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.

CTE Family,

In these unprecedented times, my favorite word has become GRACE. Please allow yourself and others grace as we navigate in uncharted waters. Take time to breath deeply and look outside at the beauty that is provided from our spring rains. Remember we are stronger together, be sure to share resources, and always ask questions.

Be safe and stay well my friends. I look forward to when I can see you in person again!

#StrongerTogether

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

Brought to you by Dr. Benavides at ESC Region 11 Counseling:

If you hadn't had a chance to participate in these webinars, they are recorded for you to utilize as needed and share with others.

The Commissioner was asked about donating health science materials that LEAs have in stock. He shared that, because of COVID-19, that it is an approved use of funds.

You may have already seen some of our Texas districts on the news having done this. KUDOS to all of you for assisting!

Texas Gateway is Up and Running!

• This provides CTE course resources.
• Site: https://www.txcte.org/

Resource Posted on the TEA COVID-19 Website:

The document can be found at this link. The document is in the second column (TEA Resources) and is titled CTE Courses Remote Learning.

Accountability Winter/Spring Learning Webinars:

The upcoming webinar on Understanding the College, Career, or Military Readiness (CCMR) Outcomes Bonus scheduled for May 8, 2020, at 1:00 pm has been postponed due to potential district closures. A new date will be announced later this spring.

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

Companies are working to allow for remote IBC testing:

• If you offer an IBC in your district, reach out to the company you utilize for details.

The Workforce Commission put out this information:

Q: My nurse aide students can't come to class and they cannot complete their externships with restrictions in place at nursing homes. What do we do?

A: As indicated in the Long-Term Care Regulatory Provider Letter from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) (apps.hhs.texas.gov/providers/communications/2020/letters/...)

[2], the Office of the Governor suspend certain regulatory requirements in response to the state of disaster declared in Texas and America relating to COVID-19. Specifically, Item 2.11, Suspension of the Certain NATCEP and Medication Aide Training Program Requirements, suspends requirements related to clinical and skills training in a nursing facility, and the requirement of classroom training to be in person. This will allow NATCEPs and Medication Aide training programs to complete classroom training online and clinical/skills training in a laboratory setting. If you have questions regarding this suspension, please contact HHSC.

You will use the "unpaid option" available in the SAAH (Page 164 for details) if the student is not working.

https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/SAAH201920_v2_strikethru_february2020.pdf

Please be sure that you are documenting how you are providing your Career Prep or Practicum students with work-based learning opportunities. It sounds like you will need to be able to answer how you provided assignments that replaced the training site. (Lesson plans)

This does not mean assign them lots of extra work - you just have to show that we are giving them assignments that would be related to work-based learning.

Any of the sites listed below or any program that allows for virtual career and work-based learning opportunities may help:

• ASVAB Career Exploration Tool
• Career One Stop
  
• Explore-Work - This option was developed by WINTAC as a resource for you when delivering Pre-ETS for students remotely. Explore-Work has the option for the student to choose either the VR counselor or provider to be receiving email notices of student progress from the site.
• Guide to Budgeting
• GCFLearnFree.org program
  1. Everyday Life topics
  2. Build your future

• National Career Development Association-Internet Sites for Career Planning
• National Deaf Center-Top 10 Tips for VR Professionals - There are links under each of the 10 areas with resources that could be used by staff and customers. Areas include decision making, self-determination skills, self-advocacy skills, pre-employment transition services, etc.
• NAVIGATE - Exploring college and Careers through National Reserve Bank of Dallas
• O Net Career Exploration Tools
• Workforce Solutions videos
• Virtual Job Shadow Interviews

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.

The 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)

Be sure to check out THECB updates and changes!

Link to their COVID FAQ is updated regularly.

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• You must complete this document (if you have not already done so).
• Send me your data provided in TEAL Supplemental Report for CTE, district baseline data so I can complete section 6 of the CLNA on behalf of the SSA.
• Submit your CLNA document, having chosen "Apply as Member of SSA" in Part 1: Applicant Designation.

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
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LB 04.02.20