CCMR and CTE News

ESC Region 11 CTE serves all traditional school districts and public charter schools in 10 North Central Texas counties. We are here to provide support, information, professional development, and technical assistance. Utilize resources on our website (https://www.esc11.net/CTE) or reach out to Lisa Harrison or Chelsea Reeves for your Career and Technical Education and College, Career, and Military Readiness needs.

It's National CTE Month! What future are you helping students design? Each February, we highlight and celebrate the great things that are happening in our schools and the amazing opportunities students have to investigate, explore, train, and advance the careers that interest them. We know that students who are engaged in learning that is tied to relevant real-world work that interests them will be more engaged, more successful, and more likely to be employed in the career of their choice.

The work you do to provide CTE opportunities for students is life-changing! Our world needs adults who are work-ready, highly skilled, and professional to make our communities strong. We recognize that you are the avenue for this. In this month of February, we want to raise up not only CTE but also the people who are CTE — the ones making a difference every day in the lives of students. We thank you for all you do for students and our communities!

With sincere appreciation,

Chelsea and Lisa

February To-Do List

• Celebrate CTE Month!

• Celebrate National Counselors Week.

• Check on WBL students' continued employment and update training plans as necessary.

• Competition travel is in full swing; share highlights on social media.

• Readjust state and federal budgets as necessary to meet student/teacher needs.

• Attend Spring CTE Advisory Committee Meeting and facilitate program evaluations by business and industry partners.

• Finish ordering materials for 2022-23.

• Facilitate teacher commitment to planning for summer professional development training and/or conferences.

We asked TEA!

“Districts will submit the completed DD Form 4 via a secure upload process.”

Where does this secure upload process take place?

This process is going to be very similar to the current CCMR Verification system, whereby you would upload a PDF copy of the form into TEAL. This military enlistment verification system will exist outside of PEIMS. Similar to the CCMR Verifier, we’ll provide a simple user guide and YouTube video walkthrough of the upload process. We’ll have additional information on this early next spring.

“The submission window for 2023 annual graduates will occur in spring 2024. The submission window for 2024 annual graduates will occur in spring 2025, and so forth…”

What is the “cut-off” date for this data?

The CCMR OB rule adoption established the deadline for enlistment in the military by December 31, immediately following graduation.

Example: Student graduates May 2023 and must enlist by December 31, 2023. The district must upload documentation in the spring of 2024.

A–F Accountability

The agency has released cut scores and scaling resources for campuses registered for and evaluated under alternative education accountability (AEA) provisions. AEA cut scores and scaling resources for the 2023 A–F refresh are available on the 2023 Accountability Development webpage, including the Preliminary 2023 A–F Refresh Cut Scores and Scaling Resources document, which provides baseline data sources as well as 2023 scaled score lookup tables for domain and domain component scores.

Why does the Highly Mobile student group not also include military-connected students?

The statewide average baseline data for military-connected students are about twice as high as the baseline for the other High Focus student groups. Including military-connected data would have affected targets by making them higher. As rates of military-connected students may vary widely from district to district, excluding this data produced targets that are fair yet rigorous for all districts.

• February: Updated 2023 A-F System Framework Release
• April - May: What If Report (TEAL and Public Web) Release
• April - May: Preliminary 2023 Accountability Manual Release
• August 2023: Final 2023 Accountability Manual (All Chapters and Appendices) Release
• September 2023: Accountability ratings under the refreshed system released

(AUSTIN) December 8, 2022 – The State Board of Education (SBOE) is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Student Heroes Award.

Award requirements include the following:

• The service, assistance, and/or good deed must be voluntary and not part of any curriculum, graduation requirement, class, or community project.
• The service, assistance, and/or good deed must benefit other students in Texas, either individually or collectively.
• The benefit may be to students of one campus, district, or community.

Nominations will be accepted through March 31, 2023, at 5 p.m. (CST).

Recipients of the Student Heroes awards will be announced in June. A plaque and medal will be awarded to each Student Hero by his or her State Board of Education member.

Nomination forms and program guidelines are available at https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news- and-multimedia/awards/student-heroes-award.

Online nomination form: https://form.jotform.com/TXEd/student-hero- nomination-form.

For more information, please email heroes@tea.texas.gov or call 512-463-9007.

The DOL convened the fifth meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA) on January 12 at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. The primary purpose of this meeting was an in-depth focus on Youth Apprenticeship and finalizing ACA priorities for the upcoming year. All ACA materials and recordings are available on apprenticeship.gov. LEARN MORE

INTERACTIVE DATA MAP

Fiscal Year 2022 data has officially been added to the interactive Apprentices by State map! OA launched an interactive Apprentices by State map during NAW 2022. It was an instant hit with the apprenticeship system and marked the first public product that OA rolled out as part of its Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) initiative. The Apprentices by State map will be the first of many EDP products created for staff and the public, and it will continue to modernize how we share and analyze our data. LEARN MORE

To access more information:

Homepage | Apprenticeship.gov

In an effort to support reading recovery and children’s literacy success both in and out of school, NCIL has created a comprehensive toolkit for families, including strategies for addressing concerns about children’s literacy development. The toolkit includes an online tutorial, research briefs and infographics, tools and resources, and facilitator guides.

MISSION

Provide educational leadership in developing a competitive workforce.

VISION

Empowering educators to deliver high-quality CTE programs that ensure all students are positioned for career success.

Link to their website

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has published the Question-and-Answer Document for Request for Applications (RFA) 32023-00128 Esports. You may also view other TWC solicitations at Texas SmartBuy.

This RFA does not contain information for customers regarding unemployment benefits, claims, or appeals. None of the contacts identified in the RFA have any information about unemployment benefits or claims. You may access Unemployment Benefits Services if you have questions regarding unemployment benefit services.

• February 23, 2023
  
• March 23, 2023
• April 18, 2023 — Attend Expert-to-Expert (leader collaboration embedded)
• May 18, 2023

Are you new(ish) to your leadership role? Looking to connect with others, build your network of support, and share resources? Join us for "Ready, Set, Grow!" This cohort of CTE/CCMR Leaders is designed to support CTE programming by giving leaders the latest data, resources, and tools customized to the needs of beginning administrators. Meetings will take place from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. on:

• February 23, 2023
• March 23, 2023
• May 18, 2023

Expert to Expert: Connecting Industry Practitioners and Educators

For CTE Teachers and Leaders

April 18, 2023

8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

REGISTER

Expert to Expert will include our Regional Industry Advisory Board Panel, industry-specific collaborations, and more than 20 unique sessions.

Don't miss out!

Coming Spring and Summer of 2023

For Counselors:

April 4, 2023 Module 1: CTE Programs — An Infrastructure for CCMR

April 6, 2023 Module 2: Effective Advising for CTE Programs — Ensuring Access and Removing Inequity

For New Leaders, (second time offered):

August 16, 2023 Module 1: Data-Driven Decision Making

August 9, 2023 Module 2: Partnerships

August 2, 2023 Module 3: Program Design

July 24, 2023 Module 4: CTE Resources

Registration will open in the spring.

Participants will learn how CCMR plays into the accountability system, from Student Achievement and Closing the Gaps Domain to outcome bonuses.

May 31, 2023

9:00 a.m. - noon

Register

The ESC Region 11 CTE Website is an ongoing source of information. Please note that additional pages have been added for support:

• Online Resources
  
• CTE Coffee and Conversation Meetings

• CTE Website
• Charter Schools
• Counseling
• Digital Learning

Follow us on Social Media!

Twitter: @ESC11CTE

Facebook: ESC Region 11 Career & Technical Education - CTE

• ACTE
• CTAT Resources
• Connect CTAT Online Forum
• Resource Google Doc by Pathway
• Texas CTE powered by TEA

Administrator Coach for CTE and CCMR

Email: lharrison@esc11.net
Website: https://www.esc11.net/CTE
Location: 1451 South Cherry Lane, White Settlement, TX 76108
Phone: (817) 740-7527
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ESC11CTE/
Twitter: @ESC11CTE

CTE Coach

Email: creeves@esc11.nert
Website: esc11.net/CTE
Location: 1451 South Cherry Lane, White Settlement, TX, USA
Phone: 817-740-7654
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ESC11CTE/
Twitter: @ESC11CTE

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