Clackamas C-TEC

In an effort to better communicate with our CTE teachers, I will be sending you monthly emails following our Clackamas Career Technical Education Consortium steering committee meetings that occur on the second Tuesday of each month.

• Explore and advance work-based learning

• Develop messaging to students and families about CTE pathways

• Increase the Retention Rate of Participants (0.5cr or more) to Concentrators (2cr) from 36% to 46% in Four Years

• Purchase equipment/software that supports the school district Integrated Guidance plan for updating equipment to industry standards

• Reduce teacher turnover

• Schools, Programs, and Teachers Develop Meaningful Connections between secondary and post-secondary and with Industry Partners

As we wrap up another school year, I want to take a moment to say thank you. Your dedication to students, your commitment to building meaningful, hands-on learning opportunities, and your constant effort to prepare young people for their futures does not go unnoticed. Career and Technical Education changes lives, and you are at the heart of that work.

I hope you find time this summer to relax, recharge, and take pride in all you've accomplished. You’ve earned it.

Have a great and restful summer!

This may be a good time to talk to your CTE administrator about your program's needs as well as possible professional development opportunities for 2025-26.

A couple of things to remember:

• Your budget must align with our consortium's goals (listed at the top of this newsletter) or with your district's local needs assessment
• Programs that went through the renewal process this year will be awarded a special allocation $4,000 (Cosmetology, Accounting, Health & Biomedical, Agriculture), unless our total allocation comes in substantially under last years number
• Each purchase must include a brief explanation on how the purchase or activity will enhance the program of study
• Here is the incomplete list of Allowable/Unallowable Costs & Activities
• Budgets from CTE administrators are due May 31st

Thank you for your interest in the Educator Externship with Associated General Contractors. We had a great response and quickly filled the spots for this event.

The Clackamas County Educator Externship is an immersive professional development opportunity for MS/HS educators. This experience provides participants with working knowledge of several career pathways and the opportunity to forge authentic

relationships with industry partners. Educators spend 5 days at companies and training programs to experience first-hand about pathways into Manufacturing, Tech

& Construction and the skills youth need to be successful.

Schedule for the week includes:

Monday: Machine Sciences, Willamette River Water Treatment Plant

Tuesday: PGE, NW Technology

Wednesday: Oregon National Guard

Thursday: Timber Lab, NCEA-IBEW Electrical Training Center

Friday: South Metro-Salem STEM Hub, Lam Research

Schools participating in this year's education externship include:

Molalla River Middle School
Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation
Park Academy
Riverside High School
Sabin-Schellenberg Professional Technical Center
Sandy High School
Summit Learning Charter
Tumwata Middle School
Twilight High School Completion Program
Wilsonville High School

Every four years, CTE Programs of Study are required to go through a renewal process and be approved by ODE. This is a great opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of your program

This will be an in-person meeting and you should have everything you need to complete your renewal with your school’s CTE administrator by the end of the meeting. Due to the timing (after school), food will be provided at the meeting.

The consortium’s schedule for this process has not yet been set for each of the specific programs but generally take place in the month of April.

More information will be provided to you in the 2025-26 school year so your program will go through a smooth process as it is considered for renewal.

• Business and Management
• Architecture & Construction
• Information and Communication (Computer Science, programming, web design)
• Manufacturing

This is the second year of the current Secondary Career Pathways Grant biennium. As such, funds much be spent by June 30th of this school year. Any remaining funds will be forfeited and go back to the state.

This year we had 50 programs in our region that earned SCP Grant funds totaling of $417,081. Programs earned these grant funds through multiple performance indicators:

Students earning three or more credits in a single program of study

Students earning a state-recognized industry recognized credential

Here is a link to the current IRCs

The 2032-24 Traffic Light Report has recently been made public. As a consortium, we are required to address the measures that are below the state target. The Reading/Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science data all come from the state testing scores in high school. Why is it called the Traffic Light Report? Because the fonts are in red, green, and yellow depending on your performance as you can see in the original report using the link below.

Performance Measure

Reading/Language Arts

State Goal: 77.43%

Mathematics

State Goal: 42.75%

Science

State Goal: 54.15%

State Goal: 29.0%

Work-Based Learning

1. welcomes an invitation to visit your classroom to inform, motivate and support your students in pursuing a postsecondary degree in Cybersecurity at UO or other institutions across the state

2. The visit team may include a cybersecurity professional, a student ambassador who is pursuing a cybersecurity degree program, and officers from UO admission and financial aid offices

3. Contact NICE@cs.uoregon.edu.

Link to website

• Free
• Clackamas Community College
• Steps for registration:
• Complete an online form at https://bit.ly/ApplyNWCC
• Ask a STEM teacher to recommend you - they will need to write a recommendation
• Follow up registration forms and waivers will be sent to a parent or guardian for their signature.
• Link to Flyer

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• Free
• OHSU
• Aug 4th, 6th, or 9th from 9am - 4pm
• For incoming sophomores, juniors, and seniors
• Link to Flyer

Oregon AHEC Health Care Career Exploration Day Camp – FREE to all participants thanks to scholarships provided by the Oregon Health Authority! Hands-on Activities | Expert Speakers | Career Exploration

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This event is open to students and the public, providing opportunities to connect with local employers in manufacturing, welding, automotive, electrical, and other high-demand trades.
Bring resume and connect with local employers

Link to Flyer

• Monday, July 21: Noon – 3pm - Sheet Metal Institute
• Tuesday, July 22: 9am - 3pm - Sheet Metal Institute
• Wednesday, July 23: 9am - 3pm - McKinstry Company
• Thursday, July 24: 9am - 3pm - IBEW NECA Training Center
• Friday, July 25: 10am – 1pm - Sheet Metal Institute
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Always with a focus on safety, students gain exposure to all aspects of construction from BIM through fabrication and installation. Taught by working craft professionals who are ready to share their career paths and advice.

Link to Registration

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1. Exploring Computer Sciences - 5 days
2. Refresh for Experienced Teachers - 2 days
3. E-Textiles - 4 days
4. School & District Leaders - 4 days

• Daily $250 stipend + fully funded in-person workshops, including hotel
• Research-based computer science curriculum
• Ongoing support for sustained implementation
• Requires commitment from building administrator with signed MOU to implement curriculum
• Teachers do not need to be a computer science teacher

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Design Educators Summit at Lane C.C.

• Four-day conference/course for high school graphic design instructors.
• This course operates as morning and afternoon seminars that provide hands-on learning of new tools and innovative methods for teaching graphic design outcomes that are beneficial to students
• This course will provide information and guidance on the qualifications and processes for teaching available articulated media arts courses through College Now
• Link to registration

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If you plan on attending the Ag. Summer Conference, please register , I will pay that registration fee with Perkins funds. When registering, please put me down Bill Blevins on your registration as the person that is paying the invoice.

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his week-long session will provide you with the confidence to teach manufacturing skills and tools. Designed for introductory and intermediate welding and woodshop manufacturing teachers, this highly customizable and modular course will prepare you for the requirements you’ve never been formally trained on before: hands-on curriculum, maintenance, projects, funding, and machine selection.

You will have the choice to either focus on welding or woodshop. Our goal is for you to leave ready to maximize the shop you have at home. Participating teachers will leave with all electronic resources, a binder of handouts and project guides, project examples you will build in lab and can use in your program when you get home, teaching resources, curriculum, weld examples, and more. You will be asked ahead of time to complete a survey of current level of experience, your shop facilities you have to work with, and other information that will allow the instructors to tailor the week to best fit your needs and wants.

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ODE has announced the release of the first iteration of the CTE Safety Systems Web Page! This landing page is designed to provide valuable resources to help educators, administrators, and our community partners create and maintain comprehensive safety systems tailored to the unique needs of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.

Overview
Safety is paramount in hands-on environments, and this page offers a collection of tools to empower CTE programs in fostering a culture of safety and excellence. By using these resources, we aim to prepare students for successful careers within a secure learning environment.

We are excited to introduce the Clackamas Connect Career Hub. This new secure website will be a powerful database linking schools with industry partners who are eager to support CTE programs. Employers are available for:

✅ Guest Speaking
✅ Company Tours
✅ Job Shadows
✅ Short-Term Internships
✅ Career Fairs
✅ Advisory Committees

This database is is not open to the public and requires a log-in. Your building's CTE administrator has been given an account and many of our college and career counselors have as well. if you would like an account, please request one through by emailing bblevins@clackesd.k12.or.us

Access all the essential information for Statewide Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) here, including:

• Calendar: Upcoming meetings and events
• Meeting Agendas & Minutes: Detailed session plans and summaries of past meetings
• In the News: Career area current events
• Resource Share: Career area-specific materials and information
• SW PLC Directories: Stay in contact with other CTE professionals

Link to PLC Dashboard