year, I would like to share some great moments from the 2011  2012 school year. \nThe agricultural education program was able to conduct three major career development event programs at three of the major post-secondary institutions that offer advanced training in Agriculture. The University of Georgia (Athens), Ft. Valley State University, and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College \u0026 UGA  Tifton were the site of these events. On each day, at each campus, hundreds of students from across the state gathered to showcase their technical skill attainment. These events were also important because it helped consolidate events so that your school systems could help cut travel expenses. Hopefully the next year events will be even more successful. It was a record setting year for agricultural education in Georgia again this year. FFA membership will set all time record highs for the 2011-2012 school year. The State FFA Convention saw increased attendance and record numbers. Participation in agricultural education and FFA events across the state is at all time levels. All aspects of the program are growing  except for the budget. The focus of agricultural education teachers across the state to reinforce academics and integrate core subjects into regular program course work is creating some positive results and making agricultural education more relevant than ever. The data shows that students with a well rounded, three circle model, Ag-Ed program are better prepared for a successful future with leadership skills that will be attractive to future employers. \nNow as we end this year and begin to focus on another great opportunity, my wish is that we always remember the most important reason we are members of this profession. 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Map and Government Information Library"],"edm_is_shown_by":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be300-pc8-bp1-bc3-b2012-sfall-belec-p-btext"],"edm_is_shown_at":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be300-pc8-bp1-bc3-b2012-sfall-belec-p-btext"],"dcterms_temporal":null,"dcterms_rights_holder":null,"dcterms_bibliographic_citation":null,"dlg_local_right":null,"dcterms_medium":["state government records"],"dcterms_extent":null,"dlg_subject_personal":null,"iiif_manifest_url_ss":null,"dcterms_subject_fast":null,"fulltext":"Georgia Department of Education \nVolume 2, Issue 2 \nFall 2012 \nCareer, Technical and Agricultural Education \nState Newsletter \n \nSpecial Newsletter Points of Interest \nCTSOs: \nReinforcing Academics \n Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) \n Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) \nCTAE and CTSO Calendar of Activities \nState Program Manager Updates \n \nGreetings from David Turner, CTAE State Director \nI hope that you are having a successful school year! \nAs all of us are aware, we are so fortunate to be members of the CTAE family. We have chosen to work with students and parents in our local community to make a positive impact on the future of our State. We must offer every possible educational opportunity to all of our students as they strive to learn and grow under our leadership and direction. \nThe end of the first semester is quickly approaching and before we know it we will be preparing for another graduation ceremony. The graduation of our students should be the main goal for each of us as educators. It is our responsibility to prepare our students to be successful as they transition into the workforce or pursue higher education opportunities. As CTAE professionals we have the unique programs that combine technical and academic studies with leadership and personal development through our Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs). Each of our CTSOs offers excellent leadership activities that help our students to better prepare for life as an adult. \nIn this newsletter you will find that all of the articles and information focus on the importance of the CTSO. Every aspect of our programs has a direct tie to a CTSO. I believe that a strong local CTSO is a vital component of the success of our CTAE programs. \nI encourage you to examine each of the CTSOs in your local community and determine if they are truly meeting the needs of your students. I hope that you will acknowledge and continue to support those CTSOs that are successful. In the event that you have a CTSO that is not providing the level of performance that your community deserves, I encourage you to work with the CTSO to provide the leadership and support that is needed for success to occur. \nI want to thank you for all that you do for the students in our CTAE programs. We are making a positive difference in our community, one student at a time. \nDavid \n \n Career, Technical and Agricultural Education State Newsletter \n \nCareer Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs): Reinforcing Academics \n \nHealth Occupations Students of America (HOSA) \nCTAE educators have been reinforcing core academic skills in classrooms for years. The belief that a CTAE teacher must teach mathematics or reading is just not so. Instead, educators should incorporate curriculum that clearly provides opportunities to relate core academics into the CTAE skills lessons. There is no better way for this happen than to utilize the skillbased competitive events provided by HOSA. Each competitive event has components that provide for aspects of the core academics of math, science, reading and applying the use of critical thinking. Examples include the Clinical Nursing competitive event, the healthcare-based Creative Problem Solving competitive event or events, such as Biotechnology. \nNo one educator can be expert at everything, which is why collaboration with others, whose strengths may be stronger than your own, is vital to student success. Even for those educators that feel underprepared for the tasks of providing core academics in their own classroom, the CTSO organizations have made it easier for us! How lucky to be on this winning team of advisors making academics relate to the world of work. \nFuture Business Leaders of America (FBLA) \nGeorgia Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is proud to maintain its place as the nation's largest FBLA chapter. To help ensure this national action plans will begin for the advisers. Lesson plans for all Business \u0026 Computer Science (BCS) class \n- 2 - \n \nrecognition, a rollout of comprehensive co-curricular will be issued to each adviser that will incorporate the activities in our National FBLA Business Achievement Awards Program. Members taking our BCS courses will have the opportunity to gain state and national recognition while completing classroom assignments as part of the BCS curriculum. \nSince Computer Applications is one of the largest BCS courses, Georgia FBLA will provide advisers with lesson plans and projects that incorporate actual FBLA data and activities. For example, conference registration data and other FBLA statistics will be incorporated into problems that advisers can use to teach pivot tables, filtering, and graphing while teaching spreadsheets. Advisers will have their students create posters and flyers for FBLA projects and activities while teaching the desktop publishing and business communication units. \nAdditionally, competitive events program will be further integrated into the BCS curriculum. Advisers will be given case studies that have actually been used at state and region conferences to use in the classroom to promote not only success in upcoming competitions but also to develop stronger business acumen among FBLA members and BCS students. Students will be encouraged to develop websites, reports, business plans, and business communications as classroom assignments using the current and previous years' competitive event topics. FBLA is also developing guides and lesson plans for the advisers to use in developing the leadership and essential business skills, such as business presentations, public speaking, impromptu speaking, interviewing skills, and business document preparation. \nNOTE: The January 2013 CTAE State Newsletter will continue Spotlighting additional CTSOs: Reinforcing Academics. \n \n CTAE Calendar of OCTOBER 2012 Events \n \nEvent Date \nOctober 29 \n \nEvent Title \nIncorporating National Certification into your Healthcare Science Programs \n \nEvent Location \nWebinar \n \nEvent Description \n \nAudience \n \nWEBINAR 3:00 p.m. EST National certifications, differentiation, and student preparation. \n \nAll CTAE Healthcare Instructors \n \nRegistration Info \n(if needed) \nClick on the following link: \nhttps://atitesting.webex.com/mw0307l/my webex/default.do?service=1\u0026siteurl=atite sting\u0026nomenu=true\u0026main_url=%2Fmc08 06l%2Fe.do%3Fsiteurl%3Datitesting%26 AT%3DMI%26EventID%3D212934872 %26UID%3D1423685762%26Host%3D5 89c5a3c09260344%26RG%3D1%26Fram eSet%3D2 \n \nCTAE Calendar of NOVEMBER 2012 Events \n \nEvent Date \nNov. 1 Nov. 1-2 \nNov. 2-4 \nNov. 2 \n \nEvent Title \nSkills Connect Exam Webinar \nDECA Fall Leadership Development Conference \nTSA Fall Leadership Conference \nFBLA Adviser Leadership Conf. \n \nEvent Location \nWebinar \nAthens, GA \n \nEvent Description \nWEBINAR Breaking down the Criminal Justice Assessment Pre-conference session by state action team, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and other activities. \n \nAudience \nPublic Safety Educators \nDECA members and advisers \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \nLink will be sent via email. \nwww.gaceca.org \n \nNew Jekyll Island Convention Center and Villas by the Sea \n \nConference with hands-on workshops, seminars and general sessions. Keynote: Al Duncan, Armada Boat Race. \n \nTSA members and advisers \n \nhttp://gatsa.org \n \nSmyrna Community Center \n \nFALCON-1st FBLA Adviser Conf. (FALCON) \n \nDesigned for FBLA advisers of all levels of experience. \n \nhttp://gafbla.webexone.com \n \nNov. 4-10 Nov. 6 \n \nNational HOSA Week \nNational Consortium for Health Science Education \n \nn/a \nWebinar \n \n- 3 - \n \nHOSA Week Activities \nWebinar 3:30  4:30 pm EST Preparing students for the assessment  \n \nAny HOSA member and adviser \nAny Health Science Teacher or Administrator \n \nnone \nClick within 60 minutes of session starting time: \nhttps://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?si d=2012003\u0026password=M.FCE4FD E4535964B7CB7A0729F60012 \n \n Event Date \n \nCTAE Calendar of NOVEMBER 2012 Events  (continued) \n \nEvent Title \n \nEvent Location \n \nEvent Description Audience \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \n \nNov. 6 \n \nCertiport Assessment Training \n \nWebinar \n \nNov. 8-9 HOSA Fall \nLeadership Conference \n \nNov. 9 \n \nCertiport Assessment Training \n \nAtlanta Marriott Northwest, Galleria \nWebinar \n \nNov. 7- 9 \n \nGaETC Ga. Educational Technology Conf. \n \nAtlanta \n \nNov. 912 \n \nEntrepreneurship Education Forum \n \nAtlanta \n \nNov. 10 \n \nAgriculture State Meats Evaluation CDE/State Land Judging CDE \n \nAthens, GA \n \nNov. 9 11 \n \n2012 National Fall Leadership Conference \n \nDenver, CO \n \nNov. 13 \n \nCertiport Assessment Training \n \nWebinar \n \nWebinar Certiport Training 3:30 pm EST Organization Administration \nCompetitive events and leadership activities \n \nAny CTAE Instructor or Administrator \nAny HOSA member and adviser \n \nPre-registration is not required, Conference Room Number: 6456478 Toll-Free Access Number: 800-832-0736 Contacts: Dave Lindsey, Certiport, 888-999-9830 ext. 453, dlindsey@certiport.com Wes Madrid, Certiport, 888999-9830 ext. 254, wmadrid@certiport.com \nhttp://gahosa.org \n \nWebinar Certiport Training 3:30 pm EST Exam Delivery \nTechnology Conf. \n \nAny CTAE Instructor or Administrator \n \nSee information above \n \nAny Georgia Educator http://gaetc.org/ \n \nEntrepreneurship Conference hosted by the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education. \n \nAny Georgia Educator \n \nhttp://www.entreed.org/_network/forum.htm \n \nAgriculture students will compete in the Meat Evaluation and Land Judging CDE events \n \nAgriculture students and advisers \n \nNone required \n \nNational Fall Leadership Conference in Denver, Colorado, November 9-10. \n \nFBLA students and advisers \n \nhttp://gafbla.webexone.com \n \nWebinar Certiport Training 3:30 pm EST Organization \nAdministration \n \nAny CTAE instructor or administrator \n \nConference Room Number: 6456478 Toll-Free Access Number: 800832-0736 \n \n- 4 - \n \n Event Date \n \nCTAE Calendar of NOVEMBER 2012 Events (continued) \n \nEvent Title \n \nEvent Event Description Location \n \nAudience \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \n \nNov. 16 \n \nCertiport Assessment Training \n \nWebinar \n \nNov. 15 \nNov. 1415 \n \nSkillsUSA Full Service membership Deadline 2012 FBLA Fall Leadership Conference \n \nn/a \nAthens, Classic Center, middle level \n \nNov. 1516 \n \nCTI Fall Leadership Conference \n \nSavannah Riverfront Marriott \n \nWebinar Certiport Training 3:30 pm EST Exam Delivery \nDeadline for Full Service membership \n \nAny CTAE instructor or administrator \nSkillsUSA members and advisers \n \nGeneral sessions, leadership training workshops, Battle of the Chapters, world's largest MONOPOLY Tournaments, and many other activities. Conference featuring \nleadership and career \ninterest sessions. \nKeynote: Magic Marc \n \nAny FBLA member and adviser \nAny CTI member and adviser \n \nNov. 16 \n \nCTI Fall Teacher Professional Development (TIPS) \n \nSavannah Riverfront Marriott \n \nCommon Core Literacy standards, strategies for critical analysis of texts and writing \n \nAny CTI teacher or adviser \n \nNov. 16 \n \nWorkshop entitled: \"You Want Me to Teach What?\" \n \nNov. 1618 \n \nDECAWkshop: The Ultimate Power Trip \n \nClassic Center, Athens, GA \nWashington DC \n \nWorkshop conducted by Gilda Lyon and John Pritchett Topics include: Differentiation, CCGPS, Literacy Standards DECA members experience career areas \n \nOpen to CTAE Teachers and Administrators \nOpen to DECA members and advisers \n \nNov. 18 SkillsUSA Day TBD \nwith the Falcons \n \nNov. 29Dec. 1 \n \nACTE National Conference \n \nAtlanta,GA World Congress Center \n \nEncourage participation in SkillsUSA \nCareerTech Vision 2012, International Summit on EXCELLENCE in CareerTech Educ. \n \nOpen to SkillsUSA members and advisers \nOpen to all Educators \n \n- 5 - \n \nConference Room Number: 6456478, Toll-Free Access Number: 800-832-0736 http://skillsusageorgia.org \nhttp://gafbla.webexone.com \nhttp://georgiacti.org \nhttp://georgiacti.org \nCTAE Resource Network www.ctaern.org \nwww.deca.org/events/power \nhttp://skillsusageorgia.org For Registration Info: \nhttp://www.gacte.org/docume nts/ACTE%20Georgia%20Re \ng%20Form.pdf Special Georgia ACTE member conference rate \n \n CTAE Calendar of DECEMBER 2012 Events \n \nEvent Date Dec. 2 \nDec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 5 Dec. 6-7 \n \nEvent Title \nFFA State CDE Competition \nCertiport Assessment Training \nSkillsUSA Day with the Hawks and Speaker Series \nCTI Atlanta Hawks Speaker Series/College Fair CPR Instructor Course \n \nEvent Location \n \nEvent Description \n \nAudience \n \nTifton, GA (ABAC Campus) \nWebinar \nPhillips Arena, Atlanta, GA \nPhillips Arena, Atlanta, GA \nCoffee County \n \nStudent will compete in the area of ENR, Farm Business Management, FFA Quiz, Floral Design, Job Interview, Tractor Operations Dairy, and Cattle Judging Webinar 3:30 pm EST Certiport Training Organization Administration Atlanta Hawks present the annual college fair and sports marketing speaker series Atlanta Hawks present the annual college fair and sports marketing speaker series. CPR Instructor Course \n \nFFA Members and Advisers \nAny CTAE Teacher or Administrator \nAny SkillsUSA member and adviser \nAny CTI member and adviser \nCPR Instructors \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \nNone required \nConference Room Number: 6456478, Toll-Free Access Number: 800-832-0736 http://skillsusageorgia.org \nhttp://georgiacti.org \nwww.ctaern.org \n \nDec. 7 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 \nDec. 14 \n \nCertiport Assessment Training \nCertiport Assessment Training \nWorkshop Entitled: \"You Want Me to Teach What?\" \nCertiport Assessment Training \n \nWebinar \nWebinar \nMacon City Center, Macon, GA \nWebinar \n \nWebinar 3:30 pm EST Certiport Training Exam Delivery Webinar Certiport Training 3:30 pm EST Organization Administration Workshop conducted by Gilda Lyon and John Pritchett. Topics include: Differentiation, CCGPS, Literacy Standards \u0026 Projects Webinar 3:30 pm EST Certiport Training Exam Delivery \n \nAny CTAE Teacher or Administrator \nAny CTAE Teacher or Administrator \nOpen to CTAE Teachers and Administrators \nAny CTAE Teacher or Administrator \n \nSee above \nConference Room Number: 6456478 Toll-Free Access Number: 800-832-0736 CTAE Resource Network www.ctearn.org \nConference Room Number: 6456478,Toll-Free Access Number: 800-832-0736 \n \n- 6 - \n \n CTAE Calendar of JANUARY 2013 Events \n \nEvent Date \n \nEvent Title Event Location \n \nEvent Description \n \nAudience \n \nJan. 2 \n \nHOSA Region n/a Competitions Registration Deadline \n \nDeadline for HOSA Region Competitions \n \nAny HOSA member and adviser \n \nRegistration Info (if needed) \nhttp://gahosa.org \n \nJan. 4-5 \n \nSkillsUSA CTSO Officer Training \n \nFFA Center, Covington, GA \n \nSkillsUSA CTSO Officer Any SkillsUSA \n \nTraining \n \nOfficer and \n \nadviser \n \nhttp://skillsusageorgia.org \n \nJan. 5-6 \n \nSkillsUSA State Officer Training \n \nFFA Center, Covington, GA \n \nSkillsUSA State Officer Training \n \nAny SkillsUSA State Officer and adviser \n \nhttp://skillsusageorgia.org \n \nJan. 7-11 HOSA Region n/a \nCompetitions \n \nHOSA Region Competitions (online testing) \n \nAny HOSA \n \nhttp://gahosa.org \n \nmember/adviser \n \nJanuary 15 - 31 \n \n2013 FBLA Region Leadership Conferences \n \nJanuary 22 \n \nWorkshop \"You Want Me to Teach What?! \n \nVarious Locations \nTifton, UGA Campus Conference Center \n \nFBLA Region Leadership Conferences (RLC) with informative workshops. All objective testing events will be school-site testing. Performance events will compete at the Region Leadership Conference. Workshop conducted by Gilda Lyon and John Pritchett. Topics include: Differentiation, CCGPS, Literacy Standards and Literacy Projects \n \nAny FBLA member and adviser \nOpen to CTAE Teachers and Administrators \n \nhttp://gafbla.webexone.com \nCTAE Resource Network www.ctearn.org \n \n- 7 - \n \n PROGRAM MANAGER UPDATES \n \nPROGRAM DELIVERY UPDATE Dwayne Hobbs, Program Manager \nThe Program Specialists are busy with the transition process of revising Georgia's curriculum to align with the Federal Career Clusters. The Georgia Department of Education, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and the UGA Carl Vinson Institute formed a partnership to survey Georgia businesses regarding the standards needed in Georgia's CTAE curriculum. Meetings are currently being conducted with Business and Industry representatives in each cluster area to validate and summarize the survey results. Soon, curriculum writing will start and courses will be developed or revised to complete the pathways under each career cluster. The goal is to have the new CTAE courses approved by January 2013. These changes will affect students beginning ninth grade 2013-1014. The fall is a very busy time in CTAE. A series of 12 regional CTAE Teacher Drive-in meetings were conducted in \n \nAugust and September and the PowerPoint presentation is now posted on the CTAE/GaDOE website. For specific information about the breakout sessions for each program area, please contact the appropriate Program Specialist. \n \nCTSO activities are well underway with officer training events, fall rallies, and fall conferences being held. Events at the Georgia National Fair in Perry have just concluded with tremendous levels of participation: \n \nCTI DECA FBLA FCCLA HOSA SkillsUSA TSA TOTAL \n \n200+ participants 1100+ participants 7800+ participants 5100+ participants 2500+ participants 1700+ participants 1500+ participants 21,000+ participants \n \nPROGRAM MANAGER UPDATES (continued) \n \nDEVELOPMENT \u0026 TRANSITION UPDATE \nEmily Spann, Program Manager \nNational Perry Fair STEM Festival Update In conjunction with Georgia's CTSO National Fair activities, State CTAE staff hosted a Georgia STEM Festival in Perry, GA on Oct. 10-12. Over 1000 students, parents, and teachers visited the STEM tent to interact with STEM industries and businesses, such as Summit Systems, Texas Instruments, Google, Georgia Power, CPO Science, Lockheed Martin, Vizitech, Science Kit \u0026 Boreal Labs, High Points Learning, Carolina Fluid Components, and ETA. \n- 8 - \n \nPictured to the left are DECA students participating in the STEM Festival. \nThe Festival was also supported through a variety of other educational organizations and postsecondary institutions. Other CTAE activities and programs are planned for CTSOs members, CTAE administrators, teachers, and students; and we hope you will check out the CTAE Newsletter Calendar of \n \n PROGRAM MANAGER UPhDaAs TheElpSe(dcomnotlidn,usehda)pe, and make a positive difference in the lives of many of our future leaders \n \nEvents to participate! In addition, if your school has joined in the past or would like to become involved with High Schools That Work (HSTW) or Making Middle Grades Work (MMGW) under the Department of Education network, please contact Dr. John Pritchett at jpritchett@doe.k12.ga.us. \nHearty congratulations are extended to the first University of Phoenix JROTC Instructor Scholarship winners for this year: SMSgt Torrance L. McGee, USAF, at Ola High School, Henry County; and Major Paul Stinson, Army, Lamar County High School, Lamar County. If you would like information about this scholarship, contact Gary Mealer, gmealer@doe.k12.ga.us. \nAGRICULTURAL EDUCATION UPDATE Chip Bridges, Program Manager \nOne of the greatest moments in my career and one of the best parts of my job will be when I have the privilege of watching our state FFA winners compete during the 85th National FFA Convention. Each of the students has worked hard to be named a state winner and have the distinct honor of representing our state at the National FFA Convention as a competitor. Mr. Cain Thurmond, Southern Region Vice President from Jefferson Georgia will deliver his retiring address, \"Home\" during the National FFA Convention. He has traveled through the United States and aboard promoting Agricultural for the last twelve months. \nIn closing, I would like to extend a heart-felt THANK YOU to all CTAE administrators and the Local school systems for their support that you continue to provide to the FFA students and Agricultural Education instructors. Your help and Support at the regional, state and national events has helped mold, shape, and make a positive difference in the lives of many of our future leaders. \n- 9 - \n \nSCHOOL COUNSELING UPDATE Dr. Myrel Seigler, Program Manager \nThese are exciting times for School Counselors as more emphasis has been placed on the role of the school counselor and the importance they play in guiding students to a successful transition from high school to a path towards being college and career ready. \nMany of the programs designed to help students learn valuable academic and work related skills are in the area of Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE). School counselors from 12 different regions of the state have been attending CTAE Teacher Drive-In workshops conducted by members of the CTAE division of the Georgia Department of Education. This is the first year that all counselors, K-12, have been invited to these workshops to receive information and materials relating to school counseling programs. \nThe attendees have received updates on all CTAE programs as well as the accountability updates and how counselors can assist in ensuring all students receive the necessary academic and career guidance to complete a pathway of interest, ultimately leading to high school graduation and post-secondary plans. We encourage all counselors, K-12, to register and create a profile on the CTAE Resource Network (www.ctaern.org) so that we will be able to have a database of all counselors. 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