Career & Technical Education News

ESC Region 11 CTE serves all traditional school districts and 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 CTE needs.

The ESC11 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

If you have not engaged in the CTAT Forum, this is a great opportunity. As questions arise, you can network with CTE Leadership across the state and gain insight on how others are handling details such as accountability, certification testing, online teaching, and much more. We are stronger together!

ConnectCTAT

Texas Gateway Temporarily Under Maintenance

• The gateway closed for maintenance on February 17, 2020, has reopened!
• This provides CTE course resources.
• Site: https://www.txcte.org/

Click here for TEA's most recent IBC reimbursement release of information.

A statewide online resource document that is editable by all for CTE Pathway Resources can be accessed here: Shared Google Document

A statewide shared document with teachers contact information, by courses taught, for collaboration: Shared Teacher Contact Document

The CLNA is best completed in Internet Explorer, and narrative questions are limited to 1,000-character responses. There are resources, including presentation materials on the ESC Region 11 CTE website.

CLNA due date is extended to June 1st. Access to the Perkins V grant application for 2020-2021 requires submission and approval of the CLNA. The CLNA opened February 7, 2020, and both state-level and LEA-level data were released. LEAs that are members of a Perkins SSA will complete portions locally, and ESC Region 11 will complete portions as a group. If you have not supplied your district collaborative information, you must do so through this link.

If you plan to delay your submission, be sure you are aware of what is affected. Read Release

The CLNA-Special Collection (SC) 5600 is now available and can be accessed under the Special Collections tab in eGrants.

Accessing Perkins V Baseline Data

The Texas Education Agency is providing data to support districts with completing the CLNA. The data is available in the TEA Login (TEAL website) within the accountability application. Two data files are available for download under the College, Career, and Military Preparation (CCMP) tab within the accountability application:

• Perkins V CLNA Report (data spreadsheet)
• Perkins V CLNA Supplemental Report (PDF)

Governor Abbot will be hosting a town hall on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please see the link announcement for more information:

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-to-participate-in-statewide-television-town-hall-with-nexstar-broadcasting-to-provide-update-on-coronavirus-response

Lisa Karr, CTE Director for HEB ISD, has successfully submitted her CLNA and been approved by TEA. She is willing to share her info of what she has done. CTENT is hosting a 30-minute meeting via Zoom on March 20th at 8:30 a.m. for those who want to join. There will be a second meeting March 25th at 10 a.m. via zoom. The second meeting will show any CLNAs available again and allow us to spend an hour answering each other’s questions.

Information From Us Regarding Coronavirus:

iWork: Externship is Canceled

Dear Employers and Educators,

Following Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA 08 and guidance received from our funding agency, Texas Workforce Commission, we made the decision to cancel our iWork: Externship initiative.

While this was a difficult decision, we take seriously our role in supporting our community and health care professionals in the ongoing goal of containing the spread of coronavirus.

Additionally, we are hopeful that this change will give educators an opportunity to enjoy their summer break in full and recover from the evolving events affecting school closures and their own workload. In turn, we hope the change affords our employers with the opportunity to focus on their own employees and business objectives.

This initiative has been in the works for several months and reflected the shared efforts of scores of volunteers, employers, educators and community partners. We appreciate your understanding and value your continued partnership in future events.

Thank you,

Your Team at Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas

Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. For the hearing impaired, call TDD 1-800-735-2989 or VOICE 1-800-735-2988. For more information, visit www.dfwjobs.com.

Link to Externship Site

Texas Farm Bureau’s Summer Ag Institute (SAI) for teachers is a four-day professional development opportunity that equips teachers with knowledge of how to incorporate agriculture into the classroom through extensive field experiences, presentations from agricultural experts, hands-on learning, and exposure to resources available for classroom use.

SAI registration is open to any active K-12 teachers across all subjects. All teachers receive 36 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) as authorized by the Texas Education Agency. The cost for SAI is $375; however, county farm bureaus across the state often sponsor teachers from their counties, covering the full cost of attendance, lodging, and most meals. No payment is due at the time of registration as we seek sponsors for registrants. Registrants are notified of sponsorship status soon after registration.

Attached is the flyer for SAI with the registration link included. Teachers can also register here: https://txfb.us/SAIregistration.

For questions, please contact Jordan Walker via email at jwalker1@txfb.org or 254-751-2569.

IBM is hosting two free Artificial Intelligence (AI) institutes in Texas. Institute #1 will be in Austin on April 13-14. ​Institute #2 will be in Dallas on July 23-24. ​All teachers will walk away with tools that they can use in the classroom to teach students. These free programs are run through IBM's social responsibility office. Teachers can register by following the links below:

• Dallas, TX: https://www.mymindsparklearning.org/in-person-institutes/2019/12/6/t15r84f9hr65a1sjuez19lxt5wzk5g-x6jhp-f7g7z-djrkh-9m98m-cp3f5-emcy3-k4ma4-gbn4n-c8b8e-ja4de-x4lmh-2cexl-ypdkx-esl8n-f6xg6-f5ke4-a23c

On-demand institutes that teachers can watch at any time can be found at this link: https://www.mymindsparklearning.org/ibm-on-demand-institutes

Open P-Tech platform IBM created to supplement a teacher's curriculum: https://www.ptech.org/open-p-tech/

Tuesday, June 9th, 9:00 a.m. - Noon CTE Leadership

Tuesday, June 9th, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. ESC Region 11 Perkins SSA Leadership

The University of Texas at Arlington has multiple scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate programs. Check them out!

Scholarship Auction Postponed.

Details about a May date to follow.

CTE North Texas — Regions 10 and 11 (details on website.)

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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ESC11CTE/
Twitter: @ESC11CTE

LB 03.18.20