  1300 students from 15 sending schools  8 Career Pathways  23 programs

 Hospitality/Work Readiness Program and Automotive Services Assistance Program › Housed at CTC but NOT considered a CTC program › General education program but geared toward the lower LD/upper CI population › Approximately 40 students enrolled in each program

 Take 1 minute to write 1 sentence about something new that you have learned so far.

 225 students receiving services › Ranges from AI to LD  2 Special Education Consultants on staff › Act as a liaison with home school staff, parents, CTC staff and outside agencies › Monitor that accommodations are being provided and documented by instructors and paraprofessionals

 Consultants attend IEPC’s of new CTC students › Averages about 100 per year!! › Cover sheet/Student Information Sheet is completed › Accommodations are noted and shared with staff › Copies of IEPC are requested

 Meet with Paraprofessionals once a month › Monitor attendance › Discuss accommodations and review documentation › Complete the Consultant Log Sheet

 Students are taught to self-advocate  17 “reasonable”accommodations for CTC  Most difficult to accommodate??

 Started out as a process for10th grade special education students in Ottawa County › Included a tour, ½ day testing, ½ day observation › Limited to special education students and 10 th graders only › In working with all the sending schools, difficult to get students to CTC 3 times

 Made changes to the established process with 10 th graders › Began working with the 9 th grade population  Thought informing students about CTC earlier would educate them on skills/academics needed for success  Created a more “hands on” approach to testing using color groups  Created a math & reading assessment that reflected CTC’s requirements

 Continued concerns: › Lack of follow through with home school staff  Allowing students to visit CTC for the entire process  Using/not using the report recommendations  Students testing in 1 color group and enrolling in a different color group  Students enrolling who didn’t test at all  9 th grade NOT able to have curriculum flexibility

 Where we are today…… › 8 th grade Destination  Open to all students (regular/special)  “Open house”/scavenger hunt format  Simple exposure to CTC options rather than testing  Targeted at younger audience before they make a 4 year plan

 WILDLY SUCCESSFUL!!!  4 middle schools participated  Will expand to 3 days and more schools participating this March

 Students given a map and 40 minutes  Each destination on the card was stamped upon completing the objective  7 different destinations throughout the building

 Early Childhood Careers  Environmental and Agricultural Sciences  Public Safety and Security Services

 Marketing  Culinary/Pastry Arts  Finance  Information Technology  Web Technology

 Dental Careers  Healthcare Foundations  Emergency Medical Services

 Building Trades/Construction Management  Plumbing  Electrical

 Engineering Design/Manufacturing Technology  Welding

 Auto Mechanics  Diesel Mechanics  Heavy Equipment Mechanics  Auto Body Repair

 Printing and Graphic Arts  Visual Communications  Media Productions

 What value do you see in Career/Technical Education?  What are you expecting to see at Open House? ( )

 Materials needed: › Paper › Colored markers › Team work!