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Join the CTE Steering Committee Collaborative:
Next Meeting:
Tuesday
May 15, 2012
3-5 p.m. at the SCCOE
1290 Ridder Park Drive
San Jose, CA
For information, contact: Alyssa Lynch 
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U.S. Department of Education  Releases Blueprint to Transform Career Technical Education
In April, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released the Obama Administration's blueprint for transforming Career and Technical Education by reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Act of 2006. The thrust is to reduce skill shortages, and spur business growth. The department will invest 1 billion dollars in the 2013 school year, but we will not see changes for a full year. The plan is to add 3,000 Career Academies nationwide and increase CTE enrollment by 500,000 students. The proposal for a reauthorized Perkins Act would transform CTE in a new era of rigorous, relevant, and results-driven CTE shaped by four core principals: alignment, collaboration, accountability, and innovation.
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 Evergreen School District to open first New Tech elementary school in Silicon Valley
Evergreen Elementary School District understands what it takes to provide 21st Century Learning to its students. It recently partnered with New Tech Network and it will have the first Bulldog Tech School in Silicon Valley. Bulldog Tech will be a new facility built as an extension to LeyVa Middle School. It will be a school within a school. All classes have a 1:1 student -to-computer ratio with iPads and laptops. All learning will be made up of Project Based Learning where teachers are facilitators and coaches and students take charge of their own learning. |
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Franklin- McKinley  School District to open Health Careers Academy at Sylvandale
Middle School
In fall 2012, more than 100 students will be enrolled in the first Sylvandale Middle School Health Careers Academy. The seventh grade students will stay together as a cohort to attend pre-college-preparatory curriculum with a health career theme. In addition to colleg- level core classes, students will also participate in AVID, PE and a junior Health Occupations Student Association (HOSA). This program has been designed to connect students with the Andrew Hill High School Medical Careers and Biotechnology career academies when they arrive in high school.
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 Live Oak High School cabinet making and construction programs are tops in Santa Clara County
If you are looking to visit a high- quality cabinet making and construction pathway program, Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill is the place to visit. Instructor David Ravizza has it all under one roof! He offers cabinet making and construction classes. The classes are filled with college prep students as well as special education students. His programs provide experiences that truly prepare students for both college and careers. When visiting his classroom you will find a passionate teacher using a smart-board: an organized classroom with plenty of lab space;and students engaged and on task. Also there are an integration of technology, state-of- the art equipment; discussion of standards daily; inclusion of an OSHA certification and a career portfolio for every student, The classes use a program of study with an articulation agreement, and feature multiple samples of student work on the walls and throughout the classroom.
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 Central County Occupational Center Skills USA students strike gold
Four Central County Occupational Center students were awarded gold medals and named best in their field at SkillsUSA state Competition held April 12-15 in San Diego. Six students won the silver, and eight took home a bronze medal. The gold medal winner, Jonmarki Arroyo from CCOC's Auto Body Refinishing class and Andrew Hill High School, received a $29,900 scholarship to Wyotech.
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 One Definition of College and Career Readiness
Since the adoption of the Common Core State Standards, teachers, administrators and parents have asked "What does it mean to be College and Career Ready?" WestEd, and ConnectEd have partnered to develop a framework for College and Career Readiness. Read about Maria's story on becoming college and career ready. Maria attended high school in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Six- week career exploration  integration plan available from Santa Clara County CTE department
Many schools are infusing real world applications, and career curriculum to make programs meaningful and relevant. A six - week career exploration plan with several free web-based resources has been created to help core teachers to infuse career exploration activities in their classes. Try this five-day plan and watch student engagement improve. The Real Game California curriculum can be used for grades 3-12. Several grade-level versions are available. A 10- page review of Career and College Exploration Web Resources has been created by the California Department of Education to help you identify tools best for your site. For more information on tools and support using the resources contact Alyssa_lynch@sccoe.org.
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 CTE people in the news
CTE Coordinator Jody Ewing will retire after working 26 years in the Eastside Union High School District. June Kadayama, ROP specialist will retire after16 years of service with Morgan Hill Unified School District. Metropolitan Education District Superintendent Paul Hay effective May 2013. Gregg Witkin of Boynton Continuation High School in Campbell and Jennifer Hogan of Gunn High School in Palo Alto are both finalists in the Microsoft Partners in Learning's Innovator Education Competition. Advanced Multimedia instructor Bill Row from Live Oak High School had students place third and they received an honorable mention in a state-wide Public Service Announcement contest. Congratulations to all!
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Dates to Calendar
2012-2013 Conference Dates
SCCOE Fourth Annual CTE Conference
NEW- Elementary and Middle School Network Meeting
Steering Committee Meetings
- Sept.13
- Dec. 5
- March 5
- May 15
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