Career & Technical Education

South Dakota CTE Tour November 6, 2018 Minnesota West-Granite Falls Rural CTE Consortium MEMBER SCHOOL DISTRICTS Update the list of partners Update the box South Dakota CTE Tour November 6, 2018 Minnesota West-Granite Falls

State of CTE in Southwest Minnesota

What is LYFT Career Pathways? Launch Your Future Today (LYFT) is a rural career and technical education (CTE) pathway initiative with the purpose of rebuilding CTE in southwest and west central Minnesota.  Brief history of shared CTE and LYFT “LYFT Career Pathway funding support was made available through a $3 million 2017 Minnesota Legislative grant”.

The Goal of LYFT Career Pathways? The goal of LYFT Pathways is for every secondary student in the region to gain marketable skills through meaningful CTE courses and opportunities, which leads to further education and careers that match our region’s labor market needs.

A Collaborative Model Insert some labor market stats in 1 or 2 slides prior to this one

Minnesota River Valley CTE Collaborative PARTNERS SWWC Minnesota River Valley Ed District SW MN Private Industry Council Minnesota West Dept. Employment & Economic Dev (DEED) Yellow Medicine East Lakeview MACCRAY Renville County West Montevideo

Minnesota River Valley CTE Consortium COURSES Taught Using a Hybrid Delivery Model Introduction to Medical and Health Careers Nursing Assistant Introduction to Manufacturing and Engineering Information Technology Concepts Introduction to Education Introduction to Construction Methods Electrical Controls I Electrical Controls II May need to edit this slide

Students participating in MN River Valley CTE courses Isabelle Plagge – MACCRAY Senior – Nursing Assistant Michael Gomez – Yellow Medicine East Junior – Electrical Controls I Calysta Stenson – Montevideo Senior – Intro to Medical & Health Careers

Youth Career Navigator Help facilitate worksite experiences between students, schools and employers Support Employer Partners (worksite supervisors as coaches/mentors) Focus on the design and implementation of the paid experiential learning opportunities Audra’s position

Critical Business Partnerships Talk about postsecondary advisory committees

Critical Business Partnerships Tom will discuss this slide

Promotional Video Senator Gary Dahms Senator Bill Weber Link needs to be updated Keep the video? Senator Gary Dahms Senator Bill Weber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xe6sXF8Tdc

Trends and Impacts Kayla Westra, Minnesota West Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Liberal Arts Research regarding Completion General Studies and Career and Technical Education Pathways (on/off ramps) Stackable

Regional Perspective on Partnerships Jeff Williamson, Minnesota West College Provost Impact Scope Focus

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