Career and Technical Education Career and Technical Student Organizations

1. CTE and CTSOs Career and Technical Education Career and Technical Student Organizations Student Success Michigan Success

2. Career & Technical Education = student success • It’s for students who want to “do” things • It adds relevance to instruction • It strengthens academic achievement

3. CTSO Members... • Learn by doing. • Practice the skills they learn that lead to careers. . . • Are the future leaders Michigan is counting on

4. What do students need to succeed? CTSO's Help Teach all of these. Core Academic skills Job skills Employability skills

5. CTE prepares students for: • College • Careers • Life and leadership in their communities

6. Career & Technical Student Organizations

7. Student organizations are integral to instruction • Unique in public education • Meet the Student Leadership Component of TRAC • Co-curricular activities and experiences for students • The way CTE teaches employability skills • Opportunities to teach applications of academic subjects through competitive events and projects • Strengthen CTE instruction overall

8. CTSOs in Michigan • There is a CTSO for every discipline • Included in federal legislation • Endorsed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals • Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education • Supported by state directors of CTE • Supported by the Michigan Department of Education • 8 CTSOs Nationally, 6 in Michigan

9. Together, they represent: • 1.6 million students annually • 58,000 instructors • 45,265 chapters • 3,081 national business sponsors and partners

10. What CTSO do I join? • Based on the CIP Code of your program • Join the CTSO that is aligned with your program: • BPA – Business • DECA – Marketing • FFA – Agriculture • FCCLA – Family and Consumer Sciences • HOSA – Health • SkillsUSA – Technical, Trade and Service

11. Who are they? Business Professionals of America (BPA)

12. Who are they? DECA—An Association of Marketing Students

13. Who are they? Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)

14. Who are they? National FFA Organization

15. Who are they? Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)

16. Who are they? SkillsUSA

17. Value added to CTE • Student identity • Exciting activities supporting curriculum • Hands-on and academic applications • Student experiences including competitions and leadership seminars

18. Value added to CTE • Student experiences as citizens • Community involvement

19. Value added to CTE • Industry Partnerships • Involve industry in classroom and labs • Help CTE meet industry standards • National, state and local partnerships • Valued in the millions of dollars • Supporting students and instruction • Academic Integrationthrough application

20. Over 3,000 industry partners Including: • Lowe’s • Marriott • Allstate • Shell Oil • Snap-on Inc. • UPS • Verizon • Visteon • American Dental Assoc. • Caterpillar • The Coca-Cola Company • DuPont • Ford Motor Company • General Motors • Glencoe/McGraw-Hill • John Deere

21. CTSOs connect students • To industry • To their instructors • CTSOs connect students to their • individual success • To each other

22. CTSOs make the success connection • Personal skills • Professional skills • Experiences • Networking • Self-esteem • Leadership

23. Student organizations • Help Instructors • Help Industry • Help Students • Teach--and learn--the skills for success