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 The recent budget cuts to Pima County JTED satellite funding for the 2016-2017 school year have many of our business partners, community members, parents, students, and the families of future students concerned.
Here are a few things you need to know:
- Arizona's budget permanently cuts the funding mechanism for JTEDs, which was overwhelming supported by voters living in more than 100 school districts across the state.
- Satellite programs, which serve 90% of JTED/CTE students in Arizona, will lose 50% of their funding starting in the 2016-2017 school year.
- More than 90,000 students are enrolled in JTED/CTE programs in Arizona, with approximately 15,000 in Pima County, Rio Rico, and San Manuel.
- Arizona's JTEDs have not received 100% of their funding since 2008.
More information is included on the JTED homepage and in the following opinions and editorials:
Did lawmakers kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?
Arizona Capitol Times - April 23
By Superintendent/CEO Alan L. Storm, Ph.D.
JTED program needs to be funded robustly
The Arizona Daily Star/Tucson.com - April 20
By Judy Clinco, President/CEO Catalina In-Home Services
We can't starve career education and expect to thrive
The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com - April 5
Doug Pruitt, CEO Sundt Construction
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Precision Manufacturing Works
For Local Business, Industry
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Pima County JTED students in the Precision Manufacturing program at Desert View High school in Sunnyside School District are reaching out to local business and and finding internships and jobs.
The program's instructor, Cesar Gutierrez, and the Director of Sunnyside CTE, Kathy Prather, said that the program has 20 local manufacturing companies seeking students from the program to place into internships and directly into employment.
Ernesto Moreno is one such student who is currently working at Abrams Airborne Manufacturing, Inc. while attending Desert View. Mr. Moreno recently designed a bolt which he successfully engineered to retrofit a larger part already in production.
"Without the help of the JTED program I wouldn't be able to go to school," Moreno said. "I've become certified in machining and drafting, so now I'm more valuable to industry than some of the students just coming out of college who have never been in a hands on environment.
Gary Abrams, president of Abrams Airborne Manufacturing, Inc. finds the partnership mutually beneficial. He wrote, "This type of education and training is needed to support manufacturing employers in their efforts to grow through a skilled qualified workforce." He recently thanked Mr. Gutierrez for supplying his company with quality employees.
Some of the other members of the Southern Arizona Manufacturers Partnership seeking JTED students through the program at Desert View are Raytheon, and Industrial Tool Die Engineering.
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Cienega Construction Tech Program Receives 25K Grant
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Pima County JTED students in Vail School District's Cienega High Construction Technology program were awarded a $25,000 grant.
The work of four student grant writers and instructor Michael Keck, in cooperation with the Vail Preservation Society resulted in the award through Lowe's Home Improvement and the Career and Technical Student Organization, SkillsUSA.
The money will be used for community improvement projects like the preservation of the railroad section foreman's house that is underway at Esmond Station School which will be finished during the 2015-2016 school year.
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Early Childhood Education Students Win Big at FCCLA Conference
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Pima County JTED Early Childhood Education students in Lauren Moraga's classes at JTED @ Mountain View came away big winners at this year's FCCLA State Leadership Conference.
The team won eight gold medals, eight silver medals, $3,500 in scholarships and 10 students qualified to compete in national FCCLA events.
For the Chapter Service Project gold medal winners and national qualifiers included Samantha Rapp, Quincy Zelinski, Kayla Moore, Makayla Teschner, Taylor Hernandez and Jennifer Mork. For Focus on Children, Kelsey Beckner and Emily Wheeler took silver.
Adrian Ramirez and Deborah Elise Cantrell won gold for Illustrated Talk. In the Job Interview event, Siobhan Frankiewicz qualified for nationals and won gold and a $1,000 scholarship to Johnson and Wales while Bianca Paravano and Alysse Barney walked away with silver.
In the National Programs in Action event, Raleigh Kmet and Olivia Andreatta qualified for nationals and won silver. Courtney Schmelter competed in the Teach and Train event taking gold, qualifying for nationals, and receiving a $2500 scholarship to Grand Canyon University.
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CTE/JTED Teachers Honored
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Two teachers from CTE/JTED programs in Sunnyside Unified School District have brought home awards from state competitions.
Hector Reyes, DECA advisor of Desert View's Hospitality Management program was honored as a Rising Star Adviser.
Also from SUSD, Ana Danehy of Sunnyside High School's Business Management and Administrative Services program was the recipient of the Future Business Leaders of America Lifetime Award at the FBLA Arizona state conference.
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Sincerely,
Greg D'Anna,
Editor, The Way to Work
Mark Anthony Febbo
Writer, The Way to Work
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