Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

1. Course Selection Guides: Blazing a Trail for Career Pathways 2005 NTPN Conference Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

2. Student Perspective… Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

3. Have to leave home school Transportation hassles Stigma—dopers, dummies, losers How do I get all my requirements in? But I want to go to college My high school counselor isn’t talking about it Why bother going to CVCC?

4. I like to work with my hands I have a friend who went there and loved it I can’t imagine “loving” school The _______ program was so cool when I visited there It’d be nice to graduate with a skill That's all true...but still...

5. CVCC StaffPerspective…

6. Increase the number of student placements Increase the appropriateness of student placements CVCC GOAL HOW?

7. Increased graduation requirements (HB 55) OGT and remediation Sports and home school activities Home school counselors Preconceived notions about the “old voed” CVCC has no FIRM prerequisites Roadblocks

8. Dispel misperceptions/old news • Educate home school counselors • Show students the way • Make “moms” aware of CVCC as a viable, desirable option YIKES!Clear the debris…cut a pathway!BLAZE A TRAIL!

11. Individuals Indicated by Ohio 12th Grade Students As Most Influencing Their Career Choices (Based on interval sample interviews of 3,053 12th grade students conducted by the Ohio Career Development Program.)

12. We Need to Find a Better Way to Communicate with Students and Parents to Prepare for What Lies Ahead Excerpt: Directorate for Education, Employment, Labor and Social AffairsPublished on:  September 12, 2000 “While there may be no general trend towards increased labor and job turnover, it is true that large numbers of workers move in and out of jobs every year. Both the 1994 and the 1996 Employment Outlooks show that roughly 10% of all jobs are newly created each year and about 10% are destroyed.” “This is a more recent article on “The Future of Work” (29 January 2000), the same newspaper even claimed that ‘the old social contract between employers and workers is being shredded’. The implication is that many, if not most, workers will have to change their jobs and occupations many times throughout their working lives, and certainly change them more frequently than in the heyday of ‘lifetime employment’. The debate about job insecurity and company loyalty has become headline news again, but to what extent does the new economy make a difference? The arguments are widely touted, but what about the facts?” Who Shares This Kind of Information with High School Teenagers? Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

13. Making Links Through Links http://www.cvccworks.com/ Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

14. We have some Models That Work: • Foundation Courses • Learning Springs • Career Pathways Projects Coordinator • Work with Associate School Teachers • Career Pathways Brochure • Work with School-to-Career • High Schools That Work • Linkages to Academic Content Standards and Career and Technical Education Programs • Incorporating Career Pathways into Course Selection Guides/Catalogs • Integrated Learning Activities Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

15. Foundation Courses Career Fields Specialization Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

16. Foundation Courses • Introduction to Art • Beginning Drawing • Computer Applications

17. Career Pathways Brochure Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

19. Activities Indicated by Ohio 12th Grade Students As Most Influencing Their Career Choices Career Awareness Class OCIS HS Course Actual Work Experience No Specific Activity Counseling (Based on interval sample interviews of 3,053 12th grade students conducted by the Ohio Career Development Program.)

20. Course Selection Guides & Career Pathways Cuyahoga Valley Career Center ...The Early Years...

21. Walking Through the Valley... Working with High School Course Selection Guides

22. Alignment w/ODE

23. ODE Career Pathway Model

25. Science Classes Business Ethics Health Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

26. CVCC Pathway Sample Cuyahoga Valley Career Center ...Refining the pathway...

27. Integrated Activities & Academics Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

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29. Keep CVCC information updated Maintain individuality of 7 associate school catalogs Keep associate school information updated Proofread with 100 sets of eyes!!! Coordinate district contacts, students and CVCC staff Coordination Challenge ( or Nightmare!) Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

30. Balance student involvement & learning with quality product Intertwine CVCC pathways in all subject areas within all catalogs Remain flexible & pleasant, yet meet deadlines! (continued) Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

31. Kindling to Launch the Spark... • Financial Resources • Know RFP Process • Use as Learning Tool • Develop a prototype (B/BH) • Transition and Train Users • Create Ownership & Mutual Respect will Develop • Caution to Outdated/Updated Software • Font Compatibility • Remain Calm and Flexible & Prepare to Learn Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

32. Streamline the “process” Get even more specific Adding accreditation/credential to pathway The message is getting out—increase in student numbers and those choosing college Seen as true collaborators (not competitors) working toward what is best for the student! …Starting to see the light Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

33. No Doubt About Growth… 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 New Applications (April) Total Students (October EMIS)

34. No Doubt About Achievement… 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

35. Self Check Cuyahoga Valley Career Center The Courage to Teach Parker J. Palmer, 1999

36. Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Thank You… Celena Roebuck, Director of Curriculum & Technology Celena.roebuck@cvcc.k12.oh.us Loreen Dorin, Special Projects Coordinator Loreen.dorin@cvcc.k12.oh.us