Updates



10/8/08: Email from Peggy Torrens
On Monday, October 27 I will be holding a meeting in Wichita to go over the final plan for the Architecture and Construction Cluster. We will look at the courses, sequencing and competencies for the two pathways: Construction and Design & Pre-Construction. We will also have some of our academic and business partners on hand to look at crosswalking our competencies with the State academic standards and those of business/industry. This will be the final opportunity to make adjustments to the plans. We will also discuss the new automated process for pathway approval. Most of the documents are already loaded onto the KSDE website under the Architecture & Construction logo on the main CTE page. Please start looking carefully at these. We are still short a few competencies, but should have them all by the 27th. Registration for this meeting will be on the KSDE website by the end of this week. There will be a $20 registration fee to pay for your lunch and handouts. I’m planning to hold the meeting from 10AM – 3PM. I will be out of the office until Thursday of this week, but will be checking my email. Hope to see some of you tomorrow at Hays or on Wednesday at Hesston. Peggy Torrens  //**Innovation & Improvement **// //**Education Consultant for Industrial, Manufacturing & Engineering **//

10/2/08: Email from Clelia
Several of you asked about Kansas Career Pipeline training last week during my CTE update workshops and I did not have the ESSDACK KCP workshop dates in my head. ** Well, the next Kansas Career Pipeline training with Lori Hopp is next Tuesday at Great Bend ESSDACK (October 7). ** During this training, Lori will showcase the Career Cluster materials that we have gathered and then guide you through the usage of the KCP. Just like her previously offered trainings, ** she will give her participants a manual to help you practice successfully with using the KCP to take with you after the training! ** The training is from 8:30AM-3:30PM with lunch on your own and is $60 for ESSDACK members and $120 for non-ESSDACK members plus a materials fee (I think that it's $10 but Pam will know for sure). ** Call Pam at 620-663-9566 to enroll if you have district staff members that still need this training. ** The Kansas Career Pipeline is the statewide online tool that will provide the career assessments and career plans of study for students!

9/30/08: Latest on Finance Marketing and Health Pathways
Dear CTE Contacts, **I talked to Deb Hinrichs at KSDE today. The work session for Finance and Marketing Pathway development scheduled in October is full! So, no one can enroll now BUT she will post information in her newsletter after that meeting.** Her response was that they just need to watch the KSDE website. Therefore, I will watch for the newsletter update on her website page and then will make sure that my CTE Contacts listserve and my ESSDACK Superintendents listserve know this information since some of you will want to apply for Finance pathways starting about November 15th. If I don't find anything, I will keep checking with Deb until I get information for you! **For those of you that want to apply for the Health Science pathway, the one-day training is from 10AM-3PM at Shear Technology Center on the Hutchinson Community College campus, 1300 N. Plum, Hutchinson, KS 67501 ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008!** According to Karmey, "the training will provide step-by-step instructions to complete the application, resources to support revisions and small group activities. If you are interested in developing a new Health Science Education Cluster/Pathway program you may also want to attend the one-day training. If you have questions, contact Karmey Olson at 785-296-2883 or kolson@ksde.org ." ESSDACK is trying to determine whether or not we need to set up a second set of Integrating Academics with CTE study group dates and we want to select four good dates before the big room is already committed. If your school plans to send a team of 2 or 4 and have not contacted Pam at 620-663-9566 to enroll your team, could you please let me know about your interest. ESSDACK also has Go Sign Me Up computerized enrollment but the study group's pricing structure has caused some difficulties! **So, it's best to call Pam to enroll your school!** I can then make sure that all schools have access to this opportunity and dodge things like spring breaks by planning ahead (to the best of my ability)! Thanks again for your support last week! I had very full sessions and your participation is what makes it possible! Keep the questions coming at 620-694-9289 (my cell) or e-mail me! Email from Mrs. Clelia McCrory, ESSDACK Grants/CTE

**__SEPTEMBER 26, 2008__**
Attendees: Hollie, Scott, Nicole, Brian, and Tamara Clelia's Email: cmccrory@cox.net or cleliam@essdack.org
 * Everything is on a 2 year implementation time frame (refer to timeline)
 * **Every pathway must have a minimum of 3 credit offerings. This allows students to be a "concentrator".**
 * The introductory class must be taught every year and the other classes can be offered every other year.
 * Pathways are 6 year plans (middle school/high school)
 * Everything is going to move to a course code system. This will then move to project-based learning, where the lessons have to be integrated with content areas.
 * Titles of the pathways will be consistent statewide.
 * **2012-2013-There is no longer a VE2 program. It will be completely replaced with Career Pathways. Every high school will be expected to have a career connection.**
 * This initiative is being driven by INDUSTRY as well as KSDE.
 * State assessments are moving towards performance based assessments. They will have the career tech component.
 * Emphasize collaboration between CORE and CTE teachers.
 * Teachers will be expected to teach differently and utilize digital tools (virtual instruction).

__**Pathway Online Application Includes:**__
 * Section I: Demographics
 * Section II: Career Clusters
 * Section III: Pathway Attachments
 * Section IV: Pathway Documentation (filed locally)
 * Section V: CTE Courese Information

__**Suggested Course Outline Format**__
 * 1) Title of Course
 * 2) Length of course including credit/and or clock hours.
 * 3) Grade level
 * 4) Prerequisites, if any
 * 5) List of teaching resources including copyright date if available (need to be less than 7 years old)
 * 6) Brief description of course
 * 7) Outline course content including: foundation knowledge and skills to include academic and technical skills, leadership knowledge and skills, and experience-based learning activities.

__**Course Outline Features:**__
 * Resources/text for a course
 * Brief overview of course.
 * Description of skills and integration factors with math, language arts, science, social studies.
 * Career development skills
 * Leadership skills

__**Advisory Board:**__ There is an advisory board for each pathway.

Strongly recommends us to apply for the "second box" this year: Architecture/construction, finance, human services, marketing.

ESSDACK database study group--They have 67 industry partners.

__**Advanced CTE Workshop**__
Attendees: Brian and Tamara
 * Annual improvement plans need to be in place.
 * Introductory classes are never funded.
 * A consideration is to start small and do those pathways well.

__Questions:__ Can we get double funding...VE2 classes and pathway courses? Will students be exposed to higher level material in history, science, etc. i f they choose different pathways?

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SEPTEMBER 2008
=    =    Microsoft Office 2007 will not be required for Business and Marketing programs until 2009-2010 school year. That will be the same year that the Finance and Marketing Pathways will be released. I would want schools to have current software (Microsoft Office 2007) when they apply and are approved for one of the pathways. deb Deborah K. Hinrichs    -- Education Program Consultant

AUGUST 2008
** Fashion Merchandising/Interior Design: ** fits into the Marketing Pathway which is being developed this fall – do we want to develop this Pathway at the November work group? Fashion Merchandising/Interior Design also fits into the Visual Arts Pathway to be developed at a later date. The difference – a business vs. arts focus…however, look over the Pathways at [|www.careerclusters.org] to see what works for your students and the school system. Go the Blog folder to submit your ideas! http://conferences.ksde.org/Default.aspx?alias=conferences.ksde.org/facsforum Click on the Discussion Threads to start a dialogue. Remember, once we offer a Pathway you have 2 years to make choices… Debra J -FACS Education Program Consultant
 * Work Groups to finish Career Pathways for Human Services ** have been set aside for Western Kansas November 3 and 4 with Eastern Kansas November 6 and 7.