1. Northwest Region OCTANE 2.0 Call
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Jamilah Tucker, Director, ODHE
Tony Pisano, ODHE Consultant
Kathy Siebenaler Wilson, Chief Administrator Tech Prep Northwest Ohio
Your Career Technical Transfer TEAM to Help You Meet Your OCTANE Goals!!!
Special Guest: Denise Smith, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Owens Community College

2. Voice you will heare from Today:
Jamilah Tucker, Director, ODHE
Tony Pisano, ODHE Consultant
Special Guest: Denise Smith, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Owens Community College
Kathy Siebenaler Wilson,
Chief Administrator
Tech Prep Northwest Ohio

3. Purpose of Today’s Call
Increase communication and information sharing within region
Discuss new ODHE CT2 team structure and role of Tech Prep
Review regional compliance picture
Discuss upcoming regional submission workshops
Hear from you!

4. OCTANE Review What’s new? Tech Prep’s role What’s next?
New ODHE/CT2 Structure
Multiple strategies for one goal – increase compliance!
Fall 2017 Kick-off
Cross-functional teams across campuses reviewed compliance and processes associated with awarding credit for career-technical
courses.
What’s new?
Tech Prep’s role
What’s next?
OCTANE on the Road
April 2017
Spring/
Summer 2017
Campus teams completed post-work and set 17/18 goals.

5. Campus CTAG-Affiliated Personnel Check Up
Role
Owens
Rhodes UT
BGSU
Terra
NWSCC
Provost/CAO
(Academic)
Denise Smith
James “Chris” Boyett
Andrew Hsu
John Fischer
Jennifer Spielvogel
Lori Robinson
CTAG Coordinator
(Forward Face/Listed on Website – Student and Family Referrals)
Paul Burkholder
R. William Ayres
Rachel Schaeffer
Ellen Wardzala
Connie Klingsham
OCTANE Lead
(FY 17 Team Lead; Established goal)
Barbara Henry
Cindy Krueger
OCTANE Compliance (Likely FY18 Soliciting Faculty Input; Implementing Goals of FY17)
R. William Ayres/
Angela Paprocki
Tech-Prep/ *Chief Admin for the Region
Judy Ennis
Stephen Peck
Kathy Wilson*
Anna Diekman
Dawn Wagner
Karen Bleeks
CEMS CTAG Coordinator (Push Submissions)
Denise Smith (All)
Chris Boyett(CTAG) /Arzola Fernando (TAG & OTM)
Barbara Henry (TAG only)/Sarah Meussling
Lana Snider /
Cassie Rickenberg (All)

6. Role of Tech Prep in OCTANE 2.0
ODE and ODHE provide leadership for the state’s Tech Prep initiatives
Assigned by region
Assist ODHE in increasing compliance by interacting with institutional contacts
Provide information and answer questions regarding compliance and how to submit courses
Plan and host OCTANE on the Road submission workshops

7. Evolution of Tech Prep from Program to Systemic Implementation
2011 – Funding changes nationally; Beginning of the SCTAI initiative
2012 – Restructuring from 23 consortia to 6 regions
Goal: All Ohio secondary students have access to high quality career technical education, with opportunities for post- secondary articulated credit

8. Regional Compliance
43.3% 4% %
The State

9. The Compliance Journey
Call for in depth compliance review by all institutions
Courses clarified with response form
GOAL Accurate Compliance Reports
Leads to
Clear student pathways
A better utilization of resources
Interrelated with other transfer and credit initiatives

10. How to Improve the Compliance Picture
Submit
courses for
review
Clean-up Compliance Expectations or
Course removed from report
Submit

11. Understanding Compliance Expectations
“The faculty is unsure if our 200 level course is equivalent to the CTAG. We typically offer this in the sophomore year. Should we submit?”
Contact OATN with any concerns
To question the need to submit a course, provide OATN a working course syllabus from a recent semester and lead faculty
OATN will work with a Faculty Review Panel for a decision on submission requirements
OATN will contact institution regarding faculty expert’s decision on the submission requirement

12. Why Your Submissions Matter
Seamless transfer between post-secondary institutions
Increases the pipeline from secondary CTE: 1 in 4 high school students
Supports Military Transfer Assurance Guides

13. A campus example: OCTANE Goals in action.

14. OCTANE on the Road Regional submission workshops
Lead and facilitated by ODHE staff and Tech-Prep
Advance preparation encouraged and assistance provided
Registration available now!

15. Flyer for Workshops
February 13, 2018 Owens Community College-Toledo Times ?? Registration link – yours or ours? February 28, 2018 Rhodes State Community College Times ?? March 9, 2018 Northwest State Community College Times?

16. Registration Link

17. DISCUSSION: How is your institution progressing towards goals
DISCUSSION: How is your institution progressing towards goals? Who would benefit from participation in the workshop? What issues can we “tackle” or “table”? Ideas and best practices?

18. Thank You