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Welcome CTE Administrators!
This group provides you a way to ask questions directly to others in your specific field of education.
CTE Commission - Scott Starkweather
Do you have reading/content comprehension as a school goal for 2009-10?
Hello, everyone. Lapeer East HS has 63 copies of Chris Tovani's "Do I Really Have to Teach Reading? Content Comprehension Grades 6-12." These books are in great shape,softcover, and 120 pages. The publish date is 2004. This is a great staff development book--easy to read and put to use.
We paid $16 per book but you can have them for far less.
Joe Shoopman
Asst. Principal
Lapeer East HS
810.667.2418 x3117
Who among us has alternative education responsibilities or interests?
Please help MASSP's new alternative education liaison, Ken Willison, gain a clearer understanding of who among us has alternative education responsibilities or interests. If you have any duties in your district related to alternative education ... or if you just have a strong interest in alternative education issues ... please let Ken know who you are. If you prefer not to post to the internet, please feel free to send an email to him at ken.willison@staff.spartaschools.org
Also, if you haven't done so already … why not join the new Alternative Education group? While not much has been posted there yet, we hope to get the ball rolling soon and would love to have all interested parties participate.
Thanks.
Can anyone recommend resources or counsel on starting a staff to student mentor program?
We would like to target at-risk students with a low commitment mentor program intending to reduce drop-out, failure and attendance rates. I am thinking that phone calls home when a student misses school, the normal good morning greetings, and such. I am looking for any suggestions.
Do you visit the MASSP website?
How often do you get on this site? When you do, what do you want to be able to learn, find and or do? Let me know, and I will see what I can do to help. Doni Pummell Region 2 Board Member! It is a goal of the board to make this site better and better for YOU! So what can I do? ( for YOU)
Can anyone provide a sample letter to parents\students announcing availability of the Career Readiness Certificate?
Students took the 3 WorkKeys components needed to qualify for a National Career Readiness Certificate as part of the MME. The results of those tests are now available. OEAA has provided schools with a 6 page PDF of instructions telling students how to log in and register so that they can receive a copy of their certificate, but we would like to send a cover letter to students and parents along with that PDF. Does anyone have a copy of such a letter that they would be willing to share?
Embedded ELA in CTE Courses
I am looking for embedded ELA in any CTE courses. Please post contact information OR Units/lesson plans used in CTE programs.
Cathy Wildes
989 631-5892 ext. 117
Has anyone purchased a cell phone jammer for your school so that students can not use their cell phones in school?
One of our teachers heard about this device on Channel 1. We want to know if anyone is currently using this device and if so, how is it working?
Do you have a suggestion for a CTE speaker for Annual Convention?
MASSP is looking for a presenter for Annual Convention that relates to the needs of the CTE community. We had scheduled Jill Kroll to discuss Perkins funding but she had to cancel. Email jimb@michiganprincipals.org
Center 2 General Update Meeting
Hello MASSP Center 2 Members,
I have scheduled a Center 2 Meeting! Thursday Feb 12th 1:30-4:00. The meeting will take place at my high school, Grayling High School. I have invited Jim and Diane to speak and share "Hot Topics" with us, and they are planning to attend! I look forward to meeting all of you. Please contact me if you have questions.
Center 2 Rep. Doniel Pummell, Grayling High School Principal
kpummell@casdk12.net
Work (989)344-3532 Cell (989)942-6555
Grayling High School
1135 N. Old US 27
Grayling, MI 49738
Online / Integrated Learning Solutions
Jackson County is currently exploring solutions to provide on-line or integrated student assistance in core curriculum areas.
The parameters for the solutions we are exploring are:
a. meet the MMC on-line requirement
b. be engaging for the student
c. allow for credit recovery
d. allow for tutorial preparation / catch-up
e. allow for "first time" option for receiving credit
f. be cost-effective for a countywide purchase
g. be compatible with all operating systems
h. meet Michigan Merit Curriculum standards
My questions are:
1. Does your district currently have a solution in place to address these needs? (If done as an ISD/RESD/RESA or other regional entity please indicate in your response.)
2. If so, what solution(s) are you using?
On line registration for the career center
I am looking for career centers who utilize online registration and are willing to share their methods and tools.
What effective discipline procedures are being employed by middle schools?
We are currently looking at the way our discipline system is being implemented and is it really working? Are detentions and suspensions changing behavior? Just wanted opinions on positive behavior supports, in-school suspension, etc. What is working for you? Thanks for your input and assistance.
Peter Rogovich
Asst. Principal
Legg Middle School
Coldwater, MI
Is your Industrial Tech. program recognized by your district as meeting the VPAA High School Requirement?
A large district in my region needs to know the name of districts recognizing Industrial Technology as meeting the Visual, Performaing, and Applied Arts (VPAA) High School Requirement?
Halyna Bialczyk, Ed.D.
Wayne RESA CTE Consultant
CEPD 42 CTE Regional Admin.
e-mail: bialczh@resa.net
Trimesters for High School, Middle School, Alt. Ed. & CTE
We are doing some preliminary investigating and I could use some information from any of you who have the experience in implementing trimesters. Questions:
How long have you had it in place?
Do you see a positive correlation to academic achievement?
Has it cost you ($$-wise)and if yes, when (what year) did the cost increase become most apparent?
Have any of you who have gone to trimesters then gone back to semesters?
How has the community "bought in"?
Your overall experience in implementing: positive or negative AND how long did it take you to implement?
THANK YOU!!!!!!
Brooke Ballee
bballee@vanburenschools.net
Online Options
We are looking at online options for high school courses and credit recovery options. We are looking at Aventa and Michigan Virtual University. MVU has had some issues in the past. Does anyone have a recommendation or insight (positive or negative) on these or other online options?
Does anyone have a job description for a high school Data Coordinator or Data Specialist?
I looking for a job description of a person on the high school or middle school staff that collects, disaggregates or aggregates, then gives or presents that data to Administration, teachers, school board, etc.
