Career & Technical Education News

ESC Region 11 CTE serves all traditional school districts and public charter schools in 10 North Texas counties. We are here to provide support, information, professional development, and technical assistance. Utilize resources on our website (https://www.esc11.net/domain/486) or reach out to Lisa Harrison at lharrison@esc11.net for your Career and Technical Education needs.

Hello, CTE Family!

I am excited to say we are quickly packaging 2020 and wrapping up this unique year. This is typically the midpoint of the school year, but that is not necessarily true for 2020-2021. Whether your first semester is ready to end or just take a pause to spend a couple of weeks celebrating with family and friends, I hope you able to enjoy the little extra sparkle and warm wishes that abound in December.

The 2020 calendar year will come to an end, but much of the work of the 2020-2021 school year is yet to come. Be sure to enjoy time to rest and recuperate over your break to sustain you through the work ahead. I recommend pausing to look back at all we learned in 2020. There have been tremendous challenges, but there have also been moments of triumph and great innovation that have come from the resilience of both individuals and teams. I believe we have learned so much through the trials of this past year and will be the better for it in the years to come!

If you have friends or colleagues who need to receive the information coming out of the ESC Region 11 CTE Listserv, please direct them here to join. Remember that we have ongoing leadership support through the "CTE Coffee & Conversation" sessions, where you can collaborate, share best practices, and work through struggles and barriers as well as a CTE Leadership Meeting on January 27th.

I would like to extend warm wishes to you and your families for a healthy, safe, and relaxing holiday!

Lisa

#CTEStrong

This is an opportunity for CTE Leadership to work through local needs in a peer forum. We all need a Professional Learning Network, and CTE Coffee & Conversation meetings provide just that. This began as a COVID-19 support, but has worked so well in our region that we have decided to continue offering it into the future.

Wednesday, December 2nd, at 10:00 a.m. - Register Summary of Finance Training

Wednesday, January 6th, at 10:00 a.m. - Register Workforce Solutions Updates

Wednesday, January 13th, at 10:00 a.m. - Register

Wednesday, February 3rd, at 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, February 24th, at 10:00 a.m.

Join us for our region-wide meeting for leaders of Career and Technical Education Programs in all LEAs. There will be an opportunity to collaborate and go over TEA updates.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

9:00 a.m. - Noon

Virtual - Register

As you plan for your 2021-2020 courses and student registrations, don't forget that Innovative Courses require School Board approval.

There were many new courses (Innovative Courses) introduced last summer that you may want to consider, including as an additional CTE course that can be taught by a SPED-certified teacher called Student to Industry Connection.

Revised versions of the approved Statewide Programs of Study framework documents, the Regional Programs of Study at-a-glance document, and the Statewide Programs of Study at-a-glance files are posted to the TEA CTE webpage ((https://tea.texas.gov/academics/college-career-and-military-prep/career-and-technical-education/approved-cte-programs-of-study). The revisions were prompted by an evaluation of the auto-coding system for CTE programs to maintain consistency in reporting for all local education agencies.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) held a series of meetings with an Industry-Based Certification (IBC) advisory committee made up of representation from TWC, THECB, CTE professional organizations, workforce boards, education service centers, and school districts. The purpose of the advisory committee was to assess options related to the next IBC evaluation process (given the impact of COVID-19) and to provide recommendations on any next steps. The advisory committee recommended forgoing the 2020 update to the IBC list for accountability because of pandemic-based disruptions to the workforce boards and the TEA employer partnerships. In lieu of a 2020 update, the committee recommended using this year and next (2020 and 2021) to make improvements to the process with a new list to be released in 2022.

The TEA will accept submissions of recommended industry-based certifications for inclusion in the 2022 Industry-Based Certifications List for Accountability from stakeholders from December 1, 2020, through January 15, 2021. Use the following link to submit a recommendation:

Qualtrics link: https://tea.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6oslG2bp17p5nhP

Please note: The link will be live from December 1, 2020, through January 15, 2021.

For additional details please refer to the timeline below:

December 2020 - January 2021

Application opens for stakeholders to submit IBCs to be considered in the evaluation process (IBCs on the current list do not need to be submitted)

February-April 2021

A survey is distributed to a representative sample of employers from each industry sector to determine industry validation.

May-August 2021

Collect contextual data to supplement survey data, conduct workforce engagement public comment period, and final analysis to determine industry value

September-October 2021

Evaluate remaining criteria for IBCs that were determined to be industry-valued

November 2021-January 2022

Public comment period and approval of version 3 of the IBC list used for public school accountability

August 2022

Implementation of new IBC list

On August 13, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published in the Federal Register, an extensive document revising the Uniform Grants Guidance (UGG). These administrative, cost, and audit regulations apply to your Perkins V programs as well as all other federal grant activities. These revisions to the UGG will be incorporated into the Education Department of General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) and will have a July 1, 2021, effective date for Perkins expenditures.

The revisions cover internal controls on financial management, procurement, performance and budget periods, obligation and liquidation periods, indirect costs, pre-award costs, risk assessments, pass-through responsibilities, and the elimination of non-binding guidance (such as using Perkins funds for meals). A webinar was presented on 11/10/20 by Michael Brustein and Steven Spillan from Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC. The webinar recording is available to interested individuals. Please register through the following link:

https://www.bigmarker.com/brustein-manasevit-pllc2/Grant-Management-Rules-on-GEER-Other-Federal-Programs

Materials will be posted to the TEA CTE Website.

Be watching for resources in the following categories:

• Hands-on Activities
• Industry-Based Credentials
• Work-Based Learning

An amazing free VIRTUAL opportunity for Education and Training Students!

Mark February 17th on your calendar and share registration details with your Education and Training Teachers!

Check out the ESC Region 11 Blended Learning Blog! #hybrid solutions... steal away!

Five Texas CSTA chapters (Alamo, Central Texas, DFW, Greater Houston, and Paso Del Norte) are collaborating this year to offer the Texas CSTA Chapters Virtual Conference 2021 on Saturday, February 13, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CST.

Please encourage your CS teachers to participate.

We invite all CTE administrators who support CS to come to learn more about our program.

Check out our website for more information.

https://dfwcsta.com/page/texas-csta-chapters-virtual-conference-2021

Cost:

• $10 CSTA+ members
• $20 CSTA Basic members
• $30 non-members

Call for Proposals: Submit a Proposal - Due December 1, 2020

Please spread the word to the teachers and counselors within your school district who are promoting Hospitality, Tourism, and Merchandising programs. This is a series of virtual guest presentations for their classrooms.

Soar Higher Guest Lectures for local ISD teachers/counselors:

https://cmht.unt.edu/soar-higher-guest-lectures

The topics included on the UNT College of Merchandising, Hospitality & Tourism Soar Higher Guest Lectures are developed as approximately one-hour presentations designed to be the guest speaker topics for your classroom or as brown-bag topics for your team. They can be delivered live via Zoom and customized as needed to meet the learning needs of your district.

Many topics for many of your CTE Programs of Study Classes!

FREE to download from their website.

SAMPLE:

The 2020 STEM Video Contest, sponsored by State Farm, invites middle school students to describe an engineering career in a self-created video entitled Be An Engineer! High school students are invited to create a fun video around the topic Improving Life in the Future with Artificial Intelligence! Reaching younger kids to share how inspiring STEM paths are will pay off for these students and our community in the long run.

This contest seeks to help fill the Tech Titans STEM resource vault and provide professionals and educators compelling content to use while working with students. Videos will target elementary students, describe a technology or career, and create excitement about its future and how students can play a part in it. Middle school and high school winners in each area will receive $1,000.

This year, submissions will be accepted starting Thursday, October 1, and are due by Friday, January 15. Winners will be announced by March 1, 2021.

If you know any students who are creative, technical, or think video production is in their future, please let them know about this opportunity. If you know any educators, home school groups, or parents who would like an activity for their students, please share the STEM Video Contest. View our 2019 winners and promotion video to experience some creative and innovative students promoting STEM. All information may be found at STEM Video - Tech Titans

Volunteers, including technical experts, professionals, educators, and video production teams will be needed starting in October to help mentor student teams if they ask for help. Judges are also needed to give feedback to our aspiring producers during an evening set aside for judging in late January/early February 2021. Consider donating some time for this effort or contacting another source to help. Send a note to stem@techtitans.org to sign up for ~5 hours of a time commitment.

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

• Assistance During COVID-19 District Closures
• Online Resources
• Weekly CTE Coffee and Conversation meetings.
• Twitter @ESC11CTE
• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ESC11CTE

• CTE Website
• Learning@11
• Charter Schools
• Counseling
• Digital Learning

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• CTAT Resources
• Connect CTAT Online Forum
• Resource Google Doc, by pathway
• Texas CTE powered by TEA

Lisa Harrison, M.Ed.

Career & Technical Education

Email: lharrison@esc11.net
Website: https://www.esc11.net/domain/486
Location: 1451 South Cherry Lane, White Settlement, TX 76108
Phone: (817) 740-7527
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Twitter: @ESC11CTE

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