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SST1 CTE Consultant Lisa Hite holds a bi-monthly virtual CTE Coffee Hour that covers timely career tech topics, successes and challenges as well as upcoming PD opportunities from DEW, SST1, Tech Prep, ACTE and Advance CTE. The sessions link recruitment, selection and placement, and support for students with disabilities to support all learners, and their path to graduation and beyond.

Anyone with career tech courses or interest in adding CT content to their school or district is encouraged to attend. The next coffee hour session is March 19, 2025 from 9:00 - 10:00, Register HERE.

If you would like to watch any of the previously recorded coffee hour sessions, they are available on our website under Career Technical Education / Professional Learning Recordings.

SST1 Consultant Lisa Hite is offering a virtual book study on the book Re-Defining the Goal: The True Path to Career Readiness in the 21st Century by Kevin Fleming. The dates for this book study are June 10, June 24, July 8, August 5, and August 19, 2025. Participants may choose to attend 9:00 - 10:30 or 2:00 - 3:30 each day. Please see the attached flier for all details and registration information.

If you have any registration questions, please contact Jill Barnhisel.

The Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE) has put together a resource page to support career and technical education professionals and their students to seek support for their CTE programs as well as funding assistance for tuition to pursue postsecondary CTE studies. Access the Grants and Scholarships page on ACTE's website HERE.

The Department of Education & Workforce's updated list of approved core curriculum and instructional materials includes all submitted materials that met the required criteria for prekindergarten and kindergarten-grade 5. The updated list of approved reading intervention programs includes all submitted programs that met the required criteria for prekindergarten-grade 12. The Department’s review process is ongoing. A list of core curriculum and instructional materials and reading intervention programs still under review can be found on the Department’s website. The Department will update both lists once all reviews are complete in March 2025. Additional information, including an updated timeline and resources for districts and schools in selecting materials are also available.

Interested in learning about PBIS for the first time, taking your knowledge about positive behavioral supports even further, or advancing your understanding about how to implement this important framework? There are resources and on-line trainings available on Ohio's PBIS website HERE. The website offers:

• modules that support Ohio law
• short learning chapters to fit busy schedules
• video examples of best practices and interviews with educators, staff, students, families and administrators
• flexible on-demand modules at no cost
• reflection questions, activities, sample documents, templates, and notetakers to support your online learning
• certificates and credit available

If you work with young children in early childhood settings, you can also check out the Education Station for the PBIS and Young Learners Series through OCALI.

The 2025 Model Curriculum for World Languages and Cultures is now available. The model curriculum reflects the expertise and collaboration of Ohio world language educators and supports the implementation of Ohio’s Learning Standards for World Languages and Cultures.

The resources in the model curriculum provide a framework for planning and developing curriculum, assessments, and learning experiences for Ohio’s K-12 language learners. Educators will find vertically aligned resources for language proficiency outcomes, intercultural content, instructional and language-specific supports, and career and technology connections.

Literacy Leaders Network | February 25, 2025 | 9:00 - 10:30 | Virtual

Integrating Supports for Students with Disabilities | February 26, 2025 | 9:30 - 10:30 | Virtual

CTE Special Education Leaders Network | February 27, 2025 | 9:00 - 12:00 | Vanguard Sentinel Career and Technology Center, Fremont

Regional Transition Network | February 28, 2025 | 9:30 - 12:00 | Vantage Career Center, Van Wert

Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar | March 3, 2025 | 8:30 - 3:30 | BGSU at Levis Commons, Perrysburg (Closed)

Engagement = Attendance Series | March 4, 2025 | 8:15 - 10:15 or 1:00 - 3:00 | Virtual

Indicator 13 Checklist Training for Transition Plan Writing | March 5, 2025 | 8:30 - 3:30 | Hancock Co ESC, Findlay

Indicator 13 Checklist Training for Transition Plan Writing | March 6, 2025 | 8:30 - 3:30 | Vantage Career Center, Van Wert

Uncover the Roots of Challenging Behavior Book Study | March 7, 2025 | 9:00 - 10:30 | Virtual (Closed)

Literacy in Action Series | March 11, 2025 | 7:30 - 8:30 | Virtual (Closed)

Indicator 13 Checklist Training for Transition Plan Writing | March 12, 2025 | 8:30 - 3:30 | ESC of Lake Erie West, Toledo

Network for Educators of English Learners | March 13, 2025 | 8:15 - 10:00 | Virtual

Instructional Coaching Network | March 13, 2025 | 8:30 - 9:30 | Virtual (Closed)

New Special Education Leaders Network | March 13, 2025 | 9:00 - 11:00 | Virtual

Graduation Power Hour | March 18, 2025 | 8:30 - 10:00 | Virtual

Preschool Open Office Hour | March 18, 2025 | 9:30 - 10:30 | Virtual

CTE Coffee Hour | March 19, 2025 | 9:00 - 10:00 | Virtual

Literacy Leaders Network | March 20, 2025 | 9:00 - 10:30 | Virtual

2/21: Attend free, virtual Human Capital Resource Center’s Power Hour (Creating a Culture of Care: Supporting Educator Well-Being)
2/21: Attend the Support Schools Tool open office hours
2/24-25: Attend 2025 Summer Summit on the Summer Food Service Program
2/25: Attend Ohio AI Education Coalition training series (Model Policy Deep Dive: Academic Integrity)
2/28: Submit materials for Military Signing Day student speaker selection
2/28: Complete Military Signing Day registration
2/28: Complete Federal Quota Registration of Blind Students (superintendents)
2/28: Attend ReadOhio Policy Hour webinar
3/11: Attend In-Person Career-Readiness Leaders Meetup
3/11: Attend Military Signing Day
3/12: Register for Principal Chat (Federal Programs)
3/26: Submit application for Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant
3/28: Attend ReadOhio Policy Hour webinar
3/30: Upload verification of local school board approval of policies and procedures

This document/product/software was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, (Award #H027A160111, CFDA 84.027A, awarded to the Ohio Department of Education). The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, and no official endorsement by the Department should be inferred.