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Careerline Tech Center. CTC INFORMATION:. www.oaisd.org 1300 students from 15 sending schools 8 Career Pathways 23 programs. Business, Management, Marketing and Technology Pathway. Health Sciences Pathway. Human Services Pathway. Agriscience Pathway. Manufacturing Pathway.
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CTC INFORMATION: • www.oaisd.org • 1300 students from 15 sending schools • 8 Career Pathways • 23 programs
Additional Programs: • Hospitality/Work Readiness Program and Automotive Services Assistance Program • Housed at CTC but NOT considered a CTC program • General education program but geared toward the lower LD/upper CI population • Approximately 40 students enrolled in each program
160…. • Take 1 minute to write 1 sentence about something new that you have learned so far.
Special Education and Accommodations • 225 students receiving services • Ranges from AI to LD • 2 Special Education Consultants on staff • Act as a liaison with home school staff, parents, CTC staff and outside agencies • Monitor that accommodations are being provided and documented by instructors and paraprofessionals
Role of the Consultant: • Consultants attend IEPC’s of new CTC students • Averages about 100 per year!! • Cover sheet/Student Information Sheet is completed • Accommodations are noted and shared with staff • Copies of IEPC are requested
Consultant’s Role Continued: • Meet with Paraprofessionals once a month • Monitor attendance • Discuss accommodations and review documentation • Complete the Consultant Log Sheet
Accommodations: • Students are taught to self-advocate • 17 “reasonable”accommodations for CTC • Most difficult to accommodate??
Vocational Evaluation • Started out as a process for10th grade special education students in Ottawa County • Included a tour, ½ day testing, ½ day observation • Limited to special education students and 10th graders only • In working with all the sending schools, difficult to get students to CTC 3 times
Vocational Evaluation Cont: • Made changes to the established process with 10th graders • Began working with the 9th grade population • Thought informing students about CTC earlier would educate them on skills/academics needed for success • Created a more “hands on” approach to testing using color groups • Created a math & reading assessment that reflected CTC’s requirements
Vocational Evaluation Cont: • Continued concerns: • Lack of follow through with home school staff • Allowing students to visit CTC for the entire process • Using/not using the report recommendations • Students testing in 1 color group and enrolling in a different color group • Students enrolling who didn’t test at all • 9th grade NOT able to have curriculum flexibility
Vocational Evaluation Cont: • Where we are today…… • 8th grade Destination • Open to all students (regular/special) • “Open house”/scavenger hunt format • Simple exposure to CTC options rather than testing • Targeted at younger audience before they make a 4 year plan
And the results… • WILDLY SUCCESSFUL!!! • 4 middle schools participated • Will expand to 3 days and more schools participating this March
“Destination Success” • Students given a map and 40 minutes • Each destination on the card was stamped upon completing the objective • 7 different destinations throughout the building
Magnificent Mall: • Early Childhood Careers • Environmental and Agricultural Sciences • Public Safety and Security Services
Tropical Paradise: • Marketing • Culinary/Pastry Arts • Finance • Information Technology • Web Technology
Crash Canyon: • Dental Careers • Healthcare Foundations • Emergency Medical Services
Danger Zone: • Building Trades/Construction Management • Plumbing • Electrical
Metal Metropolis: • Engineering Design/Manufacturing Technology • Welding
Motor City: • Auto Mechanics • Diesel Mechanics • Heavy Equipment Mechanics • Auto Body Repair
Creative Causeway: • Printing and Graphic Arts • Visual Communications • Media Productions
Questions • What value do you see in Career/Technical Education? • What are you expecting to see at Open House? (10-23-12)
Formative Assessment: • Materials needed: • Paper • Colored markers • Team work!