Join us each month for relevant discussions regarding Career Technical Education in Ohio. New topics are introduced monthly. In February, we will discuss the completion of Success Plans for at-risk students.
If you’d like to be included on the mailing list to receive the CTE Coffee Hour Zoom link, please email Lisa Hite.
The Career Technical Education (CTE) Connect and Communication Network is a year-long professional learning activity for CTE administrator and educator teams to collaborate with teams from other career tech centers, experience coaching designed to support increased partnerships among districts, and provide opportunities to update or create required documents such as policies and procedures manuals and student success plans.
Session 1: September 29, 2020
Special Education – Participants will explore the history of IDEA and learn about how educator mindset impacts student performance.
Session 2: November 17, 2020
Teams will explore how academic, CTE and Special Education can partner and support each other in increasing student achievement. Participants will practice examining barriers to student learning and brainstorming ways to remove those barriers.
Session 3: January 26, 2021
Participants will learn about Graduation Plans and why Career Tech Education should be part of the discussion as students first create their plan in 9th grade. Team members will brainstorm how to be included in graduation planning and how to include parents in that planning.
Session 4: March 2, 2021
This session is celebration day, a time for you to showcase a positive outcome connected to your 8-step action plan, special populations, partnerships, or student achievement. It will also be a time to learn from other about their successes and lessons learned through their action research.
The 2020-2021 series will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on September 29, November 17, January 26, and March 2. The first two sessions will be held virtually. The last two sessions are scheduled to be held at the Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West in Toledo. Lunch is not provided. Contact hours [20] are available to participants for complete series attendance.
Team Composition
All teams should include at least one administrator (e.g., CTE superintendent, director, special education leader) and CTE teachers, VOSE or special education intervention specialists, academic teachers, guidance counselors, curriculum specialists, admissions office supervisors, and 504 coordinators. Teams are encouraged to attend all four sessions of this series.
Registration
This series has ended.
Join us each month for relevant discussions regarding Career Technical Education in Ohio. New topics are introduced monthly.
In April, we will focus on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and CTE.
If you’d like to be included on the mailing list to receive the CTE Coffee Hour Zoom link, please email Lisa Hite.
Join us each month for relevant discussions regarding Career Technical Education in Ohio. New topics are introduced monthly.
In March, we will talk about sharing CTE with students in grades K – 8.
If you’d like to be included on the mailing list to receive the CTE Coffee Hour Zoom link, please email Lisa Hite.
The Career Technical Education Special Education Leaders meeting provides an opportunity to receive updates regarding special education as it relates to Career Tech Education and network with other professionals working with students with special needs in career tech.
This training is provided for a closed network. Career technical education special education leaders who are interested in this activity should contact Lisa Hite, M.Ed., at 800-346-8495, extension 161 to be included.
Honor an exemplary educator, educator team, and/or student with disabilities by nominating them for the 2021 Horn Walter Burley Outstanding Achievement Awards.
Ohio public schools, community schools, career centers, and county boards of developmental disabilities are encouraged to recognize the achievements of Ohio educators and students with disabilities by recommending them for these prestigious state awards.
- The R.A. Horn Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes the accomplishments of one exemplary special education student from each of Ohio’s 16 State Support Team regions.
- Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator Award is presented to one educator or team from each of Ohio’s 16 State Support Team regions for extraordinary contributions to the education of students with disabilities.
- In addition, the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities Executive Committee will select an Ohio parent to receive the Margaret M. Burley Award.
The annual Horn Walter Burley Awards are sponsored by the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities with assistance from Ohio’s State Support Teams.
Nomination Information
Join us each month for relevant discussions regarding Career Technical Education in Ohio. New topics are introduced monthly.
In April, we will focus on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and CTE.
If you’d like to be included on the mailing list to receive the CTE Coffee Hour Zoom link, please email Lisa Hite.
Schools or districts that choose to complete the PBIS Recognition System Application for 2020-2021 (new or seeking higher level award) must complete the entire application package including the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) and walkthrough. (The TFI and walkthrough may be done virtually for districts or schools with remote learning.)
Important Note: Application materials are due to SST 1 by Saturday, May 1.*
*If you plan to submit a physical binder with your application, it must be received by no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, May 3.
Questions?
For additional support, please contact Tamie Cruz, SST 1 Consultant at 419.720.8999, ext. 123
