careerline tech center

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

Construction Pathway

Transportation Pathway

Arts and Communication Pathway

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

Magnificent Mall:

Magnificent Mall:

Magnificent Mall:

Tropical Paradise: Marketing Culinary/Pastry Arts Finance Information Technology Web Technology

Tropical Paradise:

Tropical Paradise:

Crash Canyon: Dental Careers Healthcare Foundations Emergency Medical Services

Crash Canyon:

Crash Canyon:

Crash Canyon:

Danger Zone: Building Trades/Construction

Management Plumbing Electrical

Danger Zone:

Danger Zone:

Metal Metropolis: Engineering Design/Manufacturing

Technology Welding

Metal Metropolis:

Motor City: Auto Mechanics Diesel Mechanics Heavy Equipment Mechanics Auto Body Repair

Motor City:

Motor City:

Creative Causeway:

Printing and Graphic Arts Visual Communications Media Productions

Creative Causeway:

Creative Causeway:

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!