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Volume 7 March 10, 2009 Number 12
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Two special guests will participate in this event: Governor Ritter has been invited to speak on the P-20 Initiative and assist with the awards ceremony. The Asian Pacific Development Center will host Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of the Washington D.C. school district. Ms. Rhee has received national recognition for her school reform efforts. Her keynote speech will focus on educational reform and the role of business and industry. Exemplary CTE programs have been established throughout the state of Colorado. The “Excellence in CTE” Award celebrates local creativity and innovation. Up to eight CTE programs will be recognized, one from each of the following CACTE Divisions:
In addition, up to eight outstanding students (one from each of the following career and technical student organizations) will be recognized:
CACTE and Asian Pacific Development Center encourage you and your district to participate in the Excellence in Career & Technical Education awards. The awards nomination form can be found on the CACTE website: http://www.cacte.org/. For more information about this outstanding opportunity for all stakeholders in education, contact Katy Blatnick-Gagné, CACTE President-Elect at katy.blatnick-gagne@cccs.edu or (720) 858-2713 or John Chin, Asian Pacific Development Center at john.chin@apdc.org or (303) 365 2959 ext. 102. 2009 Regional Monitoring WorkshopsThe Colorado Community College System (CCCS) will host Regional CTE Monitoring Workshops this spring at Trinidad State Junior College, Morgan Community College and the Community College of Aurora. The purpose of the workshops is to provide an opportunity for secondary and post-secondary CTE administrators, school administers and school fiscal and procurement management staff to learn about the monitoring process, procedures, guidelines and expectations for federal compliance with the Carl D. Perkins Act and Title VI, IX and Section 504 (MOA) – Civil Rights. Preliminary agendas for the workshops can be found at http://www.coloradostateplan.com/index.htm. If you’d like to attend, please register online at http://www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?492796. Registration is free of charge, but space is limited so register early! Workshop Schedule: (10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
Questions can be referred to the CTE Monitoring Manager at 720-858-2736, christopher.lee@cccs.edu or Pat Sagrillo at 303-595-1568, pat.sagrillo@cccs.edu. Free Facilitating AvailableAre you starting to think about what to do with next year’s Perkins funds? Not sure where to start the planning? Looking for a fair way to address everyone’s needs? Want to get the planning done early? Need help? Lorrie can be reached at 303-595-1565 or lorrie.toni@cccs.edu.
Free Curriculum Development Assistance AvailableLorrie Toni completed The Ohio State University’s DACUM Institute and is available, at no charge, to facilitate your subject-matter expert panels through the Develop A CurriculUM process. More information about DACUM is available at www.dacumohiostate.com. Users of the DACUM process report the following advantages:
If you need new or revised curricula for CTE programs and would like to know more about the DACUM process, please contact Lorrie at 303-595-1565 or lorrie.toni@cccs.edu.
Math in CTE in Action at Loveland High SchoolLoveland HS students and the practical application of Geometry come together to create homes. Read the story or view the video clip on Denver News4.
Consumer and Family Science is an Equal Opportunity ClassroomFully half the kids pulling homemade wontons out of ovens, arranging stuffed jalapeños on glass plates — and wearing aprons — for the appetizer extravaganza were guys. View Full Story The 2009 Colorado Technology Student Association State Leadership Expo was held February 19-21 at the Denver Tech Center Marriott.More than 475 middle and high school registrants took part in more than 80 technology-related events ranging from Extemporaneous Speaking, and Leadership Challenge to System Control Technology, Structural Engineering, Film/Video Production and so much more!
A special partnership with Kroenke Sports Enterprises, (which includes the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Avalanche and the Altitude Sports Network) resulted in nearly 30 business and industry professionals volunteering to coordinate and judge events. Due to this special partnership, every student, advisor, chaperone and judge received a voucher for two free tickets to a Nuggets or an Avalanche game at Pepsi Center. Thanks also go to all who provided judging expertise for the conference as well as to those who provided prizes and contributed to the success of the events.
Littleton High School was named Chapter of the Year at the high school level, and Goddard Middle School earned Chapter of the Year honors among middle schools. The Advisor of the Year was given to Scott Aurand from Golden High School, who will receive national recognition at the 2009 TSA National Conference in June.
The 2009 National TSA Conference will be held in Denver, CO, June 28-July 2, 2009 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown (formerly the Adams Mark). More than 5,000 students from all over the USA are expected to attend this annual event.
For the national conference, TSA will need more than 250 judges to judge leadership and skills-based events. If you or someone you know is interested in judging for TSA this summer, please contact: Tony Raymond, Colorado TSA State Advisor, at (720) 858-2794, or at tony.raymond@cccs.edu.
Colorado DECA held its 59th State Career Development Conference at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs on February 22-24.This year’s conference was the largest in history with over 2600 students, advisors, judges and guests in attendance over the three days. Students were treated to six outstanding leadership workshops by Jim Wand, The Power of Suggestion, Noel Cunningham, Project Mercy & The Cunningham Foundation and Joe Chavez, Put on Your Cup. The workshops provided students with insights and direction toward furthering their CTE goals. Approximately 2200 DECA members also competed for 356 slots in 37 competitive events for a chance to represent Colorado DECA at the International DECA Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California on April 29-May 1. An additional 100 members will be taken to ICDC in Anaheim to attend Workshops in State Officer Leadership Education & Development, School Based Enterprise, Senior Management Institute, Leadership Development Academy and the Chapter Management Academy.
JUDGES NEEDED for upcoming State Conferences2009 FCCLA State Leadership Conference and Food Events Competition FCCLA State Conference competitive events will be held at the Denver Tech Marriott and the Food Events Competition is hosted at Johnson & Wales, both on Friday, April 3, 2009. Students from chapters across Colorado will compete in 30 different events, ranging from Job Interview and Career Investigation to Culinary Arts and Interior Design. To see the list of events and to sign up, go to: 2009 SkillsUSA State Leadership ConferenceJudges are needed to select the best SkillsUSA students to represent Colorado at the National SkillsUSA Leadership competitions in Kansas City in June. If you would like to volunteer as a judge for the Colorado Skills USA Leadership Competition on April 16, 2009 at the Warren Tech Campus in Lakewood, Colorado, please contact Bob Jager at 719-634-1805 or drj736@msn.com.
Colorado FCCLA State Leadership Conference and Food Events CompetitionYou are invited to join Colorado FCCLA members, advisers, and guests at State Conference where “Heroes Happen” Thursday, April 2, through Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the Denver Marriott Tech Center. Occupational students will perform Heroic fetes at their Food Events Competition in the Culinary Arts Building on the Johnson & Wales University campus, Friday, April 3, 2009. Websites for getting advisers, students, and guests registered are: Note the following deadlines:
2009 CTA Training ScheduleCCCS staff will conduct interactive trainings for teachers and administrators across the state this spring to address CTA Final Financial Reporting. The three-hour trainings will be held in March, April and May (see below). Online registration is required. To register, go to http://www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?443041. Please refer questions to Pat Sagrillo at 303-595-1568.
CTA (formally known as CVA)The new CTA (Career and Technical Act) is in effect for FY 2009. If your district received an invoice for a fiscal year 2005 audit adjustment, please submit payment to CCCS. There has been some confusion about the close out of 2008 Colorado Vocational Act (CVA) activity (this program is currently referred to as the Career and Technical Act (CTA) grant). Most of these questions surrounded the invoicing of a number of 2008 CVA recipients for overpayments made to those recipients during the 2008 funding period. Due to a number of factors that impact the final closeout of FY08 CVA funds, CCCS will be recalculating the final closeout. After February 16, 2009 the 2008 CVA numbers will be re-run and new invoices will be mailed to recipients. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us. The close out for 2009 will be due September 1, 2009. Training dates will be posted online at http://www.coloradostateplan.com/CVAschedule.htm once locations are determined. Please refer to the Administrators Handbook CTA portion or contact us if you have any questions about upcoming CTA reporting.
2008-2009 VE-135/VE-130 Reporting AnnouncementsThere are significant reporting changes for the 2008-2009 year that will affect how you are required to collect and submit the VE-135 enrollment and follow-up.You are strongly encouraged to review the VE-135 and VE-130 collection and submission procedures for 2008-2009 in the PDF document listed under “Section VI - Data Reporting” of the CCCS Administrators’ Handbook on the state plan website at http://www.coloradostateplan.com/admin_handbook.htm. We also recommend that you watch the CTE Trends e-newsletter for VE-135 announcements throughout the reporting year. CCCS is required by law to collect the VE-135 follow-up and enrollment data each year in order to comply with the accountability requirements set forth by both the state-funded Career Technical Act (CTA) and the federally-funded Carl D. Perkins The VE-135 submission deadlines have changed for the 2008-2009 academic year and are as follows:
The VE-135 data will NOT be accepted after the deadline has passed unless your institution has been granted an official extension for extenuating circumstances from CCCS for either the enrollment or the follow-up. Important changes to the follow-up for this year include:
Important changes to the enrollment for this year include:
The VE-130 active teacher data is still required from all institutions with active CTE programs. CCCS program directors’ strongly encourage all institutions to report this data completely so that important CTE correspondence reaches all instructors. The VE-135/VE-130 data collection site at https://ve135.cccs.edu/login.aspx will be undergoing extensive redesign this year in order to meet the changing reporting requirements for 08-09. Sections of the website will be launched in phases as they are developed. Phase I and II have been launched and when you go to the website you will be able to update your VE-130 Active Teachers, retrieve your VE-135 Follow-up completer lists, and submit your follow-up survey data either by data file upload or by single student entry. Contact Julie Eddy, CTE Accountability Director by email at julie.eddy@cccs.edu">julie.eddy@cccs.edu or by phone at 303-595-1527 with any CTE data reporting questions or comments. Thank you for your continued cooperation as we work toward documenting our successes in career and technical education in Colorado. |
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This is issue #712 of CTE Trends. The next issue will be released March 24, 2009.Scheduled publication dates: Mar. 24; Apr. 7, 21; May 5, 19 Distributed to more than a 1,000 CTE educators and administrators throughout Colorado, CTE Trends is made possible through The Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 federal funding as administered by the Colorado Community College System. Editor: Victoria Ekelund |
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Excellence in Career & Technical Education