
CTE Snapshots
OCTOBER 2019
THIS MONTH'S TOPICS
- CTE and West-MEC Program Applications
- *Advisory Council Meeting
- *School Based Enterprises
- *High School to Career Expo
- Biomedical Science Students Earn Scholarships
- Curriculum Documents
Career and Technical Student Organizations
- *Fall Leadership Conferences
- *Advisor and Officer Reminders
- District Assessment Information
- *October 29th and 30th Full day PD's
- *PD @ West-MEC
- Reminders
* action item
CTSO Officer Training @West-MEC
DVUSD Business Partner Breakfast
DVHS Spud Wagon is in Business!
CTE Program Applications for 2019-2020 Are Here
Students can apply for DVUSD's Signature programs and CTE Internship HERE
- Use DVUSD student network credentials to log in
Students can apply for West-MEC's Central Programs HERE
All applications must be printed, signed by student, signed by parent/guardian, and submitted to the high school counselor.
Counselors, please send completed applications to Julie Lococo, District Office CTE via district mail. Keep a copy of all application materials for your records.
CTE Fall Advisory Council Meeting
October 3rd is the 2019-2020 Career & Technical Education (CTE) District-Wide Advisory Council meeting for Deer Valley Unified School District. We loook forward to hosting many CTE business and industry partners, stakeholders, and post-secondary representatives ast Avenue 27! Refreshments will be provided by the Avenue 27 student staff.
We look forward to forming mutually beneficial partnerships for teh remainder of teh school year and beyond.
CTE programs are a vital pipeline to the Arizona economy, providing a skilled workforce needed by employers.
Please use the green RSVP button HERE to confirm your attendance!
*High School to Career Expo - October 29th
DVUSD will host the 2nd annual High School to Career Expo on Tuesday October 29th to promote CTE programs to 8th through 11th grade DVUSD students and families. The event be held 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at DVUSD District Office and will include:
- Expo booths for CTE programs
- Hands-on industry activities and demonstrations
- Opportunities to speak with current program students
- Internship information
- Onsite application stations
- DV Online CTE opportunities
Please see CTE Department Chairs at each high school campus for additional information or email jayme.fitzpatrick@dvusd.org.
CTE teachers, complete your participation form here by October 11th.
Biomedical Science Students Earn Scholarships
Congratulations to Mountain Ridge PLTW Biomedical Sciences students Taydem Stephens and Brooke Stallman received American Society of Clinical Pathologists NEXTPO Scholarships on September 11 during the NEXTPO event.
Brooke and Taydem are also members of HOSA.
Photo: Left to Right
Taydem Stephens, Gene Siegal, MD, FASCP. He is the President of ASCP, and Brooke Stallman
Curriculum Documents
Eagle Ink Partners with TSW
Eagle Ink Production
BCHS Early Childhood Ed
*Fall Leadership Conferences
Account codes for registration were provided on your CTSO Advisor Training Folders. You must generate the requisition at your bookstore using the account codes provided to you. You will also need to submit the invoice to your bookstore for prompt payment. Contact carrie.lasharr@dvusd.org if you have any questions.
*CTSO Advisor and Officer Reminders
Please be sure you are working with your officer team to complete the following timeline activities:
November
- Document chapter meetings with agendas and minutes
- Submit all minutes with approved expenditures to your bookstore manager
- Submit all CTSO invoices to your bookstore manager for payment
December
- Submit field trip paperwork and board packets for Spring semester conferences and competitions
Early Childhood CPR Training
Dr. Finch visits Ed Professions
DVHS Hospitality and Marketing New Lab
*Full Day Release PD for CTE
CTE is excite to present a Full Day release PD for all CTE Teachers. Teachers will be grouped by CTSO as follows:
Tuesday 10/29 - FBLA & SkillsUSA Programs District Office 8:00am-2:30pm
Wednesday 10/30 - AFJROTC DECA, EdRising, FCCLA, HOSA, Thespians Programs
Please submit for a sub for your assigned day as soon as possible
Highlights include:
Keynote Rachael Mann - Author of Martians in Your Classroom
CTSO Deep Dives with Patrick Clawson
Career Tree Development
Teacher Choice Breakout Sessions
Look for upcoming registration in Frontline!
*This Fall in DVUSD
Mark your calendar and click the links to register on My Learning Plan for your PD activities.
10/09 (Wednesday) Assessment Development @ District Office 7:30 am - 2:30 pm
- Teachers of Select Programs - Accounting, Animation, Arch Drafting, Business Ops, Finance, Interior Design, Marketing
10/16(Friday) @ BCHS 7:30 am - 2:30 pm
- West-MEC TQI Site Visit
10/29 (Tuesday) @District Office 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
- CTE Full Day PD (See above for Groups)
10/30 (Wednesday) @District Office 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
- CTE Full Day PD (See above for Groups)
*PD @ West-MEC
West-MEC offers a series of professional development courses and workshops available to anyone interested in increasing their skill set. Click on the button below to register on PD Circle.
October
10/3/19 - GSuite 101
10/4/19 - Building a Culture of Gratitude
10/8/19 - Using Advisory Councils Effectively
10/10/19 - Google Classroom
10/17/19 - CTSO Advisor Toolbox
10/22/19 - Serving Exceptional Students in CTE
10/23/19 - Grow with Google
10/24/19 - Google Sheets
10/29/19 - School Based Enterprises
*School-Based Enterprises is mandatory for all teachers wishing to start a new school based enterprise. School-Based Enterprises is highly recommended for all DVUSD teachers currently operating a revenue generating enterprise.
*Helpdesk Tickets
Please be sure to create a helpdesk ticket for any technology issues encountered at the start of school - https://helpdesk.dvusd.org.
Look for upcoming sign ups for Certiport Certification Testing - Coming soon!
Stay Connected
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- Jayme Fitzpatrick, CTE Manager @jaymefitz
- West-MEC @WestMEC
- AZ CTE Curriculum Consortium @AZ_CTE_CC
- #iamcte
Email: cte@dvusd.org
Website: www.dvusd.org/cte
Location: 20402 N 15th Ave, Phoenix, AZ, United States
Phone: (623) 445-4907
Twitter: @DVUSD